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The WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 • VOL. 27, NO. 7 $1.50 Raven says, Let's all go to KLONDIKE Moosehide. SUN Paragliding under the Midnight Sun Photo by John Wilkie in this Klondike Constituency Issue Yukon Party CFYT Radiothon p. 8 High quality gold is his talent p. 9 Klondike Mines Railway p. 10 In 2013 the The Radiothon raise lots of cash Andrew Kuczynski is a Master See the new railway display at for CFYT-fm Jeweller with much talent and the VIC. Dawson City heart. Community Hospital and See and Do 2 Victoria Poet Visits Dawson 5 Carmacks Opens Art Gallery 7 20 years Ago In the Sun 17 Yukon River Quest 2 Double Value Assessment Work 5 Premiers United Against Carbon Pricing 8 Scots of the Yukon 18 Health Services Uffish Thoughts: Power Shortages 4 History Hunter 6 Adult Colouring Book 11 Scots of the Yukon 19 Letter to Editor: Errant Bicycles 5 New YEU Collective Agreement 6 TV Guide 12-16 City of Dawson Notices 20 Facility Opened. P2 WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 THE KLONDIKE SUN What to A Field Study Approach Brings Students North SEE AND DO in DAWSON now: This free public service helps our readers find their way through the many activities all over town. Any small happening may need preparation and planning, so let us know in good time! To join this Meetingslisting contact the office at [email protected]. IODE DAWSON CITY: Meet first Wednesday of each month at Rhomeoya Lof CJaniceanadian Cliff at LE 7:30GION p.m. B RANCFor infoH call#1: Janice Cliff, 993-2908. Recess for summer July-October. Meet first Thursday PeachIONEER month W atO MLegionEN O FHall TH (3rdE YUK andON King: St.) at 7:30 p.m. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Meet third Thursday each about their worldview, the month at 7:30 p.m. at Legion Hall. Contact Myrna Butterworth, hardships they’ve faced and 993-5353.Dawson RecessCity Community for summer June, Library July and Aug. how hard they are working to teach the language to their REGULAR HOUrs youth. We learned a few Chamber of Commerce: Monday to Friday, noon - 6:30 p.m. words and stories, too. We learned how to do some basic CHAMBER MEETINGS: beading; it’s much harder than it looks. We went hiking and Regular meetings on the second saw lots of moose tracks and Wednesday of each month at the Downtown Hotel. Town Council miles of natural beauty. Our guide taught us bear safety and COUNCIL MEETINGS: pointed out things like branches that had been stripped by There is no longer a fixed routine schedule porcupine. Tombstone of Council and Committee of the Whole (COW) meetings. Check the AdventuresTerritorial Park at M isuktuk majestic. Post Office or the City of Dawson website for long range planning. By Lauren Lee and Betty Fung Next Council Meetings are August 16 and September 13. Photos by Karen MacKay Big City Kids to the Yukon Next COW meetings are August 9 and 30. Story by Laurie Cassie – By Jordan Wong & Charlotte St. Paul's Grade 6/7 teacher, David Gilhuly Livingstone Elementary, How many students from CAVE QUest: Vancouver, BC Vancouver have experienced Some of our grade 6 ‘sand 7’s camping with 125 dogs at a Vacation Bible School at St. Paul's from August 8-12, are used to a little pampering: dog-sledding kennel in the 2:00-5:00 p.m.; ages 5 to 11; songs, dance, games, imagination, I believe there are great being driven to and from middle of the Yukon? This Bibe stories. Call Betty at 993-5045/993-3947 or Rev. Lauries at benefits to experiential places, fresh sushi restaurants, once-in-a-lifetime experience 993-5381. learning. You can read about inexpensive fresh fruit year changed our lives and made us something, you can write about round, a short internet access realize that the world is more something, you can talk about at your fingertips, fresh laundry than Vancouver. Camping something. But when you all the time or being able to in the wilderness under the EXPERIENCE something, the head outdoors without giving midnight sun, playing with the learning sticks. a thought to the weather. As sled dogs, canoeing down the The excitement that swelled the days went on, the students Takhini River in a hail storm all around the gold rush fascinates had realized that life in the opened our eyes to how to have me. The idea that, with little Yukon is very different than fun without going to a mall or or no mining skills, would-be in Vancouver. We learned to turning on a device. We can prospectors walked away from persevere. We learned to make Whathave fun We without Learned the internet! their lives and headed into the do. We learned it’s OK to be By Charlotte Wood and Fleur harshest of environments is dirty for a while. We learned Auton-Strolz bizarre by today’s standards. it’s OK to slow down and just It’s also captivating and that’s a see if it will work out. great learning environment. There were many ‘firsts’ for We’re glad our teacher found I also believe that the north students on this trip: first time the story of the Klondike gold holds great potential for Canada camping, first time on a plane, rush bizarre. We learned you – especially our youth. Canada first time being away from don’t have to live in a big, busy Join us at the Keno Lounge has much more to offer to our home, first time in the Yukon city. Real estate here is out of th control. We learned we can live and enjoy your favorite craft brew or specialty youth than just the big cities and the first time being in a along the 49 parallel. When town so small you can walk adventurously surrounded by martini on the best patio in Dawson City! you are introduced to people, from end to end. It’s definitely nature and history. Cities aren’t Keno Lounge is open 2:00pm – Midnight places, ideas in your youth, the first time we’ve written an the only places where you can Belinda’s Restaurant is open 6:30am – 9:00pm later these things are not seen Tombstonearticle for a newspaper!Territorial Park live and have fun. We canoed – as foreign, impossible, scary. By Joshua Chan fun! We learned about hunting Instead, you can look back and – sounds interesting! We did a say, “Yeah. I’ve been there. It lot of hiking – fun! We learned was great. Maybe there is a From Dawson City, we about ice fishing – sounds future there for me.’ travelled north to Tombstone fascinating. There are lots of Belinda’s is closed from 2pm - 5pm Territorial Park for hiking and ways to live here and have fun – (800) 544-0970 | westmarkhotels.com a workshop with the Tr’ondëk these are just a few. Hwēch’in. Here we learned THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 P3 To finish is to win in the Yukon River Quest (continued) Clockwise from top left: (1) Pam Boyd, Race timer. (2) Roger Hanberg, Race Marshall, at the end of the 4-day marathon event. Story and Photos Skagway News. By Josee Bonhomme of the Brady (58 years young) and his son, At the close of Part One Danny (15 years old), raced as of this story (in the July 13 the “Brady Boys” this year in a edition of the Klondike Sun), respectable time of 66:07:16, I mentioned that the Yukon finishing in 23rd place in their River Quest is supported by category. This experience an impressive list of sponsors. would have been the best male- checkpoint can be shut down. cal reasons, and unexpected salad, bread rolls, all a pad- For example, Andrew Kuc- bonding session ever. Safety boats are the Saint- health conditions on a mara- dler hopes for after 715 km of zynski of Gold Trail Jewellers It would indeed provide one Bernards of the Yukon River thon event. After all, an “elite admiring the scenery. creates small solid gold canoe of the best opportunities for Quest. They are trained for sport” is what this might be The Dawson Fire Department pendants and other awards challenge and adventure in the rescues, never make a wake called in other parts. is great at managing those as reminders of how special world. Which is why the race for the paddlers, and just keep The duty of care involved barbecues and the caboose was Dawson is, along with the great attracts nearly 250 kayakers, an eye out for opportunities to in such an event is enormous. steaming hard. They are the accomplishment achieved by canoeists and now stand- rescue and help. Or photo op- This crew of volunteers, board only ones qualified to respond this event. He has supported up paddleboarders from all portunities when Harry Kern members and directors, spon- to their own fire while feeding the race for seven years now around the world. serves as ballast with his BIG sors, mainly from the Yukon, 500 people! The Percy de Wolfe (see page 9). The Perfect Storm team cameras. pulled off a magnificent event. Society members graciously (two-man canoe) took the hon- Kern was involved with the It seems it’s good to have pad- served the crowd with three Kaminak Gold Corp., now to ours with a fastest time this race from the start, also one dled the race to volunteer, it’s volunteers. become GoldCorp for short, year in 46:14:56 (Jeff Brainard of its instigators.