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Hey Dawson, are you ready for hard water and KLONDIKE more of that white stuff? SUN Brazilian Heats Up Odd Fellows Hall

On a tour of the , Fernanda Cunha sways her audience with smooth vocals in Dawson on October 14. See story on page 8. Photo by Alyssa Friesen in this Issue Come check out Korbo Apartment Demolition 2 TH Election Results 5 Eastcost Inspiration Up North 24 The aging building is shedding its A new chief and council have been Poet Jacob McArthur Mooney all of the NEW roof and siding. sworn in. reflects on his writer residency. toys at Max’s!

City Council Brief 3 History's Shady Underbelly 8 Catch My Thrift? 15 Blast From the Past 16 Uffish Thoughts 4 Author's On Eighth 9 New Faces At SOVA 15 Kids' Page 19 Klondike Election Results 5 TV Guide 10 Stewed Prunes 16 Classifieds 19 P2 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 THE KLONDIKE SUN

Conservation Klondike Society What to Depot Hours : Sat, Sun, Mon, Wed: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of Dawsonrefundables City may Recreation be left on the deck Department during off hours. Info: 993-6666. SEE a n d DO Gymnastics with terrie is back! : A six week session will run Wednesdays, October 19 to November 23. $45 for the session. Instruction for in d a w s o n now: ages 5+. Register through the Rec Office beginning October 3. Contact 993- Pre-school Playgroup: 2353. Indoor playgroup for parents and tots at Trinkle This free public service helps our readers find their way through women and weights: the many activities all over town. Any small happening may need Zho. Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. preparation and planning, so let us know in good time! To join this Exercise program for women only in the weight Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Body blast: listing contact the office at [email protected]. room. Mondays and Wednesdays from Noon to 1 p.m. The natural and the Manufactured Lecture: Group fitness class combining cardio, full-body strength and Landscapes and Dream- core. RSS ancillary room. $2 drop in. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. to scapes: Human Perspectives on Caribou Yukon and Western Drop in Badminton: B Arctic historian for Parks Canada, David Neufeld, on 6:30 p.m. starting October 18. . Saturday, October 29 at 4 p.m. at KIAC. adminton in the RSS gymnasium for all ages. Call for art and craft submissions: Free admission. Mondays, 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., starting October 17. Art and craft pieces are requested For more information on these and other available programs, please contact Westminster Hotel for display in the new Haines Junction Visitor Information Centre. Submission- the Recreation Department, 993-2353 deadline: November 4 at 4 p.m. Pick up your complete submission packages at the Department of Tourism and Culture in or to have a pack age emailed to you contact Garnet Muething at 667-5858 or 1-800-667-0408 Live music in the Tavern, Thursday through Saturday nights. In the lounge this Kiac Christmas art fair: ext.5858, [email protected] month: Friday nights with the Greasy Band, Saturday nights featuring special guests.Dawson Music City starts Chamber at 10 p.m. of Commerce Save the date: Saturday, November 26. Tables will be available for artists and crafters to sell their wares. Stay tuned for more In the odd gallery: Mitch Mitchell: Community Library info. Regular meetings on the second Wednesday of each month. BornCities out of of subconcious Prairies content and sensory memory resulting from time spent in and around the Tar Sands Oil Klondike Visitors Association Project in northern Alberta, Mitchell's print series, , possesses a Open Mon - Fri, noon to 6:30 p.m. Film festival: - threatening and poetic quality. September 22 to October 21. Diamond Tooth Gerties Fall openings: 2012 International Short Film Festival. Submis We are open Fridays and sions are now open for film of any genre 30 minutes or less! Free for Yukon Saturdays this October! 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. (October 7 to 8, October 14 to 15, filmmakers. Deadline is December 19. Check out www.dawsonfilmfest.com for Trek over the Top: - October 21 to 22) details. North America's most northern international KIAC would like to welcome back our Film Festival Producer, Mr. Dan Sokolows snowmobile Poker Run! Registration opens around October 21. If you want to ki. be contacted by email once registation is ready, please contact kva@dawson. Visit www.kiac.ca for current exhibitions and programming information. net, 1-877-456-3006.

Korbo Demolition Underway

The roof and siding are coming off the decommissioned John Korbo apartments. There may be several layers to both as the building has been both retrofitted and given a new roof system within the last 20 years. Photo by Dan Davidson.

Story by Dan Davidson

Corporation determined restore the ailing forty year old Former Klondike MLA Steve housing erected on this site that the age and condition building to other uses now that Nordick, who was the minister through some undefined form Demolition work has begun of the building, coupled with its replacement across town in charge of the Yukon Housing of public-private partnership on the John Korbo Apartment contamination from a 22,000 has been finished and all the Corporation, indicated that within the next two years. Building on 6th Avenue in litre heating fuel leak during former tenants here have been it was YHC's intent to have Dawson. The Yukon Housing 2010, made it impossible to relocated to there. low cost (but not subsidized) THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 P3 NEWS The Land of the Sun Closes Story by Lisa McKenna -

- pulled the deadbolt on the "sum not unlikely, now-a-days, to mer" door and now it’s through- walk from one side of town to The annual closing of the Mid the lobby door all winter. the other and not see a single night Sun Hotel happened yet They’re not the only estab vehicle and as it gets colder one again. That’s when Dawsonites lishments to close their doors. would probably not even see a start to feel winter is coming. The Westmark is boarded up, single person ! There was free entertainment, the Triple J, Sourdough Sam’s, It’s life in the far north and it $1 pints of Yukon Gold, two for and of course the Goldrush R.V. is loved by those who live here.- one ciders, everything needed- park has been closed for awhile The challenge, the pitting of for a shut-down party. now. Klondike Kate’s has their oneself against the forces of na The Midnight Sun was estab plywood outside and ready, ture, the mere idea that human- lished in 1972 and the wings and Nora’s Kitchen has closed- race can survive at such extreme own three buildings full of lots as well. (Makes you want to cry, temperatures, well, it’s fascinat of different rooms to fit one’s they made great chicken burg ing, thrilling, and unbelievable. needs - there’s even FREE room- ers !) Yes, the North is closing down- service! Sadly, everything is If a person was to come up somewhat but there are always boarded up andst they don’t re here, for their first time, at this year-rounders and spring open open till May 1 . time of year they would think ings !! The Westminster Hotel has they were in a ghost town. It’s

The Midnight Sun Hotel is boarded shut for the winter. Photo by Dan Davidson. City Concerned About Landfill Capacity THE KLONDIKE SUN Story by Alyssa Friesen Subscription & Renewal Form “There is some very Dawson Wastewater Treatment significant concern on the Facility, and a request from Name: As the demolition of the part of our superintendent (of the Dawson Firefighters Address: Korbo Apartments gets public works) that accepting Association (DCFFA) to donate underway, conversation at this waste will essentially the first fire chief’s vehicle City: Province/ State: the City Council meeting on fill what we have left of the to the new DCFFA extended October 12 turned to the construction demolition area,” facility. Postal/ Zip Code: Country: disposal of the construction said Renaud. The vagueness of the status Email: waste in Quigley Landfill. According to Renaud, if the report for the Wastewater The CAO’s Report, dated construction demolition area Treatment Facility, dated October 7, highlighted the was filled, it would force the September 30, was a topic Annual (25 Issue) Subscription Costs: Yukon Housing Corporation’s city to expand the site. of some concern. Council application and approval for “There is a reserve around questioned the brevity of Canada $44.00 the demolition, noting “the that we can expand to, but that the schedule and costs for U.S.A $75.00 report permission has not will have significant costs,” said operation provided by YTG’s Overseas $125.00 (Airmail) been provided by the CAO for Renaud. project manager, Catherine the demolition waste to be Other matters on the agenda Harwood. placed in the Quigley Landfill”, included the Community Finally, the DCFFA request Contact Information: in accordance with the Waste Development and Planning was met with enthusiasm. Mail: The Klondike Sun, Bag 6040, Dawson YT, Y0B 1G0 Management Bylaw. Report, the Fire Chief’s The historic vehicle will join Phone: (867)-993-6318 / Fax: (867)-993-6625 CAO Jeff Renaud said that Report, discussion of a the collection of apparatuses Email: [email protected] he planned to meet with Municipal Credit Card, Frank and equipment housed in the extended facility as a demolition contractor on the Narozny’s application for a GST #: 12531 0581 RT / Societies Registration #: 34600-20 following afternoon, October lot enlargement south of the community asset and tourist Print by THE YUKON NEWS, Whitehorse YT 13, to discuss a plan “for Klondike Highway in Callison, attraction. Councillor Wayne what was intended to go in a Water and Sewer Services Potoroka made the suggestion Quigley and how much, and to Bylaw amendment, Public a set of golf clubs should be determine whether it would be Service Bylaw amendments, placed in the back, to trigger accepted or not.” the project status report for the memory of a popular story. P4 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 THE KLONDIKE SUN OPINIONS Uffish Thoughts: There's Hope in the Londonderry Air Story and photos by - Dan Davidson many years, through what peo clave in the Bogside (it was ple refer to as “the Troubles”, no once a marsh) area of Derry. - one wanted to come here. Who The massive stone wall that There was a bomb scare in would when bombs that did surrounds the historic core of Londonderry last night (Sep go off were daily occurrences, the city is a sign of its military Belfasttember Telegraph26). As such things go, and churches were researching past. it wasn’t much of a scare. The ways to protect their stained Indeed, the very confusion reported that glass windows without losing over what to call the city, Derry three men, aged 46, 49 and 56,- all the light that such windows or Londonderry, is a reflection had been detained after PSNI thrive on. - of the confusion its residents (Police Service of Northern Ire An increase in tourism, then, feel. The guide books note there land) representatives referred is viewed, along with, the de was once a fashion in calling the to finding a “viable device” in a militarization of the various city Londonderry/Derry, just to- vehicle. paramilitary groups and the keep everyone happy, but our It didn’t go off. increase in investment in the guide, who was a teenager dur The same edition of the paper state from other countries, as ing the height of the Troubles, reported that there were two- a sign that the Troubles are notes that her age group tended Wall murals, such as these in Bogside, are reminders of a troubled past. other security alerts in a couple- over and the sentiments that- to call it "Stroke City" in those- of other towns, both involv fed them are on the wane. days, a joking reference which- ing what were nebulously de That we are here, and spend combined the overcautious no scribed as “suspicious objects”. ing nearly half of an Irish Tour menclature with the real ten Having things thrown at in the North, is taken as a very sion felt in the place. houses and Ulster flags pinned- encouraging sign. Much of that seems to have to a Catholic chapel might be We have been warned by our passed away, and the people we ominous reminders of a recent tour guides that locals may stop are meeting seem anxious to ly disturbing past, but there to take pictures of us as we are- keep it that way. The uplifting were no explosions, so this was still a relatively rare species in video about the town’s history minor stuff. - the North, unlike in the Repub at the Tower Museum does not My personal interest in this is lic to the south, (and northwest shy away from the Troubles,- that we spent that night in a ho –it’s complicated… ) where the but advances the notion that tel in downtown Derry, (as the tourist industry has been alive- the city and its people are mov city seems to be more regularly and well for years and is one ing beyond such things. known,) and were unaware of of the big three economic en There remain relatively few- any of this until someone in gines. - disaffected souls, and perhaps our tour group mentioned it at There are reminders of the it is significant that those ar- breakfast. - Troubles. The PSNI, which re rested the other night were of a Tourists are a relatively new placed the despised old police certain age rather than young thing in Northern Ireland, ac force, still works out of precinct er, as is more often the case in However, many of the hasher murals have been replaced by more hopeful cording to our bus driver and stations that look like small- serious paramilitary actions images, such as this peace dove. the two city guides who took us forts. There is still one gated, elsewhere. around Belfast and Derry. For heavily fenced Protestant en We want to hear from you!

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*Names in the order established by draw at the close of nominations•L'ordre dans lequel les noms des candidats/candidates apparaissent sur le bulletin de vote a été déterminéKlondikers, par un tirageas public au sort tempers à la clôture de inla présentation Watson Lake, des candidatures. and Elaine

vividly spilled during the Taylor in . OnElectoral October District 11, during Candidateall-candidates forumPolitical on AffiliationThe NDP wonTotal six seats:Vote the YukonCirconscription general election, Candidat/candidate September 28. L'appartenance politiqueLois Moorcroft Nombre in Copperbelt total de Klondikersélectorale headed to the polls Elsewhere, however, South, Jim Tredgervotes in Mayo-

to determine a district upset. the dominated Tatchun, in Mount Yukon Party•Parti du Yukon 520 CopperbeltAfter the tallyNord of unofficial by winning 11 of the Lorne-Southern Lakes, Jan results, released by ElectionsSkeeter Miller19 territorial-Wright Yukon seats, Newand DemocraticStick Party in , Kate Yukon, Liberal established aNouveau majority parti démocratiqueWhite du in Takhini-Kopper159 King, emerged as the Klondike’s government forYukon the third time: and Liz Hanson in Whitehorse

new MLA with 49 percent Currie Dixon won Copperbelt Centre. Arthur Mitchell Yukon 407 of the vote (530 votes), 126 North, Wade PartiIstchenko libéral indu Yukon won the only more votes than incumbent , in Lake other seat for the Liberals in MLACopperbelt South (YukonValerie BoxallLaberge, DarrellYukon Pasloski Party•Parti in du YukonVuntut Gwitchin (Old394 Crow), Party),Copperbelt who finishedSud with 404 Mountainview, beating his sole rival, the votes (37 percent vote share).Colleen Wirthin Pelly-Nisutlin, Yukon David Liberal Laxton Party Yukon Party’s Garry154 Njootli. Parti liberal du Yukon Jorn Meier (NDP), trailed with in , Doug Voter turnout for the 147 votes (about 14 percentLois Moorcroft Graham in PorterYukon Creek New Democraticterritory Party was 76 percent.397 vote share). North, Mike NixonNouveau in Porterparti démocratique du The results did not Creek South, YukonScott Kent in

come as a surprise to many , Patti McLeod Klondike Sandy Silver 530 Parti libéral du Yukon

Jorn Meier Yukon New Democratic Party 147 Nouveau parti démocratique du Yukon Check out Steve Nordick Yukon Party•Parti du Yukon 404 klondikesun.com

Dawson News • Past Issues • Photo Galleries and more! ElectionKluane results as posted byEric Elections Stinson Yukon. Yukon New Democratic Party 220 Nouveau parti démocratique du Yukon

Wade Istchenko Yukon Party•Parti du Yukon 287

TH SwearsGerald In Dickson New Chief and Council32 TR'ONDËK HWËCH'IN ELECTION Yukon First Nations Party Following the election, which took place on OPartictober des 3, Premières the new chiefnations and du council were sworn in on the evening of October 13 at the Tr'ondekYukon Hewech'in Community Hall.

Timothy Cant Yukon Liberal Party 219 OCTOBER 3, 2011 ELECTION RESULTS Parti libéral du Yukon CANDIDATES FOR CHIEF:

Roberta JOSEPH 62

Eddie TAYLOR 113 Darren TAYLOR 90

CANDIDATES FOR COUNCILLOR:

Bruce WARNSBY 118

Jay FARR 191 Clara VANBIBBER 164 Lynn REAR 156 Ben Peirson 131 Steve TAYLOR 148

FINAL RESULTS:

From right to left: councillors Clara Van Bibber and Jay Farr, chief Eddie Taylor, and concillors Steve Taylor and Chief: Incumbent Eddie Taylor Lynn Rear. Photo by Wayne Potoroka. Councillors: Jay Farr, Clara VanBibber, Lynn Rear, Incumbent Steve Taylor P6 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 THE KLONDIKE SUN Yukon Educators Recognized North of 60° Agriculture Conference and Banquet by Prime Minister's Awards Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5 PRESS RELEASE - Conference Banquet Minister Van Loan. "Today, we- celebrate outstanding educa Westmark Hotel & Conference Centre, Whitehorse (October 5 , Ottawa) — tors who are igniting the cu “Yukon Grown” Banquet Two Yukon educators have No fee to attend - no pre-registration required. featuring local foods riosity of their students and been recognized by the Prime Join the Agriculture Branch for this year’s conference featuring sessions on making Canada a better place, Friday, November 4 Minister's Awards for Excellence - some of the key components in agri-business. one child at a time." Guests are welcome at in Early Childhood Education. This year, 84 Prime Minis Saturday, November 5 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. The Awards honour outstanding ter's Awards were presented 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and innovative early childhood $22 per person to teachers and early childhood Labourers/Workers: From the foreign worker program to WOOFERS; what educators who excel at fostering - Tickets available from the educators, either individually you need to know about farm labour – tax, WCB, insurance and volunteers. the early development and - Agriculture Branch: or to teams, from across Cana 1 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. socialization of the children in Room 320, da. The Awards include 26 na Tractor Shopping – Getting it right: Scott Garvey, machinery editor for their care and at helping build Elijah Smith Building, tional Certificates of Excellence Grainews and Country Guide Magazines, speaks on tractors including utility the foundation children need to 300 Main Street, Whitehorse and 58 regional Certificates of and compact utility models. make the best possible start in Achievement for educational 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. life. excellence at all levels, from Learnings from the Dawson Food Survey: Learn about the recent survey of Dominic Bradford from - preschool to secondary school. Dawson area producers and consumers. Montessori Borealis in - All award recipients were rec Whitehorse has been awarded - To learn more call (867) 667-5838, toll-free: 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5838, ognized as exceptionally in a Certificate of Excellence. or visit online at www. agriculture.gov.yk.ca novative leaders who help stu Inspired by travels to all dents excel and young children corners of the world, Dominic get the best possible start in is an inspirational leader in - life. his community. He organizes All winners receive a cer fundraisers to help build tificate, a pin and a letter from schools in Afghanistan, build the Prime Minister. Certificates a ski “library” that houses skis of Excellence are each worth for rural communities and a $5,000 and are shared equally walkathon that raises awareness - between the winners and their for children locally and around - schools or childcare institu the world. tions. Certificates of Achieve Stephanie Davidson from the - ment are each worth $1,000 Dawson Childcare Association in and are given directly to recipi Dawson City has been awarded a ents. s of e Certificate of Achievement. You w th ik The Prime Minister's Awards e e d may have heard some of her N Klon for Teaching Excellence and students singing along on CBC Excellence in Early Childhood radio. With musical talent Education were created in 1993 and a network of professional - and 2002, respectively. For the musicians and community tern first time this year, a space edu n in et ! members, Stephanie provides ow e cator award was presented to on th unbeatable opportunities for a teacher who demonstrated the children in her care. - outstanding, innovative and The Honourable Peter Van creative teaching in the area Loan, Leader of the Govern- e Sun on: of space sciences. The 2010–11 londik ment in the House of Commons, K winner of the space educator he on behalf of Prime Minister Ste t award is Sean Clark of Sacred it facebook klondike phen Harper, today announced is Heart High School in Stittsville, V the recipients of the 2010–11- twitter sun.com . - & Prime Minister's Awards for- Industry Canada delivers this Teaching Excellence and Excel awards program in partner e lence in Early Childhood Edu - ship with Human Resources cation. Award recipients were and Skills Development Canada, honoured at a ceremony in Ot - Health Canada, and Aboriginal- tawa, fittingly held on World- Affairs and Northern Develop Teachers' Day. The event also - ment Canada. Research In Mo Is there a farmer, farm family, or farm advocate in your community that marked the launch of the nomi tion Limited and the RBC Foun Seeking has shown the kind of commitment and passion for agriculture that nation process for the 2011–12 you feel should be recognized? This is your opportunity to nominate dation are corporate partners Prime Minister's Awards. Yukon’s Farmer Yukon’s producers or others who have substantially contributed to of the program. agriculture this year. "Great teachers inspire great of the Year Submit your nomination(s) in writing to the Agriculture Branch with a minds to be their best," said brief explanation of why the candidate(s) are worthy of the award. All nominations must be received by Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. Drop off nominations in person to: Room 320 Elijah Smith Building, 300 Main Street, Whitehorse Fax: (867) 393-6222 Email: [email protected] For more information, please contact Yukon’s Agriculture Branch at (867) 667-5838 or toll free at 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5838 Illustration by Aubyn O'Grady THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 P7 Mooney Credits Newfoundland for Inspiring His Writing Story and photo by Dan Davidson He says has seen that same and was required to write in real places just over more and found himself reaction from friends of his something other than poetry the border of his fictitious doing more of that after she when they finally realize as part of his course work. townships. departed. Jacob McArthur Mooney what he does. One of his teachers was a Mooney reveled in having He’s completed a first was something of a late “They’ll say ‘I didn’t know descendent of Moses Coady, dedicated time to write again draft of the novel while in starter when it came to people still wrote poetry.’ I who was the inspiration of when he arrived in Dawson residence and, while there is poetry. Not that early 20s is guess I didn’t either until I the Cooperative movement in this summer. bound to be lots of rewriting late when many people don’t met people who were doing Antigonish. Then too, Mooney “I was expecting more to do, he has sent it off to be start writing serious poetry it, and doing it well.” had spent five summers in pressure to be interacting read for an opinion. until they are decades older. He credits just being in Pennsylvania, working at a with the town, and I’m glad For the next few months Certainly, having two books - Newfoundland as being part summer camp deep in the there wasn’t more. Not that after leaving Dawson he will The New Layman's Almanac of his inspiration. heart of Quaker country. I haven’t enjoyed interacting, be travelling in Europe with (2008) and Folk (2011) - by “I think there isn’t any Eventually this caused him but I’ve been working full his sister before heading back the time you are 28 isn’t really part of the English speaking to wonder what form such time for the last three years to Toronto. While travelling late, but Mooney admits that world that I’m familiar a movement might take if it (doing copywriting for a web he expects to work on more he didn’t have any particular with that’s more directly were happening now. startup), so having three poetry rather than revising interest in poetry while and unabashedly in love He’s been finding himself months (to write) when I the novel, but he is pleased to growing up. with language on a day- fascinated with the act of came here, I sort of overdosed have completed it as far as he “I remember there being to-day level. Even beyond world creation that a novel on this time. I barely talked has. assignments (in high school) words like art or poetry, it’s involves. The setting is in to anyone for the first month and whatnot and doing it language that has levels of several imaginary towns in and a half.” that way, but I was into other self-expression far beyond two counties in Nova Scotia’s Eventually his girlfriend things,” he says. the delivering of information Annapolis Valley, and yet came to stay with him for “I think I got through to that the words possess. there are scenes that happen a few weeks and he got out writing through theatre, “I may have had an interest because I had done a lot of in writing for the story telling work in the local theatre aspect of it, but what made it community in Chester (Nova poetry was hearing the lilt and Scotia) and ended up writing hearing the soundplay and for theatre. the vernacular architecture “I don’t know why I wasn’t of the language that’s there.” into it. I liked it. I read a lot. His first degree was in But I was just into other Child Psychology with a things. I was into drama. I minor in History, but he says was really into politics.” he tended to arrange his Going off to college in St. schedule around working John’s, Newfoundland, where in as many creative writing he wasn’t connected to a courses as possible. theatre community, changed Mooney came to Berton his focus. House (succeeding on his “I needed something a little second application) to work but more insular and solo on a novel. The two possible and I started writing poetry, working titles are The God which is about as insular and Museum and Stalwarts. It solo as it gets. involves the life of a man in “Also, I think, I didn’t know a town called Hope, which is a living author until I got to what remains of a religious college. That makes it change commune founded in the from being something people days of his father. have done to being something The project started while he Jacob McArthur Mooney found his time at Berton House was very productive. people are still doing. It’s sort was working on his Masters of a light switch.” of Fine Arts degree at Guelph Library Notes: Bob Hayes Reading PRESS RELEASE of the Yukon

eight years. He radio-collared , a non-fiction hundreds of Yukon wolves, book chronicling the natural (October 5, Dawson City) - pioneering research on their history of the Yukon since the The Dawson City Community kill rates on moose, Dall’s sheep, last ice age, seen through the Library is pleased to host and woodland and migratory eyes of the gray wolf. In the “Wolves of the Yukon” a barren-ground caribou. He book he shows the benefits of reading and slideshow by studied the effects of broad- aerial wolf control to prey are Wolf Biologist and Author, Bob scale wolf control on both wolf short-term, and argues that the Hayes. and prey populations, guiding practice should end. Wolves This will beth held on Thursday, the first research on wolf of the Yukon has received October 20 at 7:00 PM. fertility control for reducing widespread critical acclaim. Bob Hayes was the Yukon predation. He has published For more information, visit wolf biologist for twenty years, extensively in wildlife scienceWolves the Dawson City Community and a Canadian member of the journals and books. Library. IUCN Wolf Specialist Group for In 2010 he published P8 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 THE KLONDIKE SUN ARTS AND CULTURE Jazz Concert Warms Dawson Ears HISTORY'S SHADY UNDERBELLY With Phil Wolters, Dawson City Museum Program Manager Story and photos by Alyssa Friesen also toured South America, together before—Cunha Europe, Asia and North preformed with Creber, America, making appearances Stephenson and Belanger at On October 14, the at international jazz festivals the Vancouver Jazz Festival Oddfellows Hall dimmed the including Jazz a Juan in in 2010, and the Borneo Jazz lights and took the packed France, Wien Jazz Festival in Festival in Malaysia earlier this ballroom for an exotic escape. Austria, Jazz Festival year. Reunited for the Yukon The evening flowed with wine in , Badajoz in Spain, tour, they treated the audience and beer, flickering candles, and Jazz al fin in Argentina, and the with playful jokes (at one point sensuous, Brazilian jazz. Torwonto Jazz Festival. the Belanger poked fun at the Presented by Jazz Yukon In Dawson, Cunha’s smooth Portuguese title of a song, and the Dawson City Arts voice rolled through a collection calling it “shaking sausage” to Society, the vocals of Fernanda of songs from her latest album, the chuckles of the audience,) Cunha were featured along Brasil Canada, in combination and applaud-raising solos with agile fingers of Michael with Brazillian favorites by (especially from Creber’s quick Creber on piano, strumming Antonio Carlos Jobim, Djavan fingers skimming over the of Doug Stephenson on bass, and Ivan Lins. piano keys.) A crowd glimpses the trial from the courthouse's windows in 1901. and rhythm of Phil Belanger on Concluding with “Goodnight Cunha’s three-stop tour of drums. America”, Cunha and her band the Yukon (which included Cunha arrived in the Yukon were encored back to the stage St. Elias Convention Centre in from Brazil, where she was to drop the spell-cast audience Haines Junction on October 13) Curse of the Christmas Killer born and raised, and has been one more song. concluded on October 16 at Jazz touring since 1997. Cunha has The quartet has played on the Wing in Whitehorse. On Christmas Day, 1899, founder of Rossland, British three men were killed along Columbia. the trail they were travelling The George O’Brien trial together. The bodies of Lynn provided 10 days of highly Relfe, Ole Olsen and Fred Theanticipated Daily Klondike entertainment Nugget Clayson were discovered for the people of Dawson. littered with bullet holes, including fatal shots to the reported on June 10, 1901 head. At the time, the murder that every inch of the was considered the most courtroom was filled, and heinous criminal act ever to dozens more people were happen in the Klondike, the gathered around the windows North, and one of the worst in to look in. The prosecutor the history of North America. and the judge were The man charged was unanimous in their expressed George O’Brien. O’Brien was interest in ending the trial a career criminal who had as quickly as possible. The only made it out of jail for defence attorney, Mr. Bleeker, acts of thievery on September helped to comply by failing 16, roughly two months to offer any evidence or call before the murders took any witnesses. O’Brien never place. He was nowhere to be really had a chance, and was found when the bodies were convicted and sentenced to discovered in the Yukon River. hang. The Northwest Mounted On August 23, 1901, the Police discovered a tent about Nuggetday of O’Brien’s death, a a mile and a half from the notice appeared in the scene of the crime, which , written by O’Brien, contained many of O’Brien’s Nuggetasserting his innocence once personal belongings, as well again. On that same day, the as items that belonged to reported a chilling each of the three victims, and final speech from O’Brien, canned goods that had been who was given one last reported stolen from people’s chance to confess before he caches in the area. was hanged. Standing at the All signs pointed to O’Brien gallows, in front of a crowd of as the killer. Witnesses came spectators who’d been given forward to say that O’Brien tickets to the hanging, O’Brien had talked to them about offered these words: teaming up to rob and murder “I have the power to place people, but that they’d a curse upon you all; I am declined. He didn’t help his the Virgin Mary and I have cause by leaving the area placed my curse upon these and heading down to Tagish, men. You are sending me to where he was discovered everlasting hellfire and I shall living under an assumed send you there. Go on and identity in early January. kill me, torture me if you like, His false identity wasn’t a but you shall not escape my convincing one: O’Brien curse.” claimed to be a Mr. Ross, THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 P9

Third Place winner CYFT 106.9 FM: Treasure for Poetry Dawson City Community Radio By Richard Howells

I just could not take Any more of her lying And her low-down cheating kind.

So I headed up north to the Yukon that summer “The Spirit of Dawson” To get her off of my mind We were panning for Gold Friday, October 21th In them broad Yukon Valleys Beneath mountains almost too high to climb My partner threw down his pan 3:00 - 5:00 John - On The John And held those rocks in his hand 5:00 - 6:00 Georgia - The High Cost of Low Living And said this claim here ain’t worth a dime 6:00 - 7:00 Nathan and Steve - Sports Talk Radio That’s when I took off my ring 7:00 - 8:00 Fill in Needed And I gave it a fling 8:00 - 9:00 Sonny Boy Williams - Rockin’ Show If it’s gone for good, 9:00 - 10:00 Jim - Psychedelic I don’t care I’m telling you buddy, There’s gold in these hills Saturday, October 22th I should know Cause I put it here. 1:00 - 2:00 Rosie and Capri - The Cat’s Meow My partner he told me it’s all just bad timing 2:00 - 3:00 Andrew - New Show He said the gold rush has been over for years 3:00 - 4:00 Jenna - Spires and Spindles The only thing left in this God awful land Is the heartache, the sweat and the tears 4:00 - 5:00 Connor - Sounds of Freedom He said for everybody who left here a rich man 5:0 - 7:00 Chris - Southside City Swag Another died by his own hand 7:00 - 9:00 DJ Whitebread - Soundwave I told him be of good cheer I know there’s gold here The treasure I’ve held in my hand Sunday, October 23th

Because I took off her ring And I gave it a fling 2:00 - 3:00 Julie - Francopen If it’s gone for good I don’t care 3:00 - 4:00 Ryan - North By Ryan West I’m telling you buddy 4:00 - 6:00 Aubyn and Matt - Diff’rent Strokes There’s gold in these hills I should know cause I put it here. 6:00 - 8:00 Kit - Meat and Potatoes 8:00 - 10:00 Ben and Brendan - The Kings of Dawson City 10:00 - 11:00 Molly - Shore Nuff

Tune your dial to 106.9 FM or Cable Channel 11 (Rolling Ads) in Dawson City, A Note of or listen live over the internet at www.cfyt.ca! Thanks Guilty Heartless would like to thank all the members of the Heartless “Like” the Bastard Boys. He also thanks all the REAL Klondike Sun on musicians for showing up. “Take care, hope to see you next year. Always thinking of our brother the Walrus.” G.B. TWENTY YEARS AGO IN THE SUN

THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 P15 ARTS AND CULTURE

New Faces at SOVA: Meet Kalyna Riis-Phillips Subscribe to the Story by Kay Linley What is your favourite Riis-Phillips: medium to work with? I won an I recently interviewed Riis-Phillips: Klondike Kalyna Riis-Phillips, a online competition where You may have seen us twenty-year-old art student I prefer to I had to create a 100 page around town, taking photos from Whitehorse, who has work with ink and pencils, graphic novel involving of random objects or chosen SOVA and Dawson as much of my interest numerous characters and sketching each other in coffee

City to be her home for the lies in drawing graphic different settings. I have also shops and bars. We are the nextWhen year. did you first get cartoons. I am also enjoying worked as a graphic designer, Sun! students who make up the

involved in the arts? experimenting with different creating advertisements, Canada $44 2011/2012 Foundation Year logosWhat and artists web inspirepages. your Riis-Phillips: media. For example, we just program at the Yukon School creative process? completed a 3-dimensional USA $75n of Visual Arts. Our faces are I have been project at school using linear new to the community of Riis-Phillips: Int'l $125 drawing for as long as I can materials. I chose to make a Dawson, so we would like to remember. Art is a big part of bat-like creature out of oven- he painter introduce ourselves to you. Spider- my family. My mother, uncle wire and really enjoyed the Thomas Stream inspires Every couple of weeks I will Bat and cousin are all interested process (see photo of me with his use of vibrant be interviewing a fellow art in the arts. I received : a recent experimentation colour. I also admire many student here at SOVA. They encouragement from them in linear sculpture). local painters based in will be giving us some insight What are some of your Visit to pursue my interest in Whitehorse. These artists into who they are, what has previous life and/or work drawing and painting. I inspire me to create and to klondikesun.com brought them to Dawson experiences involving your also have another cousin challenge myself as an artist. City and what they hope to art? for details! who is into gaming, which achieve here at SOVA and in also peeked my interest for the near future. graphic arts.

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. Past issues are available for download on our website, http://klondikesun.com. More will be added periodically throughout the year! P16 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 THE KLONDIKE SUN Blast From STEWED PRUNES In-Store Tel: With Rebecca Williams Specials & 993-6567 the Past Fresh Coffee Fax: By Lisa McKenna every day! 993-5973

European cheeses and Organic foods Our Specialties Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brian - now IN A RUSH? IN A HURRY? that’s quite a handful to say! Check out our Deli with ALL KINDS of great snacks! It’s not a wonder she changed Pizza by the slice, gourmet sandwiches and dessert goodies her name. Born in 1939, O'Brien unfortunately passed away Nut Crunch Pumpkin Pie from cancer in 1999. However, in those short 60 years, she Fall Hours not only affected the people This pumpkin pie is the best part of Thanksgiving, who loved and listened to her hands down. Spending time with friends and family is a Mon to Fri: 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. but she influenced the whole close second, but I’ve yet to find a pie that tops this one world of music. – especially when it’s served warm with fresh whipped Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. O'Brien was known as the cream. The nut and brown sugar crust makes it a little "White Queen of Soul". She Sunday: CLOSED different from the traditional pumpkin pie, and although was inducted into the Rock I think it makes it better, you can easily just make the and Roll Hall of Fame, accepted Party Platters for all occasions ~10 different kinds pumpkin pie filling if you’ve got a nut allergy or some weird Custom orders ~ just call! nut phobia – it will still be delicious. into the UK Hall of Fame, and I know it’s a little late for a Thanksgiving recipe, but she was named the top female really a pumpkin pie this good shouldn’t be just for the British Female Artist in 1964, Subscribe to The Klondike Sun! holidays. 1965 and 1968. This past Thanksgiving was my first in Dawson, and it was She wore the classic 1960s Only $44 per year! awesome. I’ve spent a lot of holidays away from my family blonde bouffant, paired with { (visit klondikesun.com for details) } in Vancouver, but I’ve never had so many homes welcome bright, blue eye shadow. me to their festivities while I’m away. It was fun, it was In love with the son of filling, it was drunken – just like home. And just like home, a preacher, she just kept I offered up this pie as my contribution to the many meals I wishing, and hoping, and marathoned my way through this year. More than anything thinking, and praying, I appreciated the company of everyone I’ve met in Dawson. planning and dreaming... So thanks Dawson, for making this one of the best holidays everyday! I’ve spent away from home. Think of the top of your fridge, think of brand new Ingredients: flowers, think of wheat, or barley or flax. Haven’t you 2 9” pie crusts guessed it yet ? 1 398 ml can pumpkin Okay, I’ll let you off the hook. 1 385 ml can evaporated milk Be pleased to meet Mary 2 medium eggs with her new and approved 3/4 c brown sugar name. I introduce to you Miss 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon Dusty Springfield. A beautiful 1/2 tsp salt addition to the history of Rock 1/2 tsp ground ginger and Roll. 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground cloves

As of November 1, your Nut Topping: 1 c chopped pecans or walnuts Yukon Liquor ID will no longer 3/4 c brown sugar be accepted for liquor purposes! 1/4 c butter or margarine, melted To prove you are 19 or older, show your driver’s licence with photo, passport, Canadian Whipping Cream citizenship card, or General Identification Card. To Make: Apply for your General ID card at the Motor Vehicles office inWhitehorse , or at Territorial Agents and In a large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat pumpkin Representatives in the communities. It costs $25 and with milk, eggs, brown sugar, cloves, cinnamon, salt, ginger you need to bring specific documents. and nutmeg until well mixed. Pour into a large pitcher. For detailed information, visit Place pie shells on oven rack; pour in pumpkin mixture. www.community.gov.yk.ca/motorvehicles/secure_dl.html Bake at 400 degrees Farenheit for 35 minutes. (Cover pastry edges with foil if browning too quickly). Reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake a further 15 minutes or until knife inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool pie completely on wire rack. For topping, mix together ingredients (except whipped cream) and spoon over pie. Broil about 5 - 7 inches from source of heat for 3 minutes or until topping Liquor Corporation is golden and sugar is dissolved. Garnish with whipped cream. Illustration by Aubyn O'Grady THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 P17 ENVIRONMENT Be Bear Aware This Fall PRESS RELEASE

when using greenbelt trails. attractants is available on the Conservation Officers Environment Yukon website, (October 6, Whitehorse) - recommend trail users along with other brochures: Environment Yukon advises continue to carry bear spray. www.environmentyukon.gov. the public to not put the bear Bear attractants will attract yk.ca/bears spray away just yet. October bears to your yard. Loose When and where typically sees grizzly bears garbage, bird seed, pet food, Whitehorse-area bears go coming closer to town as they barbeques, and hanging meat into hibernation depends on try to eat as much as possible must be managed. A bear’s an individual bear’s health, sense of smell is 2,000 times before denning up for the food availability and snow Call for fall 2011 nominations: winter. Black bears are still better than a human’s, and conditions. Bears have been active as well. even 20 times better than spotted at all times of the year � Public Volunteer Service Residents should continue a dog’s – if they can smell it, throughout Yukon, although � Bravery being ‘bear aware’ when they will try to get it. most start hibernating by late � outside and especially A checklist for backyard bear October. Youth Recognition Nomination forms are available from the Commissioner’s Ever Heard of a Vegequarium? Office or at www.commissioner.gov.yk.ca. Nominations are due in the Commissioner’s Office Story by Lisa McKenna by October 30. Mail, email or fax nominations to: sure to ask permission!) By 7. A 1X6-6’ cedar board Commissioner’s Advisory Committee growing greens and herbs in 8. 4 small 90 degree 1098 First Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 0C1 A "vegequarium" is a fish this fashion, one benefit is not brackets Telephone: 867-667-5121 � Fax: 867-393-6201 tank that grows greens. It adding harmful elements into 9. 8 1 1/8” screws Email: [email protected] consists of a wooden frame our air. There is no emissions 10. 16 ½” screws on top of a fish tank, and the from farm equipment, 11. Expanding clay or pea frame is filled with the greens transportation, and your gravel (or herbs). Plants benefit greens will not contain any 12. Fish, and seeds! from the warmth and the fact pesticides or chemicals. Talk Complete instructions on that the ammonia rich water about organic! how to ensemble this project (which can be toxic to the fish) This winter I’m going to can be found at: http:// is recycled by helpful bacteria find me a fish tank and check www.ecoactionteams.ca/ to turn into nitrites, which are it out. I’ll keep you posted on pub/contest/how/winners/ very good for plants. it’s progress. justin_nadeau/. The fish also benefit, not All you need is: Be expecting further only from the removal of the 1. 10 gallon tank updates on this endeavor and ammonia, but the filtered 2. A small fountain pump pictures too! Try it yourselves water from the seedling trays 3. A seedling tray (with and report your findings to the Yukon Employers: drips back into the tank, holes) Klondike Sun at klondikesun@ increasing aeration. 4. A seedling tray (with no northwestel.net. All assessment rates It’s an eco-friendly system. holes) Much of the materials needed 5. 16” of 3/8” vinyl tubing are DECREASED for 2012. can be found at the free store or 6. 10” sections of 5/8” local construction sites (make tubing To confirm your industry classification Hug a Tree Photo Contest and assessment rate for 2012, PRESS RELEASE Visit our website: colours coinciding with the Canadian landscape, we www.wcb.yk.ca Thanksgiving long weekend, have a key role to play in the (October 6) - Nature this is the perfect time for global effort to conserve and or call one of our Assessment Officers: Canada is excited to Canadians to embrace the sustainably manage forests. 867-667-5095 or 1-800-661-0443 announce the launch of our outdoors. The Hug a Tree Photo Contest national Hug a Tree photo Photos of tree hugs can be is a fun way to get us thinking contest, in celebration of submitted online at www. about all we owe to forests. the International Year of natureexplorers.ca/win in Forests. The contest is part several categories, including Entries for the Hug a Tree of an effort to promote best group hug and most contest will be accepted dialogue about trees and amazing hug. through January 8, 2012. Get more savings on assessment premiums forest conservation – and “The world’s forests are Winners will be announced by participating in the CHOICES program. it’s simple. Help us show essential to life on this planet, in early 2012 and all the It provides credit rebates to employers who provide how much Canadians love and home to the majority of entries will be showcased in work-related safety and/or return to work training our forests by uploading the earth’s biodiversity,” said a photo gallery on the Nature in their workplaces. your photo of the best tree Chris Sutton, Nature Canada’s Explorers website. hug you have, and you could director of communications. Contact the CHOICES coordinator: win one of several prizes, “Since Canada is home to 867-667-5659 or 1-800-661-0443 including an Apple iPad. 10% of the world’s forests, With the peak of the fall and forests cover half the P18 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 THE KLONDIKE SUN KIDS' CORNER Stories and illustrations by Lisa Michelle

JPackaged gelatin was first patented by Peter Cooper in 1845, but he didn’t do much with Over 300 million boxes of Jell-O are sold in the US every year! Utah has adopted it as their it. “Official State Snack”. Pearle B. Wait discovered how to add flavoring into the gelatin in 1897. His wife, May, There has been a cola flavored Jell-O, but it only lasted a year. Now there are over 20 differ- named it Jell-O. It came in strawberry, raspberry, orange and lemon. ent flavors, ranging from the original strawberry to pina colada. The Jell-O company was sold to Orator Frances Woodward for $450 in 1899. As Bill Cosby, who was Jell-O’s spokesman for 30 years, said: “HEY YOU KIDS! GET OUT OF During the early 1900s, immigrants arriving in New York were served Jell-O to welcome MY JELL-O TREE!”. (I think he just liked Jell-O too much.) them to America. Jell-O has even been eaten in space!

Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in our universe, (preceded by the sun, the moon and Venus.)

It has 62 moons! Some are really small, so it’s generally said Jupiter has only four moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. These moons were discovered by Galileo in 1610, and are now referred to as the Galilean moons.

Jupiter is what is known as a “gas planet”. It has no solid surfaces and is 90 percent hydrogen and 10 percent helium - the stuff that makes your balloons float. It might have an inner core of rock and heavy metals which scientists guess is the size of about 15 earths!

JUST FOR FUN: Jackfish, otherwise know If you want to learn more about the planets as Northern Pike, are an olive-green fish with and the stars go to kidsastronomy.com and bellies fading from yellow to white. They are covered you can find out some real cool facts! with dark, short, bar-like, spots. They even have spots on their fins!

Jackfish are really good to eat, but they have lots of HEY KIDS! Wh a t is y o u r f a v o r i t e bones. Some of thier bones are called Y bones. f l a v o u r o f j e l l -o? Ha v e y o u b ee n You have to know what you are doing to properly skin and fillet a jackfish. When you get your fishing license, it comes with a book of the local fishing regulations. Near the back of the f ishi n g ? book it will show you how to skin and fillet a jackfish, but it will still take a lot of practice. Some say jackfish like bright colors on their lures, We w a n t t o he a r a b o u t i t! so if I were you, I would use yellow or orange. Email your pictures, stories and peoms to Lisa at klondikesun@ northwestel.net before Friday, October 28 at Noon!