The Wednesday, APRIL 30, 2014 • Vol. 24, No.24 $1.25
Congratulations SOVA Class of KLONDIKE 2013-2014! SUN A big screen finish
Dawson's Kit Hepburn accepts the Made In The Yukon award from Dawson City International Short Film Festival director Dan Sokolowski. Read the festival wrap on page 10. Photo by Dan Davidson. in this Issue Spring's here 3 1,200 km 8 A lifetime award 7 Don’t forget, The Ice Bridge is officially closed. Caribou Legs is on the move. There is more to come from the Mother’s Day TH Heritage Department. is May 11th!
What to see and do in Dawson! 2 Letters 5 We need your glasses! 8 Bookends 17 Letters 3 A reunion banquet 5 Rangers' report 9 Business Directory & Job Board 19 Uffish Thoughts 4 More Waste Water issues 6 TV Guide 13-16 City Notices 20 P2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN What to SEE and DO in dawson now:
SOVA SOVA STudent exhibitions: This free public service helps our readers find their way through the many activities all over town. Any small happening may need preparation and At the SOVA Gallery & ODD Gallery, from April planning, so let us know in good time! To join this listing contact the office at 25 to May 14. SOVA Gallery will be open to the public for viewing from 9 to 1 p.m. [email protected]. ADMin Office Hours Events Monday to Thursday or by appointment. Dark strangers tour: justin rutledge, oh susanna & kim Library Hours : Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Starting May beggs: 1: Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, May 1 at the Odd Fellows' Ballroom. Three storytellers Art Supply Store: Monday Hours to Thursday, 4 p.m. to7 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the edge of darkness, who set their tales to music come together for the Last day Thursday, April 17. Library will remain closed for the summer. CcityOV andER ME town BA toDD talk, VI: sing and tell. Co-presented with DCMF. Ticket info TBA. : Monday to Thursday, noon-1 p.m.; Thursday 4-5 Doors open at 7:30. p.m., Sunday 1-3 p.m. Last official day Thursday, April 17. Re-opening in May, 9-1 Friday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at KIAC. Cover Me Badd returns Dawsonp.m. or by appointment. City Community See Administrative Library Office for details. for another evening of mind melting cover songs. Are you a musician? Do you want to participate? Build a band by emailing [email protected]. Space is library hours limited! Sign up now! Meetings : Monday to Friday, noon to 6:30 p.m. Closed Saturday IODE DAWSON CITY: Conservationand Sunday. Klondike Society Depot Hours Meet first Tuesday each month at home of Joyce Caley Rato 7:30yal p.m.Cana Fordian info Lcallegion Myrna Bran Butterworth,ch #1: 993-5353, Joyce Caley, 993-5424. : Sat, Sun, Mon: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of refundables Recess for summer July-Oct. Dawsonmay be left on City the deck Recreation during off hours. Department Info: 993-6666. Meet first Thursday each month at PioneerLegion Hall Women (3rd and of King the St.) Yukon at 7:30: p.m. Contacts Helen Bowie, 993-5526, Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Get the Rec & Leisure Newsletter & stay up to date. Website: www.cityofdawson. Meet third Thursday each month at 7:30 Theca. Facebook: Westminster "City of Dawson Hotel Recreation". Contact us at 993-2353. p.m. at YOOP Hall. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Recess for summer Fridays in the lounge: KlondikeJune, July and Aug.Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Ceramics with Whitehorse artist Patrick Royle: BOTH SIDES: 6-9 p.m. our Friday Happy Hour Music Series, fea- tures a variety of local musicians, changing every week. 11 p.m. Pit House Band. Friday, Saturday Onesie Wednesday - happy hour all day, all night when you sport and Sunday May 2, 3 & 4. Friday: 7:00-9:00pm. Sat & Sun: 10:00-5:00pm. Cost: Chamberyour favourite unionof Commerce suit! Smallie Sunday - happy hour small drafts open to close. $68.50 (includes GST and basic supplies). Students will be introduced to the properties of soft clay, wheel throwing techniques, some hand-building and Chamber Meetings: studio practice. Students will leave the course with a number of functional Regular meetings on the second Wednesday of each Tpieceshe G readyood T toimes be glazed Choir and w fired.ith NLimitedoosa spaces available for this workshop, payment required at time of registration. monthTown at Council the Downtown Hotel. : Do you love to sing? Do you want Council Meetings: to learn how to harmonize and read music? Musical selection varying from Bluegrass to Classic Rock to Jazz. Tuesdays, May 6 to June 24. 7:30-8:30 p.m. 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Council Chambers. Public invited to ask Council questions during the question period, Iatntro KIAC. to $31.50 Drumming (includes w ithGST). L uke Adults Hollan 19+. Registrationd: required by Friday, May 2. Committeewhich takes place of the towards whole the endmeetings: of each meeting. Meetings are also aired on Channel 12. Darkroom Club with Rebekah Miller: Wednesdays, March 5 to April 23 in the KIAC classroom. 5:30-7:30 p.m. $138 for 8 half hour lessons. Council will be holding Committee Yukonof the Whole College meetings as posted at the posted office. *CLOSED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL - WILL RESTART MAY 12. Mondays, 6-9 p.m. $10 drop-in. Upstairs in the Hours: back room at KIAC. Includes use of chemicals and equipment and assistance if Saturdayrequired. *Paper Drop-In available Pai ntfori ng:purchase. For more info, contact Rebekah at bek- DawsonOctober City to Mid-MayMuseum by appointment. [email protected]. Hours: 1-4 p.m. in the KIAC Classroom.. $5. Inspire YandOGA be With inspired Anna by otherClaxton: artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. MiscellaneousOctober to Mid-May by appointment. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered zumba: Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 6:30-7:50 a.m. $10Hatha drop y inoga or 10with class joanne prepaid vcardan nostranfor $80. Wednesdayd: lunch hour, 12:10 - Fun, Latin-inspired fitness program for all ages and abilities! All sum- 12:50 p.m. $5, or 10 class prepaid card for $4. Held in the KIAC Ballroom. mer long at the TH Hall. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Drop in or Tuesdays and Thursdays, purchase a 10-pass punch card. 5:30-7 p.m. E-mail [email protected] 24 hours in advance. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 P3 Ice Bridge declared closed
Photos & story by Dan Davidson Just three days ago I visited with a family that was doing a little ice fishing and having a The sign says “Ice Bridge picnic down near the beginning Closed." This means residents of that lane, and noticed that as have been advised that the Ice it moved south I was looking at Bridge across the Yukon River some fairly impressive puddles. should be considered to be not I wondered if that was still safe. This is about three weeks passable. earlier than last year, but three When I left them I saw that or our days later than the year vehicles were once again using before. the lower dike road access, so No one seriously thinks that that answered my question. this will stop people from us- KlondikeToday, Sun while my son and I ing the river crossing – not yet, were out delivering the new anyway. I watched two vehi- to the stores that cles cross from Dawson to the distribute it, I saw the sign I west bank this morning, when mentioned back at the begin- the world was still moderately ning. Deliveries done around crisp, and another come the noon, I parked out car and other way much later in the af- walked down the dirt track to ternoon when I found my feet where it empties out onto the sinking into the thawing soil river crossing. The ground was The sign on top of the dike advises people not to drive on the Ice Bridge. down by the ferry landing. soft and the last 50 metres or It’s been a weird year for so was full of some very large those who need to cross the rocks. This was a truck access river daily. The regular passage only, and you’d want lots of never did freeze solidly enough clearance. to make a good path, and por- Three trucks made the trek tions of that long open lead that from opposite directions while were iced over a week ago have I was walking and yes, they now opened up again. were being nice to each other The crossing that was estab- again. lished was further south, about Dawson’s streets are full of level with the RCMP detach- puddles just now and the back ment, and folks originally got lanes are getting pretty sloppy. to it by taking the lower dike If these warmer nights con- road that comes out just across tinue it won’t be long before Front Street from the Gold Vil- river crossing reverses its fall lage Restaurant. It was a one- pattern, going from 4X4 trucks lane access road and people to snowmobiles and finally to had to be nice to each other to foot traffic before it ceases al- make it work. together. When the Dept. of Highways did get involved, they widened and thickened that ice trail on the river and diverted the ac- cess along the thicker ice north This crossing could be reached from the lower dike road or from another ice road leading from to the ferry landing, matching the ferry landing. the lanes on the other side of the river. Subscribe to the THE KLONDIKE SUN In-store Tel: Specials & 993-6567 Subscription & Renewal Form Klondike Fresh Coffee Fax: every day! 993-5973 Name: Address: European cheeses and organic foods City: Province/ State: Our Specialties Postal/ Zip Code: Country:
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P4 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN OPINIONS Uffish Thoughts: Dawson Coffee Houses are a good time for everyone Story & photo by Dan Davidson As Nijen puts it, this exercise has really forced the band to open the boundaries of their The first week of every usual repertoire. month is a musically intense Students at the Yukon School time for me. If I haven’t found of Visual Arts often like music time to haul out my Ovation as well as art and a number of guitar and tune up my fingers them have been regular per- during the rest of the month, formers over the last few years, that’s the week I had better get some staying well beyond their at it if I want to be ready for the foundation year at YSOVA. Open Mic/Coffee House at the Other evenings have featured Oddfellows Hall. sampling and electronic music These monthly sessions have as well as drumming sessions. been going on for five or six High school students have years now and feature a wide pitched in as well. Some years variety of musical styles and there have been junior and se- ages at the front of the room. nior rock band performances Each performer gets the chance and last year the senior choir to perform three tunes, maybe group appeared a couple of four if the list for the evening is times. This year has been a short. little sparse on that front, but Material suitable for younger one grade 12 student, Victoria listeners is usually scheduled Holmes, has appeared several for the first hour of the evening, times this season, singing her with the second hour being own songs and some cover aimed more at the adults. tunes. Recently pride of first place Victoria is about the same age on the program has been given Peter Menzies and the young fiddlers at the April coffee house. now as I was when I first took to the nimble fingers of Peter an interest in performing and Menzies’ young fiddle group, a joined with friends in both rock project of the North Klondike and folk groups. I hope she gets Highway Music Society. They’re as much pleasure from it in her Roache's Corner by Mike Roache getting to the point where students are kids; a number of Me, I offer a selection of folk- back to the first quarter of the life as I have in mine. they can almost accompany adults participate as well. rockish material culled from 19th century and people keep Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in elder Victor Quite a number of the per- the last 45 years or so of my adding verses. Henry’s jigging group, assisted formers at these events write life: lots of Cockburn, Dylan, The house band for the cof- by Tiss Clark on piano. their own tunes and use the Lightfoot, Young, Rogers and fee houses is River Bends, cur- Menzies became a fiddle en- opportunity of having a live au- venerable folk songs. Some rently composed of Nijen Hol- thusiast a few years ago and dience to polish their presenta- songs are older than you might land, Luke Holland, Ian Nyland says that he manages to keep tions. 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Editor/Head Writer: THE KLONDIKE SUN Published by the Literary Contributors: Society of the Klondike: Office Manager: Dan Davidson Dawson Humane Society, Mike Roache, Bag 6040 • Dawson City, Yukon • Y0B 1G0 President: Chad Carpenter, Peter Marinacci, Robert Subscriptions/Distribution: Office Hours: Alyssa Friesen Service School, Palma Berger, Aubyn Vice-President: Tel: Dan Davidson O'Grady Mon-Fri, 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. Secretary/Treasurer: Florian Boulais DiverseBookkeeping: hands (See volunteer list) Fax: (867)-993-6318 and others as noted. Board of Directors: Helen Bowie E-mail: (867)-993-6625 Karen McIntyre [email protected] Palma Berger, Aubyn O’Grady, Evan Rensch PRINTED BY THE YUKON NEWS 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 30, 2014 P5 LETTERS Cut off at the Flood Wall Residents object to YTG proposals to bail out placer operation
This letter is about a surreal situation that took place beside the river, it in- The City of Dawson held a meeting last night to consider residents’ appeals volved a combination of government inflexibility and a private contractor's against a Development Permit issued to the Yukon Government Highways and unwillingness to save the City from embarrassment. Public Works for the relocation of the Dome Road and Mary McLeod. The Yukon We had commemorated Good Friday morning by running with Caribou Legs a Government is relocating the roads at tax payer’s expense to allow the owner of few kilometres towards Whitehorse alongside several other Dawson people who the Slinky Mine access to the ground under the current highways. YTG stated the wanted to support Brad Firth in his quest to raise the profile of the Peel Water- proposal was submitted on grounds of public safety and to help resolve the land shed. use issues in the area. When we came back, we did a few errands in town then parked down by the The proponent, YTG Highways and Public Works, was not in attendance. The trail across the river, the walking trail that starts at the city dock so we could take department has advised that it will host a public meeting in the community prior a trip home to West Dawson and return with some rapidly thawing frozen food for to issuance of any tenders. A YTG Community Services Community Advisor was our freezer in town. present. Less than an hour later I was back at the dock only to find that the flood wall Council received 24 letters of appeal and around a dozen residents attended the was partially in and I could not get off the beach! meeting. Six residents presented to Council, highlighting: I leaned over the partially installed wall to find out what was going on. The • YTG erroneously spending $1-2M tax payers’ money to bail out an ailing contractor who generally does this told me that the City hired him to put in the miner wall and that is what he was doing. He went on to say that a couple of the city • An inappropriate, potentially more dangerous, new road layout workers had agreed to call us and alert us that the wall was going up (Dawson is • Public safety being compromised to maximum access to mining claims a small enough town that most people recognise most vehicles). But no one ever • Undue haste in trying to push the proposals through did call us. No one placed any sign, similar to the one that goes up when the dock • Legal and practical uncertainty over any agreement between the propo- is installed or removed. No one placed a notice on our truck asking us to move it … nent, YTG and City to relinquish claims when work is complete or else. • Concerns over the cost of the whole project to tax payers The solution the City arrived at was to try to plow out the lower road outside • Work is scheduled to take four years, subjecting residents to construction the dike from the ferry slips to the dock so I could drive out that way. and mining activity for 12 hours per day, 7 days per week This would under the best of circumstances have taken much longer than phon- • A complete lack of communication from YTG on the proposals ing us (which was not in fact needed as I was already on my way back over to • The proposals do little to resolve the ongoing issues of mining within the move the truck); it would have taken far longer than removing the few sections of municipality wall that had been installed when I arrived. Diligently, the contractor completed • The ‘right to mine’ seemingly having precedence over the rights of the their designated task, diligently the City backhoe tried (and failed) to clear the municipality to govern trail to the dock, it slipped off the too narrow trail and had to get rescued by yet One resident spoke in support of the right to mine, but had concerns over tax another contractor and other City staff. payers’ dollars funding the road relocation. Eventually, the City re-hired Van Every to remove the flood wall on Saturday, A discussion period followed the Appeal Hearing adjournment, where residents allow us to drive out, and then re-install it!!! and Councilors discussed concerns. “Residents are aware that this permit appli- One wonders how much this fiasco cost City tax payers; all these folks running cation is solely to aid the Slinky Mine operation. The design YTG has submitted aroundSincerely, on a holiday weekend racking up overtime... reflects this and is unacceptable”, stated long-time Dome resident Glenda Bolt. Sebastian Jones Dawson resident Jim Taggart added “In its proposal, and its actions to date, YTG is effectively telling Council and residents that the right to mine is more important Barnacle Blues than the right of to govern. That is unacceptable and can’t be allowed to continue. These circumstances are the ‘perfect storm’ around which to finally resolve the issues of municipal authority and mining within municipalities. Council must take People are constantly asking me, “Where are you playing?” a stand and fight for its and residents’ rights.” Sadly, I say, “Nowhere.” Council will make its judgment at a separate ‘in camera’ meeting and provide a Pianos in every bar, out of tune and most need repairing. written explanation within the next ten days. A resolution formally adopting the On a different note, my son, Erin, has been chosen to represent the Klondike for decision is likely to be made a subsequent meeting of Council. the 70th Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France (June 6). But we need some For further information contact: Jim Taggart, 867-993-5799, jbtaggart@hotmail. help. Any donations would be gratefully accepted. comDome Residents, ContactBarnacle Erin Bob at: H [email protected], Dawson City Henderson’s Corner, Dawson City, Bandsman, 1st Toronto Service Battalion, 1965-69 Birth Notice: It's a boy! 86th Annual Reunion Banquet
At the Vancouver Yukoners' Association Greg, Tamara and big brothersCallum Nathan Blair Cecil and TrustinFischer are very excited to welcome into their family: By Palma Berger Born March 24, 2014, weighing 9 lbs. 10oz.
our rooms for talking to others who had passed through the Yukon over the years. Proud Grandparents Blair and Karen Fischer We had all seen to our bookings, our Checking in was one evening, and the Proud Great Grandparents Wayne and Beverley Fischer tickets, our hotel rooms, and now we banquet the next night. were on our way to Vancouver.. We At the banquet the speeches were met up with co-travellers in Dawson, short but interesting. Last year's Queen at Whitehorse airport. of the Sourdough Rendezvous in White- Even on the plane we managed to horse chatted about the joy of wearing bump into old Dawsonites like May the crown. Kathy Henry (Tizya) spoke Join the conversation! and Brian Gudmudson. When we of staying at St. Paul’s hostel in Dawson alighted in Vancouver we were still while attending school here. She had her Write a letter to the Sun! talking to long-time acquaintances. At Storydaughter continued Bonnie onwith page her. 11... the River Rock Casino where this event was to be held we could barely get to Attn: Editor Box 6040, Dawson City, YT YOB 1G0 E-mail us at [email protected] P6 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN Waste Water Treatment Plant failed in March
This plant is not operating as advertised, and has not since it began operating. Story & photo by Dan Davidson mally dilute. Clearly the plant and there is no discharge from “These are still being negoti- responsibilities regarding the is not compliant with our Water the three RV parks. ated between YG and Corix.” construction portion of the de- Licence even in March. It should “It’s very disconcerting,” said The lack of training that was sign/ build contract with YG. Dawson’s new wastewa- prove interesting to see what Mayor Wayne Potoroka, a few supposed to have been provid- I believe we have not yet re- ter treatment plant is still not the results will look like in May days later, ” that it’s failing at ed to Dawson’s staff was partly ceived Corix’s testing results dong the entire job it was built and June.” a time when it, quite frankly, dealt with lately, Carlson re- for February and March yet. to do and is still being oper- Dawson’s water and sewer shouldn’t be. When you get in- ported. It is possible that both the ter- ated by Corix, the design/build system was an experimental formation like that from your “Public Works staff complet- ritorial and federal regulatory contractor. Norm Carlson, the design when it was originally public works supervisor, it gets ed a one week course in Waste- authorities will become more town’s Super. of Public Works installed by YTG nearly forty everyone concerned for sure.” water Treatment hosted here in aggressive now that the plant reported on the shortcomings years ago. It requires a constant Carlson said that though the Dawson by Yukon College. The has proven to be non-compliant to council in early April. water flow to keep the contents town was supposed to have course was most valuable and with our water licence in both “Results of samples taken in the pipes from freezing. In taken over the plant on March informative.” winter and summer.” March 25, 2014 by Water Re- the winter that means turning 16, that has not, in fact, hap- In a later interview Carlson On the positive side, the plant sources/ Yukon Environment on the bleeders in every house- pened yet, something that was indicated that his staff were has begun accepting educted failed in Total Suspended Sol- hold attached to the system, confirmed by the Yukon gov- just about where they needed effluent from holding tank sep- ids and Biological Oxygen De- thus the winter effluent is more ernment’s project manager, to be in terms of certification, tic systems within the town mand,” he wrote. diluted than it is in the summer. Catherine Harwood. and were already handling limits. This was an issue raised “The toxicity test passed, There is also less of it to start “There are many construc- some of the basic maintenance many times at the council table although one of the fish died with, since most of the major tion deficiencies left outstand- at the plant. over the winter. Carlson says which is unusual for March hotels are not open from mid- ing such as valving failure and As for the handover to the the plant is taking up to three when our wastewater is nor- September through to late May ventilation,” Carlson wrote. town, his report was blunt. deliveries a day now. “I don’t believe that Corix has Last summer the plant THE GREAT NIGHTS been granted three consecu- was not at all successful, and 2 tive months of acceptance test- Carlson feels that this summer BREAK.UP INDAWSON CITY ing which would fulfill their will be “interesting”. “Caribou Legs” Firth feted in Dawson and Mayo comedy May 17th 2014 Story & photos Performance 7:30pm by Dan Davidson presents FESTIVAL at the Palace Grand its own counter report. “I wanted to comfort her – Elvira Kurt & ease her pain – ease her suffer- Brad Firth, better known th ing. She was really disturbed May 16 2014 John Wing as Caribou Legs, took a short by it, and that was why I formu- break on his 1200 km run from lated this run.” Performance 7:30pm COME & GET YOUR LAUGH ON Inuvik to Whitehorse on April It’s not his first long run. Last at the KIAC ballroom 16 and 17 to attend fund rais- year he ran from Fort Smith to Yukon Gold Emcee: ing meetings in the honour Yellowknife. of his quest in both Mayo and He’s been running steadily Comics ANTHONY Dawson. since he kicked a decades long TROMBETTA The Dawson City evening history of alcohol and crack was held at the Tr’ondëk cocaine abuse that saw him liv- cash bar Hwëch’in Community Hall and ing on the streets in Vancouver both nights drew about 60 people to a din- before he finally faced what he ner and a chance to meet the had become and forced himself GET YOUR Gwich’in runner and hear him to run away from those addic- TICKETS VIP seating - $40 speak about his dedication to tions. General admission - $30 the cause of preserving the Peel This run started on April 2, Watershed. and he hopes to complete it in VIP Tickets Yukon Gold Comics - $25 NOW “I was surprised when I came Whitehorse between April 28 available only by calling here to find that you people and 30. He’s carrying a sym- Tickets on sale at 867-993-5291 x 21 have a real flavour for the Peel. bolic satchel of letters, which Maximilian’s in DC & I didn’t realize how important he hopes to present to Premier General Admission Tickets Mac’s Fireweed in Whse it is to you people.” Pasloski at that time. available at He said he started this cam- He’s running with Trixie, his paign when he realized how Thank you to our sponsors: Maximilian’s in DC & six-month old pitbull/shih tzu, Proceeds from this performance upset a cousin of his in Aklavik who paces him and sometimes are in support of the Mac’s Fireweed in Whse Dawson City Museum was over the Yukon govern- nips at his ankles. ment’s decision to set aside the Story continued on page 8... Final Report of the Peel Water- shed Commission and advance THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 P7 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in heritage work recognized at ceremony in Whitehorse
Story by Michael Gates
other significant projects. Other recipients of awards The Heritage Department at the ceremony held at the Yu- of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in re- kon Archives, included Art and ceived the 2013 Lifetime Heri- Ione Christensen, who were tage Achievement Award at an presented the Annual Heritage awards ceremony sponsored Award for their involvement by the Yukon Historical and Mu- in the publication of the book seums Association (YHMA) on Whitehorse: An Illustrated Thursday April 17th in White- History by Whitehorse mayor horse. The YHMA has been the Dan Curtis and Yukon Minister umbrella organization for the of Tourism and Culture Mike heritage community since it Nixon. was first formed in 1977. It was through their lead- The Lifetime Heritage ership and commitment to Achievement Award is award- the project that a society was ed annually to an individual, formed, a team assembled and group, organization, society, the book was created and re- business or corporation for leased in November of 2013. outstanding contribution to Mary Bradshaw was pre- Yukon heritage. In the case of sented with the 2013 Volunteer Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, it was given Award by Minister Mike Nixon in recognition of: “Meritorious Erika Scheffen speaks after accepting the 2013 Longtime Heritage Award from for her efforts in organizing service to the preservation, The Yukon Historical and Museums Association. She assured the audience that and hosting the 2013 confer- promotion or development of this is not the end of the line for the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in; there is more to come. ence of the Canadian Museums Yukon’s heritage over a period Association in Whitehorse. of many years.” The final award was the 2013 Accepting the award on be- Heritage Conservation Project half of the First Nation was her- of the Year Award, given to the itage assistant Erika Scheffen, Kwänlin Dün First Nation for of Dawson City. Receiving a the restoration of two White- lifetime award sounds like our horse area cemeteries. This life’s work is complete, said award was presented by Bar- Scheffen, but she assured the bara Hogan, manager to the Yu- audience that there was much kon government’s historic sites more to come. unit, to Jessie Dawson, council- On hand to introduce the lor for the Kwänlin Dün First award was David Neufeld, for- Nation. mer Yukon and Western Arc- The keynote speaker for the tic historian for Parks Canada, event was Judy Oberlander, who has worked in partnership principal of Judy Oberlander with the First Nation since the and Associates of Vancouver. early 1990s. He noted that the Oberlander is a fund develop- award is about the future, and ment consultant in the non- so it fell upon a young member profit sector. Her presentation of the heritage department to was titled “Heritage Passed or accept the award on behalf of Past?” the First Nation. Neufeld acknowledged that Scheffen accepts 2013 YHMA Lifetime Achievement award from Minister of from the gold rush onward, Tourism and Culture, Mike Nixon. Left to right: Minister Nixon, David Neufeld, Chief Isaac organized events of Erika Scheffen. celebration that were shared with the entire community. Chapter 13 of the Final Agree- ment, he said, is today the source of one of their most important commitments, not projects organized to record and organizing events like the gramming delivery with year- just to the First Nation, but ev- the memories, languages and Moosehide gathering and the round displays, workshops and erybody in the territory – in knowledge of their elders, and Myth and Medium conference, events,” states YHMA, which recognition that “we live in a the displays developed to dis- which provides an opportunity also acknowledged the First pluralistic society, two cultures seminate that knowledge. They for heritage workers to gather, Hunt and First Fish projects, walking hand in hand.” have been responsible for pro- celebrate and learn together. which have been added to the In its citation for the award, ducing a wide range of beau- “The Dänojà Zho Cultural to the curriculum as credit YHMA referred to the many tifully crafted publications, Centre is a model of public pro- courses, and elders camps as
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Attention all people with glasses! We need your help. If you, your parents or grandparents wear glasses, there is probably a pair of spare glasses in a junk drawer somewhere. DONATE Trixie, Brad “Caribou Legs” Firth and Angela Sabo beside their support truck in Dawson. THEM TO US! The grade 5/6 Intensive French class at Robert Service School are doing a clothing unit and we wanted to do something that made a difference in the world. Originally we wanted to collect “She soothes the pain and she lots of people who understand You ran as a kid. We all run as clothes for some place like Haiti, but that was too expensive to makes me laugh.” and are supportive of his cause. kids.’ And I thought about it and send by mail. So we did some research and found that The Lions An example of this is the day “You guys have been with it it’s true. Club International has eyeglass collection boxes all over Canada that Trixie got distracted by since day one and I just showed “I ran from high school, and and the US, including Whitehorse. They send the eyeglasses we piece of caribou carcass at the up a couple of months ago. It’s the police and, when I was lit- collect to poor people all over the world. What an awesome idea! side of the road. It was a while through your hard work and tle, from my grandmother,” he Poor people who need glasses in other counties can’t work before Firth and his driver, An- your continued support – I’m said jokingly. because they can’t see. They can’t live a normal life and do things gela, realized the dog was miss- just adding to what your guys “I used to cross country ski like drive, read, watch TV and play video games. With every pair ing in action. When they went have already done, right?” and play hockey.” we donate we can help so that they can live without the fear of back about a kilometre and Firth likes to cover 50 to 60 Getting back to being active going hungry (or falling off a cliff!). We are saving lives by doing found her she had to be pried km a day when conditions per- helped him kick his bad habits. this and we feel good about it. You could too. away from her feast. mit. They don’t always. So far He said he just seems to have So please…go right now and raid your junk drawer and ask “I just had to laugh. What can on this trip he’s had to face rain been built for running. While your family and friends to do the same. Put that extra pair of you do, right?” and mud and snow.” he may be tired and sometimes glasses in your bag and bring them to the RSS office from April On this leg of the run his com- In the Blackstone Uplands he sore at the end of a day, 8 or 9 23rd to May 9th. You’ll feel awesome too! panion in the support vehicle was joined by a contingent of hours sleep seem to be a reset (which was loaned to him for runners from Dawson, and oth- button for him. He gets up in the run) has been Whitehorse ers have joined him from other the morning ready to go. resident Angela Sabo, herself a communities along the way. At one point he was told that bit of a runner. Leaving the Dempster Corner someone in Whitehorse was While in the Klondike the trio on Easter Sunday he was joined looking into whether he needed stayed at TH’s R-22 camp just by 14 runners ranging in age a permit to do this highway run. a few miles up the Dempster from 9 to middle age. On that “I said, ‘Are you kidding?’ We Highway, returning there at day, his Facebook blog records just laughed at the idea.” night after side trips to Dawson that he ran 50 km before re- They asked how long it might and Mayo and after the first turning to R22 for the night. take to accomplish this and few days running from the Asked why he started run- were told it would be three Dempster Corner. ning in the first place he related weeks. Firth expects to take “I feel really strong right taking the advice of an elder not much longer than that to now,” Firth told his Dawson au- who helped him when he was complete the entire run. dience. “The two days I had off first overcoming his addictions. “I told Angela that if the cops just now – it feels like a week. “He told me to go back to pull us over and shut us down, I’m so used to pounding the what I used to do when I was a we’ll just run at night. We’ll put pavement every day that these kid. And I couldn’t answer that, the headlamp on, get Trixie all two days have just been drag- I couldn’t think of that. And he lit up, and we’ll run at night.” ging on.” asked me, ‘What did you use to It doesn’t seem likely it will What has been good about do as a kid?’ And I said, ‘I don’t come to that. it has been the chance to meet know.’ And he said, ‘You ran.
“It ain’t gold, but it’s close!” Sixty or so people came out to the feast for Caribou Legs. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 P9 Exercise Beaufort Rangers HUMANE SOCIETY DAWSON UPDATE with Katie Pearse, Humane Society Dawson Newton
Story by Ranger Sgt. John Mitchell Photos by the Rangers tions and all other details with significant; Sgt. “Mitch” can be oversight but minimum direct blamed for conceiving the Ex- involvement from HQ. This ap- ercise and acted as Exercise Co- proach was a first in Ranger ordinator/Senior NCO through- On April 5, 26 members of the operations. out. 1st Canadian Rangers Patrol The Rangers mobilized by MCpl. Mitchell Strid, led a Group (1CRPG) returned safely trucks and trailers with all an advance Reconnaissance to Dawson after successfully equipment from their home Team composed of MCpl. Bob completing a skidoo patrol to communities to an RV (ren- Blanchard, Dawson Rangers Hershel Island. dezvous) in Dawson City and Pete Jensen, Kyler Mather, and Beginning on 25 March on to a deployment point at Brad Whitelaw, as well as two with deployment from home Eagle Plains on the Dempster Old Crow Rangers and one communities, Yukon Rangers Highway. They then initiated a member of the Whitehorse Pa- from the Atlin, Beaver Creek, patrol by skidoo to travel over trol. Aklavik, Carcross, Dawson, 1500 km. to Hershel Island and The Team did an outstand- Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, the final destination of Fort ing job of path finding a route Newton is such a lovable guy! Old Crow Pelly Crossing and MacPherson. During the course through the challenging terrain He’s only a year-and-a-half old so he’s still a bit of a puppy, Whitehorse Patrols conducted of the exercise the Rangers from Eagle Plains to Hershel Is- but he’s pretty well-mannered. Exercise Beaufort Ranger. traveled continuously on a land. This guy gets along with other dogs and seems like he’d be The intent of this exercise daily basis until their return to The goal of putting Rangers good with kids. He already walks great on a leash, and he’s was to conduct a joint recon- home on 06 April. on Hershel was achieved on 01 extremely smart. naissance patrol to provide The patrol was primarily April 2014. You could probably teach him how to back flip while doing navigational information, situ- conducted in an area that was This was the first time the the hula and balancing on a beach ball with enough time and ational awareness and demon- totally unfamiliar to the partic- Yukon Rangers have ever con- attention. strate a Sovereign presence in ipating Yukon Rangers and on a ducted joint winter operations Newton loves attention and needs lots of love, just like any a little traveled area of the Yu- route that led them above tree in this area and patrolled joint- otherThis columndog. He willis provided be your mostby the faithful Humane companion. Dawson Society. kon. line, through the Arctic Bar- ly with Rangers from the NWT. Hours of operation: Monday, noon to 4 p.m., closed The concept for Exercise rens and on to the sea ice where Officially: The Exercise met Tuesday, Wednesday to Saturday noon to 4 p.m. Beaufort Ranger was conceived only a very few had any previ- and exceeded all Mission goals. Phone number: 993-6900 in the Yukon and, following the ous experience. Further, it opened the door approval of 1CRPG Command, En-route the Rangers dealt for future enhanced operations the Rangers themselves took expediently with numerous in the Northern Yukon. the lead in the planning, obtain- equipment breakdowns and From the Ranger Point of ing land use permits, issuing of limited logistical support. View: It was an awesome trip of orders, pre-deployment drills, The Dawson Patrol contri- a lifetime. conducting the patrol opera- bution to the operation was P10 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN 15th Dawson City International Short Film Festival filled more seats more of the time
Story & photos by Dan Davidson The weekend featured 15 screenings, running about 90 minutes each. Most were at the Four days and 125 films later, ballroom, but the First Artists the 15th edition of the Dawson group of films ran at the Dänojà City International Short Film Zho Cultural Centre and anoth- Festival flickered to a close er batch ran at the Confluence and the lights came up on the Gallery in the Yukon School of packed ballroom at the Odd Fel- Visual Arts building. lows Hall. Special non-visual events in- There were a number of cluded a workshop on sound changes to the festival this design for film by Normand year, not the least of which was Roger and Daniel Janke; an- the pre-festival showing of two other on location recording by longer films on Thursday night. David Hechenberger; and infor- Current Klondike Institute of mation sessions from both the Art and Culture (KIAC) artist- Canada Council and the Yukon in-residence Michelle Latimer Film and Sound Commission. was on hand to show her film During both Saturday and Alias, about the difficult lives of Sunday the Cold Cuts Video Fes- aspiring rap artists in Toronto. tival was running in the ODD Former Berton House writer- Gallery on the main floor of the in-residence Charles Wilkins Odd Fellows Hall. followed her with the film Big Prior to the awards cer- Blue, in which he is the central emony Dawson City Arts So- character and narrator. It is ciety (DCAS) president Peter the story of 16 people and one Veronica Verkley created this year’s MITY Front of house manager Karen MacKay did it Menzies summed up some of unique rowboat on a trip from Award. all with a broken collarbone. the activities to which KIAC Africa to Barbados. (DCAS’s program arm) is con- Another innovation was the nected in some way. Shortwave Video Challenge, “Since I spoke last year four which saw three teams of as- CDs have been released and piring film makers produce another one is due in June. The five minute films on shoestring radio station (CFYT-fm) has budgets under the tutelage of been part of a national effort of Ingrid Veninger. The results community radio stations that were shown to enthusiastic ap- did documentaries about resi- plause at the end of the festival dential schools. The Tr’ondëk while the Audience Favorite Hwëch’in (TH) had an incred- ballots were being counted. ible conference – Myth and Me- This year’s Lodestar Winner dium – a four-day conference was Destroyer by Kevan Funk with artists and storytellers. from Alberta, in which a young Another student from Yukon hockey player struggles with SOVA has won a national award. his conscience after witnessing This cluster – just 17 years old - his teammates commit a sexual Above: The packed Ballroom. Below: The Naysayers perform at the festival's Street BBQ. is really doing something very assault. This award featured special right now and I think $500 in cash and a Sterling Sil- we should pause and celebrate ver DCISFF pin handcrafted by it. Sharon Edmunds. “For us, collaboration is key,” The Audience Favorite Award he said, noting that the latest went Mohawk Midnight Run- big project, begun last summer ners by Zoe Hopkins, from On- in collaboration with TH and tario. Based on a short story by Parks Canada, is to reopen the Richard Van Camp, three young Palace Grand Theatre for a va- First Nations men decide to riety of regular performances commemorate the death by sui- during the summer season. cide of their eccentric friend by After the screening, Film Fest going on naked midnight runs. producer Dan Sokolowski gave The Yukon Brewing Audience special — and much appreciat- Favorite Award gave $500. ed — thanks to Front-of-House MITY (Made in the Yukon) Manager Karen MacKay (whose Award was presented to Kath- tireless and long-standing vol- ryn Hepburn of Dawson for her unteer efforts will see her re- Self-Portrait with Migraine. ceive a Public Service Award at First prize in the this category the Commissioner’s Tea in June) included $1000 cash, a $1000 and to Allie Haydock and Blake equipment rental from the the 2013 Tromso International Up) went to Arlin McFarlane KIAC video equipment rental. Cameron, the inspired cater- Northern Film and Video In- Film Festival in Norway. of Whitehorse for My Friend The MITY Emerging Artist ers who provided festival goers dustry Association (NFVIA) For the second year in a Anne. In this short film a wom- Award (Runner Up) was pre- with delicious, and consider- and a guaranteed screening at row the MITY Award (Runner an named Anne moves to her sented to Deal With it Sister ately healthy, eats all weekend. daughter’s house and finds out by Julie Robinson. This is the Film Festival Dan Sokolowski that perhaps it was not a great film of Mallory Pigage’s whole- was very happy with this year’s idea. Second place in this cat- hearted rant about her life’s edition of the event, and es- egory offered $500 cash and struggles and triumphs. Sec- pecially pleased that with the $500 worth of video equipment ond place received $200 in cash number of seats that were full rental from the Klondike Insti- and $400 worth of equipment even during those post-meal tute of Art and Culture (KIAC). rental. times that often produce a lull The MITY Emerging Artist The MITY Youth Award was in the daily attendance. Award went to Like a River by given to Kyle Nixon for You “We actually had to bring Erin McKnight, the story of her Don’t Know Jack, a film about extra seats up to put along the canoe odyssey across Canada his efforts to understand his north wall so people could sit to raise awareness about men- autistic younger brother. The there, so that says something.” tal illness. First prize included award was for $100 in cash, $300 in cash and $500 worth of provided by KIAC. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 P11 "86th Annual" continued...
Lucy Sanderson (van Bibber) and two of her brothers. Photo by Gillian Campbell.
Nellie and Dwayne Backstrom, this my underwear. They never forgot.. year’s Mr. and Mrs. Yukon told their story. Betty’s daughter Mona now works for Gillian Campbell led us in the singing of Air North. She was checking me in one “Oh Canada”. day, and with head bowed over paper- One of the speakers noted that there work she quietly asked `You wouldn’t was to be an anniversary of the Girl be bringing any grasshoppers on board Guides starting up in Dawson. It was ap- with you, would you?` Fifty years ago propriate that Jim Cook was present as and the memory lingers on!! his mother Jean gave much of her time to There were some “Senior Yukoners” the Girl Guides in Dawson. there. Percy de Wolfe who will be 99 From Winnipeg came Doris and Howie in November was there as well as his Gates. They lived up here when Clinton niece Bonnie Barber (and her husband Creek asbestos mine was operating. Chuck), but she is not yet in the Senior The evening went on with lots of remi- Yukoner bracket. niscing and retelling, or telling for the Other Senior Yukoners were two van first time, the many stories. Betty Miller Bibber brothers, Alex and Pat Sr., and (Burdeck back then) was my neighbour sister Lucy, ages ranging from 92 to 98. when I first moved to Dawson...and con- The youngest person there was Adri- scious of my position as a new teacher. ana Hamm, Sylvia Burkhardt’s grand- She and her kids offered me a trip up Bo- daughter. Sylvia said Adriana is the first nanza Creek. I eagerly accepted. At one in four generations not born in the Yu- stage I had to get out and use the outdoor kon. facilities, i.e. behind a bush. Back into the There were items for a silent auction. car, but I became very uncomfortable. There were great door prizes. Had to ask Betty to stop once again, Be- There was enough congeniality to last hind a bush again. This time to let out the one till next year. grasshopper that had hopped a ride in P12 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN
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BOOKENDS Little Ship of Fools { by Dan Davidson } By Charles Wilkins Greystone Books 305 pages $21.95
a book about the summer he from the trip, I expect I’ll still finding the Trades in the first spent working in a graveyard recognize him, but he will place, and when they did, it (In the Land of Long Finger- probably be somewhat changed was nowhere near the smooth nails), but what he does most is from the fellow I’ve spoken ride they thought it would be. take strange travel adventures with and interviewed in the There were waves. There was and write about those. past. rain. There was blazing sun. Walk to New York kind of de- Charlie’s going to be one of There was first the monotony scribes itself; so does Paddle to the mentors at next week’s and then the shortage of food, the Amazon. The Circus at the Young Authors’ Conference (my as the trip took substantially Edge of the Earth chronicles his profile of him for that event has longer than what they had pro- time with the Great Wallenda either been in print or will soon visioned for. Circus. be). There was the constant an- In 2012, at the age of 63, Char- Little Ship of Fools is a very noyance of loosing irreplace- lie decided to paddle across the engaging travel narrative. We able things overboard with no Atlantic Ocean from Morocco to learn about the trip itself, with way to get them – coupled with Barbados. He’d heard about this all its high and low points. We the eventual realization that if possibility from some friends learn the history of the voyage one of them were to fall over- and had decided it would make and some of the lore of trans- board, none of their retrieval a really neat book. oceanic rowing. We learn about options would work worth a He wasn’t going alone and the the good and not so good points damn. boat wasn’t any old craft. As of each of the crew members, You’ve got to wonder about the subtitle for the book says: and of the inevitable frictions writing this kind of a book. 16 rowers, 1 improbable boat; that must develop among 16 How personally will your sub- 7 tumultuous weeks on the At- individuals trapped in uncom- jects take your observations lantic”. fortably close quarters with no when it’s done? If they decide, Charlie’s a healthy fellow by hope of getting any respite from part way, that they want out of my estimation. He hiked all each other, rowing in shifts two the deal, what’s to stop them around Dawson when he was hours or and two off in all kinds from pitched your notes over- here, and just look at those of weather. board (and what did happen to trips he’s taken. He has, on the Big Blue, as their craft was all those pens anyway?)? other hand, what might called called, was a remarkable craft, The only thing you can do is to an ectomorphic body type: thin constructed catamaran-style be as hard on yourself as on ev- muscles, low body fat storage. with two sets of rowing sta- eryone else, and even that may He writes that he trained for tions separated by a cabin not be enough. I think Charlie a year and a half to get ready amidships and a little bit of pretty much did that. Any time for this trip – lifting weights, deck space on either side of the he records a negative about any eating to put on weight, work- cabin. The photos in the book member of the crew, he backs it ing out for hours each day on a give some idea of the layout, with something positive and he rowing machine - and that by but the colour shots on Char- is merciless on his own failings I met Charlie Wilkins in the North West Mounted Police the end of the trip he had lost lie’s website do it more justice. as a member of the crew. 2005, when he spent part of a 1873-1904. It didn’t occur to one-fifth of his body mass and The crew’s intention as to It’s a fascinating read and I’m chilly winter at Berton House me at the time that he’d chosen was told by other people that he row down the coast of Africa looking forward to seeing the as writer-in-residence. Charlie to write about the really early looked fragile and haunted. from Agadir an out into the film. writes several different kinds years, stopping at the point When he arrives in Dawson Atlantic until they could catch of books and articles, one of the where the word Royal was first this week to do a reading from the Trade Winds, which would ones I’ve read since I met him added to the NWMP name. his book and show the film that help to speed them on their was The Wild Ride: a History of Charlie has also produced one of his crewmates made way. They had a lot of trouble “Write because you love to,” says visiting mentor author Alan Cumyn
Story by Dan Davidson
one, Waiting for Li Ming (Goose when the experience of having and gives me a chance to lead my handwritten draft, and then Lane, 1993), and the most re- his baby daughter fall asleep on interesting parallel lives. All will continue to edit on comput- Alan Cumyn returned to cent, All Night (Grass Roots his chest for several hours one the skill and spirit I can muster er after that. the Yukon on April 1, to take Press, 2013). Sunday brought him to a real- goes into trying to be true to “It usually takes me about up a three-month residency “I started writing seriously ization. the experience I want to put my two years to come to a strong in Berton House, along with when I was about 16,” Cumyn Being a writer wasn’t neces- reader through.” first draft of a novel, and then his wife, Suzanne. He was says, “in the middle of an in- sarily about getting published. For a number of years, Cumyn often there are revisions de- last in Dawson just about two tense adolescence. Writing was “I was flooded with intense worked for as a writer and re- pending on what my agent or years ago, when he worked an outlet, a way to express my- feelings about ‘family’ – noth- searcher for the Immigration editor or other trusted readers with several classes at the self without having to actually ing more specific than that and Refugee Board and had to have to say.” Robert Service School and talk with anyone.” – and wondered whether I find time to squeeze in some He enjoys doing workshops did a reading at the Dawson It started with attempts to would be able to write a book writing in the mornings before and encouraging others to Community Library as part write song lyrics better than that could summon those emo- he went to work. get the most from their use of of TD Children’s Book Week. the ones he was hearing on the tions for others. It occurred “The last several years I have words. He will also be one of the radio. to me that I really wanted to written more or less full-time, “We live in an age of increas- mentor authors at this year’s “So I wrote my own lyrics, try, whether the manuscript or have split my time between ing professionalization of the edition of the Young Authors’ and after a time realized the po- ever got published or not. But writing and teaching. So, on arts – we let others make mu- Conference, to be held April ems were turning into stories. I wanted to continue writing, a good day, I will write in the sic for us, paint pictures that 24 and 25 during the Yukon Then it was a big relief to just no matter what. And so I guess morning, and do other work in we pay to see, write the stories Writers Festival. write the stories themselves, as that made me feel like a writer.” the afternoon. and the movies that colour our Cumyn is the author of a prose, without having to worry This motivation leads him to “Lately I have gone back to lives. number of books for read- about rhythm or rhyme. I have try to create what he thinks of writing by hand in a notebook. ers of all ages, including the been writing fiction ever since.” as worthwhile experiences for Despite using computers since Owen Skye books for kids, He was in his 30s, having other people. the mid-1980s – or perhaps historical novels for adults completed a Masters in Cre- “For me, that’s what a good because of it – my typing is Story continued on page 18... and young adult novels, 12 ative Writing, and having had book does: it takes me out of my execrable. So I now use voice books in all between the first three manuscripts rejected, skin and into someone else’s, recognition software to read in P18 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN "Write because" continued What's Your Story? from page 17... CYFT 106.9 FM: Dawson City Community Radio Interview by Jaden, Grade 3 "But we’re also living in a time when more people are writing than ever before, and it’s exciting to help others open up to the possibilities of creat- ing their own art for themselves and to share with others.” “The Spirit of Dawson” Good writing starts with reading, all kinds of reading. “So, read for yourself; read MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY what nurtures you; read what scares you, what turns your 1 to 5 p.m. Manager’s Mix - Mr. Manager head, what fills your thirst for love and life; what builds your THURSDAY, May 1 bones and brain. All those 5 to 6 p.m. Youth Broadcast - Ricky & Friends books, all that language, will mix within you to help distill 6 to 7 p.m. Simply the Best - Jonna your own voice.” 7 to 8 p.m. Kajambo! Radio - Paulie P You may find other people who can help nourish your de- 8 to 9 p.m. Kings of Dawson City - Ben & Brendon veloping voice. 9 to 10 p.m. Trenchtown 1G0 - Ricky “A lot of writers are helped by fine teachers along the way, FRIDAY, May 2 so search for your mentors, pay attention, stay open enough to 2 to 3 p.m. Southside City Swag - Chris the challenges of a craft that no one completely masters, but 3 to 5 p.m. On the John - John Name: that will stay fascinating, if you 5 to 6 p.m. The Lots of Bluegrass Show - Caffray let it, for a lifetime.” When did you arrive in the Klondike? Karen Gabryelczyk 6 to 7 p.m. The Earwig - The Alpine Robot Finally there has to be a de- 7 to 9 p.m. Spiritwind - Jeff sire to write, or you won’t. It’s Why did you come? not enough to be able to write; April 25, 2007. 9 to 11 p.m. The Fox and the Forest - Mathias you must want to. How did you get here? “I think good writing has to I followed my daughter and granddaughter here. SATURDAY, May 3 happen for the love of it, the 1 to 3 p.m. Golden Frequencies - Diego adventure, the exploration of Where were you born? it. As hard as the work can be, By truck. 4 to 5 p.m. He Played/She Played - Gabby & Dan it should also feel thrilling, What do you think makes Dawson so special? 5 to 7 p.m. The City Mic - Mike & Steph dangerous, worthwhile. Write Winnipeg, Manitoba. because you love to.” 7 to 9 p.m. Rocking Blues - Sonny Boy Williams Cumyn’s last quick visit to the The Yukon River and the mountains. It also reminds me of territory made him want more, What is something you cannot live without in Dawson? 9 to 10 p.m. Auditory Slaughter - Karl where I grew up. hence his application to live at SUNDAY, May 4 Berton House and his readiness Where’s your favourite place to take an out-of-town guest? to participate in the Young Au- The nature. 10 to 12 p.m. Happytime Radio - Ryan thors’ Conference. If you could go back in Klondike history, who would you 12 to 1 p.m. Today’s Special - Craig & Tanya “I was in the Yukon just two Down the Dempster Highway. years ago on a whirlwind tour like to meet and why? 1 to 2 p.m. The Cat’s Meow - Capri with the Canadian Children’s 3 to 5 p.m. Sad Bastard Hours - Jonny Moon Book Center, so I have a good I would like to meet Klondike Kate because she would have so 2 to 3 p.m. Don’t You Hate Pants - Alex idea what to expect: amazing What is your favourite time of year in Dawson? Why? hospitality, stunning vistas, the many stories to tell. 7 to 8 p.m. The Missing Link - Dan refreshing energy, resource- What do you love to do in your free time? 8 to 10 p.m. Meat and Potatoes - Kit fulness and cheerfulness of Summer, because I can plant flowers and plant my garden. the people. This is also a land soaked in stories, and I’m hop- What is your favourite thing to do in Dawson? ing to meet many people and I love to garden. Tune your dial to 106.9 FM or hear what has brought them Would you eat candy for supper? If so, what kind? Cable Channel 11 (Rolling Ads) in Dawson City, north, or why they stay.” Sitting around a campfire with my friends. or listen live over the internet at www.cfyt.ca! Have you ever spent a whole day in your pajamas? Yes! Turtles and sour Jujubes.
If you had a chance to do anything, what would it be? Yes! I was reading!
What do you love about living here? I would own a candy store.
THE KLONDIKE SUN How often do you doodle? What do your doodles look like? thanks our volunteers! The scenery. Do you have any hobbies? chief writer & editor - Dan Davidson Three times a week - they look like cubes.
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