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Claire Eamer’s new book highlights mammoth scientific discoveries Freak Winds blow into Whitehorse
Australian musician with legendary Yukon roots heads our way
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broke my arm almost four years ago to-the-day and I was impressed with the diligence of my friends’ response — the visits, the casseroles and the almost aggressive earnestness with which they offered to help in any way they could. Their intensity struck me as distinctly Northern — born of a social contract that emphasizes the role of community in fending off the isolation that is intrinsic to our territory. Or used to be, anyway. Whitehorse doesn’t feel isolated these days; the Internet, the Alaska Highway, and affordable air travel have seen to that. So if my friends’ response was indeed distinctly Northern, it is only because such reactions are ingrained in our heritage, not because we live on the edge of civilization as we once did. Here’s a thought: maybe there was absolutely nothing unique about the way my friends came to my rescue; maybe they reacted precisely the same way friends would react in Calgary, or Swift Current, or Burlington. Maybe there is no unspoken social contract reserved for the North of 60 set. Maybe believing in such a thing is nothing but sentimental shoe-scraping. Having never broken my arm in
A ‘93 Toyota Jalopy, exactly the type of thing you’d expect to find on Trader Time. Calgary, or Swift Current, or Burlington I cannot say for sure. So where can we be sure to find our unique sense of community these days? Where is the distinctly Yukon flavour that rises above the general din of humanity? It’s on 96.1 FM every weekday at 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Trader Time, baby! Trader Time is a phone-in radio classifieds show on CKRW. The genial host takes calls from every
Trader Time Baby! corner of the territory as people look to buy and sell a flea market’s assortment of goods and services. It only lasts about 10 minutes but in that thin time-slice a tapestry of Yukon voices is woven across the airwaves. Someone is looking to get rid of her hair-metal cassette tapes; somebody is hoping to buy a new
Rototiller motor. Someone has a ’76 Ford that still runs smooth; somebody wants to get the phone number of that gal selling her metal collection. Some talk briskly; others drawl. Some speak with a wellrehearsed professionalism; others are undoubtedly intoxicated. Some go on and on, mixing personal anecdotes in with their sales pitch; others are overcome by nerves and hang up at the last minute. My favourite Trader Time moment is the one in which the caller wants to hear himself on the air so he has the radio turned way up while he is speaking. This creates a high-pitched screech, and forces the host to interject: “Uh, excuse me sir, can you please turn down the volume?” Fact: Trader Time is hokey. Hokey, hokey, hokey, hokey, hokey. But it’s who we are… and what we’re willing to hawk for cheap. We may have lost some of our pioneering spirit, and we may-ormay-not have a uniquely Northern social contract, but God bless us, we still have Trader Time.
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Susanne Hingley is the new organizer and host of Brave New Words at the Rah Rah Gallery, and will be hosting writing workshops there again this year.
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t takes some courage to let people see deep into your mind. For writers, there is a strong drive to open up the lid and let strangers see in — even though it’s scary. In Whitehorse there is a venue for this kind of vulnerable practice. It’s called Brave New Words, taking place at the Rah Rah Gallery again this season. Brave New Words is a forum for writers to be brave and read their work. It can be anything from
just-started to long-completed, and any kind of writing from scripts to stories to poetry to essays and beyond. The first Brave New Words of the season took place on Oct. 1, and will continue on the first Tuesday of each month through June. This season Susanne Hingley is taking the reins from Lauren Tuck, who moved to Australia. The format will remain the same: the evening begins with a musical
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guest at 7 p.m. and 40 minutes later writers present their work in 10-minute chunks. Hingley will also continue organizing and hosting writing workshops in conjunction with the event. The workshops are called Brave New Writing, and they’ll take place on the third Tuesday of each month — the first one this season is on Oct. 15. Hingley’s love of writing is such that she is now devoting herself to it. Her accomplishments include several manuscripts for children’s books, essays, poetry, and a play. She is also passionate about helping bring the writing community together. The events create an opportunity for writers to come out of the isolation of working alone at home. “One of the goals for me is to connect the different pieces of the writing community together — to collaborate with the different organizations,” Hingley says.
“A lot of people have stories to tell, important things to say that should be shared — and that helps us build a stronger community. Hopefully we can connect them to resources that are valuable to writers.” While the presentation nights give an audience to ideas that have already been born, the writing workshops are an opportunity for people to dislodge ideas and get them written down. “I’m not teaching anything, I’m just helping people reach what’s below the surface of their consciousness,” she says. During the two-hour workshops, Hingley leads the participants through a series of five or six writing exercises. “We’re trying to reach different parts of the brain or the psyche,” she says. “(Last season) there was so much laughter, and there were tears — it was amazing.” Workshop attendees come from different walks of life, and have varying levels of writing experience. “A lot of people who are coming to the workshops have never been published and they want to be inspired — they’re looking for inspiration,” Hingley says. “Students, young people, lawyers, poetry writers in town — a lot of people were showing up. They were making the commitment to set that time aside to write something for themselves.” The common denominator is that everyone is mustering the courage to take a look inside their own heads and bring the ideas out. The Brave New Words live presentations take place on the first Tuesday of each month between October and June. The Brave New Writing workshops take place on the third Tuesday of each month. Both take place at the Rah Rah Gallery in Whitehorse, which is located at 6159 – 6th Avenue, and admission for both is by donation. For more information about these events, contact Susanne Hingley by email at susannehingley@hotmail.com.
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Jickling’s Jabberings................ 2 Brave New Words.................... 3 A Klondike Korner................... 5 Didee & Didoo........................ 5 The Midnight Sons................... 7 Freak Winds........................... 8 Seeking Beervana.................... 9 Science Book for Kids..............10 Australian Musician/Yukon Roots..11 Front Street Redux.................12 Hunting for Wildlife................13 Three Cheechakos..................15 Wild Pursuits.........................17 From the Back Country............18
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Thursday Night Jam 7:00 PM Bailey’s Pub 456-4742 open-mike night with Steve Slade 7:30 PM Gold Pan Saloon Bring your voice or an instrument and perform a few song Fridays Friday Fandango at the Airport Chalet 7:00 PM Airport Chalet. Jam night with Peggy Hanifan Tuesdays Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn 667-2527 fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats
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Sat, Oct 5 The Met: Live In HD Eugene Onegin 9:55 AM Yukon Arts Centre At the theatre. English director Deborah Warner’s production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, conducted by Valery Gergiev. Sun, Oct 13 Available Light Cinema: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 3:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Spielberg’s 1982 sci-fi adventure captures that moment in youth when the world is a place of mysterious possibilities. Sun, Oct 13 Available Light Cinema: 56 UP 6:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre The UP series started in 1964 with 14 children from diverse backgrounds. Every seven years, director Michael Apted revists the participants. Sun, Oct 13 Available Light Cinema: Still Mine 9:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre A deeply affecting story about one man’s determination to create a home for his ailing wife as they enter their twilight years.
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Whitehorse Scrabble Club 1:00 PM Gold Rush Inn Micah 336-4643 Adult Pottery Drop-in 2:30 PM at Arts Underground, 667-2159. Clay is available for purchase. Equipment and tools are provided. Closed Holidays. Ceramic Open-Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground SingAlongMessiah Collective Auditions and Rehearsals 4:00 PM United Church Rachel 668-7502 To perform a sing-along performance of Handel’s Messiah on December 20th and 21st, 2013. Come try out.
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Wed, Oct 2 PSAC Racially Visible Committee monthly meeting 5:00 PM YEU Hall 667-2331 . Wed, Oct 2 Women’s Support Group Meeting 6:30 PM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Run by women for women who have experienced violence. Wed, Oct 2 Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Thu, Sep 26 - Sat, Oct 12 Freak Winds 8:00 Club AGM 7:00 PM Mount McIntyre In the PM Wed-Sat The Guild Hall Written by MarCurling Club lounge. shal Napier & Directed by Sarah Rodgers Thu, Oct 3 YEU Local Y023 (City of Whitehorse) monthly meeting 12:00 PM YEU Hall 667-2331 . Thu, Oct 3 PSAC Health & Safety Committee Wed, Oct 2 Acrylic Painting Open-Studio Thu, Oct 3 An Evening with Roxx 6:00 PM monthly meeting 6:00 PM YEU Hall 667with Neil Graham 7:00 PM Arts Underground Tony’s Pizza . 2331 . . 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Thu, Oct 3 Jazz in the Hall feat: Nicole Whitehorse Curling Club, 667-2875 aged 11-19 are welcome to attend. School Alain 668-4042 for Gr.8 - 12 Sat, Oct 5 - Sun, Oct 6 24HR Playwriting Edwards y Los Osos 7:00 PM The Old Fire Potluck Food Co-op - Info-Market 4:00 PM Mon, Oct 7 Yukon Amateur Radio BYTE radio 4:00PM CJUC 92.5FM Challenge 10:00 AM Edgewater Hotel Begin, Hall Duncan Sinclair Email: duncan.sinclair@ 5th Ave, between Wood St. and Jarvis St. Strength & Conditioning for Snowboarders Association Monthly Meeting 7:00 PM EMO refine, or complete a new play. jazzyukon.ca Phone: 867-334-2789 Learn, Building 60 Norseman rd. denaliort@yahoo. 5:30 PM Elijah Smith Gymnasium Head Thu, Oct 10 Career, Education and listen, jam. Features education vignette com Prospective hams are welcome. Coach, Mary Binsted 334-2944 mary@ Volunteer Expo, 10:30 AM Yukon College Ann wSteve Gedrose. Vocalist Nicole Edwards latin Tue, Oct 8 PSAC Whitehorse Regional snowboardyukon,com Registration required. 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Proposing World Heritage Status for the Klondike meet the criterion that states, “be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance...” The World Heritage Site program was estabPHOTO: Dan Davidson lished by the Convention ConcernIn Dawson City, Klondike Kate’s is a business that takes pride ing the Protection in an exterior look that is in keeping with the turn of the 20th of the World’s Cultural and Natcentury mandate for Klondike National Historic Sites. ural Heritage, he headline on the front the Dawson City town council, and adopted by the United Nations page of the July 24, 1997 Mayor Glen Everitt had taken his Educational Social and Cultural edition of the Klondike Sun letter to councilors, who were Organization in 1972. Should Dawson City or the proclaimed, “Berton Proposes still excited about the Gold Rush Dawson for World Heritage Site Centennials, which were then ap- Klondike ever be approved, it would join 981 properties on the proaching their 1998 climax. Status.” “Dawson qualifies under at World Heritage List. The UNESCO The Berton was Pierre Berton, of course, Dawson City’s most least two of the six cultural cri- website lists 759 cultural, 193 natfamous living son at the time and teria for inclusion on the World ural and 29 mixed properties. In Canada there are currently Heritage List, which is divided author of some 60 books. It wasn’t the first time anyone into physical and cultural categor- 15 sites, established between 1978 and 2013. They include suggested the Klondike should ies,” wrote Berton. The two criteria he was refer- places like L’Anse aux Meadows be recognized under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, but ring to are Parts ii and iv on the National Historic Park, which is it was the loudest statement at a UNESCO’s website, which are for the site of the first Viking settlea cultural site, in which the candi- ment in Newfoundland; Dinosaur significant time. Provincial Park in Alberta; the hisThe North in general, and date city exhibits: “An important interchange toric area of Quebec City; and the Dawson in particular, had a warm of human values, over a span of old town section of Lunenburg in place in Berton’s heart. Half of his books touched on time or within a cultural area of Nova Scotia. The most recent designation is the North, most notably the Gov- the world, on developments in ernor General’s Award winning architecture or technology, monu- the Red Bay Basque Whaling StaKlondike: The Last Great Gold mental arts, town-planning or tion in Labrador. Public debate on the merits landscape design...” and “be an Rush, 1896–1899. Berton had contacted me outstanding example of a type of this proposal have waxed and about a week before I wrote that of building or architectural or waned over the 16 years since article for the Klondike Sun. Ber- technological ensemble or land- Berton’s proclamation, and the ton wanted to set up telephone scape which illustrates (a) signifi- discussion is on again; the Trondek Hwechin Economic Development interviews with himself and Pierre cant stage(s) in human history...” During my interview with Dali- Plan recommended giving it anDalibard. Dalibard had been with Parks Canada when the Klondike bard on July 10, 1997, he sug- other look. National Historic Site was cre- gested that Berton was being too After 32 years teaching in ated back in the 1960s – he also modest and that another Part vi rural Yukon schools, Dan later went on to sit on the UNESCO also would apply, covering the Davidson retired from that board that governs World Heritage contributions of Robert Service, profession but continues writing Jack London and Berton himself. Site selection. about life in Dawson City. He said Dawson would also Berton had already approached
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The Midnight Sons get ready to rock Western Canada
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hey got together in February, and now The Midnight Sons are heading out of the territory to spread their style of minimalist, rootsy folk-rock across western Canada. Consisting of vocalist and guitarist Alex Johnston, drummer Patrick Docherty and bassist Ian MacIntyre, the trio have been performing steadily around the Yukon since forming The Midnight Sons. Johnston started playing his own songs while going to school in Kelowna, then he dropped out to pursue a career in music. He auditioned for a Pearl Jam tribute band there, but didn’t make the cut. “I had no idea how to sing and this band was looking for a singer,” he says. “I drove three hours out of town to go to this audition. And it was a cool room and I started singing and they said, ‘You’re trying way too hard to sound like Eddie Vedder.’” Returning to the Yukon, he joined Docherty, who has played in Common Knowledge, among other Whitehorse bands. “I saw him playing drums when he was in two other bands,” Johnston says. “And he put something up on YouTube. I clicked on it, and immediately thought, ‘You guys are good. You’ve got good music.’ “Pat and I tried to do something before. We weren’t even ready to be in a band. We shouldn’t have been allowed to even play music.” After playing a few sets at the Whitewater Wednesday Jam Night at Epic Pizza over the winter, the duo met MacIntyre in February. “I heard them play a couple of times,” MacIntyre says. “We got talking after a few beers and I said, ‘You guys sound great, but you could use a bass player.’” The band has since taken off, with gigs at Epic, Bailey’s Pub, Paddy’s Place and the Jarvis Saloon. Outside Whitehorse, they’ve played Haines Junction, Juneau and Haines. They now host an open mic on Wednesday night in a cramped space at the back of The
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The Midnight Sons are Ian MacIntyre on bass, Patrick Docherty on the drums and Alex Johnston on guitar and vocals. Dirty Northern. “Some nights we have people crash and fall over my drum kit, they’re dancing so hard,” says Docherty. While the Sons have yet to produce their first album, they have recorded some demo tracks with Marcus Steiner and Rich Jaeger of The PPL. While the sound is rough and un-produced, the tracks reveal the spirit of their performances and Johnston’s songwriting. Johnston claims his songs are influenced by Kings of Leon, but they actually have a strong rootsrock feel, like Creedence Clearwater Revival mixed with The Sheepdogs and The Black Keys. On songs like “Traction” and
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“Rather Love,” Docherty is fun to watch, beating out playfully intense jazz rhythms on his drum kit to Johnston’s wild, distorted strumming and his deep, hoarse voice, straining against the high notes and the emotion of his lyrics. In October, The Midnight Sons are touring Western Canada with The PPL, who just released their second album. MacIntyre will be taking on the bass duty of both bands. “It should be a really tiring tour,” he says. “But it’s going to be fun. I’m excited for it.” On Oct. 3 and 9, their tour will intersect with Speed Control’s, providing a Yukon music showcase
for the people of Cranbrook and Golden. Those towns may never be the same. To hear The Midnight Sons, check out SoundCloud.com/ TheMidnightSons.
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Get Your Freak On
The Guild Hall’s first show of the fall season is a comedic thriller by Carl Christensen
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hese days, a scary movie will likely consist of some predictable devices. There will be dramatic music. The characters will investigate a series of false alarms such as ravens suddenly flying out from behind the shed, or a crash in the next room that turns out to be a cat knocking over a vase. There will also be plenty of dark windows and mirrors for characters to peer into, and then glance away from just as the killer slips by. This month The Guild Hall makes its own attempt at creeping out an audience. Freak Winds follows insurance salesman Henry Crumb, played by Winluck Wong, into the home of Ernest and Myra, played by James McCullough and Charlotte Courage. Director Sarah Rodgers compares the production to some onscreen hits, both new and old. “It reminds me of Dexter,” she says. “It’s really suspenseful, but it’s more about the twisted intel-
lect of this guy. To me — and this is what’s always so great about theatre — it’s about the relationships. “There are three people, and it’s like watching a bit of a triangle. In a sense I would compare it more to Hitchcock, because Hitchcock often had two or three lead people and it was about the mind games and that sense of suspense that continues through the story and through character.” Rodgers has directed for The Guild multiple times, travelling North from her home in Vancou-
ver. Most recently she performed in the comedy The Number 14 at the Yukon Arts Centre. She admits that laughter is her forté.
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“I definitely have a wide spectrum of styles that I’ve directed,” she says. “But I love comedy, and am a comedian myself.” F r e a k Winds presents unique c i r c u m stances: she must balance the elements of dark comedy with real suspense. “As director I’m working on finding the balance of humor and fear,” Rodgers says. “When we read [Freak Winds] out PHOTO: Rick Massie loud with the actors I realized what a great comic piece it is. It’s hilarious. But there also needs to be a real threat underlying the whole piece. This man,
Henry Crumb, he doesn’t know if his life is in danger or not throughout the whole play. He’s unsure if these are good people, or if they’re truly evil.” The play was written by Australian playwright Marshall Napier. It will be one of two Australian plays featured at The Guild this season. “It was a massive hit by the way, when it was produced in Australia about 10 years ago,” says Rodgers. “You could not get tickets to it. In 2006 he took it to Broadway. It definitely has that Aussie humour to it — which is laughing at themselves, and dark. It’s got a darkness and it’s very clever.” Freak Winds plays at The Guild Hall theatre from Sept. 26 to Oct. 12 on Wednesdays through Saturdays. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Whitehorse Motors and all shows start at 8 p.m. Carl Christensen is a Whitehorse-based writer.
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The Revolution went Rogue H ead down the Oregon Coast to the fishing town of Newport and you’ll run into the sprawl that is Rogue Brewing’s headquarters. Rogue Brewing, founded in 1988, is one of the original craft brewers in the United States, designed to be an alternative to the fizzy, yellow, flavourless swill the big guys were churning out. The founders of Rogue were very aware of the power of branding. Inspired by Soviet-era propaganda posters, the theme of revolution permeates the brand. When Rogue started out, they were the revolution. Today they are just one of many brewers that have popped up along the American northwest. Now the brand is entrenched and there are brandloyalists who stick by it despite beer blogs that complain Rogue charges a premium price for their “average” craft beer. But Rogue does make clean, well-brewed beers — a whole raft of them —
seasonal, sessional, and quirky. On our recent trip to Rogue headquarters my family and I tried out a mix-and-match sampler tray: Chipotle Ale, Dad’s Little Helper Black IPA, 19 Original Colonies Mead, Morimoto Soba Ale, and Hazelnut Brown Nectar, among others. Rogue has their own proprietary yeast called Pacman. It eats everything in sight, creating a very dry beer. Rogue isn’t my favourite brewery, and it is precisely because many of their beers are too dry for me. They finish without the residual sweetness that balances other flavours, especially hop bitterness. But they do have some exceptional beers that are well-balanced such as their OREgasmic Ale and XS Old Crustacean, which is a barley wine. Recognizing that (gasp) some people just don’t like beer, Rogue expanded their business into the realm of distilled offerings. The
Rogue House of Spirits in Newport opened in 2006 as one of the first distillery pubs in America. They produce hard alcohols like Hazelnut Spiced Rum, Spruce Gin, Chipotle Spirit and Dead Guy Whiskey. Rogue certainly understands the importance of innovation and anticipation in business. The recent movement towards buying and sourcing locally prompted Rogue to buy farmland for their hops, rye and barley production. They brew a wet hop ale in the fall, which is brewed with freshly picked hops, harvesting hop varieties with names like Freedom and Revolution. They grow the pumpkins for their pumpkin ale. They have around seven million honeybees that collect nectar from flowering hazelnuts, maples, cherries and raspberries. The bees produce the honey for their mead and braggot, which is a cross between an ale and a mead. They also grow jalapenos that are smoked and used to flavour their
distinctive Chipotle Ale. Rogue beers have made inroads into Canada. Next time you have a chance, check out one of the pioneers of the craftbeer revolution in North America. A few Rogue beers are available in the lounge of the Town and Mountain Hotel in Whitehorse, and imbibers can decide for themselves whether Rogue warrants their premium beer status. Lara Lewis has been a homebrewer for years and is a certified beer judge through the American Homebrew Association’s Beer Judge Certification Program.
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My sister Letia samples a flight of beers at the Rogue brewery – and the arm reaching in belongs to my other sister Loyola, slightly younger than Letia and always making sure she gets her fair share of the spoils.
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The Evolution From Weird Idea to Accepted Science Claire Eamer’s new book shows children they can change the world by Carl Christensen
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ig ideas start small and take time to grow. History has shown us that a young child watching a soaring bird may form a little idea that, 20 years later, develops into the blueprints for a flying machine. Another child may then see that airplane and imagine flying it to the moon. Claire Eamer has written a new children’s book that showcases the scientific dreams-made-real of determined minds. Her new book, Before the World Was Ready: Stories of Daring Genius in Science, highlights radical ideas of the past —from electricity to washing your hands — as well as the people behind those ideas. People such as Darwin, Tesla, and Copernicus. Their new ideas were often met with great resistance as they challenged widely accepted theories. Copernicus, for example, challenged the idea that the earth was the centre of the solar system. “Astronomers were having a great deal of difficulty making that make sense,” Eamer says. “Copernicus recalculated everything with the sun at the centre and suddenly the night sky made a lot more sense to everyone. But theologically it made a lot less sense — so that wasn’t a good thing.” Eamer feels a compulsion to convey her excitement about the world and what it has to offer. “Children’s book should be empowering,” she says. “They should say, ‘Look at what other people have discovered. You could be one of those people. Maybe you’ll be the next one to discover something famous and wonderful and new.’” This is the sixth time Eamer has written for children. Her past books have focused largely on evolution and animals because she has a passion for science and history. She feels kids are apt to recognize PHOTO: Rick Ma this passion and appreciate it. ssie “For kids you can kind of relax and let all your enthusiasm come out,” says Eamer. “It’s easier to Claire Eamer says that one of the daring scientific get kids excited than adults. They’re wide open to ideas in her new book, Before the World Was it, and not scared just because it’s science or it’s Ready, was evolution, an idea that helped explain history — it’s just really cool information. some of the Yukon’s strange, extinct animals. “You can have all this fun researching it and
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then essentially with your book you can say, ‘Look at this seriously cool stuff I just found.’ And kids are out there saying ‘Oh yeah! That is really cool,’ where as adults always say, ‘Are you sure that’s right?’” Eamer takes pride in her investigative approach to her books. “I’m in this for the research,” she says. “I love finding out more stuff — more things.” She has worked as a writer for many years, and holds two degrees in English, but only started writing for younger audiences in 2008. “Kids are smart – the thing with writing for kids is you’ve got to keep it concrete,” she says. “You’ve got to make it real, and make it something they can recognize. Not just some name from the past, but someone who might have been like them, who was a kid once, who learned things, had tough times, and also did really important stuff. “Like this guy, Copernicus. He was this kid who lost his parents when he was I think 8 years old, and he and his brother and sister went to live with his uncle. His uncle was a really serious man and was supposed to be so serious that he never laughed. But it turns out he was a really responsible person, too, and he gave the boys excellent educations. That meant Copernicus got to go off to Italy and study astronomy and come up with these wonderful new ideas.” Before the World Was Ready is intended for children aged eight to 12. It’s available in Whitehorse at Well-Read Books, or by order from other local and online bookstores. “I write what I would have liked to read at that age myself,” says Eamer. “I wanted to know that there was something left for me to do in the world. I think that’s important for any kid, to know that there’s something they could be doing. They could go out there and do something important. We shouldn’t leave them with, ‘Well everything important has been done, so just be a good kid now.’ “We don’t know the answers – we need you guys.” Carl Christensen is a Whitehorse-based writer.
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The April Maze play concerts in Dawson and Whitehorse Oct. 8 and 10 by Elspeth Callender
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f a close ancestor was famous for eating their boots, chances are you’d be interested to know the circumstances. Was he force-fed? Was it a lost bet? Is the compulsion to feast on footwear genetic? Australian musician Todd Mayhew, of the folk duo The April Maze, is not only curious about the life and times of his greatgrandfather Bishop Isaac Stringer, but has written a song about him. Its title is the name by which history remembers the man: “The Bishop Who Ate His Boots.” Growing up in Australia, Mayhew first heard about Isaac Stringer from his Canadian grandmother who, while visiting her Queensland relatives, would say things like, “Excuse me, Todd, manners. You know your greatgrandfather ate with the queen and you may do so yourself.” Mayhew’s great-grandfather Isaac Stringer was born in Ontario, but spent much of his working life within the Yukon – the territory in which the notorious boot-eating episode took place. It was only recently that Mayhew discovered his grandmother’s stories about the Bishop – including the one about him eating his boots – weren’t fabricated to make him eat his vegetables. “I’ve now read his biography thoroughly and that’s just one of the many tales,” Mayhew says. “You could write a whole album on him.” One of the first things Mayhew did when he sat down with Stringer’s biography was to look for the details on the boot-eating situation. “I skipped through to find the story about him eating his boots, and there it was: a whole chapter on his massive journey.” In September 1909 Bishop Stringer was returning from the Mackenzie River Diocese to Dawson City with a small party. What should have been a manageable, five-day trip became a seven-week, near-death ordeal. To ward off starvation, Bishop Stringer eventually started to boil and then roast his sealskin boots, knowing that untanned animal hide can sustain life. After 51 days the emaciated men stumbled upon a camp and were rescued. Mayhew and his brother, Steve, worked together to write the story into a song, and The April Maze are now keeping the legend alive, performing it for a new generation. “We both always talked about writing a song about our greatgrandfather,” Mayhew says. “But there was that pressure, in that you know it’s a good story and
to take shape. The April Maze were already booked for the Home Routes tour in Southern British Columbia, but hadn’t signed up for the Yukon leg because, as Mayhew says, they were “not used to driving in snow.” His great-grandfather’s perils had probably discouraged him. However, Mayhew is now putting his fears of ice and snow aside to bring “The Bishop Who Ate His Boots” to the place his great-grandfather lived, worked, and damn near met his maker. The April Maze will perform a house concert in Dawson City at the Anglican Rectory (Stringer House) on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and in Whitehorse at the Old Log Church Museum on Thursday, Oct. 10. For more information contact Scott Wilson by email at scott@kusawa. net.
PHOTO: courtesy of The April Maze
Australian musicians Todd Mayhew and his wife Sivan Agam are the folk duo The April Maze. They will perform two concerts in the Yukon: Oct. 8 in Dawson City and Oct. 10 in Whitehorse. you don’t want to just make a silly song.” The April Maze is a family affair. Todd Mayhew and his wife Sivan Agam formed the musical partnership and the band has released three EPs and two albums: Recycled Soul and Two. In 2012 the band’s hard work began to pay off when Two featured in the top 100 most popular new releases on Spotify, an international music streaming service. They have since secured international management, but these grounded musicians are determined to remain in control of their label. Travelling to the Yukon to perform “The Bishop Who Ate His Boots” hadn’t been part of their plans – until the Yukon came to them. Amateur musicians and Whitehorse locals, Scott and Roslyn Wilson, regularly visit Australia. They first noticed The April Maze at a Tasmanian folk festival and felt compelled to complement them on their set, but they didn’t discover at that point that there was a Yukon connection. Four years later, at this year’s National Folk Festival in Canberra, the Wilsons and The April Maze crossed paths again. “Someone’s singing about where you’re from,” the Wilson’s campground neighbours at the Nationals told them. By the end of The April Maze’s next performance Scott Wilson was at the backstage door asking to speak to the descendent of Bishop Stringer. Mayhew was out in a flash and plans quickly began
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hange sometimes takes time, even if the change means a return to the familiar. On July 26, 1978, the Whitehorse Star reported that, “a beautification scheme for downtown Whitehorse which would make Main Street a road for shoppers and the waterfront a historical attraction is approved in principal by the Downtown Whitehorse Businessmen’s Association. The White Pass train station would be upgraded to become the focal point of Main Street and 1st Avenue would be renamed Front Street.” Thirty-five years later, on the 12th of August this summer, 1st Avenue was officially renamed Front Street. Keith Halliday welcomed the change. Actually he is used to calling it Front Street. “My ancestors came to the Yukon during the gold rush and some of them had a store called Taylor & Drury at Front and Main,” he says. “My great grandfather and older relatives always colloquially called 1st Avenue Front Street. We tend to call it Front Street at the MacBride (Museum), as well. So, when the city first tabled the idea to change the name back, the MacBride was supportive of the idea.” Halliday is a fourth generation Yukoner and chair of the MacBride Museum. He is also the author of a four-book series of historical novels for young readers primarily set in downtown Whitehorse. He learned
his Whitehorse history through writing and through his family’s Yukon roots. The MacBride Museum, which is housed in a circa 1900 government telegraph office, moved to their current location at 1124 Front Street in the 1960s. They were on the waterfront scene well before waterfront revitalization was discussed. “Front Street is a historic name that conjures up images of Whitehorse’s past as a river city,” Halliday says. “It’s fitting to rename it, now that the waterfront downtown paths and spaces have been fixed up to be such wonderful places to walk and spend time.” To help businesses with the transition to the new name, the City of Whitehorse announced that plans are in place to keep mail flowing. “Those with addresses to be renamed can benefit from a one-year free mail forwarding service by contacting Canada Post,” says a bulletin released by the city. In the same bulletin, Mayor Dan Curtis writes, “This area was historically significant as the place of arrival into the city by rail and river transportation as there was no road into Whitehorse when it was first settled. Originally surveyed as 1st Avenue, the road paralleling the Yukon River was colloquially known as Front Street for well into the 20th century.”
Mike Ellis, senior planner with the City of Whitehorse, says research is underway to determine why and when the name Front Street fell out of favour. “The interesting conclusion appears to be – but we couldn’t find out for certain – that because the waterfront was the face, or front, of the City until the highway came, the street was just known as Front Street,” he says. “Even though legal surveys showed it as 1st Avenue right from the start. Furthermore, there were no street signs until the 1940s.” When street signs did go up they proclaimed: 1st Avenue. The Front Street name change is part of a much larger mission. With support from Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013, and a nearly $43 million investment from the governments of Canada, Yukon, the City of Whitehorse, and Kwanlin Dün First Nation, the wharf revitalization project is nearing completion. It includes the reconstruction of the Whitehorse wharf, public facilities and restoration of heritage buildings at Shipyards Park, a roundhouse train shed, the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, Whitehorse Public Library, riverbank stabilization, and improvements to Front Street and extension of Black Street. Last November, Northern Cultural Expressions Society, in collaboration with
mentor carver Wayne Price and a core group of 10 carvers, raised a healing totem for people whose lives have been affected by the residential school system. The totem took months to create and the carving was completed on the waterfront near the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. Other waterfront initiatives include activities and performances organized by the Old Fire Hall. “I like it” says Bree-Ann Lucas, assistant coordinator of the Old Fire Hall. “1st Avenue used to be called Front Street. I’m not sure when they changed it to 1st Avenue, but I like that we are going back.” Lucas spearheaded the On the Wharf pilot program, which saw 35 different user groups — including government, dance, visual art, comedy, and music — make public presentations on the Whitehorse waterfront. Upcoming On the Wharf programming includes the Northern Lights School of Dance, an Amber Walking Watercolour Workshop, and Yoga with Outside The Cube. To learn more about the Whitehorse wharf revitalization plan go to www.community.gov.yk.ca.
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Community Happenings Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM TH Hall 993-5370
Atlin
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Board Games 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Teen Centre Bring games and snacks Everyone Welcome Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling Recreation Centre
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Tot Time 9:30 AM School basement Open to all families with toddlers to come socialize and play games
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Tue, Oct 1 New Issue of The Frozen MukLuk Town of Faro Website Sun, Oct 13 Faro Sunday Church Service 11:00 AM Faro Bible Chapel All are welcome.Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442
Wednesdays
Wednesdays
Thrift Store 11:00 AM Carcross Thrift Store Healthy Lunches cooking class 11:00 AM Old Daycare across the bridge open to pregnant moms and parents with children from 0-3 years old gluten free baking Sewing group 6:00 PM Capacity Building
Thursdays
Pottery with Claudia McPhee 3:15 PM. Sewing group 6:00 PM Capacity Building
Fridays
Open Gym Night 7:00 PM
Tuesdays Elders Breakfast 10:00 AM at the Old
Daycare Pottery with Claudia McPhee 3:15 PM. Community Softball 7:00 PM Carcross Community School Bring a glove if you have 1 your own water and snacks. Everyone welcome Women’s Group Carcross Community Campus 7:00 PM Geraldine James 867821-4251
Carmacks
Tuesdays & Thursdays Indoor Soccer 6:00 PM
Dawson City
until Fri, Nov 1 Unearthly, Uprising by Marigold Santos 11:00 AM ODD Gallery Thu, Oct 3 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly meeting 7:00 PM YTG Property management building Dawson City 6672331 . Thu, Oct 3 Marigold Santos Exhibition opens at the ODD Gallery 7:00 PM KIAC Saturday, Oct. 5, Ducks Unlimited Banquet. Contact June Mather Sat, Oct. 5 Ducks Unlimited Banquet Contact June Mather Mon, Oct 7 Film Screening: Across This Land with Stompin’ Tom Connors 7:00 PM KIAC Ballroom Mon, Oct 7 Recreation Board Meeting 5:30 PM Dawson Rec Centre 993-2350 Recreation board grants are due the Thursday preceding each meeting Tue, Oct 8 April Maze Performs 7:00 PM The Manse Peter Menzies / 993-2388 With Todd Mayhew on vocals/guitar/banjo and Sivan Agam on vocals/cello. Tue, Oct 8 City Council Meeting 7:00 PM Council Chambers Heather Favron .
On-Going Events Daily
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Sunday-Thursday 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Friday & Saturday 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM Beside the Bonanza Market
Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Seniors Painting Workshop 1:00 PM CRIC with Jackie Irvine Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School 994-2760 (Grades 1-8) Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM DVG School 994-2760 Kids After-School Crafts 3:00 PM Recreation Centre Youth Lounge Giant Board Games 3:45 PM Rec Centre Youth Lounge Tina Freake 994-2375 Join us for active, board & card games. Tue, Oct 8 Faro Kettle Café 4:00 PM Recreation Centre Concession Hosted by the Faro Youth Group. Co-ed Basketball 4:00 PM Recreation Centre Gymnasium . Adult Floor Hockey: 7:00 PM Recreation Centre Gymnasium Equipment provided if needed.
Thursdays
Playgroup 10:30 AM Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Rec Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ faroyukon.ca Environment Club DVG School 3:45 PM Alternating Thursdays Crafting Club 12:30 PM Alternating Thursdays Co-ed Softball 6:15 PM Recreation Centre Tina Freake -994-2375 Pop by the ball field for a friendly game of ball. Coordinated by Jodi Boyd. Youth Group Rec Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca
Saturdays
Co-ed Softball 2:00 PM Recreation Centre Pop by the ball field for a friendly game of ball. Coordinated by Jodi Boyd.
Mondays
Glee Club 1:00 PM DVG School (All grades) 994-2760 Youth T-Ball: 6:15 PM 7:30 PM Recreation Centre Youth ages 4 to 8 are welcome to pop by the ball field for a friendly game.Coordinated by Jodi Boyd.
Tuesdays
Playgroup 10:30 AM Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Primary Ball Skills 12:30 Del Van Gorder School 994-2760 K – 3 Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School 994-2760 (Grades 9-12) Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Rec Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ faroyukon.ca Badminton 7:00 PM Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca
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Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM TH Hall 993-5370 Dawson City Minor Soccer 6:00 PM Crocus Bluff Soccer Field age 11 & under Dawson City Minor Soccer 7:30 PM Crocus Bluff Soccer Field age 14 & under CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat a fundraiser for CFYT local radio
Thursdays
Hatha Yoga with Joanne 5:45 PM KIAC Adult drop in soccer 7:45 PM Crocus Bluff Soccer Field
Saturdays
Hatha Yoga with Joanne 9:00 AM KIAC Youth Radio Broadcasting 12:00 PM
Sundays
Yoga with Jo 5:00 PM Robert Service School
Mondays
Hatha Yoga with Joanne 5:45 PM KIAC Dawson City Minor Soccer 6:00 PM Crocus Bluff Soccer Field age 8 & under City Council Meeting 7:00 PM Council Chambers Heather Favron . Adult drop in soccer 7:45 PM Crocus Bluff Soccer Field
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Fridays Golden Horn Judo Club 3:30 PM Golden Horn School judoyukon@gmail. com or Mike 668- 6952. Under 15 years Sundays Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 Tuesdays Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Terice 668-6631 Tuesdays Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Tracy 393-7641
Haines Junction Sat. Oct 12 Silver Sled is hosting a dance and silent auction St Elias Center Stephanie Routley 634-4042
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Mun Ku - Craft Afternoons 1:00 PM Mun Ku 634-4018 or dblair@cafn.ca Mun Ku - Games Nights 1:00 PM Mun Ku 634-4018 or dblair@cafn.ca Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM 6:45 PM Old Da Ku
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Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:30 AM Mun Ku 634-4018 or dblair@cafn.ca
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Thursdays
Beaver Creek
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Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku 634-4018 or dblair@cafn.ca Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Takhini Hall Sewing Circle 6:30 PM 8:30 PM Dä Ku Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall
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Kids Craft time 3:00 PM HJ Public Library
Thursdays
Playgroup for parents & tots 10:00 AM Noon Lorne Mountain Community Centre call Agnes 667-7083 for more information
Fridays
Learning Lions Homeschoolers Get Together 1:30 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Questions contact Ruth Lera 668-5871 or email ruthlera@ northwestel.net
Marsh Lake Fridays
Dinner at the Jackalope Marsh Lake Community Centre every Fri, Steak/ Rib Nights - last Friday of each month Reservations welcome: 660-4999
Tuesdays
Tagish Library and Tagish Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 NOON Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Community Centre 399-3407 Seniors Stay-fit - advanced 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Osteofit Class 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Rec. Hall Tagish Music Jam 7:00 PM Community Centre Free. Just need an instrument or your voice or both!
Fridays
Pre-school Playdays 10:30 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407
Saturdays
Tagish Library and Tagish Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 NOON
Sundays
Tagish Community Church 7:00 PM Tagish Estates Road. tagishcc@ gmail.com first and third Sunday every month community church service in Tagish
Mondays
Home School Social 2:00 PM Rec Centre Stay-fit for Everyone 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Krista 399-3407
Teslin
Wed, Oct 9 Family Scavenger Hunt 6-8 PM Meet at Yukon Motel Thu, Oct 10 Community Thanksgiving Dinner Teslin School Fri, Oct 11 Family Dance 6:30-10 PM Rec Plex Sat, Oct 12 Family Wiener Roast 6:30-8 PM Rec Plex parking lot
Wednesdays
South of 6 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 Parents and Preschoolers social time. North of 60 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 North of 60 Socialize, play games, meet neighbours! Mayo
Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM. Seniors Complex After school sports 3:30 PM Teslin School gym
Community Access Program 1:00 PM The Drop In Centre
Seniors Carpet Bowling 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@northwestel.net
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Wednesdays
Kids Events Ages 12 Years & Under 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Pajama Bingo 5:00 PM Drop in Center Best dressed wins a radio bingo package, runner up wins a prize! Soccer - Elementary School ages 7:00 PM School Gym Soccer - High School/Adult 8:00 PM School Gym
Thursdays
Traditional Lunch 12:00 PM The Drop In Centre Wii & Movie Night 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre
Fridays
Movie & Games 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Dinner & A Movie Night 5:30 PM Community Hall Teen Drop in Gym 7:30 PM School Gym
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Movie & Games 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre
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After school archery 3:30 PM Teslin School gym
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Mondays
After school sports 3:30 PM Teslin School gym Circuit Training 7:00 PM Recreation gym Family Teddy Bear Reading 6:30-7:30 PM Teslin Library
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Family Games Night 6:30 PM Rec Plex
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Old Crow Thursdays
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Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night 7:00 PM Saniz at 966-3238
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Carmacks
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Dawson City
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Destruction Bay
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Faro
Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group
Haines Junction
Wednesdays 8:00 PM Public Library Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group
Mayo
Wednesday 7:30 PM RRC Building 9962825 Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group
Old Crow
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Pelly Crossing
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Ross River
Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group
Tagish
Mondays 7:30 PM Bishop’s Cabin, end of road along California Beach
Telegraph Creek
Tuesdays 8:00 PM Sewing Centre, Soaring Eagles Group 235-3350
Teslin
Watson Lake
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Three stories from three different cheechakos by John Boivin cept for a stint in university when I was 18, and then I could come home easily. It was scary at first, but I have settled into it a bit.” It helps that her teammates have welcomed her into their circles. “I really lucked out with the group I came up here to be with,” she says. “They are very open minded, it’s good to know that I have that kind of support here. “The girls are PHOTO: John Boivin my family up Andrea Sinclair left Ottawa at the end of the here.” summer to start the curling season in Whitehorse. Still, it’s not easy being away wo things are important to from home. Andrea Sinclair: family, and “I have grown up with very curling. strong family values, it’s always In the end, it was one that took been #1 for us,” she says. “Giving her away from the other. each other quality time, respect“It was my dad’s idea, actually,” ing each other, not short-handing the 20-year-old says about moving them or blowing off relatives that away from her family in Ottawa. “I come to visit.” had a fairly disappointing season Sinclair keeps in touch with her last year. This is my last year I’m family with phone calls and Skype. eligible for youth play. And that gives her the foundation “I wasn’t in school, didn’t know to keep building a new life. what I wanted to do in life, so we “I feel like I’m sort of coming thought I might as well go for this into the life that is going to come,” — it might be my last chance.” she says. “I’m past the part where I Sinclair met members of the wish I could be there all the time.” Yukon youth curling team at the National Championships last year Anna Falcioni took a leap of in Halifax, and took them up on faith, and came to the Yukon from an offer to come to the territory Thunder Bay in July to work in her to play with them. She visited in chosen profession, teaching. May, and moved here to stay a few “I came to Whitehorse with no weeks ago. job, and nowhere to live,” says the “It is weird,” she says. “It is 25 year old. “I found a house-sit by my first time away from home, ex- offering to help move a mattress
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for a friend.” For her, making that first connection has been the key to building a family away from family. “Now I know the people who live in the house where the mattress came from, and the lovely women I house sat for,” she says. “I plan on keeping in touch with both of them. The roommates I live with now I met by helping wash dishes at the Women’s Centre’s dropin Wednesday lunches.” Falcioni misses the connections of her large, extended family, and watching her young nieces and nephews growing up. But she says moving to the Yukon brings adventure – and stories she can use when she goes back home.
But then there’s the James McDonnells of the world. The 45-yearold writer and poet came to Whitehorse from his native England six months ago to get away from it all — family and friends included. “I am about being in nature, that’s what my book and poems are about,” he says. To that end, he’s renting a cabin for the winter outside of town, and is seeking as much seclusion and simplicity as possible, “to live as one with nature.” McDonnell just finished a threeyear stint living in a remote part of Romania, in what he calls a simple peasant’s cabin. To get there he sold his house, his car, and his business. For him, getting away from
everyone is just the ticket. “You can be alone in a crowd as much as if you’re by yourself,” he points out. He says he doesn’t miss family during Christmas or other holidays, as he’s had plenty of chances to be with them. He spends those days just “doing normal things” – writing, and keeping house. One thing does drive him back to civilization once a week, though: Tim Horton’s. “I love Canadian muffins,” he says. John Boivin is a writer and artist who lives with his family in Whitehorse.
Anna Falcioni left Thunder Bay in July to give Whitehorse a try. PHOTO: Andrea Crinklaw “I think it’s important to be apart, you just have to make the effort to make sure you come together again regularly,” Falcioni says. “I know I will see my family again. If I can’t make it down to Ontario, I’m sure at some point someone will come up here to see me. But I try to make visiting family one a year a priority.” Falcioni offers advice to newcomers, and it’s simple: get involved. “There is always something happening in Whitehorse,” she says. “Talk to people. It’s not weird to drop in at a friend’s house unannounced, so stop on by. Don’t be afraid to start doing the things you love by yourself, once you start you will find people along the way.”
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Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga Lunch Drop-In. Jr. Youth Climbing Club 3:30 PM F.H.Collins School Alain 668-4042 for Gr.8-12 Strength & Conditioning for Snowboarders 5:30 PM Elijah Smith Gymnasium Head Coach, Mary Binsted 334-2944 mary@snowboardyukon,com Registration required. Punjabi Bhangra Dance 7:00 PM Family Literacy Centre Gurdeep 336-3344 a natural alternative to Cardio exercises, it requires energetic, rhythmic movements Whitehorse Badminton Club Adults 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary Yeu Fang Sharma 667-4219 Salsa Yukon’s Latin Dance Classes Beginner 1 & 2 7:30 PM Leaping Feats Dance Studio No Classes on Oct. 11th. 335-0909 salsayukon@gmail.com Salsa Yukon’s Latin Dance Classes - Intermediate 1 & 2 8:45 PM Leaping Feats Dance Studio No classes on Oct. 11th. 335-0909 salsayukon@gmail.com
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Vanier School 867-668-4794. Enjoy a fun afternoon of gymnastics experience. Paddlers Abreast recreational paddling 2:00 PM Canada Games Centre Yoga with Sabu 4:00 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga Experienced professional instruction. Zoomer’s Wellness 55+ 7:00 PM 10 Hyland Crescent, Riverdale Susana 633-6821 or Rob 668-7239. Two left feet welcome! Whitehorse Badminton Club Adults 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary Yeu Fang Sharma 667-4219
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Wellness Listings Thu, Oct 3 Sugar Blues Workshop 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Golden Age Society Kim Beacon, Certified Health Coach yourhealthbeacon@gmail.com Got the sugar blues? Learn how sugar affects you, natural alternatives and how to get cravings under control without deprivation. Sat, Oct 5 Hospice Quiet Retreat Day 11:00 AM 4:00 PM Hospice House, 409 Jarvis Use your choice of writing, painting, collage, or simple reflection to help you move along your healing journey. Mon, Oct 7 Sally & Sisters lunch 12:00 PM 1:00 PM Food Bank 334-9317 Free Hot Lunch for Women Tue, Oct 8 Sugar Blues Workshop 12:00 PM 1:00 PM Golden Age Society Kim Beacon, Certified Health Coach yourhealthbeacon@gmail.com Got the sugar blues? Learn how sugar affects you, natural alternatives and how to get cravings under control without deprivation.
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Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 noon Food Bank 334-9317. Free Hot Lunch for Women (children welcome). Moms and Kids Summer Recreation Program 11:00 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre. Creative play activities and recreational programming for moms and kids up to age 8. Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com Hatha Yoga. Lunch Drop-In. Narcotics Anonymous 7:00 PM Many Rivers Counselling & Support Services
Sally & Sisters lunch Noon Food Bank 334-9317. Free Hot Lunch for Women (children welcome). Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga. Lunch Drop-In. Support Circle 4:30 PM Contact Heather 667-5724 or Joanne 667-8798 for details. Support Circle for family and friends concerned about someone else’s drinking or drug use. Yoga In The Alpine “Absolute Beginner” 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery wallymaltz@ northwestel.net Instructor Erica. For beginners and those blessed with stiffness. SMART Recovery Meetings 7:00 PM Many Rivers Fireweed Family Room Larry 334-4706. Self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Overeaters Anonymous 7:30 PM 4071 4th ave. oayukon@gmail.com. Do you have a problem with food? Yoga In The Alpine “CORE” 7:30 PM Alpine Bakery. wallymaltz@northwestel.net. Instructor Erica.
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Support Group: Coping with Cancer Stress 12:00 PM Thomson CentreRiverside Room Join to learn and share ways of coping and reducing cancer related stress Yoga In The Alpine “Level 2” 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery. wallymaltz@northwestel.net. Instructor Erica. Gam-Anon 7:30 PM Many Rivers Counselling & Support Services. 6686466. Support for families of compulsive gamblers.
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almon fishing in Haines is one of the most exciting fishing trips a Yukoner can take. The vast array of species creates an opportunity for everyone. Fishing the ocean tides for kings in the spring, the Chilkoot River for pinks and sockeye midsummer, or the Chilkat River for coho in the fall. With hotels, campgrounds and RV parks spread throughout the area, lodging options abound. You just have to pay attention to the radio to find out when salmon fishing is open. And pay attention for bears. The Chilkoot River is frequently shared with grizzly bears, especially later in the season. One time Hayley pointed out a mother and cubs heading down the Chilkoot River in our direction. She was concerned that the bear was coming to get us. Even though there were 20 other people between us and the bears, I couldn’t change her mind. The cubs frolicked along the shore, trying their hand at fishing while their mother sauntered along. When they were 200 yards away Hayley started to get really concerned, “Dad we need to go now.” Then a fish hit my lure. I fought with it for a few minutes until it spit my hook. The bears were now less than 100 yards away and still didn’t care about us. We moved back to our truck on the side of the road for a few minutes while they passed, then went back to fishing. Be very aware of the location of bears because they can move
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quickly and disappear from sight. Never get between a mother and her cubs. Evan Haynes is a retired oceanographer who lets us know when the salmon are running. He has lived in Haines for 20 years and fishes whenever he can. With his grandson and their fly rods, he heads to the river for some sockeye fun. “Don’t go out there with those giant rigs, you Canadians always come down and horse the fish in,” Haynes says. “Take a light rig and have some fun, let (the fish) run a bit. Also once you get a fish in that you are going to keep, clean it up right away. Don’t let it sit on the shore for the bugs to get, put it on ice, it will be some of the best eating fish you can get.” Fish numbers had been steadily declining until a record number of sockeye ran in 2010. Places like the Fraser River saw 30 million sockeye; a normal count is 10 million. In the Yukon we have seen steadily decreasing numbers for chinook and the opposite trend for chum. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has different fishing allowances for the different categories of fish. “When we look at the numbers of salmon, we have three categories: conservation, First Nation sustenance, and recreational/com-
mercial,” says Steve Smith, with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The chinook numbers have not been low enough to restrict First Nation fisherman, but there has not been a commercial season in a few years. The chum season, however, was open for a few days this year, then closed for a weekend, and has remained open since. With the coho run quickly approaching we are checking our rods, making sure we have enough lures and anticipating what some call the most exciting salmon run of the season. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, “Coho salmon catches in the Lynn Canal commercial fishery have been strong, indicating that good returns are on their way to the Chilkat and Chilkoot Rivers.” This run typically starts when the weather cools and the rivers start to run clear. For more information on fishing in Haines check out the Alaska Department of Fish and Game web site at www.ADFG.Alaska.gov or the Haines website at Haines. ak.us for what to do, where to go and how to get there. This is a trip for the whole family to enjoy.
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he mist is seeping through the trees surrounding the house, and the sky directly overhead is starting to show blue. This would have been a beautiful morning to slide the canoe into the water through the swamp grass at Taye Lake. I long to float through the long, thick reeds of the equisetum, better known as horsetail. We sometimes use poles to push us through the dense plants and emerge into the open water. But on this weekend trip, the last weekend of the summer, the rain has kept us from venturing
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PHOTOS: Jozien Keijzer out onto the water. Yesterday the rain pitter-pattered all night on the roof of our camping van. From experience I have learned how to stay dry enough – to stay warm, really. A little moisture is not the issue. On overnight trips when I can’t wait out the weather, rain can actually be very nice. But you never know how long it’ll rain or how much. We didn’t know if we would get the van back up the steep hill by the lake in such heavy rain. Don, my husband, was anxious to clear that obstacle and head home.
Marsh cinquefoil (potentilla palustris) leaves line the pathway to Taye Lake.
I was not so willing to leave, yet, and went for a walk in the rain first. From the cabins at the lake I cont’d on page 19...
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Misty Morning at Taye Lake ... cont’d have walked in all directions, all of them wonderful and worth telling about. This time I walked to the lake to see the ducks, which are numerous, but flighty. The odd flower still blooms, but glorious fall is here. In the forest I pick a cup of almost ripe cranberries. Back to the van, and we make it up the hill fine thanks to the long wheelbase of the van, grip tires and Don’s excellent driving skills. But the Taye Lake road is, on wet days, often impassable near the Alaska Highway. Only a kilometre from asphalt we stood before a puddle too deep to risk fording. As today is Sept. 1, and bison
hunting is open in a 3-kilometre zone from the highway, we are prepared for hunting and will focus on the bison, while figuring a way out. We take the power line right of way, which is parallel to the highway and try all exits towards the road. No Bison, and no way out. I’m not too worried, but I do say, “We need a miracle.” Don’s isn’t worried either, relying more on himself, “We just have to build a road around.” And really, we could always walk out or wait till it dries up. Amazingly, things happened simultaneously. The moment we parked the van in front of the too-deep, waterfilled ruts in the road, a family of
hunters on ATV’s (a better mode of transportation here) show up. We needed them. Lots of flying mud later we do get through. To all users of the trail, yes it was us that made that mess. I sincerely apologize. The hunters did get their bison. Jozien Keijzer is a visual artist, write and avid hiker who lives in the Mendenhall Subdivision.
The flower of the marsh cinquefoil is dark reddish-purple, our only potentilla that is not yellow.
How to Get There:
Driving from Whitehorse along the Alaska Highway towards Haines Junction, you’ll find the Taye Lake Road after crossing the Mendenhall River, and after the junction to Champagne. After the junction to Champagne, it is the first and second bush roads heading north (to the right). We took the second one.
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The tall equisetum, commonly called water horsetail, at Taye Lake.
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