What's Up Yukon June 21, 2023

ROLLING THUNDER: IT’S DERBY SEASON!

The newly rebranded Yukon Roller Derby Association (YRDA) is back with a host of events taking place at the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre (Whitehorse Curling Club) from June 23–25

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Before Covid hit, the Yukon Roller Derby Association (YRDA) had built up its team and was preparing to participate in several tournaments. When the pandemic took hold, the league, then called the Yukon Roller Girls, was not able to meet or practice and was temporarily placed on hold.

“Once the measures lifted, we found ourselves back at square one of needing to rebuild the league as we had lost a few members due to life events, such as moving out of territory or having children, and we found that we had an interest from many folks of diverse gender identities,” said YRDA president Christy “CrackHer” Huey. “We felt that we wanted to be inclusive to anyone interested in roller derby and decided best to move forward with that in mind, which also meant we needed to rebrand ourselves under a more inclusive name and logo to support that.”

The league’s new logo was created by tattoo artist Dan Bush-

nell from Molotov & Bricks, and Huey said the new design “reflects the Yukon and where our league is at now, much better.” The YRDA has three different events going on at Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre (Whitehorse Curling Club) over the course of the weekend of June 23–25.

On June 23, the weekend kicks off with the Roller Disco from 7–10 p.m. It is a public and allages event. Admission is $10 at the door, with children aged five and under getting in for free.

“We will have a DJ spinning sweet disco tunes, and both roller and inline skates are welcome,” said Huey. “We have a limited inventory of roller skates we will be renting at a small cost, with a first-come, first-served basis.”

June 24 is the YRDA’s Double Header Roller Derby Bout. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and members of the public are welcome to spectate. Two games will be hosted: Flower Power Roller Derby (Alberta) vs. Midnight Stunners (a mashup of B.C., Yukon & Alaskan skaters), and Yukon Roller Derby

Association vs. Ptarmageddon (Alaska). Tickets are $25 online at Eventbrite, with a limited number being sold at the door.

Additionally, on June 24 and 25, the YRDA will present the Roller Derby Bootcamp, with professional player Miracle Whips. “We are hosting four sessions (two on each day) on specific derby skills [that will be] coached by Miracle Whips for any and all levels of derby players meeting minimum skill requirements,” said Huey. “There are passes for players or for observers, for a smaller rate. The sessions include core concepts for control and power, jamming techniques and tactics, current strategies of defence (individuals and formations); and offence techniques, tactics and team strategies. We are excited; we have a ton of derby skaters travelling to attend from all over western Canada and Alaska!”

To learn more and to keep up with the YRDA, visit the league’s Facebook page at www.facebook. com/YukonRollerDerby/. n

PHOTO: Courtesy of Christy “Crack-her” Huey

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The YRDA team, with new jerseys, featuring the new logo by Dan Bushnell

“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.” ~ Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations on Voice

What were the first sounds that you heard in the womb, besides the rhythmic drumbeat of your mother’s heart and, later on, her voice? Was it car horns and city sounds, or was it waves and wind and birds singing? None of us remember, but whatever it was, it’s probably deeply woven into who we are now.

It’s been argued that beyond these nostalgic associations that sound can have with our infancy and childhood, it’s also connected with something evolutionarily much deeper inside of us. There are sounds that we’ve evolved to over the span of human history: rain, the crackling of a fire, wind, water and birds. They were the soundtrack of our ancestors’ lives, and some argue that it’s for that reason that they still have such a soothing effect on us.

Julian Treasure, an expert on sound and communication skills, as well as a TED speaker, says that “birdsong, for example, is a sound which most people find reassuring. There is a reason for that. Over hundreds of thousands of years we’ve learned that when the birds are singing, things are

safe. It’s when they stop you need to be worried”: https://youtu. be/yEWdx0xhbx8.

I’m not a bird expert and honestly I’m not very good at differentiating the various bird songs

around me, but I am very aware of their effect on me. Whether it’s the early-dawn chorus of songbirds outside my window, the clucking of chickens on a farm or the evening serenade of different waterfowl on a quiet lake in summer, these sounds all make me feel profoundly relaxed. Walking in the boreal forest would be a completely different experience without the chirping and singing of chickadees and warblers and their many other feathered friends—one that would possibly be a lot less restorative.

A study titled Birdsongs Alleviate Anxiety And Paranoia In Healthy Participants was released in October of last year and published in Scientific Reports. It found that bird song decreased depressive states, significantly alleviated anxiety and lowered paranoia. It stated that “birdsongs might be implicitly associated with a vital natural environment, divert attention away from (internal and external) stressors, or could signal the absence of acute threat”: https://www.nature. com/articles/s41598-022-20841-0.

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Back in 2019, the three Inland Tlingit nations (Taku River, Teslin and Carcross/Tagish) met in Atlin for a three-day, biannual canoe trip to Haakusteeyi celebrations in Carcross, starting in Atlin, portaging to Tagish Lake and then into Windy Arm to Carcross. This July they will celebrate Haakusteeyi in Atlin - for the first time.

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BIRD SONG AND ITS HEALING POTENTIAL

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listening consciously, you can take control of the sound around you. It’s good for your health. It’s good for your productivity.” https:// youtu.be/rRepnhXq33s

We’re in the midst of the longest days of the summer right now and the Yukon’s midnight sun seems to affect the birds much like it does us: long hours of daylight means shorter nights and less sleep. What better time to enjoy their songs and their potential healing benefits than now, the summer solstice? May their melodies remind us to celebrate not only this special window of time but every day that we’re lucky enough to wake up once more to birds singing.

Sounds affect our physical body, our emotions, our brains and even our behaviours. Some people find that bird song helps them feel relaxed yet alert; maybe that’s because we subconsciously link it to early morning, almost as if it were nature’s alarm clock. Recordings of birds singing are often used in sound therapy as a technique to improve health and well being. It seems like such a simple thing but maybe it’s exactly that simplicity which holds the key to its vast healing potential. Andrea Mechelli, professor of Early Intervention in Mental Health at King’s College London, says “we know exercise makes everyone feel better. But it’s incredibly challenging to motivate someone with depression to exercise. Whereas contact with bird life is something that, perhaps, is feasible.” https:// www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/bird-andbirdsong-encounters-improvemental-health-study-finds/

Here in the Yukon we’re surrounded by bird song, even in

urban areas like downtown Whitehorse. Whether it’s a sparrow’s simple singing on Main Street, a raven’s throaty croaking in the Superstore parking lot or a seagull squawking near the Yukon River, we don’t have to go far to realize that there are bird sounds all around us. Actively listening and being aware of them is said to even further increase their benefits on our mental health. With time it can become a habit. As Treasure says in his TED Talk The 4 Ways Sound Affects Us “if you’re

If you’re interested in learning more about local bird and wildlife conservation, check out Yukon Bird Club (yukonbirds.ca), CPAWS Yukon (cpawsyukon.org), Yukon Wildlife Preserve (yukonwildlife. ca), Yukon Conservation Society (yukonconservation.ca) and Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (https://www.wcscanada.org/). n

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July 8th

Yukon Gold Panning Championships

Put your gold panning skills to the test in this fun competition for all ages and skill levels! With plenty of prizes to win, including keeping the gold you find!

KLONDIKE INSTITUTE OF ART & CULTURE

Confluence by Raven Spirit Dance Nehiyawewin by Sandra Lamouche

Friday June 30th enjoy an incredible evening of live dance perforamce. Tickets on sale now!

KIAC.ca

BOMBAY PEGGY’S

Come and enjoy a handcrafted cocktail at our pub with a seasonal outdoor patio.

Open daily at 3pm Located at 2nd & Princess St.

For room reservations

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(867) 993-6969

DOWNTOWN HOTEL

Welcome to the Downtown Hotel. Freshly renovated rooms with a Klondike atmosphere. Dine at Jack London Grill with a summer patio and visit the Sourdough Saloon, home of the famous “Sourtoe Cocktail” DowntownHotel.ca

ANNABELLE’S NOODLE HOUSE

Enjoy the best noodles in the Klondike! Whether you like Pad Thai, Red Curry, Pho or Spring Rolls- there is something here for everyone!

Open 7 days a week 12pm-8pm

Dine-in & take out. Fully licensed.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

June 23 Solstice St. Jean With New Hermitage & Beau Nectar

June 24 Solstice St. Jean Celebrations

July 1 Canada Day Celebrations

July 4-7 Yukon River Quest

July 8 25th Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in

Self-Governance Anniversary

DIAMOND TOOTH GERTIES

Experience Canada’s First Casino Diamond Tooth Gerties! Replete with Klondike flair, featuring slots, black jack, roulette and the best Cancan shows north of Vegas! DiamondToothGerties.ca

BONANZA GOLD MOTEL AND RV PARK

We offer Queen, Double, Kitchenette & pet friendly motel rooms. 50, 30 & 15 amp RV sites available. Free wifi, public laundry, showers & car wash. A great place to stay!

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GOLDRUSH CAMPGROUND

Located downtown Dawson City close to amenities, with history and adventure minutes from our facility. Showers and laundry provided on-site. GoldrushCampground.com

KLONDIKE KENNELS

Meet the rarest breed of dog in the world Qimmiq Inuit Dogs, or come for an overnight local off-grid experience in our cozy rustic cabin.

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SUMMERTIME, PARTY TIME!

Birthday parties are always a lot of fun

Growing up, I was always excited to invite my friends over for a big pool party to celebrate my birthday. I remember a collage of laughter, splashing, pizza and cake. Oh, and Pogs! Anyone remember those? You know … those little

round disks with assorted pictures and hip phrasing that children traded and played games with. They were all the rage when I was a kid, and I was overjoyed when my mom put them into the loot bags for my friends and I.

I still remember the fun of handing out the invitations at school, and I was always overly conscious of the guest list. Sadly, I could not invite everyone and I needed to do it as discreetly as possible, so as not to hurt any-

JUNE IS NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTH, AND JUNE 21 IS NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY.

one’s feelings. And, for the happy few that were able to attend, we would always have the kind of fun that you really only can as a child. Games like Pin the Tail on the Donkey or bobbing for apples were always a hit, and the year that I went all-out and got a piñata to bust open with my buddies, well, the kids were talking about that for weeks.

We encourage all Yukoners to take time to celebrate and learn more about First Nations, Inuit and Métis culture, traditions and contributions to history and the future.

The land is an integral part of Indigenous ways of knowing and doing.

First Nations peoples have respected and valued the land we call the Yukon for millennia. We all join together to honour this beautiful land that we call home.

my celebrations.

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attention. Often, colourful birthday cake and candles to blow out. didn’t include extravagant a

It was a real privilege to have had parties like that, and attended parties like that. I’m even more aware now, as an adult, that not everyone is afforded the same luxury. I look back with immense gratitude for all of the time, effort and money it must have taken for my parents to provide those special birthday celebrations. Because birthday parties are special for kids. It’s a day when they get to be surrounded by their loved ones and to be the center of attention. Often, there are games, presents and balloons—all topped off with the singing of Happy Birthday while someone carries out a colourful birthday cake adorned with sprinkles— and candles to blow out. Heck, even the ones that didn’t include extravagant decorations and a pile of gifts hold a special place in our hearts as we grow up. Because they pro-

vide an opportunity to see and feel just how much the people in our lives love us and want to celebrate our very existence.

The most recent birthday celebrations

This year, I finally get to throw my son a birthday party—his first real one—and I think I am more

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Elsie Jordan made the Yukon her home in 2014. She has a passion for storytelling, with a focus on family (mis)adventures featuring a unique Yukon feel to them.

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excited than he is about it. Probably because he still doesn’t really understand what birthday parties are yet. He has celebrated two birthdays, so far, and both of them have just involved our immediate family.

His first birthday was celebrated with his Grammy, who flew in for the big day. We took him up to Caribou Crossing, to see the animals, and he grinned ear to ear when he saw the goats pushing their heads through the gates

and “demanding” that we feed them more treats. We giggled and cheered as he tried his first cupcake and got the blue icing all over his little face.

His second birthday was spent (just the three of us) taking the day for activities we knew would delight him, which included the teddy-bear-shaped pancakes for breakfast, the park, riding his new tricycle and having hot dogs for lunch. I don’t even think we did a real birthday cake last year;

instead, we allowed him to dive into some leftover ice-cream cake from my birthday, which occurred the week before.

He has enjoyed his birthdays; however, this year I really want it to be extra special.

This year, we have invited some of his friends and have planned an afternoon of fun, games and pizza—just like the parties I remember having as a kid. And, it has been a real adventure searching out the decora-

First birthday

the perfect three-year-old’s

tions and party supplies to create the perfect three-year-old’s Paw Patrol–themed birthday party. He’s not the only toddler in love with this show, and you can tell by the number of items that keep getting sold out in town.

Of course, I know that this is more for me than him … and there is a high chance he will not remember his third birthday party at all. I’m doing my best not to go overboard, but I have to admit that it’s both nostalgic

and a lot of fun to be able to plan something that is going to bring him a great deal of happiness on the day.

I am eager to see what he makes of the whole thing. I also wonder if this will be the start of something that he will look back on and want to recreate for his own children one day. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Now, I just have to pray he doesn’t catch another cold before the day comes around! n

Teddy-bear pancake breakfast

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Seeing the goats with Grammy

IS THERE A BEAR IF YOU’RE NOT AWARE?

of hibernation, and they sure fill their bellies with them.

Marsh Lake

Not living full-time at the lake, I was not accustomed to these kinds of visitors. A neighbour, just a few doors from mine, took a bunch of pictures of the bear while it was eating fresh grass in their yard. It was a beautiful animal according to the photos. I never had a chance to see the bear myself and only learned about its visit after the fact since it did not stick around for very long in our neighbourhood. By that time, it was being seen along the highway some 20 kilometres away. It seems like it was on a steady course, going towards the north end of the lake—sometimes being seen travelling on wide rock beaches, typical of early summer before the lake starts rising substantially, and other times staying close to the highway. The animal did not seem to be a threat but merely an inconvenience and, at the most, an annoyance.

Back in Whitehorse, I have yet to see a bear, with my own eyes, that is wandering in my neighbourhood. This is after more than 10 years in the same place, but I am aware that this might be an anomaly compared to what most people experience in the city. Nonetheless, I know that bears are frequent visitors on my property in Marsh Lake, judging by scat piles they leave behind in the driveway. In the early summer, biking along the highway at Marsh Lake, you can also notice the scat piles on the shoulder of the road. Those young dandelion flowers coming out of the salty soil, next to the road, must taste great to a bear just out

I am always on the fence as to whether it is best to know about those things or if ignorance is bliss. On days when the grizzly was in our neighbourhood at Marsh Lake, I made several walking trips to the lake and to a nearby creek. Being off-grid and in a dry cabin, I supplement my water supply with creek water for showering and dishwashing. It helps reduce car trips to the water plant where, ironically, the bear was seen a few days later. Not being aware of the bear, I got busy with my water chores.

But if I had known about a 500-pound grizzly next door, I am sure I would have changed my behaviour: made more noise going to the outhouse, brought bear spray to the creek and lake. Above all, my head would have been filled with worries and questions: Is the bear here? Can it hear me?

Being “bearanoid” is just one short step away. Bearanoia can develop when someone is becoming paranoid about bear encounters. I know. I’ve been there.

And then the real question arises: Is it worth even thinking about?

The thing is, bears do their own thing most of the time without humans knowing about it. Like the majority of wild animals, they see, smell and hear us way before we see, smell and hear them. Bearanoia. Sure, yummy grass, just fresh out of the ground, is an easy lunch in the neighbour’s yard, but there is no reason to stick around longer than needed. Bears will move on, given there are no other attractants. Soon enough, they will know what we are up to and they will prefer to stay clear.

So, is ignorance bliss? Well, I am inclined to think it is when it comes to a 500-pound healthy grizzly that is minding its own business. n

A few years ago, a grizzly bear paid a visit to our neighbourhood at

Gabrielle Dupont is an adventurous spirit who loves to travel across the territory to discover hidden treasure.

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Bear tracks in the sand

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EVENTS COMMUNITY EVENTS

ATLIN

Fridays Atlin Community Library Atlin Community LIbrary 2:00 PM Open two days per week, Fridays and Saturdays, covid protocols apply.

Sundays St. Martins Anglican Church Sunday Service 10:00 AM St. Martins Anglican Church 10:00 AM Everyone is welcome.

Tuesdays Craft Dinner 5:00 PM Atlin Mountain Inn Craft and eat with good company, special meal discounts for crafters. Finish an old craft or start something new!

Tuesdays 5 Mile Group (OM) 7:00 PM Tutan Hit building Next to Centre for Culture Call 1-250-6517900 Ext. 315 Sat Jul 1 Roxx Hunter with KingSwardFish 9:00 PM Atlin Recreation Centre

Yukon Communities:

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

Second Sunday of Every Month St. Saviour’s Church Services 2:00 pm St. Saviour Church 867-668-3129

Sundays Public Swim 2:00 & 6:00 PM Carcross Pool

Mondays - Thursday Public Swim 1:00 & 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Carcross Pool

Mondays Light Walkers Group (OM) 5:00 PM Fire Hall meeting room 1137 Austin St

Wed Jun 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day

Carcross Commons Everyone is invited to be a part of this national celebration to enjoy live music, artist demonstrations, traditional food, special ceremonies and much more. National Aboriginal Day is celebrated in communities across Yukon.

CARMACKS

Wednesdays Toddler Time & Indoor Soccer/ Learn to Play 10:00 AM Carmacks Recreation

Daily Gertie & the Goldrush Girls Showtimes

8:30, 10:00 PM & 12:00 AM Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall. Shows nightly – NO 12:00

AM show on Tuesdays/Wednesdays Cabaret-style show combines moments of the Moulin Rouge and its famous French CanCan with the glitz and glamor of legendary Vegas showgirls

Until June 22 My Beautiful Laundry by Annie

Canto & Jasmina Majcenic Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Held in the ODD Gallery, will transform into a community laundromat for this collaborative, interactive installation by Annie Canto and Jasmina Majcenic. The public is invited to do their washing and drying within the gallery for the duration of the exhibit and to participate in a series of community events and programming.

Until Fri Jun 23 Dawson City Gymnastic & Parkour Camp 9:00 AM Robert Service School

Gym To register call 993-7400 x299

Wed Jun 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day

Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Join the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in to celebrate their vibrant culture with traditional songs, drumming, dancing, artwork, and food.

Wed Jun 21 Tombstone Solstice Hike 12:00

PM Tombstone Territorial Park Interpretive Centre

Celebrate the longest day of the year under the Midnight Sun with a hike in Tombstone Territorial Park and watch in wonder as our sun circles the sky never dipping below the horizon. For more information call (867) 993-7714 or email TombstoneCenter@gmail.com

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Lane Swim & Parent and Tot

7:30 AM, 12:30 & 4:00 PM Dawson City Pool

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Public Swim 2:30 & 5:00 PM

Dawson City Pool

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Aquafit 1:30 PM Dawson City

Pool

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Drop Dance and Roll 1:30 PM

Klondike Institute of Art & Culture A fun and active hour practicing movement and rhythm! Totally Free! Drop-in for kids under 5 + a parent/guardian.

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Preschooler Gymnastics with Terrie Turai 4:00 PM Robert Service School

Introduce your 3 and 4-year-olds to tumbling and rolling!

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Youth Softball Grades K-3 5:30 PM Minto Park To register call 993-7400 x 299

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Lane Swim & Parent and Tot

7:30 AM & 12:30 PM Dawson City Pool

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Public Swim 1:30 & 5:00 PM Dawson City Pool

Zho Ballroom at KIAC

Tues Jun 27 & Jul 4 Romp & Run 10:30 AM YOOP Hall Email Jen.Suttis@cdcyukon.ca for more info.

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Lane Swim & Parent and Tot 12:30 PM Dawson City Pool

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Public Swim 1:30 PM Dawson City Pool

Recreation Complex Department has a variety of Driver, Fairway, and Putter Discs to use. https://bit.ly/3QIuxAs

Saturdays Rock Wall Drop-In 12:00 PM

Carmacks Recreation Complex

Saturdays Drop In Pickleball 3:00 PM Carmacks

Recreation Complex

Saturdays Laser Tag Battles 6:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Complex Ages 6-11 6PM, Ages 1218 7:30 PM Sundays Toddler Time 1:00 PM

Carmacks Recreation Complex

Mondays & Wednesdays Rock Wall Drop-In 3:00 PM Carmacks Recreation Complex

Mondays Drop-in Basketball 5:00 PM Carmacks

Recreation Complex Ages 5-12 (5-7PM) and Ages 13 to adult (7-9PM)

Tuesdays Drop-in Basketball & Soccer 5:00 PM

Carmacks Recreation Complex Ages 5-12 (5-7PM) and Ages 13 to adult (7-9PM)

Tuesdays Laser Tag Battles 6:00 PM Carmacks

Recreation Complex Ages 6-11 6PM, Ages 12-18 7:30 PM

Wed Jun 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day Carmacks Everyone is invited to be a part of this national celebration to enjoy live music, artist demonstrations, traditional food, special ceremonies and much more. National Aboriginal Day is celebrated in communities across Yukon.

Fri Jun 30-Jul 3 Tatchun Lake Family Fishing Weekend Yukon residents can catch freshwater fish without an angling license. A YG fisheries biologist will be on hand to chat about fisheries management. YG Conservation Officer Services and Parks Branch staff will be getting folks out fishing and hosting a shore lunch fish-fry in the afternoon!

DAWSON CITY

Mondays Handbuilding Pottery Drop-in 6:309pm Self-guided group studio time for those who have some knowledge and experience with pottery. Newcomers are welcome, though little instruction is provided. KIAC Classroom, back door.

Tue - 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 - Thu Saint Mary’s Weekday Mass 5:00 PM Saint Mary’s Catholic Church Join Father Emanuel for weekday mass Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Multi-Sport Drop In 6:00 PM Robert Service School Free program, all children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Summer Volleyball 7:30 PM Minto Park Ages 13+ Free, Drop-In

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Queer Yukon – Drop-In 11:00 AM Queer Yukon – Dawson City Open Community Engagement hours.

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Cards & Conversation 12:30 PM

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1 Dawson City Free! Drop-In! No registration necessary. Proof of double vaccination required for anyone ages 12+. For more info email recreation@cityofdawson.ca or call 993-7400 ext 299.

Fri Jun 23 Solstice St. Jean with New Hermitage & Beau Nectar 7:30 PM Dënäkär Zho KIAC

Celebrate Solstice St. Jean with live performances from the bilingual band Beau Nectar, and the New Hermitage as we celebrate Summer Solstice and St. Jean Baptiste. All ages. https://shorturl.at/krszM

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Lane Swim & Parent and Tot 12:00 & 3:30 PM Dawson City Pool

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Public Swim 1:30 PM Dawson City Pool

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Aquafit 4:30 PM Dawson City Pool

Fri Jun 23 Tombstone Botany Weekend 8:00 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Interpretive Centre Hike with expert and local naturalists that are familiar with the wild flora and fauna found in Tombstone and much more. To learn more call (867) 993 7714 or email TombstoneCenter@gmail.com

Sat Jun 24 St-Jean Baptiste Celebrations 12:00 PM Dawson City Celebrates Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Day with a unique blend of classic French tunes, original folk, and bluegrass music.

Sat Jun 24 Under 5 Gym Drop-In 10:00 AM Robert Service School

Sat Jun 24 & Jul 1 Hän Ghả Chukėt Träätätsey

Artist Market 11:00 AM Front Street Picnic Shelter

Sat Jun 24 Drop-In Walking Group 12:00 PM

Robert Service School Open to all ages, children under 10 to be accompanied by an adult, Parents with strollers are welcome. Set distance goals to achieve or just come for exercise and socialization.

Sat Jun 24 All Ages Amateur Parkour 12:00 PM Robert Service School Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 993-7400 ext 299 for more info.

In person

Videoconference option available Call 867-9935095 or 867-993-3734 for more information

Tues Jun 27 & Jul 4 Drop Dance and Roll 1:30 PM Klondike Institute of Art & Culture A fun and active hour practicing movement and rhythm! Totally Free! Drop-in for kids under 5 + a parent/ guardian.

Tues Jun 27 & Jul 4 Running Club 3:00 PM Robert Service School Grades 2-5 Register online

Tues Jun 27 & Jul 4 English Conversation Club 7:00 PM YukonU A weekly English Conversation Club for immigrants in Dawson City.

Fri Jun 30 Confluence by Raven Spirit Dance 7:00 PM Dënäkär Zho – KIAC Ballroom Confluence is a dance work that weaves our perspectives, our histories and our bodies to create somatic tapestry that speaks to the resilience of Indigenous women.Tickets at the door, All-ages, alcohol free event

FARO

Wednesdays Seniors Games & Walks 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Walk or play cards, engage in healthy living.

Wednesdays Seniors Yoga 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Wednesdays Pickleball 2:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Wednesdays Basketball (Open Court) 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Shoot some hoops, practice your skills on the open court. Call 9942375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info.

Thursdays Parent & Tot 10:00 AM Faro Recreation Centre

Thursdays Open Gym 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Thursdays Faro Kids Club 3:30 PM Faro

Recreation Centre

Fridays Pickleball 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Fridays Seniors Yoga 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Fridays Open Gym 2:30 PM Faro Recreation

Centre

Fridays Volleyball 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Saturdays Pickleball 1:00 PM Faro Recreation

Centre

Saturdays Basketball (Open Court) 3:00 PM Faro

Recreation Centre Shoot some hoops, practice your skills on the open court. Call 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info.

Saturdays Open Gym 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Tuesdays Parent & Tot 10:00 AM Faro Recreation

Centre

Tuesdays Open Gym 1:00 PM Faro Recreation

Centre

Tuesdays Faro Kids Club 3:30 PM Faro

Recreation Centre

Tuesdays Archery 6:00 PM Faro Recreation

Centre

Tuesdays Adult Floor Hockey 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre

HAINES JUNCTION

Wednesdays Movement Wednesdays 7:00 PM Haines Junction, Yukon Dezadeash River Trailhead, walking, jogging or running to the gun range and back. As the snow clears we will explore more trails. Prizes to be won. https://bit.ly/3GuVkx0

Wednesdays Adult Volleyball 16+ 7:00 PM St.

Elias Community School Meet in the school gym

Wednesdays 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]

Wednesdays Boxing Classes Bill Brewster Arena 5:30 PM Reach your fitness goals by joining this boxing program! Participants must complete out a waiver provided. Call 634-2012 or email dgraham@cafn.ca for more info. https://bit. ly/3mGYALy

Thursdays Step It Up with Shelby 5:00 PM Bill

Brewster Arena Cardio Aerobic Step Class is a classic cardiovascular workout, using a 4 or 6 inch step platform.

Fridays HJL Story Time 10:00AM Haines Junction Library Registration is required but the program is still run as a drop in. There is no commitment to come each week. https://bit.ly/3KmBdBC.l

Saturdays Step It Up with Shelby 7:00 PM Bill Brewster Arena Cardio Aerobic Step Class is a classic cardiovascular workout, using a 4 or 6 inch step platform.

Mondays Step It Up with Shelby 7:00 PM Bill Brewster Arena Cardio Aerobic Step Class is a classic cardiovascular workout, using a 4 or 6 inch step platform.

Mondays Smart Recovery Meetings 8:00 PM

Munku Hall Everyone welcome, call 334-5688 for more info.

Tuesdays Girls Club 6:00 PM St. Elias School

Held in the art room, open to Girls and identifying as Girls from Grade 8 to 12.

Wed Jun 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day

Da kų Cultural Centre Everyone is invited to be a part of this national celebration to enjoy live music, artist demonstrations, traditional food, special ceremonies and much more. National Aboriginal Day is celebrated in communities across Yukon.

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Farmers Market Dakwakada

Haines Junction

Fri Jun 23-25 Dákų Nän Ts’èddhyèt Dance Festival Da Kų Cultural Centre Celebrate culture, song and dance, hosted by CAFN. https://shorturl. at/hqru4

Fri Jun 23 2023 Summer Series: Gordie

Tentrees 6:00 PM Village Bakery & Cafe Let us do the grilling, and you relax and listen to live Yukon music! Reservations online or stop by and listen for free. https://bit.ly/3BQDj9X

Fri Jun 23–25 Dákų Nän Ts’èddhyèt Dance Festival Da Kų Cultural Centre Celebrate culture, song and dance! https://bit.ly/3mj2rSy

Sat Jun 24 2023 Summer Series: Elijah Bekk 6:00 PM Village Bakery & Cafe Let us do the grilling, and you relax and listen to live Yukon music! Reservations online or stop by and listen for free. https://bit.ly/3BQDj9X

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Culture Night 5:00 PM Jacquot Hall Bring your drums, dinner provided, email em.assistant@kfn.ca for more info.

Tue Jun 27-29 CYFN General Assembly –

Klukshu Haines Junction Hosted by Champagne and Aishihik First Nations – for further info call 3939200 ext 224 https://shorturl.at/uBGIQ

Fri Jun 30 2023 Summer Music Series – Marco

Claveria 6:00 PM Village Bakery & Cafe Let us do the grilling, and you relax and listen to live Yukon music! Reservations online or stop by and listen for free. https://bit.ly/3BQDj9X

Sat Jul 1 2023 Summer Music Series – KABN 6:00 PM Village Bakery & Cafe Let us do the grilling, and you relax and listen to live Yukon music! Reservations online or stop by and listen for free. https://bit.ly/3BQDj9X

MARSH LAKE

Wednesdays South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre

Thursdays Shuffleboard Marsh Lake Community Centre 6:00 PM

Fridays Beginner Yoga Marsh Lake Community Centre 10:00 AM

Fridays Youth Gym Drop-In Marsh Lake

Pool

Mondays Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo

Community Hall And Recreation Centre

Tuesdays & Thursdays Tabata Training 5:00 PM Mayo Recreation Centre

Tuesdays Youth Archery 3:30 PM Mayo

Community Hall And Recreation Centre

Tuesdays Disc Golf 7:00 PM Mayo Recreation Centre And Recreation Centre

Tuesdays Curling 7:00 PM Mayo Recreation Centre 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.

Wednesdays Pottery Class 3:30 PM J.V Clark

School

Wednesdays Rec Volleyball 7:00 PM Village of Mayo Pool

Thursdays Elementary Soccer 3:30 PM J.V Clark School

Thursdays Teen/Adult Floor Hockey 7:30 PM J.V Clark School

Sundays St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746

Sundays Communion Service St. Mary with St. Mark Anglican Church 11:00 AM where village members come together to worship and offer service to their community and the world.

Sundays Public Swim 11:00 PM Village of Mayo

Pool

Wed Jun 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day Mayo, YT Everyone is invited to be a part of this national celebration to enjoy live music, artist demonstrations, traditional food, special ceremonies and much more. National Aboriginal Day is celebrated in communities across Yukon.

Mount Lorne

Thursdays Little Green Thumbs 10:00 AM Mount Lorne Community Centre A preschool drop in program for kids and families who want to spend time in the garden.

Thursdays Run Club 6:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre

Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays Community Garden Drop-In Mount Lorne Community Centre

Come lend a hand and be part of our community garden. All Members welcome – no experience necessary.

Mondays Drop-In Yoga Lorne Mountain Community Centre 7:00 PM By donation all levels welcome

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 Adult Card Game Night 6:00 PM

John Tizya Centre & Old Crow Community Centre

Wednesdays Stroller Walks 10:00 AM Kih Tsal

Mondays Men’s Night At The Rec Centre 6:00 PM John Tizya Centre & Old Crow Community Centre

Tuesdays Kids Gym 3:00 PM John Tizya Centre & Old Crow Community Centre

Tuesdays Adult Sewing 6:00 PM John Tizya Centre & Old Crow Community Centre

Tuesdays Youth Gym 6:00 PM John Tizya Centre & Old Crow Community Centre

SKAGWAY

Wednesdays Women’s Morning Worship 7:00 AM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway All are welcome. Part of the Alaska Presbytery and the PC U.S.A.

Wednesdays Windy Valley Babies 10:30 AM Skagway Public Library Stories, Songs, and Fun with Ms. Anna! Designed for ages 0-3.

Fridays Skagway Teen Night 6:30 PM Skagway

Public Library

Sundays Sunday School 4:00 PM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway

Sundays Sunday Worship 10:00 AM First Presbyterian Church of Skagway

Mondays Live Music Red Onion Saloon 6:30 PM

Live music every Monday starting at 6:30 pm.

Fri Jun 23 Skagway Idol 8:00 PM Skagway Brewing Company Showcasing the best of the best with the grand prize of the winner’s own recording on vinyl! We all win on this night of FUN! Followed by a dance night with a live DJ.

Sat Jun 24 Northern Lights have Seen Queer Sights 7:00 PM Red Onion Saloon THE Queer variety show of Skagway. Featuring local and traveling talent alike. 21+ Variety show with Drag, Music, Burlesque and the best talent those northern lights have ever seen!

Sat Jun 24 SCCC/ Little Dippers Annual Wine tasting 6:00 PM Skagway Must be 21 years or older to participate in the Wine Tasting but there will also be a kite festival event for families and children.

Tue Jul 4 Skagway Independence Day

Celebrations 9:30 AM Skagway Alaska Celebrate

US Independence Day with a parade on Broadway & a full day of games, music and fun for the whole family!

TAGISH

Wednesdays Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish

Community LIbrary Tagish Library is an active and bright addition to our community. What’s Up Yukon, discover what’s happening around the Yukon Wednesdays Yukon Learn at Tagish Library 2:00 PM Tagish Community LIbrary Targeted literacy programming by Yukon Learn at the Tagish Library.

What’s Up Yukon, discover what’s happening around the Yukon.

Wednesdays Coffee And Chat 2:00 PM Tagish

Community Centre

Thursdays Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish

Community LIbrary Tagish Library is an active and bright addition to our community. What’s Up Yukon, discover what’s happening around the Yukon

Thursdays Carpet Bowling 10:00 AM Tagish

Community Centre

Thursdays Tagish Local Advisory Council

Meeting Tagish Community Centre 7:00 PM .

Saturdays Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish

Community LIbrary Tagish Library is an active and bright addition to our community. What’s Up Yukon, discover what’s happening around the Yukon

Sun Jun 24 Southern Lakes Half Marathon & 10K 11:00 PM Southern Lakes Resort Registration

Includes BBQ dinner and great prizes! https:// shorturl.at/mLM36

Sun Jun 24 Seniors Dinner 5:00 PM Tagish Community Centre The menu will be lasagna, salad and summer dessert.

Tue Jun 27 Tagish Ambulance Meeting 5:30 PM

Tagish Community Centre

Mon Jul 3 Tagish Tagish Fire Department Meeting 12:30 PM Tagish Community Centre

Tue Jul 4 Tagish Community Association

Meeting 12:30 PM Tagish Community Centre

TESLIN

Wednesdays Pickleball 12:00 & 7:00 PM Teslin

Recreation Centre

Wednesdays Dominos 1:00 PM Teslin Recreation

CentreCome out and play a game of dominos, for seniors but will play anyone!

Thursdays Group Fitness 5:30 PM Teslin

Recreation Centre

Thursdays Ball Night 7:00 PM Teslin Recreation

Centre Ball diamonds

Thursdays Teslin Disc Golf 7:00 PM Teslin

Recreation Centre Held behind the ball diamond

Fridays Hop On Bike Club 3:00 PM Teslin

Recreation Centre

Fridays Badminton 6:30 PM Teslin Lake

Recreation Complex

Fridays Basketball Drop-in 7:00 PM Teslin Lake

Recreation Complex

Saturdays Parent & Tots 12:00 PM Teslin

Recreation Centre

Mondays Warriors of the Water 5:30 PM Teslin

Recreation Centre

Mondays AA: Teslin Group (O) 7:00 PM Catholic

Church Rectory

Tuesdays Group Fitness 5:30 PM Teslin

Recreation Centre

Tuesdays Outdoor 3D Archery 7:00 PM Sambow

Archery Course – Meet at the ball diamond

Tuesdays Ball Night 7:00 PM Teslin Recreation

Centre Ball diamonds

Until Sep 23 Honouring our Future: Yukon

First Nations Graduation Regalia Exhibit Teslin

Heritage Centre

Wed Jun 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre Everyone is invited to be a part of this national celebration to enjoy live music, artist demonstrations, traditional food, special ceremonies and much more. National Aboriginal Day is celebrated in communities across Yukon

Wed Jun 21 Disc Golf Demo & Skills Workshop

6:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre

WATSON LAKE

Daily Northern Lights Space & Science Centre

Shows 11:00 AM The spectacular dancing Northern Lights are showcased, a video that is broadcast in the NLC’s domed 100-seat theatre daily throughout the summer season. Plays daily on the hour starting at 11:00 AM

Wednesdays Drop-In Ninja Tumbling 5:30 PM

Watson Lake Secondary School All ages welcome. Adults are welcome too, come to do some stretching or try some handstands etc.

Fridays Friday Night Lanes 7:00 PM Call 3357979 to register

Saturdays Disc Golf 6:00 PM Raven Pines Rent discs at the Rec Centre or bring your fave. All welcome from expert level to beginner.

Saturdays 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.

Sundays St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St.

John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932

Sundays Sunday Nite Volleyball 11:00 AM

Watson Lake Secondary School

Tuesdays Smart Recovery Meetings 3:00 PM

Wye Lake Cabin Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services For more information, email joey. mitchell@yukon.ca or call 332-3187

Tuesdays Pickleball & Badminton Watson Lake Secondary School 7:00 PM

Les artistes yukonnais sont invités à présenter des propositions d’œuvres d’art pour orner nos nouvelles bannières promotionnelles. Les bannières promotionnelles accueillent les visiteurs avec des représentations authentiques et originales de notre territoire, et illustrent le caractère unique du Yukon.

Date limite : lundi 17 juillet 2023, à 16 h 30

VISITING THE NORTH

China for a while, and I thought I’d come and take this chance to learn about VFR in Whitehorse and the Yukon.”

Toronto Metropolitan University professor Tom Griffin, PhD, has been in the Yukon on sabbatical, conducting a research project on tourism

He’s coming to the end of his first visit to the Yukon, but Tom Griffin will have spent a total of three and a half months in the territory. The associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)’s Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, who is also the assistant director of the school’s Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Research, came up north on a sabbatical while working on a data collection.

“I’ve been speaking with and still continue to speak with residents of Whitehorse about their experiences of having friends and relatives come to visit,” he explained. “So, it’s a particular part of tourism called visiting friends and relatives travellers— which, in industry, is called VFR. I’m particularly interested in the host’s experience within that. So, I’ve been studying the topic in

Originally from England, Griffin has been in Canada since 2006, but this has been his first time visiting the Yukon, a decidedly different place than the big city of Toronto in pretty much every way, a fact to which this now-Torontonian author can attest. When Griffin first applied for a sabbatical, it was during the height of the pandemic. While travel wouldn’t be possible right away, he knew it was something his eventual sabbatical would have to involve.

“To apply for a sabbatical, you have to suggest the project that you’re going to do at university and prove that it’s going to be worthwhile,” Griffin said. “I wanted to continue to study visiting friends and relatives. I’ll be quite honest, I also wanted to have an adventure and to be somewhere different for a few months.”

Griffin pointed out that during COVID the tourism industry was struggling, and the Department of Tourism was (and still is) interested in finding ways to encourage Yukon residents to partake in the tourism industry and to engage in activities they’d typically do with visiting friends and family.

“Having residents invite people and getting residents themselves to go and do stuff—it’s just a slightly different angle to look at,” he said.

As Griffin explained, he has found some themes in his research, but since it is a qualitative study, he’s not measuring anything but, rather, is collecting stories to show how people experience tourism with visiting friends and family.

“Very broadly, I think residents do attract a lot of people to come here, whether they be residents spending time and effort, saying, ‘Hey, everybody that I know, you should come here and experience

this; it’s an amazing place.’ So they’re actually doing the promotion and that kind of convincing,” Griffin explained. “And when people come to visit them, they curate and they tailor the experience for their guests. So, your 80-year-old parents or grandparents are going to have quite a different experience than your 25-year-old university buddy. Just based on their age and abilities, but then, also, what they’re interested in; some people have friends that are interested in going out into the middle of nowhere, going on a big hike and canoeing, and some have friends that are less interested in that but really enjoy food or arts and culture.

“And so, the residents are actually personalized tour guides that know the visitors really well. And they know the place really well, and they might provide people [with] these specific trips on which people then have a good time.”

Griffin had his own experience in being a personalized tour guide when his family from England came to visit him in the Yukon for two weeks, of which their favourite day was spent driving to Carcross, as well as visiting Swan Haven and Marsh Lake. Now that his time in the territory is coming to an end, Griffin is preparing for the next steps of his study, which starts with driving from Whitehorse back to Toronto, with his partner and 10-year-old.

“I’m going to go to a conference in Kingston, Ontario, in September, and I’ll present the results and then turn this into a publication,” he said. “And then I want to research this topic more. I might not be doing it in Whitehorse, but this gives me some more information and a variety of perspectives on how this topic is experienced in different places.” n

Tom and his family (from England) visiting the Yukon

PHOTOS: Courtesy of Tom Griffin

Manus Hopkins is a Toronto- and Whitehorse-based journalist, musician and lover of heavy metal and cats.

Freelance with Manus Hopkins

Tom Griffin

ACTIVE LISTINGS

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Ladies

Kickboxing 12:05 PM Eight Days Martial Arts Muay Thai Kickboxing full body workout.

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Zumba 6:00 PM 7th Ray Studio A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. Register online

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Insanity

Live – Beginner 6:00 PM The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre 8 week series, drop-in or register online https://bit. ly/3SyoqAL

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Spirit Bear

Karate The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre 6:30 PM & 7:30 PM Traditional Okinawan Shorin-ryu Seibukan Karate Do. Adult Class (16 y/o and up) http://spiritbearkaratekobudo.ca

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Badminton

Adult Drop-in Takhini

Elementary 7:30 PM Open to everyone 18 years old and older and all skill levels.

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Lunchtime

Fitness Classes 12:00 PM Northern Strength Academy Tuesdays classes are more resistance and strength focused and Thursday classes more HIIT cardio. Drop in & passes are available. https://bit.ly/3oiTBVz

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Zumba 6:00 PM 7th Ray Studio A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. Register online

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Muay Thai Kickboxing Eight Days Martial Arts 12:00 PM The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Insanity

Live – Beginner 6:00 PM The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre 8 week series, drop-in or register online https://bit. ly/3SyoqAL

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Badminton

Adult Drop-in Takhini

Elementary 7:30 PM Open to everyone 18 years old and older and all skill levels

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Lunchtime

Mat Class – Drop in 12:00

PM Velvet Antlers Productions

This class will take you through a flowing series stretches intended to increase length and mobility, along with some light core conditioning. A great way to transition from work time to YOU time. https://bit.ly/3jPb9pX

Sat Jun 24 Train with Miracle Whips 3:30 Whitehorse

Curling Club Miracle Whips from Montreal Roller Derby in Whitehorse to coach this allgenders roller derby training camp! To register https://forms. gle/LLpXMwNjm6jEyobd8

Sat Jun 24 Wham! Bam! Solstice! Slam! 5:30 PM Whitehorse Curling Club A Double Header!!! Two hardhitting games back to back for the price of one! Flower Power Roller Derby vs. Midnight & Yukon Roller Derby vs. Ptarmageddon

Sun Jun 25 & Jul 2 Insanity

Live – Beginner 6:00 PM The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre 8 week series, drop-in or register online https://bit. ly/3SyoqAL

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3 Women’s Muay Thai Kickboxing Eight Days Martial Arts 6:00 PM

The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3 Muay Thai

Kickboxing Eight Days Martial Arts 12:00 PM The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3 Lunchtime

Fitness Classes 12:00 PM

Northern Strength Academy

Tuesdays classes are more resistance and strength focused and Thursday classes more HIIT cardio. Drop in & passes are available. https://bit. ly/3oiTBVz

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Salsa and Bachata – Beginner and Intermediate Classes 7:30 PM Heart of Riverdale Community Centre A fun and person-centered class, including switching partners will be encouraged to promote communication & further learning open to couples or singles. Email salsayukon@ gmail.com to register and for info

WELLNESS LISTINGS

Elder and Counselor available Emotional and Spiritual support, free to Indigenous women, girls, 2 spirited in Yukon, Northern BC: Phone, video appointments or in person. Call Toll Free 866 667 6162 or visit www.yawc.ca for info.

Monday, Tuesdays & Thursdays Sally and Sisters 11:30 AM Whitehorse United Church A welcoming environment where women and their children can enjoy a hot meal.

Wed Jun 21 & 28 TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) 8:00 AM 100 Lambert St. Common Room Want to improve or maintain a healthy weight? Join us! Every Wednesday morning. Call or text 867-334-1725 for more details

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Yoga Classes at Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs 10:00 AM Yoga mats are provided. Booking options that include yoga classes alone and yoga with discounted entrance to Eclipse are available. eclipsenordichotsprings.ca/ yoga-classes

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Community Kitchen 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Hot nutritious meals to-go, a free, low-barrier, program for women identifying individuals and children. Call 667-2693 for more info.

Maureen Johnstone CPCC, PCC Leadership Coach

“Exploring the real you of who you are as a leader”

Wed Jun 21 & 28 AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM

305 Wood St. Captain Martin House https://bcyukonaa.org/ meetings/joy-of-living-group/

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Dads Matter

Group 5:30 PM NVD Place A group for dads, grandfathers, stepdads, uncles, foster fathers, all male caregivers are welcome. Join us to talk about parenting and meet other male caregivers. For more info contact 336-0795 or email ante. tokic@yukon.ca

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Arka

Brotherhood Circle: Porcupine Squad 6:30 PM Whitehorse For men eager to identify and move past selflimiting beliefs, stretch beyond their comfort zone and embody the best version of himself. To register email or call mjvernon@ gmail.com 332-4722.

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Narcotics

Anonymous Meetings 7:00 PM

Inclusion Yukon

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Overeaters

Anonymous Meeting 7:30 PM Overeaters Anonymous

For more information contact oayukon@gmail.com for more information

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Beginner w/ Experience – Level 1 5:30 PM

Alpine Bakery – Upstairs Sun

Salutation A+B, foundational standing poses. Pre-Register by email wallymaltz@mac.com

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Move with Life w/Phillipe – All Levels

7:30 PM Alpine Bakery –Upstairs A condition practice for movers of all types seeking agility, mobility, stamina and strength. Pre-Register by email wallymaltz@mac.com

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Hatha Yoga

12:00 PM Grace Space Find alignment mental and physical during this hour of inspiring hatha yoga,. Register online. https://bit.ly/3kFowWQ

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Iyengar Yoga

12:00 PM Church of Northern Apostles Join the Elder Active along with instructor Richard Mueller, register online. https:// bit.ly/3Zl6J9H

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Mantra and Relaxation 4:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary This class is about developing awareness of your inner Light through the practices of chanting mantra and deepening relaxation

Thu Jun 22 & 29 KDCC

Walking with Our Sisters

Sewing Group 5:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Vitality Yoga

w/Nancy 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery – Upstairs Kundalini yoga cleanses and detoxifies the body, neutralizes stress, rewires natural pathways. Pre-Register by email wallymaltz@mac.com

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Breathe + Stretch w/Carrie 7:30 PM Alpine Bakery – Upstairs A slow paced class to stretch the body. Pre-Register by email wallymaltz@mac.com

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Yoga wake up flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga

practice and build a community around that practice! https:// www.rootedtreemassage.com/ book-online

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Morning Yoga

Stretch 9:00 AM 7th Ray Studio Easing into the day with gentling warming up and stretching. All levels are welcome Register online.

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Men’s Support Group for Indigenous men 18 and over CYFN Council Of Yukon First Nations Family Preservation Services is hosting a Snaring & Trapping Workshop as part of its ongoing Support Group for Yukon First Nations and Indigenous men. Register now as space is limited!

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Community

Kitchen 4:00 PM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Hot nutritious meals to-go, a free, low-barrier, program for women identifying individuals and children. Call 667-2693 for more info.

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Slow Flow

Resto – All Levels 5:30 PM

Stretch, flow + restore – a great way to end the week for a better weekend. Pre-Register by email wallymaltz@mac.com.

Fri Jun 23 & 30 Narcotics

Anonymous Meetings 7:00 PM

Yukon Employees Union

Sat Jun 24 2023 Whitehorse

Brain Tumour Walk 9:30 AM

Rotary Park Come together across Canada to celebrate and remember our heroes. We walk with a united goal – to see an end to brain tumors – and raise funds for life-changing research, support programs, information, advocacy, awareness, and HOPE.

Sat Jun 24 “Soul”stice

Stillness 9:00 AM 7th Ray

Studio “Solstice” the time the sun seems to just hang in the sky. A time to pause and reflect, to look at and contemplate core beliefs and to change what no longer serves our souls. https:// shorturl.at/coFMR

Sun Jun 25 & Jul 2 Restorative

Yoga – All Levels 10:30 AM

Alpine Bakery – Upstairs

Restorative poses are long holds over supportive props relaxing variations of backbends. Pre-Register by email wallymaltz@mac.com

Sun Jun 25 & Jul 2 Narcotics

Anonymous Meetings 7:00 PM

Inclusion Yukon

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3 Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00

AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken your body and focus the mind. We will follow one sequence until you are able to find yourself in the flow, before moving on

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3 Absolute

Beginners – Intro 5:30 PM

Alpine Bakery - Upstairs

Introduction to yoga with Erica.

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3 Grief

Walking Group 6:30 PM SS

Klondike Walking together is a great way to move through grief. Walk in silence or share your feelings... you choose. Call (867) 667-7429 with questions.

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3 CRUSH

2023! (or… what can a men’s circle do for me?) 7:00 PM

Inclusion Yukon Meet the men involved and learn more about the two ARKA Brotherhood men’s circles changing lives in Whitehorse. http://www. arkabrotherhood.com

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3 Hips, Hams

Core – All Levels 7:30 PM

Alpine Bakery - Upstairs Fairly vigorous classes with emphasis on breath and slower is stronger. Pre-Register by email wallymaltz@mac.com

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3AA New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3 Arka

Brotherhood Circle: Grizzly Squad 7:00 PM Whitehorse For men eager to identify and move past self-limiting beliefs, stretch beyond their comfort zone and embody the best version of himself. Register by email or phone bcdrisco@gmail. com/867-332-0465.

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Yoga with Barbara – All Levels 10:00 AM Whitehorse United Church All welcome, or register: Call/text 335-1996 or email bfraingower@gamil.com

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4The Prenatal Lunch Network 12:00 PM NVD Place (Old Canadian Tire Building) A free prenatal lunch network. Each week will feature a different activity. https://bit. ly/42yV21Q

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Sewing Circle 1:00 PM Champagne and Aishihik First Nations CAFN Sewing Circle is every Tuesday. A gathering space available to work on your projects. Refreshments and snacks will be served.

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Men’s Community Group 5:30 PM Mountainview Church We start with a meal and fellowship, then work through a biblical study, and take time to pray for one another, and for shared requests.

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Intermediate

– Level 2 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery – Upstairs Explore alignment and form in a wide range of familiar + new poses. PreRegister by email wallymaltz@ mac.com

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) 8:00 PM 100 25 Firth Rd Want to improve or maintain a healthy weight? Join us! Every Wednesday morning. Call or text 867-3341725 for more details

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Yoga by Amber 7:00 PM 7th Ray Studio A yoga class that is for all levels and abilities, register online.

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Yoga for Runners 7:30 PM Alpine Bakery – Upstairs Movement and asanas to strengthen, and all over body stretch to keep your muscles and joints supple to help prevent injury. Pre-Register by email wallymaltz@mac.com

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4AA UglyDuckling Group (C/M, NS) 8:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral New members always welcome, this is a non smoking group.

Clayton’s CAR CARE Tips

BATTERY

Batteries store energy that is needed to start your vehicle, there are a few things to remember about batteries. Regular maintenance #1 is making sure the battery is secured properly so it doesn’t vibrate, keeping connections clean and tight at the terminal, with loose connections you may run into problems like vehicles won’t start, alternator not charging properly and could cause battery and alternator failure. Making sure your battery is ready for the colder weather we see in the Yukon like adding a battery pad or battery blanket to keep it warm when the vehicle is not in use; by keeping the battery warm in colder weather you will get the most power out of the battery on start up. Here is a side tip: if you don’t drive your vehicle on a regular basis and are experiencing battery problems, you could ask you local mechanic to install a low amp battery maintainer; this will keep your battery fully charged even when the vehicle is parked for a long time.

Thank

Sponsors

We invite Businesses and Organizations around Whitehorse to join in on this city-wide Lemonade Stand Competition from 11:00am-2:00pm on Wednesday, July 19, 2022

All lemonade stands participating offer their lemonade by donation, and some choose to also include additional draws such as treats, baked goods or a bbq.

All proceeds from The Big Squeeze stay in Yukon to support our agency’s proactive mentoring programs!

Register a Team By July 3, 2022

THE RULES:

• Big Brothers Big Sisters will provide your team with lemons and pitchers (if required) the Monday before the event. Teams can add anything (non-alcoholic) to their lemonade.

• The agency will promote all locations (which can be indoors or outdoors) that lemonade will be available. You can do additional promotions for your team; it’s encouraged!

• Teams can raise additional funds at their stand by collecting donations, having a bake sale or anything else that is legal and your imagination can come up with. These additional fundraising efforts will go towards your total.

• Lemonade is sold between 11:00am-2:00pm. No lemonade sales (or other fundraising) done before 11:00am, or after 2:00pm will be eligible to be added to your total sales.

• Pledge sheets will be provided to collect information for those who would like a tax receipt.

• Our “celebrity” guest taste testers, along with Big Brothers Big Sisters reps, will be acting as judges and will be coming to each lemonade stand during the sale period to do a taste test. These judges will award the coveted Big Squeeze trophy at the end of the day. Points will be awarded for taste and appearance! There will also be an award for top fundraising lemonade stand.

• Staff members from Big Brothers Big Sisters will be at your location between 2:00pm-3:00pm to pick up the money raised and any remaining supplies.

CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH LEMON AND GREENS

Simple fried chicken served on greens with a light lemon dressing. This whole meal comes together in 20 minutes and feels light and fresh.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

❑ 2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

❑ Salt and pepper, to taste

❑ Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon

❑ 1/4 cup flour

❑ 1 egg, beaten

❑ 1/2 cup breadcrumbs

❑ 3 cups canola oil, for frying

❑ 2 tsp olive oil

❑ 1 tsp sugar

❑ 2 cups fresh greens (romaine, arugula, spinach, etc.)

Instructions:

Breaded chicken thighs

Lemon rind

1. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Place flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs onto separate plates. Then coat each thigh with flour, then egg, then bread crumbs.

2. In a straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering add the chicken thighs and cook for 3 minutes per side or until chicken reaches 165 degrees internally.

3. Whisk together lemon juice, olive oil and sugar, and season with salt and pepper. Toss the greens with the dressing, then slice the fried chicken thighs and place on top. Scatter lemon rind over the chicken and serve immediately. n

column with Sydney Keddy

Sydney [Oland] Keddy is a recipe developer who lives in Whitehorse. Her work can be found in The Boston Globe, Seriouseats.com as well as in other publications.

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Chicken cutlets with lemon and greens

COMMUNITY EVENTS WHITEHORSE EVENTS

ART SHOWS

Until Jun 30 Skins by Cheryl McLean & Josee Carbonneau

Yukon Arts Centre Cheryl McLean and Josee Carbonneau skillfully explored this almost lost art of transforming raw fish hide into leather with natural dyes and exquisite sewing.

Until Jun 30 The Forgetting by Suzanne Paleczny 5:00 PM YAC

Yukon Arts Centre Gallery Whitehorse based artist, Suzanne Paleczny navigates the impacts of her parents’ dementia, she explores the fluid nature of memory, and the importance of memory in the making of the self through the construction of a personal narrative. https://shorturl.at/yFSZ7

Until Jun 30 The Nahanni by Neil Graham 5:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery A Whitehorse-based painter, takes us on a voyage along the magnificent Nahanni River with dynamic paintings that capture one of North America’s most breathtaking wild rivers. https://shorturl.at/houLO

Until Jun 30 Here Comes the Sun by Yukon Art Society Members Arts Underground A group exhibition in both the Focus and Edge galleries that features members of the Yukon Art Society from across the territory as they explore the theme ‘summer’.

Mon Jun 19 – 23 Arts in the Park: Carving & painting with Blake Shaá’koon Lepine Lepage Park

Mon Jun 26 – 30 Arts in the Park: Puppets with Nakai Theatre and Susie Anne Bartsch

Lepage Park

Mon Jul 3 – 7 Arts in the Park: EcoArt Sculptures with Ava P Christl! Lepage Park

It’s Free. It’s Fast. It’s Easy.

LIVE MUSIC

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Whitewater

Wednesday Night Jam 7:00 PM The Local Bar An open mic kinda show and all you have to do is bring in your instrument, find Jack and/or Peggy and we’ll set you up! No need to be shy.

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Karaoke 7:00 PM

Lefty’s Well

Wed Jun 21 Arts in the Park: Bria

Rose & Thorns with Mobb Diggity

7:00 PM Lepage Park

Thu Jun 22 Arts in the Park: KABN 12:00 PM Lepage Park

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Live Music

Thursdays 7:00 PM 98 Hotel

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Ginger Jam 7:00 PM Lefty’s Wel

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Live DJs -

Thursday Throwdown 9:00 PM The Local Bar.

Fri Jun 23 Problematic Orchestra Strings-with Karl Stobbe 7:00 PM Whitehorse United Church

Karl Stobbe joins the Problematic Orchestra string section to offer an exciting program of classical favourites from Bach to Bartok. Tickets online https://shorturl.at/akloY

Fri Jun 23 Arts in the Park: Daniel Janke & Jordy Walker 12:00 PM Lepage Park

Fri Jun 23 Friday Night Karaoke

7:30 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch

254 The last Friday of the month come practise your high and low notes or just watch! For members or signed in guests. https://bit. ly/3XJbTw4

Sat Jun 24 Solstice Saint-JeanWhitehorse 3:00 PM S.S. Klondike National Historic Site Enjoy with family, friends or your beloved, enjoy art with Marie-Hélène Comeau, and music by Étienne Fletcher, Beau Nectar and Soir de Semaine. Eat some bites at various local food trucks. https://shorturl.at/tBG89

Sat Jun 24 Willie’s Boogie Experiment with New Hermitage

9:00 PM Lefty’s Well Enjoy local musicians, upbeat danceable blues rock and ambient improvisational ensemble playing their post apocalyptic soundtrack. Cover at the door. https://shorturl.at/ciHU2

Sun Jun 25 Iron Kingdom Live in Whitehorse! 8:00 PM 98 Hotel

Sun Jun 25 & Jul 2 Jam Session with Country Josh 6:00 PM 98 Hotel

Mon Jun 26 Jul 3 Live Music

Mondays at Whiskey Jacks 7:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Patrick Jacobson at Whiskey Jack’s every Monday with a weekly “feature performer” for the last set. whiskeyjacks.ca/

Mon Jun 26 Jul 3 Open Mic Night with Patrick Jacobson 7:00 PM Best Western Gold Pan Saloon Performers are encouraged to bring their own instrument and mic. All are welcome. No cover.

Mon Jun 26 Jul 3 Industry Night

Leftys Well 8:00 PM Industry discount, music, hot dogs, games, fun all night long!

Mon Jun 26 Arts on the Park:

Fraser Canyon & Patrick Jacobson 12:00 PM Lepage Park

Mon Jun 26 Soloworks Concert with Anne Lindsay 7:00 PM Hellaby Hall

Enjoy fiddler/violinist Anne Lindsay in a solo concert; a fundraiser for the Cathedral. Tickets online. https:// shorturl.at/gmKUV

Tue Jun 27 Arts on the Park: Marco

Claveria 12:00 PM Lepage Park

Wed Jun 28 Garbageman 7:00 PM

LePage Park

Wed Jun 28 Arts on the Park: nîkwatin sîpiy by Michaela Washburn, Carrie Costello, and Joelle Peters 12:00 PM LePage Park

Wed Jun 28 Whitehorse 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Uninhibited by expectation, boldly adventurous and categorically talented, Whitehorse’s signature sound is always guitarheavy, harmony-plentiful and lyrically deft. Tickets online. https://www. yukontickets.com/

Thu Jun 29 Kate Weekes 12:00 PM

LePage Park

Thu jun 29 Music at the Market: Selina Heyligers-Hare 5:00 PM Shipyards Park Join us for free live music, warm local food, fresh produce, local artisan products and more! Supported by: arts in the park yukon

Fri Jun 30 Roxx Hunter with KingSwardFish 8:00 PM The Local Bar

Fri Jun 30 DO-You LIP-SYNC Competition 8:00 PM Lefty’s Well Watch the performances or perform yourself or with a group - prizes to be won! Stick around for a fun dance party to end the night. https://shorturl. at/giS26

Fri Jun 30 Soir de Semaine 12:00 PM LePage Park

GENERAL EVENTS

Wed Jun 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day 10:00 AM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Artist Market, bannock bake off, fiddle music & jigging, arctic sports and artist demos, fun for the whole family, free performances and activities. Everyone is welcome.

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Wed Jun 21 Jeremy Dutcher Live

8:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre

An evening of song, movement and magic. Free admission.

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Anglican Holy Communion – Whitehorse 12:10 PM Christ the Church Cathedral

The Book of Common Prayer, 2nd Wednesday of the month

Wed Jun 21 & 28 Texas Hold’ Em 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch

254 For signed in members and guests. Bragging rights!

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Public Speaking

Training - Toastmasters 12:00 PM Northwestel Building Guests are always welcome. There are many roles to learn at Toastmasters. Practice 2 minute table topics to help you with presentations and speaking in front of people.

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Anglican Thursday at the Cathedral 12:10 PM Christ the Church Cathedral Bring a lunch (Book of Alternative Services)

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Fireweed

Community Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Experience this market throughout the summer with family and friends in the open air along the beautiful Yukon River. Be carried away by the wonderful aromas, delicious fresh foods, and unique artisans from our approximately 45 weekly vendors. https://bit.ly/3ZQkTQc

Thu Jun 22 Yukon On Screen:

Voices Across the Water 1:30 PM Yukon Theatre Locally made documentary follows two master boat builders as they practise their art and find a way back to balance and healing. Free Admission

Thu Jun 22 YWITT’s – What I Wish

I Knew 5:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn All Women and Non-Binary Home Renovators, Trades-people and those interested in what we are up to are welcome to drop by for a drink and some food.

Thu Jun 22 & 29 Prayer 7:00 PM Mountainview Church We take some time to connect with one another to praise God and pray for our church, our leadership, our city, and anything else in our heart

Fri Jun 23 The Little Mermaid Plays Nightly Yukon Theatre A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince. Tickets at the box office or online, https://shorturl.at/ptBRY

Fri Jun 23 Yukon on Screen: Polaris 5:30 PM Yukon Theatre This awardwinning made-in-the-Yukon ecoaction fantasy set in the year 2144: think Mad Max on skidoos. Free Admission

Fri Jun 23 Intro to Small Engine Mechanics 6:00 PM Yukonstruct

Makespace An intro to 4-stroke engines and participants will have the opportunity to fix their own equipment! https://shorturl.at/cioHK

Fri Jun 23 The Room 9:00 PM Yukon Theatre The singular cult classic bestworst movie ever contender makes its Yukon theatrical debut 20 years after its release. Tickets online or at the box office. https://shorturl.at/BHORZ

Sat Jun 24 Yukon Amateur Radio Association Coffee Discussion

Group 8:45 AM A&W

Restaurant Hams from outside the Yukon and those interested are welcome to join us in this casual event.

Sat Jun 24 Cribbage - Members and Signed in Guests 2:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Masks are mandatory. Members must have a valid 2021 membership and they may sign in 2 guests MAX.

Sat Jun 24 Solstice Saint-Jean 3:00

PM S.S Klondike Fun for the whole family! Marie-Hélène Comeau will be hosting workshop, exhibition to Jean Paul Rioelle created by Franco-Yukon Community, followed by rhythm of songs with Étienne Fletcher, Beau Nectar and Soir de Semaine

Sat Jun 24 F.A.N.S Challenge 7:00

PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Come down and test your knowledge. Everyone is welcome, members/nonmembers. Trivia is done by using your electronic device. Starts at 715m

Sun Jun 25 & Jul 2 Mountainview Church Sunday Service 9:30 AM Church In The Building 9:30 AM, 11AM or Church At Home 7 AM, 9:30 AM, 11 AM Mountainviewwhitehorse.

ca/Watch

Sun Jun 25 & Jul 2 Clothing Room

10:00 AM Whitehorse Church of the Nazarene Free of charge to anyone and everyone

Sun Jun 25 & Jul 2 Whitehorse United Church Worship Service 10:30 AM a caring community of faith, based on a foundation of Biblical teaching and spiritual truth

Sun Jun 25 & Jul 2 Secondhand

Clothing Bizarre 2:00 PM Whitehorse Seventh-Day Adventist Church Clean clothes needed and donations accepted if in good condition. Please call before dropping clothes off and for more info 6333463.

Sun Jun 25 & Jul 2 Sunday

Gatherings 3:00 PM The Northern Collective Church

Mon Jun 26 & Jul 3 Euchre - For Members and Signed in Guests

6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch

254 Euchre a trick-taking card game for four players, two on each team, As a member you

Mon Jun 26 Association francoyukonnaise 41st AGM 5:00 PM Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) If you are interested in becoming more involved within the French community in Yukon join by membership. Dinner and door prizes will be drawn during the evening.

https://shorturl.at/kBQV8

Mon Jun 26 FOWL Friend of Whitehorse & Yukon Libraries June Meeting 6:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library https://shorturl.at/jsZ23

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Men’s Community Group Mountainview Church 5:30 PM We start with a meal and fellowship, then work through a biblical study, and take time to pray for one another, and for shared requests.

Tue Jun 27 Women Directing Fiction

– Exploring the Creative Process with Naomi Mark 5:30 PM A free evening workshop where you will be invited into the creative process from script to screen using Naomi’s latest unreleased short film, Lucky Baby, as a case study. To register email naomi@midnightlight.ca

Tue Jun 27 BYTE Empowering

Youth AGM & Anniversary Party

5:30 PM Shipyards Park Following our Annual General Meeting we’ll be hosting our quarter-century bash. All are welcome to attend. We will have cake, games, and a chance for you to share your BYTE stories with us as part of our 25th Anniversary celebrations. https://shorturl.at/eqAPV

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Weekly

Shuffleboard Tournament 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 For members and signed in guests. A double knockout style competition and games are limited to 6 ends or 15 minutes

Tue Jun 27 & Jul 4 Chess Club 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

Love Chess? Want to learn? Looking for Competition? Join us!

Tue Jun 27 Metal Shop Orientation

6:30 PM Yukonstruct Makespace Participants will each get hands on practice with some of the machines. For new Yukonstruct members. https://shorturl.at/vHN27

Tue Jun 27 10 Card Crib 6:30 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 https://bit.ly/3oWjB5W

Wed Jun 28 Sport Yukon AGM

5:30 PM Sport Yukon Sport Yukon Annual General Meeting This is a great opportunity to participate in the direction of Sport Yukon

Wed Jun 28 Yukonstruct AGM 2023

5:00 PM Yukonstruct Makespace Hear from our Board of Directors and staff team on Yukonstruct’s last year, and our vision forward. Light refreshments. Join us for a BBQ in the loading bay after the AGM. https:// shorturl.at/vABDY

Wed Jun 28 Sheep Hunting Clinic

6:00 PM Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre The intent of this course is to build a culture of knowledge-sharing to help keep our hunting community and sheep healthy. ALL experience levels of sheep hunters are welcome and encouraged to attend. https:// shorturl.at/dCDIL

Thu Jun 29 – Jul 5 Adäka Cultural Festival Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre 2023 festival will celebrate the unity of the Northern Dene Nations and Yukon First Nations as they come together to honour their cultures through art, music, stories, language, history, and more. https://adakafestival.ca/festival

Thu Jun 29 Repair Cafe 6:00 PM

Yukonstruct Makespace Bring it in and see if it is fixable using soldering irons, multimeters, and other tools. This easy introduction to electronics and small home appliance repair is a useful evening of DIY learning that you can take home.

Fri Jun 30 Potluck Food Club 2:30

PM Yukonstruct Makespace The Potluck Food Club’s goal is to provide Yukoners with local, organic, and sustainable food that is sourced as close to home as possible. https:// shorturl.at/loCW0

Fri Jun 30 – Jul 13 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Plays Nightly Yukon Theatre Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artefact that can change the course of history. https://shorturl. at/oJL07

Fri Jun 30 Beginner SewingHome Projects 5:30 PM The Mini Makerspace Continue your sewing journey with some home-based projects like oven mitts, throw pillows, and more! Register online. Register online. https://bit.ly/3KWOfs5

Sat Jul 1 Canada Day Celebrations

Various Locations Whitehorse Starting with a Parade to end at Shipyards park for festivities, food, and fun for the whole family.

KIDS & FAMILIES

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays

LAB Drop-In 12:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale For grades 8+, make beats, write, eat food.

Mondays Drop-In 9:00 AM Polarettes

Gymnastics Gym Open to all ages –Children, youth, and teens must be accompanied by an adult.

Mondays Whitehorse Go Club 6:00 PM A&W

Tuesdays Free Super Smash Bros. 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe All skill levels welcome! Please bring your own controller, and if you have a Nintendo Switch and/or Gamecube controller adapter please bring them so that we can have multiple setups.

Wednesdays Warhammer

Wednesdays - Age of Sigmar 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe

Thursdays Until June 8 Drop-in

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game for Teens 3:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library Open to ages 11-17 to our free drop-in Pathfinder Roleplaying Game program! No experience necessary, supplies and snacks provided.

Thursdays Kill Team Thursdays 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe 6685750 Units can be drawn from both the core book, elite book, Kill team annual and white dwarf.

Fridays Standard Format - Magic: The Gathering 6:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Legal sets = Ixalan, Rivals of Ixalan, Dominaria, Core Set 2019, Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegiance.Banned Cards = Rampaging Ferocidon

Saturdays Pokemon Saturdays 12:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Call 668-5750 for more info.

Saturdays Drop-In 3:00 PM

Polarettes Gymnastics Club enjoy the gym as a giant indoor play space. A great place to practise skills or just play and explore! Open gym is for members only.

Thu Jun 22 – Sun Jun 25 Disney’s Beauty and the Beast 7:00 PM

Yukon Arts Centre Yukon Theatre for Young People is proud to present this fully licensed presentation, Featuring Yukon artists between the ages of 9-18, you will step into the enchanted world of this Broadway classic. Tickets online or at the box office http://www.yukontickets.com

Fri Jun 23 Moms & Kids Summer Rec Program 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Weekly fun activities indoors & afield, includes a healthy lunch. For ages 5-8, moms & caregivers to join in. Email summerrec@vfwomenscentre.com for more info. https://shorturl.at/dlnpL

Fri Jun 23 All Ages Roller Disco

7:00 PM Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre Get your boogie on at this roller disco with DJ Toddelicious spinning vinyl all night long! Rentals available on a first come first served basis! Cover charge at the door - All ages event. https://bit.ly/3zJiBrv

Sat Jun 24 & Sun Jun 25 Disney’s Beauty and the Beast 2:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Yukon Theatre for Young People is proud to present this fully licensed presentation, Featuring Yukon artists between the ages of 9-18, you will step into the enchanted world of this Broadway classic. Tickets online or at the box office http://www.yukontickets.com

ONLINE EVENTS

Wednesdays Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00 AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken your body and focus the mind. We will follow one sequence until you are able to find yourself in the flow, before moving on. Unfold to your own nature: do what feels good, soak in the good vibes, and watch this beautiful practice transform you. Kundalini has a powerful effect on the endocrine system, improving lymph drainage, hormonal balance, and mood.

Wednesdays Yoga Wake up Flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community around that practice! https://www. rootedtreemassage.com/book-online.

Fridays Yoga Wake up Flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community

Fridays AA Yukon Unity Group 1:30 PM Online For Zoom Room address Contact 334-7693

Saturdays AA Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM Online For Zoom Room address call 334-7693.you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community around that practice! https://www. rootedtreemassage.com/book-online

Mondays Yoga Wake up Flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help Tuesdays Restorative Online Healing Circles 7:30 PM Online Check-in, Q&A, connect and feel the results. No experience necessary. Register online, or call 335-0078 or email alison@alisonzeidler.com for more info.

Tuesdays Mental Health Awareness and Support Online it is essential that people build capacity to support those with mental health concerns. https://bit.ly/3GTz6T5 https://us02web.zoom. us/meeting/register/ tZIpdmvrTwpHNUG1Hqq0cV87HVT RByHff5U

THE DELTA RAMBLER

TAKING YOUR FRIENDS DOWN A NOTCH

Dennis gets called on his fibs

Everyone needs a friend who can bring them down a notch or two when they get too far up on their high horses. I’m pretty damned lucky to have had one myself. His name was Lawrence “Lonely” Loreen and we grew up together in Inuvik. He was just a tad younger than me and that gave me a little authority, but it didn’t help much. A little aside, if you’re wondering; Lonely got his nickname because he was a bit of a loner at times. We grew up together in Inuvik. There was a group of us who formed a core friendship, which remains to this day. Out of us all, Lawrence was the only one to graduate. The rest of us didn’t have the discipline that high school demanded and ended up having to “go in the bush,” as it was called, and try to scrape a living off the land.

I already had a gift of the

gab and was half-ass decent on a guitar, and I liked to entertain people. My older brother and sisters were making a name for themselves as an RCMP officer and as CBC hosts, respectively, and I tried to keep up the family image. After a couple of beers, I became an expert on everything and would often try bullshit my way out of whatever scrape I found myself in.

I remember, one time in the bar, my friends asked me what the difference was between the New Testament of the Bible and the Old Testament. I made up some hogwash about the New Testament being written after the Second World War and that’s why it’s called the New Testament. Lonely looked at me and shook his head as he lifted a long neck up to his mouth. “Stupid,” he said, then took a good long pull.

“The old testament is the basis of the Jewish faith, and the New Testament is what Christians believe to be the manifestation of the Old Testament. If you don’t know what you’re talking about, then don’t talk about it.” He snorted.

“Well, that’s what I heard,” I shot back in defence.

“Well, I heard that the moon is made of cheese, but doesn’t make it true, does it?” The whole table burst into laughter.

Another time, a few of us went goose hunting in the fall. A flying goose is not an easy target. You have to lead the goose by about five feet to give the buckshot enough time to hit the goose. I couldn’t figure out my timing and went through three boxes of shotgun shells and ended up getting only one goose. But in the bar, it was a totally different story. I was sitting with a bunch of boys from out of town, and bullshit was flying like flocks of geese. I was knocking two geese down with one shot. I was making impossibly long shots. I was shooting from the hip and knocking geese out of the air. I was on a roll when Lonely walked in. Lonely stood over me as I took a swig of my beer. “You couldn’t hit a (expletive) goose if it walked up and shook your hand. Quit buying him beer, he’s only gonna get worse,” he said as he walked away.

After the ice went out in May, we’d go shooting muskrats after school and on the weekends. By then my shooting improved and I could usually keep up with the other crack shots. When we hit town, we’d split our catch and head home. But instead of skinning my muskrats, like my friends had to do, I gave them to my mom who would skin them for me. I tried skinning a muskrat once. You have to take the entire hide off as one piece, like pulling a parka off. But instead of ending up with one piece, I had six. So my “rat skinning” left something to be desired.

The annual spring Muskrat Jamboree was happening and I was standing with a bunch of pretty nurses who just got into town and was telling them about the significance of the muskrat to the people of the Delta, and about the history of the jamboree. Then they announced the muskrat-skinning contest and one of the nurses got excited. “Oh, Dennis, you should join. We want to watch how good you are.”

I didn’t want to embarrass myself so I made up some lame excuse about injuring my wrist playing pool. Just as I turned, I noticed Lonely was within earshot. He said (and I’m thankful for this to this day) under his breath, “You never skinned a (expletive) rat in your life.” Then he walked up and signed up for the contest. Lonely came in a respectable third to two of the most skilled trappers. The nurses abandoned me immediately after to take photos with Lonely. When I was slinking away, he said, “Bullshit contest next. Better sign up,” as he was walking away with those nurses. Lonely is gone now, but I think of him every time I run into a group of tourists or if someone asks me about hunting, or if a group of pretty women want to know something about our way of life. In Lonely’s honour, I always preface with, “Some of my stories are true, but a lot of them aren’t.” So there you go. I wish you a “Lonely” in your life. We all need to be kept in check by someone. n

Dennis Allen is an award-winning filmmaker, forlorn songwriter and hopeless storyteller. He’s the only guy he knows who’s never seen the Stones.

Cousins Pat, Bean and Lonely

PHOTOS: Dennis Allen

Lawrence “Lonely” Loreen at Baby Island Whale Camp with his cousin and whaling captain, Dez Loreen

Lawrence “Lonely” Loreen. The only man who can take Dennis Allen down a notch

THEY’VE MOVED TO WHITEHORSE

In 1974, we abandoned Calgary for a new life in Whitehorse with Henry the ‘51 Ford pickem’-up, a homemade camper, a crap no-name trailer, a 70 Dodge Dart named The Prairie Chicken, and a fourmonth-old baby boy named Kiyoshi

Oh yeah. And no jobs. We did have enough savings to survive for two months, and my mum loaned us enough for one more.

This was no idyllic sightseeing trip. The first issue was an engine mount that came loose. We wondered what the saw-like noise was on left-hand curves. Apparently, the engine was moving just enough for the fan to start chewing the radiator hose. No leaks, but what to do about the motor mount? Memory is a little vague on this point. After all, it was almost 50 years ago. I think I must have scared up a shim or two.

A few miles short of Prophet River, the trailer axle broke. Just broke in the middle. Rust. Painted-over rust.

I jacked the trailer up onto some firewood stumps and dropped the axle. A good samaritan from Washington came by with a pickup and hauled the axle to Fort Nelson for us. We followed in our vehicles and overnighted in a motel. I got the axle welded up and headed back for the rest of my trailer.

It was GONE! The trailer with all our worldly goods!

I finally found it at the Prophet River 66 station, with the fenders knocked off. “Oh, we were doing you a favour getting it off the highway,” was the line. I did not thank the bastards. I put it all back together with help neither offered nor solicited.

I will always wonder what the RCMP said to them, if they said anything. And yes, I did report it.

Anyway, on to the next crisis: one of the spring hangers pulled out of the rust-rotten frame on that goddamn trailer. As I recall, this was on the downhill side of Steamboat. I found my solution in the ditch. It was a foot-long stub of a road signpost—the kind that has holes every two inches.

One of the things I had in my toolbox (boy, is that gilding the lily! More like a junk box.) was a hacksaw. I was able to cut the stub in half and sandwich the spring hanger to the frame with a couple of bolts and reamed-out holes in the frame.

I’m still in awe of the fact that it held all the rest of the

way to Whitehorse.

Henry lasted several more years. Later that winter of ’74–’75, he dragged a ’67 International 4x4 whose differentials were frozen, its tires dragging, until everything let loose and it finally started. All thanks to a Chevy 283, a truck four-speed and tire chains. BTW, in the summers, Henry could also blow your doors off on the Two Mile Hill. Sold him twice and only bought him back once.

I miss him.

But this isn’t all about a truck, in spite of the fact that he taught me a lot about mechanics.

Eventually, we arrived in Whitehorse and stayed with a couple of friends, one of whom worked for CP Air. Through him, we found a rental house owned by another CP Air guy, and within a month, I was hired on as a ramp monkey with CP Air.

Also within a month, Lillian got a job with the Whitehorse YWCA and worked for a woman who became a lifelong friend.

Oh, oh! Daycare. Hard to find in those days and all but impossible to find for an infant.

New neighbours to the rescue! A woman in the next block took care of Kiyoshi. Her three young daughters doted on him. I think they saw him as a live doll. Or perhaps their own baby boy. Or maybe their baby brother. In any case he was given such good care and attention that I’m surprised they let us bring him home at the end of the day.

A year later we got a pass on CP Air and took the family to Japan for 20 bucks!

A new life in Whitehorse. No kidding! n

PHOTOS: Carl Maguire

Old guy best remembered for taking a school bus through the McDonald’s Drive Thru, in about 1987, and ordering 52 chocolate shakes.

Lillian Nakamura-Maguire and Henry

The Alaska Highway

Carl doing repairs along the way Henry and The Prairie Chicken

LINEUP 2023

MAY 29 - JULY 7, 2023

Celebrating 27 Years

LIVE performances & visual art demonstrations @LEPAGE PARK

SHOWTIMES:

MON-FRI 12-1PM & WED 7-8PM

KID FOCUSED

PERFORMANCES: WED 12-1PM

PLUS Music at the Market FIREWEED MARKET IN SHIPYARDS PARK THURS 5-6PM

WEEK 5

JUNE 26 - JUNE 30

ALMON JUNE 26 – FRASER

CANYON & PATRICK JACOBSON

TUES JUNE 27 – MARCO

CLAVERIA

WED JUNE 28– NÎKWATIN SÎPIY BY MICHAELA WASHBURN, CARRIE COSTELLO, AND JOELLE PETERS.

PART OF GWAANDAK THEATRE’S INDIGENOUS SUMMER PLAY READINGS. RECOMMENDED FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN AGE 5+.

WED JUNE 28 – GARBAGEMAN @7PM

THUR JUNE 29 – KATE WEEKES

FRI JUNE 30 – SOIR DE SEMAINE PLUS! PUPPETS WITH NAKAI THEATRE AND SUSIE ANNE BARTSCH!

W: musicyukon.com/artsinthepark/

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assemblée générale annuelle de l’AFY

Lundi 26 juin

Centre de la francophonie

Accueil et bu et - 17 h

Réunion d'a aire

17 h 45 à 20 h 30

Prix de présence

AGA2023 .afy.ca

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture Dawson City, YT

Solstice St. Jean with New Hermitage & Beau Nectar in partnership with Association franco-yukonnaise & Jazz Yukon

Friday, June 23, doors @ 7:30pm

Annual General Meeting

Monday, June 26, 5:30pm

Confluence by Raven Spirit Dance & a special guest performance: nehiyawewin by Sandra Lamouche

Contemporary dance

Friday, June 30, doors @ 6:30pm

Tel: (867) 993-5005

Email: kiac@kiac.ca

Website: www.kiac.ca

Youth Drop-In Centre

Recreational program for teen-years youth

When: Tuesday to Friday 3pm to 9 pm & Sat 1-9 pm

Ages: 12-18 years old

AGM 2023

5:00pm - 7:30pm

Open Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Please see Yukonstruct.com for more info!

Open House

July 28 at the Old Fire Hall

50 years and celebrating

Annie Avery and Keitha Clark entertaining

Door Prizes

EVERYONE WELCOME

YUKON THEATRE IS CLOSED: JUNE 24-29TH

Do you have a fear of PUBLIC SPEAKING?

Would you like to improve your public speaking skills, build confidence and hone your listening skills?

ü Feel free to attend with no obligation, any Toastmaster (TM) meeting.

ü You can attend 3 meetings as a guest while deciding to join.

ü You can just show up at a meeting before we begin (11:55am).

MORNING PROGRAMS 10-11am

Monday: Baby Sign 0-24 months

Tuesday: Power of Painting All Ages

Wednesday: Construction Zone All Ages

Thursday: Reserved for group use Closed to the public

Friday: Hooked on Stories All Ages

For more info: See Facebook page for schedule & activities, or email Oliver: obulpitt@bcgyukon.com

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

Learning Tree Early Years Centre 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

PORCUPINE SQUAD

Mon/Tues/Wed & Fri: 9am-12pm,12:30pm-3pm Thurs: 12:30pm-3pm Sat: 10am – 2pm The FLC will be closed Dec 24 – Jan 3.

WHEN: Thursdays noon to 1pm (meet at 11:50 to noon at door)

WHERE : Northwestel bldg, Lambert St & 3rd Ave (blue coloured door around back side)

QUESTIONS: herbeeking(at)hotmail.com GUESTS WELCOME

A weekly, action-focused circle of fire + fellowship for those who identify as male. A safe + brave space for men to share their wins and challenges, dig deeper into what’s really holding you back, have honest conversations, set goals and be accountable.

Call/text Michael at 867-332-4722 or email: mjvernon@gmail.com arkabrotherhood.com

COMMUNITY J.V. Clark School Career Fair in Mayo

On Thursday, May 11, members of the Victoria Gold team participated in the J.V. Clark School Career Fair in the Village of Mayo.

This event facilitates a positive space for students to explore job opportunities and learn more about rewarding career possibilities.

“Victoria Gold really enjoys being a part of the J.V. Clark School Career Fair,” says Victoria Gold Community Liaison Michelle Dawson-Beattie. “Not only can students talk with potential employers like us about what makes an ideal employee for specific positions, it also provides a supportive and healthy social environment to connect with peers who may also be fellow job seekers.”

In addition to Dawson-Beattie, the Victoria Gold team included: Lezley McAlister, Environmental Technician; Cascia Krolczyk, Human Resources Coordinator; Megan Gent, Mine EIT, Technical Services; Jason Tull, Planner, Site Services; Brian Ryckman, Mine Training Supervisor, Mine Operations; and, Joel Poirier, Supervisor, Process.

In addition to information about current job postings at the Eagle Gold Mine, Victoria Gold hosted an environmental demonstration with water samples and o ered two door prizes at the Company’s career fair booth. The winners were Rylie Genier and Quinn Morgan.

Victoria Gold is committed to Yukoners At Work. As of December 31, 2022, 38 per cent of the Company’s workforce was local and $17.38 million went directly to Yukon employees at the Eagle Gold Mine and within Victoria Gold’s Corporate operations. The majority of mine site employees work on a two-week shift rotation.

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

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.

L-R: Brian Ryckman, Mine Training Supervisor, Mine Operations; Jason Tull, Planner, Site Services; Cascia Krolczyk, Human Resources Coordinator; Rylie Genier, winner of one of two Victoria Gold draw prizes; Megan Gent, Mine EIT, Technical Services; Lezley McAlister, Environmental Technician; and, Joel Poirier, Supervisor, Process at the J.V. Clark School Career Fair in Mayo.

Draw prize winner Quinn Morgan with her Victoria Gold backpack.