The Wednesday, August 8, 2012 • Vol. 23, No.6 $1.25
DCMF & Moosehide were great, but there's KLONDIKE more yet to come. SUN
DCMF - from Start to Finish
The TH Singers kick off the Festival and everyone chimes in for the Finale. Photos by Dan Davidson
in this Issue Moosehide Gathering 3 & 21 DCMF Coverage 6 & 7 Art Gate at Bear Creek 8 Come check out our Wet weather fails to dampen spirits When the music's over - strike the Bear Creek inspires an art show at great selection of sale at Moosehide. tent. the Confluence. books $9.99 or less!
Slinky to pay damages 3 Dawson Blooms 9 Bookends - Killer Aps 18 Kids' Corner 22 Uffish Thoughts 4 TV Guide 10 -14 My Yukon Story, Part 3 19 Classifieds 23 About those Pipelines 5 20 Years Ago 15 School Lunches for Tanzania 21 City of Dawson 24 P2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN T What to The Midnight Sun Hotel Live Music Nightly entertainment: SEE a n d DO : Sunday: Yukon Brewing Open Mic Night, 10 p.m. in d a w s o n now: Tuesday: Toonie Tuesdays in the Tavern, 10 p.m. Wednesday: Ladies Night Karaoke Contest, 10 p.m. Thursday: Yukon Brewing Open Mic Night, 10 p.m. Friday: The Klondike Sons, live music in the Lounge 5 to 8 p.m. This free public service helps our readers find their way through Saturday: Karaoke Night in the Lounge, dj's and dancing in the pub the many activities all over town. Any small happening may TheSunday: Westminster Soul Sunday featuringHotel the Soul Sunday Band, 10 p.m. need preparation and planning, so let us know in good time! To join this listing contact the office at klondikesun@northwestel. Live Music net.Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) : Family coffee house & open mic: Wednesdays in the Lounge: Amy Soloway Saturdays in the Tavern: George and His Friends Coming in September. Time and In the Confluence Gallery: Tangled - Place to be announced. Regular live entertainment in the lounge on Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m. to close. More live entertainment in the Tavern on Fridays from by Karen Thomas. Ends Au 4:30The p.m.Downtown to 8:30 p.m. Hotel gust 12. A collection of illustrations piecing together glimpses of people Rae Spoon live in concert at the Odd Fellows Ballroom: in time and place. Live Music : Barnacle Bob is in the Sourdough Saloon every Thursday, Sunday, August 12 at 8 p.m. $10 in advance/$12 at the door. Rae Spoon The Eldorado Hotel Dance For Kids with Michelle Olsen: - Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. is a transgenered musician and author who lives in Montreal. Kids' creative dance. Sat Open studio: urdays 10-10:30 (Ages 3-4), 10:45-11:30 (Ages 4-7) until August 11. Food Service Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. Check out our Daily Lunch Specials. In a rush at lunch? Call ahead and we'll have Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. FREE. Inspire and be inspired by your order ready when you arrive, 993-5451. Breakfast is served until other artists. Bring your own projects and supplies. Enter through the Life drawing at sova: 1:30Klondike p.m. on Kate's weekends. ODD Gallery. No instruction offered. 7-9 p.m., Mondays (August 13, August 27). $5 drop in. Paper will be available for purchase and basic drawing tools Zumba with Katie pearse: - Now open daily! Monday to Saturday, Lunch 11:30 to 3 p.m., and are provided. Dinner 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday Bruch 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dinner 5 p.m. Mondays 6:30-7:30 p.m., and Wednes toDawson 10 p.m. DailyCity HappyChamber Hour of 5 to Commerce 6 p.m.! & Town Council Lunch hour Yoga with cara Clark: days 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Odd Fellows Ballroom. $10 drop in fee. Chamber Meetings: Fridays and Mondays, 12-1 Confluence gallery call for submissions : - Regular meetings on the second Wednesday of p.m. $8 drop in. All levels welcome. Council Meetings: each month at the Downtown Hotel. DCAS Member Ex Regular meetings on the second and fourth hibit. Works of art in all mediums by all ages and abilities. Participating Wednesday of each month. Special Meeting times are posted at the Post artists should be a member of the DCAS. Deadline: Friday, August 10 at The Soundscape PRoject: ParksOffice three Canada business days in advance. Posted meetings are public. 8:30 p.m. For info contact Ange at [email protected]. - Dredge no.4: Become a DIY Recording Artist! Fee: by donation. August 11 @ KIAC from 2-4 p.m. August 16-19 @ Yukon Riv Hourly tours starting at 10 a.m., last tour at 3:30. French tour ersideSOVA Arts Festival Performace of Works. Greatestat 2:30 p.m. Klondike Contest: Office Hours Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 2:30 S.S. Keno: Library hours p.m. at the Palace Grand - come vote for your favorite! : Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Robert Service:Open daily, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. : Tues & Weds, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sun, 1 p.m. to 5 Art Supply Store Closed - (Starting June 16th) daily at 1 p.m. and Tues, Thurs, Sat, p.m. CSunommissioner's evenings at 7 p.m. Residence: : Art supplies may be purchased dur Conservation Klondike Society Open daily in the afternoons (2-5pm on ing office hours. Tues, Thurs, Sat & Sun, 4-5pm on Mon, Wed, Fri) Watch this year for Klondike Depot Hours VisionariesStrange Twhohin willgs beTown stopping Tour: in to tell you about their cause! Tombstone Territorial Park Daily at 9:30am, 7pm on Mon, Wed. Fri. : Sat, Sun, Mon: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of refundablesYukon College may be left on the deck during off hours. Info: 993-6666. A sedimental Journey:
August 10-12. A Weekend celebrating geology The Fall 2012 Distance Learning calendar is available. Drop by the office to through science, art, nature and music. Dawsonpick up a copy City - the Recreation computer lab isDepartment open to the public during business hours. For a full listing of events and weekly interpretive programs, visit http://www. env.gov.yk.ca/parksconservation/tombstonepark.phpMiscellaneous Celebration of Life: Get the Rec & Leisure Newsletter & stay up to date. Website: www. cityofdawson.ca. Facebook: "City of Dawson Recreation". Contact us at Russ Richardson. August 19, 2-4 p.m. @ YOOP. 993-2353. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 P3 Moosehide Gathering Drenched but Placer Miner Ordered to Pay Damages to Dawson Not Dispirited at Thursday Night By Ainslie Cruickshank, Whitehorse Star, July 23 - Opening lowance is imposed on them propriate and unfair. By Dan Davidson under the act. - “The fair and proper proce Carey’s defence was that his dure would have been to raise- by leading out the Tr’ondëk The Yukon Supreme Court has Yukon Water Board licence re the new issue of s. 18(1) or Hwëch’in Singers, who provided ordered a Dawson City miner to quired a leave strip of between the request to file a new argu Even the most careful several numbers to welcome pay the town between $28,222 only 10 and 15 metres from the ment at case management, so planning cannot dictate what the visitors and citizens to the and $46,890 in damages for a- centre of each road. that each party could prepare the weather will bring to the gathering. trespass claim filed in 2010. Veale found that “the miner arguments to address the new party, andth opening evening of As they concluded their set But Dawson will be respon cannot rely upon the Water Use issue,” he says in the decision the 11 Moosehide Gathering of tunes the rain let up and sible for its own legal fees. Licences and their leaves strip document. - may end up going down in ended, and the crowd was The town brought the action conditions to operate within Section 18(1) of the Placer- history as the wettest ever, as able to go outside for the flag against Darrel Carey, an area the 60-metre right-of-way of Act maintains that a miner can the sky opened up and delivered raising ceremony (with a 12 placer miner and owner of the- the roads.” - not enter on lands legally oc a wind driven downpour. gun salute from the Rangers) Slinky mine. Veale notes in his decision cupied by someone else “until Small tents were overturned and the lighting of the sacred Carey’s mine falls within mu that the Waters Act says “noth adequate security is given, to and large canopies rocked fire, which is intended to burn nicipal boundaries. It includes ing in this act, the regulations, the satisfaction of the mining with the wind, while a crew of through the weekend. portions of two highways, or a licence authorizes a person- recorder for any loss or damage drenched workers struggled in There followed a series of the Dome Road and the Mary to contravene or fail to comply that may be caused.” vain to erect a canvas tent for speeches by local and visiting McLeod Road. with any other act or any regu “There is little doubt here that the children to play in. dignitaries: Chief Taylor, According to the decision- lation or order made under it, the city is in lawful occupation Opening ceremonies intended Allison Kormendy & Kyrie document released last week except as provided in that other of the Dome Road and the Mary for the open space in front of the Nagano, Deputy Chief and Elder by Justice Ron Veale, Carey re- act, regulation, or order.” - McLeod Road,” Veale says in his Arbour were moved inside, and Clara (Sis) Van Bibber, Council moved trees and organics from Dawson was awarded $2,200- original decision document. - volunteers scrambled to bring for Yukon First Nations Grand an area where the two roads in for hydro seeding where Car Counsel for Carey admitted- in benches and folding chairs Chief Ruth Massie, Assembly of tersect in April 2010. ey removed trees and organ no security was posted but ar that had been set up outside First Nations Yukon Regional One hundred and sixty ics and between $26,022 and- gued it was the town’s respon before the events could begin. Chief Mike Smith, and Klondike squared metres were cleared $44,690 to replace the granular- sibility to pursue security. William Greenland was once MLA Sandy Silver. within 10 metres of the Mary material he removed depend “In my view, s. 18(1) can only again the emcee for the event, It had been intended that McLeod Road centreline, 1950 ing on whether it can be recov be interpreted to require that as he has been for the last two. the Tanacross Singers would sq. m were within 30 m of the ered from the placer mine or if the miner provide security to He introduced TH Elder and perform that evening, but centreline, 310 sq. m were it must be obtained from other- the satisfaction of the mining Anglican Deacon Percy Henry, Greenland announced that they within 30 m of the Dome Road sources. recorder before entering on who offered an opening prayer. had been unable to cross the centreline and 1013 sq. m were In a second decision docu land lawfully occupied by the- This part of the ceremony border into Canada. within 40 m of the Dome Road ment, Veale ordered the town city,” Veale says. included the rededication of an The Kaska Drummers took centreline. to pay its own legal fees, where As a result of the late submis ancient gunhawk (or dancing up the challenge of keeping the Between June and August- normally Carey would have sion, Veale says “in the normal- stick) , which Henry said went gathering moving with their 2010, Carey removed 483 cu. m been responsible for covering course ... the city would recover back hundreds of years, to a drumming and singing until it of granular material from with the town’s costs. its costs and reasonable dis- time before the Gold Rush. was nearly time for the evening in 30 m of the Dome Road and Veale reasons that while he bursements from the miner, “Now we’re gonna bring it feast. 1,115 cu. m from within 40 m of ultimately ruled in favour of- unless the court otherwise or back to Dawson; that’s where it The next three days will the same road. - the town, counsel for Carey had ders. I am ordering otherwise- come from.” be filled with more singing, Both the Dome Road and the been “ambushed” when coun in this case. - For this part of the ceremony dancing, drumming, workshops Mary McLeod Road are classi sel for the town raised section “Each party shall be respon he was joined by elder Ron and other events until the fied as Class V highways under- 18(1) of the Placer Act “at the- sible for their legal fees and dis Johnson, known locally as the closing ceremonies at noon after the Highways Act. That means last minute.” bursements.” Mayor of Moosehide. The pair theSee Sunday photos church on service. page 21 a 60-m right-of-way or road al Veale calls it “wholly inap paraded the gunhawk around the large circle and concluded THE KLONDIKE SUN In-Store Tel: Specials & 993-6567 Subscription & Renewal Form Fresh Coffee Fax: every day! 993-5973 Name: Address: European cheeses and Organic foods City: Province/ State: “It ain’t gold Our Specialties Postal/ Zip Code: Country: IN A HURRY? Email: but it’s close!” Check out our Deli with ALL KINDS of great snacks! Pizza by the slice, gourmet sandwiches and dessert goodies. To find out how you can Annual (25 Issue) Subscription Costs: contribute , just email See daily specials at Bonanza Market on Facebook! Canada $44.00 klondikesun@ For all your game cutting needs, give Paul a call! U.S.A $75.00 northwestel.net! Camp Orders? No order too big or too small. Overseas $125.00 (Airmail) Contact Information: Summer Hours Mail: The Klondike Sun, Bag 6040, Dawson YT, Y0B 1G0 Mon to Sat: 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Phone: (867)-993-6318 / Fax: (867)-993-6625 Sun: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] GST #: 12531 0581 RT / Societies Registration #: 34600-20 Print by THE YUKON NEWS, Whitehorse YT Party Platters for all occasions ~10 different kinds Custom orders ~ just call! P4 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN OPINIONS Uffish Thoughts: A Walking Tour Along the Dike Story & Photo By Dan Davidson th many times during the 20 century, with two of the earliest bad floods being in 1925 and There are a number of ways 1944. The first serious attempt to enjoy an informed walk at a dyke was to build up Front around Dawson City if you are Street (which is actually part new to the place. There are of the Klondike Highway) in Parks Canada walking tours, 1959. It failed and that caused both guided and recorded (with the street to be raised again in accompanying booklets), or 1968. That didn’t work either. you can just walk around and As is well known, the massive read all the Parks and National flood of 1979 showed that Historic Sites and Monuments something better had to be done. Summer visitors stop to learn more about the geography and history of Dawson City. Board plaques that can be found This was finally addressed in a on just about every street. territorial government report Parks’ plaques are literally entitled “The Dawson City all over the place, on just about Dyke Improvements Project” stalls. to read lots of material (but not the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, the every avenue, while the greatest in 1986, which led directly to In addition, to focus attention too much) about both the river Klondike River, and Tr’ochëk. concentration of HSMB plaques the present dyke (as it used on the river, several viewing and the town. Added to earlier displays is along Front Street, with to be spelled in all the official platforms were installed along The topics include Dawson’s further north on the walk – on several on the grounds at the documents) being built in 1987. the dike walk last summer and Waterfront, the Moosehide a platform behind the S.S. Keno Commissioner’s Residence. After years of complaints that this year a dozen attractive and Slide, the Yukon River, the and also at the memorial to the Most of the plaques at the this very necessary barrier had informative illustrated plaques Dawson Dike, Floods in Dawson, Princess Sophia – there’s a lot of residence celebrate the lives of somehow divorced us from our were added to the platforms. Permafrost in Dawson City (2 reading to be done on a simple famous Dawson citizens, such history beside the Yukon River, This summer visitor can plaques), Freeze Up and Break stroll beside the river. as Martha Black or J.B. Tyrell a group of concerned citizens stroll along the dike and stop Up, the Government Reserve, (whose dinosaur findings formed the Take Back the River Wombania by Peter Marinacci in Alberta were later the committee and began to plan beginning of the Tyrell Museum for a waterfront revival in 2010. in Drumheller). A trio of other It took a while to come up with key individuals - George a plan and access the necessary Dawson, Jack McQueston and funds, but the end result was Joseph Ladue – have privately a new look with a number of financed plaques affixed to additions and adjustments to three boulders at the top of the existing paths and structures. path through Mary Hanulik Most of the improvements Gardens, just off Front Street. were in place by the end of One of the newest ways to last summer, including a town get a sense of the town and its clock, reorientation of the geography is to walk the dike Front Street Gazebo, extensive that has protected us from landscaping and a combination potential spring flooding since picnic shelter / events shelter 1987.We want The town to was hear flooded from next you to the! open air vendors’
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Whatever safety memorable experiences in planned the dyke built in 1959, It’s obvious today that had Others, such as the Fukushima and security provisions may municipal management in the could they have imagined the engineers, the plant’s disaster and the Deepwater be proposed by Enbridge early years of my career in what would happen within a owners or the government Horizon, and quite possibly the and regulatory agencies, the Dawson City, Yukon. year of building that dyke? known what they came to two recent saw mill explosions project, if approved, WILL Dawson City had experienced By 1968, with the experience know on March 11, 2011 when in British Columbia, were carry a risk of incidents whose repeated floods since its of having underestimated the a tsunami struck, the plant’s the result of inadequate or consequences cannot be fixed, establishment in 1896, mostly flood potential of ice jams design would have been inappropriate facility design, corrected, or compensated for as a result of ice jamming the in the Yukon River, was the different. construction, or maintenance with money. Yukon River during spring decision to raise the dyke four What Donald Rumsfeld — the Rumsfeld factor. The reasonable and run-off. Exceptionally severe feet higher than the highest famously called the “unknown The risk exposure of the therefore the only responsible floods occurred in 1925 and flood level ever recorded unknowns” are things which, proposed Enbridge project conclusion is that no amount 1944. reasonable? after lengthy investigations belongs to the same class as of money or economic benefit A protective dyke, designed As the events of May 3, 1979, into the causes of incidents, the Fukushima power plant the Enbridge project may on the basis of flood data proved beyond any doubt is accidents, and disasters, project and the Deepwater promise today can outweigh collected up to that time, was that it was not. Had there been appear to be obvious, causes Horizon. If there is a disaster, and overcome the cost of the constructed in 1959. The very any way for anyone to know that, with the benefit of the consequences will not be risks linked to that project. next year, in 1960, a massive how high the Yukon River hindsight, should have been limited in time and location Andre Carrel is a retired ice jam caused the Yukon could rise as a result of an ice predictable. as they are following a train public sector administrator River to rise to a level never jam, surely the dyke would The consequences to some accident or an ice jam. The living in Terrace, was once before measured and Dawson have been designed and built of the incidents I have referred consequences of crude oil Dawson's City Manager and City was flooded again. accordingly. to were limited in timeExxon and spilling into one of this region's later our YTG appointed In response to that flood The question is: can we Valdezscope. The consequences for rivers or British Columbia's Financial Supervisor. The Dawson City’s protective dyke know the future? others, such as the coastal waters cannot be above is an edited version of his was raised in 1968. The Fukushima nuclear , the Deepwater foretold. We cannot KNOW presentation to the federal panel On May 3, 1979 (I was city power plant (in Japan) was at Horizon and the Fukushima the circumstances, likelihood, reviewing Enbridge's Northern manager in Dawson City at first to be built on a bluff 35 nuclear power plant disaster, or the full extent of such an Gateway pipeline plan. the time) ice jammed up in the metres above sea level. But expanded and extended far event. Yukon River, roughly six miles that bluff was lowered by 25 beyond the location and time We do know that the downstream of Dawson City, metres so the reactors could of the incident itself. transfer of oil, by pipeline, by Weddingraising the water level to new Bells are Ringing Roache's Corner by Mike Roache Story & Illustration By Lisa McKenna
This the season of joy and- rebirth. This is the season for love. This is the season for fami lies from all over the Yukon and points unknown to get together.- This is the season of weddings! The latest spectacular wed ding was between Lisa Linklater- and Jason Van Fleet, a merging of two powerful Northern fami lies. Walter Van Fleet was the- proud father of the groom though he didn’t like his ‘mon key suit’. Personally I though he looked mighty fine, even though it took awhile to recognize him! Lisa's (the bride) mother was present as well and alternately laughed or cried but she was so proud I am surprised she didn’t- burst! The arena thronged with chil dren all dressed in smiles. There were little boys in cowboy hats- playing with balloons and little girls dressed up in their Sun day best. There were hippies in headbands, truckers, miners- ple and the dance was packed- other’s faults as well as their and Elders too. even more! blessings, learn from each other A feast was served which con So all the best to Lisa and Ja and teach the (future) children sisted of turkey, moose, caribou,- son, they definitely started off well. buns, bannock, every type of- on the right foot. Lisa and Jason, Congratulations!!!!!!! salad known to man, and bever love each other, cherish your ages, there were over 200 peo moments together, accept each P6 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN The Patrons of the Fest 34th Annual Dawson City Music Festival By Lisa McKenna Keeps the Chain Intact Art’s daughter came all the Story & Photos Last year I hung out with the way across Canada to see the by Dan Davidson festival but she was so intrigued Stampeders, this year I hung out- - with the visitors of the music by the town’s character, the old fest. Talking to Heinz, from Ger slanted buildings, the Yukon riv er, the Pit, that she had to admit It was surprising to learn many, he states that he didn’t that there are people who understand the music but he she never even made it to the- grounds! don’t know about the Sunday loved to watch the people’s joy- Night Rule at the Dawson City There was an air of merri and he also loved the beer! He- Music Festival. Granted that comes from just outside of Mu ment in the air and I don’t think the crowd on the dance floor nich, where they love their mu any one came away unsatisfied was really enjoying the set by sic and beer; not being very far (except one gentleman (?) - I the Born Ruffians and didn’t from Bavaria, this goes without spoke to who could not wait to want it to end, but they were question. get back to Toronto and “civili the next to last act of the night on the last night of the festival Francois and his young zation”. Poor dude. and when it gets it that point squeeze, Anna, were fresh from Steve, from South Dakota, thought that “we all Canadians in the evening, no amount of Quebec and they loved every chanting “ONE! MORE! SONG!” part of the festival, especially the are pretty friendly” and he is coming back next year, and the in loud angry voices is going to long summer days. They weren’t produce an encore. year after, and the year after… looking forward to going back- All it’s going to do is shorten to school but they really did not All in all, I think this music fest the amount of actual music you want to suffer our winter. Suf was a hit with the tourists and get from the very last act of the fer our winter! Doesn’t it get they all seem to want to come festival, the Bruce Peninsula. Tamara Lindeman also performs as the Weather Station. really miserable in the winter back. That’s how it is in Dawson On Friday and Saturday night in Quebec? I think most people City; once you arrive it’s hard to the fun goes on until 2 a.m., but on Sunday all the coaches turn are scared of the North, which leave, and if you leave you will always return. C’est la vie. back into pumpkins at midnight ran to about two and half hours Cultural Centre, St. Paul’s, and is good. It keeps Dawson and its – because the neighbours have in total. the Front Street Gazebo. Some festivals a unique event. to go to work the next day. Main Stage opened on Friday of these events were little mini- That final act was quite night with the Trondek Hwëch’in concerts lasting 15 minutes to different from the rockers that Singers, in what has become an hour, other were themed had preceded them, but they a tradition here over the last workshop style events with quickly convinced the crowd several years. The rest of the names like Women of the World, that they were worth listening evening worked a progression Take Over; Freshly Pickled; In and dancing to, so it all worked from listening music in a roots Chorus; and Who’s the Boss out in the end. vein to dancing tunes as the (featuring the songs of Bruce The outlook for the whole evening wore on. This is the Springsteen). weekend was a little iffy on way the three main stage A favorite Sunday feature Friday, as the “crack-o-doom” evenings generally move, from was the Potluck session, where style storm in the wee hours quieter music to increasingly band members were mixed and of the morning convinced the frenetic, although front-loading matched into new groups and
CBC folk that their Front Street the Sunday concert with the told to cover a tune as best they
Gazebo concert would have to energetically blistering neo- could.
move inside the Odd Fellows metal sounds of Zipline was a The energy built over the b b Hall instead. departure from this style of weekend, leading to a heartfelt Of course the day got steadily programming. climax at the Finale, when better as it wore on and the For those more interested in all the bands hit the stage Visitor of the Week ballroom was a sweatbox by sitting and listening, there were and churned out a version of the time that it was too late to concerts at the Palace Grand on Fleetwood Mac’s 1976 hit “The Saturday and Sunday and one Chain”, with its exhortation to Visitor Names: Gary and Evelyn Fontaine change their minds and move the equipment back outdoors. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on “never break the chain.” Traveling from: Surrey, BC The Weather Station, Old Saturday night. Festival Director Jenna Comments about their visit: “Loving every minute of it. The scenery is Time Machine and The Deep Saturday morning was Roebuck ended the weekend spectacular and the people are incredibly friendly.” Dark Words played from a occupied by the KidsFest, with what has become the cramped stage to a ballroom hosted by funnyman and traditional send-off: “You don’t packed to standing room only Certified Lunatic and Master of have to go home – but you can’t Visitor of the Week is brought to you by the capacity. the Impossible, Tomas Kubinek, stay here.” Dawson City Chamber of Commerce and the Klondike Sun The rest of the weekend with music by Blue Hibou and However, it was a beautiful vacillated from cool to hot and lots of games. evening outside the tent and steamy, with a bit of smoke late Music was happening all over people in the crowd continued Saturday and Sunday reputed town on Saturday and Sunday, visiting for some time after the to be from a fire down river in with events at Minto Park, the tent flaps closed behind them. the direction of Forty Mile. Palace Grand, the Dänojà Zho Visiting musicians are always blown away by the long twilight here, but a month after Solstice it does actually get dark if you stay up long enough, and by midnight it can be a little murky in the tent. Watching a quartet of hacky sack diehards trying to play with a dark little foot bag they could hardly see was an amusing reminder of that. The festival could be said to have begun the night before at the Palace Grand Theatre, when Molly Sweeny and her accompanist, Sheena Ko, opened for Ron Sexsmith and his keyboard player Dave Brandon Isaac proved to be a lively player of many varieties of the Matheson in a show before an Blues, and invited George McConkey to join him for a couple of tunes. absolutely packed house that THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 P7 34th DCMF PHOTO PAGE
Bruce Peninsula faced the tough task of winning over an annoyed audience as the last act on Sunday night.
Fans pleaded to have an encore from the Born Ruffians on Sunday night. Whoa Bear played an acoustic set in the Beer Garden.
The Dakhká Khwáan Dancers, were joined by some members of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Singers for part of their set.
Old Time Machine (Ryan Mcnally and Kyle Cashen) played to an Blue Hibou featured Kim Barlow, Hélène Beaulieu and Micah Smith as a bilingual trio. overheated ballroom during the CBC kickoff concert on Friday. P8 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 2012THE Dome KLONDIKE Race SUN The Art Gate Show Dome Race ResultsResults By Palma Berger Runners Place Name Time Womens Bantam 1 Lila Yahusz-Bell 0:59:38 Bantam 13 & Under The ``Gate`` was opened and Junior 14 - 17 all sorts of creative ideas flowed- out. This was the showing of the Male Bantam 1 Justin Hishart-MacDougall 0:55:25 Open 18 - 39 works by local and non-Canadi 2 Sam Crocker 0:56:25 Masters 40 - 54 an artists, all of whom had spent Senior Masters 55+ a couple of days viewing the Bear Creek Compound. Their art was Womens Junior 1 Ella Parker 0:57:36 drawn from the inspiration they found in the surroundings of old Womens Open 1 Melanie Mott 0:48:57 machinery, old buildings, and - 2 Jessie Gladish 0:49:10 old ways of doing things, and all that was left after the gold seek 3 Erin Trochin 0:50:33 ing dredges closed down. 4 Justin Kolla 0:55:30 - The event was organised by 5 Alex Morrison 0:55:37 Greg Hakonson, Karen Dubois, He installed Martin Kippen was opened for the occasion.. 6 Hilary March 0:56:56 Reinald Nohal, and Rian - berger's "Subway”; though it is Together, they gathered artists Lougheed-Smith, the DCAS - 7 Alena Puskas 0:57:29 now dismantled and to be in from around the world. Reinald member who arranged it all 8 Katie Young 0:58:55 stalled in an Art Museum in Se listed the overseas ones. These with Parks Canada. - attle. Always he had this interest were as follows : 9 Kaylyn Fiorante 1:04:23 Reinald Nohal, from Germany, - - in art, so it was natural for him • His wife Irmelin Nohal, a for 10 Meagan Deuling 1:06:12 had “discovered” Dawson in the to join up with Karen, Rian and mer opera singer, and a very tal 90's. In 1995 he built the Bunk - 11 Jillian Dean 1:06:16 Greg, and go with the idea of ented designer and painter. house, which he considers a attracting artists from further • Daniela von Armin of Ger work of art in itself. Here artists afield to share with local (as in many, his personal assistant Male Open 1 Roberto Desandoli 0:35:49 from Europe came to visit.. As - Canadian) artists. • Sonia von Brocke, a poetess he said, “It was my own artist- 2 Fabian Brook 0:37:07 The Bear Creek Compound and photographer, from Ger in-residence programme.'' 3 Ryan Leef 0:38:23 many.. • Travis Farmen, artist and 4 Michael Milne 0:41:29 painter from Los Angeles. 5 Mansen Murray 0:41:37 Jochen Lengenfelder of Berlin, 6 Cody Reaume 0:41:37 an actor and a performing artist • Leon Schultze, of Cologne. 7 Scott Weersink 0:41:49 He excels in two fields.- as an art 8 Chris Stafford 0:42:42 student and as a goal keeper for 9 Stephen Roddick 0:42:51 his soccer team. 10 Ted Hunter 0:42:53 • Hans-Peter Thomas, a.k.a. `Bara`an artist from Berlin and 11 Willy Palahicky 0:42:54 Los Angeles. (He is so thrilled 12 Shaun Bryant 0:43:25 with Dawson that he is planning 13 Jesse Largil 0:44:25 to move here) • Henry Vincent,2012 an Dome artist Race 14 Evan Orlikow 0:46:04 from Los Angles. Results 15 Chad Cote 0:46:10 • Thomas Winkler, artist and 16 David Cox 0:47:42 musician, from Germany. • Rikke Aamann-Christianen 17 Rob Davidson 0:47:46 – from DenmarkRunners and Berlin, a painter andPlace photographer.Name She- Time Womens Bantam has been to1 DawsonLila threeYahusz-Bell times 0:59:38 Bantam 13 & Under already, staying at the Bunk house each time. Junior 14 - 17 Male Bantam At the end1 of ourJustin conversationHishart-MacDougall- 0:55:25 Open 18 - 39 Reinald revealed2 Sam that thereCrocker has 0:56:25 Masters 40 - 54 been a three day "secret mis sion" in the bush, whereabouts Senior Masters 55+ Womens Junior not yet revealed.1 Ella This will Parkerresult 0:57:36 Photos by Rikke Aamann-Christianen in a photo documentation movie which will be shown next year. Womens Open 1 Melanie Mott 0:48:57 2 Jessie Gladish 0:49:10 3 Erin Trochin 0:50:33 4 Justin Kolla 0:55:30 5 Alex Morrison 0:55:37 We appreciate6 HilaryyourMarch business.0:56:56 7 Alena Puskas 0:57:29 If you find a 8betterKatie Youngprice we0:58:55 will match it. 9 Kaylyn Fiorante 1:04:23 10 Meagan Deuling 1:06:12 11 Jillian Dean 1:06:16 flyairnorth.com/farematch Male Open 1 Roberto Desandoli 0:35:49 2 Fabian Brook 0:37:07 3 Ryan Leef 0:38:23 4 Michael Milne 0:41:29 5 Mansen Murray 0:41:37 6 Cody Reaume 0:41:37 7 Scott Weersink 0:41:49 8 Chris Stafford 0:42:42 9 Stephen Roddick 0:42:51 10 Ted Hunter 0:42:53 11 Willy Palahicky 0:42:54 12 Shaun Bryant 0:43:25 13 Jesse Largil 0:44:25 14 Evan Orlikow 0:46:04 15 Chad Cote 0:46:10 16 David Cox 0:47:42 17 Rob Davidson 0:47:46 THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 P9 Coming to See How Dawson Blooms By Carly Lovett Student Intern
“People plants and pride……… growing together” (slogan for Communities In Bloom)
- Last week, maybe without your knowledge, you were be- ing judged; you and the entire community of Dawson under went intense scrutiny. Your civic involvement was evaluated on a national level, measured against people in towns as far away as- Photo by Dan Davidon Prince Edward Island! I sure hope you were on your best be havior. This year, for the fourth time, - Dawson City played host to ing as they went. Their itinerary “People make the mistake of Communities in Bloom (CIB). included a downtown walking- thinking that it’s all about flow Communities in Bloom is a non- tour, a visit to the Danoja Zho ers,” says judge Chang. - profit organization that has Cultural Centre and the commu “But it’s the people that make nity gardens, where they were it all tick and bring it all togeth been running in Canada since- served a lunch of locally caught er,” adds judge Younker. 1995. It was created to assess- - the livability of towns and cit salmon and vegetables from the Younker and Welchman were- ies and to encourage munici garden, prepared by Katie Eng both eager to quote a favorite- palities to focus on qualities lish. They toured the city’s green line of Chang’s when describ that make them more attractive. spaces and the Crocus Bluff ing the contest, saying its re Towns and cities are evaluated Trail system, visited the Dawson ally about “community spirit in on the basis of eight elements: City Museum, went to tea at the bloom”. Tidiness, Environmental Action, Commissioners Residence and- Heritage Conservation, Urban finally, rounded our their day The only air pass that earns an A+. Forestry, Landscape, Turf and with a visit to the Klondike Val Groundcovers, Floral Displays ley Nursery. and Community Involvement. Its really about “community STUDENT FLEX PASS. Each element is given equal spirit in bloom” said Younker- One student, four one-way flights. Valid for one year. and city recreation manager weight in the evaluation. In last- year’s judging, Dawson received Lana Welchman, eagerly quot five blooms in the national cat ing a favorite line from judge egory. Chang. The Judges evaluating Dawson Welchman acted as director of this year were Lucy Chang of this year’s tour. She says that the Edmonton, Alberta, and Roger Communities In Bloom project- Younker of Charlottetown, PEI. is a great way to showcase all Chang and Younker where given that organizations and individu a whirlwind tour of Dawson and als have done to enhance the town. A dream of hers would be its attractions. Theirth visit began- for community groups to reach on Monday July 30 when they- were brought to a show at Dia a higher level of coordination mond Tooth Gerties. On Tues among themselves. She believes this to be possible, especially day they woke early and visited- Features & Benefits locations all over Dawson and with the encouragement of a its environs, learning and judg program like CIB. › Travel cost predictability › One eligible student traveller Purchase by PRINT & › Four one-way segments – 'S', 'N' or 'D' zones 5pm, Friday PUBLISHING Aug. 31, 2012 › Book up to two hours prior to departure › One complimentary flight change SYMPOSIUMAUG 17 - 19, Dawson city › Advance seat selection included*
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The Sun obtained funding in late 2009 from the City of Dawson, YTG’s Heritage Branch and the Community Development Fund to conserve and archive early issues and make them available once again in the public domain. This is a great resource for students, writers and historians, and also for prospective tourists with an interest in Dawson City’s life. Each month, we are re-printing our front pages from 20 years ago (seen above) as a souvenir of our lively history. If you want to see page 2 and beyond, check out our website. Past issues are available there for download. Go to http://klondikesun.com. More will be added periodically (heh) when we have time! P16 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN
BOOKENDS { with Dan Davidson } Considering the Rise and Possible Fall of the West T h e s e - advanced the theory that some squabbling nations whereas I note that most reviewers of days we form of democracy (not neces the vast landmass that was this book leave off the religious- usually just sarily quite the way we practice China began to stagnate under connection when they list the talk about it) is on the rise in the world the centralized control that did apps and just talk about produc the Middle and is slowly displacing various- not encourage diverging views. tivity, but Ferguson doesn’t, and Ages and other forms of government. To Thus the wonder of the East, goes so far as to suggest that skip the- some degree, parts of what hap which was so far ahead of the the current state of decline in n e g a t i v e- pened during the so-called Arab- West around 1300,th had fallen the West is directly related to a connota- Spring seemed to justify his far behind by the 20 century. decline in religious observance, tions. Pass faith, though he had to be disap The Arab lands were once particularly in Europe. ing judg pointed that there was quite so- well ahead of Europe in terms of The last thing he tackles is- ment has much violence in what he has science and math, but religious- consumerism, and particularly tended to tended to expect to be a peace- repression of learning far more as it relates to textiles and cloth fall out of ful revolution. stringent than any scientific de ing manufacture. The degree to fashion. Jared Diamond offered a dif lays the Christian Church may which other nations copy the But not ferent interpretation, and the have caused in Europe, froze all styles of the West is, he says, a- always. very title of his book, Guns, further development after the good measure of how much they S h o r t l y- Germs and Steel, reveals the Middle Ages. are prepared to copy all the oth after the fall technological and geographical The development of the Rule er killer apps to make changes of the So factors which he believed were of Law changed the way nations in their societies. viet Union crucial to the ascendancy the were governed, and while it may I freely admit that this last- and George- West has enjoyed over the rest have been a concept that dated bit sounds a little too much like Bush the- of the world for the last 400 to back to Hammurabi, most of the the note sounded in Charles Re First’s an 500 years. world did not embrace it, and a ich’s 1970 book The Greening of nounce Niall Ferguson covers much good deal of it still has not. America (in which freeing one’s ment of- the same ground in this book, Advances in modern medicine- ankles in bell-bottoms was seen the New but uses a computer-generated came from the West. This may as an act of psychic liberation) World Or metaphor to put forth his theory.- have been in part because west for me to be quite comfortable- By Niall Ferguson der, Francis In his view Western Culture was ern doctors were trying to find with it, but the way he develops Penguin Press Fukayama blessed with seven "killer appli- ways for Caucasians to survive- his argument makes sense. Tex 432 pages came out with his analysis of cations" that put it out front in in climates for which they were tile manufacturing was one of- $40.50 the state of the world, The End- the race for economic and cul unsuited but it benefitted every the first fruits of the Industrial of History and the Last Man, in- tural primacy in the world. one in the long run. However, Revolution in nearly every na which he held up Western Civi These concepts, or apps, are:- people of European stock got a tion. Turkey and Japan, which- lization (especially the Ameri competition, science, the rule of big head start at being healthier both made major effortsth to The temptation to evaluate the can flavour) as the end product law, consumerism, modern med and living longer than most of- Westernize in the early 20 Cen narrative of history according to towards which all the world icine, and the work ethic. While the world’s population. tury, signaled their intentions our current circumstances has was moving inexorably. While he devotes a chapter to each one Perhaps the most contro by adopting Western styles of been with us for a long time. The he modified his views in a later of them, he also demonstrates versial app in the bundle is his dress. Big Thinkers of the Renaissance book, the basic idea is one that a degree of inter-connectivity- contention that Christianity This is a fascinating book, You and the Enlightenment (or Age has been popular with western- which, to my mind is rather like produces the kind of work ethic could be put off by the title, but of Reason) looked back on the historians over the centuries, a Venn diagram. The overlap (sociologist Max Weber called once into it you realize he is period between them and the as if the development of societ ping circles only result in the it the Protestant Ethic, but it’s developing an argument about fall of the Roman Empire as the ies was an evolutionary process world we have today when they- more than that) that causes why the West is losing ground- Dark Ages, judging that it had with our way of doing things the all overlap. people to be more productive and why the Rest are catching taken that many centuries to final stage. Europe was a hotbed of com and work to improve their lot in up, and that changes the mean overcome the cultural deficit. Our own Gwynne Dyer has petition because it was full of life. ing of the title quite a bit.
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This was done under the guise that stay for the summer and maybe- residential status (summer or- a place to stay during her time in the Brits were making life better for the Native people; after a winter or two, working in the year-round resident), the price Dawson and her observations of all, they brought Christianity to the “savages”. I wonder who local bars or the recycling cen of rent and the available ame friends going through the same the Savages really were, the Natives who were respectful for tre. Most of them are not your nities as well as the estimated struggle. - the most part, or the Brits who treated the Natives like filth. neighbors and yet all of them square footage and property Bowes’ passion for the North Yes, the Natives rebelled, and finally, under the leadership has led her to ex- of Mahatma Gandhi, the people of India united in a peaceful plore the balance resistance and eventually won their freedom. between creativ They are the only Nation in the world to successfully ity and limitation overthrow an occupying force without assistance from any that exists here. other Nation. Yes, India suffered internal insurrections, “There is a lack and several instances of near war, which continue to this of understanding day, but they take care of business alone. No help from the of how to build in West is wanted nor required. When Britain left India, the the north, of how sub-continent became divided, an event called the Partition. much it costs to Where the populace held a majority of Muslims, became live build and the Country of Pakistan, and where Hindus held a majority, eat,” says Bowes. remained India. As a result, Pakistan is a country divided, half Restrictions is in the North Western part of the country, and the other half on availability of in the North Eastern part, both separated by the Nation of housing have led India. people to make- When the British came to North America, they found it to their lives in be occupied by the Native people, whom they considered strange and in “savages”. The Brits used the Natives as long as it served their teresting places.- purpose, but never treated them fairly as equals. The Natives Bowes project were eventually forced onto Reservations, which were currently in usually the most undesired lands available. cludes images of Native men could marry non-native women and remain a trailer, a wall on the Reservation with their rights intact. A Native woman tent and two could marry a non-native man, but she would lose all of her rooms at the Pit rights, including her right to live on the reservation. Native (the Westminster children were forcefully removed from their families and Hotel) where placed in Residential Schools. The purpose was to forcefully her friends have assimilate the Native children into European culture. managed to build Effectively causing the Native Language and Culture to "Bo's teal cabin". Photo by Margaret Bowes. their own small, become almost extinct. often makeshift, Fortunately, there always remained a few elders who were nests. able to pass on the culture and language to the children Bowes looks at so that their culture and language exists yet today. Most of her work, not as a- the Native children were treated horribly in the residential seem to have found somewhere value of the residences. Bowes commentary, but describes it as schools, which were mostly operated by the Religious Sect. to live. - remarks that quite often, the- “a portrait of housing in North Priests and Nuns severely punished the children, when even Artist Margaret Bowes, who rental price exceeds the normal ern Canada,” a mere reflection on their first day at the school, they spoke to a relative or has spent upwards of five sum- price, which would be propor of the realities of housing in the friend in their Native language. Many of the children were mers living and working in tional to that of the property north and primarily in Dawson- sexually, physically, and emotionally abused by the priests this little town, doesn’t Mount won value. - City. and some by the Nuns. In some cases the Nuns were worse Homesteadder, she knows. Bowes began Bowes draws her inspiration “I’m looking for “average sit abusers than the priests. These children, and their families working on her project for the project from many sourc uations,” a general reflection of were considered non-people and therefore had no right to a earlier this summer. es including her participation in the present reality,” says Bowes, good quality of life. 12th ANNUAL who Mount is currently Homestead on the lookout- Then during war-time, many of these so-called non-people for more submissions. chose to fight for their country, side by side with their is an on European oppressors, and in so doing were oppressed even YUKON RIVERSIDE going project. Once she has further. As a result of the Native men joining the service, their enough images, Bowes intends families were thrown off of the Reservations, and had no to submit the project to various rights whatsoever. Further, upon their return from war, these ARTS FESTIVAL art journals and magazines as Native Veterans were not even recognized by this Country as DAWSON CITY well as some Canadian fact and Veterans. No Native Veteran was permitted to march in any fiction, literary magazines. Remembrance Day Parade until 1985, forty years after World Margaret Bowes is currently- War Two. based in Dawson, she spends I often wonder, what would North America be like today, her time working two jobs, ex if the Brits and the French had treated the Native People as panding her art practice and, equals, as human beings right from the days of their arrival these days, looking for a place of here? How different or similar would life here be today, if the herFor own more in which information to stay. on the Natives were allowed to continue their Traditions, Cultures, project or to Religion and Rituals without the requirement of assimilation submit your housing situation into the European way of life? How would life here in North (Bowes Mountwill personally Homestead come and America be the same, or different had the Brits and the August 16 - 19 photograph you in front of your French left the Natives live their lives the way they had for residence) contact Margaret ten thousand years or more before their arrival? Had the www.kiac.ca/artsfestival Bowes at hello@margaretbowes. Europeans not been blinded by their feelings of superiority com. what would life here really be like? So I say again, we really need to Live and Let Live. This is just my opinion. P18 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN Mixing a Modern Powwow By Carly Lovett - Student Intern A group of DJs from Ontar (Ed. note: This article orgin- io has been doing its best to ally appeared in What's Up change that for good. Yukon on July 26.) A Tribe Called Red (ATCR) is a group of three, Ottawa- - based DJs in the process of doing something unique. Until recently, First Na Dan General (DJ Shub), Ian tions drum beats and chants Compo (DeeJay NDN) and have been relegated to the- Bear Witness are mixing rural aboriginal landscape. - traditional powwow sounds Powwow music, while re with electronic club beats maining extremely impor- to create dance parties that tant to First Nations people, foster a community among could never have been con First Nations youth in urban sidered in any way, edgy or spaces. modern. The parties are called
Photo provided by A Tribe Called Red
“electric powwows” and the DJ Shub and Witness are ing. group began hosting them in both members of the Cayuga “I wouldn’t say that we’re 2007. The current members First Nation of Six Nations, creating [the community], I’d - say that it’s being created,” have been working together and DeeJay NDN is Ojibwe he says. since late 2009. - from the Nipissing First Na- “It’s something that we’re “It was just a simple idea tion. just part of, we’re giving it a-
to showcase ourselves as ab The fact that all three mem soundtrack.”
None of the group’s mem original DJs doing something- bers of ATCR were raised in b b bers has ever set foot in the positive in Ottawa,” says cities, (Witness in Toronto,- Yukon, and they are excited group member Bear Wit Shub in Fort Erie and NDN in to be coming here. ness. Ottawa), has in no way less They will be performing Visitor of the Week “But what happened right ened their ties to their roots. at the Palace Grand theatre - - Visitor Names: Jaye Rykunyk and Dick Anfang away was that there was a Witness says all three of on August 18, and will lead Traveling from: Reedburg, Wisconsin a workshop on mixing with- huge turnout of aboriginal them still feel a strong con- Comments about their visit: Oblivious to the rain, this couple “fell in turntables early that after people that we didn’t know nection to their First Nations noon in the Front Street Ga- love with Dawson City on their first day here.” Eldo Enns presents them in the city—we were sold out community, and are passion zebo. with their appreciation loot awarded to them by many participating in the first night and really ate in fostering those ties in- Proceeds from their per businesses. quickly became aware that others. formance will go towards the Moosehide Gathering, Visitor of the Week is brought to you by the it was something important, The group members con Dawson City Chamber of Commerce and the Klondike Sun which was concluded last that we were creating a space sider themselves to be part weekend. within the club environment of the existing cycle of urban You can download the new- of Ottawa where aboriginal First Nations community album by A Tribe Called Red - people feel comfortable.” building. for free at www.electricpow wow.com. Powwow sounds and elec “A lot of us have been urban tric beats blend surprisingly for a number of generations,” - says Witness. well in the music created by “If you go back to our- this group of forward-think grandparents’ generation, HERBAL REMEDY WORKSHOP ing DJs. where people were first mov Learn how to transform The history and passion ing to the city, there was this plants into healing oils and conveyed in powwow drum real feeling of having to give salves. You will leave with a up part of your culture and- beats and chants marries the jar of salve and the knowledge part of yourself, to leave your to create natural remedies at sheer energy of electronic community and basically as- music to create a seductive similate, become part of the home. and intoxicating drug that urban community, assimi- August 9, 6:30‐8:30pm makes you want to dance all late to the settler nation. $25 plus $5 for materials “But in our parents’ gen- night long. eration, that really started RED CROSS BABYSITTERS The powwow sounds in - to change. People were try COURSE most of ATCR’s music is ing to reclaim a lot of culture Learn simple first aid mixed from existing CDs. and find a way to have an ur - - techniques, how to handle Recently, however, the group ban aboriginal identity that wasn’t loosing, that wasn’t emergency situations, and has arranged to get a pow becoming less than or as strategies to create a safe and wow group into the studio similating, that you could be happy environment for and they will be using those urban and aboriginal at the children in a fun, interactive same time.” fresh sounds in upcoming- environment with other youth tracks. ATCR is an integral part of this movement, especially- aged 11 to 15 years. Earlier this year they pro for First Nations youth. August 28 to 31, 3:30‐6:00 duced a self-titled album, However, Witness is mod $60.00 which was long-listed for the est about their contribution- Polaris Music Prize. to the process of urban First Nations community build THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 P19 This Will Be My Yukon Story: Pt. 3 The Case for Gold By Howard Stearns By George Filipovic
In part two of this story, How- the convenient, lazy option; ard Stearns finally said fare- and like most convenient, lazy well to Dawson and moved on Between a person who has all options, it’s proven to be far to Whitehorse, where he and their wealth in the form of gold from the best one. his friend, Ralph, settled in for a and another who holds only Now, I know what many of time. cash, it is the one with the gold you are thinking. Hindsight who is the cautious investor. It is 20/20. What to do going is the one with the cash who’s forward? Isn’t it too late? Surely betting the farm, the risky buying gold at these prices is We found an old dilapidated- gambler. “risky,” holding currency the building that we rented for five To begin to wrap your head “safe bet?” dollars a month and then pro around this truth, you first need Though an imperfect method, ceeded to buy a little food and understand is one thing. Having looking at historical behaviour look for jobs. your Canadian dollars “just” sit is still the best way to predict Ralph got a job very quickly- in the bank an investment. future behaviour. And in that but I looked for several days If a Greek held some of his regard gold has beaten all the and finally found a man cut- wealth in Canadian currency, world’s major currencies for 10 ting wood in the vacant lot. The you would sayall he’s invested years-straight. Currencies have man's name was John Mckai in Canadian dollars. Yet many lost 10-years straight. As years sic (McIsaac?), and he asked if of you hold your wealth go by, it takes less ounces of I wanted a job. I could drive the in Canadian dollars, betting gold to buy a dollar (and many honey wagon. permafrost so it is a huge task to I relived the Skagway train everything you have on other products), and takes more There were no services of put any pipes in the ground. experience last year and it was Canadian dollars, and still think dollars to buy an ounce of gold any type in Whitehorse except I had loved airplanes since - I wonderful. The boat trip was you’re not investing and/or (and many other products). downtown. All of the toilets were was a little kid and now that I what they called steerage and “playing it safe.” You may even Let me say it again. Gold has outhouses, which had a 5-gallon was making a little money I de- it consisted of some angle iron accuse friends who convert won and currency hasin lost:a row not pail and had to be dumped on cided to go and take some flying welded to the hull in the bow some of their wealth into gold of eight or nine times out of the a weekly basis. The truck was lessons, so I made an appoint- and a plank bed. Fortunately I being the “risk takers.” Wrong last 10, but 10 years . If a single axle World War II with ment for a Saturday morning at had some blankets and actually- on all counts. you bet on gold, you are betting a steel tank 6 feet square and 6 nine o'clock. Friday, the day be had a very nice trip that took Holding your wealth in the on a 10-time winner. If you bet feet deep at the rear. There was fore, we both got paid and had about six days. Having seen sev form of Canadian currency is on currency, you are betting on a ladder welded to the side of a little bit of surplus money so- eral of the Alaskan coastal cities not safe. In fact, if you held it a 10-time loser. If this were a it and the drill was to carry the we went to the liquor store and in 1947 and then seeing them in that form for the last five boxing match and you were bucket up the ladder and dump bought a 40 ounce bottle of Lo again 64 years later was very or ten-years (or worse, longer forced to have all your wealth the contents into the tank. gana wine and a small bottle of interesting, than that), you have probably behind one fighter or the other, When the tank reached a sloppy Whitehorse scotch of which we I will now continue with my lost much your wealth already where would you put it? I know level you drove the truck to the decided to consume most of it story of the Yukon, as I write and don’t even know it. Why who I’d bet on, andThat it’s not river and opened a big valve and and fell off into a drunken sleep this I am in Dawson City staying do I say that? Your dollar can’t the guy who lost to the other emptied it. in the early morning, I awoke in an RV park, or as some say, buy as much today as it used to. 10-times in a row. , to me I was now back making 50 about 11 o'clock feeling close coming home after 65 years. By definition, your wealth has would seem a risky bet. cents an hour. The word was to death and realized that I had There are a few new buildings in decreased; your wealth has not And through all this I that if you put in two weeks on- missed my appointment. The Dawson but the majority are still been protected. haven’t even touched upon the honey wagon you would get- airport was above the city and the old 1900 style and they're Beware the illusion. A dollar the fundamentals. Almost all promoted. There were no wash about a mile and a half walk and just fabulous. The management has always been worth a dollar. western countries, including ing facilities in our shack, so af I arrived there about noon. of Dawson City has absolutely Don’t be fooled into thinking Canada, have freely admitted ter a week or so I couldn't stand The airplane was owned by a refused to let any of the fast- that means its value remains they will run a deficit (lose the smell of myself. I managed man and his wife and I was most food people open and there are the same. A Soviet ruble money) for many years to come, to put in the two weeks and- apologetic for not showing up at many strong ordinances regard was always worth a ruble, and then still have massive was promoted to driving a 6 x nine o'clock, but she didn't seem ing new buildings. They have to even while its real value was debts to deal with after that. 6 truck out in the bush and cut at all concerned and the other conform in terms of design and plummeting. One day a Soviet Imagine if a corporation ting down 6 to 8 inch trees then man who had an appointment paint to the originals. would walk into a bakery with released that kind of outlook. cutting them in 16-inch lengths. went in my place. The sad news The hospital that I worked in a wallet to buy a loaf of bread, There would be no reason for The next promotion was what was they were never found, 1947 sadly burned down in 1957 the next day he would need a share price to go up, especially they called the water wagon and there was a large lake I think but I drove up to the site on my wheelbarrow-full of the same short-term. Yet the currency it consisted of the usual army called Laberge and they assume quad and looked at the property. currency. The only way to tell situation is arguably worse: truck with a large tank, which I that they crashed into the lake. You are allowed to drive quads if currency has been holding its the biggest currency-fishintends in the would go and fill from a stream The other close call was a all over if they're licensed in the value is to measure it against sea, the United States, explicitly and then travel the same route large diesel low bed that I was Yukon but I was informed that something else. announced it to devalue that I did for the wood and the moving bulldozers on. I had they look the other way if the Gas today is dirt-cheap. I’ll its dollar by 33% over the next honey wagon. You have a large- made two trips with it and was quad is from out of town. I also say it again: gas today is dirt 20-years. Some predict the only 5-gallon pail that you filled and- transferred to a lumber truck hired a boat and driver to take cheap. Stop thinking about gas way some countries will ever then carried it in to the con and the other driver going down me down to the Hulks of the old in dollar terms, you didn’t have pay off their debt is by making tainer in the kitchen, which ev one of the long hills lost brakes paddle wheelers. Sadly they are to hold your wealth in that form. their currency essentially eryone had, and the price for 5 and was killed. The religious almost completely rotted and For a long-time now, the stock worthless, so that a trillion gallons of water was 25 cents. folks explain this as “God's not are barely recognizable. The and commodity markets have dollars isn’t actually worth all There were no Laundromats through with you yet, and that's tourist season is in full swing in made it very easy to convert that much. in Whitehorse but they did have why you're here”. How can you Dawson and there are hundreds your wealth into all sorts of If you love gold, don’t let a place where you could take a doubt that? The summer passed of RVs of all shapes and sizes. I other forms. anyone who holds cash tell you shower. The drill was you went quickly and the chill of fall was attended a stage show last night The people who realised that you are the risky one, the in with a large bar of soap, stood in the air and I knew that I didn't- depicting the old dance hall this have benefitted. To those gambler. Meanwhile, if you’re in the cold water and soaped want to winter in Whitehorse shows of the 1800s and it was who years-ago converted the type who thinks gold is a your clothes, then removed as it can reach 70 degrees be really well done. their wealth into gold, copper, risky investment compared to them and then went on to wash low zero Fahrenheit. My friend The only bad news in Dawson soybeans – a whole range of cash, you may want to re-think yourself. Then you wring the Ralph had fallen in love and was is that it sits in a valley with commodities – gas has looked your position. Everyone works cloths dry as possible, put them going to stay for the winter so I huge mountains on both sides cheaper and cheaper. It takes hard to acquire their wealth; back on, and get on with your- started to make plans as to how and my Star Choice dish will not less ounces of gold to buy a it’s worth taking a few moments day. I could get home. Even though I pick up any television. The stick litre of gas. Takes less pounds of sober and careful thought to John was expanding his busi had made a fairly decent wage for my Internet does not work, of copper or soybeans. To these protect* This it. is all personal opinion, ness and was starting to haul I didn't have much to show for nor does my cell phone, but I people, their wealth has been not investment advice. I am lumber from various mills up nearly a year's work so to fly am managing to survive without protected; more than that, it’s not an investment professional, and down the Alaska Highway so- home was just too expensive. them. Today is 25 June 2012, been enhanced. please consult one before making I was soon driving much bigger The alternative was to take the and I will stay one more day and Holding your wealth in the any investment decisions. trucks with heavier loads. We fi narrow gauge railway train from head back to northern British form of cash simply because nally found a better place to live Whitehorse to Skagway Alaska Columbia. that’s the form your wealth but still had no facilities. The and then a ship to Vancouver, took when you were paid is ground in the North Country is which is what I did. P20 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN Making Amends is Good for the Soul By Colleen Simard, Columnist, Troy Media were small ones, large ones or hundred years ago we Ojibwa Would passersby call an Giving and accepting blunders only you remember. people accepted newcomers ambulance any sooner if the amends does set you free. Well, my friend’s email with open arms. men were a different colour? Letting go of the past and WINNIPEG, MB - I got an got me thinking. Was there Many wrongs were done, Maybe it’s wrong to think this embracing life with courage email from an old friend the anyone that I needed to make and yet we accepted a fate way, but I can’t help it. and strength can get you other day. I hadn’t seen the amends to? many others now see as If people could make amends throughTroy Media another columnist day. Colleen guy in a few years. I sat and thought for a while cultural genocide. with how they saw those men, Simard is an Anishinabe The message surprised me. and couldn’t think of anyone. If Canada were a person, it’d they’d surely pull over. If those (Ojibway) and a writer and He wanted to make amends. Maybe reading too much have a few things to apologize men could deal with their past a mother of two. She lives in He said “I owe you an apology Deepak Chopra or those long for, and over the years it has maybe they wouldn’t have Winnipeg’s North End. She for anything that I might have summer days of suffering at tried to patch a few things up. been there in the first place. is also a columnist for The said.” the sun dance taught me to The Canadian government If only we could burst that Winnipeg Free Press. I wrote back saying an forgive others and myself. tried to make some amends huge invisible bubble that This column supplied freee by apology was unnecessary and Or maybe I’m just getting just a few years ago in the keeps us from seeing each Troy Media at wished him well with the new old and forgetful. form of a national apology other as equals. life he wrote about. I don’t I’ve done things I regret. and some money for children I would like to have seen www.troymedia. remember this young guy But somewhere along the way of residential schools. someone help those drunk com. ever doing or saying anything I learned to let go and accept Whether it was enough guysFlags on the at street.Moosehide to offend me. what I’d done wrong. or whether the survivors I chalked his past attitude And over the years I’ve accepted those words and up to his youth. learned to get over my anger moved on is up to them, but I My guess is he’s now towards people who have pray they let that pain go. working a 12-step program treated me badly. I treated But there are still amends like Alcoholics Anonymous. others badly, too. And I don’t of a different nature to Step 9 is a good one: Make blame myself for things I had make; they are the ones of an direct amends to such people no control over. everyday nature. wherever possible, except It was just the way I got to I came upon two men the when to do so would injure where I am today. other day; one was down on them or others. Mistakes make people the ground and the other guy Good for him. better people if they learn was trying to help him up. Whatever your background, from them. I feel sorry for The one on the ground was age or circumstances, making people who carry grudges and struggling like a turtle turned amends is good for the soul. guilt around for decades. How over onto its shell. Life is too short to carry hard their lives must be. I watched the scene play around the dead weight of My people are, by and large, out as people raced by in their past mistakes, whether they an accepting bunch. A couple cars in broad daylight.
What is "Intercropping"? By Lisa McKenna
Intercropping has been used for over a thousand years. The Chinese would plant Intercropping is the growing of 2 mosquito fern with in their rice patties. or more crops beside each other. One A prime example of companion planting could have a row of beans, a row of is the mosquito fern fixes nitrogen from corn, a row of beans, a row of corn the atmosphere, which helps the rice etc… to flourish, and it prevents light from The purpose of intercropping is to reaching competing plants and weeds. increase the yield of the plants, some (“Fixing’” is when a plant is able by as much as 20%! to draw nitrogen, a gas, from the A deep-rooted plant can be planted atmosphere and fix it into their rooting beside a shallow rooter thereby taking system therefore making the nitrogen nutrients from different levels of the available to other plants.) soil. A tall plant can be grown next First Nation people from the Americas, to shorter plants that require shade; prior to the arrival of Europeans, a stronger companion can support practiced intercropping as well. The plants that easily tip over in the wind most common was the planting of maize and rain. (corn) and beanpoles. The beans would Some plants are used to prevent use the corn stalks as a trellis and they diseases, control the weed population would ‘fix’ the nitrogen for the benefit of and pests. the corn. Later squash was added making One can even intercrop a fast what as known as the ‘Three Sisters’. growing crop with a slow growing Sunflowers were also grown as a trellis one to help ease harvesting. When for beans or planted just to the North intercropping it is important to study it of the Three Sisters to draw away the thoroughly. For example, one’s studies aphids from the crops. must include companion planting. This Most ‘third world’ countries practice is where different crops are planted intercropping and I feel that the ‘first close together to assist each other worlds’ could learn a valuable lesson in the acquisition of nutrients, pest from these so called "backwards places". control and pollination. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 P21 11th Moosehide Gathering Begins CYFT 106.9 FM: Dawson City Community Radio
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THURSDAY August 9th 11 to 12 p.m. Reggaeton - Justin and Hayden 12 to 1 p.m. Golden Frequencies - Diego 1 to 2 p.m. Ventures into the Dischordinary - Sam 2 to 3 p.m. Follow Your Heart - Marissa 3 to 4 p.m. Hayden Reggaeton 4 to 5 p.m. Southside City Swag - Chris 5 to 6 p.m. Justin’s Reggaeton Pt.2 6 to 7 p.m. Stockholm Syndrome - Molly 7 to 8 p.m. Louise’s Dedication 8 to 9 p.m. The Zalston Hour - Nylan 9 to 10 p.m. Sarah Taylor TH Singers Welcome everyone to the Gathering 10 to 11 p.m. Rap Traxx 2 - Jen
FRIDAY August 10th 1 to 3 p.m. No Man’s Land - Jason 3 to 5 p.m. On the John - John 5 to 6 p.m. Shark Sandwich - Sacha 6 to 7 p.m. Rock of Ages - Spruce 7 to 8 p.m. FILL 8 to 9 p.m. Rockin’ Blues Show - Sonny Boy Williams 9 to 10 p.m. Psychedelic - Jim
SATURDAY August 11th 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Story Hour - Simon 12 to 1 p.m. Youth Broadcast - Andy 1 to 3 p.m. Foxy and Folksy Hour - Andy Ladeau 3 to 4 p.m. Andrew Fearson Rangers salute the raising of the flags. 4 to 6 p.m. This is Nowhere - Neal 6 to 8 p.m. Dan Degroot 8 to 9 p.m. The Awkward Silence - Alex
SUNDAY August 12th 1 to 2 p.m. THe Cat’s Meow - Capri 2 to 3 p.m. The Cookshack - Georgia 3 to 4 p.m. Shelley O’Brien and Andrew O’Connor 4 to 5 p.m. Kerry’s Movie Show 5 to 6 p.m. The AJ Champagne Hour 6 to 8 p.m. Meat and Potatoes - Kit
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Pyramids look like they are triangles but they actually have four sides. Pyramids were built to house the bodies of Pharaohs and kings and princes and… even Queens and princesses! Pyramids have been found throughout the world, from Egypt (the most famous for its pyramids) to Spain, Mexico, and even North America. The Great Pyramid was the tallest structure on earth for 3,800 years.
It took 2.3 million limestone blocks, weighing 5.5 MILLION tons! Then you have to add the 8,000 tons of granite and over 500,000 tons of mortar you have a pyramid that weighs over 6 million tons.
There are four legs on a horse, a cat, a dog, a bear, a pig and even a squirrel! A frog has four legs, once it starts to grow them! Even a human or a bird has four "limbs".
There are four directions on a compass, North, South, East, and West. There is a North Pole and a South Pole but does anyone know where the East and West Poles are??????
It was once thought that the human body contained four "humours’". One of these humours is what is known as "black bile", and it is associated with Earth and autumn. People with a large supply are often despondent, sleepless, and irritable. Another humour is "yellow bile" and it is associated with Fire and summer, and these people are easily angered and basically bad tempered.
JUST FOR FUN People with a lot of phlegm, associated with winter and Water, are calm and unemotional. Finally there are the ones with "blood". These folks have the blessing of Air and spring and are the most courageous, hopeful, and amorous of Check out The Fantistic Four - us all.
Mechanized Maelstrom Game Can you guess which of the four elements is associated with each member of the The Fantastic Four consist of Mr. Fantastic Four? Fantastic, the Thing, the Invisible + Woman and the Human Torch. HEY KIDS! It is Ice cream season at the Midnight Sun! Send in your Your parents grew up with them. pictures or poems to win a FREE ice cream or other prizes! E-mail Lisa at [email protected] THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 P23 CLASSIFIEDS Kl o n d i k e Churches Support Mining For Sale Ou t r e a c h ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC Many Rivers: WATER LICENCE/LAND USE HOME FOR SALE: - CHURCH: PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR Counselling PLACER MINERS: Call Josée (5 Ful Jo b Bo a r d Corner of and support services for a.m. to 6 p.m.) at 867-993-5917. ly scribed 3 bedroom log 5th and King. Services: individuals, couples, families or email [email protected] home on 7 hec. on Pierre Open Positions: Sundays at 10:30 a.m., Sat. or group counselling. 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Highlands Gold Rush Campground. yk.ca/. tonne pickup box trailer with Dishwasher Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Irrigation has been supplying tail lights. Ready to move. miners since 1974. Call 1-800- Driver/Swamper AllST. welcome.PAUL’S AN PastorGLICAN Ian Meetings Thursdays, 8 p.m. DAWSONNEW PRICE CITY $1,400 PROPERTY O.B.O. Call 665-5909 or visit our website: 867-332-9975. Employment Support Worker Nyland,CHURCH 993-5507.: at Richard Martin Chapel 104 YUKON GOLD PLACER FOR SALE: www.thewaterpeople.com. Equipment Operator Church St.; Fridays at 1:30 CLAIMS FOR SALE: p.m. at Telehealth Dawson 4.9 acre secluded Heavy Duty Mechanic Corner of Front Hostess & Church St. Sunday Health Centre; Saturdays at 26 claims wooded lot with 3 room cabin and shed overlooking Dawson Housekeepers/Room Attendants Services at 10:30. 1st and 7 p.m. at the TH Community plus 1 mile lease on 2 rich gold Support Centre 1233 2nd Ave; streams. Testing indicates City and river from the West Interviewers 3rd Sundays: Morning Dawson side. NEW PRICE info 993-3734 or 5095. excellent gold values over 2 BUILDINGS IN CALLISON: Labourers Prayer. 2nd and 4th HousE sitter $155,000. Call 867-332-9975. Sundays: Holy Eucharist. House Sitter available: entire 26 claims and lease Labourers/Cleaners 5th Sunday: Informal. Rev. area. New road constructed Laundromat Clerk Used to be Ruby's restaurant. Laurie Munro, 993-5381 into claims. About 90% of - Nanny 16x55 dining room attached , at the Richard Martin Dependable, reliable, and entire area is virgin ground. Sales Clerk to 8x55 Atco (kitchen, fur Chapel, Tues - Thurs, 8:30 very handy (plumbing, Class B water licence included Sample Prep Workers nace, bathrooms, bedroom, - noon. electrical, etc...) mature male. [10 years]. Owner interested Servers MISSING bar, hotwater heater - 1500 Currently working as a tour in lease with additional 15% Stock Person CANON SLR CAMERA gal Water tank. Commercially driver/guide in Dawson. of gold recovered or to sell Truck Driver - wired. Buildings on beams/ Looking to “House Sit” this with additional 15% of gold Tutors : blocks, easy to separate. Must Positions with Closing Dates: coming winter. Looking for recovered for 4 years. Contact (Model EOS DIGITAL REB be moved by mid Sept. Best EL Xsi) was left outside a quiet place to further my owner Tom, cell: 208-351- 5576. offerBEAUTI 867-456-2055FUL HISTORICAL or 332- the Westmark Inn on July- studies and research, as well Looking to Buy Human Resources Assistant: August 3250.LOG HOME FOR SALE: 28. The pictures we had on as experience Dawson City LISA IS LOOKING FOR A 6 @ 4 under the lights. Available the card are of our honey MID-SIZED ATV: On Community Education Liaison sometime in September until moon. If we could at least- 7th & Princess. 3 bedroom. 1.5 Coordinator: August 13 @ 4 sometime April/May, flexible. have the SD card returned Klondike Sun And maybe bathroom. Wood & oil heat. Payroll & Benefits Administrator: Contact me so we can a trailer for it as well. Contact we would be happy. An Brand new hot water tank. August 13 @ 4 get together and chat at the at 993-6318. drew & Rhoda, 717 222- Brand new Washer & Dryer. Probation Officer: August 13 6208, arweaver@comcast. [email protected] Doesn't have to be new, just has to run! All appliances included. One Lands & Resources Officer Assessment net. 71 Cherry Hill Road, car garage with cement floor. Coordinator: August 14 @ 4 Richland, PA, 19567. Secure storage shed. Raised Human Resources Clerk: Aug 15 @ 4 garden bed. $239,500 O.B.O. Kid’s Time Childcare Program BUSINESS DIRECTORY Call 993-5206 Coordinator: Aug 15 Advertise your business and services with The Klondike Sun! Submit your business card at a Primary Health Care Nurse: August 15 Administrative Assistant: August 17 normal size of 2” x 3.5” -- $25.00 per issue and yearly billings can be arranged. Positions Out of Town:
ForMining more – various information, come into the Klondike Outreach office next ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ to the Territorial Agent/Liquor Joanne Rice, Notary Public Store. (853-Third Street). Phone: 867-993-2490 Joanne Rice Ho u r s Cell : 867-993-3678 Notary Public Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. [email protected] to 5 p.m. Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 • Income Tax Services: Personal or Business [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca Closed weekends and Stat Holidays • Event & Office Support Service • Payroll • • Resume’s • Small Business Accounting • • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll • Co n t a c t In f o Ph o n e : 993-5176 Fa x : 993-6947 We b s i t e : www.klondikeoutreach.com E-m a i l : [email protected] This could be your business¨¡ Ŷcard!¨¤¡¨£ ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ Joanne Rice Joanne Rice Notary Public Notary Public Illustration by Aubyn O'Grady Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll • • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll •
¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ Joanne Rice Joanne Rice Notary Public Notary Public Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll • • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll •
¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ Joanne Rice Joanne Rice Notary Public Notary Public Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll • • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll •
¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ Joanne Rice Joanne Rice Notary Public Notary Public Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll • • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll • P24 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN
P.O. Box 308 (1336 Front Street), Dawson City, Yukon Y0B 1G0 Tel: (867) 993-7400 ~ Fax: (867) 993-7434P.O BOX 308, DAWSON CITY, YUKON Y0B 1G0 NEW WEBSITE: www.cityofdawson.ca (updated regularly) PH: (867) 993-7400, FAX: (867) 993-7434
ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT
BYLAW #12-21 BEING THE ZONING AND HERTIAGE MANAGEMENT BYLAW AMENDMENT NO. 6 WAS GIVEN FIRST READING
This is a bylaw to amend the Zoning and Heritage Management Bylaw #09-03
The amendment is to allow for more residential accommodation within Downtown Dawson City’s Commercial Core: 1) Part IV – Zoning Districts, CC – Core Commercial (5) is hereby amended from:
“Residential uses shall only be permitted above the first story of a mixed-use building.” to: “Residential uses are permitted, but a commercial front must be maintained where commercial fronts currently exist and where residential entrances are located in alleys, heritage streetscape regulations will apply to the alley frontage”
Any person who wishes to be heard in favour of, or against, the bylaw may be heard in person, or by agent, as a delegate to a public hearing at the Council meeting on the 8th of August, 2012. All written submissions must be submitted to the Development Officer, 1336 Front St, (City Hall), or by email to [email protected], no later than 12:00 p.m., the 3rd of August, 2012.
Copies of the bylaw are available for review at www.cityofdawson.ca, and at the City Office. For further information please contact Micah Olesh, Development Officer at 993-7400. PUBLIC HEARING th WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 , 7:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, P.O BOX 308, DAWSON CITY, YUKON Y0B 1G0 CITYPH: HALL, (867) 993-7400, 1336 FAX: (867)FRONT 993-7434 ST DAWSON CITY
NEW OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN
BYLAW #12-23 being the Bylaw to Adopt a New Official Community Plan
Bylaw #12-23 received a first reading to adopt the new Official Community Plan for the municipality of the Town of thedawson City of Dawson city. – heart of the klondike
Any person who wishes to be heard in favour of, or against, the bylaw may be heard in person, or by agent, as a delegate to a public hearing at the Council meeting on the 10th of September, 2012. All written submissions must be submitted to the Development Officer, 1336 Front St, (City Hall), or by e-mail to [email protected], no later than 12:00 p.m., the 5th of September, 2012.
Full copies of bylaw #12-23, the present Official Community Plan, amendments, maps and other documentation are available for review at www.cityofdawson.ca, and at the City Office. For further information please contact Micah Olesh, Development Officer at 993-7400.
PUBLIC HEARING Monday the 10th of September at 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL, 1336 FRONT ST DAWSON CITY
dawson city – heart of the klondike