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Susan Clark is a retired family physician who has been living in Whitehorse for the past nine years and has three adult sons and two granddaughters. Curtis, the pandemic was a time to immerse himself in his surroundings in and around his home in West Dawson. It’s been an incredibly productive time for him, and he said, column with ”Periods of isolation have helped hone ideas I’ve been carrying with Scott Dudiak me for decades.” For the YAC installation, a bulletin board announced the show, f humanity for some reason dis- with SHALL INHERIT written out Scott what Dudiak is abecome Whitehorse and sustainability advocate. Scott hopes to shift narratives with biologist clear acrylic push-pins and appears, will of based away from environmental doom towards community agency for change. He is inordinately fond of beetles Earth’s other inhabitants? This is surrounded by colourful artificial and other overlooked creatures that sustain our human communities. what David Curtis invited us to con- flowers and balloons. Curtis insider in Shall Inherit, an installation tended the effect to be like comthat was exhibited in the Yukon ing across an unexpected sideshow Arts Centre (YAC) Community Gal- at the midway. Once inside the with lery during the Available Light Film space, the mood became markedly more dark, mysterious and strange, Festival. KDFN Shall Inherit is the eighth in a with shades of The Cabinet of Dr. series of seven similarly themed Caligari (a 1920 German silent horprojects called Search though we ror film). The gallery was made to resemmight, This we may never beyondby Kwanlin story was see provided Dün First Nation as part of its series featuring Citizen sucbletoa deserted with Dün they invite you to read their the horizons of our imaginations. cess stories. If you’re looking find out room, more furnished about Kwanlin a number of objects placed togethThe award-winning idea that our imaginations are book Kwanlin Dün Da kwǎndur ghày ghakwadîndur Our Stories in Our Words. It’s with an odd logic and boundless holds the promise of in- eravailable through the eccentric Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse. finite creative potential, even in aesthetic. An old record player cont’d on page 3 ... a world turned upside down. For spun a wonky album made from the

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What’s Inside David Curtis’: Shall Inherit...........2

‘Inherit’... cont’d from page 2 cross-section of a tree. A black, oily painting hung on the wall above a cake covered in goopy white-fondant icing, which had a dead bird placed carefully in its center. A pipe, leaking a substance that looks like oil, leaned over an old chair. A second dead bird was hanging by one leg from a free-standing shelf. What could the objects and their peculiar placement possibly mean? Ultimately, their significance depended on the viewer. Curtis said he used these elements almost like language, but that they had no inherent meaning. His intention was to create a “stage for a dialogue between the objects themselves and their relationship; and then the viewer bringing their own experiences and knowledge and understanding of the world and having a visual conversation, to some extent, or some sort of conscious or unconscious conversation with the objects in this new context.” Curtis saw the room and its objects as inward-looking, reflecting an interior character. This interiority was interrupted by a screen lit up with moving images drawn from the outside, natural world. The film showed brief glimpses into the lives of beings other than humans. Curtis used intimate close-ups to contem-

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plate the fates of flies, ants, spiders and birds. Some were thriving, some were struggling, some were dying— others were already dead. There were also forest scenes—trees, wildflowers and streams—but the latter were scarred by discarded oil barrels and what seemed like toxic waste that was turning the burbling water into bubbling brown foam. The film’s images acknowledged the rhythms of the cycle of life and death, which Curtis said he witnessed as a boy visiting farms. The film was also reminiscent of nature shows of the 1970s, which Curtis watched as a child. However, Curtis avoided the sensational, narrative structure of those TV programs and instead took a more-intimate, non-narrative approach. A soundtrack, featuring the eclectic music of contemporary composer Andrew Norman, provided a dramatic arc for the film, which had no obvious beginning or end. Other than the polluted stream, the film’s only suggestion of humans was the presence of household pets—a cat luxuriating in the sun, and two dogs lying on a sofa. Curtis said that he has an interest not only in how we see non-human creatures, but in how they perceive us. The expressions of the domestic animals in

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the film, in response to the human filming them, ranged from knowing indifference (the cat), to vague suspicion and boredom (the dogs). All the creatures in the film are, perhaps, like the meek who will inherit the Earth. In reference to the installation’s title, Curtis said, “What’s the world going to inherit? What’s the next generation going to inherit from the things we are doing now to the planet? And then, if we were to disappear for some reason, what would the things—the animals, the flora and fauna left behind … What would they inherit from us?”

Curtis fears that, during times of pandemics and conflict, there is “a fading concern for the rest of the world, the non-human world.” He asks us to see beyond our human-centric perspective. His recent projects are investigating this alternate point of view, which has deep respect for nature’s mystery, strangeness and beauty. He urges us to remember our “poignant relationship” with the non-human world, and to recognize ourselves as “just one species in the biosphere” that we share with all living creatures. ■ Photos: courtesy of the artist

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ey, What’s Up Yukon read- be described as a “complex neuro- rine and dopamine. Research is seat. Students with inattentive up believing that they are stupid ers, let me introduce myself logical disorder that impacts parts still underway to pinpoint where ADHD may daydream or stare off and unable to learn; trust me, I’vereader been there.and Growing up, I was into space.visual artist, Tarot ADHD symptoms is arise how- writer, Specializing in nomadic arts, Aimée Dawn a from; dancer, astroloof the brain that help us plan, focus Robinson … Dr. Silvestri explains that brain rarely able to retain information … My name is Aaron Bailey. I’m an on and execute tasks.” So, basic- ever, Dr. Silver describes four reabout it, book workshops, certificates www.bowandarrowtarotandastrology.com. done on students with ADHD let alone sit still during an entire gions of the brain that online experienceat:scans tasks? Yes!and ADHDgift ADHD Life Coach here in readings, White- ally, everyday find that when students begin to class. I always felt different and impaired neurotransmitter activhorse, and my goal is to share also has three different subtypes: exhibit the typical ADHD symp- weird compared to my peers. I inity: 1. Inattentive (previously with Yukoners what I have learn1. Frontal cortex: We need this toms of inattention, hyperactivity ternalized these emotions and coned about myself and others, with known as ADD) for high-level functioning, main- or impulsivity, such as fidgeting, cluded that I was stupid and would 2. Hyperactive and Impulsive ADHD, over the past two decades. taining attention, organization daydreaming or disrupting other not go far in life. 3. Combination (what I have) I was diagnosed with ADHD–ComHowever, if we can flip the students, they receive a jolt of ADHD has been highly stigma- and executive functions. bined Type, a learning disability 2. Limbic system: We need this dopamine, which, in turn, helps script from Why? Why can’t I learn? (LD) in mathematics and a general- tized and, while commonly diagtheir brains function better. There- Why can everyone else do this but ized anxiety disorder (GAD), when nosed, is unfortunately rarely fully to regulate our emotions. fore, because students with ADHD me? to What? What do I need in or3. Basal ganglia: Besides being I was 11 years old. I’m not a doctor understood. When I was first diagor a psychologist, but I have been nosed, I often heard, “It’s just kids a funny word, we need these cir- have an underactive brain and we der to learn? What do I need to do in the education system and have being lazy” or “It’s an excuse for cuits to help us regulate c o m - aren’t able to get the stimulation to engage my brain? This powerful internally, we go looking for that shift allows us to pause and reflect worked with youth for 12 years. I him to be hyper.” We know that’s munication entering the brain. needs. For me,with a big stimulation in our external en- on our own column 4. Reticular activating system: am extremely honest about who I not true but have yet to fully shake Susan Clark help has been music and physical am and how my brain works, and the stereotypes. ADHD is a neuro- We need this major relay system vironment (yay for fidgeting!). Great, I’ve just used a bunch of exercise. I know that when I lisI use that to connect with people logical disorder; it’s not a choice. to help us with inattention, imjargony science words, and the life ten to music, I am able to retain and help them find their own tools We know there are sections of the pulsivity and hyperactivity. of an ADHD person is looking super information when studying. Or if I Another ADHD researcher that and strategies so that they can brain that are not functioning as I love, Dr. Robert Silvestri, goes bleak. Not so fast! My personal fa- do a quick exercise routine, I know they should, which causes inattenthrive with ADHD. Susan Clark is a retired family physician who has been living in Whitehorse for my the past nine will receive the years stimulavourite definition of ADHDand is fromtwobrain the has executive and three adult sons granddaughters. Let’s dive into the wonderful tion, hyperactivity, impulsivity and on to explain that tion required to help me focus for David Giwerc and Barbara Luther, functioning in the brain of someworld of ADHD together … Yahoo! executive-functioning difficulties. maybe the next 15 minutes. from the ADD Coach Academy (ADone with ADHD is underactive and I am so ADD. Whoops, had an But what is actually happening in This is why I love the definition that messages are not being trans- DCA). They describe it as “a unique ADHD moment. Sometimes I get the brain? (I’m glad you asked.) column with Even though the word hyper- ferred appropriately. For example, brain wiring that requires engaged from ADDCA, because the focus is so distracted, I must have ADHD! Murray Martin on the positive! It’s not that we interest, with a clear, purposeful We hear the abbreviation ADD (or activity is in the name, it’s ac- when a student with ADHD should are unable to focus, we just need intention, in order to activate and be sitting in class and listening, ADHD) tossed around, all the time, tually an underactive brain. Again, but what does it really mean? I’m not a doctor—just a guy with our limbic center is yelling, Get access attention so an individual to figure out how our brain works When I forget where I put my keys, ADHD—so I’ll defer to the neurolo- up and move! Our frontal lobe is can manage the brain’s executive so we can unlock the strategies does it mean I have ADHD? When gists to help me out here: Accord- supposed to inhibit that thought functioning.” The reason I like this that work for us. It’s my goal to I get distracted by a squirrel or ing to Dr. Larry Silver, ADHD was and say, Nope, we are sitting still definition is because it shows us help unlock the “secrets” of our The Outdoor Writers of Canada. a shiny object, does that mean I the first disorder found to be a de- and listening. Due to low levels that we actually do have the abil- brains and to develop individualishave ADHD? Well maybe, but not ficiency in specific neurotransmit- of dopamine, that connection ity to focus (Say what!?)—all we tic strategies, because everyone’s and requires difters (chemicals in our brain that isn’t being made. Students with need to do is find out what acti- ADHD is different necessarily. column with ferent tactics to conquer. ■ vates or engages our brain. hyperactive ADHD will seem restADHD stands for Attention Defi- help to send messages to different Peter Turner People with ADHD often grow cit Hyperactivity Disorder and can regions of the brain)—norepineph- less, fidget or even get out of their with

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Centre Hot nutritious meals to-go, a free, low-barrier, program for women identifying individuals and children. Call 667-2693 for more info. Wed May 18 & Thu May 19 Petite Maman 6:00 PM Yukon Theatre A tender French drama that explores grief, French subtitles. Tickets online. Wed May 18 Texas Hold’em for Members and Signed in Guests 6:30 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Masks are mandatory and must be worn. To join in the fun, you must have a valid 2021 membership. Wed May 18 & Thu May 19 Father Stu Yukon Theatre Follows the life of Father Stuart Long, a boxer-turnedpriest who inspired countless people during his journey from self-destruction to redemption. Starring Mark Wahlberg. Tickets online. Thu May 19 Fireweed Community Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Local artisans sell their wares, email info@fireweedmarket.ca for more info. Thu May 19 Yukon Women and Queers in Trades Hangout 5:00 PM Boston Pizza A chance to connect with other people who may have similar experiences to you. his will be a child friendly event but please leave the men at home. Thu May 19 Celebrate Asian Heritage 6:45 PM Hellaby Hall New exhibits of Asian families by Hidden Histories Society Yukon. Music by Pipeline Vocal Project. For more info call 667-4563 Thu May 19 Music Trivia for Members & Signed in Guests 7:00 PM Whitehorse Legion – Branch 254 Starts promptly, 6 people per team, fee for non-members.

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Thu May 19 Paris Pick & the Pricks with Special Guests 8:00 PM The Local Bar Back from Europe performing live, tickets online or at the door.

Fri May 20 Whitehorse Women’s Hockey Association AGM & Year End Party 6:00 PM Whitehorse Curling Club The AGM will be followed up with a party, bring cash for the bar.

Fri May 20 Paris Pick & the Pricks with Special Guests 9:30 PM The Local Bar Back from Europe performing live, tickets online or at the door. Sat May 21 Music at The Breakfast Club 9:00 AM 98 Hotel Sun May 22 98 Hotel Jam Session Open Mic Nite 8:00 PM 98 Hotel

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n a beautiful Sunday in early conversation slipped effortlessly Caribou Crossing Coffee used to May, my partner and I headed between German and English. The be in the Skookum Jim House, a few down to Carcross and noted German influence shows itself in doors down from its current locanumerous colourful blankets the signs of spring: the rapidly evaption. describes the humble Heather the has been writing for What’s Up Yukon since the early days of theGraf pandemic. She enjoys sharing stories beabout draped theforoutdoor chairs and orating snow, the first crocuses and Yukoners ginnings, including a orsmall withover a passion what they do, whether it’s making artwork, producing a play, runningcounter a business. the two Holland America buses com- benches, a common sight in Ger- and an oven that could barely fit a column with man cafes. They invite those who dozen muffins. Bean North supplied ing up the South Klondike Highway. Dennis Allen Those tour buses have come and might be hesitant about sitting out- her coffee, as they do today—10 gone over the last few years, but for doors, on this crisp weekend in May, years later. the last 10 years, Caribou Crossing to make themselves cozy. Graf described what it was like Graf quoted a German saying to to get things off the ground. “In the Coffee has been serving coffee, pizza, sandwiches and goodies to locals me: There is magic in beginnings. beginning there were days I just Dennis Allen award-winning forlornmore songwriter andahopeless storyteller. the only guy he[in knows never seen the Stones. A little than decade ago, He’ssat and tourists alike. I satis an down with filmmaker, there thewho’s coffee shop] and Heike Graf, outside of her shop, to she was living in Tagish, in the bush. learned to play guitar.” But as word chat about the last 10 years and her Having just had her first child, her spread in town, in Whitehorse and mind often turned to coffee shops among smaller tourism operators dreams for the next 10. with Graf has been self-employed her like she’d seen in other places: com- in Skagway, the space grewcolumn busier. Heather LeDuc whole working life, but it’s not a munity spaces where moms, with They hosted children’s birthday passion for business that drives her. their babies, could come together parties, and the moms and babies “I can deal with the business side, and chat over espresso and pastries. that she had envisioned coming, Luck had it that a good friend early on, came too. Eventually they it’s part of what I know, but what writingshared for What’sthe Up Yukon since the of the pandemic. enjoyslocation sharing stories of been Graf’s vision forearly a daysmoved I am, at heart, is a host. I wantHeather to has to theShenew in about the Yukoners with a passion for what they do, whether it’s making artwork, producing a play, or running a create a place to be. I want to cre- community coffee shop. Antonio Carcross Commons, just a fewbusiness. doors ate community. I want to create a Zedda, a local architect and the down from Skookum Jim House. co-owner of the Whitehorse coffee place where people are welcome. Having a joyful and welcoming “This is what I love; this is what shop Baked, mentored Graf. “It was space has always been important I like to do. I’m German,” she said amazing,” she said. “Because with- to Graf. A team of staff who have with a laugh, “so I have a certain out him it would have likely just drive to see things through.” Our stayed a dream.” cont’d on page 10 ...

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the difference. “But now we’re getting older. We had two years of the pandemic, and feelings changed. We would not like to experience that craziness anymore and just become a little bit more Zen. Before Covid, come June, we know we’ll be hopping until mid-September, without a moment to think. We were just going with whatever was thrown at us, like a hamster in a wheel.” Graf described a shift during the pandemic, with people from Whitehorse coming to keep the coffee shop going. “Without locals and local business, I couldn’t have kept the shop open,” she said. She spoke with pride about the supportive community of local followers on Facebook. “This is what I always wanted—a local place. “Now it feels like we have a chance to redefine ourselves and how we want to handle things.” She described long days, coming in every day four hours before opening, to start baking, and leaving two hours after closing, to clean. “This summer will be about finding a healthier balance for myself and

for my staff. We are going to think about what is actually good for us and what can we sustainably offer to keep the spirit going for another decade.” One of the changes is a renewed focus to order from other local businesses, as much as possible, sharing some of the load of producing the goodies for sale in the shop. The shop sells local gifts and crafts, but also offers locally produced food from the Swiss Bakery, Home Sweet Home, Klondike Cakes, Sourdoughnuts and (the most recent addition) Gravy Train’s famous sticky buns. Caribou Crossing Coffee will still make sandwiches, pizza, soup and several baked goods, in-house, all of which are her mother’s recipes. This summer, tiramisu will be added to the menu. In addition to building a successful coffee shop, over the last decade, Graf has moved to Carcross and has built a family now, as well, with four children. While she took another job during the pandemic, she’s proud that Caribou Crossing Coffee is still here. “We still love what we’re doing,

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school, to learn how to make wine and olive oil professionally. “I am a bit crazy—I bought vines, a shear, and started pruning my vines,” grinned the man. Between 35,000 and 50,000 wine bottles are now produced at Domaine Les Patys, plus a range of olive oils; and now, honey with 20 new beehives on the way. A diversified farm that shares some similarity with his grandfather’s farm. “We are restoring what we destroyed. “I am part of a farmers group

working in agroforestry. We need to revive our soils without any chemicals. Depending on the goals we want to achieve—fungus, plants, insects and bacteria—we can make good use of their services, ”said Delasalles with certitude. Popular examples of such practices are the lady beetles, predator aphids on the vines, or cereals seeding with deep roots. All of these help the dry soil to breathe again. During the summer, the agrarian wants to plant hedges, to prevent the vines from suffering from too

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BURWASH LANDING Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

CARCROSS Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake. First Sunday of Every Month St. Saviours Church Services 2:00 pm St. Saviour Church 867-668-3129 Mondays Light Walkers Group (OM) 5:00 PM Fire Hall meeting room 1137 Austin St. Until May 19 An Exhibition of Traditional Art – Returning Carcross/Tagish Learning Centre Haa Shagóon Hídi (Our Ancestors House) A celebration of the art and the artists that graduated from the Yukon First Nation Fine Arts Program in collaboration with Yukon U.

CARMACKS Sat May 21 Gentle Yoga 1:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Sat May 21 Youth Hand Games Practice 1:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre. Call 3850145 for more info. Sat May 21 Intense Yoga.2:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Sat May 21 Pickleball 19+ 3:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Call 332-1517 for more info. Sat May 21 Pickleball 50+ 4:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Call 332-1517 for more info. Mon May 23 Nerf Battle Dome - Group 1 Ages 8-12 6:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Personal blasters must be approved by recreation staff, form to complete and strict safety rules. Mon May 23 Nerf Battle Dome - Group 2 Ages 12-18 7:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Centre Personal blasters must be approved by recreation staff, form to complete and strict safety rules.

DAWSON CITY Tue thru Thur St Paul’s Anglican Church Evening Prayer 4:00 PM St Paul’s Anglican Church Join us in person at the church, or online (Facebook Live) Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 4pm Yukon Time for Evening Prayer. Tue thruThu Saint Mary’s Weekday Mass 5:00 PM Saint Mary’s Catholic Church Join Father Emanuel for weekday mass Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake. Until Jun 15 Anthology of Weeds WildFlowers by Alex Murphy ODD Gallery KIAC Viewing hours Tue – Fri 10-5 Sat 12-4

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FARO Monday thru Friday Open Gym 1:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Unstructured activity time where the gymnasium is available to students, families, and/or community members to play pick-up sports. Call 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info. Tuesdays & Thursdays Parent & Tots 10:00 AM Faro Recreation Centre Spend quality time with your child while you both have fun and

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Thursdays Archery 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fridays Family Crafts and Boardgames 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Saturdays Open Gym 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Unstructured activity time where the gymnasium is available to students, families, and/or community members to play pick-up sports. Call 994-2375 or email recreation@ faroyukon.ca for more info Sat May 21 Cook Shack Sessions – Workshop with Cai Krikorian 1:00 PM Drury Creek Campground Free family friendly acoustic music and visual art. Sat May 21 Cook Shack Sessions – Kim Beggs, Keitha Clark, Sarah Kehler & Helena McVane 6:30 PM Drury Creek Campground Free family friendly acoustic music and visual art.

HAINES JUNCTION Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake. Wed May 18 Village Council meetings 7:00 PM St. Elias Convention Centre Village Council meetings are also held the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. [Remote attendance only] Thu May 19 Household Hazardous Waste Day 3:00 PM Village of Haines Junction Landfill Dispose of hazardous waste properly.

Mondays Video Yoga Classes 5:15 PM Mayo Curling Arena Yoga Videos are used for leading each class. Bring your own Yoga mat or borrow ours. Drop-ins are welcome. For more info call 996-2043 8979962043 Mondays Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Tuesdays Drop-in Art Night 7:00 PM Mayo Curling Lounge If you can bring a photo that you would like to work from that would be great. No experience necessary.

Sundays Sunday Worship 10:00 AM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway Sat May 21 SAC Season Kickoff 4:00 PM Dedman Stage Locals of all ages perform live on the Dedman Stage! Advance signup required. This is a fun family event! Skagwayartscounci@gmail.com for info. Sat May 21 Garden City Market 3:00 PM Skagway Brewing Co. Handcrafted jewelry, paintings, organic and wild harvested products, plants, some produce, candles, soap, fabric and wearable arts, and baked goods.

TAGISH Wed May 18 Seniors Computer Tutoring with Yukon Learn 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Computers, tablets phones, internet, email, social media, zoom... we can answer any of your questions. For more information call 1-888-668-6280 Wed May 18 Coffee And Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thu May 19 Carpet Bowling 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre

TESLIN Wed May 18 Pickleball 12:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Wed May 18 Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake. Wed May11 Community Art Program 6:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Meet in the Mezzanine Wed May 18 Pickleball 7:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Thu May 19 S.T.E.M Club 6:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Ages 6-12 Fri May 20 Drop In Basketball 7:00 PM Khàtìnas.àxh Community School Sat May 22 Parent & Tot Play 1:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre For ages 5 and under with a parent Mon May 22 Volleyball 7:00 PM Khàtìnas.àxh Community School Mon May 22 Kids Archery & Arctic Sport with YASC 3:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre

Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

Tue May 24 Youth in the Kitchen 3:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Sign up in advance.

Mount Lorne Wed May 18 Mount Lorne Craft Night 7:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre Fri May 20 Mount Lorne Drop In Yoga 11:00 AM Mount Lorne Community Centre Mon May 23 Mount Lorne Drop In Yoga 7:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre

OLD CROW Sundays St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381 Wednesdays Parent and Tots 4:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Call 966-3015 for more info. Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake.

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Mon May 22 Adult Archery & Arctic Sport with YASC 5:30 PM Teslin Recreation Centre

WATSON LAKE Wednesdays Yukon Unity (OM) 3:00 PM Online Yukon Health Centers, Live Video Meeting Beaver Creek, Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson City, Destruction Bay, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, Watson Lake. Mon & Thur Drop-in Pickleball & Badminton 7:00 PM Watson Lake Secondary School Come try out pickleball and badminton, ideal for ages 13+, more info at the rec centre. Sundays St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Fri May 20 Watson Lake Bowling League 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre 4 players per team, teams must be pre-registered. To sign up, call Karalee at 335-7979. Fri thru Mon May 23 1st Annual Iron Man Handgames Tournament 11:00 AM Airport Lake https://bit.ly/3yz1ycp Sat May 21 Baptiste Power Yoga 7:00 PM Fees apply. A muscle-shaping and mind-sculpting workout, work at your own level and ability, set to electronic music. Sat May 21 Pickleball & Badminton Watson Lake Secondary School 7:00 PM Sun May 22 Sunday Nite Volleyball 11:00 AM Watson Lake Secondary School Tue May 24 Pickleball & Badminton Watson Lake Secondary School 7:00 PM

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Meet Skittles and Yukon! Skittles is a 10-yearold, male, DSM. Yukon is a 5-year-old, female, DSH.

May 23 INTERMEDIATE SEWING - SEW A FLEECE BABY SWEATER 6:00pm - 9:00pm ………………………..

This endearing pair arrived together and it would be fantastic if they could be adopted together, Yukon in particular is quite bonded to Skittles. Skittles is the extrovert of this dynamic duo, while Yukon prefers to hold back initially while she gets to know you. They would do best as the only animals in a quiet home.

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Recreational program for teen-years youth When: Tuesday to Friday 3pm to 9 pm & Sat 1-9 pm Ages: 12-18 years old For more info: See Facebook page for schedule & activities, or email Oliver: obulpitt@bcgyukon.com

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AllStars After School Program

An aﬀordable, quality after school program When: Monday to Friday 3-5:00 pm following the school calendar. Ages: Ages 6-11 years old Cost: Tuition fees as follows: $315/month allstars@bgcyukon.com for inquiries Location: Downtown/Takhini Elementary

Open Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Please see Yukonstruct.com for more info!

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An aﬀordable, quality, licensed childcare program When: Monday to Friday 7:30am-5:15pm Ages: 18 months - 5 years of age Cost: Tuition fees as follows: Toddler: $160/month, Preschool: $150/month Emily Howard at 393-2824 ext 206 or eypd@bgcyukon.com Location: Riverdale

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cal beer cans, all in a pile, just off an isolated stretch of road away from houses. (That’s when my inner “paleobeerologist” takes over. I nod and smile knowingly, drawing on my vast experience.) Yes, there was a party here. They probably parked right over there. Early in the winter. I can tell by how far down in the ice the cans are scattered. Strange, though, there’s one can missing. Party beer drinkers, the species that discards their cans in piles, usually consume beer in multiples of six. Road drinkers, on the other hand, toss their cans at 100-metre intervals, into the ditch, usually on the east or north side of the road. I previously reported (What’s Up Yukon, 20 October 2021, “Confessions of a Canny Can Collector”) that the can harvest in Porter Creek was mostly from energy drinks, cider and coolers. I also reported that Yukon Brewing was underrepresented in cans being tossed. But this paleobeerologist has noted a major shift since last fall. Most of the cans turning up now are beer, and just about all of those are Yukon Brewing’s Chilkoot brand. What does that indicate? Clearly, we need more research

into the habits of the driving/drinking/discarding crowd. I have only one incomplete data point on my study so far. As I was harvesting cans on Beer Can Alley (Pine Street, between the two entrances to Ponderosa Drive), the other morning, a polite young man stopped his car and waved me over. He rummaged around on the floor of his car and came up with two empty beer cans, which he passed to me through the open window. Nice guy, and he didn’t make me scramble into the ditch to get them. I don’t suppose he had just emptied the cans—it was still fairly early—but I didn’t think to quiz him on the subject. Yes, they were Chilkoot. I find the idea disturbing that people are still driving and drinking, and also that they are tossing the cans as they go. Really? This is 2022! Haven’t people figured out by now that these are really bad ideas? In the meantime, the Whitehorse can-placer-mining business has great potential. No, just like the placer miners farther north, you never know what you’re going to find melting out of the ice. But it can be quite lucrative! Maybe a reality TV series next? ■

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Dän Hùnày Our People’s Story: First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Elders’ Memories and Opinions on Mining In 2021, Victoria Gold was pleased to purchase 250 copies of the book - Dän Hùnày Our People’s Story: First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Elders’ Memories and Opinions on Mining – to provide to company staff and help foster increased understanding of the First Nation’s values and traditional territory in which the Eagle Gold Mine is located and Victoria Gold operates. “Working transparently and respectfully with the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun (FNNND) to uphold the spirit and intent of our mutually created and implemented Comprehensive Cooperation and Beneﬁts Agreement (CBA) – signed by the company and the First Nation in October 2011 – is of utmost importance to Victoria Gold to help ensure mining is done right and FNNND citizens and the environment are respected,” says Victoria Gold President & CEO John McConnell.

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The book is based on an oral history study conducted from 2015 to 2019 to “shed light on how Elders understand the inﬂuence of the extractive industry, settlers, and other mining related newcomers on their personal lives and the community in the present and the past.” The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun Elders who were interviewed for the book speak about the approximate 100 years of interaction with, and involvement in, the mining industry. “We are committed to conducting our operations and our work in the community so that FNNND citizens are the first to benefit from the mine,” continues McConnell.

The Eagle Gold Mine is situated within Victoria Gold’s 100 per cent-owned Dublin Gulch Property located approximately 375 kilometres north of Whitehorse and 85 kilometres north, northeast of the Village of Mayo, within the traditional territory of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun (FNNND). The company employs over 500 workers and contractors; half of which are Yukoners At Work and many are FNNND citizens. If you are a Yukoner with mining experience, Victoria Gold encourages you to become a Yukoner At Work. Visit the “Work For Us” page at vgcx.com/contact/work-for-us/ and send your resume to greatpeoplework@vgcx.com.

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