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There were lots of bottoms on seats at the annual short film festival. See story on page 5. Photo by Dan Davidson in this Issue Muesum flooding 3 Ducks Unlimited 6 River Breakup Stats 9 Come check out Artifacts were damaged but prompt The auction is a great success for Stephen Johnson predicts Breakup action was crucial in preventing the organization and the town. with better odds than Lotto 649. our great selection more problems. of sale books!
See & Do in Dawson 2 Yukon Queen II gone 8 DCA AGM 16 The Cookshack (NEW!) 20 Uffish Thoughts 4 TV Guide 10-14 HACES Graduation 18 Kids' Corner 22 Larry Hil on Berton House 7 Fast Track Mining Report 15 AN Irish Nugget 19 City of Dawson 24 P2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN
What to Get the Rec & Leisure Newsletter & stay up to date. Website: www. cityofdawson.ca. Facebook: "City of Dawson Recreation". Contact us at SEE a n d DO 993-2353.The Westminster Hotel Live entertainment in the lounge on Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m. to in d a w s o n now: close. More live entertainment in the Tavern on Fridays from 4:30 p.m.The toDowntown 8:30 p.m. Hotel Live Music -
: Barnacle Bob is now playing in the Sourdough Saloon ev This free public service helps our readers find their way through Cribbage Tournaments the many activities all over town. Any small happening may ery Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. need preparation and planning, so let us know in good time! To The Eldorado Hotel : Every Sunday at 1 p.m. join this listing contact the office at klondikesun@northwestel. net.Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Coming to the ODD Gallery: YUKON SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS: The Eldorado Hotel is open! Food Service Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. Check out our Daily Lunch Specials. In a rush at lunch? Call ahead and we'll have your order ready when you arrive, April 26 to May 11. Yukon SOVA student exhibition. Opening on April Dawson City Chamber of Commerce Fred Eaglesmith's Travelling Steam Show: 993-5451. Breakfast is served until 1:30 p.m. on weekends. 26. Council Meetings: Coming Monday, Painting with Acrylic: LIght and Atmosphere: - April 30th with opener Gordie Tentrees & Hill Country News. Regular meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Next regular council meeting: Apr. 25 at 7 With instruc Drop-in Yoga with Cara Clark: p.m. Special Meeting times are posted at the Post Office three business tor Mary Dolman. 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 and May 1. Association of Yukon Communities AGM: days in advance. Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, May 3 to 6. Details noon to 1 p.m. until May 11 at the KIAC Ballroom. Get off the computer TBA. and break up your work day with some midday streatching. All levels Community Library Zumba with Katie Pearse: of experience welcome. Storytime at the library: . 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays beginning April 16th. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. $10 Drop-in fee. Get ready to With Tina Braga. Drop in Monday from LIfe Drawing: - Annual general Meeting: Ditch the workout and join the party! 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. 7 to 9 p.m. in the 2D Studio at SOVA. 1st and 3rd Mon The Dawson City Community Library Klondike Visitors Association day of every month. $5 Drop in fee covers drdawing board and some Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. Drop-in painting: drawing tools; paper for purchase. Diamond tooth Gerties winter openings: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. $5 drop-in fee for Yukon Riverside Arts festival call for submissions: - April 20 and 21, materials. GamesDCMF of Chance and Potable Spirits Dead Tickets now on sale: lineSOVA is June 1. See www.kiac.ca/artsfestival for information. Fall applications: DCMF Weekend Passes cost $126 + service fees. DCMF Weekend Passes have sold out for 33 years in a row. We Some spaces left for the foundation year recommend purchasing early to avoid disappointment. Your weekend program starting September 2012. Contact SOVA to find out how you pass can be purchased by phone (867) 993 5575, online at www.dcmf. STudent exhibition: can apply! com/festival-info/ticketsTH or in person at the KVA office on Front St. At the SOVA Gallery (3rd & Queen). Opening Flea Market: Library Hours Thursday, April 26 from 7 - 8pm. On display until May 11. The 2012 Moosehide Gathering host committee is : Mon/Weds/Thurs 4 to 7 p.m., Tues 5:30 to 8:30 Art Supply Store Hours holding a Flea Market, April 21, at 11:00 a.m. Table rentals are $20 each. p.m., Sun 12 to 4 p.m. Donations of items or baked goods to sell are apprecaited. Dinner and dessert to follow, at $10 a plate. All proceeds go to the 2012 Moosehide : Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs 12 to 1 p.m., Council Structure Review: Gathering. Contact Gladys at 993-7162 for more information. ThursConservation 4 p.m. to 5Klondike p.m., Sun 1Society p.m. to 4 p.m. Depot Hours If you are a First Nations youth between 13 and 25 and interested in a career in natural resources, : Sat, Sun, Mon: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of consider signing up for the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council's Dawsonrefundables City may Recreation be left on the deck Department during off hours. Info: 993-6666. Summer Environmental Apprenticeship. Apprentices will be involved Women & Weights: in water-quality and permafrost monitoring, as well as working with Elders. Go to www.trondek.ca for more information. Deadline to apply Circuit Training: Miscellaneous Mondays & Wednesdays, noon to 1 p.m. April 30. Yukon Artist relief Fund: Tuesdays & Fridays at lunch starting May 1. Fitness centre orientations: Registration required. Yukon Artist Relief provides short-term April 25 & 28. Registration required. financial assistance to professional visual artists living in the Yukon. Cheerleading: Good Friday Choir: Free to pass holders. Visit www.facebook.com/Yukon Artist Relief Yoga: Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:14 Mondays and Saturdays until May 15 - Cost $50 radio youth broadcasting: 5K Learn to run: p.m. at the Richard Martin Chapel. Sundays at 11 a.m. in the Ancillary Room until April 22. Changes to after school programs: Saturdays from noon to 1 p.m. Local Starting May 23. Registration required. - youth have the chance to try out being a local radio DJ. Contact Damien Road Hockey - Mondays. at [email protected], or Andrew at ax_laviolette@lau Hiking Club - Tuesdays. Wack Wednesdays - Wednesdays. Hiking Club - rentian.ca. Thursdays. Girl Power - Fridays. Youth Open Gym - Fridays. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 P3 Sprinkler System Failure at the Museum PRESS RELEASE
artifacts and ensuring that they are drying properly to minimize (Dawson City) damage. I know that visitors The Dawson City Museum to Dawson look forward to considers itself to be including the Museum on their extraordinarily fortunate as visit but, at this time, we ask they assess the collection after for their understanding as we a pipe in the sprinkler system must place our priorities on of the 111 year old building first, protecting the artifacts pulled away and dumped an and second being ready for our untold number of gallons of summer hours in May.” water into the east side of the Laura was also very grateful north gallery and the second to the fire department for floor visible storage exhibit. alerting her so quickly so Laura Mann, Executive Director was alerted by the fire department who responded to a fire alarm which was tripped by the discharge from the sprinkler Photos provided by the Dawson City Museum system. Although it is difficult to know exactly how provided the wet/dry vacuums long the water was that helped to begin the discharging, she ‘mopping up’ of the water.” estimates that it In the coming weeks, the was between 30 Museum and Property and 45 minutes. A Management will be discussing triage team was very the reason for the problem quickly onsite so with the sprinkler system that once the water and whether there are steps had slowed, artifacts that can be taken to prevent could be moved into the problem. For now, Laura dry areas. remains both optimistic and The Museum grateful. “If the sprinkler traditionally opens system had not tripped the fire its doors in winter alarm, had the fire department by appointment and opens for that the triage team could be not known how important the summer season on the May assembled and ready to spring appreciation.” it was to begin the salvage long weekend. “Unfortunately, Parks Canada in Dawson and into action. She credits these Mike Fraser of Property process immediately and this year we will be closed to the Museums Unit of YTG. volunteers with substantially Management was also a alerted me, had a triage team any visits prior to opening on “You always know that you reducing the amount of damage valuable resource for the not been in place within 10 the May long weekend.” Laura can count on the professional done. Since then, Laura has Museum. “I believe that Mike minutes of the disaster, well, Mann explains, “In the coming community” she says, “but you received official and unofficial rounded up every towel and fan I prefer not to think of what I weeks we will be assessing the can’t underestimate our level of offers of assistance from both for at least 5 square miles and might have been dealing with.” THE KLONDIKE SUN In-Store Tel: Specials & 993-6567 Subscription & Renewal Form Fresh Coffee Fax: Name: every day! 993-5973 Address: European cheeses and Organic foods City: Province/ State: “It ain’t gold Our Specialties Postal/ Zip Code: Country: but it’s close!” IN A HURRY? Email: Check out our Deli with ALL KINDS of great snacks! Pizza by the slice, gourmet sandwiches and dessert goodies. Annual (25 Issue) Subscription Costs: See daily specials at Bonanza Market on Facebook! Canada $44.00 To find out how you For all your game cutting needs, give Paul a call! U.S.A $75.00 can contribute , just Camp Orders? No order too big or too small. Overseas $125.00 (Airmail) email klondikesun@ Winter Hours Contact Information: northwestel.net! Mon to Fri: 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mail: The Klondike Sun, Bag 6040, Dawson YT, Y0B 1G0 Phone: (867)-993-6318 / Fax: (867)-993-6625 Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] Sundays: CLOSED GST #: 12531 0581 RT / Societies Registration #: 34600-20 Print by THE YUKON NEWS, Whitehorse YT Party Platters for all occasions ~10 different kinds Custom orders ~ just call! P4 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN OPINIONS Uffish Thoughts: Bye-bye to the Ice Bridge Letter to the Editor: Story & Photos by Dan Davidson John and Madeleine Memories Dear Editor,
Just over a week ago I picked up Tim Falconer, the John and Madeleine Gould welcomed my husband, Martin, and latest Berton House writer- me to Dawson in 2008, and regaled us with plenty of tales of "back in-residence, at the Dawson then." Airport. My routine, when I do We visited them at their home fairly frequently, using the excuse this, is to drive the new writer of delivering empties to drop in for a chat. Since then, everytime to Berton House to give them we pulled out John's book to check a bit of gold-mining history an orientation point, and then or to show to friends, or when we repeated one of Madeleine's do a quick ½ hour tour of the stories, we thought of them fondly. major sites in town. It seemed strange two years ago to think that Madeleine's They’ll need to know where brilliant eyes would no longer snap with glee - at least on this side the Recreation Centre is so they of heaven's gate! And now John's passing means his written word can get a pass for the arena or (which he reluctantly autographed!) is even more precious. the weight room; the location We were pleased to have met them. of the Health Care Centre, just Thank you to Dan Davidson for keeping us abreast of Dawson in case; the two grocery stores Monica Graham (Berton House, Jan-March 2008) and ice in the spring follows an On April 9 I noticed that the news. and the drug store; the Yukon interesting pattern. By early east bank of the bridge had SOVA/Yukon College complex; April everything has settled gone slushy and was laced the Klondike Institute of Art and compacted down to a hard with puddles, not unlike those We want to hear from you! and Culture (Odd Fellows Hall) surface that will easily support that were being formed on the Building; City Hall; the Museum; a person, especially if there has streets by melt water all over a quick rundown of our historic been any weight on it. Walking the town. I took a few pictures buildings, etc. The Klondike Sun is produced bi-monthly. It is published by The our perimeter fence (to see and watched as a couple of pick- Tim had been in email contact Literary Society of the Klondike, a non-profit organization. Letters where our dog was managing up trucks made the crossing. I with our last two writers to the editor, submissions and reports may be edited for brevity, to escape) last week I found I was in my little KIA sedan that and was curious about West clarity, good taste (as defined by community standards), racism,- was on solid “ground” as long as day and I wouldn’t have tried it. Dawson, so I included a swing sexism, and legal considerations. We welcome submissions from- I didn’t step off our dog’s well- Already some residents were across the ice bridge on the our readership. However, it should be understood that the opin- worn path. clearly deciding to park their Yukon River as part of the tour. ions expressed herein may not always reflect those of the publish This week, while looking vehicles on this side and walk Lots of our visitors find the ers and producers of the Klondike Sun. Submissions should be di for photo angles to shoot the across. I wondered how long idea of an ice bridge fascinating rected to The Editor, Bag 6040, Dawson City, YT, Y0B 1G0, e-mailed damage the snow did to our it would be before Highways and a little intimidating. I don’t to [email protected], directly to the paper at klondikesun@ second floor balcony when decided it should be closed. often have any reason to cross northwestel.net or dropped off in the drop-box at our office in the the slide guards gave way on I got my answer this morning, it, and hadn’t been on it since Waterfront Building, 1085 Front Street. They should be signed and Sunday morning, I found that just two days later. The more the Percy DeWolfe Junior race preferably typed (double-spaced), or saved on a digital file. If you- there was no secure footing on daring – or perhaps desperate – start. I, too, find it interesting, can give a phone number at which you can be reached, it would be- the lawn and that everything folk will continue to brave the and make a point of driving helpful. Unsigned letters will not be printed. “Name withheld by re had turned to a granular, sandy puddles for a while, and skidoos it several times during the quest” is acceptable and will be printed, providing the writer identi sort of texture on its way to may skip across the wet spots winter. fies themselves to the Sun editorial staff. A Publishing Policy exists becoming slush. for a time after that, but it It was very solid on April 2; for more details. The ice bridge deteriorates probably won’t be long before not a sign of water anywhere. in something like this fashion, the two parts of Dawson begin The shore ends of the bridge, beginning at the edges where, their seasonal separation. which are always the first parts ironically enough, it first Last year it was late April to go, were firm and shining in starts to freeze in the fall. Any before the bridge was officially the morning sun. movement of the water under closed, and the ice went out on Today – April 11 – the ice the ice acts to disconnect the May 7, with the ferry going in bridge is closed to traffic and junction of the land and the the water on May 16. This year the warning sign has been river, and the shallow areas – who knows? NEXT ISSUE: MAY 2 posted. tend to go first. I knew it was coming. I Deadline for ad & story submissions: remarked to Tim at the time Friday, April 27 at Noon that if we had a solid week of For more information: the kind of weather we were Email: [email protected] enjoying on the day I picked Telephone: (867) 993-6318 him up, the bridge could be Fax: (867) 993-6625 compromised by the middle of the month. The disintegration of snow Published by the Literary Editor/Head Writer: THE KLONDIKE SUN Society of the Klondike: Contributors: Ba g 6040 • Da w s o n Ci t y , Yu k o n • Y0B 1G0 Office Manager: President: Dan Davidson Office Hours: - Vice-President: Staff Reporter: Alyssa Friesen Mike Roache, Humane Society of Aubyn O'Grady Tel: Mon-Fri, 1-5 PM Dawson, Julia Jennings, Justin Lemph Board of Directors: Dan Davidson Subscriptions/Distribution:Lisa McKenna ers, Dawson Womens' Shelter, Al Sider, Fax: (867)-993-6318 Robin Og Bretland Email: Director Emeritus: Florian Boulais, Webmaster: (867)-993-6625 Aubyn O’Grady, Helen Bowie and others as noted. DiverseBookkeeping: hands (See volunteer list) [email protected] Palma Berger John Steins PRINTED BY THE YUKON NEWS Karen McIntyre IN WHITEHORSE, YT Societies Registration # 34600-20 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) GST # 12531 0581 RT for our publishing activities. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 P5 Janke Takes His Third MITY film Award Story & Photos By Dan Davidson Award on Sunday night. weekend begins with one of the Honourable Mention in the entries, but this year’s winner MITY pro category went to for broadcast was created by It wasn’t any great “Fragments” by Neil MacDonald Moira Sauer. surprise when Daniel Janke’s and David Hamelin. In this The weekend also has a documentary film “River” won eight-minute horror story, a number of features besides the the Made In the Yukon (MITY) meteorite fragment causes a screening of over 100 short professionalth award at the end of curious young girl to become films. Sokolowski wears a the 13 edition of the Dawson ill and transforms her into a variety of different baseball City International Short Film zombie. caps from his collection during Festival. The film about life There is also a MITY Emerging the weekend and there is a on the Yukon River during the Artist category, First Prize, prize for the person who can steamboat era was well made including $300 in cash and $500 list them all in the order they Peter Menzies and MITY Pro winner Daniel Janke and quite moving. worth of KIAC video equipment were worn. Meshell Melvin What was surprising was rental, went to “The Provider” won for the third year in a row, Janke’s announcement when by Moira Sauer. This was a causing Sokolowski to suggest he came to the microphone to six-minute entry about one she might be stalking him. accept the award from Dawson woman’s solution to meeting There was the opportunity City Arts Society president her need for companionship to make a one-minute film Peter Menzies. in the midst of a wilderness during the weekend, planning “I made a decision,” Janke winter with no company but and shooting a film “in camera” said. “I feel like I’m living in her sled dogs. Sauer commented (no editing allowed) with one privileged times and I’m a very that this 48-hour film contest of the iPads available for use privileged person. I’ve won this product featured the only time from KIAC. The results of this (award) twice; this is the third her dogs had ever been indoors. challenge will be shown at time. So I decided to give the Second prize, which is $200 Gerties on April 14. cash prize to an emerging film in cash and $400 worth of Students from the Yukon maker.” equipment rental, went to “How School of Visual Arts kept the At the time he didn’t know to make a Marshmallow and latter part of Sunday evening which of the MITY emerging Peanut Butter Sandwich” by (while the Audience Choice Exec Dir. Karen Dubois (left) and DCISFF Producer Dan artists that might be. Festival Kathryn (Kit) Hepburn. award was being tabulated) Sokolowski (right) present Veronica Verkley with her Audience producer Dan Sokolowski says Jay Armitage took honourable interesting by setting up Choice Award there will be some consultation mention for his short film several tables with a line-up of on that subject before a decision “Coming this Fall”. MacBooks displaying film loops is made. In the MITY Youth category they had created with “found First prize in the professional the $100 cash prize went to footage”. MITY category includes $1000 a group of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in During the weekend there cash, a $1000 equipment rental youth who animated “The Story were master classes in from the Northern Film and of Crow” with the assistance of filmmaking offered by Peter Video Industry Association adults Kerry Barber and Chris Lynch and Guy Édoin, as well as (NFVIA) and a guaranteed Clarke. The kids involved were a Street Feast BBQ and Karaoke screening at the 2013 Tromso Liberty Anderson, Arianna provided by chef Georgia International Film Festival in Rachel, Tay-Lynn Mierau- Hammond and festival guest Norway. Charlie and Jaden Anderson. Curtis Grahauer. The second prize in the MITY The Lodestar Award went to And that ended the awards Pro category went to Veronica “Throat Song” by Miranda de presentation, at which point it Verkley and her hilarious film, Pencier from Nunavut. In this “The Working Cats Guide to the film, a young Inuit woman seeks Klondike”. Verkley created a to reclaim her voice, which she mock documentary using live has lost while living in a toxic action, faux interviews and relationship in a town that photo-shopped archival photos has had its cultural heritage to reveal the secret history amputated. The horrors she of when cats were used for witnesses as a caseworker in the mushing sleds and what the real territorial justice department “cat trains” were all about. are amplified by the abuse she Second place, offers $500 suffers at the hands of her own cash and $500 worth of video partner. equipment rental from the This award features $500 Klondike Institute of Art and in cash and a Sterling Silver Moira Sauer mugs with her MITY Emerging Artist Award Culture (KIAC). DCISFF pin. Verkley’s film brought down Each year artists compete Meshell Melvin receives her the house during the Friday to create the television public prize for scoring a hat trick in evening showing and it was service announcement that will the hat contest was well past 11:15. A number begin the closing dance party no surprise at all when it also be used by CBC North for this of people took their cue from with an old Michael Jackson took the $500 Audience Choice event. Each screening over the the DJ Whitebread’s decision to tune and “beat it”.
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One sure sign of spring in Dawson is when the taller buildings start roping off the boardwalks with “danger” tape so that people won’t walk under the places where large loads of snow might suddenly attack them. The Dawson City General Store roped off its section of boardwalk first this year, followed, not long after, by the Old Post Office.
Photos provided by Ducks Unlimited by Lisa McKenna
$10,000; Spin-off Ducks Unlimited has been is money around for over 7 decades. coming into Founded in 1938 it has made the town its name as a leader in wetland for things conservation. like hotel Partnered with government, rooms, industry, non-profit meals, and organizations and landowners, souvenirs. Ducks Unlimited has completed Several 8,880 habitat projects to date businesses and they have conserved over and private'ordeuvres painting and a beautiful carved 6.2 million acres as well. people made up trays and bird 10 years previously, and In Canada they have over trays of h in lieu of she donated it back to Ducks 144,000 supporters and work dinner as 4 students from the Unlimited. Our Seasonal Lakes with other ’Ducks’ in the U.S., school served and cleaned up. According to June Mather it by Dan Davidson Mexico, andst New Zealand. The students were awarded for raised the most money ever and of March this year On the 31 their efforts by being presented they are confident that the next Dawson honored the Ducks, with a painting by Ducks one (set for the fall of 2013) (or should I say the Ducks Unlimited, which they were will be even bigger, better, Rapid spring melting is creating a series of large puddles (or honored Dawson?) with a able to auction of for $350 that and raise more money for this tiny lakes) all over Dawson as the city crews rush about trying large gathering and auction they will put towards the school worthy cause. to get all the storm drains open. There has been more snow than (all paintings and carvings etc. trip to France. A first time attendee, Dwayne, usual here this winter and council recently discussed how rapidly were Canadian made) that took Peter Menzies also raised said he would never ever miss the snow removal budget had been eaten up. A lot of these occur place in the K.I.A.C. lounge and $1500 and it was donated to another one. So … I think it was at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and the side streets. Here we raised $44,000! The spin-off K.I.A.C. a hit! have the perennial puddle at the corner of Fifth and Queen, just to the community was at least Betty Castellarin had won a beside the Robert Service School, where the boardwalk is also awash. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 P7 Berton House is a Incredible Gift to Canadian Writers PET OF THE WEEK Story & Photo with Katie Pearse, Humane Society Dawson By Dan Davidson with a place, to come up here as a writer and kind of step in.” “Berton House has been While it is possible fantastic,” Lawrence (Larry) for a visitor to become Hill said, just a few days very busy here, Hill before bringing his one-month never felt like anyone residency to a close. was pressuring him. “I’ve always wanted to come “It never felt like up here … and I managed to get an imposition. People a lot of work done. asked or suggested “It’s an incredible service to things and usually I’d Canadian writers to offer this say yes and sometimes to us, no matter where we’re I wasn’t available. My from, whether it’s Saint John’s sense is that people or Montreal, or Hamilton, in my here understand that case. To be able to bring writers the writers can sort of to Dawson City is an incredible carve out their time as gift to those writers.”The Illegal, they see fit. They can He finished the first draft do as little or as much of his latest novel, as they want. on the day he arrived, and “People just seem managed to get well into the to let you do what you revisions during his stay. need to do.” “That’s steaming along. I’ve Hill, of course, as also had the chance to collect the winner of the Photo provided by Humane Society Dawson somecall The really Highway useful material for C o mThe m o nBook w e aof l tNegroes h so my next novel, which I’ll just Literary Prize and of it at my fingertips.” The Highway until I have a with Inspired by his attendance at Lucky real title.” promoted by his publisher Ian Tamblyn’s house concert, will deal with that it had a deluxe, oversized, Hill is wondering if he might the experiences of one of the illustrated edition, had a bit not be able, in a year or two African American soldiers more star power than the down the line, to organize a Lucky is a six month old pug-terrier-bear dog cross! sent to help build the Alaska average visiting writer. When home reading tour that would He is a really unique, cute, little guy, nearly full grown at Highway. The central character he first went in to the Post take him up the length of the around 30lbs. will be from the American Deep Office the clerk recognized him Alaska Highway and give him He has only just arrived at the shelter, but would prefer not South and will have issues of and openly admitted to being a chance to experience all the cultural and climate shock to a bit star struck. When he had to spend any more time here. communities that might be Fully house broken and trained, Lucky needs a loving home. deal with along with the well his library public reading, settings for his novel. Come out to the shelter and fall in love with him today! documented racism prevalent he pulled in three times the He has some other thoughts Air North Thank You! in the US armed forces at that audience of any of the recent about Dawson, as well. His time. writers, packing the limited wife, Miranda, has established That novel is a couple of years space. a charity called Project The Humane Society Dawson would like to extend a huge away from being begun as Hill Hill just likes to meet people, Bookmark Canada. thank you to Air North. Air North generously donated flights has a non-fiction commission both as a writer and a tourist. “What it does is it sets up to the Humane Society so we were able to fly four puppies to that he is notThe allowed Illegal to “When you travel, you can plaques in places in Canada the Calgary SPCA. At the Humane Society Dawson, we make discuss to work on first, after go to Cuba, stay in a five star where the literature (all every effort possible to find homes for all of our animals, but he finishes with . hotel and meet the servers in fiction) actually took place. for these puppies it wouldn’t have been possible without the In spite of his dedication the bars or you can come to a There are about ten of these help of Air North. to craft and a heavy working place and kind of settle in for in the ground now, and she’s Thank you again for your support! schedule, Hill also found time a while, actually meet people looking to expand it from to enjoy Dawson. and connect with them. coastIn the to Skin coast. of the The Lion first one “Also, it’s just been a really “That’s some of the most was from Michael Ondaatje’s great time socially. I’ve enjoyed rewarding kind of travel you . There’s Dawson City and its people, can do in life, I feel, is to connect a scene where a nun falls from met a lot of people in this short with people, work with them, the Bloor Street viaduct and period of time and done a lot of share time with them, go into her life is saved by a worker stuff.” their homes, settle in, give who is building the bridge. This includes being part of them something of you … and There’s a plaque on the bridge the third prize winning team in take something of them.” with 400 words from the book the chili cook-off during Thaw Hill is already plotting how that describe the nun falling, di Gras, dog sledding with he might return to the Yukon along with some information Growing Forward Yukon Quest musher Brian to take in all its seasons. He Fugitive Pieces about the author and the book. Practical and flexible programs for your farm. Wilmshurst, doing readings was here for the Young Authors Another one features Anne at the Dawson Community Conference in late April 2006, Michael’s .” Phone: (867) 667-5838 Library, in a cabin in West but he feels he needs to see The condition for the plaques Toll-free: 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5838 Dawson, at the Yukon School all of the territory’s seasons is that the place still has to be www.agriculture.gov.yk.ca of Visual Arts and the Robert in order to write the Highway there and identifiable even if the Service School. book, since the story will cover building or structure isn’t any “It’s been nice to engage several years. He will try to longer. Hill thinks that Dawson, with people. A few people have do this while he’s working on already dotted with non-fiction shown me their work, their other projects. plaques about historical places, creative work, and it’s been nice “I’m the kind of writer who could probably qualify for some to read that and just encourage likes to plant the seeds for of these as well. them.” a book a few years before I Certainly a practice similar Hill is also keenly interested have to start working on it, to this can be found all over the “Like” the in art and enjoyed looking especially if it’s a complicated United Kingdom and Ireland. at work by local and visiting book, which this will be. If I Anyone with suggestions Klondike Sun on artists. On the afternoon that waited until a year from now about site-specific literature we sat for this chat, he had before I started assembling should contact Project spent the earlier part of the day materials I’d lose six months Bookmark Canada at its with John Steins, viewing his when I was really ready to go. website. work and that of his recently This way, by the time I start, deceased father, Ilgvars. I’ll know exactly who to talk to “It’s a great way to connect and to read, and I’ll have most P8 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN Government Announces Decision on Oil and Gas Postings Highland Games Athletes Announced PRESS RELEASE The Top of The World Highland games as a surprise,” Cathers said. “As “The recent public review next few weeks KlondikeTOWHG Sun will WHITEHORSE (April 12, I said in February, government was our first real opportunity is excited to showcase our Profesional 2012) —Energy, Mines and would need to decide whether to hear from Yukoners on announce that our Professional Athletes in the . Resources Minister Brad to allow bids in all of the areas, the possibility of oil and gas athletes for the games have Keep an eye out for them and Cathers has announced that some of the areas, or none of the exploration rights being issued been confimed. The impressive start to pick your favorites. The oil and gas exploration rights areas, following the technical in the Whitehorse Trough and list, in no particular order, is games are coming up soon, June will not be issued in any of the review and public consultation. we thank everyone who took Matthew Doherty, Gregory 15-17. Check out our website at 12 areas of the Whitehorse What we heard during the part for their participation,” Bell, Rob Young, John Odden topoftheworldgames.ca or find Trough requested for posting public review period is that Cathers added. “We also want and Owen Willems. Over the us on Facebook. in January. many Yukoners have concerns to thank the staff of the oil and The decision comes after the and questions about oil and gas gas resources branch, who led Holland America to End Yukon conclusion of a 60-day public exploration and development in the public review, for their hard review period, which followed a the Whitehorse Trough at this work and service to the people technical review of the 12 areas time.” of Yukon.” Queen II Cruises nominated for consideration by This oil and gas disposition For more information on CBC News oil and gas companies. process is now concluded. In the Yukon’s oil and gas rights Posted: Apr. 13, 2012 “When the Yukon government coming months, government disposition process, visit received these requests for will consider the issues raised yukonoilandgas.com. postings, I noted that it had come during the public review. Yukon Queen II Cruise ship giant Holland America announced Friday, it will pull the out of the Yukon River for good. The high-speed catamaran takes summer tourists on 164-kilometre river tours between Dawson City and Eagle, Alaska. "We're not really sure what we're going to do with- her, but we will move her out of the river this summer," said Paul Goodwin, an executive vice-president at Hol land America. "It's just been a number of issues that- have made it difficult to continue to operate and given that, we've just come to the conclusion that we are bet ter off finding anotherYukon way Queen to give our guests the river experience."(the boat actually winters in Eagle) Goodwin said the may be leaving Dawson City but Holland America will continue operating there. However, he said that with the departure of the boat, the company is now less invested in the town. This“Obviously is a somewhat the less different assets we response have up that there, the company the less hasinvested been givingwe are,” for he the said. last several years, when it basically threatened to pull out of the territory entirely if the boat could not be part of its tour package. The nervousness this caused amongst the tourism indus- try was accelerated when the company put its Klondike Inn in Whitehorse up for sale. - Yukon Queen II The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic As sessmentActually, Board it's been has longerbeen reviewing than that. the The initial review wasfor the bumped past two up to years. YESAB's executive committee after the local office's investigation was inconclusive and did not produce a ruling.
The company has been slow to provide data on issues of concern on how the boat’s high-powered wake affects- shoreline erosion and salmon habitat. “Our rules set out that we need to receive that infor It’s the phone you’ve been waiting for! mationIn fairness within to a thecertain company amount it has of time,” been threesaid Stephen seasons sinceMills, thechair boat of YESAB.has been able to make its regular run for a full season. First there was the flood in Eagle, leading Slim, sleek, and loaded with apps to keep Features: to a short season and then two seasons when the coaches you connected any way you choose. The could not travel the Taylor Highway to the small Alaskan x New Blackberry 800 mhz processor Blackberry® CurveTM 9350 works across village. For the last two years the boat component of the x OS 7 operating system tour has been two or three hour cruise down river and the North and Canada. Get yours quick back to Dawson. this spring…because just like the lights, x CDMA—works where other phones don’t they’ll be gone soon. x 5 megapixel camera with flash Goodwin said the assessment process was one of the reasons for the decision to remove the boat. - “We don't necessarily see an end in sight because of course once we get through the YESAB process, assum $ Two year $ no ing we got through the YESAB process, we then have- 99 conTracT 349 conTracT to make application to DFO [the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans], so it's a long, drawn out, expen siveIndications process and from the Eagle other are side that of it theis we Taylor have Highway,the road Visit the Tasty Byte Cafe—993-6100 whilein Eagle,” passable Goodwin for regular said. vehicles and even freight and oil trucks, may still not be sufficiently restored for Holland- America's insurance company to allow the company to use Powered by Northwestel in partnership it. with Dakwakada Development Corporation Klondike Spirit AdditionsHolland America to the CBC plans piece, to in hireitalics, a by local Dan boat Davidson. — the — to help with its visitors this season. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 P9 Yukon River Breakups – A Statistical Breakdown FAMILY NEWS with Tim Taylor Fatherhood
Men wear many different hats, but the one I cherish most is fatherhood. Everyone tells you that children change your life. I was ready for it and believed what people were telling me, but it never really hits home until you’re fully into it. I have two children as many of you know; Kai who is three years old and Zia Rose, who just turned a year old last week! My wife and the children have been away, visiting family in Montreal, hence my thoughts on fatherhood have come to light. Although, being on my own, no family obligations, no wrestling with sleepless nights, diaper changes and baby routines has been a privilege, I yearn to be back in that great chaotic energy! Mon beau garcon The early morning awakens, by Stephen Johnson A toddler runs into the room Proclaiming: Let’s go Papa! The wonder of a new day Exploring Once again, spring is upon us after another long, but not so bad, winter Riding a bike (thankfully). With melting happening in earnest, we begin to think about when the Visiting friends Creativity at the most high! Yukon River is going to break, awarding cash to some lucky person who will guess Playing close enough to the actual day and time of the ice’s demise. The annual graph has Questioning been prepared and, mathematically speaking, the river will break at precisely 7:22 Curiosity abounds all around p.m. on May 4, 2012. However, as Mark Twain is reported to have said, “There are Pourquoi Papa? lies, damned lies and then there are statistics”. The father Reliving innocent memories Alas, statistics is exactly what the graph represents. The chance of the ice Misadventures breaking at 7:22 on May 4 is approximately 1 in 31,680 (22 days * 24 hours/day * 60 Premature grey hairs min/hour); and that is if we discard May 28, 1964 as an anomaly. Mind you, those To those who endured are far better odds than Lotto 649 at 1 in about 14,000,000, so have some fun and His own rebellious toddlerhood Payback is now best of luck with your guess. Un fait accompli! For the mathematically minded, the line straight line through the data is called a But as the day descends regression line and is essentially, the average of all the data (sort of). The value R2, Sleep beckons, is called the regression and would be equal to 1.0 if all the data fell on the line. For Night falls, this graph, since the data is scattered about the line, it means that there is about a Dark curtains are your most important allies! Pajamas 14.3% chance that the ice will break at 7:22 p.m. on May 4. But remember folks what A little TV time Mark Twain said about statistics. 2 story books a song or two Bonne nuit , mon beau garcon!
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The Yukon Order of Pioneers has placed the Tripod and the IODE ladies are busy flogging the annual Ice Pool Tickets. They cost a toonie each and will be on sale until midnight on April 25. The wire from the tripod will trip the clock on the Dänoja Zho Cultural Centre but it is NOT con- nected to the fire alarm. P10 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN
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domestic product in 2010 was $1.681 billion dollars (chained The Yukon’s mining industry 2002 dollars). Oil & gas and is still in a great boom. The mining combined accounted for 2010-201x (who knows when?) 9.2% of GDP, or $154.6 million gold rush will be documented in dollars. archives and history. Students These extraction industries are and researchers 100 years tied with construction in third from now may document what place of importance behind we were doing today. They public administration (21.4%) should have quite a time of it. and Finance, Insurance, Real This story may help them with Estate, Renting and Leasing, a small piece of the puzzle. Management of Companies and The numbers are telling, and Enterprises (17.4%). The 2011- serve as outstanding statistics. 2012 territorial budget predicts Number of claims staked in $3.145 million in Quartz mining 2011 for placer gold mining was fees, $30,000 in coal lease- 837, for Quartz or hard rock related revenues, and $225,000 114,587, from 83,261 in 2010. in placer mining fees for a total Active placer claims by region of $3.4 million as of the end of the year totalled This is money that stays in In 1898, life was similar to today. William Ogilvie, DLS, took this photo when things 14,358 in Dawson, 1,488 in the Territory to create a retail were hopping. This was the second Gold Commissioner's and Mining Recorder's office before Mayo, 2,625 in Whitehorse market, a need for restaurants, it moved to the present Dawson Museum building. In 1899, all Gold Commissioner's staff quit (includes Kluane district) and housing and gas stations. It "to a man" on May 1st to work for miners as their Ottawa wages were much too low in the local 46 in Watson Lake. The total is has a multi-layered impact. To Dawson economy. "Paris of the North" really did happen. an impressive 18,517 “active” better illustrate this, Yukon’s placer claims in all five districts. Energy Mines and Resources Over 250,000 quartz claims are adds the following: 750 people in good standing throughout are currently employed by hard in 2011 by the Klondike Placer of all categories of wastes, from the Whitehorse Chamber the four mining districts. rock mines in the Yukon, with Miners’ Association and the whether they are domestic, of Commerce through their Water license applications (all hundreds of others benefitting Yukon Chamber of Mines, recyclables, scrap metals or Private Industry Training sectors) in 2011 at the Water indirectly from this activity. along with some 20 individual hazardous/special wastes. Fund. Board were 75, down from 88 in Over 2,500 people are occupied miners. Each region has its own If the proposal is deemed 2010, with 55 placer, and three at placer mining ventures and This is a time when regulatory idiosyncrasies. worthy, the course will be hard rock applications (from mineral exploration projects bodies, approval or assessment Fast-Track, with Matrix advertised ahead of time in the 55 placer, 5 quartz in 2010, throughout the Yukon. The total offices must react to the “gold Research and Seewolf Klondike Sun, and is planned to including amendments). A total value of placer gold produced in rush” as best they can. For Enterprises, are planning a two- be offered as a first in Dawson of 165 mining water licenses or 2011 was $58.5 million. Yukon those operating in the Yukon day course in heritage resource City. This would be termed land use permits (Class 4) were Zinc’s Wolverine Mine saw a today, the best option is to stay conservation and management, a Celebration of Knowledge considered “active” as of Dec. capital investment of over $300 informed; inquire of changes and fuel spill avoidance or event.Editor's note: Josée Bonhomme is 31, 2011. million, and will reach full that may affect your operation emergency response. The dates the principal of Fast Track Land Quartz Class 3 land use permits production this year. from all agencies you must deal would be June 10-11 with room Management and a former office issued by Mining Lands, EM&R In 2008, mineral exploration with. for 40 participants (miners and manager here at the Sun. totaled 26 in 2011, down from expenditures totaled $110 Waste regulations are regulatory or assessment staff, 30 in 2010. These are usually million. In 2011, this reached particularly critical to first nations representatives). needed for larger exploration over $300 million. There are understand, or how to dispose Funding has been requested camps. Quartz Class 4 land currently 107 active exploration use permits included one in companies in the Yukon. 2010, and four in 2011. Seven The permit application Placer Class 3 land permits process, despite being “busy”, were issued in 2010, and two in keeps to its deadlines and the 2011. time required for a placer land The Yukon Environmental and use permit and water license Socio-Economic Assessment approval is about eight months. Board’s offices processed a total Two levels of environmental or of 311 applications in 2011, up socio-economic assessments from 263 in 2010. Five out of are required. Both the YESAB six regions saw an increase, and Water Board processes are Dawson decreased from 88 to public through modern website 58 projects from 2010 to 2011. technologies. Interestingly, with such Responsibility to approve numbers, and so few workers permitting rests with the (estimate of 65 directly government or responsible involved) actually dealing with agencies depending on the the “rush”, it is a mathematical nature of each application. The impossibility. Kudos go to Water Board is the final review those who soldier on with body and approves the licenses exponentially magnified and Class 4 placer land use tasks. The respect shown the permits. industry with which they work, Emphasis is shifting towards a Problem Placer Updates the dedication imposed and better understanding of ecology - Yukon News embraced, will be remarkable and avoidance of disturbance - in its effects. Their role directly to wildlife, proper heritage On April 11 CBC North re "amazed that the legal issues subdivision. The affects the economy and long- resource management, waste ported that the court case be around this case are based on article indicates that Heisey- term performance of what and safety regulations which tween the City of Dawson and legislation more than 100 years prefers to give up the mining can be a sustainable Yukon are in a state of flux. the Slinky Mine (over the miner old. - rights on the property in ex industry. The Dawson Regional Land encoraching on the Dome Road change for getting the deed to Revenues from all this activity Use Planning Commission right of way) had progressed Out on the Dredge Pond Sub the property. in exploration and mining are continues its difficult work to the Yukon Supreme Court. division the local office of the Though Heisey felt that the difficult to compute as they with planning decades into Justice Ron Veale is expected Yuikons Environmental and City of Dawson was backing may come from many sources in the future for a balanced to work on a ruling later this Sociao-economic Assessment him in his negotiations with the- fees, royalties, and hidden costs and sustainable community. month after he recieves final Board are indicating that Mike territorial government on this that are changing constantly. They include all views and written arguments from the Heisey has dropped his plans to matter,, the town's develop According to the Yukon Bureau perspectives in their work. lawyers for the two sides. mine the claims he holds across ment officer, Micah Olesh, said of Statistics, the Yukon’s gross Miners’ input was represented The item quotes him as being the Klondike River from the this was news to him.
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, APRIL 18, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN DCAS Survives Changes and Continues to Thrive Story & Photos by Dan Davidson chairs and a better system of storage for them It was a year of many changes after each event. for the Dawson City Arts Last year the Society (DCAS), as executive executive made director Karen Dubois noted in an attempt to her presentation to the annual raise $40,000 general meeting on March 29. in funding Three positions in the main i n d e p e n d e n t office had turned over within from DCAS’s a few months of the last AGM, normal funding including the programming and sources. Their administrative assistant jobs. previous best One of the programmers moved had been $14,000 to take over the direction of the and Dubois was ODD Gallery/Artist Residency pleased to note division, so there were really that they made it four changes. up to $23,000 – a The programmer jobs good start. DCAS members enjoyed a slide show of the organization’s events while listening to the evening’s business were redefined to two equal DCAS continued positions, making for more to be a vital stability in the presentation of member of the two major annual programs, board of the Yukon the Yukon River Arts Festival School of Visual “Working at KIAC demands in Dawson City.” Residence program out of and the Youth Art Enrichment Arts, as well as participating the ability to switch between Menzies noted the importance Macaulay House, which is program. One staffer now also in the Klondike Development creative visioning for of the Economic Impact Study shared during one residency manages presentations and Organization and the Tr’ondëk future programs, to making in proving the importance of period with the Dawson City special events, while the other Hwëch’in regional economic arrangements for elevator the arts in the community. Music Festival to bring in a looks after community courses, planning exercise. repairs, to conducting cross “A parade of visiting Songwriter in Residence. of which there are many. Looking ahead, the board Canada recruitment, to making dignitaries from Europe, the Emma Tius and Matt Sarty Emma Tius and Matt Sarty has been working on plans to sure the fuel is delivered on USA and Canada all marvel at presented the program report; were the new faces in those deal with the Odd Fellows Hall positions, and they managed a itself, which is showing some busy eight months after they wear after more than a decade took over without missing a of its new life as DCAS central. beat. Repairs are needed to the Dubois noted that DCAS, sprinkler system, the ceiling which operates in the world and the heating system. Last through both the gallery and year the ballroom floor was the Klondike Institute of Art refinished and it is holding up and Culture (KIAC), has a new well. website. It’s a bit of a work in Recently, Dubois made a pitch progress, but “we’re very happy to Dawson’s town council for with the functionality and the funding to assist it in applying DCAS executive director Karen Dubois, president Peter Menzies and board members Lesley appearance …” for Cultural Capitals status Grant and Elaine Corden Towards the end of the for the year 2014. This is a previous year the organization competition for communities received funding to upgrade its of fewer than 50,000 people. equipment, as a result of which She did not know it at the time schedule,” Dubois said. “There what we have done here.” Tara Rudnikas spoke for the it has a new sound system, film of the AGM, but the request is an ever revolving cast of KIAC has a yearly schedule that ODD Gallery; Dan Sokolowski screen, high definition projector, was viewed favourably by the characters coming in and out of keeps spawning annual events: reported on the short film flat screen monitors, scaffolding council and some funding was the doors, from toddlers in their the Dawson International festival. and, to the eternal gratitude approved at a special council tutus, to artists from across Short Film Festival, the Yukon The last major item on the of its audiences, comfortable meeting a day after the AGM. the country, to repairmen, to Riverside Arts Festival, the program was the election of members and Youth Art Enrichment Program, new directors to a couple of WHITEHORSE COMMUNITY CHOIR volunteers.” Summer Youth Art Camp, the boards, something which never D C A S ODD Gallery, and the Gallery’s seems to be a problem for this IS COMING TO DAWSON CITY ! p r e s i d e n t Natural and Manufactured group. Saturday May 12, 2012 Peter Menzies project. Continuing members on the said the During the last year there main DCAS board are Leslie organization have been music lessons Grant, Lulu Keating ad Georgette Come sing with us in a free vocal w a s (guitar, piano and fiddle), a McLeod. They are joined by Caili scelebr u c c e s at s if ng u l local orchestra, dance classes, Steel, Rian Loughheed-Smith, workshop 11-12:30. “ a n o t h e r visual art for all ages, several Peter Menzies, Elaine Corden, film workshops, another 48 Gail Calder, Pat Habiluk, and St. Paul's Anglican Church s e a s o n , Hour Filmmaking Competition, Meg Walker. then l e a v i n g and the members’ art gallery. The ODD Gallery also has another The building also plays host to a board, and it is comprised c h a p t e r music and drama performances, of Janice Cliffe, Matt Sarty, of fond a winter bi-weekly film night Emma Tius, Meg Walker, Kerry Enjoy an evening concert of Madrigals m e m o r i e s and monthly community coffee Barber, Dan Sokolowski, Aubyn 7 pm St. Paul's Anglican Church. and lasting houses from September through O’Grady, Rain Lougheed-Smith, impact as May. Last summer it sponsored Eryn Foster and Evan Rensch. $5.00. we continue a summer series at the Front for more information email: [email protected] to grow the Street Gazebo and runs a Kids ‘ c u l t u r a l Art program in the summer. cluster’ here There is also the Artist in THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 P17 DCAS Staff Mooney Wins Bookie Award Story & Photo by Dan Davidson
Jacob McArthur Mooney, who spent last fall at Berton House, has won first prize in the Poetry division of CBC’s Bookie Awards. Money won for his second poetry collection, Folk (McClelland & Stewart). Folk is a collection of linked poems in two sections, one rural, the other urban. Moony begins with the 1998 crash of Matt Sarty Dan Sokolowski, Swissair Flight 111 just off the coast of Nova Scotia, not far from Peggy’s Cove and then moves to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport for its other setting. The book is described as “an elaborately composed inquiry into the human need for frames, edges, borders, and a passionate probe of contemporary challenges to identity, whether of individual, neighbourhood, city, or nation.” CBC Books introduced the CBC Bookie Awards last year, as a "people's choice" of Canadian Jacob McArthur Mooney reads to a local crowd at one of the literary awards. Readers across Emma Tius Tara Rudnikas Dawson Community Library’s Spoken Word evenings in August the country cast their votes for 2011 their favourite science fiction, mystery books, graphic novels, literary fiction, short story Roache's Corner by Mike Roache collections and more. This year Next Chapter and more, with (mystery) and Robert J. Sawyer they added two international consideration given to listeners’ (science fiction) were also categories. recommendations online. finalists in their respective The finalists were chosen by Interestingly enough, categories. CBC's book-loving producers Berton House alumni Phil at CBC Books, Canada Reads, Hall (poetry), Andrew Pyper Writers & Company, The P18 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN Blast From the Past Yukon College Graduates Dawson’s HACES class that Didn't Need to Be Story & Photos by Dan Davidson • Heritage Documentation “I want to thank all the Using Film graduates for sticking it out • Heritage Communications and getting yourselves through The graduation feast for the The Dawson program was this program,” said Jackie current class of the Heritage able to add a publication design Olson, TH Heritage Director. “I and Culture Essential Skills component. know 24 weeks is a long haul program was held in the “All of the Dawson students is a long haul and some of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community made a considerable topics, I’m sure, were quite Hall on March 21. commitment to be part of the challenging, but I think you Program Coordinator Jodi program,” Beaumont said, “and guys did an amazing job of it. Beaumont explained that the now we’re hoping that we have I really look forward to, in the program, offered by Yukon Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in citizens, as future, working with you in our College and sponsored in well as some other local people, heritage department.
by Lisa McKenna
he learned to talk and when he He was born in November was 5 his Uncle Lee hand-made 1949 and he died in 1982 at the him his first guitar. During his young age of 33. Flying home high school years he played on an Air Canada flight coming bass and formed a band called back from Texas, where he The Hobbits. had played in a music festival, His music had a definite the plane filled with smoke Celtic tone, most likely from his forcing a landing in Cincinnati. DADGAD tuning method over He was one of 23 passengers the regular EADGBE that is who succumbed to smoke used by most guitarists. inhalation; some say it was He was 6’4” and built like a because he kept returning to truck, his influence to Canadian the plane to help others. Folk Music was deep and He was born and raised lasting. Nancy White, a popular in Ontario, but he also had Canadian singer/songwriter, relatives that he often visited was quoted in the Globe and in Nova Scotia. The influence Mail in July of 1981 as saying of the Maritimes is revealed that he “had a voice you could Heritage and Culture Essential Skills graduates Paul Blanchard, Christine Blanchard, Leanne through his music. He sang take a bath in”. Mason, Billy Lavigne, Carol McBride, Tish Lindgren, Erika Scheffen, Darwyn Lynn, Kylie about the farmer, the fisherman I agree, but I think we have VanEvery, and Bo Yeung and sailor (though according to to live in a land ‘wild and his younger brother “he could savage’ and ‘seek the Northwest Passage’ to hear the beautiful get sea-sick walking across a Dawson by the college, the TH living in town, who have the “We continue to grow and we wet lawn!”). baritone of Stanley Allison ‘Stan’ Rogers again. Heritage Dept. and the Klondike skills to join the heritage team at will be looking for you people He began to sing just after Regional Training Trust Fund, TH, as well as heritage workers to join us, hopefully sooner has been run in several other at Parks Canada, the Yukon than later.” communities, including Ross government, the museum and In addition to projects already River, Pelly Crossing and Mayo, other job opportunities in under way, Olsen mentioned over the last several years. Dawson.” that the Tr’ochëk heritage site is This is its first offering in Beaumont herself, who is on track for development. This Dawson. the Traditional Knowledge was confirmed last November “It’s a program that started Specialist with TH Heritage, 30 by the announcement of back in 2000 when all the was one of the instructors. $202,200 for this project by First Nations got together and Another was Lue Maxwell, Leona Aglukkaq, the Minister said that we really needed the coordinator of the Dawson of the Canadian Northern training so that people in campus of Yukon College, Economic Development Agency our communities could start now in its first year in its new (CanNor) and Minister of working in the heritage field.” quarters. Health. The program is designed for “ We really appreciate you The graduates in the complete entry-level students, who study using the college,” said Maxwell, program were Christine a basic nine-course curriculum “ and creating a legacy with Blanchard, Paul Blanchard, over a period of several months. what you’ve done. These are Leanne Mason, Billy Lavigne, In Dawson the program ran for things that you’ll be looking at Tish Lindgren, Darwyn Lynn, six months and included: and your families will be looking Carol McBride, Erika Scheffen, • Introduction to Heritage at, in the years to come. Kylie VanEvery, and Bo Yeung. Management “It’s taken years to get this Four other people had taken • Work Place and Essential thing off the ground, but this portions of the program, as time Skills was the right time and you guys and personal considerations • Research Skills were the right people. Well allowed. • Caring for Resources done.” The formal part of the (Archives and Collections Other instructors included ceremony concluded with a Management) graphic designer and showing of the short films that • Traditional Knowledge photographer Michael Edwards the graduates had collaborated Management and film maker Lulu Keating, on during the course. • Language Management who were unable to be present The social part of the evening • Heritage Documentation for the event as they had other continued with live music and Using Digital Photography commitments out of town. lots of visiting. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 P19 A Nugget from the Emerald Isle
A new book compiled by Walter Phelan, a friend of mine, has just come from the publishing house. The reason I write to your paper is because the latter book is essentially about the Klondyke gold rush. The book, in a nutshell, encompasses a series of pictures and letters sent by one John Lee, an Irishman from County Laois, back to his family and friends in Ireland. He left Ireland in the late 1890’s in search of a new life by the Klondyke River. The letters herein detail his exploits during the time of the Klondyke Gold Rush. It is a fascinating insight into the weather, trails, shooting, fishing, mine exploration and a host of other activities carried out by the latter during his time in this rather hostile environment. It is a part of your history as much, if not more, than ours, and this is why I write to you. I would also love to hear from descendants of anybody who knew the latter or any other information you may be able to find. Enclosed you will also find some extracts together with some pictures to give you, the reader, an insight into what the book is trying to achieve. How the transcripts came to be in the capable hands of Walter is another story in itself. Apparently they were bought by a Laois lady at auction in Dublin due to the fact that John was from her native county. Having read the transcripts she then decided that, due to the nature of the material, Walter would no doubt be interested in it as a museum piece. In case you're wondering, Walter owns and runs the Irish Fly Fishing and Game shooting Museum in Attanagh, Co. Laois. In conclusion it would be great to hear from anyone who may have something to add to this wonderful story. For those of you who would like to know more you can contact Walter at the above address or myself via e-mail at [email protected]. Thanking you all in advance. Have a great year.
Rupert Butler
Plovers Lodge Funding is available for: CashelBoytonrath • Professional Sound Recordings New Inn (6 tracks or 20 minutes) • Professional Demo Recordings Co. Tipperary (2 tracks or 5 minutes) Ireland Next application deadline:
May 1, 4:00 p.m. Applications can be picked up from the Yukon Film & Sound Commission office at 101 Elliott Street or online at www.reelyukon.com Completed applications can be dropped off at our office or mailed to: Yukon Film & Sound Commission Box 2703 (F-3) Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 Phone: 667-5400 Toll Free: 1-867-661-0408, ext. 5400 Email: [email protected] Web: www.reelyukon.com P20 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN THE COOKSHACK Shadows with Georgia Hammond by Lisa McKenna
Fall-off-the-bone Steamed What is a shadow? A shadow is an area where light cannot reach due to an obstruction. A shadow becomes larger as the Pork Ribs source of light is further away from the obstruction (object). This leads to the conclusion Preheat oven to 300ºC that shadows become smaller as the light source moves closer The first step to making delicious ribs is making a dry rub. to the object. At different times Below is what I use, but it’s worth experimenting to find what of the day shadows outside you like. will become taller or shorter Mix together: depending on the angle of the Sun, at high noon a shadow is 1 cup dark brown sugar directly under the object. 1 tbsp garlic powder A shadow on the Moon caused 1 tbsp black pepper by the Earth is called a Solar and watch the "magical hand shadow grow so that your legs 1 tsp salt eclipse and a shadow on the shadows show"; it is amazing! look 2 meters long and then 1 tsp chili powder Earth caused by the Moon is There is also shadow dancing. shrinking so that your legs are 1 tsp paprika called a Lunar eclipse. In shadow dancing a dancer, mere centimetres tall? 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper In history there have been or several dancers dance Shadows are also free! All one Once you have these all mixed together, rub the mixture all what is known as shadow between a light source and a needs is a source of light (could people. Shadow people are seen over the surface of your ribs. Take your time and work the translucent screen. This creates be the Sun which is free) and an out of the corners of our eyes object (objects can be found that mixture right into the surface of the meat as much as possible. an impersonal, unidentified, (peripheral vision) and are seen unknown dancer. With this are free as well, like your hand). Some recipes will ask you to remove the membrane from the as dark humanoid shaped figures sense of freedom the dancers The Shadow was an old radio back of your ribs, I generally do not do this when using the can dance without fear of play from the 1930’s. It was steaming method, as I find it makes the meat actually fall right judgement. It is also a joy to also a pulp magazine that ran off the bone completely, making a fork and knife necessary. watch. for 385 issues from 1931 to This way, you get tender ribs that you can still eat with your Then we have shadow 1949. It starred a crime-fighting hands. boxing which is a warm-up vigilante who was a "wealthy Once you have your ribs seasoned with the dry rub, it’s time exercise for persons involved young man about town" who to set up your “steamer”. Take a roasting pan or any baking in combat sports, like boxing. apparently had psychic powers sheet with sides high enough to hold an inch or so of water. A potential boxer imagines for he could ‘cloud’ one’s mind. Place a wire roasting (or cooling) rack inside the pan and pour The Shadow originally wore a water in until you get an inch deep in the bottom of the pan. black slouch hat, a black long- often reported to have glowing coat (with crimson lining), and Place your ribs on top of the rack and wrap the whole thing in red eyes. They are thought to be a traditional black suit. By 1964 foil. Place the ribs in the oven on a low heat (300ºC) for about evil and aggressive by most but he had slightly changed his three hours. some think of them as guardian style wearing a black fedora, a After three hours or so, take your ribs out (they should be angels. They are NOT ghosts. crimson scarf, a black long-coat, very tender by this point) and coat them in your favorite BBQ Ghosts appear as a white mist, and of course the traditional sauce. Then place them on a baking sheet and bake them at decidedly human, and they can black suit. He ended every show 375ºC, coating them a couple times over forty minutes or so appear fully clothed. with the advice that “The weed until the BBQ sauce is nice and sticky. If the urge to grill is Shadow puppetry can come of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime upon you (as it should be with the weather we’ve been having) in two forms. The shadow play, does not pay…….the Shadow then skip the last baking and grill the ribs on low heat instead. originated during the Han knows!” But who knows what Dynasty, 206 B.C. to 220 A.D., evil lurks in the hearts of men? Voila! Tender, delicious, melt in your mouth ribs. and used cut-out figures held between a source of light and a translucent screen to act out an opponent before him and plays. The figures are articulated practises jabs and upper-cuts and a good puppeteer can make and combinations until he feels their puppet run, laugh, dance, relaxed and comfortable with or even embrace another figure. the moves. His feet never stop The second form of shadow moving, he bounces around like puppets is hand shadows. a beach ball, this increases his Who among us has not made sense of balance and widens a bunny rabbit on the wall? their comfort zone. Hand shadows can also be very BUT… the most important intricate. Some can soar like shadow is your own. Ever do an eagle; some can blink their the Spookey walk on a street? eyes; bunnies can run and hop Have you ever walked in a town and wiggle their tails! Look on at night passing underneath Wombaniathe Internet for Hand by Shadows Peter theMarinacci street lamps watching your THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 P21
What is Elder Abuse? CYFT 106.9 FM: by Lisa McKenna Dawson City Community Radio
is being abused also, or they amount of fraud towards the As our population grows could be losing some of their elderly. From wining a vacation, older so do the incidences of psychological well-being. It is or electric scooter, to starting elder abuse. Elder abuse can just as hard to figure out the up a college fund for their be broken down into several cause for domestic violence grandchildren the elderly are categories. in elders as it is in the general especially vulnerable. -Physical abuse population. Neglect, and self-neglect are “The Spirit of Dawson” -Sexual abuse Psychological abuse is when harder to define. Neglect is -Domestic violence the victim suffers mental or when the caregiver does not -Psychological abuse emotional anguish. This can be provide the necessary care to FRIDAY April 20th -Financial abuse caused by threats, humiliation, the patient and self-neglect is -Neglect willfully confusing them and when an elder person fails to 5 to 6 p.m. The High Cost of Low Living - Georgia -Abandonment this can be done both verbally provide themselves with the It is generally believed that and non-verbally. Psychological care they need. Neglect is the 6 to 7 p.m. Sports Talk Radio - Steve and Nathan at least 6% of the elderly are abuse can include ignoring the most prevalent form of abuse 7 to 8 p.m. This n’ That - Robyn abused and neglected, that does person thereby isolating him found against the elderly. It or her; frequently the elder will can be found in private homes, not even include self-neglect 8 to 9 p.m. Rockin’ Blues Show - Sonny Boy Williams which would bring up the be isolated from friends and private care facilities, and activities. government run facilities, just percentage significantly. 9 to 10 p.m. Psychedelic - Jim Physical abuse includes What can be done? Watch about everywhere you find hitting, slapping, restraining for signs of abuse, changes elders. Over medicating these the person in an inappropriate of personality or behavior, elders is also abuse. fashion. It causes bodily harm, bruising, weight loss and Another form of neglect is SATURDAY April 21st pain, or impairment. It is not regressive behavior (like thumb abandonment. Abandonment 12 to 1 p.m. Youth Broadcast - Sign up at the youth centre! an uncommon sight to see the sucking or rocking). is when you take someone to a If you are worried about place they don’t want to be and elderly being roughly dragged 1 to 3 p.m. The Foxy and Folksy Hour - Andy Ladeau along by the arm. someone do not stay silent, talk leaving them there, or taking to them, talk to help lines talk them somewhere they do want Sexual abuse is the same as 3 to 4 p.m. TBA sexual abuse for everyone. It is to their doctor. to go and leaving them alone being forced to do something If you witness elder abuse for an inappropriate length of 4 to 5 p.m. Songs of Freedom - Connor you don’t like to do. Whether don’t be afraid to try and stop time. this includes sexual intercourse, it then contact the appropriate Elder abuse has more 8 to 10 p.m. True North Trance - Robb Beggs being forced to expose oneself, authorities. complications then just the being forced to touch yourself Elder abuse, as well as all abuse itself. Abuse can cause a or someone else, being kinds of abuse towards people, decrease in functional abilities, inappropriately touched or and animals, must be STOPPED! an increase of dependency SUNDAY April 22nd even being exposed to, it is all Financial abuse is not and a sense of helplessness. 1 to 2 p.m. The Cat’s Meow - Rosie and Capri abuse. confined to only family Abuse also causes an increase members and friends of stress, a worsening of Domestic abuse could have 2 to 4 p.m. Golden Age of Radio - Kim been going on for a long time misappropriating the elder’s psychological decline, bank accounts, cash, and depression, malnutrition, or it may have just begun. It 4 to 5 p.m. All Things Considered - Jaimee could be that the other partner investments. There is a growing dementia, morbidity, and even Tundra by Chad CarpenterDEATH. 5 to 6 p.m. All Things Considered - Jaimee 6 to 8 p.m. Treasure Time - Elizabeth
8 to 9 p.m. The Spoon with Murphy Douglas - Ben
9 to 10 p.m. Hard Core Troubadour Radio - Josh
Tune your dial to 106.9 FM or Cable Channel 11 (Rolling Ads) in Dawson City, or listen live over the internet at www.cfyt.ca!
THE KLONDIKE SUN thanks our volunteers! chief writer & editor - Dan Davidson
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What are Vitamins? Why should we take them? How do we take it also maintains healthy red blood cells. them? Vitamin K helps you blood to clot and it can be found in dairy Vitamins, along with minerals, are found in the foods we eat. Our products, broccoli or leafy green vegetables. body needs these vitamins and minerals to grow properly. Water-soluble vitamins need to be replenished daily because what There are fat-soluble vitamins can be stored in our fatty tissues for you don’t use you pee out! They include Vitamin C, that is found in all a couple of days or even up to 6 months! Fat- soluble vitamins are A, citrus fruits and other things like strawberries, tomatoes and cabbage. D, E, and K. Vitamin A, found in carrots, helps you have healthy eyes. It also includes all the B Vitamins, which can be found in a variety Vitamin D, found in fortified milk and SUNSHINE helps strengthen of foods ranging from fish and poultry to beans and peas. B’s are your bones by helping your body to absorb Calcium. Vitamin E, found important in your energy level and they also help in the making of red in vegetable oil (Canola, Olive or Corn), egg yolks, and nuts and seeds blood cells, which carry the oxygen into our blood stream. is important because it protects your cells and tissues from damages, VIOLETS
Do you know you can eat a violet? Did you know that there are many different flowers that are edible? Nasturtiums have a peppery flavor and, when pickled, they can replace the far more expensive caper. A caper is an unripe flower of a cactus-like shrub that grows in the Mediterranean and parts of Asia; it’s real salty and sour. Yellow Calendulas can replace the VERY expensive saffron in your recipes (saffron is harvested, by hand, from the inner pistols, or stigmas, of crocuses). A vulture is a bird of prey but, unlike most other birds of prey, it prefers to feed on Borage, which is an annual herb and is often called the dead animals. A vulture has very acute eyesight and can spot a meter long carcass starflower, has a taste like from 6-½ km (4 miles) away! cucumbers and is often used in One vulture was known to hit a plane at 37,000 feet, making it the highest-flying cooking. creature on earth (except for man). Miniature pansies are known to taste a mild wintergreen There are 22 different types of vultures, 15 from the New World and seven from flavor, whereas violets, roses (with the white base of the the Old. The difference between new and old is basically geographical. The "new" is petal removed) and lavender are known to be sweet. from the Americas, the "old" from Africa and Asia. Carnations are spicy, peppery, and almost clove-like. Vultures have adapted to their situation. The African White-Backed has a really Chive flowers, of course, have an oniony taste and garlic long neck to allow it to dig deep within the carcasses. The Egyptian vulture, being flowers have (you guessed it!) a garlic flavor. small, has learned to break open Ostrich eggs with a stone. The Turkey vulture, or Even young dandelion buds can be fried and they taste Buzzard, has an acute sense of smell, allowing it to find road-kill before anyone else surprisingly like mushrooms! discovers it. BUT BEWARE! SOME FLOWERS ARE TOXIC AND CAN Vultures often have a bad name but their use in cleaning up the environment is MAKE YOU REALLY SICK. Down behind the old stone great; by removing the dead they help stop the coming of disease and they keep our wall My tears fell on the flowers I wept for loss and waters uncontaminated. sought heart's ease For many sorrowful hours. My So here’s a thumbs up to our very, very ugly birds! THE VULTURE! Grandmother's quiet, gnarled hands Were crossed with perfect care I kissed her still and silent face And left a violet in her silver hair. JUST FOR FUN The fragrant violets grow I pick them in a perfect bunch Because I love them so. My Grandmother's gnarled and busy hands Take the bouquet with gentle Try your hand in making sugar flowers Pansies work best. You rinse your care She puts them in the chipped pink glass To perfume pansies very well and pat them dry with a paper towel. Then you paint them with her bedroom air. a light coat of egg white, lay them in a bed of fine sugar, cover with more sugar, pick them out and shake of the excess sugar, lay them to dry on wax paper and… -Written by Jenny Matlock for her TA DA! Beautiful decorations for cakes, or cupcakes, or even as a garnish for your Grandmother. salad or plate. Check it out. HEY KIDS!+ You can contribute to the Kids' Corner too! Email your pictures, stories and poems to Lisa at [email protected] THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 P23 CLASSIFIEDS Kl o n d i k e Churches Support Mining Ou t r e a c h Jo b Bo a r d ST. MARY’S Many Rivers: WATER LICENCE/LAND USE CATHOLIC CHURCH PERMITS: services for Open Positions: Corner of 5th and King Counselling and support Services: individuals, Water license and land use Sundays at 10:30 a.m., couples, families or group permit applications for placer Sat. 5 p.m., Tues. 7 p.m., Barista/Cashier counselling. A highly miners. Call Josée (5 a.m. to Wed. to Fri. 9:30 a. m. confidential service 6 p.m.) at 819-663-6754. or Bus Persons All are welcome. located in the Waterfront email [email protected] Camp Cook Assistant Contact Father Ernest Cashier/Counter Person Emeka Emeodi for Building. We are a non- profit organization with a IRRIGATION SERVICES: Chef/Professional Baker assistance: Cooks 993-5361 sliding fee scale. To make an appointment call 993- Diesel pumps, aluminum Custodial 6455 or email dawson@ pipes, hoses and fittings. Deli/Counter Person DAWSON COMMUNITY manyrivers.yk.ca. See our Highlands Irrigation has Dishwashers CHAPEL website at www.manyrivers. been supplying miners since Drillers & Driller’s Helpers Located on 5th Ave yk.ca/. 1974. Call 1-800-665-5909 Drivers/Swamper across from Gold Rush or visit our website: www. Fleet Detail Crew Campground. Alcoholics Anonymous: thewaterpeople.com. Front Desk Sunday worship at 11 Front Office Administrator & Inventory am. Videoconference meeting at Clerk USED ALUMINUM PIPE FOR Everyone is welcome. the Dawson Health Centre Fuel Attendant/AR Assistant SALE: Pastor Ian Nyland on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. North Host/Hostess Star Group meets at the Housekeepers/Room Attendants 993-5507 1, 560' 12" x 40' Ringlock $8/ Comm. Support Centre at Housekeeping Supervisor 1233 2nd Ave. on Saturdays foot Labourers - anticipatory at 7 p.m. Call 993-3734 or 600' 10" x 40' Ringlock ST. PAUL’S ANGLICAN Maintenance 993-5095. $6.50/foot CHURCH Mining Positions - various Call Highlands Irrigation at Corner of Front & Church Nanny 1-800-665-5909 Streets Hey Dawson, Raft Guide Sunday Services: at 10:30 Sales Persons 1st and 3rd Sundays: Seasonal Representative Morning Prayer Classified ads Servers 2nd and 4th Sundays: Tutors Holy Eucharist WafflePositions Cone with Maker Closing Dates: 5th Sunday: Informal only cost $6! Contact Rev. Laurie Munro, (ph. 993-5381 ) at the Summer Youth Enhancement Worker: Richard Martin Chapel, April 18 @ 4 Tues - Thurs. 8:30 - noon Clerk Receptionist: April 20 Receptionist: April 26 @ 4 Payroll & Benefits Administrator: May BUSINESS DIRECTORY 4 @ 4 Advertise your business and services with The Klondike Sun! Submit your business card at a Maintenance Rock River Campground: May 8 normal size of 2” x 3.5” -- $25.00 per issue and yearly billings can be arranged. Maintenance Contract Klondike River CampgroundStudent/Youth: & Trail: May 9
Summer Youth Enhancement Worker: April 18 @ 4 Summer Youth Program Coordinator/ Instructor: April 27 @ 4:30 ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ Salmon Project Field Assistant Joanne Rice, Notary Public (anticipatory): May 4 Phone: 867-993-2490 Joanne Rice BoatPositions Driver Out of Town: Cell : 867-993-3678 Notary Public Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 [email protected] Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 Visitor Services Attendant: April 27 • Income Tax Services: Personal or Business [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca Accounting Supervisor • Event & Office Support Service • Payroll • MiningFor more - various information, come into • Resume’s • Small Business Accounting • • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll • the Klondike Outreach office next to the Territorial Agent/Liquor Store. (853-Third Street).
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¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ Joanne Rice Joanne Rice Notary Public Notary Public Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll • • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll •
¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ Joanne Rice Joanne Rice Notary Public Notary Public Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll • • Income Tax • Office & Event Support Services • Payroll • P24 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN
P.O. Box 308 (1336 Front Street), Dawson City, Yukon Y0B 1G0
Tel: (867) 993-7400 ~ Fax: (867) 993-7434 NEW WEBSITE: www.cityofdawson.ca (updated regularly)
NOTICE OF TENDER FOR NOTICE OF TENDER FOR DAWSON CABLE TV RATES ‐ EFFECTIVE MAY 01, 2012
Connec Tender period: This is a 1 year contract beginning DIGITAL Tender period: This is a 1 year contract beginning mid May, 2012 terminating mid September, 2012. mid May, 2012 terminating mid September, 2012. Basic Package 5.00 per Package Pkg # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13 & 16 Premium Movies 20.00 per package Pkg #8 TENDER PACKAGES ARE Super Channels 15.00 per Package Pkg #24 TENDER PACKAGES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE ART & MARGARET FRY HIGH DEFINITION NOW AVAILABLE AT THE ART & MARGARET FRY RECREATION CENTRE OFFICE Entertainment 10.00 per Package RECREATION CENTRE OFFICE Sports th Network 5.00 per Package CLOSING DATE: Friday, April 27th , 2012 3:00 pm CLOSING DATE: Friday, April 27 , 2012 3:00 pm Movie Contact Lana Welchman at 993-2350 for more information Contact Lana Welchman at 993 -2350 for more information dawson city – heart of the klondike Adult Channel 18.00 ea. dawson city – heart of the klondike Service Fee AKKi RE‐ConnecFon for Re‐connecFon fee, arrears plus 90.00 There is a total of $10,000 available arrears One month service in advance TH Transfer (Name TH For the MAY 15 change only ‐ sameP.O20.00 BOX 308, DAWSON CITY, YUKON Y0B 1G0 PH: (867)P.O 993 BOX-7400, 308,FAX: DAWSON(867) 993-7434 CITY, YUKON Y0B 1G0 application intake deadline. locaFon PH: (867) 993-7400, FAX: (867)none 993-7434 DisconnecFon none For further information on funding assistance P.O BOX All prices are subject to GST308, DAWSON CITY, YUKON Y0B 1G0 PH: (867) 993-7400, FAX: (867) 993-7434PUBLIC available through the PUBLIC City of Dawson Community Grants Fund, PUBLICNOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION application criteria or to receive a hard copy The City of Dawson has approved a development permit for a change of use to a of the application form, The City of Dawson has approved a development permit for a change of use to a NOTIFICATIONdiscretionary use at lot 11, Block HD, Harper Estate (737 and 739 Fourth Avenue) for a to please stop by the City office at 1336 Front Street discretionary use at lot 11, Block HD, Harper Estate (737 and 739 Fourth Avenue) for a to please stop by the City office at 1336 Front Street allow for the operation of a single detached residential housing unit as a hotel. allow for the operation of a single detached residential housing unit as a hotel. The City of Dawson has approved a development permit for a change of use to a Phone: 867-993-7400 discretionary use at lot 11,The Block City HD, of Dawson Harper EstateZoning (737 and and Heritage 739 Fourth Management Avenue) Bylaw for a to09 -03 requires that a notice Fax: 867-993-7434 The City of Dawson Zoning and Heritage Management Bylaw 09-03 requires that a notice Fax: 867-993-7434 allow for the operation of bea single published detached in a newspaper residential informinghousing u nitlocal as residentsa hotel. of the decision and advising them of be published in a newspaper informing local residents of the decision and advising them of Email: [email protected] the right to appeal. Email: [email protected] the right to appeal. The City of Dawson Zoning and Heritage Management Bylaw 09-03 requires that a notice The information can also be found on-line: be published in a newspaperThe informing Zoning Bylaw local residents#09-03 part of theI, s ectiondecision 8, paragraphand advising 2(b) them states of the following: The Zoning Bylaw #09-03 part I, section 8, paragraph 2(b) states the following: http://www.cityofdawson.ca/Documents/Policies/09-01CommunityGrantsPolicy.pdfthe right to appeal. “… after the issuance of a development permit for a discretionary use… “… after the issuance of a development permit for a discretionary use… a Development Officer shall... within 14 days publish a notice once in a a Development Officer shall... within 14 days publish a notice once in a The Zoning Bylaw #09-03 partnewspaper I, section circulating 8, paragraph in the2(b) City, states indicating the following: the legal description, newspaper circulating in the City, indicating the legal description, “… after the issuance of amu developmentnicipal address permit of thefor aapplication, discretionary nature use… of the approved municipal address of the application, nature of the approved a Development Officer shalldevelopment,... within 14 and days right publish of appeal. a notice” once in a development, and right of appeal.” newspaper circulating in the City, indicating the legal description, SUMMER DUMP HOURS 2012municipal address of theWritten application, appeals nature may be of physically the approved delivered to the municipal office at 1336 Front St. or Written appeals may be physically delivered to the municipal office at 1336 Front St. or development, and rightmay of appeal. be addressed” to: Starting Tuesday May 1st, 2012 may be addressed to: CDO, City of Dawson CDO, City of Dawson The Dump hours will be:Written appeals may be physicallyPO Box delivered 308 to the municipal office at 1336 Front St. or PO Box 308 may be addressed to: City of Dawson, YT Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & City of Dawson, YT CDO, City of Dawson Y0B 1G0 Y0B 1G0 Saturday PO Box 308 th City of Dawson, YT The appeal period closes at 17:00 on Friday, the 27 of April, 2012th. If you have any 12:00 until 7:00 The appeal period closes at 17:00 on Friday, the 27 of April, 2012. If you have any Y0B 1G0 questions or require any further clarification concerning the above, please contact the City questions or require any further clarification concerning the above, please contact the City Closed Sunday, Monday, and Holidays Office at 993-7400. Office at 993-7400. th The appeal period closes at 17:00 on Friday, the 27 of April, 2012. If you have any questions or require any further clarification concerning the above, please contact the City OfficeDAW at 993S-ON7400 .C ITY – HEART OF THE KLONDIKE dawson city – heart of the klondike dawson city – heart of the klondike dawson city – heart of the klondike