What's Up Yukon, May 8, 2024

POSTCARDS

Welcoming The Return Of Bees

With April drawing to a close, the sounds of spring are in full force around us now. The migratory birds are back to fill the long daylight hours with their sweet melodies; the dripping sound of snow and ice melting is almost a memory; thick sheets of frozen lake water will soon noisily break up and gradually move down river; and the drumming of grouse once again fills the boreal forest. These sounds we’ve waited so long to hear are undeniable signs that winter is finally behind us. The buzzing of bees is another.

The Yukon is home to an astonishing 28 species of bumblebees, which is over half of Canada’s native bumblebee species ( whitehorse.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Bumble-Bee-FactSheet-Evan-Howells.pdf). It’s estimated that about one-quarter of North American bumblebees are facing some degree of extinction risk, but thankfully they’re not yet at risk here in the Yukon. Long before there are any flowers blooming, northern bees are out and about and enjoying the willows and other early pollenproducing plants. The queen bee survives the winter underground, hibernating for many, many months—the only remaining part of her previous year’s colony.

Along with native bumblebees and solitary bees, the Yukon is also home to honeybees. Being a beekeeper in the Yukon comes with a unique set of challenges, but it also comes with great rewards. To get a glimpse into the experiences of Yukon beekeepers, check out Yukon beekeeper Etienne Tardif’s YouTube channel (youtube. com/@etiennetardif6552), and filmmaker Naomi Mark’s beautiful documentary, How To Bee (howtobee.ca). Both Tardiff and Mark

The buzzing of bees in spring is a sure sign that winter is over

were also interviewed on the Beekeeping Today Podcast.

The return of the bees marks the beginning of this fertile and abundant time of year in the North, but without them there are many northern foods we wouldn’t have. For example, cranberries, haskaps, saskatoons, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries all greatly benefit from insect pollination—especially from bees. In fact, according to the United Nations, more than 75 per cent of the world’s food crops and 35 per cent of global agricultural land rely on pollinators. They are an important part of maintaining world food security, as well as biodiversity. Watermelon, squash, pumpkins, almonds, apples, cucumbers and zucchini, for example, would produce very little or possibly nothing if there were no bees around.

There is a growing attempt, around the world, to raise awareness about the importance of bees and how to help them. Climate change, loss of habitat, pesticides, pollution, monocultures and disease are causing bee

populations to decline at alarming rates. It is because of this that the UN designated May 20 as World Bee Day; and, in June, pollinators, in general, are celebrated in what is known as National Pollinator Week (this year it runs from June 17 to 23), which was originally initiated and managed by Pollinator Partnership.

This gardening season, keep bees and other pollinators in mind when you’re choosing what you want to plant. To create a beefriendly landscape around your home, plant a diversity of native flowers that bloom during different parts of the spring, summer and fall. Goldenrod, fireweed, dandelion, locoweed, asters, bluebells, jacob’s ladder, arnica, sweetvetch, pasqueflower, larkspur and columbine are all loved by bees, even though some might consider them weeds.

Avoid using pesticides and herbicides in your garden, put out some clean water in a shallow dish for the bees to drink on hot and dry days, and leave overwintering cont’d on page 3 ...

from MAY 13 to MAY 17

We encourage all Yukoners to learn more about mining and mineral exploration, as it is a major economic driver of the Yukon’s private sector. Mining provides jobs for our families, friends, and neighbours. It spurs many spin-o industries and jobs and contributes to the quality of life we enjoy.

As we transition to more environmentally friendly technologies, critical minerals will play a big role in that transition. The Yukon is ready to do our part to fill this emerging need.

YUKON MINING and GEOLOGY WEEK runs

Jessica Surber is a writer who loves being in the mountains and working with plants. She divides her time between Peru and the Yukon.

PHOTO: Pixabay

Beeswax and

Why Not Give Beeswax a

BResources

• If you’re interested in doing some of your own beekeeping here in the Yukon, check out the North of 60 Beekeeping website (northof60beekeeping.com), as well as their Facebook page.

• For beekeeping equipment, etc., stop by Behind The Barn at 91810 Alaska Highway, or browse their website (behindthebarn.ca).

• To hear a bit more about keeping bees in the North, check out the Beekeeping Today Podcast and their interview with Etienne Tardiff

• ( beekeepingtodaypodcast.com/overwintering-bees-experiences-of-a-yukon-beekeeperetienne-tardif-s5-e31).

• As well as their interview with Naomi Mark: (beekeepingtodaypodcast.com/videos/howto-bee-talking-with-movie-writer-directorand-co-star-naomi-mark-s2-e13).

• Check out World Bee Day, May 20 (un.org/ en/observances/bee-day).

• Watch for Pollinator Week in Canada, June 17 to 23 (pollinatorpartnership.ca/en/pollinator-week-canada).

eeswax is a natural, eco-friendly and incredibly versatile material. It has a long history of being used by humans. Obviously, it’s used in candles: beeswax candles are popular because they burn brighter and longer and they do not release harmful chemicals into the air. They actually emit negative ions, helping to purify the air. However, beeswax has also had so many other applications. Among them: as an ancient form of dental filling, as an ingredient in skin care and cosmetics, as a coating for cheese, as a binder in encaustic paint, as the material for the mouthpieces of didgeridoos, as the joint filler in the slate bed of pool and billiard tables, as furniture polish, as moustache wax—and even to prevent tools from rusting.

One use of beeswax that is growing in popularity, these days, is as a way to cut down on plastic use—specifically, plastic wrap. Beeswax wraps, made by coating fabric with beeswax (and possibly some pine resin, to make it more sticky; and coconut or jojoba oil, to prevent the wax from cracking), are a perfect, reusable alternative to keep food fresh. Beeswax is biodegradable, compostable, more breathable than plastic and even has antimicrobial properties.

Making your own beeswax wraps is relatively easy and can not only help the environment but also help save you money in the long run.

You can choose the fabric you want and even make customizable shapes and sizes specific to your needs. To clean, just use a bit of mild eco-friendly soap and cold water, then leave them to dry.

Beeswax can be bought in sheets, pellets and blocks, or you can also use leftovers from beeswax candles. Be sure to buy pure beeswax that has been produced through sustainable apiary methods and has no additives such as paraffin.

You can melt the wax first and paint it onto your chosen fabric with a brush, place your fabric on a cookie sheet with grated beeswax on top and let it melt in the oven, or put your fabric and beeswax between two sheets of parchment paper and use an iron to evenly melt the beeswax.

If you cut your fabric with pinking shears first, it will help prevent fraying. There are many “recipes” and tutorials online on how to make beeswax wraps, if you’re looking for a little more guidance. You can also use the same method to make waterproof bibs for your baby or a large drop cloth for under a baby’s or a toddler’s high chair.

If you don’t have the time to make your own, you can buy beeswax wraps at a number of local businesses: Riverside Grocery carries the Abeego Food Wrap, and The Yukon Refillery carries Goldilocks Goods.

PHOTO: Pixabay

Honeybees hard at work

PHOTO: Jessica Surber

MThe Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival Welcomes You Back

usic. Mountains. Magic. The tagline of Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival (KMBF) is all of what three-day Haines Junction bluegrass extravaganza promises. Taking place this summer from June 7 to 9, the festival will see some of the top names in the bluegrass genre travelling up to the Yukon to deliver an unforgettable experience to both themselves and audiences.

“The artists love to come and play here,” said artistic director James Faulkner. “It really allows us to punch above our weight in terms of getting the top people to come. We really can’t afford to pay them what they would normally get, but we offer some nice perks on the side.”

This year’s KMBF lineup features Verana, Pharis and Jason Romero, Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, The Lonesome Ace Stringband, Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, and the Darren Nicholson Band, joined by local and area acts Bob and the Barnburners, Ella Korth, Relative Harmony, Sour Do Re Mi, Treble Makers and Wolf Creek.

“I think most kinds of music are better live,” said KMBF board president Mark Nelson, who fell in love with the musical style upon moving to the Yukon and seeing the festival for himself. “But with bluegrass, in particular, the amazing musical ability of the musician, you really get to see it.

“When you see someone go into a ripping mandolin solo or something like that and you actually get to watch it, it steps it up a level. It’s impressive enough on the record, but even better live.”

Nelson goes on to call bluegrass the “punk rock of country music,” saying that the hard-driving nature and attitude of the genre is able to come through live and

provide a different experience to audiences than only listening to the music would.

It’s hard for both Nelson and Faulkner to quite pin down what they’re most excited for, since the whole weekend will be packed with a diverse and eclectic collection of performances, workshops and events, and Nelson makes sure to note that there is something for everyone in the lineup, since the bluegrass encompasses many different sounds.

“You’ll find something you love no matter what your style is,” he said. “There are a lot of different flavours in this festival for people to choose from.”

KMBF has been going on since 2003, starting, as Faulkner explained, as essentially a pipe dream that nobody would have seen and still going on over two decades later. Faulkner himself was in a bluegrass band called Disturbing the Peace, and the enthusiasm he and his bandmates saw from audiences gave them the idea to start a festival, though Faulkner said it’s amazing they pulled it off.

“There were some rocks in the road, like COVID, of course, and there was one year where there was a forest fire threatening Haines Junction just at the festival time,” Faulkner said. “There have been some ups and downs, but generally it’s been quite successful.”

Year after year, the festival continues to draw out enthusiastic crowds, something Faulkner credits to the vast appreciation for the arts, in general, among Yukoners, many of whom are musicians and artists themselves. Nelson agrees, adding that a festival taking place in the wilderness of the Yukon is a unique experience you won’t get just anywhere.

“The tagline being ‘Music. Mountains. Magic.’—the high-caliber musicians and the setting you get to go spend a weekend hanging out and walking out looking at the Saint Elias Mountains, every day, it’s a pretty stunning combo,” he said. “It’s hard to turn that down.”

Both Faulkner and Nelson make sure to acknowledge the commitment of their team, each saying that all aspects of the festival come together as a team effort, from the booking of bands and arranging flights and accommodations, to the rigging of sound equipment.

“It’s just a huge package of things that need to be done,” said Faulkner.

To learn more about KMBF and this year’s lineup, as well as to get information on the schedule, history, sponsors and volunteer opportunities and to purchase tickets, visit yukonbluegrass.com

With most plans in place for this year, the KMBF team are excitedly discussing ideas for future editions and getting ready for a packed weekend of live music and community.

“The whole experience is just a highlight for me,” said Faulkner. ■

BRAEBURN LAKE SUMMER CAMP

On the shores of beautiful Braeburn Lake (100km north of Whitehorse)

YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP (AGES 13-16)

Sunday, June 23 (4pm) to Friday, June 28 (3pm)

PEEWEE/JUNIOR 1 (AGES 6-11)

Monday, July 1 (4pm) to Thursday, July 4 (6pm)

PEEWEE/JUNIOR 2 (AGES 6-11)

Sunday, July 7 (4pm) to Thursday, July 11 (6pm)

JUNIOR/TEEN CAMP (AGES 9-14) Sunday, July 14 (4pm) to Friday, July 19 (3pm)

with Manus Hopkins

PHOTO: James Faulkner

The Slocan Ramblers perform at the Grand Hall

GOSPEL MEETINGS

The purpose of these meetings is to become better acquainted with the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. People of all faiths are invited to attend. Please be assured there will be no requests for participation or contribution.

These meetings are at Canada Games Centre

Sunday May 5

4:45 - 5:45 pm Wednesday May 1 & 15 7:30 - 8:30 pm

For further information, please call: Harvey (604) 346-9592 Wayne (306) 209-2783

Help Shape Yukon’s Future

Get on Board!

Consider serving on one of the following boards and committees:

■ Physiotherapists Advisory Committee

■ LPN Advisory Committee

■ Licensed Practical Nurses Discipline Panel

■ Registered Psychiatric Nurses Advisory Committee

■ Midwifery Advisory Committee

■ Pharmacy Advisory Committee

■ Building Standards Board

■ Municipal Board

■ Lottery Appeal Board

■ Employment Standards Board

Deadline: Until Filled

Contact: Kimberly Widdis, 867-332-6019, boards.cs@yukon.ca

■ Dawson District Renewable Resources Council

Deadline: June 1, 2024

■ Alsek Renewable Resources Council

Deadline: July1, 2024

■ Carcross Tagish Renewable Resources Council

■ Dän Keyi Renewable Resources Council

■ Mayo District Renewable Resources Council

■ North Yukon Renewable Resources Council

■ Concession and Compensation Review Board

Deadline: until lled

Contact: email env.ia@yukon.ca or phone 867-667-5336

■ Crime Prevention and Victim Services Trust Board of Trustees

(nominated by a Yukon First Nation)

■ Judicial Council

(nominated by a Yukon First Nation)

■ Yukon Review Board

(a psychiatrist or mental health professional entitled to practice medicine or psychology)

■ Yukon Utilities Board

■ Law Foundation Board of Directors (Yukon)

■ Law Society of Yukon – Complaint Dismissal Review Committee

■ Law Society of Yukon – Discipline Committee

Deadline: until lled

■ Corrections Community Advisory Board

(no employees of Whitehorse Correctional Centre, criminal records check required)

Deadline: June 28, 2024

Contact: carla.braun@yukon.ca or phone 867-667-5959.

■ Yukon Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees

■ Social Assistance Review Committee

Deadline: Until Filled

Contact: Vickie Cameron 332-9214

■ Yukon Arts Advisory Council

■ Yukon Arts Centre Corporation Board

Deadline: June 1, 2024

Contact: Suki.Wellman@yukon.ca

For application forms and more information visit yukon.ca/en/find-board-committee or call toll-free 1-800-661-0408

Application packages can be emailed to boards.committees@yukon.ca

ATLIN

EVENTS COMMUNITY EVENTS

Sun May 19 Family BBQ Patio Party 5:00

PM Atlin Recreation Centre Family friendly BBQ hosted outside on the patio. Burgers, hotdogs and a variety of sides included!

Sundays

St. Martins Anglican Church Sunday Service 10:00 AM St. Martins Anglican Church 10:00 AM Everyone is welcome. Atlin Christian Assembly 11:00 AM St. Atlin Christian Centre 10:00 AM Everyone is welcome.

Mondays

Caregiver & Tot Drop-in 10:00 AM Atlin Recreation Centre This is an unstructured hour for You and your Littles to get social and run wild. This IS NOT a drop off, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Call or email 993-4102 atlinarc. coordinator@gmail.com for more info.

YUKON COMMUNITIES:

Wednesdays AA 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. Online users’ sign in info: yukonbcdistrict52@gmail.com

BURWASH LANDING

BEAVER CREEK

CARCROSS

Thu May 9 Author Reading: Margaret Macpherson 4:00 PM Isabelle Pringle Library A live reading in Carcross with Margaret Macpherson, author of Tracking the Caribou Queen. Light refreshments will be served.

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

First Friday of the month Mother Goose Group 11:00 AM Haa Shagóon Hídi (Our Ancestors House) Carcross/Tagish Learning Centre Learn stories, songs, and rhymes, lunch provided. Suitable for babies and children 5 and under. Please bring along a water bottle and blanket to sit on. To register, call 332-2389. https:// whatsupyukon.events/jwf Thursdays Yoga with Jess Ghùch Tlâ Community School Beginners welcome, all equipment provided. Dropin, Free admission! For more info email yogajessyukon@gmail.com.

CARMACKS

First & Third Tuesdays of Every Month

Carmacks Regular Council Meeting 7:00 PM Carmacks Municipal Building

DAWSON CITY Fri May 10 Gerties Opening Night 7:00

PM Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall Canada’s First Casino opens its doors for the summer season. Come take in the first cancan shows of the year. It’s going to be a packed house, so get here early to make sure you catch all the action! https:// dawsoncity.ca/event/gerties-opening-night/ Fri May 17 2024 Dawson City International Gold Show 10:00 AM Dawson City, YT An opportunity for people to do business and get ready for the summer, old friends meet up after a long winter and new friendships are developed in a relaxed and social atmosphere. https:// www.dawsoncitychamberofcommerce.ca/

MONTHLY

Last coffee house of the season May 4 to resume in the fall of 2024.

Weekly

Mondays

Handbuilding Pottery Drop-in 6:30-9pm

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.

Ecumenical Mothers’ prayers gathering 7pm St Paul’s Anglican Church Tuesdays

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.

Hand-Building Pottery Drop-In 6:30 PM

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC)

Self-guided group studio time for those with some experience with pottery. Newcomers are welcome, little instruction is provided.

Wednesdays

QYS Drop-in 1:00 PM DCMF Office

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.

Screen Printing Drop-in 6:00 PM

Klondike Institute of Art & Culture KIAC Classroom (enter via backdoor) Self-guided group studio time for those who have some knowledge and experience with screen printing.

CFYT Trivia Night The Drunken Goat Fun filled night of Trivia. Every other Wednesday. A variety of trivia categories! Come with your team or join a team when you arrive!

Thursdays

CDC Toddler Program 10:00 AM Klondike Institute of Arts & Culture KIAC Free dropIn for kids 5 & under with parent/guardian Story time & free play!

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.

Fridays

Cards & Conversation 1:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1 Dawson City Free! Drop-In! No registration necessary. whatsupyukon.events/dawson-legion8336c3

Open Studio Drop-in 1:00 PM Klondike

Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Enjoy KIAC’s bright, air-conditioned space to create and focus on your artistic practice. Even better- we’ve waived the drop-in fee this day.

Saturdays

Open Studio – Drop In 1:00 PM Klondike

Institute of Art & Culture KIAC Classroom (enter via backdoor) Space to create and focus on your artistic practice.

AA North Star Group Dawson City 7:00

PM Royal Canadian Legion In person or Videoconference option available Call 867-993-5095 or 867-993-3734 for more information

Sundays

Anglican Church Service 10:30 Anglican Church Service at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Dawson City. Corner of Front and Church Streets at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Dawson City

Second and fourth Wednesday of every month 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]

Mondays Fun with Food 3:30 PM St. Elias Community School Learn new skills, share recipes and take food home! Drop-In Basketball 6:00 PM St. Elias Community School Meet in the school gym Tuesdays

Romp & Run 11:30 AM Bill Brewster Arena Drop in. Programming is for kids 4 and under and their parents/caregivers.

Tea & Bannock – Haines Junction 1:00 PM https://whatsupyukon.events/teabannock-68ab07

Men’s and women’s sewing group 1:00 PM Mun kų

BGC Game Night 3:30 PM St. Elias Community School Play, have fun, build skills and challenge your friends Wednesdays

Water Wednesdays 1:30 PM Pine Lake Come Join us every Wednesday for an afternoon of paddling in the traditional cedar dugout canoe! Da Kų Cultural Centre. Seniors and Elders Refreshments and Games 2:00 PM Haines Junction Seniors Residence Girls Club 3:20 PM St. Elias Community School Held in the art room, open to Girls and identifying as Girls from Grade 8 to 12. AA: “Yukon Unity Group” (O) 3:00 PM Haines

1st Saturday of every month Coffee House & Open Mic Night Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) 7:00 PM family-friendly open mic night at KIAC. Admission by donation with all funds raised donated to a different community group each month.

and Third

Haines

St.

For more info call 996-2043 8979962043

Tuesdays

Morning Video Workout 6:15 AM Mayo

Recreation Centre

Mayo Mornings Parent and Tot Time 10:00 AM Mayo Recreation Centre

Lunchtime Lengths 12:00 PM Mayo

Recreation Centre

Youth Archery 3:30 PM Mayo Community

Hall And Recreation Centre

Tabata Training 5:00 PM Mayo Recreation Centre

Disc Golf 7:00 PM Mayo Recreation

Centre And Recreation Centre

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

Morning Video Workout 6:15 AM Mayo

Recreation Centre

Mayo Mornings Parent and Tot Time

10:00 AM Mayo Recreation Centre

Lunchtime Lengths 12:00 PM Mayo

Recreation Centre

Teen Workout 12:00 PM J.V Clark School

Pottery Class 3:30 PM J.V Clark School

Rec Volleyball 7:00 PM Village of Mayo Pool

Thursdays

Morning Video Workout 6:15 AM Mayo

Recreation Centre

Mayo Mornings Parent and Tot Time

10:00 AM Mayo Recreation Centre

Lunchtime Lengths 12:00 PM Mayo

Recreation Centre

Elementary Soccer 3:30 PM J.V Clark School

Tabata Training 5:00 PM Mayo Recreation Centre

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

Clark School

Fridays

Morning Video Workout 6:15 AM Mayo

Recreation Centre

Mayo Mornings Parent and Tot Time

10:00 AM Mayo Recreation Centre

Lunchtime Lengths 12:00 PM Mayo

Recreation Centre

Teen Workout 12:00 PM J.V Clark School

Sundays

St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St

Mary’s Church (867)667-7746

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.

MOUNT LORNE

Sat May 18 Enchanted Walk 1:00 PM

Annie Lake Road For nature lovers who yearn to connect deeper with their environment and explore the medicine and food abundant in the wilderness. https://nomadicharvests.com/learn/ wildcrafting/#enchanted

1st Tuesday Monthly LAC Meeting Lorne Mountain Community Centre

Mondays Run Club 6:00 PM Lorne Mountain

Community Centre

Drop-In

Yoga 7:00 PM Lorne Mountain

Community Centre By donation all levels

welcome

Yoga with Jess 6:00 PM Mount Lorne

Community Centre Beginners welcome, all equipment provided. To register or for more info email yogajessyukon@gmail.com.

Tuesdays

Active Fun Fitness Class - Drop In 6:30 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre

Improve your balance, flexibility, strength and endurance in this indoor class led by Colleen Ennis. Drop in, admission by donation. Suitable for mature youth & adults. https://whatsupyukon.events/fhm

Thursdays

Community Drop In 11:00 AM Mount Lorne Community Centre Run Club 6:00 PM Mount Lorne Community Centre

OLD CROW

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

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

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

Wednesdays

Stroller Walks 10:00 AM Kih Tsal

Parent and Tots 4:00 PM Old Crow

Community Center Call 966-3015 for more info.

Adult Card Game Night 6:00 PM John Tizya Centre & Old Crow Community Centre

Sundays St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381

ROSS RIVER

Tuesdays

Sewing Night 7:00 PM The Hope Centre

Wednesdays

Family Bible Study 8:00 PM The Hope Centre

Fridays

Family Game Night- Coffee House 9:00

PM The Hope Centre

Sundays

Church Service 12:00 PM The Hope Centre

SKAGWAY ALASKA

Mondays

Live Music Red Onion Saloon 6:30 PM

Live music every Monday

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.

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 Worship 10:00 AM First

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

TAGISH

Wed May 8 Author Reading: Margaret Macpherson 1:00 PM Tagish Community LIbrary A live reading at Tagish Library with Margaret Macpherson, author of Tracking the Caribou Queen. Light refreshments will be served.

First Monday of every month Carcross

Tagish Renewable Resources Council

1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

First Monday of every month Tagish

Advisory Council 8:00 AM Tagish

Community Centre

First Tuesday of every month Tagish

Community Association 7:00 PM Tagish

Community Centre

Second Thursday of every month Tagish

Local Advisory Council 7:00 PM Tagish

Community Centre

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

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.

Coffee And Chat 2:00 PM Tagish

Community Centre

Thursdays

Carpet Bowling 10:00 AM Tagish

Community Centre

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

Tagish Local Advisory Council Meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre .

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

TESLIN

Sun May 12 Mother’s Day Brunch 9:30 AM Teslin Lake Recreation Complex Take your mom out for a nice sit-down brunch hosted by the Teslin Rec Society and Teslin Minor Hockey. For more info call Kelly 3323447

Mondays

AA: Teslin Group (O) 7:00 PM Catholic Church Rectory

Tuesdays The ‘Big 4-6’ Sports 4:00 PM Teslin

Recreation

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The Thrill Of The Seasonal (Gear) Swap

love the thrill of diving into the storage closet and pulling out the new season’s gear. I tuck winter boots and parkas into the back of “Harry Potter,” our little storage cupboard beneath the stairs. My skis get a coat of storage wax and get tucked in beside the boot bin.

Out come the stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) bins with drybags, safety gear, paddle clothes, repair kit, emergency gear, communication devices and more. I have three inflatable stand-up paddleboards (at the moment) that have taken over my son’s closet. The investment in gear, over the years, allows me to paddle anything from quick and easy outings, on nearby lakes, to multi-day SUP expeditions.

Looking at the SUP gear laid out across my living room, I know that I’m ready for my summer adventures of paddleboarding 50 Yukon Lakes. The season is cooperating nicely already. It’s the earliest that I’ve seen this level of open water.

Friends that are racing the Yukon River Quest this year have been canoeing sections of the Yukon River for over a month. I heard reports of kayakers and SUP paddlers stretching their muscles on strips of open water on the Bennett and Schwatka lakes. Despite an intensely overcommitted schedule this spring, I found my window to get out for my first lake paddle.

One down, 49 to go.

Scanning my calendar, I calculate how many hours of paddling could be squeezed into the coming week. Yes, paddle season has begun.

My kids would say that standup paddleboarding ranks up there with morning coffee (a.k.a liquid happiness) on a list of things that put a smile on my face. It was a quick transition from newbie to SUP obsessed and planning a whole summer around paddling.

Early on, SUP seemed slightly less accessible. Paddleboards were not yet available in local shops. I didn’t have friends who knew how to SUP or had one to try out.

Today, there are many ways to test the waters. Several local businesses rent SUPs by the day or week. Local tour companies offer guided SUP adventures. Search SUP + Yukon and start exploring the options.

If you’re feeling hesitant about starting, there are ways to make the journey easy and accessible. To learn, pick a warm summer day, a calmer time with little to no wind (often in the mornings) and the warmest lake (Long Lake is always a great choice). By wearing a personal flotation divide (PFD) and leashing yourself to the board, you’ve got backup if you tip. You might feel refreshed and happy to spend the day improving.

Finances don’t need to be a barrier to taking up SUP. My

boards are a mix of good-quality, second-hand and huge-sale-price purchases. My favourite paddle is a treasured gift from co-workers. Every season, I set a budget and make a few strategic purchases.

This week, as I dig the boards and gear out of storage, I think about how great a summer this could be for an introduction to SUP. There are many options to help get started, and dozens of

lakes to explore in our wilderness backyard. Happy paddling, and see you on the water. ■

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PHOTO: Wendy Morrison

A nearly ice-free Schwatka Lake in April

IBLUE COLLAR NORTH

Troubleshootin’ Tom: PART 1

t took off like a missile on a trajectory aimed at the upper forehead of a young construction worker.

He had the perfect cadence for story and joke telling, and also operated almost every kind of truck and heavy equipment, along with being a decent mechanic and welder. He could figure out almost any job in a snap. Little by little, his name morphed into Troubleshootin’ Tom (TST). While it was obvious that his IQ surpassed his pay packet, considerably, there were times when Tom would make critical life errors that would cost him dearly. From time to time, over the years, I wondered what a university-educated Tom might have become.

Given his quick recovery in arguments, becoming a courtroom lawyer was a possibility. He could figure out people’s quirks in a heartbeat—maybe a psychologist. That exact situation happened many times when I was with him and we would meet someone for the first time. Later he would ask me if I had noticed any distinctive attributes about the person. Of course, I usually answered in the typical fashion of a dullard: “Duh … well, no, I didn’t.” Is it any wonder why some brilliant people are addicted to stimulants?

I hadn’t known him long when I got the bright idea to get a driver’s licence to drive a big truck. With the lack of truck-driving schools in Whitehorse, I decided to buy a truck and teach myself. Tom gave me one quick lesson and

I instantly became a rudimentary truck driver. It would have been nice if he had mentioned that driving an empty truck in summer is far different than driving a loaded truck on icy hills. I would learn a few lessons the hard way over the years.

I had a harrowing experience where Tom had to come to the rescue a few years after I had my driver’s licence. I was backing into a backyard with a heavily loaded gravel truck, but, unfortunately, the landowner never informed me that he had filled a large hole with brush and covered it with dirt. One moment I was backing in, and the next moment there was the horrendous sound of steel breaking and my truck was lying on its side.

My first thought was Ka-ching, ka-ching! I visualized many thousands of dollars in repair bills, or worse—a twisted frame. I may not be the brightest candle on the cake, but I figured out instantly that the solution to my situation was above my pay grade. After I looked the truck over quickly, I took off to find Tom. He showed up and walked around my perceived disaster. He then took a couple of steps back and reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a can of Copenhagen. With two quick taps and a smooth twist of the lid, he then scooped up a generous helping of snoose and lodged it into his bottom lip. In about three minutes flat, he had a game plan in place and the truck limped back to the shop in less

How can First Nations effectively engage in YESAB assessments?

Participation by First Nations is a significant part of environmental assessments conducted by YESAB. There are several effective ways to engage in the YESAB process.

Citizens and governments can submit public comments on ongoing projects. Your comments and Indigenous Traditional Knowledge are valued alongside Western scientific information. Another meaningful way to take part in the process is to invite YESAB to host educational sessions in your community.

To invite YESAB for

and community meetings, email our indigenous partnership manager at rose.sellars@yesab.ca

than three hours. We had the old girl fixed up in a few days for a few hundred dollars.

In the late summer of 1989, Tom supplied the mechanical services for a small construction job on the Dempster Highway. One evening after supper, he was asked to investigate how a young construction worker got injured while a truck was being repaired. Tom discovered that the truck owner, who was new to trucking, had been replacing a brake maxipot diaphragm. Unfortunately, he started to remove the wrong clamp. Bundled up behind that clamp was a spring that produced 1,300 pounds of pressure. When it let go, it took off like a missile on a trajectory aimed at the upper forehead of a young construction worker. Folks, you could replicate the same procedure 100 more times and that young fella would be stone-cold dead every time.

On impact, the kid was sent somersaulting ass over brainbox, landing flat on his back. He lay there for a few moments and then struggled to stand up. The stunned crew could only watch as the wobbly victim kept having convulsions and resembled a gibberishspeaking rubber chicken. With no medical staff on-site, there was nothing that could be done for his scrambled brain. The only medical diagnosis came from a smartass co-worker who probably borrowed the term from the then-recent Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

“He’s having a cognitive meltdown.”

“With the lack of truck-driving schools in Whitehorse, I decided to buy a truck and teach myself.”

Luckily, after a good night’s sleep, his brain reprogrammed and he was back to normal the next morning. The kid immediately received a new name—Maxipot.

Near the end of October, with the overnight temperature hovering around minus 28 on the Dempster Highway, Tom was left alone at the construction site to finish picking up a few small things that were still lying around. His last task was to load all the plastic cans and jugs that were lying in a pit and load them onto a trailer, so they could be hauled to the Whitehorse dump. The troubleshooter was always looking for ways to make jobs as easy and efficient as possible, which coordinated perfectly with his lazy streak. The lazy streak was probably the culprit that made him decide to kick all the cans and jugs in a pile and set them on fire. There were a few times when the troubleshooter made decisions that (excuse the

pun) backfired.

A few minutes later, a land-use officer drove onto the site. The officer drove up to Tom and rolled down the window. After morning pleasantries and comments about the cold weather were dispatched, the officer asked him what he was doing. Tom was already going into damage control. Whenever more time was needed, it was always Copenhagen to the rescue. His right hand had already reached into his left shirt pocket and dug out the miraculous substance. He was going to need a big wad to get himself out of this one. With a poker face that always included a bit of a squint in one eye, he said, “Well, they tell me if you burn this stuff it causes global warming, and we sure as hell need it today.” It was one of those times when taking responsibility for one’s actions paid off.

To be continued… ■

column with

Carey Marshall

Carey Marshall is from Whitehorse and has lived on both sides of the mountain North of 60, for almost 50 years.

PHOTO: Pixabay

MDan Davidson has been writing about books for Yukon publications since 1977. Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

For Michael Gilio, Becoming A Writer Was A Practical Decision

ichael Gilio is no stranger to the Yukon, having visited innumerable times with his wife, Amy Sloan, whom he credits with providing him with the direction he had lacked in his life before he met her in an acting class. The family currently lives in Oak Park, a village of some 55,000 people near Chicago.

His initial plan was to be an actor, but he eventually decided he didn’t have the temperament or patience for it. “I [also] aspired to be a director, and you can’t do either profession without the help and money of others.”

Why shift to writing?

“Anyone can sit down and write,” he said. “And I did. Writing became an invitation to collaborate with others.”

It took him years of work to find success, but after gaining recognition as the writer and director of the independent film Kwik Stop and having his unproduced script for Big Hole win an award, he found himself writing projects for Paramount, Warner Brothers, Universal Studios, Fox Searchlight, Lion’s Gate, Annapurna Pictures, and Focus Features.

He has collaborated with various directors: Guillermo del Toro, George Clooney, James Mangold, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller,

Doug Liman, Gore Verbinski, Matt Reeves and Sam Mendes, to name a select few.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor

Among Thieves, co-written by Michael and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Game Night), was released by Paramount Pictures in spring 2023.

He described the original D&D idea in interviews as being “Ocean’s Eleven in Middle-Earth.”

Dark Harvest, executive-produced and written by Michael Gilio and directed by David Slade (30 Days of Night) was released this past October (2023) by MGM.

He’s very matter of fact about his success; he knew it was working out, he said, when he “got paid.”

He describes his work habits the same way.

“There’s no mystery to my process. It’s a job. I mostly write five days a week, nine-ish to four-ish, and most of that time is spent procrastinating and taking breaks and ‘researching’ and lying to myself about the work.

“I write a treatment before I start writing the screenplay, to keep me honest. As a screenwriter, I don’t have time to ‘explore’ ideas into dead ends; or waste days and weeks finding my story only to realize I don’t have one.

“The treatment is where a lot of the intellectual work is done, but once I actually start writing the script (usually in a panic, realizing that I’m running out of time), the treatment is usually abandoned and I write with purpose and without an ego. At least that’s the goal.”

The “sad, dirty secret” as he called it in an interview, about scriptwriting, is that a good many projects never get made, but he’s had good fortune with his last two projects.

He’s happy to be coming back to the Yukon for the Young Authors’ Conference.

“I just recently taught my first screenwriting course at Northwestern University in Chicago and

I learned so much about workshopping ideas, articulating the craft, and organizing lesson plans, that I’m excited to continue col-

laborating with students who have a passion for writing.

“I love everything about Whitehorse—particularly its unique and

an

passionate culture for the arts. It’s

honour to be asked to participate in the conference.” ■

column with

Dan Davidson

PHOTO: Amy Sloan

Michael Gilio

MATERIAL ReCULTURING

Who Do You Think Should Wear This Cloak?

Many hands will be creating the Cloak as part of Heidi Marion’s Extinction

Thanks for tuning in again to the “Material Reculturing” column! As I mentioned in the first column, I’m planning to alternate between first-person stories where I’m writing directly from my own experience as a mediocre environmentalist, and sharing other people’s stories of the things they’re doing or imagining, large or small, towards moving the world to a better place, whether it’s a hack to wash out ziplock bags or a great way to

little plastic stickers and think they should just be banned outright.” She’s collecting them and waiting for the right inspiration to turn them into an activist’s artwork.

Another Whitehorse artist, Heidi Marion, recently completed three days as guest Artist in the Window at Yukon Artists @ Work, engaging the public in her project named “Cloak.” This project is part of her Extinction Series. Marion finds that considering the big

use a plastic bottle.

I shared a special Gmail account to receive your stories in the last column, but Gmail figured I was a robot. I am sorry if you wrote to me and I didn’t receive it! Let’s not waste your words. Please send (or re-send) your stories and pictures to materialreculturing@yahoo.com and I will do my best to weave them together into future articles in May, July and September.

Speaking of which, Raven ReCentre and the Yukon Conservation Society are collaborating on a writing competition called No Wasted Words. The deadline to submit is now past, but you could attend their Earth Day event on April 16, where selected writers will read their submissions in front of an audience and judges.

I have received one contribution, so far, at the Yahoo address, from Whitehorse-based artist and activist Linda Leon. She has noticed that “sometime during the last decade, food packagers replaced paper stickers (on fresh produce) with plastic ones. It is almost a worldwide phenomenon. I don’t believe there could be a single reuse possibility for these

picture of the way we use materials and our planet both causes her grave concern and liberates her.

Marion invites visitors and guests into the gallery to sit down with her. She shows them how to do basic embroidery onto cardboard and invites them to embroider their names onto a scaleshaped tile of cardboard, which she plans to make into a cloak.

better world. How could these energies be used in a better way? How do we create real systemic change? Who can lead us there? Because the small things we do as individuals, as important as they are as an expression of our hope and will to live on the Earth in a better way, from a larger perspective—well, it’s like trying to empty the ocean with a teacup.

Marion recorded video of her visitors’ hands embroidering, as well as recording audio of their conversations. She said, “I am drilling down into what my community understands about recycling and, at the same time, making work that shows the symbolic vitality and commitment behind our recycling efforts that may, in fact, be the mandate, not mitigation.” She asks who should wear this cloak, this mantle of leadership towards better environmental practices.

As they work, she asks them if they recycle. She considers all the time and resources that have been invested in educating ourselves to recycle—all the systems we have created and the time and care we have put into doing so. She refers to a Guardian article that summarizes the way that plastic recycling has been understood for 30 years to be technically and practically unfeasible: (theguardian.com/ us-news/2024/feb/15/recyclingplastics-producers-report).

Marion asks if this focus on recycling was a waste of our collective time and goodwill, an exploitation by plastic-producing corporations of our hope for a

As for who should wear this cloak, Marion reports that she has no answer in sight. At the beginning, she thought perhaps the government should be playing a larger role, but, as she talks to people, her belief that the government can stand up to plastic-dependent corporate interests recedes.

She envisions an installation that will include the cloak suspended mid-room, embroidered with the names of participants. Video of their hands working will be projected onto a table, with their dialogues audible in the room.

The embroidery aspect of her project makes the right space

Series

for these conversations. “When we work with our hands and contemplate, it creates space and time and an activity that joins the sides of our brain together. As we make sense of something with our hands, it creates a sense-making reaction in our brains.” Sewing together also “takes away fear of conflict, allowing people to speak. Because we are working together and I’m providing the environment, it creates a mutuality of benefit” in which good conversations can happen. Marion establishes from the beginning that she’s curious about participants’ perspectives.

On Saturday, March 16, participant Kelly Scott reflected that “Recycling makes you feel like the problem is solved, but it’s not. It’s kind of out of sight, out of mind. I have my recycling bin in theArctic entrance. When that’s full, I take it in. It’s in the bin, so I’ve done my job. But now that we can’t dispose of soft plastics this way, they go in the garbage bin in my house. I see them there, inside my house, not outside in the Arctic entrance. It makes me feel differently con-

nected to them.”

People have told Marion that they’re grateful to be able to express these ideas. As Scott also reflected, “It’s made me realize that I’m always thinking about this, even if I don’t really realize it.”

On the same Saturday, and in a similar spirit, the Yukon office of the Canadian Mental Health Association held a Climate Café session at the Whitehorse Public Library, “to share about how you’re experiencing the climate crisis, and to create spaces for connection and action.” It’s part of the Yukon Climate Change Mental Health Initiative (yccmhi.com), and if you enter that link you can check out their website.

Heidi Marion will return to Yukon Artists @ Work for two more sessions, May 7 and 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. if you would like to participate in the Cloak project.

Tell me what you’re up to at materialreculturing@yahoo.com ! ■

flights between Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Toronto resume 7 May. Weekly flights to Ottawa resume 8 June.

column with Nicole Bauberger

Nicole Bauberger is a painter, writer and performer living in Whitehorse.

Photos: Nicole Bauberger Public engagement at Yukon Artists @ Work

Artist Heidi Marion

Marions drawing of her Cloak installation

SEASONAL RECIPES

CROQUE MONSIEUR

It’s a classic for a reason.

Toasted ham and cheese is good at any time of day. From first thing in the morning to late night snack (maybe after too many drinks!). Take the time to toast everything slowly to make sure you get the right crunch-tomelted-cheese ratio.

MAKES 1 SANDWICH

❑ 2 Tbsp butter

❑ 2 slices of bread

❑ 2 slices of ham

❑ 1/4 cups of grated cheese

1. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium high heat, when the bread is toasted on one side flip and place cheese and ham on one slice then top with the second slice so that both toasted sides of the sandwich face the inside filling.

2. Add remaining butter to the pan and continue to toast the bread until the outside of the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted. Serve immediately. ■

[Oland] Keddy

Toast the bread

Ham, cheese, bread Fold the ham slices for the best coverage

PHOTOS: Sydney Keddy

Add the ham and cheese

ICertainly Not Vegan!

always thought a vegan was a 1950s extra terrestrial. If my theory is correct, I think that E.T. had wings and feathers, took one look at the poultry counter, and said with a frown: “Take me to your (expletive) leader!” And so a change in both terminology and diet evolved. There’s too much attention being paid to a plant-based diet,

and we forget that meat is plant-based too. It’s just that plants are rather farther back in the production thereof. I am an unrepentant, bloody meat eater. Parse that sentence however you like. Let me give you a pictorial taste of a bloodygood beef dish that gets pretty much inhaled at celebrations

your temperature probe. It’s irrelevant. Don’t even finger test it. Get the meat out of the pan and under cold water until it’s thoroughly chilled. Wrap it tightly in plastic (or whatever) and put it in the fridge. Don’t forget to turn off the heat under the pan. Or turn on all the exhaust fans and open the doors. A week ago you should have made your ponzu sauce. Mine goes like this:

• 1 measure of lemon, lime, or yuzu or the new guy, calamansi extract.

• 1 measure of real, honest to God, no salt omitted soy sauce. No diet crap!

• One fifth measure of mirin. That’s sweetened rice wine.

• A small piece of kombu, the dry, dark, thick seaweed.

• A pinch of Bonito flakes.

• Let it sit in the fridge for a week, then take it out and strain it.

within a certain Asian community.

I start with a strip of beef that’s very thick, about an inch and a half, almost square in cross section. Bottom sirloin is good, but I don’t have any just now so I’ll use a strip loin. I trim the thick layer of fat and save it (rendered later in a frying pan on real low heat; it makes a really good base for lots of things, especially fries, or starting your stews). Or maybe I’ll use a bit of it to grease the pan I’m using right away, which I heat to smokin’ hot. Then I throw the beef in and sear it on all four sides. Sizzle, sizzle. It only takes seconds! Never mind

Alternatively, you can buy ponzu sauce in the International food aisle practically anywhere. Mine lasts a long time, but you have to keep it in the fridge. So just before the dinner/celebration/potluck/whatever, mince up a few cloves of garlic really fine, and slice an onion transparently thin. Take the beef out of the fridge and cut it into thin slices so the raw centre shows, then spread it out like a deck of cards. Or use

‘yer imagination and make a pattern. Sprinkle the garlic and onion evenly over it all and take it to the party. Do not put your ponzu on it until the very last minute! When it’s on the table, and everybody’s sitting, then drizzle the sauce over the whole thing.

It’s Gyu Tataki (and it sure ain’t vegan)! ■

Preparing the beef

Gyu Tataki

the beef into thin slices

Grilled to perfection

PHOTOS: Carl Maguire

Ponzu

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ACTIVE LISTINGS

Sun May 12 Run for Mom – Yukon 12:00

PM SS Klondike Yukoners run, walk and bike for Mom for so many reasons, be part of an incredible community event and/or to get/stay active in support of a good cause. Registration at noon, run starts at 1pm. https://www.runformom.com/

Mondays

Judo For Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts

6:00 AM

Morning Strength and Conditioning 7:30

AM Northern Strength Academy Functional fitness training to be stronger and injuryresistant. All levels are welcome. Train ‘functionally’ with NSA Co-owner Jeremy McCulloch. https://northernstrength.ca/ Move & Meditate - Slow Vinyasa Yoga

8:30 AM Avalanche Athletics Immerse yourself in a tranquil journey of movement and mindfulness with our Moving Meditation - Slow Vinyasa Yoga. http://amitieyoga.c

Elderactive CGC Flexihall 9:00 AM

Canada Games Centre Yukon Elderactive has the Flexihall is Booked for you! Some activities get your heart pumping, while others get your mind engaged

Elderactive Pilates level 1/2 9:30 AM

Northern Lights School of Dance Energizing Level 2 Pilates tailored for seniors. Elevate wellness with gentle movement! Register online.

Tai Chi for Seniors 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Come early, bring water, and wear comfortable, smooth soled indoor shoes. Call 668-5538 for more info.

Elderactive Pilates level 2 10:40 AM

Northern Lights School of Dance Energizing Level 2 Pilates tailored for seniors. Elevate wellness with gentle movement! Register online. http://cuts2.com/jiacg

Noon Strength and Conditioning 12:00

PM Northern Strength Academy Functional strength class teaches compound multijoint lifts that improve athleticism, strength, coordination, power and more. https:// northernstrength.ca/

Muay Thai Kickboxing Eight Days Martial Arts 12:05 PM The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Kids Muay Thai 4:45 PM Eight Days Martial Arts KIDS MUAY THAI a dynamic and engaging martial art that can be traced to the middle of the 18th century. Open to ages 8 - 12.

Zumba with Bonita 5:45 PM 7th Ray Studio A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. Register online

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.

Move & Meditate - Slow Vinyasa Yoga

6:45 PM Avalanche Athletics Immerse yourself in a tranquil journey of movement and mindfulness with our Moving Meditation - Slow Vinyasa Yoga. http://amitieyoga.ca Spirit Bear Karate 7:30 PM The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre http:// spiritbearkaratekobudo.ca

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts

7:30 PM

Rest & Restore-Meditative Yin 8:30 PM Avalanche Athletics Suitable for all levels, offering variations and props to support individual needs. Bringing a yoga mat, comfortable clothing, water bottle and block are recommended.

Tuesdays

Strength for the Endurance Athlete 6:00

AM Northern Strength Academy Join our supportive running community and hone your technique, speed and pace with the Yukon’s top endurance coach. Inclusive for all levels.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts 6:00 AM

Séances de yoga 8:00 AM

Flow and Fly – Vinyasa Yoga 8:30 AM

Grace Space This dynamic and invigorating practice is designed to awaken your inner strength and leave you feeling revitalized and empowered.

Elderactive Yoga with Richard until Oct 24 9:30 AM Northern Lights School of Dance explore the great variety the IYENGAR Yoga method has to offer Yoga with Barbara until Feb 20 10:00 AM

Whitehorse United Church Use side door All Levels Yoga. Email bfraingower@gmail. com

Babynastics with Coach Naomi 10:15

AM Polarettes Gymnastics Club A semistructured parent and tot class for new movers, all the way to age 5. Immerse your little one in song, socialization and a very colorful and stimulating environment. Free with membership. https://www.polarettes. org/babynastics

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - drilling Eight Days

Martial Arts 12:05 AM

Yoga-Yoga Nidra 5:45 PM 7th Ray Studio Awaken and then release as we delve into a one hour yoga class that will prepare us to melt into the 30 minute Yoga Nidra experience. Register online. Strength for the Endurance Athlete 12:00

PM Northern Strength Academy Join our supportive running community and hone your technique, speed and pace with the Yukon’s top endurance coach. Inclusive for all levels.

Lunchtime Fitness Classes 12:15 PM Northern Strength Academy Tuesdays classes are more resistance and strength focused and Thursday classes more HIIT cardio. Drop in & passes are available.

Elderactive Leisure Walking 12:30 PM

ElderActive Recreation Association Leisure

Walking is similar to Nordic walking but is suitable for those who prefer a slower, more relaxed pace

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts 4:45 PM Strength & Conditioning 5:30 PM

Northern Strength Academy Exercise to suit your fitness level and Strength & Conditioning Goals. Learn to Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press, Row and Olympic Lift https://northernstrength.ca/ Midnight Sun Fencing Club: Learn to Fence 6:00 PM Grey Mountain Primary School This class introduces the fundamentals of fencing to kids who have never tried fencing. All classes are at Grey Mountain Primary.

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts 6:00 PM

Whitehorse Archery Takhini Elementary 6:30 PM Whitehorse Archery is a non-profit club for the recreational shooter, hunters, and those who just want to work on their skills. https://www.whitehorsearchery.com/ schedule

Spirit Bear Kobudo (Weapons) Karate

7:00 PM The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre http://spiritbearkaratekobudo.ca

Midnight Sun Fencing Club: Intermediate 7:30 PM Grey Mountain Primary School This class picks up from where Learn to Fence ends. In this class students are taught fencing technique, strategy, and fitness.

No-Gi Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts 7:30 PM

Stretch and Stabilize – Functional Conditioning 7:45 PM Grace Space

Purposeful movement with our Functional Conditioning non-yoga movement class.

Wednesdays

Muay Thai Kickboxing 6:00 AM Eight Days Martial Arts Muay Thai Kickboxing full body workout. Morning Strength and Conditioning 7:30 AM Northern Strength Academy

https://northernstrength.ca/

Elderactive CGC Flexihall 9:00 AM

Canada Games Centre Yukon Elderactive has the Flexihall is Booked for you! Some activities get your heart pumping, while others get your mind engaged

Elderactive Pilates level 1/2 9:30 AM Northern Lights School of Dance Energizing Level 2 Pilates tailored for seniors. Elevate wellness with gentle movement! Register online.

Zumba with Bonita 10:00 AM 7th Ray

Studio Zumba routines incorporate interval training — alternating fast and slow rhythms — to help improve cardiovascular fitness. Register online.

Elderactive Pilates level 2 10:40 AM Northern Lights School of Dance Energizing Level 2 Pilates tailored for seniors. Elevate wellness with gentle movement! Register online. http://cuts2.com/jiacg

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

NSA Spin Classes 4:15 PM Northern Strength Academy NSA offers Indoor Cycling classes with certified instructors Adrienne Marsh and Maria Wise. Improve your conditioning and strength on the bike! https://northernstrength.ca/

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts 6:00 PM Spirit Bear Karate 6:25 PM The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre http:// spiritbearkaratekobudo.ca Muay Thai Kickboxing 7:45 PM Eight Days Martial Arts The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Stretch & Stabilize - Functional Conditioning 8:15 PM Avalanche Athletics Purposeful movement with our Functional Conditioning non-yoga movement class. Stretch & Stabilize - Functional Conditioning http://amitieyoga.ca

Thursdays

Insanity Live! Get Fit For Winter – 6 Week Winter Series 5:30 AM Riverdale Subdivision – Whitehorse Incinerate fat and calories in 50 minutes with the ultimate cardio-conditioning program that is tailored to ALL fitness levels. Register online. https://whatsupyukon.events/b7o Strength for the Endurance Athlete 6:00 AM Northern Strength Academy Join our supportive running community and hone your technique, speed and pace with the Yukon’s top endurance coach. Inclusive

ACTIVE AND WELLNESS EVENTS...

all levels

Noon Hatha Yoga until Dec 7 12:00 PM

Grace Space Relax, energize and leave with more mental and physical space and capacity! Register online. http://cuts2.com/ gmGhI

No-Gi Jiu Jitsu - drilling Eight Days

Martial Arts 12:05 PM

Babynastics with Coach Ewan 1:00

PM Polarettes Gymnastics Club A semistructured parent and tot class for new movers, all the way to age 5. Immerse your little one in song, socialization and a very colorful and stimulating environment. Free with membership. https://www.polarettes.

org/babynastics

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Eight Days

Martial Arts 4:45 PM

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts 6:00 PM

Midnight Sun Fencing Club: Adult

Beginner 7:00 PM Grey Mountain Primary School If you are looking to learn fencing as an adult. In this class students are taught fencing technique, strategy, and fitness.

Fridays

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts 6:00 AM

NSA Spin Classes 6:30 AM Northern

Strength Academy NSA offers Indoor Cycling classes with certified instructors Adrienne Marsh and Maria Wise. Improve your conditioning and strength on the bike! https://northernstrength.ca/ Yoga Classes at Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs 9:30 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

Thursdays Noon Hatha Yoga 12:00

PM Grace Space Energizing blend of Hatha and Kundalini with Pranayama (breathwork), Friendly and Community oriented space! Register online. http://www. gracespaceyukon.com%20

Muay Thai Kickboxing Eight & Mondays Days Martial Arts 12:05 PM The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts 4:45 PM

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts 6:00 PM

No-Gi Jiu Jitsu - teen classes Eight Days

Martial Arts 6:00 PM

Muay Thai Kickboxing 7:30 PM Eight Days Martial Arts Muay Thai Kickboxing full body workout.

Saturdays

Flow & Fly – Vinyasa Yoga 8:30 AM

Avalanche Athletics A dynamic and invigorating practice is designed to awaken your inner strength and leave you feeling revitalized and empowered. All levels, Bring yoga mat, comfortable clothing, water bottle and block are recommended. http:// amitieyoga.ca

Saturday Morning Strength and Conditioning 10:15 AM Northern Strength Academy Full-body movements to improve functional strength. Suitable for all levels and aligns with NSA’s strength programming. https://northernstrength.ca/ Yoga Classes at Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs 10:15 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

No-Gi Jiu Jitsu - drilling Eight Days

Martial Arts 12:05 PM

Open Mat Eight Days Martial Arts 12:05 PM

Sundays

Circus Sundays 10:00 AM Avalanche

Athletics We will have equipment for people to try out, including stilts, juggling stuff, aerial silks, aerial hoop, static trapeze, spinny things, balance things…

NSA Spin Classes 10:00 AM Northern Strength Academy NSA offers Indoor Cycling classes with certified instructors Adrienne Marsh and Maria Wise. Improve your conditioning and strength on the bike! https://northernstrength.ca/ Yoga Classes at Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs 10:15 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

WELLNESS LISTINGS

Diabetes Wellness Series -

Tue May 14

Part A 1:00 PM Chronic Conditions Support Program (CCSP) Learn from a variety of diabetes specialists including a registered nurse, pharmacist, dietitian, and exercise specialist. To register call 667-8733 or

email ccsp@yukon.ca https://yukon.ca/ en/events/diabetes-wellness-series-part3?date=2024-05-14

Wed May 15 Summer Series: Mind Matters - Strategies for Mental WellBeing 12:00 PM Chronic Conditions Support Program (CCSP) Learn about the importance of mental well-being and how it impacts our everyday lives. To register, call 667-8733 or email ccsp@yukon.ca. https:// yukon.ca/en/events/summer-series-mindmatters?date=2024-05-15

Thu May 16

Diabetes Wellness SeriesPart B 1:00 PM Chronic Conditions Support Program (CCSP) Learn from a variety of diabetes specialists including a registered nurse, pharmacist, dietitian, and exercise specialist. A 2-part series with part A on Tuesday evening and part B on Thursday evening. To register call 667-8733 or email ccsp@yukon.ca https://yukon.ca/en/ events/diabetes-wellness-series-part-b2?date=2024-08-29

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.

Monthly

1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month The Prenatal Lunch Network 12:00 PM NVD Place (Old Canadian Tire Building) A free prenatal lunch network. Each week will feature a different activity. Call 332-5054 or 332-6476 for more info.

1st Wednesday QYS 2SLGBTQIA+ Parent & Guardian Peer Support Nights 6:00

PM Queer Yukon Society The Cache We want to provide a space where parents and guardians of 2SLGBTQIA+ youth can find connection and support from their peers.

2nd Wednesday Blood Collection and Lab Work 9:00 AM Queer Yukon Society

The Cache Blood Work and Lab Collection Clinic! We will provide regular clinics for blood collection & lab requisitions

1st Thursday of every month Men’s Gathering 5:00 PM A safe place for men to connect with each other and learn traditional teachings. For more info contact Rob at 332-5708 or Rob.McLean@kdfn.net

Every other Tuesday Sharing Circle 12:00 PM Old Justice Building KDFN Every other Tuesday for recovery focused sharing circles. Connect, share challenges and gains, and access support and wisdom. Snacks and refreshments served. https:// whatsupyukon.events/4en

Last Monday Blood Collection and Lab Work 9:00 AM Queer Yukon Society The Cache Blood Work and Lab Collection Clinic! We will provide regular clinics for blood collection & lab requisitions

Mondays

Sally and Sisters 11:30 AM Whitehorse

United Church A welcoming environment where women and their children can enjoy a hot meal.

AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM

305 Wood St. Captain Martin House Infant Feeding Mondays 1:00 PM Yukon Midwifery Program Yukoners who are pregnant or have a baby under 12 months are invited to learn about feeding their infants and get support with challenges. Call 393-7120 to book a private appointment or drop-in.

AA Life Ahead (O, A) 7:00 PM 509 Hanson St. Held in person or by zoom – ID 251363-5766, call 778-907-2701 for more info.

AA New Beginnings Group (O, A) 8:00

PM Christ Church Cathedral (Hellaby Hall)

AA New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00

PM Christ Church Cathedral

Tuesdays

Sally and Sisters 11:30 AM Whitehorse

United Church A welcoming environment where women and their children can enjoy a hot meal.

Healthy Babies Healthy Futures 12:00

PM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre

An inclusive Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program for parental & infant support. Enjoy a Drop-In lunch and connect with other families. https://whatsupyukon.events/8kd

AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM

305 Wood St. Captain Martin House

ARKA Brotherhood Men’s Circle: Porcupine Squad 6:30 PM Whitehorse

A confidential, structured space that empowers men to transform themselves into self-aware, self-disciplined, empowered and trustworthy leaders. Email mjvernon@ gmail.com for more info. http://www. arkabrotherhood.com

AA UglyDuckling Group (C/M, NS) 8:00

PM Christ Church Cathedral New members always welcome, this is a non smoking group.

Ugly Ducklings Group (O,A) 8:00 PM

Christ Church Cathedral Held in person or by zoom – ID 251-363-5766, call 778-9072701 for more info.

TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) 6:00

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

Wednesdays

TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) 8:00

AM Closeleigh Manor Common Room Want to improve or maintain a healthy weight? Call or text 867-334-1725 for more details

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

AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM

305 Wood St. Captain Martin House

Al-Anon 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Al-Anon is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking.

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings 7:00 PM

Inclusion Yukon

Art Therapy for Grief 5:30 PM Hospice Yukon Learn more about living with grief and self-compassion in a supportive space with others who are grieving the death of a loved one

Overeaters Anonymous Meeting 7:30

PM Overeaters Anonymous For more information contact oayukon@gmail.com for more information

AA No Puffin Big Book Study (C, A) 8:00

PM Christ Church Cathedral (Hellaby Hall) Porter Creek Step Meeting (C) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory

Thursdays

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

Healthy Babies Healthy Futures 12:00

PM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre

An inclusive Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program for parental & infant support. Enjoy a Drop-In lunch and connect with other families. https://whatsupyukon.events/8kd

AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM

305 Wood St. Captain Martin House Connect to Culture - Drop-In 1:00

PM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre FREE! Drop-In, Open to ALL! Weekly cultural activities from beading to sewing, healing camp trips, elder visits and more. For more info call 667-2093 or email info@vfwomenscentre.com https:// vfwomenscentre.com/events

Polar Group (O, A) 7:30 PM 311 Elliott St. & 4th Ave. Held in person or on zoom, Zoom ID 251-363-5766, call 778-907-2701 for more info.

Fridays

AA “Joy of Living Group” (O) 12:00 PM

305 Wood St. Captain Martin House

AA Yukon Unity Group (O) 1:30 PM Online Zoom ID 482-518-9588 PC 334796 call 778-907-2971 for more info.

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.

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings 7:00 PM Yukon Employees Union

Al-Anon 7:00 PM Trinity Lutheran Church

Al-Anon is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking.

AA Whitehorse Group (C, A) 8:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral

Saturdays

AA Detox Meeting (O, A) 1:00 PM 609

Steele St.1:00 PM

AA Yukon Unity Group (O) 1:00 PM Online Zoom ID 482-518-9588 PC 334796 call 778-907-2971 for more info.

AA Hospital Meeting 7:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral

Sundays

AA Detox Meeting (O, A)1:00 PM 609

Steele St.

AA Yukon Unity Group 1:00 PM Online By zoom – Zoom ID 482-518-9588 PC 334796 For more info call 778-907-2971

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings 7:00 PM

Inclusion Yukon

AAHospital Meeting (O, A) 7:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral (Hellaby Hall)

ART SHOWS

Until May 17 Where the Waters Narrow by Violet Gatensby Yukon Arts Centre Gallery Her first solo exhibition, she incorporates these influences into her art, bridging the traditional and contemporary worlds.

Until May 17 Shii’itsüh - Crying in the Heart by Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé Yukon Arts Centre Gallery As a way to process grief and loss, Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé has created a literal and metaphorical shelter that has been reclaimed, reconstructed, and revitalised

Until Jun 1 Mountains in the Morning - Outdoor Landscapes in the Yukon by Jane Fergusson Storey Arts Underground New compositions in all seasons and respond to the changing light in the morning sky.

Until Jun 1 Beyond the Page, Panel, and Gutter - Experimenting with Ellipses in Comics by Esther Bordet Arts Underground Highlighting the narrative choices made by the author, and how these choices affect the way the reader understands the story.

Until Spring 2024 Out in the Open –En Plein Art The Jim Smith Building An exhibition celebrating the 2023 acquisitions of the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.

Until Jun 29 MacBride Museum’s collection – Yukon Erotica Arts Underground Yukon Erotica takes viewers on a trip back in time where brazen women toed the line by pushing out their chests and baring their ankles.

LIVE MUSIC

Mon May 6 Sounds of Spring Concert 7:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre The Sounds of Spring are in the air! An evening of community music making with favourites from the Concert and Jazz band repertoires. Tickets online. allcityband.com

Jam – Bluegrass, Old-Time 7:00 PM

Whitehorse Legion A fun jam of bluegrass and related genres (old-time, classic country, etc). Medium tempos, lots of opportunities to take a solo if you want, but not required. Contact ian.boyce@ northwestel.net for more info.

Wednesdays

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. Ginger Jam 7:00 PM Lefty’s Well

Thursdays

Live DJs - Thursday Throwdown 9:00

PM The Local Bar.

Saturdays

Live Music at Whiskey Jacks 7:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill At Whiskey Jack’s every Saturday. whiskeyjacks.ca/

GENERAL EVENTS

Sun May 5 – Tue May 7 Humane 8:30

PM Yukon Theatre A global environmental collapse forces world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce earth’s population. Starring: Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Peter Gallagher. Tickets online or in person at the box office. https://yukonfilmsociety.com/schedule/ humane

Mon May 6 Beginner Forging - Forge a Coat Hook 6:00 PM Yukonstruct Makespace Get started blacksmithing and forge yourself a coat hook! You will use the induction forge to heat and shape metal and learn to use an anvil and basic hand tools. Register online. https:// yukonstruct.com/

event/

Thu May 9 Retirement Planning

Seminar 6:00 PM Decora An informative seminar to gain deeper insights into retirement planning. Register online. https://ca.rbcwealthmanagement.com/ ivan.../upcoming-events

Until Thu May 9 The Fall Guy 7:30 PM Yukon Theatre A new hilarious, harddriving, all-star apex-action thriller and love letter to action movies and the hardworking and under-appreciated crew of people who make them: The Fall Guy. Tickets online. https://yukonfilmsociety. com/schedule/fall-guy

Until Thu May 9 The King Tide Nightly Yukon Theatre A struggling East Coast island community is given a mysterious lifeline when an infant washes up on their beach. The baby radiates a rejuvenating aura, healing anyone who spends a few moments in her presence. Tickets online https://yukonfilmsociety.com/schedule/ the-king-tide_encore

Thu May 9 Mad Max – 1979 9:00 PM Yukon Theatre Get ready for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga with the original 1979 Mad Max! The Australian classic will be making its way to the Yukon Theatre for only one night! Tickets online. https:// yukonfilmsociety.com/schedule/madmax-1979

Fri May 10 NLSD - 12 Dancing Princesses 7:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Join NLSD for this enchanting tale of courage, loyalty, and the enduring power of sisterhood. Tickets online. https://www.yukontickets.com/ Fri May 10 Trail Running Film Festival 6:00 PM Mt Sima An epic night of adrenaline-pumping films showcasing the beauty and challenges of trail running. Tickets online. https://whatsupyukon. events/0ms

Sat May 11 Kitchen Party for a New Kitchen 6:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre A night of East Coast themed dinner, live music by the Leesiders and dancing - in aid of a renovated kitchen for our local Food Bank. Tickets online. https://whatsupyukon.events/vgl

MAKE IT A HABIT

Having good visibility on snowy roads can make all the difference. You will be able to see things clearly and avoid accidents and injuries. Here are a few tips to sharpen your vision and ensure a safe drive at night. First, check your lights. It is important to check your headlights that includes fog lamps, driving lights and brake lights if they are working properly before heading out. It is also important to visit your local mechanics if your vehicle requires to adjust or change your headlight bulb or if it requires some cleaning in order to have a safe and enjoyable drive.

Sat May 11 Grillin’ A Dad Rock Fiesta 9:30 PM Lefty’s Well Join local musicians Vanstones and Pleasurecraft, don your best dad outfit and groove on!

Monthly

Every Other Wednesday Intermediate

MEN’S CIRCLE

Mon May 6 Wood Lathe 101 - Turn a Candlestick 6:00 PM Yukonstruct Makespace An introduction to the wood lathe including setup, chisels, setting up blanks and how to do spindle work between centers, and walk home with your unique candlestick! Register online.

https://yukonstruct.com/event/wood-lathe101-turn-a-candlestick-3/

Tue May 7 The Fall Guy 5:00 PM Yukon Theatre A new hilarious, hard-driving, allstar apex-action thriller and love letter to action movies and the hard-working and under-appreciated crew of people who make them: The Fall Guy. Tickets online. https://yukonfilmsociety.com/schedule/ fall-guy

Wed May 8 Partners in Safety BBQ 11:30 AM Shipyards Park Come down for lunch and stay for the fun interactive activities: try on some firefighting gear, check out the inside of a fire truck and test your ability to crawl around in a confined space wcb.yk.ca/ partnersinsafety.

Wed May 8 Yukon Writers’ Festival Opening Reception 5:30 PM Yukon

Theatre Opening Reception, featuring a panel of 5 writers: Ivan Coyote, Michael Gilio, Carrie Mac, Margaret Macpherson, and Joshua Whitehead. https:// yukonlibraries.libnet.info/event/10012088

Wed May 8 Dungeons & DragonsHonor Among Thieves 8:00 PM Yukon

Theatre A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic. Screenwriter Michael Gilio in attendance! Tickets online. https://yukonfilmsociety.com/ schedule/dungeons-dragons-honoramong-thieves24

Thu May 9 2024 Career Fair 1:00 PM Canada Games Centre Yukon Meet with managers, supervisors and team members to learn more about our services and career opportunities. For more information, email us at careers@ whitehorse.ca or call 687-3278.

Thu May 9 Introduction to Venture Capital & Fundraising Workshop 3:30 PM Yukonstruct Makespace Learn how to navigate the fundraising journey, master the art of crafting a compelling pitch deck, and effectively close deals with Althea Wishloff of Raven Indigenous Capital. In-person and online access for your convenience. https://yukonstruct.com/

Fri May 10 Live Comedy with Ron Josol 7:00 PM Boiler Room Lounge Ron Josol, is a Canadian-Filipino comedian who is well received from every corner of the world. Tickets online. https:// whatsupyukon.events/3c707a Fri May 10 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Nightly Yukon Theatre Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he’s been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike. https://yukonfilmsociety.com/ schedule/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-theapes

Sat May 11 2024 Riverdale Community Garage Sale 9:00 AM Riverdale Subdivision & Whitehorse Set up the items in your own yard! Sign Up online to SELL, add your garage sale on the official map, get a sign for your yard! Something for everyone! https://terencetait.ca/ garagesale/

Sat May 11 Indoor Community Garage Sale 10:00 AM Canada Game Centre Yukon Sign up for a booth, come as a buyer or join Zero Waste Yukon in a variety of free workshops throughout the day. bit.ly/4cWBMk4

Sat May 11 Vendor Blender 10:00

AM Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre Small business and craft fair, with local businesses showcased! Get started on your Christmas shopping. https:// whatsupyukon.events/9pu Sat May 11 918 Moto Show 11:30 AM Yukon Transportation Museum Show and shine, demos and test drives, 360 photo booth by Luxe 360, tattoo artist on-site, food trucks,

the energy of youth meets artistic craftsmanship. Tickets online.

Sat May 11 Live Comedy with Ron Josol 7:00 PM Boiler Room Lounge Ron Josol, is a Canadian-Filipino comedian who is well received from every corner of the world. Tickets online. https:// whatsupyukon.events/3c707a

Sun May 12 Mother’s Day BrunchSupporting Stix Together & Yukoners Cancer Care Fund 10:00 AM The Sternwheeler Hotel & Conference Centre Whitehorse Indulge in a scrumptious buffet spread catered by Tony’s Seafood and Pasta House while supporting Stix Together and their fundraising efforts for the Yukoners Cancer Care Fund. http:// www.yhf.ca

Mon May 13 Beginner CarvingSoapberry Spoon 6:00 PM Yukonstruct Learn the basics of carving wood from how to hold the knife to basic techniques to finishing and making their own soapberry spoon out of Birch wood! Register online. https://yukonstruct.com/ event/beginner-carving-soapberry-spoon/

Tue May 14 Michelle Russell - Psychic Medium 7:00 PM The Sternwheeler Hotel & Conference Centre Whitehorse Experience Michelle’s down to earth and bubbly personality as she shares her journey and delivers stunningly accurate messages from Loved Ones on the Other-side that will move guests to laughter and tears. Tickets online. https:// whatsupyukon.events/8d326c

Wed May 15 NLSD - Dancing Through the Decades 6:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre A spectacular showcase featuring our diverse array of talented dancers spanning all ages, celebrating our local talent as they debut their latest creations. Tickets online. https://www.yukontickets. com/

Wed May 15 Words Out Loud – May 7:00 PM Arts Underground The May edition of our open mic event series for writers and readers alike. Doors open at 6:45. Come early to get an open mic slot! https://whatsupyukon.events/ei7

Wed May 15 Drinking with Scissors

- May Craft Party 7:00 PM The Mini Makerspace A fun evening of crafts and drinks, Space is limited - fee, includes your first beer or glass of wine! Our fun projects will be suitable for all skill levels. All tools and materials are provided. Register online. https://whatsupyukon. events/tlx

Thu May 16 Drop-in Reading Circle 5:00

PM Queer Yukon Society & The Cache Drop-in style event and is open to all. May reading circle theme: Queer Graphic Novels and Comics, check out FB for recommended books. For more info email email kai@queeryukon.com. https:// whatsupyukon.events/qxd

Sat May 18 Community Conversation on Birth and Fertility 1:00 PM Queer Yukon Society – The Cache Have you experienced pregnancy, abortion, fertility treatments, birth, and/ or postpartum while living in the Yukon, Participate in a conversation on birth and fertility in the Yukon. Register online. https://whatsupyukon.events/elh

Monthly

2nd & 4th Mondays Service Officer 7:00

AM Royal Canadian Legion Whitehorse

An invite to all Veterans, Police and First responders for the service hour at the Legion, socialise and find out what is going on. https://bit.ly/3Lm40ZG

2nd & 4th Wednesdays Whitehorse

Photography Club - Meetup 7:00 PM Yukon University - Whitehorse Campus Held in Rm A2204. Discuss photography, share your work, learn new tips and tricks. http://whitehorsephotoclub.ca/

First Thursdays QYS Craft Night 7:00

PM Queer Yukon Society The Cache This is a great place to gather and meet other queer crafters. And there will be tea of course. Regular drop-in still be available.

2nd Thursday QYS Movie Nights 5:00

PM Queer Yukon Society The Cache

Last Thursdays 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.

2nd Thursday Music Trivia 7:00 PM

Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Come on out and test your music knowledge! Teams of no more than 6 people.

3rd Sundays Messy Church 3:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral church for children and adults that involves creativity, celebration and hospitality. Crafts, singing and food will be the focus.

2nd & 4th Sundays Grade 8 – 12

High School Youth Group 6:00 PM Mountainview Church A positive place for your teen to hang out on the weekend.

Take part in games and activities, learn about the Bible, and deepen faith. https:// mountainview.church/connect/youth Monthly

Weekly

Mondays

Play Pool 1:00 PM Golden Age Society

Becoming more limber and agile in your movements through playing billiards is a great benefit.

Play Whist 1:30 PM Golden Age Society

Classic English trick-taking card game which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the rules are simple, there is scope for strategic play Mtg: Competitive Commander 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

Women’s Bible Study 6:00pm Women’s Bible Study. Refreshments are served followed by the study. For more info check out www.mountainview.church or email rachel@mountainview.church.

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 Industry Night Lefty’s Well 8:00 PM All are welcome - 20% off everything for our industry family - hot dogs, tunes, games and happy hour all night! https://bit. ly/3L0J3Ce

Tuesdays

Café de l’amitié 2:00 PM Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) Le Café de l’amitié est un rendez-vous hebdomadaire et une occasion de rassemblement pour les francophones de 50 ans et plus.

QYS Drop-in Queer Yukon Society The Cache 2:00 PM Language Skills for Ukrainians 5:15

PM Yukon Learn A discussion group workshop provides a relaxed and friendly environment where learners can practise and learn English conversation skills.

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

Chess Club 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles Love Chess? Want to learn? Looking for Competition? Join us!

SuperSmash Bros, Mtg: Commander 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

10 Card Crib - Members & Signed In Guests 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 Whether you are a seasoned crib player or a beginner, come play! Learn tips and tricks and have some fun! https://bit.ly/3KP0B5s

Wednesdays

Multicultural Connection Group 11:00

AM Multicultural Centre of the Yukon –MCY Connect with other parents and caregivers, learn about parenting in different cultures. A free lunch program for immigrants and refugee families. Lunch and transportation provided. Call 3321803 for more info.

Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Whitehorse United Church Casual, no lessons, just conversations. Wednesdays noon, info Louise call 687-7238 or Michele 867-333-6081.

QYS Drop-in Queer Yukon Society The Cache 2:00 PM Texas Hold’ Em 6:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 For signed in members and guests. Bragging rights!

Spanish Conversation 12:00 PM Whitehorse United Church Call 333-6081 for more info.

Anglican Holy Communion –Whitehorse 12:10 PM Christ the Church Cathedral The Book of Common Prayer, 2nd Wednesday of the month

Mtg: Modern, Warhammer Age of Sigmar 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

Thursdays

Public Speaking Training -

Toastmasters 12:00 PM Decora Guests are always welcome. There are many roles to learn at Toastmasters. Practice 2 minute table topics

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

QYS Drop-in 2:00 PM Queer Yukon Society & The Cache

Pathfinder Role-Playing Game for Youth 3:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Find out what role playing games are all about! Registration is encouraged, but drop-ins are always welcome.

Mtg: casual Commander, Warhammer

40k & Kill Team 6:00 PM Titan Gaming

and Collectibles

Mountainview Church Community Group 7:00 PM 16 years or older?

Mountainview Church Community Group! We’ll share some snacks and talk about what the bible has to say about discipleship.

Fridays

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.

Tarot Card Readings with Sari Horvath Baked Cafe 9:15 AM Sari uses her wisdom and guidance through tarot cards to help answer your life questions! Please use email to book appointments treasurebooksyxy@gmail.com

Coffee & Chat 11:00 AM Golden Age

Society Coffee and chat is a way to connect with your community, develop friendships, and have fun.

Crib 1:00 PM Golden Age Society

Cribbage is an easy game to learn but hard to master. For more info call 6685538.

QYS Drop-in Queer Yukon Society The Cache 2:00 PM

Mtg: Pioneer, YuGiOh Casual 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

Saturdays

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.

Pokemon, Mtg: Youth Magic, Lorcana 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles

Sundays

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

Clothing Room 10:00 AM Whitehorse

Church of the Nazarene Free of charge to anyone and everyone

Whitehorse United Church Worship

Service 10:30 AM A caring community of faith, based on a foundation of Biblical teaching and spiritual truth

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 633-3463.

Sunday Gatherings 3:00 PM The Northern Collective Church

KIDS & FAMILIES

Mon May 6 Getting Back into Running - with Strollers 5:00 AM Whitehorse Various Locations Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just starting out, this program is designed to safely guide you back into running while understanding the importance of starting slow. Sign up online. https://whatsupyukon.events/x5d

Monthly 1st & 3rd Saturdays Grades 5 - 7 Junior

Youth Group 7:00 PM Mountainview

Church Passionate about giving kids opportunities to have fun & make new friends, while teaching them about Jesus & His great love for our world https:// mountainview.church/connect/youth

2nd and 4th Saturdays Grade 8 - 12

High School Youth Group 7:00 PM Mountainview Church A positive place for your teen to hang out on the weekend. Take part in games and activities, learn about the Bible, and deepen faith. https:// mountainview.church/connect/youth

Weekly

Mondays

Drop-In 9:00 AM Polarettes Gymnastics Gym Open to all ages – Children, youth, and teens must be accompanied by an adult.

Tuesdays

Babynastics with Coach Naomi 10:15 AM Polarettes Gymnastics Club

Babynastics is a semi-structured parent and tot class for new movers, all the way to age 5.

Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Join us for stories, songs & rhymes! A free drop-in program for children ages 0-5 and caregivers at Whitehorse Public Library

Native Grad Regalia Sewing Program 4:00 PM Northern Cultural Expressions Free accredited program for indigenous high school graduates of 2024. Call 633-4186 or email executiveassistant@ northernculture.org to register.

Parent-Child Mother Goose 10:30

AM The Child Development Centre Celebrates the power and pleasure of songs, rhymes and oral stories. Bonding time with your little one or to learn for later. Register online. https:// whatsupyukon.events/lj5

Let’s Create - Crafting Together 5:30

PM The Child Development Centre A fun crafting group for families with children aged 2 and up, light dinner will be served, transportation available. For more info call 332-4997 or email donna.light@yukon.ca

Wednesdays

French Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Wednesdays French Story Time at Whitehorse Public Library. Songs, stories and rhymes, en français, for children under 5 and their parents.

Wed Apr 17 Community Connections 1:30 PM Yukon Family Literacy Centre

An intergenerational story time and craft program. Meet local elders, have a coffee, do some crafts, and make a friend!

Thursdays

Babynastics with Coach Ewan 1:00 PM Polarettes Gymnastics Club Babynastics is a semi-structured parent and tot class for new movers, all the way to age 5. Pathfinder Role-Playing Game for Youth 3:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library Youth 11-17 are invited to join, no experience necessary. Native Grad Regalia Sewing Program 4:00 PM Northern Cultural Expressions Free accredited program for indigenous high school graduates of 2024. Call

633-4186 or email executiveassistant@ northernculture.org to register.

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

MEETINGS

Tues May 7 Yukon Council on Aging AGM. 10:00 am Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre Pre-registration appreciated. 867-668-3383 or ycoa@ yknet.ca

Wed May 8 Crime Stoppers (AGM) 4:00

PM Canada Games Centre Yukon

Wed May 8 Copper Ridge

Neighbourhood Association AGM 7:00 PM Canada Games Centre Yukon Learn about the Association’s activities and how you can get involved, also a keynote presentation on FireSmart activities.

Mon May 13 Friends of McIntyre Creek AGM 7:00 PM Hellaby Hall Do you care about the environment, if so - consider volunteering, and become a board member. For more info email friendsofmcintyre@gmail.com https:// friendsofmcintyrecreek.blogspot.com/

Monthly

First Monday Klondike Snowmobile Association Board Meeting 7:00 PM Sport Yukon https://ksa.yk.ca/comingevents/

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Tue May 14 For the Sake of the Children Workshop 5:30 PM Online Learn the effects of separation or divorce on adults and children. Explore ways to relate to the other parent. Resolve legal issues. To register call 456-6721 https:// yukon.ca/en/family-law-information-centre Wed May 15 Finance Basics & Setting up your Business for Financial Success 5:30 PM Online A virtual event where Maddy from Field Guide Finance runs us through finance basics and how to set up your business for financial success. Register online. https://yukonstruct.com/ calendar/

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

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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.

TSPORTS BEAT

Whitehorse Gymnast Is Golden

aylor Kennedy has won a title at the Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships (WCGC). Kennedy, of the Polarettes Gymnastics Club, captured gold in the Bars Competition. Her win is the first ever in bars in the Yukon’s history, and second-ever Yukon gold medal at the WCGC. Anna Rivard won the only other gold.

The competition took place in Langley, B.C., at the Events Centre on the weekend of April 19 to 21. What’s Up Yukon spoke to Kennedy’s coach, Ewan Campbell, recently about Kennedy’s historic triumph. He said the Polarettes sent six Level-8 athletes to the event: four older and two younger.

Campbell said it was exciting “because you need at least four scores to have a team.” He added, “So this is our first time having a full team go down to [Westerns] and compete, which is a pretty big deal for the Yukon.”

The young Level 8s were Kennedy and Genevieve Lefebvre. The older 8s were Lily Witton, Olivia Vangel, Jenna Henderson and Layla Hombert. They were accompanied by Cambell and by the Polarettes head coach and executive director, Kimberly Jones.

Campbell described how Kennedy’s big win on the bars came about. “There’s different rotations, so we had five rotations for four events: vault, beam, bars and floor, and then a bye.”

Kennedy had a bye and then started the competition on the vault. Bars was the second event.

“We’d only seen two other groups compete on bars beforehand, which meant that we knew Taylor had done quite well. But she scored higher at other competitions, and Westerns had the top athletes in Western Canada competing. We knew she did well, but we weren’t sure how she’d do in the final rankings of it.

“And I’ve been asked by the

kids to not check the scores out on the floor and see where everyone”s placing. They just find it a little bit distracting. So that whole time I just was in the moment and had no idea until the very, very last rotation.”

Jones told Campbell she was going to be watching the bars closely.

Kennedy was still in first, at that point, with the strong Alberta team left to compete.

“Taylor ended up holding on to the lead, did the best gymnastics of the day, which is very exciting for her,” said Campbell. Campbell was stoked about Kennedy’s win.

“It was a huge deal for the team as a whole. This year we raised the expectations on them a little bit. We knew that they could go out and perform, so we were asking a little bit more from the whole team and it’s nice to have that reflected in rankings at the end.”

Campbell said Kennedy had a low-key reaction to the win.

“She’s a very reserved person when it comes to being in the spotlight, so she was pretty quiet but you could tell that she was excited about it.” Campbell said that bars is Kennedy’s best event.

“She made the event final for bars at B.C. Championships at the start of April. So she was top-eight in B.C.”

When asked what kind of potential Kennedy, 13, has, Campbell said it’s tough to say. “At the end of the day, she can go as far as she wants to go. But gymnastics is a tricky sport. It’s very demanding on the body and we train less hours than other places in the country. So it’s a bit of more of an internal motivation for the kids if they want to take the next step or not. And I think Taylor does and she’s trying to move up to Level nine next year, which is a big push for her and she’s motivated to do it, and training to meet those goals.”

Above Level 9 is Level 10, and then Elite Canada where gymnasts are competing for a spot on the national team. According to Campbell, if Kennedy made the Elite level, she’d be the first Yukoner to do it. “Big ask,” he said. “But,” he continued, “things happen. Gymnastics is scary. The beam is only four inches wide. The skills she’s doing are already skills that I personally cannot comprehend ever doing.”

Campbell said the goal is to make those skills bigger but there is something more important. “I think she can get along pretty comfortably, but we just want to make sure that she stays involved with it and enjoys the gymnastics. It’s more important than anything else right now.”

Campbell was asked what it means to the club when you get a result like this.

“I think it shows the rest of Canada that good gymnastics is happening up in the Yukon. I know here it’s such a small community and we don’t get out very much. And when we do, it’s a bit of a big deal. So to be able to go to one of the largest competitions in Western Canada, for this level, and compete with the best of Alberta and B.C. and Manitoba and Saskatchewan, it just shows people the Yukon is serious about what they’re doing; and kids are bought in—and training to make those things happen, which is fun.”

Campbell said the team’s overall results were “really positive.”

He said, “We had the whole team scoring in the all-rounds, which is where they just add up the scores from every event so you can see who’s performing consistently across all four apparatus. Most of our kids were around the middle of the pack. We had a couple of kids that were higher, a couple of kids a bit lower, and the other young [Level] 8, Genevieve Lefebvre, ended up placing eighth

in the all-round, so just outside of getting a ribbon—but a hugely impressive showing for her as well. The whole team did incredibly well. Season’s best on at least one apparatus for every kid.”

Overall, they finished fifth out of five teams. Having said that, Campbell said “they hit their routines.”

He continued, “Usually you go and you’re just kind of focused on what your scores are gonna be and you want your team to do well but your score is the only one that’s gonna affect your placement. But in the team, they add up all the scores. So it adds a little bit of different pressure where if you don’t hit your routine, then the team score is going to be lower. So you want to do well for them in that

respect. It’s just a little bit of a different competition environment for them.”

He added, “I think they did very well—super positive with each other and lots of cheering. Had to come up with their own cheer, which they very proudly shared with everybody.”

Up next for the club is a fun season-ending meet in Delta, B.C., the first week in May. Jones and developmental coordinator Stephanie Caron will both be taking maternity leave next season as well.

Campbell said, “The team had a fantastic competition. We’re all very proud of Taylor. We’re excited to go again, next year, and do it again to hopefully similar levels of success.” ■

Morris Prokop is a Whitehorse-based writer and sports editor. He covers a variety of sports in the Yukon, including the Yukon Quest, Yukon River Quest and the Yukon Ultra. He enjoys the outdoors, playing soccer and softball and hanging out with his dog Bandit.

PHOTO: Morris Prokop

Polarettes Gymnastic Club at the Western Canadian

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COMMUNITY

2024 Victoria Gold Klondike Gold Ru Virtual Run for Humane Society Yukon

The 2024 Victoria Gold Klondike Gold Ruff Virtual Run to benefit the Humane Society Yukon is fast approaching and the Company is proud to be the event’s title sponsor again this year to help raise funds and awareness for animal welfare and care in the territory.

Victoria Gold is committed to sponsor this event through 2026.

This annual 5 km, 10 km or half marathon virtual run or walk can be completed anywhere, on any surface and anytime between May 17 and May 20 (the Victoria Day long weekend) and Humane Society Yukon encourages your furry, four-legged friends to join you. Event proceeds will benefit the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter in Whitehorse and other animal rescue operations in the Yukon.

“This is the fourth year Victoria Gold has been the title sponsor of this important, inclusive event to support animal welfare here in the Yukon,” says Victoria Gold President & CEO John McConnell. “As Spring has arrived and the light and our energy returns, we encourage everyone to register and participate as they can as supporting our community’s animals benefits us all in a positive way.”

COMMUNITY COMMITMENT

The 2024 Victoria Gold Klondike Gold Ruff Virtual Run to benefit the Humane Society Yukon is fast approaching and the Company is proud to be the event’s title sponsor again this year to help raise funds and awareness for animal welfare and care in the territory.

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