The Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • Vol. 23, No. 2 $1.25
Congratulations to Ice Pool Winner KLONDIKE Mandy Johnson. SUN Breakup Comes Early this Year
Joyce Caley and Glenda Bolt hold up the Ice Pool Clock for everyone to see. See story on page 3. Photo by Dan Davidson in this Issue SOVA Graduation 18 Andy Plays the Blues 21 The Happy Wanderer 22 Summer 2012 Year Five had a very close group of The autoharp is just one of Andy Paul Marcotte takes a tumble. students. Cohen's many instruments. Store Hours
See & Do in Dawson 2 AYC Coverage 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 DCMF Profile 19 Kids' Corner 26 Uffish Thoughts 4 TV Guide 12-16 Just Al's Opinion 20 Classifieds 27 Problems at Parks 5 RSS Student Awards 17 Highland Games Profiles 24 City of Dawson 28 P2 WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN What to The Westminster Hotel Live entertainment in the lounge on Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m. to close. More live entertainment in the Tavern on Fridays from 4:30 SEE a n d DO p.m.The toDowntown 8:30 p.m. Hotel Live Music: -
in d a w s o n now: Barnacle Bob is now playing in the Sourdough Saloon ev eryThe Thursday, Eldorado Friday Hotel and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
This free public service helps our readers find their way through the many activities all over town. Any small happening may Food Service Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. Check out need preparation and planning, so let us know in good time! To our Daily Lunch Specials. In a rush at lunch? Call ahead and we'll have join this listing contact the office at klondikesun@northwestel. your order ready when you arrive, 993-5451. Breakfast is served until Dawson City Chamber of Commerce net.Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) 1:30 p.m. on weekends. Introduction to Monotype & Image Transfer: Council Meetings: - Wednesday Regular meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Special Meeting times are posted at the May 16 and 23. 7 to 9 p.m. in the KIAC classroom. $35 *supplies includ COnversation on Opportunities: ed. Two-part workshop offered by visiting Artist in Residence Charley Post Office three business days in advance. Zumba with Katie pearse: Young. On Thursday, May 17, the KDO,- piano with Barnacle bob: Resumes Wednesday, May 16. in partnership with the Dawson City Chamber of Commerce, is hosting a “Conversation on Opportunities”. Join us at 7 p.m. for a panel dis Sign up for piano with Barnacle Bob on LIfe Drawing: - cussion involving participants from the mining and exploration sector, Saturday afternoons. Spaces still available! Contact KIAC to register. DawsonWebinar business series: sector and general public. 7 to 9 p.m. in the 2D Studio at SOVA. 1st and 3rd Mon - day of every month. $5 Drop in fee covers drdawing board and some The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to Drop-in painting: drawing tools; paper for purchase. present the third of several webinars that will focus on the human re source challenges that chambers and their members face today. This 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. $5 drop-in fee for COver me badd: webinar will focus on Connecting Education and Employment. May materials. - Community30th from 1 to Library2 p.m. EDT. It's happening again! DCMF and KIAC present the Storytime at the library: fourth edition of Cover Me Badd. Friday, May 25 at 7 p.m. Local musi . Yukon Riverside Arts festival call for submissions: - cans gather in impromptu bands. Contact KIAC at 5005 to register. Reading/presentation byWith Tim Tina Braga.Falconer: Drop in Monday from Dead 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. lineSOVA is June 1. See www.kiac.ca/artsfestival for information. A reading/ Library Hours presentation by the Berton House Writer-in-Residence will be held at theKlondike Dawson Visitors City Community Association Library on Monday, June 11 at 7 p.m. : Mon/Weds/Thurs 4 to 7 p.m., Tues 5:30 to 8:30 Ron James: Art Supply Store Hours p.m., Sun 12 to 4 p.m. The Dawson CIty Museum is proud to present Ron James : Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs 12 to 1 p.m., Live for a special night at The Palace Grand on Friday, May 18 at 8 p.m. ThursConservation 4 p.m. to 5Klondike p.m., Sun 1Society p.m. to 4 p.m. For tickets and information call the Dawson City Museum at 993-5291 Household Hazardous Waste Day: x.Dawson 21. city gold show:
June 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebrating Dawson's gold rush heritage DropDepot your Hours household: hazardous waste at the Quigley Landfill. and contemporary mining in the Klondike. Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19th. If you would like to participate contact 867-993-5274 or Sat, Sun, Mon: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of [email protected] Canada Dawsonrefundables City may Recreation be left on the deck Department during off hours. Info: 993-6666. Doors open event: ROad Hockey: kids' hiking club: May 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the inside of iconic At the Rec. Dept. Mondays 3:20 to 5 p.m. Parks' properties normally not open: Old Post Office, Red Feather youth weights: Tuesdays, 3:20 to 5 p.m. Saloon, Lowe's Mortuary, Dawson Daily News, Bigg's Blacksmith Shop Intro to nordic walking: Miscellaneous Thursdays at the Fitness Centre, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. and Commissioner's Residence. Circcuit training: Yukon Artist relief Fund: Tuesday, May 1, 8, and 15. Cost: $25 Learn to run: Tuesdays and Fridays, May 1 to 24. Cost: $30 Yukon Artist Relief provides short-term financial assistance to professional visual artists living in the Yukon. May 22 to June 14, Tuesdays nad Thursdays. Cost: Good Friday Choir: After school programs: Visit www.facebook.com/Yukon Artist Relief $35 minor softball has started: Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:14 Finish May 25 radio youth broadcasting: The pool is open: p.m. at the Richard Martin Chapel. Please register at the Rec. Dept. Saturdays from noon to 1 p.m. Local- Please register at the Rec. Dept. youth have the chance to try out being a local radio DJ. Contact Damien Get the Rec & Leisure Newsletter & stay up to date. Website: www. at [email protected], or Andrew at ax_laviolette@lau cityofdawson.ca. Facebook: "City of Dawson Recreation". Contact us at rentian.ca. 993-2353. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 P3 Dawson Celebrates May Day With a Breakup
Story & Photos by Dan Davidson tripod tripping the wire that led to the clock mounted on the building where they were Break-up on the Yukon River standing. in front of Dawson occurred as Bolt quickly phoned Caley and 9:42 on a misty May 1 Tuesday then Fire Chief Jim Regimbal, morning. This is six days earlier who triggered the fire alarm than last year, but well within from city hall. the range of normal breakup “We all went out there and times and about five days we had a good old time calling from when the Klondike River people and hollering out.” cleared out at the confluence. Bolt said she noticed quite Workers in the Dänojà Zho a few people either calling or Cultural Centre were alerted texting on cell phones this year, by Victor Henry when they getting the word around town arrived that he was certain the even before the siren sounded. ice would soon go. Within minutes there were “The first thing I saw,” said crowds lining the dike from Glenda Bolt, “was Victor Henry’s the old CIBC building and down face in the window with a big towards the ferry landing. smile on his face, saying, ‘It’s The excitement lasted for gonna go!’” the better part of an hour, and He has been walking up and there was some slight concern down the dike for hours, and when it was clear that there he was sure. Bolt and her co- was a bit of a jam down towards worker, Kylie Van Every, made Moosehide, but the water in the tea for few people and then river is low for this time of year stood on the deck and watched and any backwash from a jam the river. seemed unlikely. Bolt phone the IODE’s Joyce Caley arrived and Bolt helped Caley and told her to be ready her take down the clock, for a second call. verifying the time from its She also told her not to bring stopped hands. her ladder, because there was Caley had to wait until she one at the centre. collected the day’s mail before The octogenarian official making any announcements. timekeeper for the ice pool has The tickets that had been been known to cycle down to sold in Carmacks had not yet the centre from her Fifth Avenue arrived and they needed to be home with a ladder strapped to tabulated to see if any one had the carrier of her bike. picked a time closer to the one About a half hour later Victor she already knew about. called out that it as moving. It turned out they had not, “It was. It was the whole giant and so Dawson’s Mandy Johnson sheet (that the tripod was on). was the declared the winner of That giant sheet was braking approximately $3700.00 later up right to the very foot of the in the afternoon. tripod. It was sitting there and Joyce Caley said it wasn’t sitting there, and then it did the a very exciting break-up, but long, slow pull and then snap!” agreed that safe is better than That was the cable from the dramatic. 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! 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Story & Photo By Dan Davidson even go as far as we have territorial Medical Health gone for decades in carrying Officer, Dr. Timmermans, out screening of the waste to joined his voice to the City of Word that Dawson City remove the solids. That is the Dawson’s in proposing a multi- really will not be able to afford definition of primary sewage year study (about $100,000 to run its new wastewater treatment, after all, though annually for three or four years) treatment plant will not have that fact seems to be omitted to determine scientifically if come as a surprise to anyone whenever federal officials want there was a case for insisting who has been paying attention to castigate us for “dumping that the town move to the next for the last quarter century. raw sewage” into the pristine level of sewage treatment. His I’ve been hearing that since I (sorry – it’s silt brown) Yukon hypothesis was that this could moved here. River. not be proven and that the The idea that the effluent This is why the edifice being money would be better spent created by a ratepayer base built on Fifth Avenue is called a of recreation facilities. Dawson’s Wastewater Treatment Plant under of 581 homes, which might Secondary Sewage Treatment The study has never been construction in late April. account for 1100 people Facility, though hardly any done. (because not everyone other member of the news Other people would probably in the Klondike is on the media ever seems to grasp the argue now that the money for which many here now consider requiring the town to put the system), should cause the significance of that fact. the treatment plant would to have been a mistake, matter to a plebiscite vote, town to be placed on a list of Mayor Peter Jenkins was have been better spent on a brought on the court order. the result of which was that environmental offenders that telling the world we could not bridge. Sources within YTG who prefer the town was prevented from included places like Victoria, afford to have our utility costs It was during the Everitt to remain anonymous have making the zoning changes Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and double back in 1985, when he administration that council told me several times over the that would have allowed St. John’s, was always one that was mayor first time around was persuaded by its lawyers years that they agree with the construction of the lagoon in eluded any non-bureaucratic and I was new to reporting that the town should plead local opinion. the chosen location. intelligence. on municipal affairs here. His guilty to allowing “deleterious” Our next mistake was So we move on to the plant Nevertheless, that’s where successors, Art Webster, Glen substances to flow into probably the population’s Corix is building. It may be a we ended up, and the federal Everitt and John Steins, all potential fish habitat. This is rejection of the lagoon thing of wonder, but we were departments in charge of sounded the same note, while an offence that will probably proposal, a solution which told originally that it would pursuing such offenders trying to find ways to deal with cease to exist once the would have cost considerably cost $280,000 a year to run seemed to delight in going the issue, especially after the current federal government less to build, and much less to it, and that cost has recently after us, perhaps because we town came under the threat of gets finished rewriting the run, in the long term. I don’t been boosted by an additional were the smallest target on a court order. Fisheries Act to allow oil sands know that the proposed YTG one-third to $373,000, with their list by several orders It’s never actually been and pipeline developments to location was a good choice – no guarantee that it won’t go of magnitude. After all, if it proven that our effluent is dump as much as they need to there may have been a better higher. took them 20 years to run harmful to anything more than into the water for the sake of location, though the territorial Since that’s on top of the us to ground, what hope did 500 metres from the outfall the economy. Unfortunately, government said there was not $395,423.00 that it cost to run they have of ever succeeding pipe, and there are certainly that won’t allow us to shut – but it appears that this would the sewer part of the sewer with those much larger no fish spawning in the seven down the plant and find have been the most sustainable and water system in 2011, the communities? knot current in that part of the another use for the building. solution. future for Dawson’s ratepayers A number of them don’t We want to hear fromriver’s you main! channel. A former The decision to plead guilty, It was defeated by a petition looks decidedly dim.
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Story & Photo Stand and defend these By Dan Davidson workers, Mr. Leef!
The news from Parks Canada In response to Member of Parliament Ryan Leef’s two weeks ago could have been comments in Wednesday’s Whitehorse Star (May 9/12) worse. Dawson could have that the cuts to Parks Canada will not affect tourism. been hit like Louisbourg, Cape Breton’s crown jewel of Parks restoration and interpretation. There they lost ten full time Ah, baloney! positions. That might seem After spending vast sums of money to repair Dredge #4 and make it First, I would like to ask you, Mr. Leef: do you have any better than the twelve we lost safe for guided tours, Parks Canada will be reducing it to self-guided research to back that up? in the Klondike, but with it went status with signs in the parking lot starting next summer. Did you perhaps commission an independent study that the announcement that there would be a shorter season for was published recently, and forgot to mention this? 110 seasonal employees. short of fatuous. This distresses breathing person who knows It seems to me that you just take what your party tells Why so many? Well, me on several levels, not the least more about your subject than you and go with that. at Louisbourg they’ve of which is that I am acquainted you do, takes you in hand and I am sure that the 27 per cent of Yukon Parks Canada reconstructed something like with the people who have made brings you along to make you a quarter of the old French fort them and have more respect for the next generation of expert. employees would prefer that you would go to bat for them and town, and the interpretation their intelligence than that. Mr. Leef says directly that and try to save those jobs. style they use is to have it When Parks Field Unit “archiving this information I wonder if the hotel and restaurant owners are thinking occupied by people in costume Superintendent Ann Morin and being able to have it of reducing their staff by a similar percentage? After all, who are doing things that writes to Dawson’s town documented” is sufficient; that would have been done at the council that recent actions (i.e. it avoids the pitfalls of having you say it won’t affect business. time: carding wool, spinning, – layoffs) have been taken to experts with information locked A guided tour is so much better than a self-guided tour carpentry, making things, These “improve internal efficiencies, in their heads and actually that they shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath. are seasonal jobs in an area of and reduce costs while focusing improves on the preservation of And for no tour at all, just some signage! Give us a break. high unemployment. They are on agency priorities and quality our heritage. also student jobs. A shorter service delivery to Canadians” This is patent nonsense. And to say this won’t affect tourism. season means less chance of I do realize that she is simply While documents and records Ha! Ha! Ha! qualifying for Employment trying to make the best of a bad are useful, the last step in It’s as if I go into a restaurant and I order a cheese Insurance in the fall and a smaller situation. I also realize that she transmitting knowledge bank balance to see a person is not in a position to bite the between the generations burger and when it comes, there’s no meat in it. I go, through the winter, either as a hand that is feeding her. She has of persons entrusted with “Hey! Where’s the meat?” resident or as a student. been given her orders and has safeguarding our institutions The server says, “Sorry ’bout that, but that’s our new In addition, quite a few of carried them out as instructed. requires people with experience austerity program. these jobs are actually part of It does not make the weasel who are willing and able to pass the annual maintenance routine wording any less annoying. on what they know about sites, “That will be $12.95 plus GST. And have a niceSS Klondike day.” that is very much needed at a From our MP, Ryan Leef, operations and history to those I would be really p——d, and never go in that eatery site that suffers from the same comes the surprising news that who will carry on when they are again. Same holds true at Dredge #4 and the . seacoast deterioration that living corporate memory is gone. I remember seeing letters in this paper from people plagued the place when it was not important. His comments When you wipe out the entire new. Repairs are a constant on the layoffs seem to imply Yukon curatorial staff of Parks who were talking about the wonderful guided tour that necessity there. that the various experts in the Canada you sabotage that they had on the SS Klondike. They spoke of how the tour Maintaining artifacts is a Parks family have been doing process. guide was so helpful and knowledgeable, and how they constant challenge anywhere, us a disservice by accumulating When you toe the party line were telling all their friends and showing off their photos. and the Yukon will now be expertise and experience and, in and make implausible excuses without any specialists in this his words, locking it up in their for actions which actually harm If the tourists don’t go to the biggest visitor attractions area as a result of the cutbacks heads. the territory, you are making the the Yukon has to offer, who is going to do the best kind of that have been imposed. Parks Mr. Leef in his various same mistake you accused your advertising the Yukon can get – word of mouth? has the largest collection of incarnations, from the RCMP to predecessor of making in terms Mr. Leef: I heard that you were a fighter. Well, I think it’s material in the territory and forestry officer to correctional of the long gun registry – putting there will not be anyone on services officer, runner, mixed the needs of the party before the about time that we see some of that. staff who knows the collection. martial arts contestant, and needs of your constituents. Instead of repeating the official propaganda of your Institutional memory will be newly minted Member of Parks Canada cuts are a party with regards to everything, I think you should get lost. Parliament has surely, at some disaster for the Yukon. Any rid of whoever is feeding you this crap and start thinking So far the public statements on point, run across the notion of attempt to explain them away this matter have been nothing mentoring. That’s when a living, just rubs salt in the wound. for yourself. I think you should go to bat Did You Know that Burn Barrels Require Burning Permits? for the Yukon. Stand up and If you plan to dispose of debris using a burn barrel, obtain a FREE burning For tips on how to prepare your burn barrel and conduct be counted; don’t just repeat permit from your local Wildland Fire Management or Client Services District Office. a safe burn, visit our website at: www.community.gov.yk.ca/firemanagement/prm.html the party line! For general information call 1-800-661-0408, ext. 3845. The Yukon Parks Canada Conduct a Safe Burn workers need you, and you Report Wildfires 1-888-798-FIRE (3473) are turning your back on them. Have some guts and do what is right, not what your cronies Lew P areiercey, telling you. Whitehorse
Do Don’t P6 WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN Engagement was the Theme for the 37th AYC AGM
Story & Photos by Dan Davidson songwriter Ecka Janus. in production by the fourth Friday morning began quarter of 2013. The Predator th with welcoming speeches group has a number of other The 37 Annual General by Buckway, Minister of properties in the Yukon and Meeting of the Association of Community Services Elaine plans a staged activation of Yukon Communities assembled Taylor, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in any of them that prove to be in Dawson City over the Deputy Chief Clara Van Bibber worthwhile. weekend, with 115 delegates in and Dawson Mayor Peter Working on behalf of Yukon attendance. This year’s theme Jenkins. College, Kristina Craig sought was “Engagement”. Jenkins indicated to the room the group’s ideas regarding Municipal councillors were that this would likely be his last the future of Yukon College. not the only people taking the AYC AGM, “unless somebody Anything from course offerings event seriously. Spotted at really pisses me off.” to the prospect of evolving into various times over the weekend The morning concluded a full university was on the were Scott Kent, Minister of with speeches by Opposition table. Education; Wade Istchenko, politicians and Minister Taylor’s Federation of Canadian Minister of Highways & Public road table. Municipalities President Berry Works; and Stacey Hassard, the Half of the afternoon was Vrbanovic presented greetings MLA for Pelly-Nisutlin. given over to community and a report from FCM, In addition, Minister of updates, which tended to focus and Whitehorse Councillor Community Services Elaine on the positives while making Kirk Cameron reported on a Taylor addressed the assembly some mention of the challenges. Sustainability Conference he * The new executive in the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Most communities are had attended through FCM. is comprised of vice Community Hall and chaired a experiencing some problems The afternoon was given over presidents Wayne Minister’s Round Table. with landfill and recreation to a group building exercises – Potoroka and Diana Finally, after an absence of issues. Both Dawson and a sort of scavenger hunt called Rogerson, with President four years, a Yukon Premier Haines Junction had just lost “Quest for Engagement”. Elaine Wyatt and past came to meet the AYC, and jobs during the Parks Canada. Sunday morning brought the president Bev Buckway. Darrell Pasloski addressed the The Junction is plagued by low business meeting with a variety delegates at the Friday night population growth and looking of resolutions and the election * Mayor Buckway was banquet in the Palace Grand for ways to deal with the closure of new officers. Carmacks’ presented with parting Theatre. of its grocery store. Mayo is Mayor Elaine Wyatt was chosen gifts: a certificate of experiencing a bit of a mining as the new president of the The opposition parties appreciation, a box full of were represented as well. The boom. Faro is dealing with organization, with councillors M&Ms and a comfy lawn Klondike’s MLA (Liberal) Sandy infrastructure issues peculiar Wayne Potoroka of Dawson chair. Silver addressed the delegates to a town of just over 460 that and Diana Rogerson of Faro on Friday, as did Opposition was built to house over 2000. continuing as first and second * The business of the AYC Leader Elizabeth Hansen (NDP) Watson Lake has challenges vice presidents. AGM was carried out in who was in attendance along in the way of infrastructure, Bev Buckway, who will be the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in with Kevin Barr, MLA for Mount recreation and economic involved as past president, said Community Hall. Lorne - Southern Lakes. revitalization and would like it was good to see the rural Most of these territorial to increase its council size to communities take over the politicians were present for seven members. executive posts for a change. much of the agenda on Friday Various discussions related and Saturday. to the “Our Towns Our Future” Some portions of the weekend, Initiative took up most the like the administrators’’ forum rest of the afternoon, which on Friday and the AYC Board concluded with a talk about meeting on Saturday, were Asset Management. closed to the public, but most The evening banquet at the of the rest of the weekend was Palace Grand was the occasion open. for more speeches, community Delegates met and finalized awards and much socializing. their registration at the On Saturday, Golden Palace Grand Theatre on Predator’s chief geologist, Mike Friday evening, heard a brief Burke, briefed the assembly welcoming speech by President on the company’s long-term Bev Buckway, and were objectives, with a particular entertained by local singer/ focus on the Brewery Creek Mine, which should be back
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Story & Photos By Dan Davidson territory under one territorial made by Community Services local autonomy office, an announcement that Minister Elaine Taylor at of their was an unexpected bombshell the Association of Yukon dep a r t ment s Last year’s plan to group all at the time, is gone. That was the Communities’ (AYC) meeting in and their the fire departments in the substance of the announcement Dawson on Friday. f i r e f i g h t e r s ’ At last year’s interest in AGM former serving their minister Archie communities as Lang announced volunteers.” that all municipal So the plan fire services in the to have the territory would t e r r i t o r i a l be gathered under g o v e r n m e n t the YTG umbrella take over the Did you know??? and run from provision of the capital. This service is dead, - In the 2011 summer season the Watson Lake Visitor was a response but Taylor Information Centre saw 22,103 visitors to concerns said the need expressed by the remains, and - Established in 1973 in Dawson City the Sour Toe AYC at earlier outlined the Cocktail Club has 43, 763 members meetings, but one steps that her that sowed a great DServices e p a r t m e n is t Minister of Community Services Elaine Taylor - The Yukon has 5 interpretive centers, 6 First Nation deal of concern of Community outlined the governments decision on how to deal Cultural Centers and 9 museums and confusion with municipal fire services on May 4. throughout the taking to make territory. improvements Jim Regimbal May 14 -20 is national Tourism Week, TIA There were in the provision welcomed the some places that of “Wemunicipal have fire announcement Yukon encourages Yukoners and tourists welcomed the idea, protection. on behalk to and others that territorial fire alike to discover the many attractions and did not. There has heard what you chiefs. been a working have told us and events the Territory has to offer. group studying the we’ve worked proposal since last pretty hard to Visit the TIA website for more information on Yukon year. come up with a T a y l o r solution that we Tourism: htttp://www.tiayukon.com/ announced that believe will add Phone: 867-668-3331 the government value to all fire has concluded that d e p a r t m e n t s , Find us on Facebook at “Tourism Industry Association of the there was “no clear insure the Yukon (TIA Yukon)” consensus amongst autonomy of your municipalities” on municipal fire Follow us on Twitter @TIA_Yukon how to proceed d e p a r t m e n t s , along those lines. and will improve TIA Yukon would like to thank all of its members, “It is a subject of the ability of great importance your firefighters partners and sponsors for their continued support to municipal to do their jobs.” “The AYC has supported governments,” she This investment will include: the AYFC to make our fire said. “It has also • hiring two additional departments the best they been a subject of deputy fire marshals for the can be and we appreciate that great deliberation department support. by our government • increasing the frequency “The announcement by the Brad Michael Keenan as well.” and effectiveness of life safety Government of Yukon today is a She outlined some inspections vital infusion into the operation (May 5, 1965 - November 22, 2011) of the occupational • providing training, oversight, of out fire departments health and safety and safety inspections throughout Yukon. Having You would have been 47 today, changes that have • obtaining a mobile fire an injection directly into the altered “the fire training facility to go with a fire departments is similar to but six months ago, you were service business new training program receiving an inheritance every model” creating • increasing fire fighting year. This funding must be tragically taken from us in a “focus on fire budgets through the changes considered as being in addition fighter safety, need being proposed for the to the funding we are receiving Cambodia. The circumstances for appropriate Comprehensive Municipal Grant through our normal budgeting e q u i p m e n t , process. process. surrounding your death will training and “We believe in long term “These funds will allow oversight. municipal sustainability,” our fire departments to never be justified. My hope is that “These new Minister Taylor said, “and start acquiring much needed regulations have believe that today’s investment equipment that was not you have found the peace that greatly increased in municipal fire service possible prior to this. The costs and the will reduce the burden on AYFC will be working with the you sought dearly and that you ability of many municipal budgets and help our government of Yukon to ensure fire departments municipalities to match issues that the funding is not used to and Mom and Dad are together. to comply of liability and occupational reduce current budgeting, used with current health and safety.” to reduce further municipal standards.” Dawson’s fire chief, Jim funding of normal operations of Sadly missed by your sister, Lisa, Discussions have Regimbal, who is also the the fire departments, or shifted made it clear, she president of the Association away from the fire departments brother-in-law Kevin, niece and said, that “men of Yukon Fire Chiefs, greeted to fund other worthy projects.” and women in the this set of announcements with Friday’s announcement dealt nephew, Mollie and Keenan and fire service are some enthusiasm. specifically with municipalities, passionate about “The Association of Yukon Fire without reference to Local your daughter, Emma. improving their Chiefs supports the efforts of the Advisory Councils, since LACs program and are AYC to make all municipalities are not part of the AYC. A passionate about in the territory a better place further announcement related preserving the for their citizens. to LACs was made on May 8. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 P9 AYC Awards Highlight Achievement and Sustainability Joanne Van Jeff Nostrand Renaud Story & Photos by Dan Davidson that we were way behind the specific initiative – the city’s times. If someone emailed me development of an energy a Word document I’d have to monitoring database. That The Association of Yukon reply to them to ‘please send database will allow the city Communities annual general it in PDF (format) because I to monitor the energy use in meeting banquet was also the cannot open it.’” its facilities, to compare that occasion for the presentation She praised her working use, not just from building to of two of the annual awards the relationship with Renaud and building, but between buildings. organization gives out. the hard work of the rest of the It’ll give the city the ability The Municipal Employee city staff. Working together to normalize its data back Award of Excellence is they had, she said, taken apart to weather, which is a very presented to “recognize the the town’s office operations important piece of information. contribution of an employee of and basically rebuilt them, a Most of all, I will contribute to a member community who has task that would continue in the the city’s development of an demonstrated an exceptional months ahead. energy plan.” level of professionalism, Yukon Energy President and Mayor Bev Buckway was leadership and innovation in CEO David Morrison was called very surprised to have her his/her job.” upon to present the Yukon city getting this award again This year the award went to Sustainable Community Award. after last year. She said the AYC two Dawson City employees. This is given to “recognize offices had managed to hide this Chief Administrative Officer leadership in sustainable from her. She praised the efforts Jeff Renaud and Senior community development of her city’s staff and council in Financial Officer Joanne Van with an award for initiatives working towards sustainability. Nostrand were cited for many that demonstrate practical, “If it wasn’t for council – all of contributions to the town, innovative solutions that council – who get behind these Bev Buckway including: enhance the environmental projects and say that this fits • implementing the town’s sustainability of Yukon’s with our fifty year sustainability new financial software communities.” plan, these projects wouldn’t • recovering previously “The Sustainable Community happen.” unknown revenue charges of Award talks directly to The final award is approximately $200,000 municipalities doing work the Hanseatic Award, which was • creating a new, easy to related to environmental established in 1997 to provide understand, budgeting system sustainability within their area Yukon municipal politicians • working on a redesign of of jurisdiction,” Morrison said. an opportunity to recognize the city’s website “There’s a lot of work being the work of their peers. It was “Steering this massive done across the territory in this not presented at the Dawson project through to a seamless area, and it’s really important, meeting, but was given to Doctor conclusion,” the citation read, as we go forward, with the Luke Lacasse, the former mayor “was accomplishment enough, growth that the Premier talked of Carmacks, at his residence at but they pulled off this task about. That growth that we Copper Ridge Place on Tuesday, without falling behind in the see in the territory also means May 8. many other expectations that growth in energy consumption The award is presented to were heaped on them.” and the requirement for new “A person who has made an • installing a capital energy. “We’re seeing some outstanding contribution to the replacement plan very different trends across advancement of Yukon Municipal • enhancing the city’s communities in the territory Government and furthered the television service, including a over the last number of years, goals of the Association of Yukon launch of digital service and all of which are pointing to Communities.” THANK YOU the soon to be launched high increasing usage of electrical Nominations for this award definition service energy within all subsectors come from all Yukon municipal to all who helped with the • designing and implementing of the territory. I mean both in elected officials and are 2012 IODE ICE GUESSING CONTEST; a municipal workplace safety the residential sector and in forwarded to the AYC executive the tripod guys, the ticket sellers, (Klondike Highway, program the commercial sector, in the to select a recipient. The criteria Whitehorse and Dawson), distributors, collectors, • working to ensure that government sector and in the for nomination to this award sorters, staple extractors and donators of goods. the local golf course remains industrial sector. are only that the individual is, available to citizens and visitor “This year, the recipient or once was, a Yukon municipal Mike Perry. Adam Morrison Dawson Hardware Mark Castellarin Tammy Wallace Tr’inke Zho alike, while protecting the town of this award is the City of politician and that they are not Chris Mayes Murdoch’s Raven’s Nook from any undue liability Whitehorse. The city, this year, currently sitting on the AYC Taylor Mayes Mac’s Fireweed Hair Cabaret • restarting a review of the is being recognized for a very executive. Ian Fraser Bombay Peggy’s Bonanza Market town’s bylaws, including the Joey Fraser Celeste Michon Post Office Doug Fraser Eldorado Hotel Ray of Sunshine rescinding of some that date Daniel Fraser Julia Farr (T.H.) Yukon Energy back to 1902. Eric Stretch Peg Amendola Trading Post • initiating the long overdue Sheldon Sollosy Glenda Bolt RSS (Sonya) review of the town’s Official Dorothy McDiarmid Dominion Station Tarie Castellarin Violet Brown General Store Yukon Housing Office Community Plan. Maya Dawson Hardware (goods) Mining Recorder’s Office AYC Second Vice-President Steve Watson Jimmy’s Place Chief Isaac Office Councillor Diana Rogerson, of Earleen Fields Arctic Inland Bonanza Gas Gordie Ryder Maximilian’s N.I.S. Faro, presented the award. T.A. Firth Westminster Yukon College Joanne Van Nostrand said she Stan Fuller Downtown Bruce Caley began to understand the depth Marny Ryder RCMP (Andrea) Arctic Inland (goods) of her task when she discovered Moe Conway Mcdonald Lodge Barb Hanulik Aurora Office that none of the software packages currently in use by the town could communicate with and OUR IODE MEMBERS each other and that the backup The Palace Grand was the setting for the AYC banquet and system for her accounting awards ceremony. system was a floppy disk. “I knew right at that moment P10 WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN Michael Gates explores Cooperation Between AYC and YTG a Major Dalton’s Gold Rush Trail Theme in Premier's Speech PRESS RELEASE Story & Photo by Dan Davidson together to ensure maximum the unique challenges that benefits to our communities come from a growing and Dalton’s Gold Michael Gates, also known as the “History Hunter,” is and to our citizens. prosperous economy.” Rush Trail: Exploring the Route of the Klondike Cattle Introducing Premier Darrell celebrating the release of his third book, “We are already Pasloski reserved an Drives Pasloski as guest speaker to collaborating on a number extended portion of his the evening banquet session of initiatives, like the Our speech for comments about (Harbour Publishing, $24.95). Mac’s Fireweed will of the Association of Yukon Town, Our Future review, the mining sector, which he be presenting Communities on May 4, AYC like the Municipal Act review, described as having been “a a book launch President Bev Buckway and evening of referred to her long struggle to entertainment, finally have a Yukon Premier featuring a attend an AYC conference. reading and When Mr. Pasloski was talk by5 p.m.Michael running in the fall election Gates.9 p.m. It is and reached her doorstep, she Tfromuesday, May said her first question to him 22to Oonld was to extract a commitment Firehall to attend the AYC AGM. at the st “The answer,” she said, “was (1 a resounding yes. Avenue and “Most of you will know I’ve Main Street, been asking the (office of Whitehorse). the) Premier to attend this Refreshments conference since 2008, and now here he is, with a record will be number of cabinet ministers.” provided. Taking the podium in the Gates will Palace Grand Theatre, the also be signing Premier Darrell Pasloski addressed the annual general meeting Premier was quick to pick of the Association of Yukon Communities during the Friday night Dcopiesawson of Ctheity up on that theme and make banquet at the Palace Grand. Gbookold Sathow the it clear that he considered May 18 19 cooperation between his on government and the AYC a Dalton’s and Gold . Rush Trail: Exploring the Route of the matter of great importance. and we’ll continue to act foundation of our economy KlondikeHe will have Cattle a table Drives set up for the duration of the show. “I am really excited to be on other initiatives, like from the days of the Gold here tonight – and that was those announced today by Rush, and demand for Yukon tells the story of one of the first the first question when I got Community Services Minister minerals continues to grow.” trails into the Klondike that was used as a trading route to her worship’s door, and Taylor. There are currently three by the Chilkat Tlingit for centuries. It was taken over by something she and I started to “The leadership and values operating mines in the Jack Dalton, a hard-driving, murdering entrepreneurial talk about when I first decided brought to the table by AYC’s territory. Placer operations adventurer. The story of the trail includes women, to seek the leadership of the elected representatives have and mineral exploration Mounties, prospectors and surveyors. There are tales of Yukon Party.” created a positive change accounted for 2500 jobs in the discovery, conflict and tragedy. The rise of the gold rush Relations between the AYC and a respected working territory and current mineral and former Premier Dennis trail and its eventual demise are described in detail. This is relationship between AYC production is estimated at the part of the Klondike saga that Pierre Berton never told. Fentie were, to say the least, and the government of Yukon. $420 million. Over 600 people Yukon historian Michael Gates has made a career of strained. Pasloski seemed This is a relationship our – over half of them Yukoners dedicated to wiping out that poking around both the archives and the outdoors of the government will continue to – are employed directly in history. north. Over the years, he has hiked, boated, flown and work to build going forward.” hard rock mining. In addition, “I think it is very important Pasloski continued with there are five mining projects ridden pack horses in the footsteps of pioneer pathfinder that the territorial government a list of projects on which currently in the assessment Jack Dalton, while piecing together this story. He was the and this association and all the the government is spending stage, Pasloski said. Curator of Collections for Klondike National Historic Sites communities work together,” money in the communities, Closing his speech, the in Dawson City and, Goldlater, atCultural Fortymile Resource Creek Manager History for he said. naming nearly all of them in Premier heaped praise on Huntingthe Yukon in field the Yukonunit of Parks Canada in Whitehorse. Gates In a speech heavy with the process. Minister Taylor and the is also the authorYukon of News and congratulations, Pasloski “We look forward members of her department, . He writes the “History Hunter” praised the members of the to partnering with referring to them as a great column in the and lives in Whitehorse. AYC for “their continued municipalities to meet the group of people. For more information about the book launch, please call service and dedication to your challenges that come with the “Since I got here today I’ve Mac’s Fireweed at 867-668-2434. For more information communities.” unprecedented growth our had so many people from the about the Dawson City Gold Show, go to: www. In thanking the group and territory is now experiencing. communities come and say dawsoncitychamberofcommerce.ca/dawson-city-gold- expressing his pleasure at Spending responsibly and just what a great, awesome showMichael/. Gates is a former Dawsonite and one of the founding attending the meetings, the investing in areas with team we have within volunteers of this newspaper. His History Hunter columns Premier also committed strong and sustainable the Community Services have frequently graced these pages over the years. Mike himself and his team to attend economic potential is a role Department.” will be doing a book talk in Dawson at a date which will be future annual gatherings. my government takes very Pasloski’s speech was “Our attendance here announced later this summer. seriously. This requires warmly received by the today is a show of support cooperation with the private delegates and is perhaps for the work that you do sector, with other levels indicative of a revived and less as municipal officials and I of government and non- confrontational relationship think it sends a message to government agencies and, between AYC and YTG. you that our doors are open. of course, the Association of As president Buckway would Yukon Communities. say, communication is a two- “We are ready to work with way street. We need to work your association to meet THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 P11 Taylor Announces Reviews of Municipal Act and Municipal Grants
Story & Photo by Dan Davidson “Discussions will also high on the AYC agenda and in three phases, beginning date. take place with municipal has already acted on several with a consultation with “(This) has been a project governments in the months th of them. all councils and interested in the making for some time ahead on direct funding Delegates at the 37 Municipal Grant Funding, First Nations to take stock and is a great opportunity for options to help address rising Annual General Meeting of the Municipal Act Review of the current situation, a citizens and local governments costs and deficiencies related the Association of Yukon and the Our Towns Our distillation of the responses, to address a whole range of to municipal fire services, Communities over the Future (OTOF) initiative were and revisions to the existing matters that are important to while also preserving the local weekend were pleased featured in her speech to the legislation. our communities.” autonomy of municipal fire to hear from Minister of organization on Friday. Much of phase one will be The decision to release departments.” (See separate Community Services Elaine Coming out of the OTOF accomplished before the fall all of the Comprehensive article.) Taylor that the government is discussions, Taylor announced municipal elections and then Municipal Grant funding, Taylor announced the moving forward on a number that a Municipal Act Review rechecked with the newly the basis for the budgets of formation of a standalone of initiatives that have been will begin shortly, and proceed elected councils after that most communities, on April Land Development Branch 1 of each year from now on within Community Services was greeted with relief and to “refocus and … redouble enthusiasm by the delegates. its efforts to successfully The current system of develop land in partnership quarterly payments has made with municipalities and budgeting more difficult. At unincorporated Yukon.” this time the CMG amounts She announced that land to $16.5 million, of top of is being made available in which comes an additional $6 Mayo, Klondike, Carmacks, million to the eight municipal Whitehorse and Watson governments. Lake. $100,000 goes to the “The Yukon Government is support of the AYC. pleased to move forward in Starting soon, the collaboration in the AYC on a government will develop a number of priority projects Minister of Community Services Elaine Taylor (centre) hold forth at her Minister’s Round table, flanked new five-year CMG program that will help to ensure Yukon on the right by Director of Community Services Christine Smith and ADM Community Development Paul through consultation with the communities remain vibrant, Moore and on the left by Deputy Minister Jeff O’Farrell and ADM Community Services Dan Boyd. AYC and the communities. healthy and sustainable over A press release states the long term,” Taylor said. Dawson’s Contribution To The Blast Fiddler and Former CBC Host Dies by Lisa McKenna PRESS RELEASE “It’s dark in here, can’t see the light but I look at this blue wing when I close my eyes and I fly away, "I was a radio announcer for the CBC. I had my own show. It was beyond these walls , up above the clouds, where rain don’t fall on a poor mans dreams.” -Tom Russell called The Lovin', Hurtin', Gamblin', Travellin', Drinkin', Truck- Drivin', and Mom Show. Ten years I did it. Then I got fired. Drinking." -Willy Gordon, speaking to Earl McRae during the Nugget's tour We all know him and love him,- in 1997 no sense doing a ‘Paul Henry’ - - style. His name was Willie Dan - ny Gordon and he was born Au Well-known fiddler and for "I always enjoyed his quiet gust 22, 1955. We all called him mer CBC broadcaster Willie demeanor. There was just some Willie G. The look on his face Gordon has died. thing about him that made you when he played his fiddle was Gordon was born in Aklavik, feel like everything was going entrancing; he entered the soul N.W.T., into a large Inuvialuit to be OK," said McKonkey. "No of his music and had so much family. He worked as reporter matter what was going on, he joy in playing it and he gave so- for CBC in Inuvik, N.W.T., in the just went with the flow." much joy back. It was amazing 1970s and 80s. Northerners also Yukon Coroner Sharon Hanley and I am so grateful to have ex remember him as the original said Gordon's body was found in perienced it. host of the "The Moms Show" — his home in Dawson City, Yukon, Willie was a gentleman, when a popular radio request show. - by a friend who went to check the love of his life, Nancy, passed Gordon is remembered as a on him Monday night. on Willie kind of lost his will talented musician. Former band- The cause of death has yet to- to continue on BUT his music mate (in the Pointer Brothers- be determined. His body will soothed his soul and kept him and other bands) George McK sent to Vancouver for an autop alive. onkey said he was an accom sy later this week. He was 56. Willie, like many others plished bass and fiddle player. before, turned to drink. He could not gain back his life, he could not replace what he had loved… and therefore he died. Willie has now joined the Wendy/Walrus fund so now it has 3 W’s, (one is tempted to add .com!) (hee,hee). Barnacle Bob graced us with his attendance and sang the “Northwest Passage”, which brought both laughter and tears. The party/wake continued but I Willie, and we will see you in the will always listen to your fiddle did not, I was tired. Goodnight stars or in the “lights”. AND we as we fall into our dreams. P12 WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN
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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! THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 P17 Robert Service School Takes $6000 in Play Your Part Art Contest PET OF THE WEEK with Katie Pearse, Humane Society Dawson Story & Photos By Dan Davidson school and thank you from given out of the $24,000 in , the General Yukon Electrical and ATCO for prize money spread across the Manager of participating.” territory. Dwight Redden “We were really, really The winner also received the Yukon Electrical excited to get your entries,” said individual prizes (a blue Company, Ltd., was on hand at Laura Carlson, the company’s backpack full of goodies) and the Robert Service School on Corporate Communications each of the school’s students May 4 to hand out awards won Advisor. received a penlight flashlight, by the students as part of the The school was presented which won’t be of a whole lot of company’s ATCO Play Your Part with an award plaque mounted use here until September. Art Contest. This was held to with copies of the six winning Redden presented Vice- encourage participation in the pieces from RSS. The pictures principal Helen McCullough Arctic Winter Games. were by Riley Elliot (Gr. 1), Eric with the $6,000 cheque. “Thank you very much,” he Morin (Gr. 2), Joy Morin (Gr. 5), Only three of the students said, “for your part in making Keenan Davis (Gr. 9), Alastair were present as the others were the art contest so exciting. Your Findlay-Brook (Gr. 11), and away on school related trips. school, in the cross section of Shaheen Baker (Gr. 12). Eric Morin picked up the award creatively that was sought from “You guys won six categories for his sister. Proud Art teacher all grades, put so much talent in the contest,” Carlson said, Tara McCauley collected the and thought into the artwork. “which means your school won remaining awards for the other It’s just beautiful. $6,000 in prizes.” two students. Photo provided by Humane Society Dawson “Congratulations to your This was the largest award Perogies
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Tara McCauley collects awards for her students who could not attend the assembly. Vice-Principal Helen McCullough collects a $6,000 cheque from Yukon Electrical’s Dwight Redden.
The winning entries from RSS are on display at the school. The students have their originals. All the Keenan Davis entires can be seen on the company's website. Riley Elliot Eric Morin
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flyairnorth.com 1.800.661.0407 or (867) 668.2228 P18 WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN Yukon SOVA Celebrates its Fifth Year Story Dan Davidson Photos by John Steins (JS) and Katharine Hepburn (KH) Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia; sketchbooks she and the University of the Fraser found a drawing Valley. with a title, which Foster had words of praise became the launch The 2012 Year End for the staff and faculty at the pad for her final Celebration for the latest class college who had so much to do remarks. of the Foundation Year Program with helping the students be “I believe it of the Yukon School of Visual successful. said ‘Welcome to Arts (SOVA) took place in the Peter Menzies, the President the frontier. Be Odd Fellows Ballroom on April of the Dawson City Arts Society prepared to risk 27. outlined some of the history of your mind.’ Art is a The evening began with Clara SOVA, which is governed as a frontier. Whether Van Bibber, Deputy Chief of the joint project by DCAS, Yukon it’s music, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, offering an College and the Tr’ondëk dance, visual art, opening prayer Hwëch’in. performance art, Eryn Foster, Yukon SOVA He thanked the families who art is a frontier. Administrator and emcee for had taken a chance on SOVA. And where ever the evening, noted that the fifth “I know it’s different for we encounter art, year of this one year foundation families to send students up to whether we’re program has seen students an arts school at the end of the the artist, or from two years worth of earlier road in the Yukon Territory. But whether we are classes competing their fine I think your kids that were part encountering it arts degrees at the several of this program can attest to the as a spectator, an institutions to which SOVA is fact that this is probably one of observer, we are connected for accreditation. the best things that they could risking ourselves; ‘That is very exciting for us,” have done at this point in their we are risking she said. career. going places we “One of most interesting “To you students I would say haven’t been things about our program is that you have received one of before in our that our students come from the best things that this town own selves; we all across Canada. This year we has done in its 125 year history. are risking, as a have five students who come It’s a unique program and we society, looking at from the Yukon … from Toronto, feel very proud of it. You guys maybe things we Manitoulin Island, Midland, have come in on year five of don’t want to look at; and that’s Saint John, N.B, Dartmouth, something that is building in very important. N.S., British Columbia. We just a town that is creating a real “So I’d like to thank you all for have such diversity of students synergy around a cultural not being accountants – with cluster, and what you have seen apologies to any accountants in as normal, people marvel at.” the room. I want to thank you all He encouraged the students, for taking the risk to come to the as they travelled away, to talk frontier – not just the frontier of up their experience here, to “get Dawson City, but the frontier of right in peoples’ faces” about it, daring to be artists. The world and to be sure to come back and needs more artists.” let people here know what they Jackie Olson, Director of the accomplish after they leave. Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Heritage The cited the case of Melinda Department and artist herself, Margeson, a student who spoke next. graduated from high school here, "By coming to SOVA, you have went to SOVA, and continued on taking the first steps of stepping to get her Fine Arts degree from out of your comfort zone. From Emily Carr. what I have seen in he exhibits Administrator Eryn Foster looks on while Kristen Poenn receives her “It was huge news that a … I have no doubt you will all certificate from Dr. Deb Bartlette. Photo by JS. Sharon Shorty as Gramma Susie. kid from Dawson had done impress your instructors during Photo by JS. this. I think a lot of us are still your careers. You should be celebrating it. So stay in touch.” Dr. Deb Bartlette, the Dean of coming from all across the Applied Arts at Yukon College, country.” explained to the students She also indicated that most the symbolism underlying of the students have already the regalia that she would be been accepted at one of SOVA’s wearing as she handed out partner institutions, which their certificates. She described include Emily Carr University, her delighted reaction to the Vancouver, B.C.; the Alberta art displayed in the galleries College of Art and Design, as part of the closing exercises SOVA teachers Charles Stankievech, Meg Walker & Veronica Verkley. Calgary; the Ontario College of and thanked the students for Photo by KH. Art and Design, Toronto; the choosing to study art. Nova Scotia College of Art and In one of the student’s Jackie Olsen recalled her own art school days. Photo by JS. large groups of people. Susie. “But look at me now, standing The evening concluded with in front of you, congratulating the handing out of the foundation you, the new generation of year certificates. very proud of what you have budding artists, so anything is The class of sixteen included accomplished in the foundation possible.” Owen Bayliss, Daniel Brown- year program. SOVA Faculty members Hozjan, Jared Dulac, Katie Gray, “Embrace every event in you Charles Stankievech, Veronica Elizabeth Houg, Kay Linley, life, and learn from it, and bring Verkley & Meg Walker took the Jennifer Liu, Mike Luxton, it into your art work.” podium to offer their reflections Alexandra MacDonald, Nathaniel Olsen related how setting on the SOVA experience and give Marchand, Kristen Poenn, Cole out to study art administration best wishes to the students. Pauls, Victoria Ponce, Emily The banquet was held in the Odd Fellows Hall ballroom. Photo by JS. had tricked her into finding Following this, the students Prospero, Kalyna Riis-Phillips, the artist within herself many and their guest were entertained Matthew Smith, Joe Volf. years ago. At that time she was by keynote speaker Sharon also terrified of speaking before Shorty, in her role as Grandma THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 P19
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Phone: (867) 667-5838 Toll-free: 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5838 www.agriculture.gov.yk.ca P20 WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN THIS IS JUST MY OPINION Celebrate with Al Sider Facts Science Refuses to Ignore: Pt. 1 of 3 Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Anniversary This should be an interesting topic, as wagon trail that in time broke up the surface of it will reveal evidence that is contrary to the rock. When the resulting debris was cleared popular scientific facts which are taught away, a series of tracks was discovered in this in our schools. This will likely require this carboniferous layer about 300 million years article to be in two or more parts, since old. There were imprints of bear, something in conjunction with the evidence which I will present here are resembling a large horse, and two tracks of actual published discoveries. I will include a human being, good sized, toes well spread, th the sources of this evidence, and the dates and very distinctly marked. The prints were Yukon’s 114 Birthday this evidence were published. This may add examined by Prof. J. F. Brown of Berea College, with their Honours credence to my previous article entitled Kentucky.” Doug Phillips and Dale Stokes “What If Science is a Lie?”. I suggest those of Another article which appearedMysteries in “The of Saturday, June 9, 2012 you with scientific minds prepare yourselves theAmerican Unexplained Journal of Science and Arts, to have your minds blown away. All quotes 1:5:223-31, 1822. Reprinted in within this article will be exactly as recorded. , Readers Digest, p. 35, 1982” My first piece of evidence comes from records the following; “A pair of human at the Mysteries“The American of the JournalUnexplained of Science and footprints once graced a slab of limestone on Arts, 2:19:391-96, May 1885. Reprinted in the west bank of the Mississippi River at St. Commissioner’s Klondike Ball , Readers Digest, Louis. In 1816 or 1817 the slab was quarried Palace Grand Theatre, Dawson City p. 34, 1982.” and I quote, “A highly detailed from its position and removed by a Mr. George Receiving line: 7 p.m. footprint, thought to be that of a young Rappe to the village of Harmony (now New Group photograph: 8 p.m. boy, was found fossilized in clay stone on Harmony), Indiana. Tickets: $75 per person the east bank of the Connecticut River, just The prints were 10 ½ inches long and 4 Dress: Period formal or formal south of Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1852. also inches wide at the toes, 6 ¼ inches apart at preserved in the clay were tracks of birds, the heels, and 13 ½ inches apart at the toes, For tickets, call 867-993-5575 four-footed animals, and snails. Even the reported Henry R. Schoolcraft. or email [email protected] impressions of raindrops were preserved “... the toes being very much spread, and the “and were not entirely obliterated by the foot flattened in a manner that happens to foot of the boy. All the striae and lines upon those who have been habituated to go a great the sole of the foot appear distinctly . . . .” length of time without shoes. Notwithstanding Alongside the boy's footprint were those of this circumstance, the prints are strikingly Office of the Commissioner a crow, and the pattern of skin on the bird's natural, exhibiting every muscular impression, feet could be seen clearly. and swell of heels and toes, with a precision The bed of clay stone bearing these and faithfulness to nature, which I have not imprints lay under some 20 feet of alluvial been able to copy, with perfect exactness, in the sand until it was exposed by the current present drawing . . . . of streams. It is estimated that these "Every appearance will warrant the impressions were formed some 20 million conclusion that these impressions were made at years ago.” a time when the rock was soft enough to receive High Tea The next articleMysteries was publishedof the Unexplained in “The them by pressure, and that the marks of feet are American Antiquarian, 7:39, January, 1885. natural and genuine. Reprinted in , "In the geologic scheme of things, this Readers Digest, p. 35, 1982.” and reads as limestone hardened about 270 million years Parks Canada follows; “At the summit of Big Hill in the ago. Both the rock and the prints in it were said Cumberland Mountains in Jackson County, to show the same evidence of wear and aging.” invites you to the Kentucky, is a layer of carboniferous To be continued . . . Commissioner’s Tea sandstone. In the 1880's it was crossed by a Saturday, June 9, 2012 The World’s Oldest Flower 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. by Lisa McKenna at the year old date palm. The Commissioner’s Residence, Dawson City claims to growing ancient This is a public event. Talk about extinct! This grains from the pyramids Everyone welcome. No tickets required. flower is over 30,000 years old! (tombs) from egypt have Apparently some 30,000-year- long been proven false. old artic ground squirrels Another false claim was buried a lot of seeds and nuts. In made, mistakingly, by a Siberia over 70 of these ancient Yukon miner who found ‘caches’ were found. some lupin seeds that the One of the seeds contained terrain suggested were Office of the Commissioner the pith (kind of like the white 10,000 years old but after stuff you find in peppers) and D.N.A. testing they were the scientists were able to found to be of a modern grow this seed and cause it to strain. propigate. And, lo and behold, a This recent discovery flower emerged. has led the scientific well? How about the clovers, Technically it is a Narrow- community into grasping the etc., that were found in the leafed Campion but it has been idea that other remnants of the Yukon horse? Can they be also known as the Winter past could also be regenerated. regrown? Phoenix or the Arctic Flower. The contents of mammoth Only the future will tell as our Before this discovery, in stomachs and intestines hold abilities in research and science February 2012, the oldest many ancient seeds and grasses grow. What a wonderful time to regenerated seed was a 2,000 … could these be regrown as be alive! THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 P21 Andy Cohen Sings and Plays the Blues
Story & Photos by Dan Davidson notes that he turned 60 on Bukka White, Rev. Robert the same day his car rolled Wilkins, Memphis Minnie over 300,000 miles, and that and Brownie McGhee. Andy Cohen wasn’t in the he has been more or less on Cohen, happily parked in best of voice when he arrived the road for the last 40 or so a corner with his yarmulke in Dawson to play the last in years, playing old southern perched back on his head, this season’s quota of Home music: country blues, launched into two hours of Routes’ House Concerts. ragtime, gospel, old time music that he refers to as Nearly two weeks on the music and field hollers. County Blues 101. It’s roots road in the Yukon had taken “He actually has an music, and the roots have their toll, not to mention the education, but it’s in branches that include folk fact that he had been the road Anthropology, so it’s tunes, ragtime, and a touch of With the resonator built into this slide guitar, “I don’t from Memphis since March economically useless,” says early rock and roll. Cohen’s need no electrics.” 1 in his quarter century old his bio, which shares much repertoireth reaches back into Volvo. of the same sense of humour the 19 century and generally Fortunately, his as his stage patter. moves up into the late 1950s, musicianship on the “On the other hand, his with a few detours along the staggering number of fieldwork was extensive, way. instruments that he managed consisting largely of taking As a child he was exposed to cram into that car was old blind guys around to gigs to 78-rpm recordings of such that he could rest his that he set up for them. That Dixieland jazz and a lot of the voice on the solos and even he continues to play their early blues greats. At sixteen, take a break from time to music, which he has made his he saw Rev. Gary Davis time. own as best he could, is proof playing live, and his course Cohen plays finger style at least of his tenacity, if not was set. blues guitar, slide guitar, the quaint notion that he can During the evening his accordion, autoharp and pick his antique patootie audience was to hear snatches dolceola, which is more or off.” of lyrics that later crept into less an oversized autoharp Among the fellows he (or were outright stolen for) with a keyboard, making escorted around were Jim the music of such groups it a hammered instrument Brewer, Rev. Dan Smith, as Cream, Led Zeppelin and rather than one which is Brother Daniel Womack and Canned Heat, and hear Cohen plucked or strummed. He briefly, Rev. Davis himself. He tell the tales behind some of thinks it must be what cites as his influences some them Schroeder, the musical of the big names in old time It was a fine evening, and prodigy in the Peanuts comic blues music: Willie Walker, I do hope Cohen had some strip, is actually playing. Lemon Jefferson, Lead Belly, voice left to take to Old Crow. His promotional material Big Bill Broonzy, Skip James, P22 WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN Sadie and Paul's Big Adventure: Pt. 1 by Paul Marcotte
breakfast, so with that, I said, snow. It took me a few moments POST #19 "Come on Sadie, let's head home to try and get a grip on what had- To all of my blog readers, I shall we?" just happened to me and again I must first take a moment to She started down the slope was mad at myself for not listen apologize for the fact that there with me following. It was very ing to my gut. But there was no steep at the top and if I were to turning the clock back now, and was no blog last week on March- 7th. As you will soon be able to have to guess I would suggest as I sat there, the pain began to tell, I was nowhere near a com about 40-45 degrees. However, rise, in many places all over my puter on that, or many other the slope, being on the west side body but specifically in my right days, until today. So let's get on was dry and was a mix of solid leg. I eased myself over the lip of with the story shall we? ground with rocky outcrops. I the snow so that my legs were Sunday, March 4th dawned a had only taken a couple of steps- hanging down and I moved my beautiful spring day here, and I and was about to take the next right leg. Right then I knew that felt like it would be a good day one onto a rock and my gut in something wasn't right. Instead to do a different walk with Sadie stinct told me that I shouldn't of moving in unison with my the dog. My first few days here step there, and even though in leg, my right foot just flopped we had done a walk out to the latter years I have been good I around on it's own accord, and end of the road and back, with trusting this instinct, this time- just watching that put a very sick me throwing the tennis ball and I didn't and as a result would feeling in the pit of my stomach.- Sadie having great fun chasing face some very serious conse NOW WHAT? If I don't get it, and then waiting for me to quences. back to the house I am in seri catch up and throw it again. She As soon as I put my foot down, ous trouble here, as nobody has boundless energy, so there I knew it was the wrong thing to knows we're out here. was no chance, at least from her do, because a split second later Sadie was standing beside point of view, that this was ever I was going forward head over me with the tennis ball in her Margaret McCormack, 1915-2012
Margaret "Peggy" McCormack was laid to rest in the Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Calgary on Monday morning April 23, 2012. Her large ex- tended family and many friends were in attendance. A Scottish piper played Amaz- ing Grace as people gathered in the Chapel. During the service her daughter-in-law, Judy McCormack sang "In the Garden". Peggy was born in Galston, Scotland in 1915. At the age of five her family moved to Huxley, Alberta where her father was employed as a CPR station-master. She was one of six children. When it was time for her to attend high-school, she moved to Calgary and stayed with the Strachan family. She studied and worked part-time at a lunch-counter across from the school, where she met James Lee McCormack who was to become her husband. He had been to the Yukon working in the mining industry. He and Peggy were married in 1940 and he returned to the Yukon to work. When Peggy joined him later in the year, they moved into a sod-roofed house in the middle of the Yukon gold-fields, 40 miles up Hunker Creek. Trips to town were made by dog-team. Peggy gave birth to three children in Hunker before they moved to a house at 7th and Princess in Dawson City so the eldest child could go to school. By this time Paul Marcotte is a former Dawsonite who writes a blog called the Happy Wanderer. Jim was employed as an operator of Dredge No. 4. Four more children were born to Photo by Jay Armitage Peggy and Jim in Dawson. In 1950 a son was delivered in make-shift quarters just after the hospital burned down during the coldest January on record. During this time Jim was an active Mason, was very much involved on the City Council and at one time ran for Mayor. - - Jim died accidentally in January of 1955 leaving Peggy with seven children going to be boring. heels plunging down the slope. mouth, and an expression on aged eighteen-months to fourteen years old. It was August before the family was I do remember thinking right her face which implied some able to move to Calgary to live near Peggy's parents. Her mother died soon after- Still on Sunday the 4th, I de cided we should trek up the hill then, "you stupid idiot Paul, you thing to the effect, "OK so you've ward. Peggy was soon working two jobs to support her family. At first she worked at shouldn't have stepped there" had your fun so can we go back grocery stores near home or the children's school, which worked well for children that is situated directly south and mother. After her oldest daughter, Betty-Jean, began working for the telephone of the property we're on. We but of course by then it was way to playing throw the ball now?" company, AGT, Peggy also started there in1960. She worked there for 20 years, too late. I continued to bounce Needless to say, I had more until her retirement at age 65. As she had done in the Yukon, Peggy grew a large hiked up the north-facing slope- closest to the house through the down the hill head over heels, pressing issues on my mind, like vegetable garden every year until she was 94, when she moved into an assisted- sometimes seeing sky, then how in the hell am I going to get living home. snow, and after about 15 min In spite of all their struggles, all of her children grew up to be very strong, com- utes or so we found a great spot dirt and rocks, then sky again. back to the house? Relatively petent, and caring people. Peggy was able to enjoy her senior years, taking delight I am not sure how many times close to where I ended up was an in her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was eventually able to do a to sit down and relax and take in- the view looking west across the I tumbled over but my guess old cabin that the owners have bit of travelling to the States and enjoyed casinos where ever she went. She returned would be at least three times on their property, and so ever to the Yukon with the Anderson family in 1970, and again in 1983 with her youngest river towards the village of Ni daughter, Carolyn, her sister, Agnes and her husband George Shaw, who had been agara. This was bliss, sitting in but probably up to six. As you so slowly and gently I struggled- a gold-smith and jeweller in Dawson City for many years. At that time they placed can probably imagine, I wasn't along the snow covered ground a head stone on James Lee McCormack's grave in the Old Cemetery in the Mason's the warmth of the early morning sun, a faithful happy dog at one's concentrating on counting how to get to the cabin, where I man area. many. All parts of my body made aged to find a couple of pieces Peggy passed away in Calgary on April 13, 2012 after several years of con- side, and surrounded by trees, gestive heart failure. She left four daughters: Betty-Jean (Red Deer, Alta.), Vera- water and mountains. What a multiple contacts with the rocks- of timber that I could use as- Marie (Tumble Ridge, B.C.), Marilyn (Welland, Ontario), and Carolyn (Calgary, and I do remember hitting my makeshift crutches. As the pain Alta.). Two sons survive: Bob (Calgary) and Ken (High River, Alta.). She was great way to start the day. I could have remained here head but only once, and thank level continued to rise, I man pre-deceased by five grand-children and her eldest son, Jimmy in Nelson, B.C. in fully not hard enough to knock aged to get myself upright on 2009. She is survived by six of her children, thirteen beautiful grandchildren, fifteen for hours, as I was very content,- wonderful great grandchildren and one marvellous great great grandson. One who and Sadie seemed to reflect that me out. That would be my first these sticks and begin the very was better, God never made. mood as well, however I decid blessing. slow trek up theto hill be continuedback to the ... ed that it was time to head home I came to rest finally near the house. and get some oatmeal going for bottom of the slope in a pile of THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 P23 May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month by the Dawson City Women's - Shelter something to happen or sition of trust, power or a person from getting a job, liv loss of memory up to 24 hours. making an agreement to authority and the victim ing accommodations or any kind It is never your fault if someone Date rape drugs: The month of May is sexual do something. is underage (i.e. coach, of public service. slips drugs into your drink, but • Consenting to sexual employer, or guardian). it is important to be aware of the assault prevention month, so we - How to get help: are talking about what sexual activity means you are • Consent is not gained if The term ‘date rape drug’ is danger. assault is, how it happens, and voluntarily agreeing to the person says or im very familiar, and the North has what you can do to help yourself engage in sexual activity- plies ‘no’ through words not been immune to incidents Absolutely no one has the and others when it happens. The with someone else. or behaviours. - involving these substances. The right to harm you, touch where • Consent is about respect • Consent is not obtained Criminal Code states that sexual- - most common among these or how you do not want to be assault is any form of sexual ing and communicating if the person is not ca substances are GHB (Gamma- touched, to threaten you or to activity that is forced on some with the person you in pable of giving consent hydroxybutrate), Special K make you feel small, stupid and tend to engage in sexual (e.g. traumatized, drunk, one else without that persons Consent is NOT: (Ketamine Hydrochloride) and useless. If this is happening to- activity with. on drugs, unconscious or consent. Force can be physical, Rohypnol (also called roofies).- you, or to someone you know or sleeping) or through the use of threats,- These substances are odorless care about, there is help avail • Consent is not obtained bullying, manipulation, alcohol/- • Consent does not count - and tasteless, and are unde- able, and you can: if the person changes her drugs or harassment. Any un when it’s gained through- tectable. They are slipped into • Talk to a trusted adult- or his mind, and a per wanted sexual activity, includ pressure, coercion, force,- drinks, and within 10 to 15 min parent, doctor, teacher, ing kissing, touching, groping, or threats of force (Crimi son can change his or her utes, an individual can begin to family friend + call the mind at any time flashing, oral sex, intercourse,- nal Code of Canada Sec - experience the symptoms which 24 hour crisis line at the photographing, etc., under any tion 273.1). Sexual harassment has been can last hours. - Women’s Shelter 993 circumstances is a sexual as • Consent is not obtained if defined as any unwelcome be Victims experience a range of 5086. Consent is: - sault. someone else says ‘yes’ for haviour, sexual in nature, that symptoms that leave them inca • Tell a trusted friend if you you or the other person(s) adversely affects, or threatens pable of defending themselves. aren’t ready to tell au - • Obvious. In the simplest you’re engaging in sexual to affect directly or indirectly, a- Symptoms such as slurred Dawsonthorities Women’s on your Shelter own. 24 context, consent is giv activity with. - person’s job security, working speech, weakness staggering, -Hour Crisis Line: 993 5086 ing your permission for • Consent is not obtained conditions or prospects for pro dizziness, confusion, severe Dawson RCMP Createsif the accused is a in aSofter po motion orRoom earnings; or forprevents drowsiness, hallucinations and Victims Services
Story &Photo by Dan Davidson Wallace says there are plans to get smaller, child-sized tables o and chairs and a throw carpet The Dawson City RCMP has for the floor. fficially opened its newly He says the actual use of the renovated Victims Services room varies from year to year, Room. An open house on April but there are certainly a couple 23 invited the community to of times every year where come take a look at the facility, there’s a car crash, a sudden which has been redecorated death, or even someone has and painted to have a softer, taken their own life. In such friendlier feel than the cases it’s good, he says, to have Assisting Yukon film and video professionals in developing institutional colour scheme in a more consoling place to talk. careers and businesses. the rest of the building. Aside from the RCMP and “It was a cold room before,” said Victims Services, the room also Next application deadline: Sgt. Dave Wallace, explaining Maureen Caley-Verdonk (left) and Sgt. Dave Wallace with Ryan and gets some use from the folks at June 1, 4:00 p.m. that the changes were intended Patricia Cleland. the Social Services office. to make it a more welcoming “Were just trying to make Applications can be picked up place, especially since the it more comfortable for the from the Yukon Film & Sound interviews which typically include a camera mounted less cartoon characters. There are victims,” Wallace said, “so Commission office at 101 Elliott took place there were about intrusively on the wall. comfy, overstuffed chairs. Over that they’re not feeling extra Street or online at www.reelyukon.com sensitive subjects. The new décor features in the corner a built-in table is pressure when they come in “It’s been used in conjunction cheerful yellow walls covered covered with reading material, here to see the police or social Completed applications can be with Victim Services Worker with stickers of owls and other toys and activity books. services.” dropped off at our office or Maureen Caley-Verdonk, for mailed to: when we have victims of crime. Yukon Film & Sound It’s somewhere they could come Commission and talk, whether it’s sudden Box 2703 (F-3) death and she’s counselling, Wombania by Peter Marinacci Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 interviews with kids, different Phone: 667-5400 offences that may have Toll Free: 1-867-661-0408, happened to them. Stuff like ext. 5400 that. Email: [email protected] Web: www.reelyukon.com “When kids come in, sometimes it takes one or two visits before they get comfortable, so we wanted it to look like something they could relate to a little better. The room is also a place where such interviews are often video taped, but the presence of a camera on a tripod often inhibits people from talking, so the completed changes will P24 WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN THE COOKSHACK Top of the World Highland Games with Georgia Hammond Athelete Profiles Yeast Doughnuts The Top of The World Highland Games is excited to announce our Professional athletes for the games have been confimed. The impressive list in no particular order is Matthew Doherty, These are a lovely treat any time of year, less sweet than a Gregory Bell, Rob Young, John Odden and Owen Willems. Over the standard doughnut, but just as comforting! next few weeks TOWHG will showcase our Proffesional Athletes in the Klondike Sun. Keep an eye out for them and start to pick your favorites. The games are coming up soon, June 15-17. Check out our website topoftheworldhighlandgames.ca or find us on Facebook. John Oden Age Height Weight: 32 Hometown: 6’ 2” Tartan : 245 Occupation: Kelso, WA : Stewart/ Irisher Family : Clinical Exercise Specialist/ 2010Strength Season Coach Highlights: : Single -
Photo by Georgia Hammond • Winner of the USA vs Scotland Chal lenge (Amateur) INGREDIENTS • Arizona Highland Games (4th- Pro
class)
• Sacramento Highland Games (6th- Pro 2 teaspoons instant dry yeast class) 1 teaspoon sugar • Victoria Highland Games (1st- Pro/ 1/2 cup lukewarm water Open class) 1 cup milk • North American Championship (6th 1/2 cup shortening or butter - overall) 1/2 cup sugar • 2011 Season Highlights: Injured (rup 1 teaspoon salt Personal Records: tured discs) 3 large eggs, beaten 3 1/2 cups flour oil for deep-frying • Open stone 49’ 4” 1 cup confectioners' sugar • Braemar 37’7” 3M teaspoonsETHOD water • Heavy Weight 42’1” • Light Weight 80’10” • Heavy Hammer 105’3” 1. In a mixing bowl, combine yeast, sugar and water. Stir to mix. • Light Hammer 128’1” Keep in a warm area for 10 minutes. Scald milk, add shortening, • Weight Over Bar 16’ sugar and salt. Cool to lukewarm then mix in 3 eggs. Be sure the • Sheaf 27’ milk cools or you risk killing your yeast. • Push Press 285 • Front Squat 405 2. Now add the yeast mixture to the milk mixture and about 3 • Hang Snatch 215 Photo provided by the Top of the World Highland 1/2 cups flour. Mix thoroughly. Games 3. Let your dough rise until it has doubled in bulk. Rollit out, cut with donut cutter (or two glasses of different sizes). Place Gregory Bell your doughnuts on parchment paper or wax paper. Let them rise, covered, for an hour or until they double in height. Knead the scraps of dough into a ball and let them rest covered for I have been competing in theth Highland Games since about 20 minutes before rolling out again and making more 2003. I am entering into my 10 year of competition. I was donuts. born and raised in Seattle. I attended college on a football- 4. Fry the donuts in oil at 360 degrees. Turn to brown both scholarship to Western Washington University from 1994 sides. Remove to a rack and brush with confectioner’s sugar to 1999. I was captain of the 1999 team and an all confer mixed with water to glaze. ence Guard. I received my B.A. degree in Political Science. I am married and have two daughters ages 2 and 10. Best served warm. I became interested in the games when I attended the Seattle Highland games and the Tacoma highland games- with my father in 2002. At the time I wasn’t competing in any venue and I needed a way to fulfill my competi tive drive. The games give me a way to focus my energy into setting new goals and challenges and working hard- Photo provided by the Top of the to achieve them. I like the personal and individual nature World Highland Games of the throwing sports. The success of each athlete is de termined entirely upon their drive and work ethic. I enjoy- competing in all of the events evenly. I have competed in Alaska, California, Oregon, Washing ton, British Colombia, Alberta and Scotland. My personal B\best throws are as follows: Photo provided by the Top of the 16 lb open stone =50’6” World Highland Games 22 lb Braemar stone =36’ Heavy WFD =41’ Light WFD =76’ Light HMR =132’ Heavy HMR =106’ WFH =14’6” THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 P25
PROGRAMMER PROFILES CYFT 106.9 FM: with CFYT Radio Dawson City Community Radio Name of DJ(s): Andy Ladeau Name of Show: The Foxy and Folksy Hour Day and time the show airs: Saturdays, 1 to 3 p.m. On CFYT since: October 2011 Brief description of your show. “The Spirit of Dawson” 9. What“Hard do On you You”: like Daniel best about Romano community Join the one and only Andy Ladeau as he radio?10. A tune by a local musiciasFeels" FRIDAY May 18th spins the foxiest and folksiest tunes (primarily - CanadianWhat do content) you do when this side you’re of thenot Yukonon the air?River. 6 to 7 p.m. Sports Talk Radio - Steve and Nathan - Community radio is a place where - - passionate people gather to share 7 to 8 p.m. This n’ That - Robyn - Songwriting. something that they love. - Whittle. Community radio is also a venue for 8 to 9 p.m. Rockin’ Blues Show - Sonny Boy Williams - Jog. supporting independent musicians Recycle. and promoting incredible music that 9 to 10 p.m. Psychedelic - Jim Ten songsSend for post a mixed cards tape? to loved ones Do youoften have slipsa favourite under on-airthe radar. moment? SATURDAY May 19th
1. “You Care”: Willie. P. Bennet It is always a thrill to have touring musicians 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Story Hour - Simon 2. “It Makes No Difference”: The Band sit in with their instruments and share their 3. “JJ Goes to LA”: Daniel Lanois storiesDoes yourduring show a foxy have and a website/Facebookfolksy broadcast. 12 to 1 p.m. Youth Broadcast - Sign up at the youth centre! 4. “When You Know Why You’re Happy”: Mary page/blog? Margaret O’hara 1 to 3 p.m. The Foxy and Folksy Hour - Andy Ladeau 5. “Old Hotel”: Blackie and the Rodeo Kings 3 to 4 p.m. Tim Falconer 6. “Claire”: Rheostatics www.foxyandfolksy.blogspot.com 7. “Don’t Make Me Wait”: Doug Paisley ft. Leslie 4 to 5 p.m. Songs of Freedom - Connor WoodsFeist 8. “Charlie’s (is Coming Down)”: The Deep Dark 5 to 6 p.m. Under Pressure - Elizabeth
6 to 8 p.m. OPEN
The Word on the Street is, “What 8 to 10 p.m. True North Trance - Robb Beggs are Scottish Highland Games?” SUNDAY May 20th 1 to 2 p.m. The Cat’s Meow - Rosie and Capri by the Top of the World Highland Games 2 to 4 p.m. Golden Age of Radio - Kim men can take a pine pole, 19ft festival attendees, the most long and 175 lbs, twirl it on memorable of all the events 4 to 5 p.m. OPEN In 1899, the first Scottish their fingers and toss it into at the games is the massing highland games in Dawson the air - all the while wearing of the pipe bands, where all 5 to 6 p.m. Show with Brad - Brad Potoroka City were held on Front Street. a skirt. Don’t be intimidated. the pipe bands come together 6 to 8 p.m. Meat and Potatoes - Kit After over 100 years Dawson All that snow you shoveled all at the end of the day to play winter long will have its pay off. a tune. The Red Hackles from City will once again be flooded 8 to 9:30 p.m. The Spoon with Murphy Douglas with men in kilts. This summer You too can have a go at some Fairbanks and the Midnight Sun Scottish sport and tradition. Pipe Band from Whitehorse are Dawson City will host the Top 9:30 to 10 p.m. Hard Core Troubadour Radio - Josh of the World Scottish Highland There will be an opening in two to of the pipes and drums bands to look forward to Games underth theth midnight sun June 15 -17 . Be see compete at the Top Tune your dial to 106.9 FM or excited. Highland games of the World Highland games. The result will Cable Channel 11 (Rolling Ads) in Dawson City, are events held throughout or listen live over the internet at www.cfyt.ca! the year in Scotland and be a thunderous roar other countries around of music exploding off the world as a way of the crocus bluff baseball celebrating Scottish and field. Something that will Celtic culture and heritage. definitely be a must see, There are hundreds of and hear, of the summer. Highland Games festivals While centered on THE KLONDIKE SUN held throughout Canada competitions in piping and alone. But by no means do drumming and Scottish thanks our volunteers! heavy athletics, the games you have to be Scottish to chief writer & editor - Dan Davidson enjoy them. It is a festival will also continue in to webmaster/online assistance - John Steins where families, athletes the night with a ceilidh (a Gaelic word meaning good and musicians gather proofreading - Betty Davidson, Lisa McKenna to enjoy well known items time). Top of the World Alyssa Friesen, Tara Borin emblematic to Scotland such as the games for novice athletes Highland Games ceilidh will be the bagpipes, the kilt and the to register. On the Friday a BBQ and dance and the arena layout - Dan & Alyssa night some of the professional featuring the celtic rock band heavy events such as the caber subscription mailing/retailer deliveries - toss (the tossing of a large athletes will host a clinic to St. James Gate. Karen MacKay, Palma Berger, Colleen Smith, wooden pole). teach you how to finesse your Join usth at the Gold Show Some of the professional moves and then on Saturday May 19 to see some of the Judith Blackburn-Johnson, and Jan Couture athletes in attendance will you can compete against other board members in kilts, sign include Matthew Doherty, Dawsonites that think they got up to toss a caber and get full Gregory Bell, Owen Willems enough brawn to toss a stone. details of the Top of the World & Rob Young. These big burly For many Highland Games Highland Games June 15-17th. P26 WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 THE KLONDIKE SUN KIDS' CORNER Stories and illustrations by Lisa Michelle X Do you know how hard it is to find a food that starts with the letter X? It’s really is usually prepared as a dessert. Xoconstles are also used in the making of candies hard. I did find a Chinese watermelon that is called a "xigua" (pronounced chic-wah (sour!) and syrups. or sui-co, depending on where you live) and xocolati is Ancient Aztec for chocolate! The Chinese language contains many foods that start with the letter x. There is There is also the xoconostle. that is a relative of the prickly pear (tunas); the only shrimp that they call Xia, dried shrimp is called Xia mi. Xiangjiao is a banana and thing is that a xoconostle is different in taste. A prickly pear is sweet where as the xiaqnrou is bacon! xoconostle is sour. Xoconstles are mostly used in salsas and meats where as a tunas
A Xantis is a Yak! (Don’t know what I will do for a “Y” animal next issue) Yaks are native to Asia, mostly in the Tibetan region. A male Yak can grow up to 2 meters tall (at the shoulders) and they can weigh up to a ton! Their body from head to the base of their tail can be up to 3.4 meters long (11 ft.)! But the female Yak is only a third of- his size. Yaks are very sociable animals and they mostly hang out in herds with the excep tion of small pods of bachelors. A female Yak begins to have baby yaks at around four years of age. They only have one child that can walk within 10 minutes of its birth! - The calf is not weaned for a year and then it becomes independent Yaks are closely related to cattle and bison and like the domestic ox, are used by man as ‘Beasts of Burden’ as well as supplying wool, and leather, and meat, and even How do YOU think music started? I think it be milk and cheese! Their dung was used as fuel or fertilizer. All in all, the Yak, or Xantis, gan with primal man hitting a hollow tree trunk with is a walking Wal-Mart! a stick and it went ‘thunk’, then this person hit the tree trunk in a different spot and it went ‘thonk’. Then they could play rhythms by going thunk, thunk, thonk, thunk, and thonk. In this fashion music was born. The xylophone is an instrument that, originally, was made of slats of wood in various lengths that were hit by wooden mallets (little hammers). Each different length of wood sounded a different note…so now one could go thunk, thonk, tinkle, bong, bang, thonk! The first xylophone can be traced back to 2000 B.C. in China, and then the trail goes into Africa in 500 A.D. Xylophones reached England in the 1860’s but did not become popular till the vaudeville and early jazz of the 1920’s and 30’s. - The xylophone is known by many different names across the world. It has been called marimba, a glock enspiel, mbila, dibinda, balafon, akadinda, amadinda, + balo…etc…etc. HEY KIDS! JUST FOR FUN Ice cream is back at the Midnight Sun! Send in your pictures or peoms to win a FREE ice cream! Email Lisa at [email protected] Just for fun look up Xylophone Master on your computer, it’s kind of like Guitar Hero but different! THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012 P27 CLASSIFIEDS Kl o n d i k e Churches Support Mining For rent Ou t r e a c h Jo b Bo a r d ST. MARY’S Many Rivers: WATER LICENCE/LAND USE OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT: CATHOLICServices: CHURCH services for PERMITS: Open Positions: Corner of 5th and King Counselling and support Located above the CIBC bank individuals, Water license and land use building. Contact Northern Auditor Sundays at 10:30 a.m., couples, families or group permit applications for placer Network Security. 993-5644. miners. Call Josée (5 a.m. to Bartenders Sat. 5 p.m., Tues. 7 p.m., counselling. A highly Bus Persons Wed. to Fri. 9:30 a. m. confidential service 6 p.m.) at 819-663-6754. or FOUND Camp Cook Assistant All are welcome. located in the Waterfront email [email protected] Carpenters & Apprentices Contact Father Ernest Building. We are a non- Carpenters, Journeyman & Apprentice (anticipatory) Emeka Emeodi for profit organization with a assistance: IRRIGATION SERVICES: UPPER SET OF DENTURES: Cashier sliding fee scale. To make Cashier/Counter Persons 993-5361 an appointment call 993- Diesel pumps, aluminum Upper set of denturesThe Klondike found Chef/Professional Bakers 6455 or email dawson@ pipes, hoses and fittings. behindSun, the Downtown Hotel Construction Workers (anticipatory) on April 19. Call Cooks DAWSON COMMUNITY manyrivers.yk.ca. See our Highlands Irrigation has Custodial CHAPEL website at www.manyrivers. been supplying miners since (867) 993-6318 or drop Deli Person by our office in the Waterfront Located on 5th Ave yk.ca/. : 1974. Call 1-800-665-5909 Deli/Counter Persons or visit our website: www. Building on Front Street. Dishwashers across from Gold Rush Dishwasher/Prep Cook Campground. Alcoholics Anonymous thewaterpeople.com. Door Security Sunday worship at 11 Drivers/Swamper am. Videoconference meeting at Equipment Operator USED ALUMINUM PIPE FOR Everyone is welcome. the Dawson Health Centre Fleet Detail Crew SALE: Front Desk Pastor Ian Nyland on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. North Star Group meets at the Fuel Attendant/AR Assistant 993-5507 1, 560' 12" x 40' Ringlock $8/ Heavy Duty Mechanic Comm. Support Centre at Host/Hostess 1233 2nd Ave. on Saturdays foot Housekeepers/Room Attendants at 7 p.m. Call 993-3734 or 600' 10" x 40' Ringlock ST. PAUL’S ANGLICAN Housekeeping Supervisor 993-5095. $6.50/foot Labourers CHURCH Call Highlands Irrigation at Labourers (anticipatory) Corner of Front & Church Maintenance 1-800-665-5909 Streets Hey Dawson, Manager Sunday Services: at 10:30 Nanny Work Wanted Produce Person 1st and 3rd Sundays: Raft Guide Morning Prayer Classified ads : Recycling Attendant 2nd and 4th Sundays: ServersSales Persons Holy Eucharist FIRST AID ATTENDaNT Seasonal Representative 5th Sunday: Informal only cost $6! Level three. Responsible, Service Station Attendants Contact Rev. Laurie Munro, Tutors dependable and available (ph. 993-5381 ) at the WafflePositions Cone Makerwith Closing Dates: for remote areas. Richard Martin Chapel, Contact:250-261-0188. Tues - Thurs. 8:30 - noon Receptionist: May 16 @ 4 Administrative Assistant: May 18 IT Support Technician: May 22 @ 4 Heritage Camp Summer Assistant: May 22 @ 4 Cultural Education Coordinator: May 22 @ 4 Administrative Assistant: May 22 Employment Support Worker: May 23 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Staff Training & Development Officer: May 24 @ 4 Advertise your business and services with The Klondike Sun! Submit your business card at a SummerStudent/ DaycampYouth Leaders:: May 25 @ 4 normal size of 2” x 3.5” -- $25.00 per issue and yearly billings can be arranged. Intern: May 18 Summer Programming Assistant: May 22 @ 4:30 Youth Early Childhood Educator Assistant: May 25 @ 4 : Youth Summer Day Camp Leader: May 25 @ 4 Fish & Wildlife Summer Stud. Jr. Steward May 30 ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ @ 4 Joanne Rice, Notary Public Salmon Project Steward: May 30 @ 4 Boat Driver Phone: 867-993-2490 Joanne Rice Station Manager (anticipatory) Cell : 867-993-3678 Notary Public Interpreter Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 ProgramPositions Assistant/Interpreter Out of Town: [email protected] Phone: 867-993-2490 Cell : 867-993-3678 • Income Tax Services: Personal or Business [email protected] www.eventsnorth.ca • Event & Office Support Service • Payroll • FMiningor 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).
Hours Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. Business cards to 5 p.m. Closed weekends and Stat Holidays $25 ¨ ¡per placement!Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ ¨¡Ŷ¨¤¡¨£ Contact Info Phone: 993-5176 Joanne Rice Joanne Rice Fax: 993-6947 Notary Public Notary Public Website: www.klondikeoutreach.com Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Box 584, Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 E-mail: [email protected] 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 •
¨¡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 •
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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)
DAWSON CITY SWIMMING POOL MAY 2012 Schedule Dawson City Pool
Spring Schedule 2012 2012 Pool Pass Fees Effective May 6 – May 31 Day Pass 10 Day Punch Monthly Season Child 3-12yrs $2.50 $20 $27.50 $80 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Youth 13-18yrs/ Senior 55+ $3.50 $28 $38.50 $110 Early Bird* Early Bird* Early Bird* Adult 19-64yrs $4.50 $36 $49.50 $145 7-8:30 7-8:30 7-8:30 Family $11 $88 $121 Daycare Daycare Daycare Daycare Daycare $360 Fitness La n e S w i m $3.50 $28 SWIMMING $38.50 LESSONS Booking Booking Booking Booking Booking 9-10 9-10 9-10 9-10 9-10 Hop in and$110 see how far you can swim! Lane swims Swimming lesson will commence on June 1st. We will enable the public to test and improve their fitness, begin advertising them on May 14th, and registration School Daycare Daycare School endurance, and technique in the pool. Please respect st th will take place from May 21 to the 30 . Booking Booking Lane Swim/ Booking Booking the designated speeds in each lane, and feel free to We will also be offering additional Private Lesson 10:15-11:30 10:30-11:30 Parent n’tot 10:30-11:30 10:15-11:30 ask our friendly lifeguards for pointers! timeslots in the June schedule. We will begin 10:30-12:30 *Please note that the EARLY BIRD lane swim will advertising them on May 14th, and registration from Lane Swim/ Lane Swim/ Aquafit Aquafit Aquafit May 14th st Parent n’tot Parent n’tot not take effect until Monday these will take place from May 21 onward 12-1 12-1 1-2 throughout the summer. 12-1 12-1 School School School Booking School School Lane Swim/ Lane Swim/ PAR ENT & Tot Booking Booking 12:30-2:30 Booking Booking Parent n’tot Parent n’tot Aqua fit 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-3 1-3 Some of our lane swims coincide with Parent & Tot This is a great, fun workout! Aquafit is swims. The deep end lanes are reserved of lap appropriate for all ages and fitness levels. With Public Swim Public Swim Public Swim Public Swim Public Swim Public Swim Public Swim swimming, while the wading area is sectioned off for little to no impact, you can work out at your own 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 parents with children ages 1-4. We have lots of toys and baby boats, so come explore the wonderful word pace and adjust the degree of intensity to your preference. With no swimming skills required, Lane Swim/ Lane Swim/ of the water with your child! Parent n’tot Parent n’tot *Please note that all tots must wear swimming this class is accompanied by music. Hop in with 5-6 5-6 diapers. We have extras available for $2 at the us for a class. pool office. *Please note that the Early Bird Swim will not take effect until Monday May 14th
Contact us! HOT Tub Please feel free to contact the pool with any concerns, questions, and suggestions. Our friendly lifeguards Our hot tub is not yet working. Please bear with us as want you to have a great experience, and will attempt we wait for a replacement part; we will get it up and to accommodate all requests. running as soon as we can. Thanks! Phone: 993-7412 Email: [email protected] Showering Please shower before swimming to
keep our pool clean. We are also offering showers to the public for $3.50 City Recreation Department News
Road Hockey @ the Rec Dept, Mondays, 3:20-5 pm.
Kids Hiking Club, Tuesdays, 3:20-5 pm.
Youth Weights, Thursdays at the Fitness Centre, 3:30-4:45 pm
Intro to Nordic Walking, Tues May 1,8 & 15. Cost $25
Circuit Training , Tues & Fridays, May 1-24. Cost $30
Learn to Run, May 22-June 14, Tues and Thursdays. Cost $35
After School Programs finish May 25.
Minor Softball has started. Please register at the Rec Dept.
The Pool is now open. Schedules are available online.
For more info or to register, contact the Rec Department @ 993-2353 or check out the website at cityofdawson.ca
DAWSON CITY – HEART OF THE KLONDIKE