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Watch out for the tourists. They love to LOOK at our boardwalks, KLONDIKE not use them. SUN AYC & Gold Show: two busy weekends in a row
Tourist season brings unfamiliar faces to the shops along Front Street. Our visitors are still slightly bundled in the slight chill that overtook us after three weeks of fine early summer weather. Photo by Dan Davidson. in this
Issue Max’s has a great 28th Gold Show 3 A road report 4 Potoroka is AYC President 6 The weekend was blessed with This uffish rant makes the news. Rural communities dominate selection of postcards good weather. AYC Exec. and northern art cards!
What to see and do in Dawson! 2 Dawson filmmakers get grants 8 Off-roading in Sierra Leone 12 Clara's Big Ride 20 Say "hi" to Hannah 5 Landfill Fire 9 TV Guide 14-18 Business Directory & Job Board 23 AYC reports 6, 7, 11 & 13 KVA Website renewed 10 Forty Mile Gold is golden 19 City notices 24 P2 WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN What to SEE and DO in dawson now:
Dawson City Community Library library hours This free public service helps our readers find their way through the many activities all over town. Any small happening may need preparation and : Monday to Friday, noon to 6:30 p.m. Closed Saturday planning, so let us know in good time! To join this listing contact the office at Conservationand Sunday. Klondike Society [email protected]. Events Depot Hours YOOP! there it is: : Sat, Sun, Mon: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of refundables Saturday, May 31 at 7 p.m. The third edition of CFYT Dawsonmay be left on City the deck Recreation during off hours. Department Info: 993-6666. Radio Station's fundraiser Rock n' Roll Show featuring: Dredge Pond Swans, Whoa Bear, Driftwood Holly, The Free Will Brigade, and Three Chords and the Truth! Cheap beer, great live music, and fun times in the name of community radio! Hosted at the YOOP Hall, Corner of 2nd Avenue and King Street. $5 at Get the Rec & Leisure Newsletter & stay up to date. Website: www.cityofdawson. the door, licensed, all-ages event (minors must be accompanied by a parent or Theca. Facebook: Westminster "City of Dawson Hotel Recreation". Contact us at 993-2353. Meetingsguardian). Fridays in the lounge: IODE DAWSON CITY: BOTH SIDES: 6-9 p.m. our Friday Happy Hour Music Series, fea- tures a variety of local musicians, changing every week. 11 p.m. Pit House Band. Meet first Tuesday each month at home of Joyce Caley Onesie Wednesday - happy hour all day, all night when you sport Royaat 7:30l p.m.Canad Fori infoan Lcallegi Myrnaon Br Butterworth,anch #1: 993-5353, Joyce Caley, 993-5424. Recess for summer July-Oct. yourChamber favourite unionof Commerce suit! Smallie Sunday - happy hour small drafts open to close. Meet first Thursday each month at Chamber Meetings: PiLegiononeer Hall W (3rdome andn o fKing the St.) Yuk aton 7:30: p.m. Contacts Helen Bowie, 993-5526, Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Regular meetings on the second Wednesday of each monthTown at Council the Downtown Hotel. Meet third Thursday each month at 7:30 p.m. at YOOP Hall. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Recess for summer Council Meetings: June, July and Aug. Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Council IN THE CONFLUENCE GALLERY: The Klondike Painters Group: Chambers. Public invited to ask Council questions during the question period, Cwhichommittee takes place of the towards who thele endmeeti of eachngs: meeting. Meetings are also aired on Channel 12. IN the odd Gallery: Sarah Crawley Absent Presence: May 22 - June 15. Council will be holding Committee May 22 - June Dawsonof the Whole City meetings Museum as posted at the posted office. Pi27.ano Winnipeg with artist Barnac Sarahle Crawley Bob: presents a large scale photographic installa- tion of analogue photographs made during a winter residency in Dawson City. Summer hours:
The Good Times Choir withJune Noo 2s a- !:July 21. Mondays. 3:30- 6 p.m. 8 Les- Parks CanadaOpen daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. sons. $138. Klondike National historic Sites programming: Musical selection varying from blue- Dgrassarkr tooo classicm Clu rockb wtoith jazz. R Tuesdays,ebekah MMayiller: 6 to June 24. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at KIAC Walking tours, pho- Ballroom. $31.50 (includes GST) Ages: 19+. tographyMiscellaneous exhibits, self-guided programs. See the Visitor's Centre for details. Mondays, 6-9 p.m. $10 drop-in. zumba: Upstairs in the back room at KIAC. Includes use of chemicals and equipment YOandG assistanceA With A ifnna required. Claxt *Paperon: available for purchase. For more info, contact Fun, Latin-inspired fitness program for all ages and abilities! All sum- Rebekah at [email protected]. mer long at the TH Hall. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Drop in or Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 6:30-7:50 a.m. purchase a 10-pass punch card. $10Hath dropa yo ing ora 10with class j oannprepaide vcardan nofor str$80.and Wednesday: lunch hour, 12:10 - 12:50 p.m. $5, or 10 class prepaid card for $4. Held in the KIAC Ballroom. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-7SOVA p.m. E-mail [email protected] 24 hours in advance. ADMin Office Hours
Library Hours : Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Starting May 1: Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Art Supply Store Hours : CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER. : Monday to Thursday, 9-1 p.m. or by appointment. See Administrative Office for details. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 P3 28th Gold Show basked in Klondike spring weather
Story & Photos by Dan Davidson Randy Clarkson (of the KPMA), the founders of the Gold Show Anne Lewis (“Yukon Women nearly three decades ago. th in Mining”), and Isaac Fage In her welcome Dawson The 28 annual Dawson (of GroundTruth Exploration Chamber of Commerce City International Gold Show on the use of aerial drones for president Carla Mather managed to build on the surveying). noted, “The Gold Show brings success of last year’s event. The Later that day the Klondike together all the businesses number of exhibitor booths Placer Miners Association that benefit from mining. Here inside the Art and Margaret (KPMA) held its spring we have a chance to make Fry Arena increased to 62, with meeting. connections and find new ways a meeting tent at the rear and On Saturday delegates of contributing to Yukon’s an exhibit for Yukon College’s heard from Premier Pasloski, economy.” Welding Training course at the Minister Scott Kent, Kaminak’s It’s still doing that, 28 years rear. Eira Thomas, MP Ryan later. Inside was the usual Leef, Victoria Gold’s John All of the presentations at the assortment of government McConnell and Northern PG were uniform in expressing and industry representatives, Vision Development’s Richard their optimism about the real estate brokers, Thompson. continuing future of mining, Paula Hassard and a number of volunteers explained the quest for telecommunications ON Friday evening there especially gold mining, in the World Heritage Status. specialists, refiners, fuel was a special tribute event to territory. companies, etc. honour the late Bill Bowie of There were booths from Arctic Inland Resources, one of Yukon Heritage, and the Klondike/Tr'ondëk World Heritage project, as well as Klondike National Historic Sites, the three major mine exploration projects and a few smaller ones, as well as Air North. th Toys for the aspiring miner. Outside on 4 Avenue there was an assortment of heavy and other industrial and recreational equipment Parks Canada invited people to spin the wheel and on display. It spilled into the answer a question. parking lot beside the arena, where the usual assortment of bedding and hanging plants could be found waiting to turn Dawson into a summer floral display. Down at the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Community Hall Golden Predator had two update sessions regarding progress at the Brewery Creek Mine site. Presentations on Friday The Yukon Heritage Resources Unit made no bones about its morning at the Palace Grand Yukon Gardens and Vogt Enterprises did a brisk, blooming business. Theatre included speeches interest in mining. by Mayor Wayne Potoroka, Subscribe to the THE KLONDIKE SUN In-store Tel: Specials & 993-6567 Subscription & Renewal Form Klondike Fresh Coffee Fax: every day! 993-5973 Name: Address: European cheeses and organic foods City: Province/ State: Our Specialties Postal/ Zip Code: Country:
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The report didn’t hold out I paid more attention to the to about my observations have There’s a lot of work that would much hope that the current other side of the road, because told me they see it that way need to be done to improve it. amount of traffic on the When the Yukon’s MP, I knew I would be hauling our too, and that it appears as if the The report suggested that it highway would justify that Ryan Leef, decided he had to travel trailer home on May 5, Highways Dept. is counting on could cost up to $100 million kind of expense. include a line about the “truck and it looked very much to me the traffic flow to push the stuff to bring the Klondike Highway So it’s likely that we’ll hear swallowing potholes” on the as if the northbound lane was into the potholes. north of Carmacks up to the quite a few more jokes before road to Dawson in his address worse than the southbound. I dare say it’s not working. same standard as the roughly any serious improvements are at the Gold Show last weekend I There are patches where the Are the powers that be aware 180 km south to Whitehorse. made. knew it was time to tackle this BST seems to have simply worn of the problem? Well, all the subject again. away. There are potholes, some folks who have driven the road The highway north of of them deep and sharp edged. in the last two weeks certainly Carmacks is, by my reckoning, Then there are frost heaves. are, because they kept referring in the worst shape I’ve seen it These are deceptive and if to it in their presentations. in since we moved here from you hit three of them in a row Beyond that, the Roads Faro in 1985, and that’s saying at speed number three will section of the Yukon Chamber something, because at that time probably see you airborne for a of Commerce’s Transportation most of it was still gravel and few seconds. public briefing here back on they were just getting around I don’t know if the situation April 4 of this year made no to the first application of BST could be improved by different bones about the need to spend (or chip seal) surfacing. repair methods, but I’ve had many millions to upgrade the It is so bad at the moment that people who know more about road from Carmacks to the These bump signs generally warn of frost heaves or places it was the running (or perhaps this stuff than I do tell me Klondike. where the road has sunk down a bit. They’re not rough, but driving) joke in just about every that the cold patch repairs Not trusting to memory, I they’re bouncy. lengthy address by anyone who that you’ll see the crews doing drove the road south as far had driven the road to come regularly aren’t working well. as Tintina Trench rest stop There are a lot of these matched potholes on both sides, so to town for the Association of I’m told they basically shovel today, having drafted most of you can’t even dodge them. Yukon Communities’ meetings some compound into the this column yesterday. From two weekends back. potholes and trenches (yes, Dawson to the Dempster Even the Premier, when sometimes they run right Corner it’s not too bad – some he got to the point where he across the road) and really heaves and rough patches, but was summing up forthcoming don’t do a great deal to tamp not constantly. From there to Yukon government projects, it down and level it with the the rest stop there’s a lot that stopped after he said that existing road. needs doing and the seasoned Klondike Highway upgrades From what I can see, it Pelly residents who drove in to were due. He had to wait for the appears that they ought to run church at St. Paul’s this morning laughter to settle down. some sort of roller over it to described the road past there “I might as well stop – I knew press it into place, but it doesn’t are dreadful. somebody was going to say appear that they do. The The Klondike Highway has something,” he said before he patching mixture looks loose been restructured as far as continued. in the affected areas, and often Carmacks, the report said, but When I drove to the city on seems to mound up out of the beyond that it is still BST and April 23 I noted quite a few pothole, inverting the problem. still at the point where it needs Wepotholes want and to loosely hear patched from you! road haul restrictions in the The Klondike Sun is produced bi-monthly. It is published by The Literary Society of the Klondike, a non- profit organization. Letters to the editor, submissions and reports may be edited for brevity, clarity, good taste (as defined by community standards), racism, sexism, and legal considerations.We welcome submis- sions from our readership. However, it should be understood that the opinions expressed herein may not always reflect those of the publishers and producers of the Klondike Sun. 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Dawson community and Yukon Territory members, neighbours, co-workers, friends, emergency responders – fire, police, ambu- lance – medical, nursing, social services, Women’s Shelter, BBQ & car wash supporters, Community Fire Department meeting at- tendees, miners. You are impressive, outstanding human beings. For your assistance, we thank you. It has been overwhelming. Indebted forever, our family to you. May your lives be blessed. WithGail Watson gratitude R eadand andhugs, Doug Read, Chad, Riley, Cal (our sons), Ranger and Geronimo (our dog and cat)
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We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who generously donated items, food, By Hannah Eden gift certificates, money or time to Gail and Family history of photojournalism, learning how to use in their time of need. my camera and studying other people’s work. After six airplane journeys, eight in-flight Soon, I gained an interest in multimedia and Thank you to the many businesses that made meals, twelve passport security checks and 6574 started filming short news videos of various dif- this event possible: km crossed, I have finally arrived in Dawson ferent events around Belleville. I rapidly grew to River West Bistro City, Yukon. And what a wonderful place it is! love the idea of visual storytelling more than I Cheechako’s Bakery I have dreamt of traveling to the Yukon since I had originally anticipated and in January 2014, I Raven’s Nook was a young girl. My mother is Canadian and my made the decision to book my “golden” ticket to father is British and having been raised “across Dawson City Hardware the Yukon! the pond” in England, I have always dreamt of I had heard so much about the community in Dancing Moose living near mountains and wildlife and experi- Dawson, its people and its landscape, and I made Jimmy’s Place encing Canadian culture. the decision to do documentary work. It wasn’t Bonanza Market Following this dream, I moved to Canada in until April 2014 when I heard that the Klondike GP Distributing April 2013 and have been living and working Sun was opening their doors to a new summer in- General Store in Toronto. I started pursuing my goal of being tern, and within two days of landing on Dawson a Photojournalist when I moved to Belleville, soil, here I am as The Klondike Sun’s new friendly Ray of Sunshine Ontario in September 2013 to start my two face! Gammie Trucking year Photojournalism diploma at Loyalist Col- Dawson City has always been a far away place HAN Construction lege. Walking through the “halls of the greats”, I that I imagined myself being a part of - a small Gold Nugget and Ivory hoped to one day work anywhere where I could community of friendly local faces - and now that Wild & Wooly document people’s lives. My greatest dream is I am here, I realize that this in indeed a very ‘big’ probably the smallest to most people; to tell the Zorro’s Cantina community of kind hearts and good fun. So at the whole truth about a person, to have a unique grand old age of 20, I look forward to a summer Dominion Shell look into their lives is an honour and a privilege. of stories. Hello Dawson, thank you for having me Jr. Rangers So began eight months of lectures about the stay! Passion Parties & Tupperware Consultant, Sherry Masters More Gold Show - outside and in Klondike Valley Fire Department Dawson City Fire Department Downtown Hotel Triple J Hotel Maximilian's Gold Rush Emporium And everyone else who showed up to make the day a success. Thank you so much.
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E-mail us at [email protected] P6 WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN AYC resolutions urge action on a number of territorial issues
Story & Photo by Dan Davidson the membership resolved brought up to full strength, was to “engage with the Yukon that “the Ministers responsible Government, Yukon business for ensuring Essential Services Issues discussed and voted community, and stakeholder Staffing in the communities on at the Sunday morning AGM groups to review and expand be aware of the problems that of the Association of Yukon the range of materials under occur, including issues caused Communities ran the gamut the Beverage Container by turnover of staff, and as from highway brushing to Regulations in a timely fashion.” a result the Ministers work government decentralization, Solid Waste Disposal is toward finding permanent banking, and provision of 911 a major issue for all the solutions to address these service outside the capital city. communities and some time staffing issues.” Brushing of the highway and was spent tweaking a resolution Community banking powerline rights of way was the with the intent of adding oil services in most of the rural first issue of the morning, and and special waste related to communities are provided on dealt with both sightlines for hydrocarbon products to the a contract basis with the TD safe driving and the prevention list of Designated Materials. Bank. Lately the branches have The AYC business meeting was held at the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in of power interruptions from Connected to this one was been insisting that a person Community Hall. falling trees. a resolution on Extended must have an account there in
The government and the Producer Responsibility, which order to access services, and power companies were urged would move things towards that signing authorities for a to “coordinate their brushing more of a user-pay system variety of organizations can ventures in utility provision, the observation that while this activities to ensure better use for financing the disposal of only be arranged or altered by such as hydro electricity or is not yet the real thing, it is of resources and adequate such wastes. At this stage, having all the signatories make some other service. much closer to the 911 number brushing to address safety and the resolution calls for a the changes at the Whitehorse Similarly the resolution that is in the heads of most visibility concerns.” collaborative process to draft, branch office. There have on Municipal Franchise Canadian citizens these days There was a lengthy develop and implement such a even been reports of branches Agreements might allow a and much less confusing than discussion of a request that scheme in a timely fashion.” refusing to accept cash town to “enter into franchise the combination of 2222, 3333, the government should The process whereby rural payments for various utility agreements with private or 4444, and 5555 numbers that communicate “regularly with communities have their bills. public sectors” in order to have to be combined with the communities on the needs property assessments done The Community Banking generate revenue for the town. local area 3 digit prefix before and opportunities within each is found to be confusing and resolution resolves that “the Near the end of the day they will work. community to discuss positions inconsistent, and changes AYC requests that the Minister a resolution from the floor The resolution read, “AYC that would be better suited to the property tax roll have responsible for the community referred to the government’s supports YG’s bid to enable to be delivered within these not shown any advantage for banking agreement works intention to introduce an Northwestel to provide an communities.” communities. towards ensuring that the interim 911 emergency number interim 911 system in Yukon It was noted in the discussion The resolution on this services agreed to within the prior to moving towards full communities, and notes the that the natural tendency of issue “strongly urges that the contract are being fully met 911 service. urgency of having a permanent bureaucracy to consolidate Minister of Community Services and are reasonable for all of The interim system would 911 solution in place as soon as and control frequently gets in ensures good communication rural Yukon.” allow Yukoners outside 911 possible.” the way of its actual purpose, and cooperation between the Two requests from the Town range — anywhere beyond The final resolution of the day which is to provide service. The Property and Assessment of Watson Lake grew out of the Whitehorse area — to dial was moved and voted quickly resolution was entitled Rural department with municipalities items in the Watson Lake 911 from a landline and choose and went back to the question Employment Stability. when dealing with properties Challenges Report and dealt from “autoselect options.” of solid waste. Some of the communities in Municipal Boundaries and with business opportunities Residents could dial 1 for police, “That the AYC take the lead in are not content with the cost changes to the tax roll.” that a town might want to 2 for fire and 3 for ambulance, solid waste issues by working of the health insurance plans Delegates were in substantial consider. connecting them with local with Community Services, offered to their employees and agreement that the provision The resolution regarding responders. and other communities in so AYC itself was instructed of essential services in the Municipal Exemptions to the There was much back and developing community specific to “explore other options for communities suffers from too Yukon Utilities Act might allow forth on this, concluding with plans.” group benefits, such as joining high and too rapid a turnover of municipalities to take on some the Government of Yukon group necessary personnel, especially benefits plan.” at the RCMP detachments and While happy to learn during nursing stations. the Minister’s Round Table on The resolution submitted by Potoroka to lead AYC for the coming year Friday that expanded Beverage the Village of Carmacks, which Container Regulations for recently waited two years for Story & Photo recycling were in the works, the local detachment to be by Dan Davidson Summer Hours:
Breakfast & Lunch It wasn’t a hard fought 6:00 AM - 1:30 PM election, but Mayor Wayne Potoroka of Dawson beat 7 Days a Week Coun. John Streicker of Whitehorse for the presidency Dinner of the Association of Yukon 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Communities at the May 11. Wednesday - Sunday Potoroka has been acting in the position for some months due to the ill health of Elaine Wyatt of Carmacks. Both men gave short speeches indicating Great New their enthusiasm for the organization and their respect Betty Irwin, Diana Rogerson, Wayne Potoroka, Gord Curran. Menu! for each other, but Potoroka did by Chef Jimmy have the edge due to his time acting in the office. continue serving from where Whitehorse won over Coun. he was for the time being. Tara Wheeler of Carmacks. Streicker could have There werend two candidates The final position is that Located in the Downtown Hotel challenged Coun. Gord Curranst Second Ave & Queen St • (867) 993-5346 of Teslin for the post of 1 for the 2 VP position and of VP at Large, and it went vice-president, but chose not veteran executive member uncontested to Coun. Diana to, saying he was content to Coun. Betty Irwin of Rogerson of Faro. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 P7 Premier ducks being seen with protestors in Dawson Story & Photo By Dan Davidson
Protests are not the normal sort of thing at meetings of the Association of Yukon Communities, but this year’s gathering did see sporadic appearances by people protesting one of two issues related to resource extraction and land management. Glenda Bolt and Jim Taggart could be seen protesting the Yukon government’s decision to rebuild the Dome Road for what they see as being for the benefit of the owner of the Slinky Mine. They were joined at various times by Wanda Roe and Suzanne Guimond, protesting the government’s decision to write its own version of the Peel Watershed Management Plan. Both protests gathered some interest from delegates at the meetings, but had little visible impact on the person they most wanted to reach, Premier Darryl Pasloski. Bolt did manage to engage Pasloski briefly, but the canny Premier ducked into the doorway at the Palace Grand whenever there was a camera that might capture the exchange. NDP Leader Liz Hanson, MLA Kevin Barr and Nacho Nyak Liz Hanson, Ed Champion and Kevin Barr, with Suzanne Guimond, Glenda Bolt and Jim Taggart. Dun Chief Ed Champion did join the combined group for a photo opportunity. Liberal Leader Silver said he came to AYC to listen Story & Photo by Dan Davidson leaves something to Silver indicated that he might have raised, but that be desired in my view. workable solutions need to be he was attending this meeting “ M u n i c i p a l found to the issue of how First more to listen than to talk and Not to be outdone by NDP governments often Nations land within municipal he looked forward to hearing Leader Liz Hanson, who had end up in the middle boundaries can be leveraged what things delegates might one of her colleagues with of these situations so that needed housing can be want to tell him. her, Liberal Leader Sandy without having the constructed. Silver began his address to authority to get Silver closed by noting that the Association of Yukon the results they there were many other issues Communities convention by want. The power noting that he had brought his to make decisions entire caucus to the meeting. often lies with other Of course, he is the only governments, yet elected Liberal in the Liberal leader Sandy Silver addressed it is the municipal legislature, but the joke got a the AYC convention at the Palace Grand level which ends up good laugh from the audience. Theatre. being the ones held “To the mayors and to to This account issue foris theof the councillors, thank you decisions.” for agreeing to serve in the “I bought a new camper and capacities that you do,” he said. particular concern in Dawson my goal this summer is to get “We all know that you don’t do due to the presence of the Slinky out to the other communities it for the money. It’s because of Mine near country residential as much as possible, and to your concern for the well being lots on the Dome and Mary meet with the municipalities of your communities and your McLeod Roads. In fact, a small and local leaders in those desire to improve the towns demonstration regarding the communities. I’m looking that you live in. current plans for that mining forward to that. “There is no government that claim was staged outside the “As someone who has lived is closer to the people than the Palace Grand that very day. in rural Yukon for the last 15 municipalities. Constituents Sliver also brought up his years I can certainly identify often approach me with continuing quest to bring 911 with those of you who are living municipal issues and I can’t tell service to the entire territory, a in the communities.” you how important it is to have topic accentuated by the failed Solid Waste disposal and a good rapport with different attempts of residents to use recycling is, he said, an issue levels of government, I am that emergency number during that has emerged as a huge one so honoured to have a good a fire in Dawson on May 6. in discussions he has had with rapport with Mayor Potoroka “This issue wouldn’t even community leaders. He pointed and his councillors, and keeping be on the table if it wasn’t for to the collaboration between those lines of communication Fire Chief Jim Regimbal here the City of Dawson and the open allows both of us to do our in Dawson City. With the early NGO Conservation Klondike jobs a lot more efficiently.” morning fire here in Dawson Society as one model that has Silver noted that the limited this week … the response was had some success – though far tax bases of the towns and the delayed due to the lack of 911. from complete – in dealing with city can make it difficult to “This is an issue for local some of the issues. fund all the essential services people and visitors alike. Many “One of the other issues that need to be funded and that visitors take it for granted that which municipal governments the support of the senior levels 911 is in place and only realize continue to struggle with is that of government is crucial to the that it’s not when it’s too late.” of mining claims and mining success of local governments. He urged the delegates to within municipal boundaries,” He announced that he expects make it clear to the government Silver said. “The current to be on the road quite a bit this just how they would like to see approach of addressing the summer. this service rolled out. issue on a case by case situation P8 WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN Member of Parliament Ryan Leef is keen on mining innovations to balance conservation and extraction
Story & Photo by Dan Davidson road this year, Hopefully we’ll “(These) are fantastic and get those fixed up and you’ll the jobs and the opportunity bring your equipment in well.” that resource development Member of Parliament Reflecting on the history of brings are important for our Ryan Leef, who spent his placer mining, Leef said that region and important for the early boyhood growing up the one thing that needed to be territory.” in Dawson City, was the last remembered “was the legacy Leef noted that the federal Yukon politician to step up that was left for us and the government has supported to the podium at the recent responsibility that was left for the creation of the Centre for Dawson City International us by the people that forged Northern Innovation in Mining Gold Show. their way into the Klondike. at Yukon College, including “Getting back to Dawson “When I say responsibility the mobile welding classroom every year for me is a great I think that we were tasked that has been in Dawson experience,” Leef said. “I grew with the opportunity to do this winter and spring. up in this community, went to better … and to do better Leef noted that this facility school here and the drive up as we heard from (various and the mobile equipment to Dawson always gives me speakers) is to create higher training simulators have an opportunity, and I never yields but leave a smaller been effective in getting leading now as a global level, but utilizing our skills, miss, to reflect back on what footprint, to have community training opportunities out innovator in technology and knowledge and experience brought everybody to Dawson engagement, the opportunity to the communities instead in expertise that we’re able and export that to other in the first place. to provide benefits to the of everyone having to go to to export. So the technical markets in the world, that’s a “As you travel along the local region. Whitehorse for training. knowledge, the innovation great opportunity for us.” Yukon River you think of the Leef said that 2012’s “In 2014, in this last budget, development, the skills He said he was impressed hardships an the challenges Resource Revenue Sharing we were able to announce and expertise in mining by the innovations that he saw and the effort people made Agreement between Canada a student loan program and working in some of the while wandering the arena on to get here in 1898. It’s a and the Yukon was an for the Red Seal trades. harshest climates on the the first day of the Gold Show. remarkable reflection. example of doing better. That’s an important step to planet certainly could create Leef did not have a “Yesterday’s journey He also felt that the Impact finally signify that people a leadership role for Canada, constituency booth or up here was maybe as Benefit Agreements that are in trades programs and not just to benefit what we’re meeting time while attending challenging as the journey in being signed between mining those endeavors and those able to do here on the local the Gold Show. 1898. There were a few truck companies and Yukon First educational efforts are as Two Dawson film makers swallowing potholes on the Nations are another example. important as pursuing and seeking out an academic receive grants educational degree. “I think as we move forward in this territory and we provide Red Seal WHITEHORSE (May 13, 2014) - Seven Yukon producers and opportunities where we directors are sharing $40,000 in financial assistance from the currently have capacity Yukon Filmmakers Fund. shortages that student loan “By helping Yukoners develop projects for broadcast program is going to be very or commercial release, the Filmmakers Fund encourages helpful for Yukoners looking diversification of the Yukon economy via the territory’s growing for particular opportunities film industry,” Minister of Economic Development Currie Dixon in the resource extraction said. Fortymile Comeback Trail field.” Among the recipients is Nah Ho Productions, operated by Allan On the other side of the Code, which will produce . The film development/protection looks at the Fortymile caribou herd which, after a long period of equation, Leef cited that decline, is recovering and returning to its former Yukon range. week’s announcement by “This is a good news story at a time when most environmental Prime Minister Harper of the news is bad, and it shows that the environment can be restored, National Conservation Plan. at least in part, by sustained efforts,” Code said. “What makes “(This will) connect this film so exciting is that it is one of the very first of its size Canadians with restoration of made entirely in the Yukon, to air in the Yukon, and with Yukon resources.” Assisting Yukon film and video professionals in developing land and water and make sure Miss Sauer Productions producer/director Moira Sauer will careers and businesses. Next application deadline: that Canadians are better Northern Gothic: A Trilogy shoot the final installment of the black-and-white silent series connected with nature.” The Hunt . A tale of a mermaid hunt in the frozen June 2, 4:00 p.m. Leef added that the North, is Sauer’s most ambitious project to date, Applications can be picked up from the Yukon Film & Sound comments made by earlier involving extensive puppetry, underwater shooting and more speakers about new methods Commission office at 101 Elliott Street or online at than 30 cast and crew. www.reelyukon.com. Completed applications can be of exploration and extraction “Yukon is stunning in how raw and untouchedThe it is, Hunt and I hope dropped off at our office or mailed to: would better allow industry that comes through in the film,” Sauer said. “There’s an element and government to deal with Yukon Film & Sound Commission of the fantastical throughout the trilogy and takes “resource extraction in a it further and into new challenges filming and working with Box 2703 (F-3), Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 more responsible manner, so Phone: 667-5400, Toll Free: 1-867-661-0408, ext. 5400 materials underwater.”From EH to ZED. we don’t end up in an either/ Dan Sokolowski will receive $3,260 for Post-production work Email: [email protected], Web: www.reelyukon.com or discussion. Resource on his film A Not so Typical Immigrant’s extraction and care and StoryRed Snapper Films Limited (Lulu Keating) will receive $8,000 concern for our natural for its Documentary production environment are not mutually exclusive. Yukon Filmmakers Fund grants are awarded twice each year “Canada,” he said, speaking with application deadlines on June 1 and December 1. from his role on the Natural Learn more: Visit the Yukon Film & Sound Commission website Resource Committee, “is for funding information. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 P9 Mother Nature lights up the Landfill
Stoty & Photo by Dan Davidson few that made their way into the burn pit through the air circulation vent at The fire at the Quigley the bottom of the barrel, Landfill on the evening igniting some dry branches of May 13 was another in the pit. example of the need for Sparks drifted across the simple, basic 911 service access lane into another in the Klondike. pile of waste brush and lit Landfill attendant that. Francis Poulin had About this time Poulin checked with Wildland realized what was Fire Management before happening and started to firing up the huge “burn call for help – but couldn’t call while attending a to assist, in case more was actually creeping barrel” container that recall the complicated fire meeting of city council, water was needed at the toward some propane night and had actually alert number: 993-2222. where he had addressed site. bottles. They were able to finished the procedure So he called someone the 911 issue during “It was good that the get those bottles cooled when the terrific wind who knew fire chief Jim question period. The fire department was down and get the fire out, that had already swept Regimbal, got his persnal department was mobilized quick getting out there,” between our department, through town reached the cell phone number, and immediately and the chief Regimbal said the next Klondike Valley and the landfill site. It stirred up called him on that. called on Klondike Valley day, “because the fire assistance of Francis with the ashesSummer and enlivened a workersRegimbal got are the welcomed by Dawson’s churchesthe backhoe.”
Story & Photos by Dan Davidson out where to go. to look after the less environment dept. (on thank-yous and lots of Aside from the churches, fortunate and welcome being bear aware) and willing hands to help with the local grocery stores strangers, but it also volunteer recruitment the clean up when the also pitch in to make sure assumes that if an entire pitches by a number of meal’s over. Fifty newcomers to that new employees, who month has gone by and organizations are also town – summer workers, may be short on cash after folks are still not able to features of these weekly mostly, enjoyed a hot meal getting here, get at least fend for themselves, it sessions. and a couple of community one hot meal during their might be time to move on. The evenings feature lots information talks at the first weeks. Information sessions of warm smiles, grateful Dawson Community The philosophy behind with the local hospital, Gospel Chapel for the Subscribe to The Klondike Sun! the meals is a working the town’s bylaw officer, third session of the month out of Christ’s command the RCMP, the territorial Only $44 per year! long Tuesday Transient { (visit klondikesun.com for details) } Dinners. That number was up from 36 the week before and a mere dozen during the first week in May. For those earlier weeks the ferry was not yet in the water, and that always seems to bring an increase in numbers. The dinners are provided in rotation by the Gospel Chapel, St. Paul’s Anglican Church and St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with all the churches pitching in to provide the fourth meal. Some people who were returning summer workers – or summerdoughs – were a little confused this year since this dinner has usually been held at St. Mary’s, but they reported that they spotted the sign on the door and figured P10 WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN Refreshed DawsonCity.ca launched to kick- off summer season Press Release
and trip finalization, by Robitaille says: “The site also including imagery-rich and has an awesome interactive The Klondike Visitors engaging content to meet the events calendar. Not only Association (KVA) has interests and needs of our does the page show all the launched its refreshed targeted visitors. upcoming events, but the dawsoncity.ca website, just in The website project was calendar entries are also time for the summer tourism initiated in 2013, with the actually created by the season. financial support of CANNOR event organizers in order to In the words of KVA’s and carried-out by KVA’s provide the most up-to-date Marketing and Events marketing unit and the digital and accurate information. Committee Chair, Evelyn services team at Outside the Planning a Dawson adventure Pollock: “As the primary Cube. ju s t got e a s ier a nd be t t er! ” source of information for The list of new and While big changes have visitors, we need a website attractive features includes already been made, KVA that is as vibrant, exciting, a ‘Sun Tracker’ tool that acknowledges that this is and welcoming as the Dawson measures the hours of an ongoing project that will City community itself.” daylight in the region and continue to evolve in order The refreshed website a ‘My Favourites’ section to ensure the content stays contains a variety of user- where visitors can compile a fresh and relevant. friendly features and presents personal itinerary that they For more information, a bright and consistent ‘look can then download and share please contact Paul and feel’ that aligns itself on a variety of social media Robitaille or Justine Hobbs with KVA’s marketing brand. platforms. at 867.993.5575 or kva@ It was built to encourage As KVA’s Marketing dawson.net. Manydetailed itinerary things planning tiltand Eventsthis Manager, teenager’s Paul world Tilt BOOKENDS With Mom there has Not that he doesn’t love his by Dan Davidson been a succession of failed mom. There’s a rather sweet { } By Alan Cumyn relationships since then, and conversation that they have each of them has tilted Stan’s about halfway into the book Groundwood Books Montego Bay – or is all of this world a little. The current and no son who didn’t love his completely out to lunch? 271 pages one, with Gary, seems to be mother would have been able What does Ron want? How working out, and he’s not at to stick around for the whole $12.95 does Stan feel about Feldon? all sure how he feels about thing. How does Lilly feel about him? There comes a time in the that. What’s been rocking Stan’s What scenes will develop life of a young person when It’s been five years since world the most lately is the when Gary and Ron are at the the whole world seems to tilt. he has had to worry about new girl, Janine Igwash. She’s house at the same time? There may be many such times, a permanent other male constantly on his mind and As it turns out Gary seems in fact. For Stan Dart the first presence, and he’s kind of got when she asks him to go to to improve by comparison one was when his father, Ron, used to picking up the pieces a dance with her, he’s totally with Ron. In fact most of Stan’s packed up and left with Kelly- of their lives that his mom flabbergasted. Even though his residual good feelings about Ann, abandoning Stan, Lily and seems to drop from time to friends warn him the buzz is Ron pretty much melt away their mother, Isabelle. time. that she’s “tilted” (read – into the night he finds his dad girls) he can’t give up the idea preparing to take off again of spending time with her. with Feldon in order to avoid It’s a really awkward getting caught there by Kelly- relationship, on both their Ann. parts. Stan’s never been on a Stan talks him out of taking pretty well planned for. date, as such, and Janine has Feldon and watches as Ron At its core, this is a book never actually been interested “shuffled his old gray self in about relationships and desire. in a guy before, so they circle to the back of (the taxi) and Some of the relationships work around each other quite said something to the driver. out and some don’t. It appears uncertainly for much of the Bus station? Train station? that some of the characters book, running towards and Somewhere on the edge of the learn important lessons – and away from each other while highway? Stan didn’t want to that some just blunder on they make up their minds. know.” heedlessly. In his less frantic moments, That seems to be the point There’s lots of tension in this Stan is trying hard to make where he becomes determined story and yet it’s quite funny in the school’s basketball team, not to be the man he has seen a number of ways. We spend it and the proper ways to make his father become, and so he is inside Stan’s head, and I’m not different types of basketball rather distressed when he and sure he’s an entirely reliable shots become metaphors for all Janine give in to teenage desire narrator, but he means well and kinds of other activity as the while he feels they ought to be he wants to get things right, so story moves along. looking after Feldon (who has we like him and we cheer for A final big tilt comes Stan’s fallen asleep in the downstairs him. way when his birth father closet). The story has several happy turns up with the half-brother When she says, “I’d love endings, and I don’t think I’m he’s produced with Kelly-Ann. to see your room” it’s pretty spoiling anything by telling We’re not sure what’s happened much all over for Stan, and the you that, because they’re here. Did she kick him out or next few pages are likely to not exactly what you may be did he just leave her? Do the get this book some sort of age thinking they are. garbled words coming from rating, even though it’s all very Alan Cumyn is the current Feldon, Stan’s new half-brother, poetic. Later, he’s terrified writer-in-residence at Berton mean that Kelly-Ann is having that he’s become a father, but House and was one of the four an affair with someone else it turns out she had this all mentor authors at April's Young and that they’ve taken off to Authors’ Conference. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 P11 NDP Leader pitched for restoring referendum powers, less centralization and recognition of tourism Story & Photo By Dan Davidson for referenda (or Public Vote) nature will be included in the eldersto wherehave on municipal issues has been Municipal Act Review report. some of the placed in abeyance due to Municipalities, said Hanson, NDP Liz Hanson showed off events in Whitehorse. are the agencies that have had a c t u a l l y her Dawson knowledge and The 1998 act was, she said, to deal with the ramifications lived. connection by recalling that groundbreaking legislation of the Solid Waste Action Plan, Work it was 35 years ago on May 9, at the time. The Public Vote and they need more territorial needs to 1979 that she, in her capacity provision was used three times government support to do be done, as a fledgling social worker, successfully, but on its fourth this. She feels the advisory she said, to was involved in reacting to use in 2005 it was contested by committee should have been find ways the last Dawson Flood as the City of Whitehorse and has renewed. for munici- par of the federal/territorial not been used since. Centralization of government p a l i t i e s , compensation team. “This represents, to me, a services in Whitehorse has w h i c h “It was a fascinating exercise,” failure of dialogue between also been a theme of Hanson’s seem to be sheth told the delegates to the public representatives and NDP. She feels that while delivering 39 AGM of the Association of citizens. Once the appeal centralized operations may be more and Yukon Communities, “to see court (on the McLean Lake cost effective, where the actual more of the that the visionary leadership case) rendered the Public Vote connection of the service to front line of municipal leaders or Dawson provisions inoperative, the those receiving the service s e r v i c e s , City and across this country Yukon government did nothing suffers. to generate and this territory were able to to reinstate them. Since 2009 “(This happens) when or acquire the revenue to fund boundaries. envision a territory that needed this … has not been available to our sense of Yukon is too these services. “The NDP understands that Dawson and the history of this citizens.” overwhelmingly Whitehorse While the Yukon NDP the sleeping giant of Yukon’s city to be recognized into the Hanson believes that this centric.” supports the mining sector of economy is tourism,” Hanson future.” provision, or some working As an example she brought the economy, Hanson said, the said as she came to her Hanson spoke in praise of the alternative, would lend up the recent move to create a territory needs to take a long, conclusion. “We believe that Municipal Act Review, which credibility to public governance 300 bed seniors’ residence in hard look at revising mining opportunities and benefits has been under way since 2012, and improve democracy. She the city, as opposed to having laws and regulations, so as to from Yukon’s economy from but lamented that the provision hoped that something of this several regional sites closer deal effectively with the issue tourism are only just now Yukon Police Council and communities establishof mining within policing municipal beginning priorities to be understood.”
WHITEHORSE (May 12, 2014) —Minister of Justice Mike Nixon presented the Yukon policing priorities to the commanding officer of the Yukon RCMP earlier this year following extensive community consultation by the Yukon Police Council (YPC). “The council plays a vital role in identifying policing priorities by holding meetings throughout the territory to listen to Yukoners,” Nixon said. “National Police Week, May 11 to 17, is a good time to recognize the YPC and the cooperative relationship between communities and police.” The 2014-15 priorities are consistent with the previous year’s and take into consideration public input and information on other trends in the policing environment: • Focus on preventing and decreasing the victimization of children and youth. • Continue to improve the response to sexualized assault and family violence. • Identify and address, with the public and service providers, community safety issues. • Build and foster constructive and respectful relationships with First Nations. • Improve the police response to vulnerable populations. “The government is encouraged by Yukon RCMP’s efforts to fulfill these priorities and we thank them for their dedication and continued service,” Nixon added. The YPC meets regularly with First Nations, service providers, community organizations and the public. The council’s next community meeting is this month in Dawson City. “We welcome the minister’s policing priorities for Yukon and look forward to working together with government, community partners and citizens to create safer, stronger communities,” Chief Superintendent Peter Clark, Commanding Officer of Yukon RCMP said. “In addition to responding to the priorities set by the Minister on behalf of Yukoners, each of our detachments also consults with First Nations and municipal leadership to address specific needs and concerns at the local level.” P12 WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN Off-roading in Sierra Leone
Paul (Pablo Carrick) flanked by Jo, Paul, Derek, Ou- Women’s Micro Finance Program – Kamakwie. The kids always love Martin. Photo by Jo Devenish mar, Martin, and Vandi. Photo by Boyd Gillis Photo by Jo Devenish Story by Eldo Enns
wife Bev first initiated edu- also receive a charitable re- no one has demanded that Il- in my sight. Way too much fun! Cycle Canada should cational and community de- ceipt for the price of the bike. linois schools be shut down or Earlier in the day we had vis- “Not for the faint of heart,” velopment projects in Sierra The perk, of course, is that we its highways closed.” Despite ited a hospital in Kamakwie, the ad in Leone 28 years ago. Since then get to see the country with lo- people’s complaints about too built by a religious organiza- have read. Roads into West Af- the country has come through cal guide Oumar. Perhaps inap- much money going to foreign tion in the 70s. That’s all this rica’s outback beckon only the the "blood diamonds" era and propriately, I like to call these aid, Gates purports that aid is large area has for medical fa- adventure seekers, those de- a horrible civil war. Now the adventures "hedonistic philan- a "fantastic investment" that cilities and they desperately nying that they actually have country is rebuilding. Corrup- thropy". Add a few good friends saves and improves lives and need a doctor –even one doc- a death wish, and of course, tion is still an issue, but Pablo from Dawson and it doesn’t get lays the groundwork for long- tor. The nurses struggle to deal those who love riding motor- Carrick continues to work dili- any better. term economic progress. with the myriad malaria cases cycle. Now on my third trip of gently at ensuring the 90 lo- The beauty of this project is Often North Americans in their aging facility. It is ob- this nature, I have to confess cal CAUSE Canada employees that you can see where your think their country gives high vious that Jo is torn about the that based on the two previous aren’t pulled into this lifestyle. gift will go. My steed is going amounts of our money for aid, condition of this health facility trips, I actually wrote a lawyer- For Pablo, it’s all about the peo- to Mabindi, a woman managing but in fact we give only 1%. Re- and grappling with what could less but notarized will of sorts ple. For three decades he con- the microfinance program for cently, Canada’s government be done to improve the plight before heading out. tinues to champion the plight of women in Kamakwie. We vis- has cut that small amount by a of the thousands of people who Any Dawsonites in Bonanza the poor and the oppressed. ited several of these women in further 1/3, which has certain- come here. Market this autumn would This road trip includes a lot their modest businesses at the ly affected the work that CAUSE Pablo is delighted to have Jo have been exposed to the exu- of red dust, visiting CAUSE town markets. Based on Global Canada is able to do in West Af- along to provide insight into berant enthusiasm of owner schools that have as many girls Statistics, CAUSE Canada is rica. Norway, the most gener- the state of health in this prov- Paul Derry. Two years earlier as boys, incredible beaches, wise to support these women. ous country in the world, gives ince. He is equally keen on get- Paul, Ron McCready, and I had a 20-year old single malt Scotch Women tend to invest their ex- less than 3% in aid. (MEDA ting Boyd’s feedback on the similar trip in Guatemala. Since from Gatwick Airport, sleeping tra income in their family’s ed- Marketplace, March 2014). mechanical future of his fleet of then Paul has become a CAUSE in convents, sweating profusely ucation, health, and nutrition, Nonetheless, African econo- four-wheel drives. Given Boyd’s Canada advocate and his off- under the African sun, meet- thereby creating a better fu- mies are growing, despite be- decades of experience as a me- road riding has thriven. Enter ing the friendly African people ture for their community. The ing some of the poorest in the chanic, he is able to provide also Dr. Jo, passionate recruiter and children, hot peppers, and Clinton Global Initiative notes world. The percentage of very valuable advice to Pablo on how – full of hidden talents as an the best mangos in the world. that although women perform poor people has dropped by to utilize his fleet of vehicles to African off-roader. All this cou- It also doesn’t take long to re- 66% of the world’s work and more than half since 1990. The the fullest for the lowest pos- pled with the influence from alize that we’re in the develop- produce 50% of the food, they lifespan for women in the sub- sible price in the long term. our esteemed friend Bill Bowie ing world here in one of Africa’s earn only 10% of the world’s in- Sahara has gone from 41 to 57 Each day typically ends who taught us to live each day poorer countries, but it’s a trip come and own 1% of the prop- years. The percentage of chil- with lukecold beer and freshly to the fullest. He provided the that will become a part of us. erty. dren in schools has increased picked mangoes, both impera- inspiration for some of us to Each of us bought a reliable In Kabala we meet David Fa- from 40% in 1970 to 75%. As tive to another day of life for entertain this crazy 8-day road Japanese motorcycle for $5,000. fard, an idealistic young man Canadian riders in Africa, we the cold-climate Yukoners. Of trip near the equator at +38C in Motorcycles are the mainstay fully engaged in the CAUSE vi- are privileged to be a very course we end up with a few the shade. of Sierra Leone’s transporta- sion despite the rampant cor- small part of this change. scuffs and bruises to remind Now you have the mak- tion, especially in the rural ar- ruption of which he speaks. Sometimes the roads are us of the caliber of these back ings of a motorcycle fleet: Dr. eas. CAUSE Canada needs these Corruption, in the short term, paved and sometimes they are roads. But hopefully even more Jo Devenish, Mechanic Boyd bikes to do its community de- only makes the poverty more rough – very rough. If we’re prevalent in our memory are Gillis, Marine Engineer Martin velopment work. severe. Bill Gates, who pos- lucky the bridges on the roads those young children going Gehrig, Butcher Paul Derry, and Motorcycles are far more ag- sibly has given more to Africa contain potholes smaller than to school and those animated Professor Eldo Enns. In Sierra ile than trucks and are able to than any other charity (except the size of our motorcycles. women who because of CAUSE Leone we were joined by Cal- navigate the very rough roads perhaps Bob Geldof’s Live Aid), I’m following Jo on some back- are able to sell their wares in gary lawyer, Derek Allchuch, much better than four wheels. continues to support the poor woods trail through the Sa- the markets of Sierra Leone. Paul Carrick, Founder & Direc- 90% of the shock is in the mal- people of Africa. He argues vannah and she is screaming Pablo has suggested that we tor of CAUSE Canada, and local leable human knee. How could that even though many people down the road. I can tell she is check out more community de- CAUSE Canada esteemed guide, even the best of 4-wheel drives would like aid shut down for no stranger to trail riding and velopment projects by motor- Oumar Kamara. Not since rid- possibly compete? Because we this reason, “four of the past fear is merely a medical condi- cycling through the Honduran ing Harleys as teenagers had are donating these motorcycles seven governors of Illinois tion that she learned at some mountains in two years, from we felt this invincible. to a Canadian community de- have gone to prison for cor- university. It’s all I can do to one coast to the other. We’re Paul (Pablo) Carrick and his velopment organization, we ruption, and to my knowledge pound through the dips, crev- thinking of it. Would you like to ices, and potholes to keep her come along?
Jo & Mabindi, in charge of Women’s Microfinance Photo by Martin Gehrig Photo by Paul Derry Program. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 P13 Partnerships are the way to succeed for the Yukon, says the Premier Story & Photo by Dan Davidson The old agreement has power financed dozens of projects, he • Funds for development of said. lots in the Carcross-Tagish area At the urging of Mayor “Building Canada and the Gas • A commitment to extend 4G Wayne Potoroka, Premier Tax have provided over $310 wireless connectivity to all of Darryl Pasloski began his million in projects across the the territory address to the Association of territory and on many of these • Moving ahead with a Yukon Communities by posting projects we’ve had the privilege second fibre optic data link a photo and comment to his of partnering with you, the from the south to stabilize Facebook and Twitter accounts. municipalities.” communications links between of “Happy to be speaking $400 thousand went to the there and the Yukon tonight at the 39th annual Assn agreement with Dawson for • Planning for improvements #Yukon Communities AGM capital upgrades to the Quigley to the Klondike Highway and #ayc14.” Landfill and to provide help continuing attempts to get The theme for this year’s with the disposal of special the American government to annual general meeting was waste. $800 thousand went to reinstate the funding of the “Creating Results” and the the Whitehorse’s composting decades old Shakwak Project Premier used that idea as a facility. Other projects went • Improvements to bridges springboard for his summary of ahead in Beaver Creek, Pelly and airports government accomplishments, Crossing and Haines Junction. • The mobile trades training Mayor Wayne Potoroka looks on as Premier Darryl Pasloski snaps a many of which, he said, were the “You demonstrate what kind trailers which have been photo of the group in the Palace Grand to add to a tweet. result of partnerships between of value there are to these offering welding training in different levels of government. funds and what kind of value Dawson over the winter, as He began with the Our Towns, they are to your community part of the Centre for Northern development of the private across our territory … and in Our Future review, which and it’s through your hard Innovation in Mining. sector, whether that’s in your communities.” examined everything from work that this money turns into • Working to provide building roads, water and sewer, ‘As you can see, there are a municipal grant structures to invaluable infrastructure in all and industrial lots in many of telecommunications or energy lot of things going on and we the Municipal Act Review and your communities.” the communities. networks, just to name a few are creating good results. Much the community sustainability Moving from his account of • Reorganizing the regulation example. By creating a financial has been accomplished, but as study that was piloted in Faro how federal funding has helped and management of land or regulatory environment by I said at the beginning, there over the last year. the territory, the premier issues to remove some of the the government to ensure the is still a lot that we need to do - “(It) continues to fuel some continued with some highlights frustration that individuals growth and the development of and we will continue to do this great innovative work and from the Yukon Party’s recent and towns have experienced the private sector.” together.” some great achievements,” budget announcements. by bringing all these functions “Together we’ve seen a decade ‘We’re here,” he concluded, Pasloski said. “The truth is that • New seniors’ housing in under one department. of tremendous growth. Working “because we want to support we’re not finished.” Mayo and Whitehorse Continuing his partnership together we can ensure that the excellent work you’re doing The new edition of the federal • Upgrading Yukon Housing theme, the Premier broadened businesses have the support on behalf of your municipalities Build Canada program should units territory wide his address to include the that they need to grow so in and we’re here because we bring $250 million to the Yukon • The replacement of private sector. turn our economies can grow. know that working together over the next ten years, he said, Dawson’s McDonald Lodge “I believe that the Well developed economies will continue to create the while the continuing Gas Tax seniors’ home government’s role in this mean diversified sectors, best results for all Yukon program should bring in at • Directing the Yukon partnership is to invest in healthy competition and more communities.” least $163 million in the same Development Corp. to identify infrastructure that will employment opportunities … Kentime frame. McKinnon newtells sources some of hydroelectric tales support about the growth the and the Palace Grand and the foundation of the AYC called Foxy Story & Photo Cont'd on p. 21 by Dan Davidson on the stage of the Palace for the signature by the Commissioner in Grand,” he said, “so believe opening of the Palace Grand. those pre-party days before me, this is a real bonus in the “Well, the minister of twilight of my career. DIAND at that time was a Ken McKinnon was actually “When I was on the Salvation Army Minister by at the Association of Yukon territorial council I had the name of Walter Dinsdale. Communities annual general worked in the summer as And Lester Pearson (leader meeting to talk about the a student in Dawson City – of the Liberal Opposition) Yukon Environmental and for two or three of the most was taking great delight in Socio-economic Assessment pleasant summers I ever the House (of Commons) on Board, but the veteran Yukon spent in my life. a daily basis of rising and politician (MLA: 1961- “On the territorial council saying how can a minister 64, 1967-70, 1975-78) and at that time weth were talking of the Salvation Army be Commissioner (1986-1995) about the 75 anniversary pouring more and more couldn’t resist telling a few of the Gold Rush, and I was a money into the house of ill tales that didn’t make it into strong supporter, along with repute known as the Palace IMPORTANT NOTICE either Linda Johnson’s books Erik Nielsen, our Member of Grand Theatre in Dawson to Yukon Energy’s about the Yukon Legislature Parliament at the time, in City. Dawson Customers or the Yukon Commissioner’s getting money through the “So Walter was getting Office. Dept. (of Indian and Northern more and more embarrassed The Dawson office will be closed Lots of people who mount Affairs) to reconstruct … the and he was trying to work on June 20th and 27th. the stage at the Palace Grand Palace Grand. with Erik to launder the The Corporation apologizes for theatre succumb to the urge “Well that worked out money that was necessary any inconvenience. to establish their bona fides and we finally got this for the Festival through the for being there. McKinnon magnificent recreation territorial council – through even brought along a few of the Palace Grand in its us. So Erik came to the 993-5565 props. heyday. Then we decided council and said ‘I’ve got a 1-877-712-3375 “I thought when I was that at the (drama) festival proposition.’” [email protected] Commissioner that I would that we were actually going Most of the council be appearing for the last time to import a Broadway play members, who were led P14 WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN
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Story & photos by Hannah Eden hand and her granddaughter is However, it’s not just a tal- a regular visitor to the work- ent for crafting the pieces that shop. makes Chapman such a fasci- The quaint wooden workshop “My granddaughter Kate is 3 nating artist – it is her under- on York and Third is the home years old. She likes to come into standing of the importance of of jeweler Leslie Chapman, who the shop and try everything on. the pieces she is commissioned has lived in Dawson for nearly She’s a great model!” Chapman to create. forty years. Her heart for peo- says about her granddaughter. “I’m hoping any jewelry I ple and love of beauty is what “I have to put all the gold in make is going to last past my keeps her local business, Forty the safe at night so she likes to lifetime,” Chapman says. Mile Gold going from strength help me pack it up and put it “A lot of people like the idea to strength. away.” of a ring being made personally. “I came to Dawson in 1974, Chapman’s adventurous It’s a lot more personal than with my partner, mostly be- spirit fueled her original deci- purchasing something form cause we wanted to live in the sion to move to the Yukon and a mainstream retail jewelry wilderness,” says Chapman. throughout the years, it is that store that lots of other people “We ended up building a cab- same spirit which helped in her are going to have the same in near Fortymile River, which pursuit of being an entrepre- ring.” we later, from talking to old- neur. Every detail of Chapman’s timers, discovered was a very “We started off as a way of work is crafted with care; from good gold producing area and making a living to support our- the early beginnings of min- had actually been the sight of selves and to be able to keep ing with her family on their a gold rush that pre-dated the living at our home in the bush,” property, to the collection of Klondike’s.” Chapman says. diamonds from the Northwest After spending summers “Over about a 20-year period Territories. with her partner and two chil- the price declined quite se- "I use diamonds from the dren mining for the 20 carat verely to the point where it was Northwest Territories in my gold Chapman uses in her piec- getting difficult to mine prof- work because people like that es, she opened her workshop in itably. So, I read a lot of books combination of the northern di- Dawson City in 1998 after be- and practically taught myself amonds and the northern gold." coming a self-taught jeweler. how to be a goldsmith. As soon The purity of her work sets Not only is Chapman’s liveli- as I started doing it, I realized it Chapman apart from other jew- hood based in Dawson, but also was a good fit for me!” elers. her family. Her daughter Anna Chapman’s studio is a beau- “People know that I have has stayed in the Yukon since tiful array of precious stones control of the chain of custody their move to the north during entwined with glistening gold right from the beginning so I her childhood. Chapman’s fam- and necklaces hand-stamped in know that our gold is mined in ily and work often go hand in the shape of a caribou. Leslie Chapman, owner of Forty Mile Gold, stands in her work- an extremely environmentally shop located on York and Third. Leslie creates commissioned conscious way; sometimes we jewellery using the 20 carat gold mined from her property on call it ‘green’ gold, not for the Fortymile River. colour but because it’s so envi- ronmentally friendly.” After finally finding the craft that she loves, Chapman hopes to continue to mine on her For- tymile River property, and also to keep creating timeless piec- es for tourists and locals alike. “It’s quite fun! I think I’ll probably keep making jewelry until I physically can’t!” Chapman’s Forty Mile Gold workshop is definitely worth a visit this summer – whether you’d like to create personal memoir of the Yukon or just to see the process in her in-shop studio. Pieces such as these (above and right) can be found in Chap- “There is no end to it,’ Chap- man's workshop. Chapman uses precious stones from Mexico man says, “There are always and diamonds from NWT. new things to learn and that’s part of what makes it interest- ing. And fun!” Dawson RCMP Serve as well as protect on BBQ day Story & Photo by Dan Davidson
A Police lineup would not normally be a fun-filled event, but the annual BBQ Lunch at the Dawson Detachment is always well attended and seems to have been blessed with decent weather for years on end. The Mounties grilled hamburgers and smokies instead of suspects and served lunch to a capacity crowd on May 14 this year. P20 WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN Clara’s Big Ride aims to counter the stigma of mental illness
Story & Photos by Dan Davidson continued patience, love and understanding.” Diles emphasized that both Clara’s Big Ride arrived in positive and negative feelings Dawson a bit later than she are normal parts of the human had intended on Sunday but as condition. Clara Hughes noted when she The second local to speak was spoke to the high school classes Sally Leles, an arts student at the Robert Service School and yoga teacher. Leles began on Monday morning, riding suffering from depression in a bicycle in the snow doesn’t Gr. 4, but was not properly allow you to go very fast. diagnosed and prescribed “I’ve never ridden a bike as medication until she was 16. slowly as I have had to on parts “You just assume what you’re of this trip,” she said with a big feeling is normal, and you laugh. don’t know any other different The Ride has “working way. I don’t remember before together to create a stigma-free that, happiness, so I just went Canada” as its slogan. through my life that way.” The six time Canadian Olympic There wasn’t a lot of help for speed skating and cycling her growing up in Fort St. James, medalist – one of the few and she found it embarrassing people to win medals in both to admit that she had to go to winter and summer games – counseling or therapy when it is on tour for Bell Let’s Talk. was available. It’s a 110 day national bicycle Hughes said that she, too, Clara poses on the Blue Bike, a promotional device that is not the one she’s riding on the road. tour through every province suffered from depression. In and territory, which began in spite of her Olympic successes Left: Katerina Diles lost Toronto on March 14, 2014, and her athletic prowess, she a father and husband to and will conclude in Ottawa fell prey to what some call depression related suicide. on July 1, 2014, at the end of a the Black Dog. The tendency 12,000 km trek. towards bipolar syndrome and Right: Sally Leles suffered from In Dawson after 60 days on the addiction runs in her family depression though most of her road the tour had completed and regardless of the success pre-teen and teenage years about 5100 km at the end of the she achieved and admiration of before she was diagnosed and 37 ½ hour actual riding time the nation and the world, these received medication to help her. from Inuvik. external accolades were not The purpose of the ride is to enough to chase the Black Dog open up a national conversation away. in 95 communities about the “Depression is a form of realities of mental health mental illness, is a sickness, problems and to help end the that I manage and I cope and I way and just the sense of being stigma around mental illness. live with. You can still do things connected to the world in a Not every part of the trip is in life. It’s like someone living very personal way. on the road. Hughes, her two with diabetes or someone who “It’s just an amazing place cycling companions and the has gone through a serious and we are coming out of this support and film crew, have illness like cancer. For Hughes, testing her body amazing place with so much that everyone realizes that you flown from place to place “Life goes on,” Hughes said, with exercise is part of the energy, and just feeling (great), have a role to play and you can across the North where there “but the only way it can go treatment, which is part of the after so many days on the road actually play a part in erasing are no connecting roads and, on is if you have help or if you reason for this tour. and on this ride, with so many this stigma and normalizing following their tough slog down have some form of treatment, Riding the Dempster again different experiences.” the conversation when it comes the Dempster Highway, they whatever that is. That can be, flew on to Whitehorse after for somebody, getting out and their Dawson events. exercising. For another person Arriving in Dawson much later it can be medication. For than she had planned, Hughes another person it’s counseling. was too late for the BBQ and For another person it’s welcome party at the Front something totally different. Street Waterfront Park, and ”This (tour) is really all about apologized several times for just trying to show that mental having missed the festivities. illness is not a choice; it’s not At RSS the main focus of the something that you will upon morning’s discussion was yourself, that you just get better on the subject of depression. from. It is a sickness, and riding Hughes likes to draw in some the Dempster Highway was like local examples and there were movement as meditation, but two local people who were at the same time that’s pushing willing to talk about their things to an extreme. struggles. “I don’t really recommend Katrina Diles, who works at doing something like that in the Dawson Women’s Shelter, five days… spoke of how losing two of the “I feel like so much of what we important men in her life, her do in our world today is that father and her husband, had everything’s fast, everything is was also an anniversary of to mental illness. affected her and led her into immediate. Everything is just sorts. She and her husband, Hughes says she has found “This affects every single depression and anxiety. Both the here and the now and just Peter, chose to come North the problem of mental illness person. One in five Canadians deaths were attributed to making this happen - and I feel when they finally had time for and the problem of the stigma (so that could be) someone that depression. like everything is so fast that a honeymoon in the midst of associated with it in every you know and care about. So “The friends and family who sometimes we just have to slow her busy athletic career, and place that she has visited so far. it’s time we stopped pretending were there for me and have … it … down. 12 years ago they rode the “It is different in different that this doesn’t exist.” supported me throughout “Being on the Dempster we Dempster during the summer. places across Canada, but I After the high school session the last four years have been had so many nights where we Hughes was rapturous about can tell you that there is a Hughes and company met with a tremendous help in my could just slow it down, sit the ride, including the open stigma – in some places it’s the elementary classes as well. grieving process,” she said. “I around the campfire and just spaces, the mountains, the stronger than others. I think owe them all so much for their listen to the fire.” animals they saw along the it’s fundamentally important THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 P21 McKinnon's tall tales - continued from p. 13 THIS IS JUST MY OPINION by Al Sider And what of our beloved pets? responsible government, were happy to agree with Dawson City: a wonderful community wherein to live, responsible government, visit, shop, hike and die. There is much for all residents and were happy to agree with visitors to do here. We have a wonderful array of shops and restaurants, places to work and live. this plan. Dawson is also home to countless dogs, cats, and pets of all “But a couple of members shapes and sizes. But sadly our pets do not share the same … decided they didn’t want privileges as their human owners. This difference is really to launder the money from only distinguished upon death. the federal government Why must I be so morbid, or write about such a morbid topic? I do so because I feel it is important enough to to Dawson … Well, George address. My eldest dog is now 16 years old, and as I observe Shaw was the member for her aging gracefully, I am reminded that, like you and me, the Dawson district at that death will one day claim her. My concern is that there is no time and he was just hurt legal location where I would be permitted to bury her when more than any other time that day arrives. Yes, I could take her corpse to Whitehorse, and have her cremated, or I could do as some others do, and I saw him that some of his that is to take her into the woods somewhere, and bury her colleagues weren’t prepared illegally. For some, myself included, neither of these options to continue the Dawson City is viable. Ken McKinnon holds up the miniature bottles that he says Festival. And it came down When a human dies, they can be interred in a cemetery helped him to decide to allow the formation of the AYC 39 that I was the turning vote of their choosing, most choose a local final home. The same years ago. cannot be accomplished for our beloved pets. For many on the council to pass the pet owners, their pets are deemed to be members of the money through to continue family, some hold esteem equal to human children. When a the festival. So I do have human passes, they are interred into the ground (yes some and he’s very persistent. opened it, and this was this some bona fides for speaking are cremated) and their family and friends have a common Well, Andre came up with package, that I’ve kept on my at the Palace Grand Theatre.” location where they might visit with their loved ones. We the idea that he should form desk to these days.” do not have the same consideration when it comes to our McKinnon went on to this organization. McKinnon lifted up a small beloved pets. say that he felt it was time “I said, ‘Andre, why would Johnnie Walker Red Label I, hereby, offer a proposal to the City of Dawson. I propose at his age to tell the truth that the City of Dawson designate a parcel of land, quite I pay for an organization carton full of miniature about some of the things possibly the land area north of the city, and north of the of people who will all be bottles. that happened during his current Dog Park, as the “Dawson Pet Cemetery”. against me?’ “Inside it was a (collection) City employees would not be required to maintain the four terms on the territorial “He said, ‘No Ken, really, of miniatures.” He held them cemetery, nor to dig or fill the graves. These duties can be council. it’s a benefit to you because up one by one. accomplished by the various “pet owners”. They can also He was also in on the maintain the grounds-keeping. In doing this, and setting we have these solutions to “This one is called the founding of the Association of aside a plot of land for the burial of our beloved pets, we these problems that you Dawson Pool Bribe. This Yukon Communities 39 years might have a pleasant area wherein we could visit our lost have coming from one body. one is called the Pavement friends, and have peace of mind, knowing that they are safely ago when he was serving as We’d be speaking with one Bribe for Dawson City. Here interred. Individual pet owners may, if they so choose, make the territorial Minister of voice.’ we have the Municipal and install personalized grave markers. Community Affairs, as the All members of our families need to be ensured of a final “I said, ‘Well, Andre, I’ll Ordinance Bribe and the Dept of Community Services resting place and just because some family members are not think about it. A little bribery formation of the AYC.” was known in those days. of the human type does not mean that they deserve less. I may help.’ “So that changed my mind, therefore call to all Dawsonites, and especially to those who “Andre Carrel was the city “A couple of weeks later and the AYC was created, and have beloved pets, to approach our City Council and request manager of Dawson City,” he Andre appeared in my office it’s been a benefit to all the a Pet Cemetery be designated within the city limits. I, for said. “Those of you who know one, would like to have a place where I could legally inter with this beautifully gift ministers who have followed Andre know that he’s very my pets when the time comes, and haven the opportunity to wrapped package, and I in those 39 years.” smart, he’s very determined visit with them, time and time again. Let us all have a place Wombania by Peter Marinacci to rest eternally. But as always... this is just my opinion.
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P.O. Box 308 (1336 Front Street), Dawson City, Yukon, Y0B 1G0 Tel: (867) 993-7400 ~ Fax: (867) 993-7434 www.cityofdawson.ca (updated regularly)