What's Up Yukon November 6, 2014

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Jickling’s Jabberings with Peter Jickling

The 72 Challenge

“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard. Because that challenge is one we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone. And one we intend to win.”

President Kennedy spoke these words 52 years ago, and by 21st century standards they are laughably idealistic.

Imagine any politician today rallying a nation behind such a bold plan — appealing not to any sense of pragmatic purpose, but only to the intestinal fortitude of the human spirit.

Such a lawmaker would either be laughed off the stage or bombarded with complaints about misplaced priorities.

And the complainers would have a point; with so many terrestrial problems, spending billions on extra-terrestrial conquest is horribly irresponsible.

Yet, doing things only because they are there to be done is what drove Amelia Earhart to cross the Atlantic, and Hillary and Norgay to summit Mt. Everest. And Kennedy’s moon-proclamation remains one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century. Clearly there is a spark inside us, as a species, that is kindled by his sentiment.

this August, when Bailey Staffen asked me to join her Klondike Road Relay team, I was able to amble my way through a 21-kilometre leg, finishing in the middle of the pack.

Though I have forsaken my passion for running, I developed other

tual competency in these fields make me uniquely qualified for what I call “the 72 Challenge”.

Starting at midnight on November 8, I intend to run 24 kilometres and drink 24 beers in 24 hours (24 + 24 + 24 = 72).

Why would I undertake such

I first heard JFK’s moon speech on a CD-ROM in my school library when I was in Grade 7; back then, I was a cross-country runner.

Long distance running appealed to my natural inclination for stamina. I trained regularly for five years and got pretty good at it. When I was 11 years old I ran Dawson’s Midnight Dome Race in 50 minutes.

I lost my passion for running during my apathetic teenage years and never got back into the sport on a consistent basis. But I maintained a base-level of ability in the jogging arts. For example,

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hobbies; in my early 20s I discovered I was pretty good at drinking beer. And much like running, my real beer-drinking strength lay in my stamina — many epic sessions at the Duke of Wellington Pub attest to this.

Now, I’m 33 years old and I’m not the best runner in town, or the best beer-drinker, but my mu-

a thing? I choose to do it not because it is easy, but because it is hard.

Mr. Kennedy, we live in a cynical age, but the human spirit you called to action in 1962 is still alive and well.

Hopefully I can say the same thing of myself on November 9.

On Cursive

by Meagan Deuling

Cursive writing has gravity, compared to printed writing. Cursive is used for special occasions, like thank you cards and letters to lovers, or to grandparents at Christmas.

It denotes formality.

A letter written in careful, swirly cursive is a letter to save, folded up in a box with dried roses, collected, re-read.

One has to sit down at a well-lit, uncluttered spot to write a letter in cursive. One may even write two drafts, the first a hasty, un-tame scrawl, the second a thoughtful, controlled completion. When one writes in cursive, one is writing for a reason.

Writing in cursive is akin to donning Sunday best, in its formality and old-fashioned-ness, in how they’re both going the way of the human appendix.

Most humans learn to print letters in grade one and two. At grade three they graduate to cursive.

If I describe the pages in the cursive writing section of a student’s workbook, what memories does it evoke? You know what I mean — the pages with the threelined lines, the outer lines solid and the middle line dashed. At the beginning of each line is a computer graphic version of a cursive letter; the lines in the letter are solid, and may have tiny arrows indicating the direction a student’s pencil should go.

After the solid version of the cursive letter, is a dashed version for the student to trace, to get the feel of the motion of the let

ter. The rest of the page is blank three-lined lines, for practice. So students can train their brain to know by heart the motion of a cursively written letter.

Capital cursive letters are different than lower case ones; there are pages for all 52 versions.

Each letter has two versions, but some are similar — consider the lowercase ‘l’ and the lower case ‘b’ — similar, but tricky. A student has to remember to stop the motion of the pencil halfway down the lowercase ‘b’, and abruptly (for cursive writing) move on to the next letter. While in a lowercase ‘l’, the student brings the pencil to the bottom of the line before swooping up to begin the next letter.

With that in mind, it’s import

ant to remember that becoming familiar with each letter is one aspect of learning to write cursively. Another aspect is the learning to join the letters together into handwritten-words. It’s similar to the difference between an aspiring musician knowing how to play individual chords on a guitar, and knowing how to put the chords together into a song.

To write cursively requires attention and practice, and it is frustrating. I remember having to miss recess breaks because I couldn’t get the hang of capital ‘g’. It’s a tricky one, with the loop and sort-of hook at the top of the letter.

Soon, though, I was making shaky music with my cursively written words. Each time I wrote, I

was a little better, but if I wrote for too long the words became messy, the letters lazy.

Cursive writing is not a workhorse. It’s the shiny horse in the parade, with a ribbon braided into its tail. Everyone follows the same cursive writing rules, but everyone’s letters come out a bit different — it’s an expression.

A few years ago my cousin gave me a set of calligraphy pens for Christmas. He bought it at a thrift store. It was a thoughtful gift, but I’ve never used it. One doesn’t need calligraphy pens to write cursively.

Meagan Deuling is a Whitehorsebased writer. Contact her at meagan@whatsupyukon.com.

“To know the toll that battle brings, of resolute intention” — From “I Do Not Know Your Name” by Kenny Martin

These words resonate with me. At sixteen-years-old, I believe the magnitude of past events have slipped past me — events such as World War I. In our day-to-day lives, our heads are filled with worries and problems that in small, self-indulgent moments seem like they could spell the end of life if left unresolved.

With this in mind, it is difficult to comprehend waking up every morning without knowing if you would return to the pillow’s embrace the following night — to not know when, or if, you would see your family again, or if your bullet wound would ever stop throbbing.

So why would people put themselves through such unpleasant conditions? Perhaps simply because they wanted to fight for their country and keep its residents safe, lifting them above war-torn memories.

Recently, the Anne Frank exposition from Amsterdam came to Whitehorse and trained students to give tours of the exhibit; I was fortunate enough to be one of these students. I learned about World War I and II through the eyes of a 15-year-old writer.

pened. We were all a little numb, because the exposition was not fabricated, but rather reflected eyewitness accounts of the hardships that occurred almost a century ago.

In my opinion, the final entry in Anne Frank’s diary was the most interesting piece being showcased. In it, she spoke of forgiving her perpetrators and grasping onto the little hope she had left.

On November 11, at the 11th hour of the 11th minute, people

from all over the world will gather together with the common goal of hope — hope that fighting will end and hope that we will never forget the atrocities inflicted upon humans.

With poppies pinned to our lapels and our heads hung low, we will remember them — the soldiers who fought and died for the betterment of their beloved country.

When I took kids through this exhibit, I saw the gradual change in their facial expressions as I outlined what Anne Frank endured. It made me realize that many of these kids had no idea what hap-

When the time comes for the moment of silence, we should take it in and truly give those sixty seconds meaning. We can reflect and remember the brothers, sisters, fathers, and mothers — the names of the fallen.

The war is not over.

Today, ISIS and other terrorist organizations in the Middle East continue to kill civilians, leaving us hoping that the past will not repeat itself. With the very recent and tragic loss of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo in Ottawa, we realize we are far from living in a peaceful world and fear is still prevalent. Those soldiers fought to free us from such fears, and many took their wishes to their graves.

So perhaps now is the time to act on such wishes, and to try to make this world a better place.

So on November 11, we will not forget yesterday’s war heroes and their dreams of a better tomorrow.

Sarah Ott is in high school. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

Christmas Eve Preparations Before Halloween?

Our house got turned upside down last Saturday. All the furniture in the living room was shifted, and a big table for sorting costumes was set up against one wall.

The occasion was not an advance planning session for Halloween; rather, we were looking beyond that to Christmas Eve. As much as I dislike seeing anything remotely connected to Advent and Christmas until after Remembrance Day, there are some things you just have to do ahead of time.

For many years the churches of Dawson have been avoiding the complications and chaos of putting on a live Christmas Eve pageant (What happened to the shepherds’ crooks? Where are the Three Kings’ gifts? No — don’t play Frisbee with the angels’ halos! Be careful with the baby!) by creating a slideshow as the centerpiece of the ecumenical Christmas Eve service, and shooting all the scenes well in advance.

We started it so long ago that the original half dozen years featured actual slides, as well as a complicated arrangement of dual slide projectors to cross-fade the slides that told the story of the baby in the manger in Bethlehem.

It’s much easier with digital im-

ages and a power-point slideshow.

We shoot the pictures against various scenes. We’ve used Dawson’s historic buildings, the dyke, and all sorts of backdrops. Last year we shot the whole thing inside the Dawson City Museum, which provided a rich source of scenery against which to pose the dozen or so child actors.

We’ve adapted the story; one year it was Gold Rush stampeders going to Bethlehem; another time it was tourists.

Sometimes we manage to shoot the photos in late summer or early fall, which never fails to amaze people driving by. Sometimes there are just leaves on the ground. This year there’s snow.

This year the narrative was pretty straightforward. The director (my better half) needs to leave town for a series of church meetings, which would have pushed the shooting date well into November. It’s getting chillier outside, so the thing needed to get done.

That’s how it ended up at our house, where there’s a sizeable side-yard, a garden shed, different-looking front and back steps, a large porch, and a copse of trees in the southeast corner to provide some variety. There were also some cooperative neighbours who

let us use their places as backdrops when we needed “inns” to refuse Mary and Joseph.

There were mothers to dress and herd the kids, and four or five cameras giving us different angles and focuses as we worked our way through the basic scenes needed for the narrative script. I shot just over 100 pictures myself, happy once again for the flexibility of digital cameras and the ability to know immediately that you have the shot you need.

There were costume changes, as shepherds became village folk, angels, Wise Men, and King Herod’s soldiers and scribes. It took about an hour to stage all the necessary shots, and about the same amount of time to put everything back to normal and pack the costumes and props for delivery to St. Paul’s.

If you’d like to know how it all turned out, drop in there on Christmas Eve.

After 32 years teaching in rural Yukon schools, Dan Davidson retired from that profession but continues writing about life in Dawson City. Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

Uncle Don

Uncle Don was born at Bluefish and he always hunt and fish.

Uncle Don is my mom’s brother an’ Clara Frost is his mother.

Auntie Alice is Don’s wife and he worded all his life.

I’ve known Uncle Don since I was a lad and Donald was friends with my dad.

Uncle was an honest man always lending a helping hand.

When we visit with Mr. Don he’ll put his coffee pot on.

Uncle likes to trap muskrat an’ he drove the John Deere cat.

Uncle will always shake your hand and he was a giant of a man.

Uncle Don was always fair with lots of stories to share.

Uncle was an expert with his gun an’ knife an’ he fed lots of people in his life.

He worked at the school an’ power plant I’m so proud of my uncle and aunt.

Uncle Don always worked hard an’ they gave a government award.

Allan Benjamin , Old Crow, Yukon

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Caffeine-fuelled Binge of Creativity

by Ken Bolton

In the interest of full disclosure, let me admit to being a bit of a junkie when it comes to Nakai Theatre’s 24-hour Playwriting Competition, which starts on November 8 this year.

My age-hazed memory refuses to cough up how many times I’ve participated in this annual rite of self-flagellation. I know for certain I’ve never actually won it, although I’ve been the bridesmaid more times than enough.

Not that I’m bitter. Not at all. I’m thrilled and delighted for those who beat me year after year.

People like Barry “Jack” Jenkins, who graciously gloated after the 2005 awards ceremony, “Well, at least it was good enough to beat your sorry ass.”

Or Danna Waldman, who cranked out a full-blown musical, complete with 14 songs, while I slumped at the other side of the hotel room we shared, and pro-

duced a staggering eight pages of inconsequential drivel that will never see the light of day. Never bitter. Not ever. I promise.

So when the guy in the big chair at What’s Up Yukon suggested I write an advancer on this year’s competition, it seemed logical to turn to the professionals.

I sent seven previous winners a short questionnaire about their experience. Four replied — a huge response rate, according to those who conduct polls for a living.

Philip Adams won in 1994 for his play, Free’s Point

Nakai later produced it, and Playwrights Canada published it in an anthology called Staging the North. Another professional production is slated for 2016.

Adams drafted the play twice by hand before typing it on a Smith-Corona.

“It allowed me to... to hold it in my hand, flip pages, and then

make the final revision and the many corrections before submitting it in the morning gloaming.”

Adams, who now lives in Saskatoon, advises first-time competitors to consider the event a luxury, not a task.

“You have lots and lots of time; take it. Nap, don’t sleep. Tea, not coffee,” he suggests.

“Don’t panic, just remain urgent. The time is yours. You’ve paid for it, the taxpayers have supported it, and you have all manner of support on hand should you need it.”

Jenkins won in 2005 for Heather’s String Theory (originally called Dual Nature), but it’s his 2011 runner-up play, The Busker and the Barista, that has received the most traction.

Different versions have appeared at Nakai’s Pivot and Homegrown theatre festivals. Whitehorse rock group Speed Control regularly performs some of the songs he wrote for it.

Jenkins terms the 24-hour event “a nonstop binge fuelled by massive amounts of caffeine or alcohol, often both.”

He even compares it to Christmas: “I look forward to it all year, never quite get what I expected and spend the rest of the time too drunk to remember.”

First drafts are just explorations that don’t have to be perfect, he counsels newcomers.

“Listen to your characters and let them go where they want; they might surprise you,” he says.

“Sleep is unnecessary, exhaustion can be creative. Close the curtains. Keep snacks and other writing fuel handy. Stay hydrated. Stretch. Don’t get too comfortable. Write at maximum volume.”

Doug Rutherford was the first to sign up this year, after enjoying a bit of a roll. In 2011 and 2013, he won the Next 24-hour competition for reworking plays already in progress.

Fracture Zone (2011) and And, On the Second Day (2013) both went on to Homegrown stagings.

Rutherford says the competition offers a rare chance to focus on writing.

“If I did the same thing from home, to achieve the same amount, it would have to be the 24-week Playwriting Challenge.” he admits.

His advice to first-time competitors: “Have some idea of what you want to do. Then cut your expectations, because you never seem to accomplish as much as you hoped. Also, have fun.”

Rounding out the survey was editor Peter Jickling, whose 2009

runner-up winner, Syphilis: A Love Story, was picked up by Ramshackle Theatre and won the Best Comedy award at last year’s Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival.

“It’s a lot of fun. A good community of people who are all engaged in something slightly ridiculous usually makes for a pretty good time. Plus you get a hotel room,” Jickling says.

First-time competitors should “power through the uninspired sections,” he intones.

“Not every line or every scene is going to be as good as you want it to be; accept this and write on.”

This year’s competition takes place at the Gold Rush Inn from 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 8 to 1:00 p.m. Sunday, November 9. Winners will be announced at the 24-hour Cabaret on Thursday, December 4 on the deck at the High Country Inn. The public event will also feature readings of excerpts from this year’s plays.

For more information contact Nakai Theatre at 667-2646

Perpetual bridesmaid Ken Bolton is not bitter. Really.

of Whitehorse presents Kelly’s Corner at the Whitehorse Lions Aquatic Centre

loving memory of Kelly Patrick an enthusiastic swim instructor, colleague and friend NUM In collaboration with family and colleagues a “Kelly style” memorial bench has been created beside the Leisure Pool.

it out now at the CGC.

Aglance at the credits of a film reveals that it’s a collaborative art form involving a lot of people over a lot of time.

Now imagine that there is only 48 hours to assemble a film, from start to finish. That’s the operating premise for the Yukon 48 Challenge, an event held by the Yukon Film Society (YFS) with the collaboration of the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC), and NorthwesTel’s Cable 9.

The challenge happens on the weekend of November 14 to 16, and will involve filmmakers from Whitehorse and Dawson, and hopefully points in between.

“A lot of people use this opportunity to make a film that they’ve been wanting to make all year,” says YFS general manager Zoe Toupin. “They just kind of need to be pushed to do it. So we do have a theme, and the theme will be announced the day of the challenge, so that it’s fair for everyone, to have the right brainstorm ideas. But nobody’s forced into doing the theme…but to be eligible for the jury prize, they’ll need to do the theme.”

So teams register, and then they have the weekend to make the film, and we present them at the Old Fire Hall the following week. In order for the films to be eligible, they have to be under 10-minutes and they can’t use any previous footage. People could be writing their scripts, or coming up with concepts that they want to do beforehand, because we can’t really monitor that.”

There will be simultaneous

Dear Yukoners,

screenings of the films entered in Dawson and Whitehorse the weekend of November 21. In addition to the jury prize, there will be an Audience Choice prize in each centre.

Last year’s jury prize went to the filmmaking team of Kieran O’Donovan, Christopher Griffiths, and Tyler Kuhn. Their film, Enough To Get By, went on to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival as part of a special Telefilm Canada presentation of made-in-Canada short films.

Reached in Toronto where he was meeting with industry-types, O’Donovan offers advice to this year’s entrants.

“It’s such a quick turnaround, the whole thing, that the idea sort of evolves through the process,” he says. “Don’t let your hesitations and doubt about whether it’s really going to work get too much in the way of just moving forward and trying to get something done. Because there’s all the happy accidents that happen along the way, that turn out to be something really good.

“You can’t do everything that you want to do. You don’t generally have a budget to work with, you don’t have all the equipment you want to work with. So you have to find a story and the visual aesthetic that will basically turn the sort of weaknesses that you’re going to have within your production into strengths.”

Toupin had high praise for the calibre and versatility of Yukon filmmakers:

“There’s a lot of talent here, and there’s people that have in-

teresting stories to tell, that are unique to the Yukon too.

“You get some funny stuff, some really creative stuff, and some strange things as well.”

There were seventeen films completed last year, and Toupin expects the same amount this year. Watch for them at the Old Fire Hall, November 21.

Go to http://yukonfilmsociety. com/workshops-detail/yukon48-hour-filmmaking-challenge to download a registration form.

Brian Eaton is a film buff. Contact him via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Japanese FILM Festival

Matthew Lien’s Powerful New Album

by Barry “Jack” Jenkins

Matthew Lien’s new album, Headwaters: Music of the Peel River Watershed, isn’t a protest album.

“What I felt about this project from the very beginning is that we’re not protesting anything, we’re celebrating,” he says.

“We’re celebrating phenomenal Yukon, Canadian, North American, global, wilderness. We’re celebrating that country.”

To celebrate the pristine wilderness of the Peel and the people who have lived there for generations, Lien embarked on a three week, 550 km canoe trip, recording the sounds of the watershed and composing the music.

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“Headwaters”.

“I had no idea if it was going to work because I recorded it on the fly,” he says. “I can’t tell you how elated I felt when I laid in

As he puts it, “People think of new age music as something to listen to when you want to take your mind off things. I want my music to put your mind on to things and follow where your heart leads you.”

Dedicated to capturing the spirit of the land, he brought $30,000 worth of equipment with him, including a binaural microphone.

“A binaural microphone looks like a human head and possesses the same anatomical characteristics, so it gives a 3D effect when you listen with earphones on,” explains Lien.

Using his journey as raw material, Lien composed the music and assembled the sounds, including the voices of the elders, Jimmy Johnny, Robert Alexie, Sr, and Dorothy Alexie, who happened to meet him and were willing to be recorded.

“I want to tell this story based on what happened to us,” he says. “That’s the difference between being a Hollywood director and a documentarian. You share the story of what you experienced rather than creating a story in advance. You have to see what nature gives you.”

Lien even recorded demonstrators at the Yukon Legislature singing the choruses of the title track,

those recordings and they worked so well.”

To perform the music, Lien assembled the smallest band he’s worked with, including Yukoners Lonnie Powell and Paul Stephens, on drums and bass, fiddle player Richard Moody from the Wailin’ Jennys, acoustic guitarist Ed Henderson, and slide guitarist by Doug Livingstone.

“It was so great to work with these guys and have them to sculpt the project,” he says.

The result is a vibrant and varied album, with each instrument clear and undistorted, each voice — whether elder, wildlife, water, or Lien himself — full and distinct.

Over it all are Lien’s passionate vocal and lyrics; on songs like “Ivory Lichen”, a story of living and dying on this huge, and for now largely untouched land, or “Discovery”, about finding yourself as much as finding an untouched wilderness.

The music itself shouldn’t be classified as merely “new age”, like some of Lien’s previous work.

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The final track, “Who D’ya Love”, is fullon blues-rock, with Tim Porter, who has played with Long John Baldry and The Powder Blues Band, taking lead guitar. The song, a satirical take on a politician ignoring the people in favour of development, feels like a bonus track after a more reflective and spiritual celebration of the Peel.

The album, available at CPAWS and Mac’s Fireweed Books in Whitehorse, comes with a 40-page booklet of lyrics and commentary, and some amazing pictures of natural beauty of the Peel, taken by Peter Mather.

“I feel that Peter Mather is the silent musician on this project,” Lien says.

While mastering the album, Lien’s father, Merle Lien (credited as Merle the Flying Squirrel), passed away. Lien has dedicated the album to him.

“I feel my dad’s spirit is such a part of this music.”

Outstanding Track: The album is a whole.

“I consider an album as one continuous work from the beginning of the first track to the end of the last track.”

Barry “Jack” Jenkins keeps close tabs on the Yukon music scene. Please send comments about his articles to music@whatsupyukon.com

The Wolves of Red Riding They do what they want

by Marianne Darragh

“The North,” thunders someone in Red Riding every so often. “Where we do what we want!”

It’s the unofficial motto of the West Yorkshire police, as imagined by writer David Peace. They police don’t serve and protect their riding in northern England, they terrorize and plunder it.

Red Riding, now available on DVD at the Whitehorse Public Library, first aired on television in the U.K. in 2009, and was given a theatrical release in North America the following year. Based the Red Riding Quartet novels by David Peace, the screen adaptation by Tony Grisoni is a trilogy, with each part filmed by a different director. True events and people, such as the Yorkshire Ripper and a well-known case of wrongful imprisonment, are mixed with a fictional plot that centres on West Yorkshire’s corrupt cops. Some of the most recognizable actors in the U.K. play the most venal characters, such as Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings), and Warren Clarke (Dalziel and Pascoe)

public exposure. They’d like to capture the Ripper, but can’t resist using his crimes to cover some of their own. With their energies thus divided, they appear fractious and incompetent to terrified citizens and the government.

Peter Hunter (Paddy Considine), a Manchester detective, is sent to head an inquiry into the Yorkshire Ripper investigation.

Another girl has disappeared in Red Riding: 1983, directed by Anand Tucker, and for Detective Inspector Maurice Jobson (David Morrissey) it’s the last straw. He’s no longer able to push aside his guilt regarding the corruption on the force and the innocent lives that have been ruined. One of those lives belongs to Michael Myshkin (Daniel Mays), who was imprisoned for the murder of one of the young girls in 1974.

In Red Riding: 1974, directed by Julian Jarrold, journalist Eddie Dunford (Andrew Garfield) reluctantly returns to the area to work at the local newspaper. A little girl has disappeared, and when Eddie realizes she’s not the first, he begins to untangle connections between the missing girls, lacklustre police investigations, and developer John Dawson (Sean Bean).

Eddie’s independent investigating threatens the West Yorkshire police, but despite warnings that include physical intimidation, he doesn’t back off.

In the second part, Red Riding: 1980, directed by James Marsh, the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper leaves the police vulnerable to

Eddie Dunford’s (Andrew Garfield) eyes are opened in Red Riding, available on DVD at the Whitehorse Public Library.

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Michael’s mother asks lawyer John Piggott (Mark Addy) to appeal his case in light of the latest abduction, which should raise doubts about Michael’s guilt.

At first Piggot, who’s the son of a West Yorkshire police constable and knows the score, is reluctant to get involved, but as with Jobson, the anguish of the victims finally galvanizes him into action.

Other characters appear in each part of the trilogy, gaining prominence as the story unfolds, notably BJ (Robert Sheehan), a fragile misfit who drops cryptic but essential information, and the Reverend Martin Laws (Peter Mullan).

The Red Riding Trilogy isn’t easy to watch, but it’s as compelling as a fairy tale and rewards close attention. Many reviewers compared it favourably to The Wire and The Godfather

Those comparisons indicate that the trilogy has some brutal scenes and few heroes, though several characters exhibit courage in the face of terrible odds.

Marianne Darragh is a regular visitor to the DVD shelf in the Whitehorse Public Library. Please send comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Life on LegsThree

by Jess Heath

The fluffy white dog with the black eye patch stared up at me adoringly and thwacked his tail furiously against the x-ray table. A bylaw officer had brought him in; he’d been running loose, and was apparently injured.

“I think this is your type of dog,” warned my colleague, Helen. “You better watch out.”

The x-rays revealed that his femur had been badly broken some time ago, and the damage was so severe that we could not repair his leg without multiple surgeries. We elected to amputate, and in the days surrounding his surgery and recovery it became apparent that he was exactly my type of dog.

Smitten, I adopted him and named him Farley.

I had only been out of veterinary school for a year at this point, and so while I previously had the opportunity to counsel people on amputation for their pets, this

was my first intimate experience with a three-legged pet.

I wish I could say that Farley adapted to his new home and his three-legged life instantly, but it wasn’t the case. Farley was intimidated by the smooth laminated flooring in my house and couldn’t get around without towels and blankets placed everywhere to give him traction. Occasionally he would detour off the pathway of blankets and then slip and crash to the ground.

It was hard to watch how confused he was when his body didn’t work the way he expected, but every time he fell he would immediately get up, and I could tell he was determined to figure out how to make his new body work.

Farley has been an amazing testimony to adaptation. Since he’s become part of my family, he has become a three-legged powerhouse on the trails at Mt McIntyre

and Grey Mountain. If he sees me take out my mountain bike or cross-country skis, he will run in circles by the front door and begin screaming (this is exactly as irritating as it sounds).

He can out-run some fourlegged dogs; the only thing that Farley can’t do is scratch his right ear.

As amazing as I think Farley is, he’s not unique — I meet threelegged dogs and cats all the time that are having just as much fun and causing just as much trouble as their four-legged counterparts.

I still frequently have to counsel clients to consider amputation for their pet.

Osteosarcoma, cancer of the bone, is a common cancer of dogs and can be excruciatingly painful. Amputation of the affected leg is unfortunately not curative, but will provide tremendous pain relief for the remainder of the dog’s

life. Other types of cancer, such as soft tissue sarcomas, can be cured if the affected limb is amputated. Amputation is also a reasonable option for pets that have suffered severe limb trauma if there is no way to salvage the limb, or if salvage options are prohibitively expensive.

Some dogs are unfortunately not good candidates for amputation — large breed dogs over 80 pounds will have a harder time adapting, as will dogs who have pre-existing neurological or orthopedic problems such as arthritis or ruptured cruciate ligaments.

In general, animals missing a hind limb seem to retain more function than animals missing a front limb. Because amputation means that each leg has to take on proportionally more weight, pets with amputated limbs are at a higher risk of developing arthritis, and overweight pets will need to

go on an aggressive weight-loss program after surgery to protect the health of their joints.

Amputation is a heartbreaking choice to make for a beloved family member, but I am continually impressed at how well dogs and cats adapt to a missing limb, and I’ve become convinced that it is much better to have three pain-free legs than four legs and chronic pain.

When faced with this difficult decision, your veterinarian can help discuss what to expect and give you tips about how to help your pet in the first few weeks and months following surgery.

There is also an online support community for three-legged pets at www.tripawds.com.

Jess Heath is a Whitehorsebased writer and vet. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

Good Things Come In Small Packages

Watson

by Anell Angeles Trejo

With the new market’s worldly selection of food in Watson Lake, you might be apprehensive to buy something.

The market looks very sim ple and small from the street, but once inside, I was really im pressed, not just because is bigger than it appears, but it has a lot of products from different parts of the world, including Mexican, Chi nese, and Filipino products.

You can find almost anything; from food you need to prepare, like cake mix, pasta, or a beauti ful dinner, to items that are frozen and need to be cooked, like meat and fish.

Popular products that people have been asking for are fruits, cheeses, and snacks.

Like other new businesses, there are lots of comments and reviews:

“We just love it! But you could pass this market in the street and not even notice it is there,” says Jorge Rodriguez Arellano.

“The new market has every thing; vegetables, fruits, meat. And the prices are reasonable for us,” says Austria Lopez Mancera.

“The products are great but I’d like to be able to buy some wine with my fish and meat at the market, but the liquor laws probably have forced the market not to sell wine in the stores,” says Alejandra Rodriguez.

“Prices are in line with the other groceries stores, the difference is the variety of products and

the good quality of them,” says Lori Nevoralova.

“I love to go for chips and snacks,” says Andrew Smith.

“The prices are in reach for the average person,” says Terri Read Lynn.

The new market doesn’t have much storage room and has limited space for products. This means that in order to bring in new prod-

ucts, another product has to go; so if the product doesn’t sell well, or is no longer good value, it’s gone. Sounds terrible, but it is real. So don’t miss the opportunity to look around and try something new.

Anell Angeles Trejo is a Watson Lake-based writer. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

One of a gardener’s goals at the end of summer is to preserve the food harvested. This takes many forms, from allowing a potato to set skin so it won’t dehydrate in storage, to the pickling root crops, to the canning of fruits, to the blanching of vegetables for freezing. One form of preservingthe-harvest we haven’t often used is drying them.

But this year we gave it a try.

When the peas were just starting to produce this past summer, we realized we wouldn’t be able to pick all that were ready. Green peas taste best while they are still small; past a certain point the flavor is no longer as sweet. It would have been a waste of time to pick them late, so we decided not to pick them at all.

We allowed them to fully mature and dry on the vine.

Then they were cut off at the soil level and placed on a tarp, where they continued to dry.

The tarp caught peas that dropped out of the pods before we could thresh them. Of course, at this point the September rains started, which were followed by snow; but thankfully the snow melted and the days got dryer. The peas weren’t harmed by the weather; they continued to dry.

On Sunday during Thanksgiving weekend, Allan checked on the peas. It was a beautiful sunny day, and we were waiting for the turkey to cook. We also have some visitors living with us right now — Stephanie is from Toronto and Frischa is from Bali, Indonesia. They are here in the Yukon for a few months with Canada World Youth. Neither of them had ever seen peas being threshed, so Allan invited them to watch.

The pea vines were now dry and brittle, so it was only a matter of walking on them to crush them; both Frischa and Stephanie helped. The pea pods were also crushed by this process, but the peas, dried to hard little balls, were not. Once all of the plants

were crushed, Allan removed the larger bits of plants, setting them aside for the pigs. Then he scooped what remained into a cooler and stored it all in a cold storage. A few days later, when there was time, Allan finished cleaning the chaff from the peas. He did this by pouring the peas from one cooler to another with a fan blowing between the two. The heavier peas just fell into the bottom cooler, but the lighter chaff blew away. Now that they’re clean and dry, the peas should store well for

a long time. Some of them will be kept for next year’s seed, but the rest will be eaten. Remarkably, the peas, which in the summer would have tasted almost bitter because of their maturity, taste sweet.

Joan Norberg and her husband, Allan, run Grizzly Valley Farms located along the Mayo Road. They grow an abundance of vegetables and raise pigs, chickens, and turkeys. Send her your questions at GrizzlyValleyFarms@hotmail.com.

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Wild Pursuits with Bryce Bekar

A Moose at Last

It’s been the toughest year to get motivated for hunting season. I’ve spent about 80 days over the last three years hunting moose and we’ve broken the Rhino, the truck, and the boat several times, trying to fill the freezer.

The dull grey sky loomed over us like a curse as we loaded the truck and camper one Saturday morning; everything felt wrong about the adventure we were about to embark on.

Given the problems we’ve encountered with the truck over the past year, I had little faith that we would get out of town. As usual, Hayley had little concern about the truck, or breaking down, or getting a moose.

The leaves were green, willows were barely showing sign of fall, and I wondered if my timing was off, again, for the forth year in a row.

As we got further from town the sky started to clear, the rain stopped and the sun broke through the clouds, bringing the gloomy North to life.

Arriving at Little Salmon Lake, we were surprised to find the campground empty.

We unloaded the boat and drove it to our campsite to find a dead raven floating near the shore. This added to the bad feeling I already had, because the raven is my favourite bird. We floated the raven towards the river to help it on its journey to the spirit world.

This got the better of me and

I felt we were not in the right place, so we loaded the boat a few hours later and moved to the Pelly River in Faro, before dark.

Early the next morning, we were floating down stream, by mid-day the temperature was nearly 20°C. We continually removed layers as the day went on.

Around 3 p.m. I was actually able to take off my shirt and catch some rays.

As we drifted, we talked about school, work, and things we had to do before the snow came; the last thing on my mind was getting a moose. I shut off all the stresses from work and our fast-paced lives.

But the Pelly didn’t treat us well; the second day we destroyed a prop; broke the skeg off the motor, and barely made it back to camp. Losing a prop every two days wasn’t an option because I only had one spare, so we moved again early the next morning.

When we arrived at the next lake on the tour the warm weather had turned to early-day frost, and rain later in the day. We found a place to call moose for the day and retired early for the night.

As daybreak came, Hayley’s cold got the better of her, and I let her catch some extra sleep. The sun barely lit the morning sky, and the cold cut through me like a frozen knife as I loaded the boat.

Idling from the dock to return to our spot for the morning I spotted a broken aspen floating in the water, I paid little attention, and

Bryce and Hayley with their moose

continued on-course to my destination.

As the branch got closer, I was able to make out through the binoculars that it was actually a small set of antlers.

The “floating tree” was actually the first Bull Moose I had seen in several years. Following the moose to shore I was able to get a good shot from less than 100 yards. The bullet landed clean and the moose lay still in seconds.

Once I got him on shore I returned to camp to get Hayley.

“Hayley get up, we have to go, I got a moose,” I said; and she replied, “Are you being serious?”

I expected nothing less.

We field-dressed our moose and headed home.

Three years, thousands of kilometers, dozens of attempts, and a ton of support from my family and friends finally paid off.

Moose is on the menu — after a long due.

C.J Bryce Bekar is member of the Outdoor Writers of Canada, the Outdoor Writers of America, Wild Sheep Foundation and the Yukon Fish and Game Association. He believes that outdoors men and women are the key to keeping our environment safe and enjoyable for generations to come.

Unforgetable Holiday Dining

Whitehorse EVENTS

Art Shows

First Friday Art Crawl “Show Openings” Fri, Nov 7 A Yukon Snapshot: photos and home movies 1946-1978

OPENING 5:00 PM Arts Underground 867-667-4080 ext 22 Hougen Heritage Gallery A Yukon Snapshot: photos and home movies 1946-1978 by Rolf Hougen Fri, Nov 7 Constellations - a collaborative art exhibit OPENING 5:00 PM Arts Underground 867-6674080 ext 22 Collaborative exhibition opening Fri, Nov 7 Halin de Repentigny “Tributaries” Reception 5:00 PM North End Gallery Oil on canvas

SHOWS

Thu, Nov 6 Beauty in Darkness

Reception 5:00 PM Triple J’s Music Cafe 647 233 3989 Tattoo artist Michi’s first solo exhibition ever. Most paintings are tattoo art work and portraits. Paintings can best be described as ‘Beauties, with a fusion of ‘Darkness’. until Mon, Nov 17 Metal-Stone-Clay Yukon Artists @ Work by Leslie Leong, Mixed Media Artist until Sat, Nov 29 Ice Age Mammals & Sandra Grace Story Yukon Arts Centre Yukon’s massive ice-age mammals come to YAC in partnership with Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, and “We Are Golden” a stunning immersive installation by Sandra Grace Storey. until Fri, Dec 19 “The Last Minute” by John Boivin Hilltop Bistro Yukon College 335-9231 Opening October 2. John participated in the national ‘Art Battle’ this year, representing Yukon in the speed painting competition. This exhibit showcases some of the completed works from his summer of intense practice for the event.

Until Sun, Feb 1 A Yukon Snapshot: photos and home movies 19461978 by Rolf Hougen 5:00 PM Arts

Underground 867-667-4080 ext 22 Hougen Heritage Gallery A Yukon Snapshot: photos and home movies 1946-1978 by Rolf Hougen

Until Sat, Nov 29 Constellations - a collaborative art exhibit 5:00 PM Arts Underground 867-667-4080 ext 22

Collaborative exhibition opening

Until Sun, Nov 30 Halin de Repentigny “Tributaries” Art Show

North End Gallery Oil on canvas

Fri, Nov 14 My Best Work Yet by Emma Barr! School Tours 9:00 AM Waterfront Station (867) 334-1966 Lots of new works on display!

Fri, Nov 14 Onde de choc (Shock Waves) 7:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre

Live Music

Wed, Nov 5 Whitewater Wednesday

7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Nov 5 Johnny Rogers & the New Music Jam 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 333-9315 Every Wednesday come check out the new tunes.

Wed, Nov 5 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon

Thu, Nov 6 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Pizza

Thu, Nov 6 JAZZ IN THE HALL & Marc Paradis 7:00 PM The Old Fire Hall 867-334-2789 Cabaret seating, first come first ...

Thu, Nov 6 Joe Loutchen & Friends

7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm.

Thu, Nov 6 Open mic with Ben Mahony 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867-668-4500

Thu, Nov 6 Old School 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 333-9315 Every

Thursday, classic rock at its finest

Thu, Nov 6 Fishead Stew 9:00 PM

Dirty Northern Pub A rousing mix of country blues, swinging gypsy jazz, bluegrass, western swing, fiddle tunes, reggae and more...Always a foot stompin’ good time!

Thu, Nov 6 DJ DURDY KURDY 9:00

PM Club 867 DJ Durdy Kurdy isn’t afraid of diversity, creating a full range of mixes for his audience’s enjoyment. He brings with him special guests John and Davey to keep the night pumping.

Thu, Nov 6 Jamaoke With Jackie

10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon

Fri, Nov 7 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse

Jazz and Easy Listening

Fri, Nov 7 Jamming with Peggy Hanifan 7:00 PM Sternwheeler Lounge

Fri, Nov 7 Rick Sward 7:30 PM Best

Western Gold Rush Inn

Fri, Nov 7 TIM NAYLOR & LOOSE

ENZ 9:00 PM Club 867 Tim Naylor and his band Loose Enz will entertain you and keep you rocking all night long to their vast collection of popular rock cover tunes and Tim Naylor originals. Visit: www.facebook.com/ TimNaylorMusician or www.ourstage. com/profile/timnaylor

Fri, Nov 7 Blue Feather Music

Festival Yukon Arts Centre

Featuring: Buffy Sainte Marie & Sarah MacDougall, Midnight Sons, klukshu Flats, Diyet, Killer Dwarfs & Derek Miller, Jasmine Netsena, Tim Naylor & Loose Ends and Speed Control

Sat, Nov 8 The Canucks Live 7:30 PM

Best Western Gold Rush Inn

Sat, Nov 8 DJKJ 9:00 PM Club 867

DjKj will be rocking CLUB 867 every

second Friday

Sat, Nov 8 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM

Jarvis Street Saloon

Sun, Nov 9 Calla Paleczny 7:30 PM

Best Western Gold Rush Inn

Mon, Nov 10 Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon

Tue, Nov 11 Ginger Jam 9:00 PM

Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats

Wed, Nov 12 Whitewater Wednesday

7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Nov 12 Johnny Rogers & the New Music Jam 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 333-9315 Every Wednesday come check out the new tunes.

Wed, Nov 12 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon

Thu, Nov 13 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00

PM Tony’s Pizza

Thu, Nov 13 Joe Loutchen & Friends

7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm.

Thu, Nov 13 Open mic with Ben Mahony 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867-668-4500

Thu, Nov 13 Old School 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 333-9315 Every Thursday, classic rock at its finest Thu, Nov 13 Fishead Stew 9:00 PM Dirty Northern Pub A rousing mix of country blues, swinging gypsy jazz, bluegrass, western swing, fiddle tunes, reggae and more...Always a foot stompin’ good time!

Thu, Nov 13 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00

PM Jarvis Street Saloon

Fri, Nov 14 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening

Fri, Nov 14 Canyon Mountain CD Release Concert/Party 7:30 PM The Old Fire Hall 332-1663 Yukon Bluegrass Music Society presents CD Release Concert/Party for Canyon Mountain band’s new CD “Northbound”.

Fri, Nov 14 Sonny Crow 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn

Sat, Nov 15 Parker Thomas Jazz Conspiracy 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn

Sat, Nov 15 Fung-Chiu Duo 8:00 PM Whitehorse Concerts concerts that challenge the traditional boundaries of one piano four hands.

Sat, Nov 15 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00

PM Jarvis Street Saloon

Sun, Nov 16 Myriad3 JAZZ ON THE WING 7:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre 867334-2789 Cabaret seating, first come first served.

Sun, Nov 16 Jona Barr 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn

Events

Thu, Nov 6 Repair Cafe! 6:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Got a busted toaster, vacuum cleaner other small home appliance? Bring it in and see if it is fixable. This easy introduction to electronics and small appliance repair will be a useful DIY evening, with an experience instructor.

Thu, Nov 6 Keynote Lecture: Pat Mooney, world renowned advocate on technology and food issues. 7:30 PM Beringia Centre 867-667-6391 with Pat Mooney Executive Director, the ETC Group co-presented by the Yukon Development Education Centre

Thu, Nov 6 Salsa Lessons: Beginner Rueda de Casino 8:00 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Rueda de Casino, a style of Cuban salsa dancing is a group dance and will keep you smiling all night long! There’s no dropin; must register at salsayukon@gmail. com Fri, Nov 7 Teen Parent Centre 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner 6:00

PM F.H. Collins Secondary Seating at 6 pm: 3 course Dinner served at 7 pm, Non-alcoholic event Features Red Seal Chef Luke Legault and our TPC students Fri, Nov 7 Celebrate World Town Planning Day 2014 Old Firehall Noon-1:30 *Talks and Docs, Noon-4:30 *Speakers Corner, 7-9 pm *Film and Big Ideas.* Fri, Nov 7 Salsa Lessons: Beginner Salsa 7:45 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks This class will teach you the basics of Cuban traditional salsa. You will learn the basic step, the rock step, the cross-body lead and more so you can dance with anyone all over Latin America! No drop-in. Register: salsayukon@gmail.com Fri, Nov 7 Salsa Lessons: Beginner Sexy Bachata 8:55 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Bachata is a dance from the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean islands. Both the music and the dance have been influenced by Cuban Bolero, the Merengue (also of Dominican Republic origin), Salsa and Cumbia. Bachata is building as the most popular social dance all over the world right now, so be part of the latest and hottest club trend! No drop-in. Register: salsayukon@gmail.com Fri, Nov 7 Blue Feather Music Festival Yukon Arts Centre Featuring: Buffy Sainte Marie & Sarah MacDougall, Midnight Sons, klukshu Flats, Diyet, Killer Dwarfs & Derek Miller, Jasmine Netsena, Tim Naylor & Loose Ends and Speed Control Fri, Nov 7 Veterans Recognition Dinner 6:00 PM at the Legion Roast Beef Dinner, Music by Hank Carr, Tickets are LEGION Members Only. Honour our Canadian Veterans by wearing the POPPY. Sat, Nov 8 Nakai’s 2014 Playwriting Challenge 1:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Ready for an adrenalinepumped, caffeine-infused and sleepdeprived 24 Hours with other writers from Whitehorse and beyond? Space is limited so register soon. You can pick up forms at Nakai’s office #51109 Front Street, the old White Pass Train Station, or email Bonnie at nakai24hour@gmail. Bring your toothbrush! Sat, Nov 8 Nakai Theatre’s annual

24 Hour Playwriting Challenge 1:00

PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867689-6407 Nakai’s 24 Hr Playwriting

Challenge for anyone who has ever wanted to try their hand at playwriting

Sat, Nov 8 Christ The King Elementary School’s craft fair 10:00

AM Christ the King Elementary 6332724 Doors open at 9:30 a.m for people with mobility issues, and at 10:00 for general public.To book a table ($30 each), Call Paula ar 633-2724 or stoker@northwestel.net

Sat, Nov 8 1920’s Film Night 7:30

PM Centre De La Francophonie Silent movies : Cops written, directed and starring by Buster Keaton, White Water directed and starring Nell Shipman, The Hansom Cabman directed by Harry Edwards

Sat, Nov 8 Learn Circus Acts Heart Of Riverdale 867-332-0375 Claire Ness will be offering aerial circus classes and training beginning on Saturday, November 8th until Nov. 30th. For schedule and more information see www.claireness.com

Sat, Nov 8 Christ The King Elementary School’s craft fair 10:00

AM Christ the King Elementary 6332724 Doors open at 9:30 a.m for people with mobility issues, and at 10:00 for general public.To book a table ($30 each), Call Paula ar 633-2724 or stoker@northwestel.net

Sun, Nov 9 “Carmen” 1:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Mon, Nov 10 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@ gmail.com Mon, Nov 10 Whitehorse General Hospital Women’s Auxiliary 7:30 PM Whitehorse General Hospital 667-7185 Whitehorse General Hospital Women’s Auxiliary monthly meeting will be held on Monday.

Tues, Nov 11 Remembrance Day Ceremony 10:00 AM Canada Games Centre For more inforamtion call 6672802

Wed, Nov 12 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Join us inside the Bridges Café

Wed, Nov 12 Northern Voices Toastmasters Meeting 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Guests are welcome! Thu, Nov 13 How did we get here? Development of the Yukon arts and cultural scene 5:30 PM The Old Fire Hall 867-668-3473 How did we get here? Development of the arts and cultural scene in Yukon Free Admission Thu, Nov 13 Yukon Government Climate Change Adaptation Research Presentations 7:30 PM Beringia Centre 867-667-8855 Thu, Nov 13 2 Yukon Government Climate Change Adaptation Project Lectures 7:30 PM Beringia Centre 867-667-8855 Sat, Nov 15 Dog Wash Fundraiser 10:00 AM The Feed Store Pet Junction All profit goes to Mae Bachur Animal Shelter Sat, Nov 15 Old Fashioned Christmas Sale 10:00 AM Old Log Church 6682555 Sat, Nov 15 Spruce Bog Craft Fair 11:00 AM Canada Games Centre 867- Grab your list, check it twice, and head up to the most anticipated craft and gift show of the season. It’s the 39th annual Christmas Spruce Bog with all the unique, hand-made gifts and goodies you’ll need for everyone on your list Doors open early at 10:15 a.m. for seniors and those with mobility difficulties.

Family

Monday-Friday Math Tutoring! 11:45 AM F.H. Collins Secondary Free peer

tutoring will be available at lunchtime. It will be Monday to Thursday from 11:4512:15 . Please encourage your student to take advantage of this to help him/ her to be successful this year. Thu, Nov 6 Cards & Games Drop-In 1:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Nov 6 Family Drop In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Nov 6 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club. Thu, Nov 6 The Play’s the Thing Theatre Kids After-School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Nov 6 Kids’ Choir 6:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Nov 6 Teen Choir 7:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Nov 7 Quilting, NeedleworkRegistration required 1:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Nov 7 Family Drop In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Nov 7 Young Explorer’s Preschool Program 10:00 AM MacBride Museum 867-667-2709, ext.3 Young Explorer’s Preschool Program, YUKON’S SHEEP AND GOATS Fri, Nov 7 Baby Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Enjoy tickles, bounces, stories & songs! Ages: 6 - 24 months & caregiver(s) Register or drop in. Free Fri, Nov 7 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club. Fri, Nov 7 Comic Book Art & Claymation Kids After-School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Nov 7 Teen Drop-in 7:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Nov 8 Family Drop-in 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Nov 8 Christ The King Elementary School’s craft fair 10:00 AM Christ the King Elementary 6332724 Doors open at 9:30 a.m for people with mobility issues, and at 10:00 for general public.To book a table ($30 each), Call Paula ar 633-2724 or stoker@northwestel.net Sat, Nov 8 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club. Sun, Nov 9 Singing, story-telling 3:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Nov 10 Music Circle-singing & Instruments Drop-in 1:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Nov 10 Kids Art Exploration After-School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Nov 10 Teens Singing Together -By Invitation 4:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Nov 10 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@ gmail.com Mon, Nov 10 Learn to Sing Together Teens/Adults 7:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Nov 10 Learn to Sing Together Adult 8:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Nov 11 Cards/Games Drop-In 1:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Nov 11 Parent/Child Mother Goose 10:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Nov 11 Programme Père poule maman gateau 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library 867-668-2663 Activités en français pour les enfants de 0 à 5 ans et leurs parents : comptines, histoires, mini yoga, bricolages Tue, Nov 11 Sing Together Kids AfterSchool 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Nov 11 Theatre Improv 2 6:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Nov 11 Book Club 7:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Nov 11 Knitting Circle 7:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Wed, Nov 12 Family Drop-In 10:00

AM Heart Of Riverdale

Wed, Nov 12 Toddler Story Time

10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 enjoy stories, music, finger plays and crafts, ages 2 - 4 yrs. & caregiver(s), Register or drop in.

Free.

Wed, Nov 12 Boys and Girls Club

Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Wed, Nov 12 Kids After-School Ball Pit Play & Games 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Wed, Nov 12 Creative Workshop Series 6:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Thu, Nov 13 Cards & Games Drop-

In 1:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Thu, Nov 13 Family Drop In 10:00

AM Heart Of Riverdale

Thu, Nov 13 Boys and Girls Club

Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Thu, Nov 13 The Play’s the Thing Theatre Kids After-School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Thu, Nov 13 Kids’ Choir 6:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Thu, Nov 13 AGM Heart of Riverdale 7:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Thu, Nov 13 Teen Choir 7:30 PM

Heart Of Riverdale

Fri, Nov 14 Quilting, Needlework

- Registration required 1:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Fri, Nov 14 Family Drop In 10:00

AM Heart Of Riverdale

Fri, Nov 14 Young Explorer’s Preschool Program 10:00 AM MacBride Museum 867-667-2709, ext.3 Young Explorer’s Preschool Program, YUKON’S SHEEP AND GOATS

Fri, Nov 14 Baby Story Time 10:30

AM Whitehorse Public Library Enjoy tickles, bounces, stories & songs!

Ages: 6 - 24 months & caregiver(s)

Register or drop in. Free

Fri, Nov 14 Boys and Girls Club

Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club. Fri, Nov 14 Comic Book Art & Claymation Kids After-School 3:15

PM Heart Of Riverdale

Fri, Nov 14 Teen Drop-in 7:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Sat, Nov 15 Family Drop-in 10:00

AM Heart Of Riverdale

Sat, Nov 15 Spruce Bog Craft Fair

11:00 AM Canada Games Centre

867- Grab your list, check it twice, and head up to the most anticipated craft and gift show of the season. It’s the 39th annual Christmas Spruce Bog with all the unique, hand-made gifts and goodies you’ll need for everyone on your list Doors open early at 10:15 a.m. for seniors and those with mobility difficulties.

Sat, Nov 15 Boys and Girls Club

Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Meetings

Wed, Nov 5 Northern Voices

Toastmasters Meeting 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Guests are welcome! Thu, Nov 6 BAH “Business After Hours” Men’s World 5:00 PM Men’s World A business networking event hosted by Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce.

Thu, Nov 6 Supporting Your Staff Through Loss and Grief

8:30 AM Yukon College Learn to anticipate the challenge of supporting employees through loss in the workplace and develop practical tools to help you provide effective leadership in these high stress periods.To register call Yukon College 668-8710 Course Reg#10661

Wed, Nov 12

Northern Voices Toastmasters Meeting 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Guests are welcome! Thu, Nov 13 BAH “Business After Hours” Aasman Design 5:00 PM

Baked Cafe A business networking event hosted by Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce.

Sat, Nov 15 2014 Yukon Geoscience Forum & Trade Show Coast High Country Inn

Workshops

Sat, Nov 8 Learn Circus Acts Heart

Of Riverdale 867-332-0375 Claire

Ness will be offering aerial circus classes and training beginning on Saturday, November 8th until Nov. 30th. For schedule and more information see www.claireness.com

Wed, Nov 5 Painting Open Studio with Neil Graham 7:00 PM Arts

Underground

Sat, Nov 8 Nakai Theatre’s annual 24 Hour Playwriting Challenge 1:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867-689-6407 Nakai’s 24 Hr Playwriting Challenge for anyone who has ever wanted to try their hand at playwriting

Sat, Nov 8 Back in Line for Better Health 1:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-8360 Chiropractic alignment exercises to compliment any age and any lifestyle. Our joints form an intricate lattice-work that is united by the spine. Learn simple, direct and easy to do exercises to enhance your posture and balance.

Sun, Nov 9 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground Noninstructed open studio. Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/ hour.

Tue, Nov 11 Life Drawing Open Studio 7:00 PM Arts Underground Thu, Nov 13 Learn to build a website! 6:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Learn the basics of what you need to know! Andrew Kalek, a YuKonstruct Makerspace Society Director, will be teaching the course.

Thu, Nov 13 Traditional Fish

Scale Art Class 7:00 PM Canada Games Centre 668-8360 Explore the traditional art form of using fish scales, porcupine quills, moose and caribou hair to create a beautiful 5 X 7 framed piece of art.

Sat, Nov 15 My Best Work Yet by Emma Barr! Workshops 1:00 PM Waterfront Station (867) 334-1966

Lots of new works on display! Sun, Nov 16 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio.

Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Wednesday

The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS)

12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00

PM Our Lady of Victory

No Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Big Book

Study Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Thursday

The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS)

12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Happy Destiny Young Peoples Group

6:00 PM B.Y.T.E.

Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC)

Friday

The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS)

12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM

#4 Hospital Road

Whitehorse Group (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Saturday

Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM

DETOX Bldg 6118-6th

Women’s Meeting (CM, NS) 2:30 PM

Whitehorse General Hospital (across from emergency)

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom

Sunday

Sunshine Group (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th

Marble Group (OM, NS) 7:00 PM

Hospital boardroom

Monday

The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS)

12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

New Beginnings Group (OM, NS)

8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Tuesday

The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS)

12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) 7:00 PM 4141B 4th Ave.

Public review of recycling system changes

The Government of Yukon wants to hear from you on its plans to modernize recycling regulations in the territory. The proposed changes affect the Beverage Container Regulation and the Designated Materials Regulation

The changes aim to increase the diversion of recyclable materials from our landfills and will better cover the costs of handling, processing and transporting these materials. You can provide comments online or by email, fax or mail.

The deadline for comments is November 21, 2014.

For more information visit: www.env.gov.yk.ca/recyclingreview

Co-sponsored by Departments of Environment and Community Services

1920s Silent Film Night

by Joslyn Kilborn

Halloween is over, but don’t stop dressing up.

On Saturday November 8, Open Pit theatre is giving you another chance; it’s hosting a 1920s-themed silent film night, and the directors of the company want guests sporting their Sunday best.

It’s an art night true to the theatre company’s multidisciplinary mandate — to create space for collaboration between artists who work in different genres.

Three short silent films will be shown on Saturday, while a handful of the city’s most talented improv actors (Brian Fidler, Erica Bigland, Anthony Trombetta, and Martin Nishikawa) will adlib voiceovers in true Whose Line is it Anyway style. Musicians Andrea McColeman and Olivier de Colombel will improv a live soundtrack on piano and saxophone.

“They will practice — once,” says Open Pit’s co-director, Geneviève Doyon. “It will be a somewhat structured improvisation. We’re interested in getting a bunch of artists in a room and seeing what happens. We’re a process-focused theatre company, not just about the polished product.”

The entertainment will be just one element of the evening, the whole event is meant to feel like a night taken out of the ‘20s. Between each of the short films oldtime music will play and people can dance. Alistair Maitland will also be operating a photo booth with a tickle trunk, in case you don’t have a costume. There will also be popcorn and a bar.

While it isn’t advertised as such, the night is actually a fundraiser for Open Pit’s in-progress Yukon Verbatim Project, a piece of documentary theatre to be constructed from the precise words spoken by people interviewed about life in the Yukon.

“We’re a non-profit with no generating funding,” says Doyon. “Which means each project seeks funding individually, and that the company is run by volunteers. “No one’s paid, we’re all doing it because we believe in it.”

The verbatim project is being funded by Canada Council for the Arts and Arts Fund, but only for phase one — the collection of interviews.

“It’s a little scary,” says Doyon, not knowing if funding for the rest of the project will come. “Right now there’s no guarantee we’ll be able to put on the play. That’s what

makes it so crucial to have support from the community.”

But the directors of Open Pit are conscious about the ways they ask for support.

“It’s important to us to FUNdraise,” Doyon says. “We’re a young company, it’s important not to just take but to give back. It’s great to give the community an event that shows what we’re about.”

And for an event that was created to support another event, it’s been getting a lot of

interest in it’s own right.

“It’s different,” says Doyon, of the idea to host a 20s-themed silent film night. “People are pretty pumped about it. We’ve already been approached by artists who want to participate if it happens next year.”

1920s Silent Film Night is Saturday November 8 at Centre de la Francophone in Whitehorse; doors open at 7:30, and the show starts at 8:00. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door, or from an Open

“This is what Open Pit is all about,” says Doyon. “Mixing different artists and mediums and seeing how they can coexist. The Yukon is very generous in giving you space to try new things.”

Joslyn Kilborn is a Whitehorse-based writer. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

Remembrance DayActivities

Recognize the sacrifices made by Canadian Veterans by wearing the Poppy during the Poppy Campaign, October 27 to November 11, 2014

Money raised are used to provide assistance to our Veterans, to support youth & senior activities and to provide medical assistance.

Veterans Recognition Dinner at 6pm, on Friday November 7th, 2014 at the Legion. Roast beef dinner, music by Hank Karr and the Canucks. Veterans, Legion Members and Serving Members please wear uniform with medals. Tickets are for Legion members ONLY.

Remembrance Day Ceremony on Tuesday November 11th, 2014 at the Canada Games Centre. Every one is welcome. Please be seated BEFORE 10am.

one seated

Whitehorse transit is operating a shuttle service from the Takhini Arena and we encourage the public to use it.

Should you wish to purchase a wreath, please call the Legion at 667-2802 ASAP

Remember...

Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be. It is the Veterans that brought us freedom. It is our serving Canadian Forces Members who are assuring our freedom.

Living with

9 Wildlife

I took this photo with a Nikon D80, using a 18 - 135mm lens.

A paintbrush ride from the Peel to Patagonia

“Everyone has those stickers that say, “Protect the Peel”, but no one even knows what the Peel looks like; I do.”

So says Halin de Repentigny.

The Dawson painter’s upcoming show at North End Gallery, opening on November 7 and running to the end of the month, captures imagery from the Peel Watershed and Patagonia, his two homes. He spent seven years of his life on the Hart River, in the Peel Watershed.

“There’s not many of us who did that,” he says.

Ten years ago, he was ready for a change from the Northern life and left for Patagonia. Since then, he’s given up winters as a trapper and spends them along South American rivers.

“I’m not into painting specific areas, I’m more into creating a vignette of the area,” he explains. “The way a certain picture that stays in your head isn’t necessarily accurate, it’s how you see it. It’s a memory spiced up by emotions.”

De Repentigny says he never knows what he’s going to paint when he sits in front of a blank canvas:

“Most of my painting is impulsive, driven by emotion.”

The now-renowned Yukon painter grew up in Montreal. He started working as an artist when he was 15 — he painted murals, portraits, signs — whatever he’d get paid for.

“I made more money that way than washing dishes,” he says.

He never went to art school. He says he always tells young people who want to be artists to “eat spaghetti with no sauce for many, many years. And just keep painting”.

When he moved to Dawson City in 1981, he took the leap and dedicated 100 per cent of his time to his paintings.

“It’s easier when you don’t have taxes and bills to pay,” he says.

De Repentigny became well known for his depictions of Klondike life:

“You can’t paint just for yourself, that’s selfish.”

De Repentigny believes you also offer people what they like.

“I sell most of my western Canadian landscapes up here, and I send my more abstract stuff down south,” he says.

This being said, even though he’ll always be inspired by the Northern scenery, De Repentigny wants to go back to doing portraits.

by Geneviève Doyon

“They don’t sell as well,” he says. “But that’s what’s great about having some recognition as a painter, is you have more freedom.”

To this day, De Repentigny doesn’t self-identify as an artist.

“I’m not arrogant; I’m never satisfied with my paintings and there’s too many people out there who call themselves artists,” he says.

He prefers to call himself a working artist — painting is his job.

“Maybe one day I’ll be able to call myself an artist, but not yet,” states the man who’s had a paintbrush in his hand his whole life.

De Repentigny’s show at North End Gallery opens November 7, with an opening reception at 5:00 p.m.

Geneviève Doyon is a Whitehorse-based writer and theatre artist. Please send comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

‘KonLit with Elke Reinauer

Creativity Boot Camp

Remember, November is novel writing month

Writing a first draft of a novel is like the beginning of a romantic relationship: Everything is exciting, new, and there is a lot to explore.

Your heart beats fast; you are in love with your characters and the world you’re creating.

Every fiction author knows that feeling.

Chris Baty, the founder of NaNoWriMo, refers to it as being in ‘the zone’. He founded the National Novel Writing Month in 1999 because he loves books and always wanted to write a novel. He started it in the office where he was working, with 21 of his coworkers.

Since then, NaNoWriMo happens every year in November and has grown into a huge organization, with 310,095 participants last year alone.

importance of a deadline when it comes to novel writing.

plot.

“A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it to make it rise,” Baty writes.

PHOTO: Elke Reinauer

But a deadline can be stressful as well, and they put the writer under great pressure. So why are some people doing it to themselves?

Opal Mariel, a Yukon NaNoWriMo participant, says, “It is great fun. And the online forums and pep talks are providing guidance and the occasional kick in the butt.” Motivation is also found on the NaNoWriMo website, where one can find fellow participants in Canada. The Yukon is not listed on the website; we are found under Canada — Elsewhere, where a few Northerners are writing.

Once you have signed in for NaNoWriMo via their website, you are committed to writing a novel in one month. According to Baty´s book, No Plot? No Problem!, NaNoWriMo’s only rule is that the writer must start a novel from scratch on day one. One can plan the plot before and do some research, but the actual writing must start November 1.

The goal is to write 1667 words a day, which, by the end of NaNoWriMo, will give you a first draft with 50,000 words, which is the length of novels like Brave New World by Aldous Huxley or Generation X by Douglas Coupland.

In his book, Baty refers to the

Chris Baty’s book provides NaNoWriMo tips

“The bigger the artistic project, the more it needs a deadline,” he writes. “Nowhere is this more true than in novel writing, when even people who know what they are doing have problems getting things finished.”

Baty gives a lot of writing tools to first-time novelists. His book guides the aspiring author through the writing month as he covers everything from time management, to the best place to write, to what food to eat — even how to find a

Over 250 NaNoWriMo authors have published novels since Baty came up with the idea. They include Sara Gruen´s Water for Elephants, and Erin Morgenstern`s The Night Circus.

After you have finished the NaNoWriMo, you are listed on the website as a winner. It is a good feeling to have accomplished a first draft, but the great thing about NaNoWriMo and Baty’s book is that one can use the tools he offers in any month to reach the goal to write a first draft.

Elke Reinauer is a German writer based in Whitehorse. Please email comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

program brings 48 artistically inclined high school students from across the territory together to take part in four days of intensive art workshops with a professional artist. YAE is open to high school students with an interest in the arts, who are in grade 9 and up (aged 14+).

Fri, Nov 7 Super Seniors Weights 55+

11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre

Fri, Nov 7 Women & Weights (Ladies Only)

12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre

Fri, Nov 7 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre

3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre

Fri, Nov 7 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30

PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370

Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Sat, Nov 8 KIAC Drop-in Painting 1:00

PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes $ easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat, Nov 8 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth

Centre Sun, Nov 9 St. Paul’s Church Service

10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381

Mon, Nov 10 Super Seniors Weights 55+

11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre

Mon, Nov 10 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre

Mon, Nov 10 Zumba with Katie Pearse

5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-9935370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latininspired workout!

Mon, Nov 10 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 6:45 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5185

To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Tue, Nov 11 Dawson City Council Meeting

7:00 PM Dawson City Town Hall 867993-7400 The meetings are aired live on Dawson City TV Channel 12. Council holds a Question Period at each meeting that takes place towards the end of the meeting. This provides the public an opportunity to ask Council questions.

Tue, Nov 11 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 867-993-2520 For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com

Fri, Nov 14 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30

PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370

Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Fri, Nov 14 48 Hour Film Challenge KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Sat, Nov 15 KIAC Drop-in Painting 1:00

PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes $ easels are supplied, no instruction offered. Sat, Nov 15 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, Nov 15 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 9:00 AM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5185

To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Sun, Nov 16 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381

Faro

Wed, Nov 5 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School

Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Nov 12 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca

Wed, Nov 12 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Nov 13 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00

PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Nov 13 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro

Recreation Centre

Fri, Nov 14 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca

Fri, Nov 14 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca

Fri, Nov 14 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca

Fri, Nov 14 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre

Sun, Nov 16 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Nov 16 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442

Golden Horn

AM St. Saviours Church 867-668-3129

Dawson City

Until Sat,Nov 1 Christina Battle “The space between here and there”Art Show in the Kiac Ballroom Thu Nov 6 Andrea Kastner “The Waste Land” Reception 7:30 PM in the Kiac Ballroom

Wed, Nov 5 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370

Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Wed, Nov 5 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Wed, Nov 5 Youth Art Enrichment KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture This

Wed, Nov 12 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-9935370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latininspired workout!

Wed, Nov 12 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Nov 13 Hatha Yoga with Joanne

VanNostrand 5:45 PM KIAC Klondike

Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5185

To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Fri, Nov 14 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Nov 14 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre

Fri, Nov 14 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre

Wed, Nov 5 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Nov 5 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Wed, Nov 5 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Nov 6 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Nov 6 Environment Club 3:45 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Nov 6 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Nov 7 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Nov 7 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Nov 7 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Nov 7 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Sun, Nov 9 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Nov 9 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Mon, Nov 10 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Tue, Nov 11 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Tue, Nov 11 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Tue, Nov 11 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Tue, Nov 11 Faro Kettle Cafe 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Group. Wed, Nov 12 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Nov 12 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For

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

Wed, Nov 5 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult. Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5)

Thu, Nov 6 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Nov 6 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Sat, Nov 8 Lazy Mike and The Rockin’ Recliners 8:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre Red-Hot Blues Rock hosted by Junction Arts and Music Sun, Nov 9 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Mon, Nov 10 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Nov 11 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Nov 11 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, Nov 12 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult. Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) Thu, Nov 13 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Nov 13 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School

All events held at the Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 or 399-3407

Wed, Nov 5 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

Wed, Nov 5 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418

Wed, Nov 5 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

Thu, Nov 6 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM

Tagish Community Centre 399-3407

Sat, Nov 8 Tagish Library 12:00 PM

Tagish Community Centre 399-3418

Sat, Nov 8 Monthly Music Jam 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is welcome to come and play, or enjoy!

Tue, Nov 11 Stay Get Fit 5:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407

Wed, Nov 12 Library and Treasures Thrift

Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

Wed, Nov 12 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418

Wed, Nov 12 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

Thu, Nov 13 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM

Tagish Community Centre 399-3407

Sat, Nov 15 Tagish Library 12:00 PM

Tagish Community Centre 399-3418

Sun, Nov 16 Pancake Breakfast! 10:00

time you won’t be shushed for making noise! Mon, Nov 10 Spinning Xpress with Emily 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Nov 10 Spinning Xpress with Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Nov 11 Spinning Xpress with Jennifer 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Nov 11 Beginner Friendly Climbing

Night 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre

This is for people that have been belay checked and want to practice their skills in a beginner environment! Gather your friends for a fun night out!

Tue, Nov 11 Mat Pilates With Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate Mat series using a variety of props to create long, lean muscles Wed, Nov 12 Rock Wall Belay Classes 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre 6‐7:30 pm Belay Instruction,7:30‐8 pm Belay Check Wed, Nov 12 Spinning Xpress with Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre

Thu, Nov 13 Spinning Xpress with Emily 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Nov 13 Mat Pilates With Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate Mat series using a variety of props to create long, lean muscles Fri, Nov 14 Spinning Xpress with Jennifer 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Nov 15 Rock Wall Belay Classes 11:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre 11‐12:30 pm Belay Instruction, 12:30‐1

Active Interest LISTINGS

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smoking.

Day Service Hours

Transit will be operating on Tuesday, November 11, using the regular weekday schedule.

Transit will also be providing a shuttle bus service from 8 am to Noon, between Takhini Arena and the Canada Games Centre, for the Remembrance Day Ceremony.

The Ceremony will begin promptly at 10 am at the Canada Games Centre. The Canada Games Centre will be open special hours from 1 pm to 8 pm. Normal hours will resume on Wednesday, November 12.

To view schedules for City services please visit whitehorse.ca/schedules

Wellness LISTINGS

develop practical tools to help you provide effective leadership in these high stress periods. To register call Yukon College 668-8710 Course Reg#10661 Sat, Nov 8 Back in Line for Better Health 1:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-8360 Chiropractic alignment exercises to compliment any age and any lifestyle. Our joints form an intricate lattice-work that is united by the spine. Learn simple, direct and easy to do exercises to enhance your posture and balance. Sat, Nov 8 Whitehorse Weight Watchers 8:30 AM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration. Sun, Nov 9 Conscious Eldering: Aging with Intention and

Nov 6 Introductory Tai Chi Chuan 6:00

Hidden Valley School

Nov 6 Fun With Forms 7:00 PM Hidden Valley School It is based on taiji hand, staff and spear, wushu and hockey movements. This class is for experienced taiji players only. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034

Thu, Nov 6 Fun With Tai Chi Forms 7:00 PM

Hidden Valley School

Thu, Nov 6 Supporting Your Staff Through Loss and Grief 8:30 AM Yukon College Learn to anticipate the challenge of supporting employees through loss in the workplace and

Improperly stored tires may become unusable due to ride disturbances caused by flat spots in the tread, for this reason tires should never be stored sitting on the tread for any extended period! Another improper storage technique would be to hang the tires by the beads, which can cause bead damage rendering the tire unusable.

The best practice when storing your out of season tires would be to keep them in a cool dry enclosed storage area that is not exposed to the elements (e.g. water, ozone etc.). They should be laid down on the sidewall of the tire and stacked either on top of one another or on a flat surface that won’t cause any indentations.

Community Open House

Come celebrate our roots and our diverse community at this “tree-mendous” open house.

Yukon Convention Centre Thursday, November 27

5 to 9 pm

Enjoy multicultural food, music and dance, view the beautifully decorated trees and visit the kids’ corner for crafts and fun!

Admission by donation

ADAMS FAMILY

Skookum Santa Breakfast

ADAMS FAMILY

Come and meet Santa and Mrs. Claus! Bring your appetite for pancakes and of course your camera!

Breakfast served up by the Rotary Club of Whitehorse

Main Yukon Government Building

Saturday, November 22

10 am to 1 pm

Tickets $5 at the door

Step Outside with Larry Leigh

Knives For the Hunt

Generally speaking, a hunter should have two knives — one for camp chores, such as cutting rope, whittling a wiener stick, or cutting up vegetables. The second knife is for use after the animal is down.

The general-duty camp knife should be a very convenient multitool as made by Gerber, Leatherman, SOG, or any of the genuine Swiss Army knives.

Avoid buying inexpensive copies; they look good, but will let you down when you need them, and may result in injuries; cheap knives will not hold an edge, and injuries are more common with dull knives.

Any good-quality folding knife will work, but the various blades and tools including pliers, screwdrivers, awl, can-opener, saw, file, serrated blade, and scissors, are great to have all in one implement. This tool should be carried on a belt to keep handy, and the heavy nylon or leather sheath should have a secure fastener to keep the tool from falling out and being lost.

The skinning and field-dressing knife should be high-quality and razor-sharp. It will therefore be more expensive so it should be carried in a pack, survival kit, or meat-care bag so it won’t get lost or used for general chores. This knife can be the non-folding “hunting-knife” type, or the more convenient folding type, usually with just one blade.

It is critical that a folding blade have a lock to hold it open because closing while under pressure can result in serious injury to your fingers or hand.

Some of these folders have a pin or shaped-hole near the rear of the blade to allow one-handed opening. There are a number of gimmicks to attract the buyer, rather than increase the usefulness of the knife, so buy something simple but high-quality.

Blade-shape is an important consideration; a blade designed

Various blades and tools are great to have in one implement

for skinning is shaped differently than a blade for butchering — compromised blade-shapes are the usual result.

In factory-built knives, names such as ‘Buck’, ‘Gerber’, ‘Kershaw’ and ‘Schrade’ produce knives at various prices, and the higher-end models are usually better quality.

If you can afford it, a handmade high quality knife from one of our local knife-makers is a lifetime investment.

These knives hold an edge very well and the knife-makers, being local, can be contacted for advice to help you make a choice. Usually the knives can be returned to the maker for professional sharpening.

Whatever you choose for a camp knife and meat knife, they need to be kept razor sharp for performance and safety; there are numerous sharpening tools and systems available any place you can buy knives. By using a suitable sharpening tool, a nicked or dull blade can be touched-up in the field, and put back into service in minutes.

Larry Leigh is an avid angler, hunter and all-round outdoors person who prefers to cook what he harvests himself. He is a past president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and retired hunter education coordinator for the Government of Yukon. Please send comments about his articles to wild@whatsupyukon.com.

2014 Yukon Geoscience

Forum & Trade Show | November 15 - November 19, 2014

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Conferen C e

neW! Sunday All Day Forum: Seeking Certainty Through Progressive Partnership Sunday, november 16, 2014

7:00am-7:00pm 2014 Yukon Geoscience Registration Open Monday, november 17, 2014

8:00am-4:30pm 2014 Yukon Geoscience Registration Open Tuesday, november 18, 2014

8:00am-4:30pm 2014 Yukon Geoscience Registration Open Wednesday, november 19, 2014

8:00am-12:00pm 2014 Yukon Geoscience Registration Open TrADe SHoW (november 16-19)

7:30am Registration opens (Monday & Tuesday)

10:00am Trade Show oPenS

10:00am-10:30am Nutrition Break

11:30am LUNCH & NETWORKING

3:00pm Nutrition Break

5:00pm Trade Show Closes Open to the Public - Free Admission

Our Yukon

– In It Together

Booth 7-1 Yukon Convention Centre 10am-5pm Daily (Sunday-Wednesday) FREE ADMISSION

Join us at our first ever Our YukOn - In It tOgether Public Centre on the Trade Show floor Sunday through Wednesday! Meet with Yukon companies, business and organizations to discover Yukon’s modern mining industry and how Yukon’s cornerstone industry contributes to our lifestyle, community and economy. Great contests and prizes every day!

Working Towards Zero Waste

Touch to engage at our interactive Working Towards Zero Waste Station on the Trade Show Floor. Discover how we worked together to reduce waste and promote sustainability as an industry!

More than 50 Exhibitors Trade Show SOLD OUT

Western Command

Sid van der Meer is an antiquarian and a storyteller; he has many wild yarns to share with his family, friends, and visitors who come to his Bordertown Garage & Museum. One particular story he tells is how he found his Western Command military vehicle badge.

Western Command military vehicles were used in the construction of the Alaska Highway, which passes through the small Yukon border-town of Beaver Creek. Some military vehicles were abandoned at military camps along the highway; van

der Meer was able to find some of these.

“There were at least three or four (vehicles),” he says. “I didn’t take any pictures but I still have the pictures in my mind.

“Those old army trucks have been sinking in sand since ’61 when I first saw them.”

Continuing his story, van der Meer holds up the Western Command truck badge:

“The shield is from an old army truck near the Donjek camp. That truck probably sunk into the ground now. This was the only Western Command shield on the trucks.

“The Western Command was some sort of division.”

He turns the truck badge over to reveal the metal that was used to create it.

“Metal was scarce during the war so they used scraps,” he says.

Van der Meer points at the back of the truck badge and says, “the shield was cut out of an old sign and painted on there, and put on the front of an old army truck.

“The trucks are still there, can’t see them now though. There were several but they’re probably all gone now, sunk into the ground

. . . no sign of them anymore.” Although these abandoned military vehicles are now long gone, van der Meer, as well as the Western Command Military Vehicles Historical Society, still remember them.

The only evidence that proves the Donjek camp military vehicles were once there is the Western Command military vehicle badge, and this story.

The Western Command Military Vehicle Historical Society travelled through Beaver Creek in 2012 for the 70th Anniversary of the Alaska Highway. Van der Meer has a commemorative poster of

the Western Command Convoy in his living room.

Van der Meer’s Western Command military vehicle badge as well as the Western Command Convoy poster can be viewed at Sid’s Bordertown Garage & Museum, located along the Alaska Highway in Beaver Creek, Yukon. The Garage & Museum will be open on April 1, 2015.

van der Meer’s stories as dictated to his granddaughter, Teresa Vander Meer-Chasse.

Lynx Squad

Recreational Learn to Ski Fun Based Program for children ages 8-9 or 10-12

StaRtS in JanuaRy contact nick 668-4477 or programs.xcskiwhitehorse@gmail.com

CoaSt Mountain Wax and deSSeRt - nov 14 7 pm -

Clean and learn to wax your skis for the season

Call 668-447 or email to RSvP info.xcskiwhitehorse@gmail.com

For all, visit xcskiwhitehorse.ca for details or call 668-4477

Christmas Markets

CHRIST THE KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAIR

November 8

Christ The King School 10:00 PM - 3:00 PM Doors open at 9:30 AM for people with mobility issues Call Paula ar 633-2724 or stoker@northwestel.net

39TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SPRUCE BOG!

November 15 Canada Games Centre 11:00 AM -5:00 PM

Doors open early at 10:15 AM. for seniors and those with mobility difficulties.

OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS SALE

November 15 Old Log Church 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

and unique Victorian inspired Christmas decorations, ornaments and other gifts for sale

ARTISANORD 2014 November 22 Centre de la francophonie 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Yukon’s only Francophone Christmas Market is back!

CHRISTMAS CRAFT AND BAKE SALE

November 22 Senior Complex Lobby 600 College Drive 10:00AM 2:00PM

Unique items, tasty delights, white elephant fundraiser sale & draw prizes

THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR/FUNDRAISER

November 22 Child Development Centre 10:00AM - 3;00 PM

Come do your Christmas shopping and have your kids picture taken with Santa while your here! Santa pictures are from 11-12 & 1-2

CRANBERRY FAIR

November 23 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre featuring fine art and craft by 34 Yukon Artists.. Note open: 10:15 am to 11:00 am –exclusively for those with mobility difficulties

LINGONBERRY FAIR

November 23 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Rah Rah Gallery

Come in from the cold and enjoy a seasonal sale of creations and confections by local artists and artisans

DAWSON CITY CHRISTMAS ART & CRAFT FAIR

November 29 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Save the date for this annual fundraising event hosted by the ODD Gallery.

LORNE MOUNTAIN COUNTRY CRAFT FAIR

December 7 12:00 - 4:00 PM

Lorne Mountain Community Centre Find Yukon created gifts for friends and family

FIRST NATIONS CRAFT FAIR

December 13 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS MARKET

December 11-22

Repair Cafe

November 6

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cost: $20

Easy introduction to electronics and small appliance repair will be a useful DIY evening, with an experienced instructor

Intro to CSS and HTML

November 13

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Cost: $30

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language specification of the web, and almost all web pages use CSS.

HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the standard markup language used to create web pages.

www.yukonstruct.com info@yukonstruct.com 135 Industrial Rd.

HeaRt of Riverdale

EVENINGS

(bydonationforsuppliesandcoffee)

Tues7:30-9:00

KNITTING CIRCLE

Group may contract knitting teachers for projects - costs tbd 13 sessions (starts Sep 16) Fri 7pm - 10pmTEEN DROP-IN Movies, Board Games, music and more. Kaylee LIshner. (Starts Sep 19)

WEEKDAY AFTERNOONS

1:30 - 3 PM TeensandAdultsallwelcome Bydonationforsupplies,coffee. Noexperiencerequired. (startsweekofSept15)

MON: MUSIC CIRCLE

Singing and Drumming Tues and Thurs: Cards/Games Drop in...bring a friend or two, enjoy a game of cards

TUES: KNITTING CIRCLE

Group may contract knitting teachers for projects - costs tbd 13 sessions (starts Sep 16)

FRI: QUILT/NEEDLEWORK CIRCLE

WEEKENDS

ALL AGES ACTIVITIES By donation for supplies, coffee Click here for more detail Saturdays 10 am - 4pm

FAMILY DROP-IN

art supplies, books, games, coffee available.

(starts Sept 6)

2nd Sundays: 2 - 5 pm

SINGING, STORY-TELLING all ages.

(starts Sept 14)

4th Sundays: 2 - 5 pm

FAMILY GAMES all ages (kids under 12 - bring a parent). (starts Sept 28) Heart of Riverdale 38 A Lewes Blvd www.theheartofriverdale.com

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture

YOUTH ART ENRICHMENT

November 5 - 8, 2014 for more information, please refer to http://www.kiac.ca/ coursesoutreach/ youthartenrichment/ or call 867-993-5005

STORAGE CRISIS – ANDREA KASTNER

November 6 – December 6, 2014

Artist Talk & Opening Reception: Thursday November 6 at 7:30 pm

Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 am – 5 pm, Saturday 1 – 5 pm

Located on the corner of 2nd and Princess

FILM FEST SUMISSIONS NOW OPEN!

Made that Short Film?

Want to screen it? Submissions for the 2015 Dawson City International Short Film Festival are now open! Online or by snail mail! Go to http:// dawsonfilmfest.com/submit.html

Early Bird deadline is November 21, 2014!

Tel: (867) 993-5005

Fax: (867) 993-5838

Website: www.kiac.ca

TIA Yukon would like to ThAnk our 2014 Fall Round Up Sponsors

TIA Yukon is pleased to offer our members and partners opportunities to connect, learn and share at these upcomIng evenTs:

Holiday Open House: november 19. 4-7pm at the White Pass Building (second floor).

Join TIA Yukon, The Yukon convention Bureau and Nakai Theatre for food, drink and merriment.

Workshop: Working Across Borders. november 12. 1-4pm at the Old Firehall.

This workshop will address operational considerations specific to Yukon based businesses whose operations may cross provincial, territorial, and international borders.

Forum: China Tourism Opportunities for Yukon. november 21.

How are you and your business preparing to take advantage of the future potential this market may offer? Please join TIA Yukon, Tourism Yukon, and the Department of Economic Development for an informative and interactive event which will include a hosted lunch.

2015 Spring Conference & AGM: April 17 & 18. Dawson City.

Save the Date! More details will be released as they become available.

TIA Yukon hosts a number of tourism-related programs designed to promote industry development and excellence in standards.

The next Yukon Tourism Training fund (YTTF) intake deadline is november 21st.

The Tourism Co-Operative Marketing Fund is accepting applications for the 2014/15 year on an ongoing basis.

Partner Sponsors:

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

BRONZE SPONSORS

The Wheelhouse

Cafe Balzam

Cork & Bull

IN-KIND SPONSORS

Sockeye Cycle

Fritz Mueller Visuals

The Ski Base

The Chocolate Claim Antoinette’s

The Edge Bar & Grill

Tax Free Savings Accounts

The inside scoop by

Meagan Hannam

Since their introduction in 2009, Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) have become a popular savings vehicle for Canadians. TFSAs allow you to earn tax-free income through savings in high interest savings accounts, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other investment vehicles.

Given the tax advantages of TFSAs, such accounts are quickly becoming one of the most significant assets individuals hold when they die; it is therefore important to address TFSAs in your estate plan, which is commonly done with an appropriate beneficiary designation in a will.

When drafting a will to address the distribution of TFSAs, you have three options: to name a “successor holder”, to name a “beneficiary”, or to make no designation. Although every circumstance is different, it is generally recommended to name a successor holder whenever possible for the reasons set out below.

Designating a successor holder In your estate plan, you can designate your spouse as your TFSA successor holder (only a spouse qualifies as a successor holder; anyone else must be listed as a designated beneficiary). When you die, your spouse, as successor holder, becomes the new owner of your TFSA. The value of the TFSA and any income it earns after you die continues to be sheltered from tax under the

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new owner. The surviving spouse can continue to maintain the account and contribute new money, subject to his or her own unused contribution room. The tax advantages of this approach make it the recommended designation.

Designating a beneficiary

If you designated your spouse as a beneficiary, your TFSA would cease to exist on the date of your death. When your estate is settled, the full value of the TFSA would be paid to your designated beneficiary. If your spouse is the designated beneficiary, he or she can contribute an amount up to the value of your TFSA to their own TFSA without impacting their contribution room. If you name someone other than your spouse as your beneficiary, any contribution would be subject to their unused contribution room. These contributions must be

made within a certain time frame and paperwork has to be filed with Canada Revenue Agency when the contribution is made. In addition to these complications, any income or growth earned by the TFSA after you die is fully taxable to your spouse or other beneficiary.

No beneficiary designation

The third option is to not name a successor holder or beneficiary. In this case, the proceeds of the TFSA are paid to the beneficiaries of your estate. There may be reasons why you want the TFSA proceeds to be paid out pursuant to the terms of your will, rather than directly to a successor holder or designated beneficiary. For instance, if your will sets up a trust for your minor children, you may want the proceeds from the TFSA to flow into that trust, through your will, rather than flow directly

TFSAs are quickly becoming significant assets

to a successor holder or designated beneficiary. In that case, you would forego the tax benefits of naming a successor holder or designated beneficiary and instead provide for the funds to flow through your estate to the trust. Given the options available, you should consult a lawyer or estate planning advisor to ensure that your designation is appropriate for your circumstances.

Meagan Hannam is a born and raised Yukoner, new mother and a wills & estate lawyer practicing with Lamarche & Lang. She can be reached at mhannam@lamarchelang.com

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Discover the very best of Yukon’s history, art, and culture at our heritage attractions. Over 20 unique experiences, including:

Big Jonathan House

Binet House

Campbell Region Interpretive Centre

Copperbelt Railway & Mining Museum

Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre

Dawson City Museum

George Johnston Museum

John Tizya Centre

Keno City Mining Museum

Kluane Museum of Natural History

Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre

Northern Lights Centre

Old Log Church Museum

Tagé Cho Hudän Interpretive Centre

Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre

Yukon Historical & Museums Association

Yukon Transportation Museum

Yukon Wildlife Preserve

Learn More at your nearest Visitor Information Centre or visit www.heritageyukon.ca

November 10th-16th 2014

Join us for the 20th Annual Alaska Bald Eagle Festival in Haines, Alaska!

Festival activities are held at the American Bald Eagle Foundation, conveniently located at the corner of Second Avenue and the Haines Highway. Here you will attend photography workshops, live raptor presentations with our resident raptors . Guest speakers and presentations & Artist of the Year demonstrations to name a few!

Daily buses and vans will carry you safely to the Alaska Bald Eagle Preserve to witness the annual “Gathering of the Eagles.” At this time of year up to 3-4000 eagles can be found in the preserve feeding on a late run of salmon. The Festival includes evening presentations, so you don’t miss a minute of daylight at the Chilkat Eagle Preserve!

Klukwan Cultural tour will be Sat Nov. 15th Transportation to the Cultural center included in the tour price. We are planning to have at least two Eagles who have gone through rehabilitation and are ready to be released back to the wild during the Festival! Bird TLC with be bringing the Eagles from the rehab center. Join us for a live auction to have the thrill of being able to release an Eagle! For More Information: www.baldeagles.org/festival

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