What's Up Yukon, June 5, 2024

PHOTO: Jessica Surber

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BRINGING CUSTOM ORTHOTICS NORTH

They can also rely on the clinic to provide ongoing orthotic care, including device adjustments, which may have taken months to access before.

the actual orthotic device.

affinities for health care and science and working with people.

“We make custom bracing and orthotics from head to toe, for pediatric patients all the way up to elders,” Meagan explained. “A lot of people don’t know what orthotics or bracing is, or if you hear that, a lot of people think of inserts for your shoe. They think of foot orthotics. But orthotics is any support that changes your alignment or function that’s applied to the outside of your body.”

“I always wanted to work in some kind of direct patient-care role,” she said. “I like talking to people, I like hearing their stories, I like working with someone on a longterm basis. So a lot of our patients we see many times through the year and then year after year, as their needs change—especially our pediatric patients.”

“His training and expertise are all on the fabrication side,” Meagan explained. “He is very well-versed in making all the types of orthotic devices that we provide here, different properties of materials, and really that attention to detail to fabricate and make something that’s going to be just perfect for somebody.”

As well, Meagan’s innate craftiness contributes to her ability to design orthotic devices.

For Kurtis, making orthotic and prosthetic services more accessible to Yukoners fulfills a long-time dream.

This might involve lower extremity issues, which are addressed with foot orthotics, specialized footwear, knee bracing or ankle-foot orthotics. Or it might be spinal bracing and bracing for upper limbs such as wrists and fingers.

Meagan is a certified orthotist and a certified pedorthist. The latter focuses on the ankle down, whereas the orthotist’s scope includes the whole body, overlapping onto the foot. Meagan was naturally drawn to the profession, which combines her natural

“I’ve always been really crafty,” she added. “I like to do things with my hands—sewing—just doing all types of crafts. So I was drawn to this profession because I get to blend both; I get to blend the science and medical and health knowledge and that patient-care side of things, with creativity and using your spatial senses and being able to see and visualize things in 3D.” Kurtis was born and raised in the Yukon. He is a registered orthotic technician who takes Meagan’s designs and makes

“We met in school for prosthetics and orthotics and he had a very strong connection to the field, being a prosthetic and orthotic user himself,” Meagan said. “So, he always had a dream of bringing that service back home to the Yukon, because he knows, first-hand, the importance of having access to that service that previously didn’t exist in the Yukon.”

Visiting the Yukon Biomechanics website and Facebook page,

PHOTOS: Courtesy of Meagan McEwen Gerein and Kurtis Gerein of Yukon Biomechanics

Freelance with Heather LeDuc

Bringing

Meagan surrounded by casts Kurtis with examples of his handiwork

Meagan shows her daughter the tricks of the trade

I’m struck by the variety of patterns, or “transfers,” found on the orthotic device—from colourful butterflies, bees and rocket ships, to monochromatic skulls. Similarly, knee braces come in many colours so that folks can choose what they like—something that represents a person’s favourite sports team, Meagan suggests, or that matches their skidoo.

“Being a necessary piece of medical equipment, we try to make it look as fun as we can,” Meagan said. “For a lot of people, this is what

Meagan holding a pediatric ankle-foot orthotic

Pediatric ankle-foot orthotic with rocket ships and UFOs A knee brace with a fun transfer

makes them get out of the house every day; it’s an essential piece of their mobility equipment that lets them do the things they need to do,” she added. “It becomes so special to them; it becomes like a friend. It is something that’s very necessary, but it gives them so much benefit that they feel obviously very attached to their brace, for sure.”

Meagan’s certifications do not qualify her to make medical diagnoses, so except for foot orthotics, folks need a referral from their

their effort to provide a service that’s never been available in the Yukon before.

“Bringing it up here for the first time was really creating something from scratch and we did not have a blueprint to follow, so we did a lot of talking and a lot of listening and trying to figure out what was going to be something that worked,” Meagan said. “And I think that we developed some really wonderful, collaborative relationships through that process of trying to figure out how it’s going to work up here in the Yukon.”

There’s been some hurdles in navigating new territory without a road map; however, the couple’s efforts are rewarded by the positive response from their Yukon patients. People who once had to travel to Vancouver for orthotic treatment, often many times a year, “are so happy to be able to get that care close to home.”

“To make that whole continuity of care is absolutely why we’re here, to make sure people get that follow-up that you really need,” Meagan said. “Because this is a custom-made device, it needs to be fit to you and continually adjusted and serviced and modified to keep up with people’s lives.”

doctor or nurse practitioner to access Yukon Biomechanics’ services. In addition, Meagan and Kurtis like to work with an individual’s entire health-care team to ensure that orthotic devices are designed around the patient’s needs.

“We try to ensure that we’re as connected as we can be because everything works so much better when those lines of communication are open and we can all be working towards the same goals.”

Building relationships has been crucial for Meagan and Kurtis in

Meagan and Kurtis are committed to responding to their patients’ needs and are constantly looking for ways to increase access to services and to improve the lives of orthotic users from all Yukon communities.

“It is a personal commitment from us,” Meagan said. “Because we know [from] that experience within our family, of how important that is.”

For more information on Yukon Biomechanics and the services they offer, visit their website: yukonbiomechanics.com n

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THE TESKEY BROTHERS

REVIEW

The Teskey Brothers are an Australian blues rock band formed in 2008 in Melbourne. The band consists of brothers Josh Teskey (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Sam Teskey (lead guitar), along with Brendon Love (bass guitar) and Liam Gough (drums). They have gained recognition for their soulful sound, reminiscent of classic rhythm and blues from the ’60s and ’70s.

Their music often incorpor-

ates elements of blues, soul, and roots rock, characterized by Josh Teskey’s powerful and emotive vocals, combined with the band’s tight instrumentation and heartfelt songwriting.

Run Home Slow is a record that, from the very first second, caught my full attention. At first, I thought it was a band from the Motown era. But, surprise! This band from Melbourne demonstrates that you can still rock oldstyle tunes!

The record showcases the various facets of the classic soul genre, with “So Caught Up,” “That Bird,” and “Rain” being my three favourites. Each track offers a unique blend of vintage charm and modern energy, making the album a refreshing listen from start to finish.

One of the things that made me fall in love with the band is the array of instruments they use! The brass section (trumpets, trombone, sax), string section, old pianolas and one of my top three instruments, the Hammond organ, all contribute to their rich, layered sound. And of course, I can’t forget to mention the beautiful vocal arrangements, particularly

in “Hold Me” (track 4), which highlights their ability to create deeply moving harmonies.

The production quality of Run Home Slow is another standout feature. The album has a warm, analog feel that enhances its nostalgic appeal. The meticulous attention to detail in the mixing and mastering processes ensures that each instrument and vocal line shines through, adding to the overall richness of the listening experience.

The Teskey Brothers’ ability to blend old and new influences makes their music both timeless and relevant. Tracks like “Paint My Heart” and “Man of the Universe” further demonstrate their versatility, seamlessly transitioning from soulful ballads to upbeat anthems. Their authentic sound and genuine passion for music resonate deeply with listeners, making Run Home Slow a truly memorable album.

If you are a fan of the OG soul and R&B music genre, this is definitely a MUST LISTEN. You can find this record and many more at Triple J’s Vinyl Boutique.

Overall Rating: 10/10 n

PHOTO: Courtesy of The Teskey Brothers

The Teskey Brothers album cover for Run Home Slow

A SPRINGTIME FORAGING GUIDE

The world around us is bursting with vibrant life, at present, and each sunrise brings with it new treasures in nature, just waiting to be gathered and enjoyed. Whether you’re an experienced forager or have always wanted to connect with the wild-food resources available around us, here’s a little reminder to not let this precious time of year pass you by without getting out and doing some wildcrafting. The progression of plants coming back to life, after a long winter, is breathtaking right now. Here are some springtime staples that you won’t want to miss.

Arnica — Arnica can be used in a wilderness emergency in an external treatment for sprains, strains, muscular aches and pains. The active constituents of arnica promote the healing of bruises, inflammation and swelling. Some like to blend arnica with nettle and horsetail in shampoos and rinses because it’s said to promote hair growth and scalp health.

Coltsfoot -— The flowering stems of coltsfoot can be steamed, battered and fried, or chopped and added to casseroles and soups. Coltsfoot is renowned for its ability to soothe a cough and to help with a whole variety of lung problems. You can dry the leaves to later use in teas, or mix coltsfoot and violets in a syrup that is great for coughs and sore throats.

Dandelion — These tenacious bright-yellow flowers are the first thing to line the highways and gravel lots around the Yukon in spring. The dandelion’s hardiness and abundance has given it the

reputation of being a weed when really it’s a powerhouse of healing medicine. The green leaves and golden blossoms can be eaten raw, made into a mild diuretic tea or steamed with other wild greens. The slightly bitter roots can be chopped and cooked like a carrot in stirfries and soups, or pickled or even dried and roasted as a coffee replacement. Dandelion can treat a variety of liver and digestive disorders.

Fireweed shoots — If you’re looking for a tasty green to tide you over until your garden spinach and chard are ready, look no further. Fireweed, an earth regenerator that especially likes the black charred remains of a forest after a fire, is the official floral emblem of the Yukon. Its asparagus-like stalks begin popping up fairly early in spring and are high in vitamins A and C. Later in the summer you’ll also be able to enjoy the sweet, edible pink blossoms that make a pretty addition to any salad. Fireweed leaf tea is said to give relief to those suffering from constipation.

Labrador tea — As the name suggests, the fresh or dried leaves and flowers of Labrador tea make a wonderfully flavourful beverage when steeped in boiling water. Wander around the boreal forest long enough and you’ll surely come across the aromatic and almost leathery leaves of this circumpolar plant. You can harvest the leaves all year-round, although some say that the tastiest tea is made if leaves are collected when the plant is in flower, in spring.

Lungwort — The lovely blue and pink bell-shaped flowers and the

slightly hairy dark-green leaves of the lungwort plant (Mertensia paniculata) are all edible. Lungwort is in the borage family and is said to be an effective remedy for relieving diarrhea and hemorrhoids. A tea can be made from the leaves to treat coughs, and a poultice from the leaves can heal cuts and wounds.

Morels — Morels are among the first mushrooms to pop up in our Yukon forests. Although they appear in abundance in previously burned areas, you can also come across them in other places. Not only are they exceptionally tasty sautéed with a bit of butter and salt, but they also boast a number of health benefits; among them, they’re high in antioxidants, have antimicrobial properties, may promote liver health and boost immune function, could help fight cancer cells and are high in vitamin D (draxe.com/nutrition/ morel-mushrooms).

Pine pollen — In Chinese medicine, pine pollen is known for its ability to nourish energy, increase vitality, strengthen the immune

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Fireweed shoots

Morels

Lungwort

Labrador tea

Coltsfoot

Dandelion

Arnica

system and improve respiratory function. Recently, it’s begun to be marketed as an adaptogenic superfood with reported health benefits that include promoting prostate health, increasing muscle growth, helping balance the androgen/estrogen ratios in the body, reducing inflammation and many more. This springtime tonic can be gathered by collecting male pollen cones/ catkins and shaking them into a paper bag or bucket. Herbalist Yarrow Willard has a great video on YouTube about the harvesting process and uses of wild pine pollen. The inner bark, needles, as well as the pitch and twigs of the pine tree are also filled with medicinal and healing properties.

Spruce tips — Whether you gather a few on your next hike, to eat raw as a vitamin C rich trail snack or you steep them into a

tea on a rainy evening, spruce tips are emblematic of spring in the North. The syrup and the tea, made from the bright-green new growth at the end of the branches of the spruce tree, are recommended for coughs, colds and congestion. The vapour from the boiled needles is also said to help with bronchitis.

Stinging nettle — Although the stinging nettle has only patchy distribution in the Yukon, you can find them in damp soils—especially around old settlements and homesteads. My favourite thing to do with stinging nettle is to harvest and dry the leaves to use in mineral-rich infusions, all yearround. Nettle is extremely high in iron and calcium, has antihistamine properties, is great for arthritis and is an excellent tonic for the reproductive system and the liver. Spring is the perfect time to enjoy the leaves, freshly steamed or pureed into a soup. Since it’s a bit rare to find in the Yukon, you may want to transplant a small clump into a corner of your garden to enjoy in future years.

Wild rose petals — You can toss them onto your next salad, add a few to a rose-petal sun tea, use them as an eyewash or take

advantage of their soothing and emollient qualities and turn them into a hydrosol or a face cream. Wild rose petals have something to offer to almost everyone. Historically, rose petals have been taken to relieve colic, heartburn, headaches and mouth sores. You can also dry them and enjoy their sweet fragrance in potpourri.

Violets -—These friendly little flowers, much like their cousins— the pansy and the Johnny jump ups—are edible raw, make excellent garnishes on cakes and salads, can be made into tea or used to add their delicate flavour and colour to vinegar, syrups, jellies and jams. Violets are rich in vitamin A and C and rutin (which is said to strengthen capillary blood vessels).

If you’d like to learn more about

northern plants or are looking for a Father’s Day gift for a plantloving dad, consider checking out upcoming plant workshops such as the ones offered by Nomadic Harvests and by herbalist Beverley Gray. Nomadic Harvests has a Plant Encounter with plantain, coming up on June 8, and they also host plant identifications once a week at their stand at the

Fireweed Market. For more information, go to nomadicharvests.com/learn/wildcrafting. Beverley Gray is hosting two workshops this summer, as well: a Herb Walk, Talk & Medicine Making Workshop on June 29 and a Sacred Spirit Plant Healing workshop on June 30. Tickets are available on Eventbrite: eventbrite.ca/o/herbalist-beverleygray-84273150373. n

d A Note Of Caution d

Always be respectful to the land and the other beings we share it with when out foraging. Take only what you need and be aware of whose traditional territory you’re collecting plants and memories on. Use plant medicines in moderation, be careful about identifying herbal allies correctly and know that it’s best to always consult with your trusted healthcare professional or physician before using herbal remedies since some may interact with each other or certain pharmaceuticals.

Sources:

1. Discovering Wild Plants: Alaska, Western Canada, The Northwest by Janice J. Schofield

2. Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies by Linda Kershaw

3. Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginners Guide by Rosemary Galdstar

4. The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North by Beverley Gray

• Excavators (Cat 315 to Cat 330)

• Telehandlers

• Loaders (Cat 950H)

• Skid Steers (262C to 289D3)

• Single Drum Packer (XCMG CV123)

• Frost fighters 350K BTU

• Heat Trailers, Ice fighter 700K BTU

• Enclosed Trailers

• Car Hauler Trailers

• Gooseneck/5th Wheel Trailer with winch

• Generators, 30KW to 500KW, Propane and Diesel

• Transformers 750 Kva 480:4160V, 750 Kva 480:600V, 600/480 300Kva

• Load Bank (100KW @ 120/208)

Pine pollen

Spruce tips

Stinging nettle

Wild rose petals

Violets

ATLIN

Sat Jun 15 PauLonDan Trio 7:30 PM

Atlin BC Globe Theatre African rhythms, Brazilian samba and jazz improvisation, a wonderful infusion of talent and old friends humor. Tickets online or at the door.

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

Tue Jun 4 Burwash Landing - New public lands legislation meeting 6:00

PM Jacquot Hall Modernize public lands legislation to balance the many interests of Yukoners, and enhance long-term planning. https://yukon.ca/engagements/ new-public-lands-legislation

BEAVER

CREEK

Wed Jun 5 Beaver Creek - New public lands legislation meeting 6:00 PM TBD Modernize public lands legislation to balance the many interests of Yukoners, and enhance long-term planning. https:// yukon.ca/engagements/new-public-landslegislation

CARCROSS

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

FARO

First and Third Tuesday of every month Faro Council Meeting 7:00 PM Town of Faro

Tuesdays Parent & Tot 10:00 AM Faro Recreation Centre Open Gym 1:00 PM Faro Recreation

Kids Club Faro Recreation Centre

Adult Floor Hockey 7:00 PM Faro

Recreation Centre

Wednesdays

Seniors Games & Walks 1:00 PM Faro

Recreation Centre The gym is open for seniors who would like to improve their fitness goals.

Fitness Fun for Seniors 2:00 PM Faro

Recreation Centre Pickleball 2:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Volleyball 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Thursdays

Parent & Tot 10:00 AM Faro Recreation

Gym 1:00 PM Faro Recreation

Club 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Fridays

Pickleball 1:00 PM Faro Recreation

Centre

Seniors Yoga 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Open Gym 2:30 PM Faro Recreation

Centre Chair Yoga & Deep Relaxation for Seniors

Basketball 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Saturdays

Pickleball 2:30 PM Faro Recreation

Centre

Open Court Basketball 3:00 PM Faro

Recreation Centre Open Gym 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Sundays

Open Court Basketball 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre

HAINES JUNCTION

Mon Jun 3 Haines Junction - New public lands legislation meeting 6:00 PM St. Elias Convention Centre

Modernize public lands legislation to balance the many interests of Yukoners, and enhance long-term planning. https:// yukon.ca/engagements/new-public-landslegislation

Fri Jun 7-9 Kluane Mountain Bluegrass

Festival Haines Junction, Yukon A weekend mix of ticketed and public events including concerts, workshops, slow-jams, dances, kids programming and even a roving band to get music out to the corners of the community! https:// yukonbluegrass.com/ Fri Jun 7 2024 Summer Music

Series - The Bennett Sun 6:00 PM

Village Bakery and Deli Dinner + music experience, patrons can enjoy a freshly prepared meal while taking in the beautiful views and listening to the featured Yukon musician/band of the night. Reservations online. https://www. villagebakeryyukon.com/live-music.html

Sat Jun 8 KMBF - Kids’ Fiddle Workshops 10:00 AM St. Elias Community School Have a mini musician in your life? Get them involved in bluegrass! Kids’ fiddle workshops are free and open to the public! https:// yukonbluegrass.com/

Thursdays

Romp & Run 11:30 AM Bill Brewster

Arena Drop in. Programming is for kids 4 and under and their parents/caregivers.

Seniors Activities 2:00 PM St. Elias

Community Centre Floor curling, carpet bowling and indoor walking group.

Haines Junction Thrift Shop 2:00 PM

St. St. Christopher’s Thrift Shop is a great place to pick up items. Prices are low and numerous adult items are available for $2, and most items for children are $1.

Adult Volleyball 7:00 PM St. Elias

Community School Meet in the school gym

Fridays

Stories and STEM Activities 10:00 AM

Haines Junction Library

AA: “Yukon Unity Group” (O) 1:30 PM Haines Junction Health Centre

Sat Jun 8 2024 Summer Music

Series - Bria Rose N’ Thorns 6:00

PM Village Bakery and Deli Dinner + music experience, patrons can enjoy a freshly prepared meal while taking in the beautiful views and listening to the featured Yukon musician/band of the night. Reservations online. https://www. villagebakeryyukon.com/live-music.html

Sun Jun 9 KMBF - Kids’ Fiddle

Workshops 10:00 AM St. Elias

Community School Have a mini musician in your life? Get them involved in bluegrass! Kids’ fiddle workshops are free and open to the public!

Fri Jun 14 2024 Summer Music

Series - Caleb Tomlinson 6:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli Dinner + music experience, patrons can enjoy a freshly prepared meal while taking in the beautiful views and listening to the featured Yukon musician/band of the night. Reservations online. https://www. villagebakeryyukon.com/live-music.html

Sat Jun 15 2024 Summer Music Series

- Cafe Des Voix 6:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli Dinner + music experience, patrons can enjoy a freshly prepared meal while taking in the beautiful views and listening to the featured Yukon musician/band of the night. Reservations online. https://www.villagebakeryyukon. com/live-music.html

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 Junction Health Centre

BGC Rec in the Gym 3:30 PM St. Elias

Community School Art Journaling Group 3:30 PM St. Elias Community School Bring your own creative supplies that you like to use. This can be scraps of paper, magazines, glue, paint, pen, markers, stamps, ink etc. and a book or journal to create

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

Saturdays AA: “Yukon Unity Group” (O) 1:00 PM Haines Junction Health Centre

Sundays Anglican Church Service St. Christopher’s Church 10:30 AM Anglican Church Service at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church in Haines Junction https://anglican.yukon.net/services.html

AA: “Yukon Unity Group” (O) 1:00 PM Haines Junction Health Centre

MARSH LAKE

Last Wednesday of every month MLCS board meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

Tuesdays Play Bridge 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre North of 60 Seniors Coffee and Chat 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

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

Thursdays

Shuffleboard Marsh Lake Community Centre 6:00 PM

Fridays

Beginner Yoga Marsh Lake Community Centre 10:00 AM

Youth Gym Drop-In Marsh Lake Community Centre 6:00 PM

Saturdays

Pickleball Outside Marsh Lake Community Centre 11:00 AM

Sundays

Pickleball Outside Marsh Lake Community Centre 11:00 AM

MAYO

Wed Jun 12 Mayo - New public lands legislation meeting 6:00 PM Mayo Community Hall Modernize public lands legislation to balance the many interests of Yukoners, and enhance long-term planning. https://yukon.ca/engagements/ new-public-lands-legislation Sat Jun 15 NTSCRTI - Plants and Their Teachings 9:00 AM Village of Mayo Learn about honourable plant harvesting, plant teachings, and the many uses of native plants for personal health and business ventures. Apply online. https://6w5dcxu0uii.typeform.com/to/ hPpSuMTG

MOUNT LORNE 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.

Sundays

Sunday Worship 10:00 AM First

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

TAGISH

Fri Jun 7 Art Workshop with Kim

Rendell 10:30 AM Tagish Community Centre Join Kim Rendell for another great art workshop! You will be learning the “crackling” effect on solid pine, and application of dried flowers. Register online. https://forms.gle/ YkU6xKRuYdZnL6ZQA

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

Sat Jun 8 Amazing Race Teslin 5:00

AM Teslin Lake Recreation Complex

Race against teams to complete various challenges! Family friendly event, Pitstop: Community BBQ Lunch. To register email admin.teslin@teslin.ca

Tue Jun 11 Teslin Adult Slo-Pitch

League 6:30 PM Teslin Lake Recreation

Complex Sign up at the Rec centre - sign up as an individual or if you think you are on a team! https://whatsupyukon.events/ qbk

Mondays

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

Tuesdays

The ‘Big 4-6’ Sports 4:00 PM Teslin

Recreation Centre

Group Fitness 5:30 PM Teslin Lake

Recreation Complex

Outdoor 3D Archery 7:00 PM Sambow Archery Course – Meet at the ball diamond

Wednesdays

Dominos 1:00 PM Teslin Recreation Centre Drop in seniors

Pickleball 6:00 PM Teslin Lake Recreation Complex

Thursdays

Group Fitness 5:30 PM Teslin Lake

Recreation Complex

Girls Volleyball 3:15 PM Teslin Lake

Recreation Complex

Fridays

Basketball Drop-in 7:00 PM Teslin Lake Recreation Complex

Saturdays

Parent & Tots 12:00 PM Teslin Lake

Recreation Complex

Sundays

Ball Hockey 7:00 PM Khàtìnas.àxh

Community School 12+ Drop in

WATSON LAKE

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

Second Saturday of the month Watson Lake Direct Aid 2:00 PM Northern Lights Centre

Tuesdays

Smart Recovery Meetings 3:00 PM Wye Lake Cabin Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services For more information, email joey.mitchell@yukon. ca or call 332-3187

Pickleball & Badminton Watson Lake Secondary School 7:00 PM

Wednesdays

Drop-In Ninja Tumbling 5:30 PM Watson Lake Secondary School All ages welcome. Adults are welcome too, come to do some stretching or try some handstands etc.

Fridays

Friday Night Lanes 7:00 PM Call 3357979 to register

Saturdays

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

Baptiste Power Yoga 7:00 PM Fees apply. A muscle-shaping and mindsculpting workout, work at your own level and ability, set to electronic music.

Sundays St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Sunday Nite Volleyball 11:00 AM Watson Lake Secondary School

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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.

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

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.

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 drop-In for kids 5 & under with parent/guardian Story time & free play!

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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-legion-8336c3

Open Studio Drop-in 1:00 PM

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture

(KIAC) Enjoy KIAC’s bright, airconditioned space to create and focus on your artistic practice. Even betterwe’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 867993-3734 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

CONNECTING TO THE LAND, CONNECTING TO EACH OTHER

Vuntut Gwitchin Elders and youth gather at heritage camps

It was a perfect summer morning in July 2023. Vuntut Gwitchin youth and Elders gathered for breakfast at their heritage camp beside Dachan Tr’iivan (Bonnet Lake), roughly a 30-minute helicopter ride from Old Crow, Yukon. As they ate, the group looked up to a mountain ridge across the lake and saw lines of Porcupine caribou moving south along the mountain.

“We were just all standing there in awe, just watching caribou, because caribou is part of who we are—our lifestyle,” said Mary Jane Moses, Teetl’it Gwich’in Elder and heritage facilitator in Old Crow. “The youth, they were just so excited because of what that meant for all of us; soon we’re going to have caribou meat again, we’re going to eat good again.”

Moses was thrilled to see the caribou coming through Vuntut Gwitchin Traditional Territory on their fall migration back to their wintering grounds, but she also wondered why they were earlier than usual. In fact, over the past few years she has noticed a change in the animals’ seasonal rounds. They’ve stayed to the east, in Alaska, longer.

Elders and youth watching caribou in the Dachan Tr’iivan (Bonnet Lake) area

“They’ve been doing that for a few years now,” said Moses.

“Most people are saying they’re staying in Alaska because it’s too strenuous for them to make their way through deep snow. It’ll just deplete their energy levels and they’ll be in poor shape.”

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The Porcupine caribou herd’s range covers 250,000 square kilometres in northern Yukon, northeastern Alaska and the northwestern edge of the N.W.T. They have the longest yearly land migration route of any mammal, travelling roughly 2,400 kilometres between their calving grounds, on the

Coastal Plain of Alaska, to their wintering grounds in the boreal forests of the Yukon and the N.W.T.

“I think they’re smart that they stay in one place,” said Moses.

“But then, on the other hand, we depend on the caribou for food.

So, it’s been hard on people who rely on caribou meat versus storebought meat.”

Moses was waiting for the herd to return so she could restock her freezer and make her grandchildren dry meat and ch’itsuh (pemmican), which is roasted meat mixed with bone grease or fat. In fact, Moses has a recipe to share at oldcrow.ca/recipe1.htm

Shifting migration patterns is one of many changes that have been observed on Vuntut Gwitchin Traditional Territory.

“With the permafrost melting, there’s changes in the water levels: some lakes are draining, some are swamping with way more water,” said Vuntut Gwitchin heritage manager Megan Williams. “The birds are changing. There are an incredible number of seagulls, now, to the detriment of ducks.”

The Vuntut Gwitchin have seen a phenomenon called shrubification, the overgrowth of vegetation that can slowly transform the types of plants and animals that can live in the Arctic tundra. They’ve also seen the erosion of lands, making rivers wider so water levels are lower. Shallower water can make travel by boat increasingly more difficult, if not impossible.

The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Heritage Department designs the heritage camps, to connect youth and Elders to the land so

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PHOTOS: Courtesy of the Vuntut Gwitchin Government

they can see the changes and learn how to look after the land.

“The youth get a good solid basis of what the land is like, how

they expect it to behave and how to work with the changes that are happening around them,” said Williams. “That’s how the teachings get passed down.”

In summer 2023, the group of four teenagers and six Elders learned traditional skills, such as

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how to make rope from willow bark, and spent time together laughing and sharing stories. They took a day trip to Daadzaii Van (Summit Lake) to pick cloudberries and learn about protected areas. The youth also learned how to document their experiences. They took photos and videos, and they interviewed the Elders and each other.

“These camps are opportunities for them to learn and pick up skills so that, as they get older, they practise them too,” said Moses. “They’ll teach their peers and younger children. So, that’s how we pass information down.”

By the time their six-day onthe-land camp was over and the group was ready to helicopter back to Old Crow, nearby forest fires had brought smoke into the area. It was just days before Old Crow was under an evacuation order for nearly a week, in midAugust, because of forest fires and

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unpredictable winds.

“We were coming back to Old Crow and we were seeing places where there was fire and thick smoke,” said Moses. “I was just wondering about the caribou we’d seen. Which direction they were going to go. If they were going to keep going on their migration route, or go a different way because of the smoke?”

Moses has been taking part in these camps and cultural activities for more than 20 years. Every time she goes out on the land, she learns something new. And she is grateful for any time she gets to share that learning with youth.

“Our people are still eager to go back to the land where they were raised up and where the land is so rich in everything,” said Moses.

“When we do go back to the land, it’s healing just to be out there in the wild spaces, observing the land, seeing the changes on the land, and all that.” n

Image Credit: Alistair Maitland

PHOTOS: Courtesy of the Vuntut Gwitchin Government

Youth participants Logan Williams, Gavin Charlie and Desmond Kyikavichik at the Dachan Tr’iivan (Bonnet Lake) camp, with Elder Danny Kassi

Jayce Charlie filming Elder interviews at Dachan Tr’iivan

Smoke from the forest fires that eventually resulted in the evacuation of Old Crow to Whitehorse in August 2023

Sophie is in her 30s and is French. She studied and worked in the U.K. and in Senegal, before moving to Canada. The time she spent in the Yukon changed her life for the best. She developed a true interest for quiet, wild spaces and for a more rural life. She is now back in France, starting a goat farm in the countryside and sharing stories from Europe!

DIY CARNIVAL MASKS

For carnival days or any ol’ day!

Every day can be Carnival Day! A fantastic time of the year for our little ones. A time to dress up, to be what and who they want, and a time to dance and have fun. While celebrating Carnival is widespread, even now, this has not always been the case. Do you know where this festival comes from?

It originated with ancient European festivals. In the Christian religion, it was to celebrate the end of one season—the cold, dark winter—and the beginning of another, the bright and fertile spring. During these special days, there was release from social obligations and hierarchies. Hiding behind a mask, everyone could be free from rules and make way for joking. The name Carnival is from the Latin carnem levare, meaning “to remove meat.” In Catholicism, a 40-day period of fasting, Lent, follows the Carnival celebration where believers can eat neither meat nor confectioneries.

Nowadays, Carnival is celebrated all over the world. Canada’s oldest winter festival, the Carnaval de Québec, is held in Québec City, in early February, with ice sculptures, parades and concerts.

For the enjoyment of young and old alike, this celebration is a good excuse for wearing a cos-

tume. Here are some tips and ideas for creating unique paperplate masks with your kids.

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Creating Animal Masks

Owl, fox, bear, elk, lynx (or whatever animals you decide to create) can start with the same template and materials.

Materials:

• paper plates

• wooden sticks or pieces of ribbon or string

• tubes of paint

• paint brushes

• scissors

• white paper

• glue sticks

• Glitter, feathers and beads to personalize the masks (optional)

Instructions:

1. Cut a paper plate in half. Each side can be used as the base of a mask.

2. Make peepholes in the paper. Your children might need help with this step. Decide where to cut them by putting the half plate on your face and marking the eye positions with a pencil.

3. Carefully cut out two circles where the markings are, with the help of scissors or cutters. It is best to find an object that corresponds approximately to the desired size of the hole, such as the glue-tube cap, to have the same size for both holes.

4. Using the white paper, cut out different forms to create the ears and nose. Add a little glue to stick the pieces onto the mask.

5. Once the glue has dried, use gouache or acrylic to paint the masks. You can help yourself with idea books or online sites, for inspiration, or to create your own totem animal.

6. The mask is held by hand. You can attach a paper straw or a wooden stick to one side of the mask so you can hold it in front of your face. If you prefer to have free hands, simply tie a piece of ribbon to the back of a mask after making a small hole on the right and left side.

The masks can be used for Carnival Day, of course, but also for Halloween, birthdays or just for any regular day. It feels good to have fun with the whole family. Enjoy! n

Venetian mask for Carnival

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Children making festive masks

Tiger and rabbit masks

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GREY MATTERS

Dianne Homan is a retired school teacher, dancer, and long-distance walker. She is the author of Walk Your Own Camino, Mother Earth Legends, and two children’s books. She lives an oh-so-simple off-grid lifestyle.

WAKE UP!

Time for conscious aging

Ifirst saw the two-day course called “Conscious Aging” among the offerings from Yukon University, about five years ago. That sounds really interesting, I thought. But, then I asked myself, Aren’t I already aging consciously? Am I not doing a decent job of tracking my physical changes and noticing my attitudes regarding retirement, my adjustments to a changed social scene and my emotional responses to bigger birthdays?

Then I ignored the ads during COVID, because the idea of doing courses via Zoom does not appeal to me. Finally, the first in-person class since the pandemic was offered, this spring, and I signed up.

an opportunity to share the kinds of things I mentioned above in the first paragraph: the aches and pains, the dwindling social network, the opportunities afforded by retirement.

Then the bigger questions were posed.

What is your life’s thread (the big idea or love or belief that has carried you through life’s highs and lows)? What messages or role models affected the way you see the idea of “getting old”?

(This question had me remembering my very stern and unhappy grandfather on one side and my country-club grandparents on

were to my joy in living.)

Like the candle in the center of the circle of stones on the table, the stories and ideas that everyone in the group shared became the light that glowed on our faces. We laughed and commiserated and felt richer for having dug into these topics together.

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Larry Gray, a longtime science instructor at Yukon University, has been involved in the Conscious Aging, a.k.a. Sage-ing and Conscious Eldering (the idea of getting wiser as we age), movement for over a decade. He’s seen that what started with a book or two and a workshop or two has grown into a library’s worth of excellent resources, and a calendar full of international retreats and conferences. There is a broader outlook on aging in western cultures as a result. Much inspiration comes from cultures, such as First Nations, that recognize the value and importance of Elders.

The room where we met had a circle of chairs for our continual discussions, and a long table for handouts and lunch. In the center of the long table was a circle of beautiful stones surrounding a candle—a peaceful and grounding focal point.

We went around the circle and introduced ourselves, with the invitation to mention any hopes and fears about aging. This was

A circle of beautiful stones beside a candle visually represent a group having enlightened discussions

the other—neither offering me a sense of my own future.) Where are you in the process of forgiving others and asking for forgiveness?

Do you have hope for, and trust in, the future? (This was a heavy one, as you can imagine.) Looking at big events and influences in your life, do you see patterns?

(In my own life, I saw how important education and creative work

Larry had lots of great quotes and slides and poems that broadened and contextualized our images of aging. One of my favorites was an image of a stream. On the left bank was the word Rigidity There I could see seniors, like my stern grandfather, who are set in their ways. On the right bank was the word Chaos, where I imagined someone who loses things, forgets things and has trouble making decisions. Rippling calmly between these two banks was a river with the words Flow, Flexibility, Loving-kindness, Openness, Sense of wonder, Curiosity, and Compassion. And based on some of our discussions, I’d add Connection to Earth and Resilience to that river. That’s where I want to swim.

My favourite quote was from a Buddhist teacher, Robert Thurman: “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

I think I can safely say that all of us workshop participants felt more alive at the end of the two days: more curious about our own processes, more awed by the range and depth of human experiences within our small group. Conscious aging is more rewarding and, indeed, more fun than any of us might have imagined.

To learn more, keep an eye on the Yukon University offerings through the Northern Institute of Social Justice, or google terms such as conscious aging, ageing and sage-ing, and Conscious Eldering n

PHOTO: Larry Gray

column with Dianne Homan

SEASONAL RECIPES

SPATCHCOCK CHICKEN

Begin with a whole chicken

Seasoned and ready for the grill

SGrilling time: 30 to 90 minutes

patchcocking your bird will help you get a really moist moist final product. Essentially, by making your meat all roughly the same thickness, you cut down on cooking time as well. Serves 4.

INGREDIENTS

❑ 1 whole chicken ❑ 1/2 tsp chile flakes

❑ 1 Tbsp salt ❑ 1/2 tsp paprika

METHOD

1. Using kitchen shears, carefully cut along one side of the chicken’s back, then flip it over and gently press down on the breast to flatten the bird out. Season both sides of the bird with salt, pepper and paprika.

2. Heat whatever kind of grill you’re using to medium-high heat and place the chicken breast facing up. Cook, covered, until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees. Depending on the size of your chicken and type of your grill, this could take anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes.

3. Let the chicken rest on a cutting board for 15 minutes before slicing and serving. n

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

Delicious and juicy Spatchcock Chicken!

PHOTOS: Sydney Keddy

Chicken with backbone removed

ACTIVE LISTINGS

Mon Jun 3 - Jun 9 Active Commute Week ‘24 Whitehorse Various Locations A citywide movement to swap your solo drive for an active ride! Help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boost your health while having fun! Register online. https://www. whitehorse.ca/event/active-commute-week/

Wed Jun 5 Active Commute Week ‘24 - Walking 101 Workshop 6:00 PM Canada Games Centre Yukon Learn all about the benefits of walking as a mode of transportation, how to stay safe while walking, and tips for incorporating walking into your daily routine. Register online. https://www.whitehorse.ca/event/activecommute-week/

Fri Jun 7 Copperbelt Charity Golf

Classic 12:00 PM Meadow Lakes Golf Club Join NHL player Tim Hunter this year for a fun day of golf for two great Yukon organizations! Yukon T1D Support Network and LDAY Centre for Learning. Register online. https://whatsupyukon.events/3rp

Fri Jun 7 Active Commute Week ‘24Biking 101 Workshop 6:00 PM Takhini Broomball Arena Learn about bike safety, maintenance tips, and feeling comfortable about biking around the city. Register online. https://www.whitehorse.ca/event/ active-commute-week/

Sat Jun 8 Yukon Rugby Championships 12:00 PM Porter Creek Secondary School 1 day Yukon Champs Rugby Tournament featuring full contact competitive sevens rugby. Men’s, women’s, and juniors divisions. https://www.facebook.com/ YukonRugby/ Sat Jun 8 Gritty C.O.G - Clash of Generations 1:00 PM Winterlong Brewing Co. 40 or 64 kms of gravel and dirt - SOLO and 2 or 3-person TEAM options - Prizes for fastest combined time, team with the most riders, and team with the most female riders. Register online. https:// whatsupyukon.events/roa

Sat Jun 8 & Jun 9 Spey Days 9:00 AM

Rotary Peace Park Booth located at the gravel bar, boat launch at Rotary Park. Day includes demos of all rods, take part in single and double hand spey workshops. https://whatsupyukon.events/whp Fri Jun 14 Air North Midnight Sun Golf Tournament 6:00 PM Mountain View Golf Club Register for just the scramble, just the stroke play or both, Smoke & Sow food truck on site, a Saturday BBQ and prize ceremony. Register online, email cmarshall@mountainviewgolf.ca for more info. https://mountainviewgolf.ca/newsevents

Sat Jun 15 Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay 5:00 AM Haines Junction, Yukon Get ready for the ultimate cycling adventure, an amazing bike ride from Haines Junction, Yukon to Haines, Alaska. Ride in teams of 1, 2, 4, or 8 people through 238 km. Register online. https://kcibr.org/

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.

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

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

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 for all levels

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Eight Days Martial Arts

6:00 AM

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

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

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

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

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

Tai Chi Yukon outdoor practice 5:30 PM

On the Wharf at the foot of Main Street. Call 335-4813 for more info.

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

Fri Jun 7 Lunch & Learn - Advanced Care Planning 12:00 PM Chronic Conditions Support Program (CCSP)

Learn about advanced care planning and wills with the Palliative Care team, and how to plan for their future and unsure of where to begin. To register call 667-8733 or email ccsp@yukon.ca https://yukon. ca/en/events/advanced-care-planninglunch-and-learn-hosted-palliative-careteam?date=2024-06-07

Sat Jun 8 Exploring Modern Spirituality - A Men’s Gathering 10:00 AM Trinity Lutheran Church An enlightening Men’s Gathering focused on contemporary spirituality issues unique to men. Admission by donation.

Wed Jun 12 Summer Series: Mindfulness for Stress Reduction 12:00 PM Chronic Conditions Support Program (CCSP)

Learn about the use of mindfulness for stress reduction, and why it can be a useful tool, and how to practice it. To register, call 667-8733 or email ccsp@ yukon.ca. https://yukon.ca/en/events/ summer-series-mindfulness-stressreduction?date=2024-06-12

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 251-3635766, 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

WEEK 2: JUNE 3 - JUNE 7

Monday June 3 – The Bennett Sun

Tuesday June 4 – Brigitte Jardin

Wednesday June 5 – Rick & Judy

Wednesday June 5 – St. Francis

Secondary School Rock Bands @ 5:00pm

Thursday June 6 – Seldom Seen Steve Slade

Friday June 7 – Ellorie McKnight Plus! Visual art with the Northern Fibres Guild, with opportunities to try weaving, sewing, and more!

Monday June 10 – Brandon Isaak

Clayton’s CAR CARE Tips

If you sense your car drifts or pulls to one side, you could have a wheel alignment problem. The alignment of your vehicle’s wheels can affect the way it handles. Your car may drive fine, but when you look at your tires, you may notice that they are wearing. Your steering wheel could also feel not centred. Our team of professionals can align your wheels by placing your vehicle on a wheel alignment machine. This machine uses laser guided measurements to allow our mechanic to set and adjust the suspension components back to the factory specifications. You can prevent the impact of wear and tear on your tires, reduce pulling and feel confident in a safer drive.

Archdeacon McDonald’s Dictionary

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for computer.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for airplane.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for phone.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for electricity.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for chainsaw.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for Ski-Doo.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for television.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for outboard.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for ATM machine.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for SAT phone.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for elevator. You won’t find the Gwich’in word for helicopter.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for radio. You won’t find the Gwich’in word for fax machine.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for calculator. You won’t find the Gwich’in word for vacuum cleaner.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for waterbed. You won’t find the Gwich’in word for x-ray machine.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for machine gun.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for security camera.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for traffic light.

You won’t find the Gwich’in word for skyscraper.

‘Cause the Archdeacon wrote the dictionary 150 years ago.

When I was a kid, this Elder gave me a Gwich’in name, CHIH AHAA. Translated, it means “walking ahead.”

Allan Benjamin

CHIH AHAA

Allan Benjamin is a poet, a cartoonist, a fiddle player and a snowshoe racer from Old Crow, Yukon. Allan is a Vuntut Gwich’in artist who provides cartoons and poems to What’s Up Yukon. He introduces us to two sets of characters who represent Allan’s family and traditional Gwich’in life growing up in Old Crow.

ART SHOWS

Mon Jun 3-7 Arts in the Park 2024 - Fibre Arts with Northern Fibre Guild! 12:00 PM LePage Some opportunities to try weaving, sewing, and more!

Thu Jun 6 Opening Reception - CAMP by Couzyn Van Heuvelen 5:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery Couzyn van Heuvelen’s artistic practice explores Inuit cultural sovereignty and the tools and technologies of living on the land. Refreshments will be provided.

Thu Jun 6 Opening Reception: Stories within by Yukon First Nations Artists 5:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery This exhibit brings together Yukon First Nations artists to delve into the rich traditions of storytelling embedded within their practices. Refreshments will be provided.

Thu Jun 6 Arts in the Park 2024 - Seldom

Seen Steve Slade 12:00 PM LePage Park

Thu Jun 6 Blues on the Loose Mini-Fest! 6:00 & 8:30 PM Old Fire Hall Two of Canada’s finest musicians Carlos del Junco and local Brandon Isaak star with two shows each on two nights!

Jun 7 Arts in the

- Ellorie McKnight 12:00 PM LePage

Jun 7 Blues on the Loose Mini-Fest! 6:00

8:30 PM Old Fire Hall Two of Canada’s finest musicians Carlos del Junco and local Brandon Isaak star with two shows each on two nights! Tickets online. https://www.yukontickets.com/ Mon Jun 10 Arts in the Park 2024 - Brandon Isaak 12:00 PM LePage Park

Tue Jun 11 Arts in the

Mon Jun 10-14 Arts in the Park 2024 - Visual art with Maya Chartier 12:00 PM LePage Using pressed Yukon wildflowers to create botanical illustrations!

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.

Until Aug 30 CAMP by Couzyn Van Heuvelen YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery Couzyn van Heuvelen’s sculptural installations in this exhibition build from van Heuvelen’s earlier investigations into hunting and fishing practices by shifting focus to the chores and communal spaces that take shape around the harvesting and preparation of food.

Until Aug 30 Stories within by Yukon First Nations Artists 5:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Gallery This exhibit brings together Yukon First Nations artists to delve into the rich traditions of storytelling embedded within their practices.

LIVE MUSIC

Mon Jun 3 Arts in the Park 2024 - The Bennett Sun 12:00 PM LePage Park Free LIVE performances & interactive visual art experiences - Showtimes: Monday to Friday, 12 to 1:00pm, Special KID-FOCUSED performances Wednesdays at noon + Wednesdays evenings at 5pm! https:// musicyukon.com/artsinthepark/

Tue Jun 4 Arts in the Park 2024 - Brigitte

Jardin 12:00 PM LePage Park

Wed Jun 5 Arts in the Park 2024 - Rick & Judy 12:00 PM LePage Park

Wed Jun 5 Arts in the Park 2024 - St. Francis Secondary School Rock Bands 5:00 PM LePage Park

Sat Jun 8 2024 Ride for Dad Yukon 8:30 AM Shipyards Park The 14th Anniversary of Ride For Dad Yukon, breakfast and registration and kickstands up at 10:30 am sharp!! Register inperson or online. https://ridefordad.ca/chapter/ yukon/

Sat Jun 8 Book Signing with Elisabeth Weigand 11:00 AM Coles Whitehorse Meet local

Author Elisabeth Weigandand, she will sign and talk with folks about her newest book When We Walked On Frozen Rivers.

Sat Jun 8 World Environment Day 2024 12:00 PM Lumel Studios & Lumel Glass World Environment Day, a global initiative held on June 5th, revolves around evolving themes, and this year’s focus is on “Our land. Our future. Family friendly, join us for a BBQ and fun activities.

Sat Jun 8 Hand Building Round-Belly Mugs with Claire Strauss 6:00 PM Arts Underground Learn hand-building techniques of pinching, slab construction, and unique detailing to create one-of-a-kind round-bellied mugs. Tickets online. https://arts-underground

Sun Jun 9 CNC Router 101 9:00 AM Yukonstruct Makespace In this 6 hr session covers the basics of how to use Yukonstruct’s CNC Router including safety, design software, print settings, material and bit selection. Register online. https://yukonstruct.com/ Mon Jun 10 Beginner Blacksmithing - Forge a Garden Tool 6:00 PM Get started blacksmithing and forge yourself a Garden Tool with instructor Jonathon, use the gas forge to heat and shape metal and learn to use an anvil and basic hand tools. Register online. https://yukonstruct.com/

Mon Jun 10 Songwriting with Brandon Isaak 7:00 PM The Guild Hall As a part of Blues on the Loose Mini-Fest workshops - Learn some sweet songwriting tips from Brandon Isaak! Pay what you decide, register online. https://musicyukon. com/blues-on-the-loose-mini-fest-workshops/ Mon Jun 10 Advanced Beginner-Intermediate Harmonica with Carlos del Junco 7:00 PM The Guild Hall Fine-tune your harmonica techniques with Carlos del Junco at this workshop! Pay what you decide, register online. https://musicyukon. com/blues-on-the-loose-mini-fest-workshops/

Tue Jun 11 Shades of the Blues Guitar with Brandon Isaak 7:00 PM The Guild Hall As a part of Blues on the Loose Mini-Fest workshops - Yukon’s very own Brandon Isaak teaches the various styles of blues guitar at this wonderful workshop! Pay what you decide, register online. https://musicyukon.com/blues-on-the-loose-minifest-workshops/

Tue Jun 11 Intermediate-Advanced Harmonica with Carlos del Junco 7:00 PM The Guild Hall As a part of Blues on the Loose MiniFest workshops - Fine-tune your harmonica techniques with Carlos del Junco at this workshop! Pay what you decide, register online. https://musicyukon.com/blues-on-the-loose-minifest-workshops/

Sun Jun 16 Father’s Day Show & Shine 11:00 AM Yukon Transportation Museum Join us for a Fathers day show and shine, of Yukon finest vintage, mod, and fast cars, trucks, anything with wheels! To enter the show and shine, register an hour before opening in person.

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 is still 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 francoyukonnaise (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 332-1803 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

Fireweed Community Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Wonderful aromas, delicious fresh foods, and unique artisans from our approximately 70 weekly vendors. Grab a picnic dinner and get that special gift. Enjoy local live music and other amusements from buskers.

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 668-5538.

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

Until Jun 6 The Garfield Movie Nightly & Matinees Yukon Theatre Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! Tickets online or in person at the box office. https://yukonfilmsociety.com/ schedule/the-garfield-movie

Mon Jun 3 Auditions: Midsummer Night’s Dream - ‘Round Back at the Guild 4:00 PM The Guild Hall Anyone over 12 years old is invited to audition for a role in this year’s YTYP Summer Shakespeare Production - Midsummer Night’s Dream. Register online. https://ytyp.ca/ auditions

Fri Jun 7 Fridays in the Park - Where fun

meets community! 3:30 PM Whitehorse

Various Locations Friday afternoons throughout the summer for an unforgettable experience at our neighbourhood parks. Exciting games and activities, healthy snacks and refreshments and of course fun and learning! Email parks@whitehorse.ca for more info. https:// whatsupyukon.events/w8h

Fri Jun 7 IF Nightly & Matinees Yukon Theatre About a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends. Tickets online or in person at the box office. https://yukonfilmsociety. com/schedule/if

Fri Jun 7 Magic - Modern Horizons 3

PreRelease 5:30 PM Titan Tavern & Geek Shop Your first chance to play with the cards from a brand-new set. A week before the set is released, this set introduces a total of 303 new cards into the Modern and Eternal formats. Sign up in-store.

Sat Jun 8 Midnight Sun Moppets Children’s Festival 10:00 AM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Midnight Sun Moppets Children’s Festival, free activities - poppet workshop, parade, tie dye, and much more. See performers: Mattie Battie, Kym Gouchie and Tiny Islands Brass Band - Tickets online. https://yukonartscentre.com/whats-on/ midnight-sun-moppets-childrens-festival/ Sat Jun 8 Kym Gouchie – Midnight Sun Moppets Children’s Festival 1:30 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Lheidli T’enneh artist, storyteller, children’s performer and cultural ambassador Kym Gouchie celebrates the healing power of music and the joyful spirit of childhood that resonates within us all. Tickets online. https://www.yukontickets.com/ TheatreManager/1/online?performance=3561

Sat Jun 8 Mike Battie - Midnight Sun Moppets Children’s Festival 1:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre Be delighted by Mike Battie, children’s performer showcasing his comedic juggling expertise. Tickets online. https:// www.yukontickets.com/TheatreManager/1/ login?event=2826

Sat Jun 8 Magic - Modern Horizons 3 PreRelease 3:00 PM Titan Tavern & Geek Shop Your first chance to play with the cards from a brand-new set. A week before the set is released, this set introduces a total of 303 new cards into the Modern and Eternal formats. Sign up in-store.

Mon Jun 17 Recreation Pop-Ups 11:00 AM Rotary Park Free family focused games, activities, music and fun! Various locations throughout the summer for fun and games! https://www.whitehorse.ca/

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 dropin program for children ages 0-5 and caregivers at Whitehorse Public Library

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

Ottawa.

Wednesdays

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

Wed Jun 5 RCMP Career Information Session 5:30 PM RCMP Whitehorse

com/events

Mon Jun 10 Volleyball Yukon AGM 6:00 PM Sport Yukon Held in the Sport Yukon Boardroom, please RSVP by email to info@ volleyballyukon.com. How can you get involved? Volleyball Yukon is seeking to fill board member positions. https://www.sportyukon.com/events Tue Jun 11 Basketball Yukon AGM 7:00 PM Sport Yukon Meeting to be held in the Sport Yukon Boardroom and online. RSVP by email basketballyukon@gmail.com note whether you will attend in person or via zoom. https:// basketballyukon.ca/

Wed Jun 12 Open Pit Theatre AGM 12:00 PM Online Welcoming new directors to our team. An exciting year ahead with further development of Look Up, our annual Silent Film Night, and more.

Wed Jun 12 Yukon Convention Bureau AGM 3:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Please RSVP to info@ycb.ca

Wed Jun 12 Yukonstruct AGM 2024 5:00 PM Yukonstruct Makespace Hear from our Board of Directors and staff team on Yukonstruct’s last year, and our

MONTHLY First

ONLINE EVENTS

LEARNING TO WALK

Welcome back to Material ReCulturing!

For those new to the column, I’ve undertaken to write these every month, alternating between first-person stories from my life as a mediocre environmentalist (this is one of those), and stories from other people who are also wrestling with the contradictions we inhabit in our current material culture. If you have a story you’d like to share, especially (but not necessarily) if it’s something concrete you’re trying to do, maybe even with pictures, please send it to materialreculturing@yahoo.com and I will try to use it in the next article.

I try not to drive.

I often fail. And then how much difference does it make, me avoiding driving 14 kilometres downtown and back (when I then travel to Ontario)? This contradiction challenged my mental health when I drove across the country with an art show that included a lot of glass and ceramic sculpture. I carpooled on the way home to try to reduce the impact. But still, it drove me a little crazy. What works for me may not work for others. I live in Hillcrest, so walking downtown takes about an hour each way, depending where downtown I need to get to. Living even as far as Porter Creek, this becomes impossible. I’m a woman in her fifties, in reasonable physical condition. I’m not taking an ableist position that everyone can walk.

I’m a bit on-again, off-again with the walking thing—not unlike some smokers. Trying not to drive is a mental and emotional exploration for me that I hope you can find something useful in. There may be more articles from

this practice. But let’s get out the door …

If we’re going to reduce our carbon footprint, we will certainly have to change many of our habits. But we store a lot of our thinking in our habits.

I am walking downtown. I feel quite smug that I got myself out the door to get downtown in time to walk down to my shift at Yukon Artists At Work. As I come around the outside of the airport, I realize that I left my phone at home. Oh well—that’s nothing new. But then, as I come down the stairs

I realize I forgot my keys. Not only do I have to use them to open the gallery, but two other people are depending on me doing that. I rush to my partner’s workplace, borrow his vehicle, drive home, grab my keys and phone and drive back down. I open the gallery on time. So much for my carbon savings. It was a nice walk though.

sit. I like riding the bus, for many reasons. It tends to lead to more walking. Living in Hillcrest, if you are willing to walk a bit less than a kilometre, you can get to a bus more than once an hour. Then again, by the time you’ve walked that far, maybe it’s best to just walk downtown.

to collaborate with an idiosyncratic friend. Often I find myself the only person on the bus. I feel like it’s almost a civic duty to use the bus if I can. If more of us used it, maybe service would become more frequent.

If I had had my truck with me, I would have had the keys, because I couldn’t start it without them. As I left that day, I walked right past the sign in all caps on the door that asks “KEYS? PHONE?”

Another thing that takes thought is using Whitehorse tran-

The writer’s dog, Itsy Blackjack (#itsythedog), encouraging the writer as she climbs the Black Street stairs

I have tried hard to ride buses here for a long time, and it takes a different kind of effort and research to figure out how. I have often described it as learning how

For the most part, my dog, Itsy, really likes it when we walk downtown. Taking him along commits me to walking back home with him, or driving or getting a ride. In many municipalities, you can bring a leashed dog on public transit, but they’re not allowed here in Whitehorse. In Toronto, “Leashed dogs or pets secured in an enclosed container are welcome to travel on the TTC during weekends and weekday offpeak periods— that is before 6:30 a.m.; 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; after 7 p.m.” Something like this, here in Whitehorse, would certainly help me integrate transit and walking into my days.

I’m heading downtown for a rehearsal. I’m waiting at the bus stop with my ukulele in its case. Maxime stops, with a guitar in the back of their car, and gives me a lift downtown. Good thing, too! Because I had thought the rehearsal was at 6:30 and it was actually at 6:15. At least I re-

“I loved the time in the woods. I didn’t love, but was educated by, the blackness of the snow at the lights there, breathing the air there, altered by all those vehicles idling, waiting for their turn to go.”

Nicole Bauberger

membered my keys this time. No one will stop and give you a ride if you’re already driving. And if we carpool, we’re using less fossil fuels, emitting less carbon. The vulnerability of being a mere human at the side of the road can lead to connecting with other people, to a kind of communitybuilding. I hadn’t met Maxime before, but we had many shared interests.

My thoughts here are informed by the work of the Yukon First Nations Climate Actions Fellowship. Young Indigenous leaders have put together a document addressing climate change, called “Reconnection Vision.” You can find it at https://reconnection.vision/ You can even request a hard copy of your own. I highly recommend it. What’s the difference between commuting and pilgrimage? From going for a hike and getting downtown?

Walking to courses at Yukon College (at the time), I would pass through the tank farm and cross the highway at the top of Two Mile Hill before getting back into the woods behind the Geological Survey offices. I loved the time in the woods. I didn’t love, but was educated by, the blackness of the snow at the lights there, breathing the air there, altered by all those vehicles idling, waiting for their turn to go.

I am often one of those drivers. When I am in my truck and I see the blue-lit bus interiors go by, I feel a bit homesick for them. When I am in my truck, I remember that I am depriving myself of the pleasure of walking.

So maybe I’m not trying not to drive. Maybe I’m trying to learn how to walk.

What are you trying to learn to do? Send me your stories. I will try to include them in the next column: Materialreculturing@yahoo. com. n

PHOTO: Nicole Bauberger

column with Nicole Bauberger

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

MINE UPDATE - ESG 2023 Annual Sustainability Report

Victoria Gold is pleased to present its second Annual Sustainability Report and with it, the Company’s commitment to the values and principles of regional, national and international Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards and best practices.

This annual reporting process helps the Victoria Gold team review and evaluate how the Company’s activities and performance can evolve to best meet the priorities and expectations of all those the Eagle Gold Mine serves.

“2023 was an important year for the team at Victoria Gold and the Eagle Gold Mine as we continued to meaningfully contribute to the social and economic well-being of the Yukon and its valued residents and businesses,” says Victoria Gold President & CEO John McConnell.

Some highlights at the Eagle Gold Mine from 2023 include increased gold production paired with an increased use of renewable energy, while greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased. Victoria Gold’s environmental teams collected and analyzed over 2,000 water and environmental samples and the Company’s wage expenditure to Yukon (local) employees increased by well over $1 million to $18.8 million; a significant figure considering the territory’s population.

“Victoria Gold extends its appreciation to the Council and citizens of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun (FNNND) within whose traditional territory we are privileged to operate within at the Eagle Gold Mine,” continues McConnell. “As we reflect on 2023, we feel energized as to all 2024 can bring to keep benefitting Yukoners. I would like to thank all our committed employees and contractors without whom the success of the Eagle Gold Mine and future projects would simply not be possible.”

To view the Victoria Gold 2023 Annual Sustainability Report, please visit vgcx.com/investors/esg-reports/

SUSTAINABILITY @VGCX

Victoria Gold is pleased to present its second Annual Sustainability Report and with it, the Company’s commitment to the values and principles of regional, national and international Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards and best practices.

To view the Victoria Gold 2023 Annual Sustainability Report, please visit vgcx.com/investors/esg-reports/