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Wishing you all the best for KLONDIKE 2014, we're back! SUN Beginning Our Reflections on 2014

The Moosehide Slide begins the process of lighting up the town again. Photo by Dan Davidson in this

Issue Max’s has a great selection WWTP woes continue 3 & 5 The Boat Parade 6 Hospital Opening 7 Many legal and technical Lighting up the Solstice streets. Presenting the Dawson City of puzzles to help you problems persist. Community Hospital and Health pass the time on a Services Facility. long, cold winter’s night.

What to see and do in Dawson! 2 RSS Concert 8 What Disturbs Our Blood? 13 TH Christmas Dinner 20 Uffish Thoughts 4 What's Your Story? 10 Bookends 13 Business Directory & Job Board 23 World Heritage Update 5 Lead & Asbestos at Old CIBC 11 TV Guide 14-18 City Notices 24 P2 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN What to SEE and DO in dawson now:

Dawson City Community Library library hours This free public service helps our readers find their way through the many activities all over town. Any small happening may need : Monday to Friday, noon to 6:30 p.m. Closed Saturday preparation and planning, so let us know in good time! To join this Conservationand Sunday. Klondike Society listing contact the office at [email protected]. Meetings Depot Hours IODE DAWSON CITY: : Sat, Sun, Mon: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of refundables Meet first Tuesday each month at home of Joyce Caley Dawsonmay be left on City the deck Recreation during off hours. Department Info: 993-6666. Ratoya 7:30l p.m.Canadian For info Le callg ionMyrna Branc Butterworth,h #1: 993-5353, Joyce Caley, 993-5424. Recess for summer July-Oct. Meet second Thursday each month Get the Rec & Leisure Newsletter & stay up to date. Website: www.cityofdawson. Pationeer Legion Hall Wo m(3rden andof tKinghe YukSt.) aton 7:30: p.m. Contacts Helen Bowie, 993-5526, Theca. Facebook: Westminster "City of Dawson Hotel Recreation". Contact us at 993-2353. Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Friday Happy Hour Music Series: Meet third Thursday each month at 7:30 p.m. at YOOP Hall. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Recess for summer Fridays & Saturdays: Friday, December 13th, 6-9 pm Against June,Klondike July and Aug.Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) the Grain take the stage. Film Screening: Searching for sugarman: KEEP ON MUSHING IN TPitHE House FREE BandWOR LlastD! nightA NEI DecemberL YOUNG 14th,TRIB UreturningTE FUND at- the end of January. January 19th. 7:00 pm in RAISER: the ODD Fellows Hall. $8 - General Public, $5 - Members, Students & Seniors. Saturday, January 18 at 9 p.m. B-Line Racing Kennels fundraiser to help SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN tells the true story of the greatest ‘70s US rock Chamber of Commerce & Town Council icon who never was, how he was rediscovered in a far off land and finally became get Brian to the Yukon Quest. Auction with great items up for bid. Chamber Meetings: Ytheou legendth Art he E alwaysnrichm deservedent Fu ndraiserto be. It is :a story of hope, inspiration and the power of music. Council Meetings: Regular meetings on the second Wednesday of each KIAC's Ballroom on Friday, January month at the Downtown Hotel. 17th. Doors at 6:30 pm, Dinner at 7:00 pm. Tickets $20.00, on sale Thursday Jan- uary 2nd at KIAC & Maximilians. Four Course Mystery Dinner by Bonnie Barber. 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Council Chambers. Public invited to ask Council questions during the question period, SaturdayCome out and D rop-Insupport Pthisaint amazinging: program for Youth in Dawson and through- out the territory! Cwhichomm takesittee place of t towardshe who thele endmeetin of eachgs :meeting. Meetings are also aired on Channel 12. 1-4p.m. in the KIAC Classroom.. $5. Inspire Council will be holding Committee FandILM be SE inspiredLECTIONS: by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered Tr'ondekof the Whole meetingsHwech'in on the Government 1st Monday and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m., view and rate community christmas feast: submissions for the 2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival. Help us select the films for the festival. Best committee ever! Show up on evenings when- Yukon College December 21. Geveruitar you canLessons (no minimum with N orij enmaximum),: watch movies, then leave!!!! No boring chit chat, no heavy lifting! Email filmfest[at]kiac.ca to get on the list. Hours:

Intro to Oil Painting with FridaysRachae Januaryl Simino 10thvitc - Februaryh: 28th. 3:30 - DawsonOctober City to Mid-MayMuseum by appointment. 7:30 pm. $138. 8 Lessons. Saturday, January Dawson City Museum Presents: Filim Screenings: 18th & Sunday January 19th. 11:00 am - 4:00 pm in KIAC's Classroom. $31.50 w/ supplies Or $21.00 bring your own (painting surfaces and paint). Through this Hours: Watch for posters of workshop, students will learn about the basics of colour theory, colour mixing, matenee and evening screenings on Saturdays and Sundays for what's coming up! Adifferentdult I ntropainting to techniques Tap Dancin andg the wit toolsh T anderrie materials Turai used: in oil painting. No MiscellaneousOctober to Mid-May by appointment. experience necessary! zumba: Thursdays February 20th - April 3rd (no class March 13th). 7:30 - 8:30 pm, Ages:18+. $105.00 (in- Fun, Latin-inspired fitness program for all ages and abilities! All sum- cludes cost of a pair of new shoes per person). Terrie will be placing a bulk order mer long at the TH Hall. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Drop in or Hatfor tapha shoes yog thereforea with thosejoanne interested van nostrand in participating: must register and pay at purchase a 10-pass punch card. KIAC no later than January 24th. Open to men and women!

Dawson City international film festival sTuesdaysubmissions and open Thursdays,: 5:30-7 p.m. E-mail [email protected] 24 hours in advance. Film in the can? Submit! Don't wait until the last minute. Check out dawsonfilmfest. SOVAcom for info. ADMin Office Hours Library Hours : Mon-Thurs, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Art Supply Store Hours : Mon-Thurs, 4-7 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. : Mon-Thurs, noon-1 p.m.; Thurs 4-5 p.m., Sun 1-3 p.m. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 P3 Lawsuit added to wastewater treatment plant’s troubles

Litigation story by Christopher Reynolds with background files & for lost profits” or, “In my view, the above photo from alternately, “compensation failures are attributed to the Dan Davidson from Corix on a quantum sewage strength changed as published in the meruit basis” — a legal from dilute winter strength Whitehorse Star term denoting reasonable and the plant’s inability to on December 31/13 payment for labour and adapt,” said Norm Carlson, materials furnished. the town’s superintendent of A representative for Corix Public Works. said the company could not The degree of non- Problems keep adding up offer comment. compliance with water for the operators of Dawson This is not Corix’s first standards did not pass City’s wastewater treatment plant-related difficulty. muster with Dawson’s plant. Mould issues at the mayor. Corix Water Systems is wastewater facility, which “Clearly, this plant’s not being sued for nearly $3 opened in August 2012, quite ready for prime time,” million by Han Construction, caused the territory’s Mayor Wayne Potoroka said. subcontracted in 2009 to occupational health and As far back as February, a wells, the prompt response — consistently failing water build the facility. safety branch to issue major incident at the plant of our staff maintained the quality assessments. The lawsuit comes on a remediation order in left officials concerned it wells’ safety,” he stated. Carlson’s concern, outlined the heels of multiple public September. wasn’t working properly. Beginning in 2012, in a Dec. 5 report and scoldings against Corix — “Our safety officers Carlson reported that Carlson’s reports have echoed in council members’ the general contractor and discovered significant the sanitary system stressed he feels his staff discussion on it, was that site runner — by municipal mould issues in Dawson’s malfunctioned Feb. 2. officials this year. have not been sufficiently success in January would not wastewater treatment plant “The entire process train trained on the workings of be a true test of the plant’s The chastisements note the during an occupational plugged up with sludge, the plant. operational readiness. secondary treatment facility health and safety inspection causing a significant amount Under the memorandum of Previous discussions at the allowed mould buildup in in August,” Richard Mostyn, of wastewater to flood the understanding, the plant was council table have expressed the plant, toxicity issues in the public affairs liaison degritting room and pour out to be in operation for a year the opinion that the real test its sewage discharge and at the Yukon Workers’ the doors into the adjacent while Corix trained locals to of the plant would be to have a major malfunction “with Compensation Health and parking lot,” he wrote in a run it and determined the it operate trouble-free for the potential to threaten the Safety Board, told the Star report to council that month. safety of our drinking wells,” actual operating costs, which a year, particularly during three months ago. “This blockage caused the according to Department of have risen substantially the more intense summer Also, effluent samples entire sanitary system in Public Works reports. since this project was first period. from last June and July Dawson to back up. Public announced. That’s when the Hän, a Dawson-based passed their toxicity tests, Works responded to the The City of Dawson did not population and number of contractor, alleges the B.C.- but “testing results have Corix operator’s call for help take over its operations and businesses creating effluent based Corix made changes indicated failures in the and together we managed costs last August, as initially is at its highest — with to the subcontract which ‘fecal coliform’, ‘biological to bring the situation under planned. toilets flushing, hotel linens created further costs for the oxygen demand’, and control. builder. The plant had not been dirtying and RV holding ‘total suspended solids’ “While such an incident able to achieve three steady tanks dumping — and when After completing work parameters,” a Public Works has the potential to threaten months of trouble-free bleeding is not in effect. on the facility, Hä says, report stated. the safety of our drinking Corix then “wrongfully operation — the litmus test terminated” the subcontract. It says Corix evicted THE KLONDIKE SUN workers from the site and left In-store Tel: the company with roughly Specials & 993-6567 Subscription & Renewal Form $2.8 million owing on an Fresh Coffee Fax: agreement worth nearly every day! 993-5973 Name: $5.5 million, according to a Address: statement of claim filed Dec. City: 20 in Yukon Supreme Court. European cheeses and organic foods Province/ State: “Han promptly, diligently Our Specialties Postal/ Zip Code: Country: and reasonably performed Email: the subcontract work See daily specials at in accordance with the Bonanza Market on Facebook! Annual (25 Issue) Subscription Costs: change directives ... but Check out our deli Canada $44.00 Han and Corix failed to for ALL KINDS of great snacks! U.S.A $75.00 reach agreement on the Camp Orders? No order too big or too small. corresponding adjustment Overseas $125.00 (Airmail) to the subcontract price Fall Hours and subcontract time,” the Contact Information: Mon to Fri: 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mail: The Klondike Sun, Bag 6040, Dawson YT, Y0B 1G0 lawsuit states. Phone: (867)-993-6318 / Fax: (867)-993-6625 It also claims Corix Sat: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] received full payment from the territorial government Sun: CLOSED GST #: 12531 0581 RT / Societies Registration #: 34600-20 to cover all building costs, Print by THE YUKON NEWS, Whitehorse YT including the changes, Party Platters for all occasions ~10 different kinds but did not pass along the Custom orders ~ just call! amount due. Han is seeking “damages P4 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN OPINIONS Uffish Thoughts: Stephen Harper's Advice to Rob Ford (a fantasy)

By Dan Davidson I hope you will receive as to work hard at not letting must not hesitate to do as I yourself and discard some Dear Rob: being supportive of your your temper get the better have done and throw him or dead weight. In dealing I think you’ll have to agree cause. After all, your core of you. My parliamentary her under the nearest bus. with these former media that a lot has happened constituency is much the secretary, Mr. Calandra, is a Some years ago I did this to persons I had to take care to since that memorable day same as that of my own master at this sort of thing Brian Mulroney, and while he deprive these individuals of when, at your barbecue, I Harper Conservatives, and and provides comments that has since been rehabilitated the safe harbour provided congratulated you on taking it behooves us both to keep leave those quizzing him enough to join me on my by parliamentary privilege the mayor’s job in Toronto our base happy. gasping. recent trip to South Africa, while retaining it for myself. and said that with us in I note that some of However annoying that this was done partly so that Regarding your efforts control in Ottawa, two of your current troubles Dale fellow may have been some of the gloss from his to keep in touch with the the three great triumphs stem from an inability to on the other side of your Progressive Conservative common voter, I believe you in Ontario had been control yourself in front property fence, it was not approach to the problem of must exercise some caution accomplished. Sadly our of a microphone. You will wise to raise the spectre of apartheid would rub off on there. It is one thing to get forces in Ontario were not observe that I have mastered pedophilia in recounting this my own Conservative Party. together with a number able to wrest control from the the art of simply ignoring event. My former cabinet We even had to have Joe of sound individuals and provincial Liberals. There annoying reporters when colleague Vic Toews learned Clark along on that trip, in churn out a few pop tunes are some who suggest that it suits me. Most of my that this tactic did not work spite of the comments about from time to time, but quite this, given how badly they appearances in public are well when he was attempting us in his recent book, for another to be photographed have mismanaged things, is mere photo opportunities to defend our proposed much the same reasons. or captured on video with some sort of reflection on and the majority of the Internet surveillance As you will have seen persons of questionable our performance levels, but media have been so cowed legislation last year. Unless with my handling of character. I can’t see how that could be. that they actually accept the your case is iron clad, all you Senators Wallin and Duffy, Yours conservatively, Certainly, events at your photo op only instructions. do is create sympathy for it is sometimes necessary Stephen Harper city hall and my Parliament Speaking of photographs the accused, and that’s the to completely reverse have dominated the news for and videos, these last thing you want to have Roache's Corner by Mike Roache months now, though perhaps opportunities need to be happen. some of the coverage is not kept under the strictest of It is most important that what either of us would have controls so that nothing gets you do not trap yourself in had in mind. to the public except what you the corner of having to refute In your case, it is want them to see. something you have said unfortunate that municipal If you must respond to earlier. I note that you had to politics is not run along questions (as I sometimes do that just this week in the party lines and that slates must during Question Dale matter, and must admit of candidates do not become Period) it is best to do that I was less than careful the cadre of easily controlled so with a comment that in my initial responses to caucus members such as I avoids a connection to the some of the issues raised in have to work with. actual query and restates the Senate spending affair. That said, I have a few some basic tenant of your In the event that a friend comments to make about political philosophy. You do or political ally becomes an Weyour want present to situation hear thatfrom a you bit of! this, but you need embarrassment to you, you The Klondike Sun is produced bi-monthly. It is published by The Literary Society of the Klondike, a non- profit organization. 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Editor/Head Writer: THE KLONDIKE SUN Published by the Literary Contributors: Society of the Klondike: Office Manager: Dan Davidson Ryan Titus, Al Sider, Mike Roache, Chad Bag 6040 • Dawson City, Yukon • Y0B 1G0 President: Carpender, Peter Marinacci, Robert Subscriptions/Distribution: Office Hours: Alyssa Friesen Service School, Parks Canada, Klondike Vice-President: Dan Davidson Visitors Association, Palma Berger, Aubyn Tel: Mon-Fri, 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. Secretary/Treasurer: O'Grady Florian Boulais DiverseBookkeeping: hands (See volunteer list) Fax: (867)-993-6318 Board of Directors: Helen Bowie and others as noted. E-mail: (867)-993-6625 Karen McIntyre [email protected] Palma Berger, Aubyn O’Grady, Evan Rensch PRINTED BY THE YUKON NEWS IN WHITEHORSE, YT Societies Registration # 34600-20 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) GST # 12531 0581 RT for our publishing activities. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 P5 Dawson’s new wastewater treatment plant continues to fail tests

By Dan Davidson

that the plant has so far not yet to happen. not be a true test of especially during the more been tested with the other The town was supposed the plant’s operational intense summer period Dawson’s new secondary source of effluent that is to have the ownership and readiness. when the population and treatment plant for normal for the Klondike operating responsibility of Carlson was quite number of businesses wastewater is continuing region, that being the the plant downloaded to it blunt about his thoughts creating effluent is at to fail to meet the waste from the eduction last August, but the plant regarding the eduction its highest, and when conditions of the town’s of the many holding tanks had failed to meet the test issue. bleeding is not in effect. water license, at a time of that exist outside the area of three steady months “I am of the opinion This is the period when year when the old primary served by the town’s piped of trouble free operation, that Corix does not want the town has traditionally treatment screening was sewer and water system. failing water quality to accept eduction at the failed to meet some of its generally sufficient to the At present this material tests with monotonous plant now because the licence requirements. task. is being disposed of at regularity, so that did not higher strength of educted City manager Jeff Renaud Despite continued a site on the Dempster happen, and has yet to wastewater may upset assured council that he warnings by regulatory Highway, a practice which happen. the treatment process has been in discussions bodies that “dilution is not greatly increases the cost Analysis of the reports and cause failures which with his counterparts in the solution” it remains per household. from November, discussed would reset the required the Yukon government, true that Dawson City Residential holding briefly during question ‘consecutive, 3 month and that a policy is being rarely fails to meet its water tanks are a different period at the end of the successful acceptance developed to take into license requirements in matter than the holding December 30 council testing period’.” account the shortcomings the off season, once the tanks of the many RV units meeting, indicated that Each time the plant fails so far experienced at the population has shrunk to that visit Dawson in the the plant had still failed to to meet water licence plant, as well as the fact winter size, most of the summer time. Those dump meet some of the licence standards another three that Dawson does not hotels have closed, and their effluent at one of requirements. Based on months are added to possess (and will not for several thousand visitors the three RV parks in the that report, the earliest the time that Corix has some time, until after the are neither flushing toilets, community where it mixes that the town would face to continue running the plant has truly succeeded) dirtying hotel linens and with the regular waste taking ownership of the plant before it becomes the trained staff necessary towels or dumping holding stream before it gets to plant would be February Dawson’s property. to run the facility. The on- tanks on their recreational the plant and is thereby 4, 2014. Previous discussions site training depended on vehicles. diluted. It was intended Carlson’s concern, at the council table have having the plant in good Added to that is the fact that educted sewage from echoed in the council expressed the opinion that operating order. That has that Dawsonites must the residential tanks members’ discussion the true test of the plant yet to happen. turn on their bleeders in would be dumped at the on his report, was that would be to have it operate the winter to prevent the plant itself, but that has success in January would trouble free for a year, and sewer and water lines from freezing up. The system installed here by the Yukon government decades ago, and turned over to the town to run, depends on a certain volume of water flow to work properly. So the December 5 report from Norm Carlson, the town’s Superintendent of Public Works, is no surprise to anyone familiar with the system. “Wastewater is getting weaker in strength now with winter bleeding in effect. Our untreated wastewater is almost meeting the parameter of the water licence so I am expecting the treated, plant discharge to start complying shortly.” Council is concerned that this compliance will not be an accurate reflection of the plant’s success or (so This item appeared in the TH Heritage Newsletter for January 2014 far) failure to perform as advertised. The reason is P6 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN The Solstice Boat Parade brightened up our streets

Story & Photos By Dan Davidson a few spectators outside of the 250 or so people who were Lighted boat parades crowded into the to help brighten up the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Winter Solstice are not Community Hall for an unusual sight in the the annual Christmas Northern hemisphere, Feast. but when you check Apparently some of out the idea most of the participants were them take place on throwing candy at the bodies of open water, spectators, though it on lakes and rivers or was hard to see the ocean harbours. stuff in the dark. Dawson’s Solstice Most of them ended Boat Parade is a little up later parked outside unusual in that it of the Westminster takes place around Hotel, which was a the frozen, snow good place to snap covered streets of the a few pictures after Klondike Capital, often the event. Moving at temperatures well boat trailers in the below anything that dark don’t tend to might be considered photograph all that at all like boating well, especially when weather. your own breath is This year eight there to fog the lens. boats decorated with Christmas and winter themes hit the streets, paraded about the town in the freshly falling snow at a mild -18 or so, and attracted THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 P7 Dawson’s new hospital opens to the public

Story & Photos By Dan Davidson joining Whitehorse General Doug Graham, Minister and the Watson Lake of Health Services, took a Community Hospital under different tack in his speech, The project has been beset the YHC umbrella. Veteran preferring to pay tribute to with problems from its Registered Nurse Vivian Father William Judge, the inception four years ago to its Painter, who spent several founder of health care services completion over the last week. summers working as a nurse in Dawson City. Graham The planning process, the here some years ago, is presented the Jesuit priest’s tendering, the site, the mode delighted to be back now as the history and accomplishments, of operation, the name and the Facility Administrator. including the building of St. siding have all been issues. The The formal part of the event Mary’s Hospital. original contractor, Dowland’s began with greetings from the “Today is a day of celebration defaulted on the project, and YHC’s CEO Jason Bilsky, who and I think Father Judge would it had to be completed by TSL introduced the dignitaries and be really astonished at the Contractors. guided the program for the tremendous facility that’s It is many months late morning. been built here. I appreciate opening and it is not yet known Premier Pasloski began the the fact that the Yukon exactly what the final bill for speeches by summarizing Hospital Corporation will be the building will be, but most some of the facilities that are establishing a memorial on the of those issues were set aside new to this building. wall there to Father Judge, who on Saturday morning when at The hospital, located on the was really the Saint of Dawson least 100 people gathered in main floor, consists of six in- City.” the new Dawson hospital to patient rooms, a fully equipped Craig Tuton, Chair of the Above: Health Minister Doug Graham, Premier Darrel Pasloski and Yukon Hospital Corp. Chair Craig Tuton cut the ribbon. celebrate its opening and tour emergency room, and state of hospital corporation’s board the facility before it opened for the art diagnostics including of trustees, was effusive in his Below: Hospital Tours in Progress its first full day of operations x-ray and a laboratory. It will thanks to Don Smith of TSL for on December 11. be open seven days a week and stepping in to finish the project Officially named the rather staffed 24 hours around the after Dowland’s defaulted. He unwieldy Dawson City clock. also had high praise for YHC’s Community Hospital and Services continuing from Maureen Turner, whom he Health Services Facility, it’s the old building include the described as “the driving force hard to say just what locals Medical Clinic and Pharmacy behind this project.” will end up calling it. After all on the ground floor, and “It took a little longer than the center that it is replacing Dawson Community Health we originally expected,” he has generally been known as Centre programs (home said, with reference to two the Nursing Station, although care and public health) on previously announced opening it had a couple of different the second floor, along with dates, “ but we’re here today, a names when it was run by rooms to house visiting mental testament that all things are the federal government and health and hearing service possible.” two additional names are still professionals and the eventual “Once you have an visible on the sign out front of relocation of the visiting opportunity to walk through the building. dentist. this facility you’ll be as The annual Christmas open The Premier spent a good equally proud as we are at the house there was turned into deal of his speech defending corporation.” a farewell party on the day the decision to build this “Having acute care in Yukon before the new building was facility and extended thanks for Yukoners means a lot. As launched. to two former MLAs – Peter the Premier mentioned, it’s the Premier Pasloski and Health Jenkins and Steve Nordick – for goal of the hospital corporation Minster Doug Graham, along championing this project. to continue to work to bring with a number of officials, “I feel tremendous pride more and more care to Yukon arrived shortly after 9 o’clock looking at this building and I so we don’t have to fly our on Saturday and were taken on know that Dawson people will parents and our youth and our a private tour of the building also feel a great pride in this spouses to the south to receive before the crowd and the media building. This hospital is good services.” arrived. By 10 o’clock the foyer for Dawson City and it’s also Following the speeches, outside the new medical clinic good for Yukon. blessings were offered by pharmacy was crowded; the ‘We’ve had to continue to Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in elder Doris chairs were full and people defend the construction of Roberts, Anglican priest were lining up at the back of this building time and again Reverend Laurie Munro and the room by the big windows in the media and also on the Roman Catholic priest Father and around the walls. floor of the legislature. What Ernest Emeodie. The Hän On the north wall of the I say to those people is “Come Singers offered “The Welcome foyer was a mockup of the to Dawson. Ask the people if Song”. display that will be mounted to they need a hospital.’ For our Oddly, neither MLA honour the memory of Father government there was only Sandy Silver nor any of the Judge, the Jesuit priest who one guiding principle: to give members of Dawson’s town created Dawson’s first hospital the people of Dawson City council were invited to make back in the Gold Rush days. access to high quality health public comments during the His portrait, which has been in care close to home, now and for ceremony. the old Dawson Health Centre the future.” Refreshments were provided for years, had already been Just because people in rural for those in attendance, and relocated for the event. Yukon live in some degree of complete tours of the facility The building has been isolation from the Canadian were conducted for the next constructed by and will be main stream is no reason, he hour or so. under the management of the said, why they should not have Yukon Hospital Corporation, first-rate facilities. P8 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN RSS celebrates the season in song and dance

By Ryan Titus Photos by Dan Davidson watch. The Theatre Group did their first performance at the Christ- On December the 12th, Rob- mas Concert and they did a su- ert Service School hosted the per good job. annual Christmas Concert. All In the Concert we saw things performances were done by the from miners, to Santa in a school’s students, from K-Grade sleigh! The Concert was based 6, and included a performance around the Gold Rush way back from Dawson’s Theatre Group. in 1898. The Christmas Concert was a Until the next Christmas Con- lot of fun and always a fantastic cert, I hope everybody had a way to end the year! Each per- wonderful New Year! The Finale formance was great and fun to

Grade 5/6 Intensive French A Klondike Christmas Concert

By Dan Davidson

Kindergarten sang “Jingle Bells” Robert Service School Grade 4 performed a added a bit of video to the ribbon dance to simulate mix for this year’s edition the Aurora before a Dawson of its annual Christmas street backdrop. Concert. The Grade 5/6 Intensive Grade 2 Titled “1898 Klondike French class performed the Christmas” the evening’s bilingual "La Magie de Nöel". presentations attempted Grade 3 sang “Santa, Santa” to cast a look back at how to the tune of “A Bicycle Built things might have looked for Two.” in 1898, beginning with The Grade 5/6 English “Santa Claus” a one-minute class presented a skit called silent film (with piano “Chief Isaac’s Gift to his accompaniment by Principal People” and then the Jigging Ann Moore) that was made Club did a Circle Dance and a in that year. Red River Jig. Grade 1 went Caroling in The High School Theatre Grade 3 the Klondike, a multi-media Club presented a timeslip production that began play in which one of the with them live on stage members fell asleep in class and then had them exit the and dreamed herself back to gymnasium to reappear 1898, waking up later to find on the screen on a visit to that she had brought a few Macdonald Lodge seniors’ things back with her. home and then back to the The evening concluded school with their outdoor with "Jingle Bells", sung by gear on after their field trip. all the students in English, Grade 2 presented a French and Hän and, of pantomimed reading of “A course, "We Wish you a Visit from St. Nicholas”. Merry Christmas". THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 P9 CFYT-fm met its goals with the aid of a part time station manager

Story & Photo By Dan Davidson The group did manage to raise $8900 this last year, and Menzies credits a good deal of CFYT-fm enjoyed a year with that increased number with a station manager, Jonathan the fact that there was a staff Howe, his 20-hour a week person to push the effort. position financed by a two At this point the society has grants from the Canadian funding for an additional six The outgoing CFYT-fm board at the AGM: John Watt, Capri Simpson, Jonathan Howe Radio Fund (CRF). months or manager time. “This has been a goal of ours,” Society president Georgia (station manager), Peter Menzies, Georgia Hammond, Jen Laliberte, and Kit Hepburn. said treasurer Peter Menzies at Hammond was pleased to the AGM in late November, “and report that the group had we’ve been very lucky.” achieved many of the goals it to the Nugget and Ivory Shop. Howe raised the possibility of board. Some members were With Howe in the station, set itself last year, including It’s a small space, but Hammond having advertising on the radio. serving the remainder of a the volunteer run operation increased remote and live said it continued to serve their The board has been discussing two-year term, while some of has been able to run some coverage of events around needs at a reasonable cost. some way to do it in folksy good the other positions were one- programming every day. town, increased special Menzies reminded the taste without seeming to be too year terms. The new Dawson Monday to Wednesday there broadcasts, increased fund meeting that it will soon be commercial (CBC Radio 2 was City Community Radio Society has been a manager’s mix raising, and enhancing CFYT’s time for the station to apply mentioned by someone in the board consists of: Georgia show from 1 to 5. Beginning on profile in the community. for its broadcast license to be room at this point), but hasn’t Hammond (President), Peter Thursday evening and running “Of course we’re still working renewed and that it’s a serious reached a decision yet. Menzies (treasurer), Kit to Sunday night, there are on all four of those things but, issue for the society, which After reports came the Hepburn (VP), Alicia Newman, about two dozen shows staffed thanks to Jonathan, I feel pretty tries to do something live and elections, and there was no Jen Laliberte (secretary), by a variety of DJs, including good that all of those goals have remote at least once monthly. shortage of people willing Jonathan Ostrander and Ben one youth broadcast and some been met in the past year.” Howe said that he felt to become involved with the Rudis. interviews with locals, such as Howe has provided more Roache's Corner by Mike Roache that increasing the station’s the mayor. solid organization at the presence and community Menzies noted that the station and has given people a engagement was important, Dawson City Community Radio voice and face to interact with which is why he started Society’s basic financing, regularly. the Monday to Wednesday provided by fund-raising The board has created a broadcasts. events (and operating the bar youth policy, which allows for “It’s important for us to be concessions for a number of young people under 16 to be DJs on-air as much as possible … so other local events) and running as long as they have an adult people would realize that the the cable TV rolling ads, is chaperone, and a new training radio was a functioning entity enough to keep the books in the manual is under development. and try to engage with us. I black, but without the $20,000 The society has partnerships think that has happened.” grant from the CRF, the part with the Robert Service School, Howe said it was time to begin time manager’s position would the Dawson City Music Festival, working on types of broadcasts not have been attainable. and the TH Youth Centre. beyond simply playing music or “If the salary support weren’t The society also provides the reporting sports, and has been there, we’d be pretty much capacity for the town council to encouraging interview shows break even,” he said. have live broadcasts of both its as well as the occasional radio At the time of the annual regular and committee of the drama and live musicians. general meeting, it was not whole meetings nearly every It helps this one to know that our long time cartoonist During the summer Radio certain that they would obtain week. correspondent lives in Halifax, which has been drifted in lately. Zho at the Cultural Centre a third grant and so members The station’s physical was broadcast with CFYT’s were asked to consider other location remains the small assistance. waysWombania of raising money. by Peter Marinaccibuilding on Queen Street next P10 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN What's Your Story? DisABILITY Awareness Week

Submitted by Yukon Council on disABILITY achieved. The demonstrations to believe in their abilities. included an impressive juggling If you missed this event, keep show from an individual with an eye out for the Yukon Coun- Dawson’s Yukon Council a visual disability, which was cil on DisABILITY’s open house on disABILITY (YCoD) of- very much enjoyed by all, and coming up this spring. If you fice, which has provided ser- the story of one woman’s life would like more information vices to our community since with both physical and learning about the event, the service May 2013, organized an event disabilities, and how she suc- providers present, or the type meant to inform and connect ceeded in getting the help she of services offered by the Yukon Dawson residents who have a needed to become an author. Council on DisABILITY, feel free disABILITY with one another These presentations were sup- to contact Karolina at 993 2372, and their local service pro- plemented by some inspiring email her at [email protected] or viders on Dec. 5th, 2013. This video footage, which left those visit her office located on 2nd event was a part of the Yukon’s watching refreshed and ready Ave in the Chief Isaac building. DisABILITY Awareness Week, which was celebrated through- out Yukon from Dec. 2nd to 6th, 2013. In addition to Karolina Rietzler from YCoD, organi- Interview by Eric, Grade 4 zations represented included the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Health Name: and Social Services (Emma Tius and Jack Swieboda), Daw- When didDick you Van arrive Nostrand in the Klondike? son’s Mental Health Services (Lorraine Emmonds), and the Learning Disabilities Asso- Why1995 did you come? ciation of Yukon (Colm Cairns). These service providers were at the event to inform those HBoughtow did the you Downtown get here? Hotel. interested in the services they Colm Cairns walking a participant through an exercise with provide to the community. Held a mirror that allows you to feel what it’s like to write with at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Cen- WhereU-Haul truck.were you born? Dyslexia. tre, the event took place in a comfortable atmosphere and it was possible to browse the WhatMaple doCreek, you Saskatchewanthink makes Dawson so special? informational material and engage in conversation with others attending while enjoy- WhatThe climate is something and the people.you cannot live without in Dawson? ing a snack and a hot beverage. You may not know it, but if you need assistance with any Where’s24-hour daylight. your favourite place to take an out-of-town guest? of the following, there was someone at this event with information and services for you! IfChicken, you could Alaska go backand Tombstone in Klondike history, who would you • writing up a profes- like to meet and why? sional resume and cover letter • applying for fund- Limbs were a-blur during David Wenzel’s juggling perfor- ing to go back to school WhatJack London is your because favourite he wastime a ofsailor year and in Dawson?a traveler. Why? mance. • receiving assistance in searching for a job • dealing with addictions WhatJune 21 are - the some Dust of 2 the Dawson jobs you’veMotorcycle had? event. Do you have a and getting the support you need favourite one? • speaking with someone about a possible Carpenter, hotel manager, turkey farmer, business owner, and mental health concern, or • finding ways to as- mySomething favourite was we maybeing not a turkey know farmer! about you? sess and succeed with a learning disability. Highlights of the event in- WhatI am a dogreat you pilot. love to do in your free time? cluded speeches and performances by Dawsonites who told of their journey through I do not have enough free time but if I did I would go flying, life, the role their disability motorcyclingWhat is your and favourite camping. thing to do in Dawson? has played in this, and inspired Christiane Cramp, who volunteered and spoke at the event, and motivated the audience takes a well-deserved coffee break near the info tables. through sharing their personal DoI love you to have hang anyout athobbies? home in my garage. successes and how these were

Flying, motorcycling, skiing, diving, photography, fishing, golf- ing and woodworking.

As part of an enrichment project at Robert Service School led by Tarie Castellarin, Grade 3/4 students are interviewing locals about their stories. The Klondike Sun will be publishing one of these interviews in each of our upcoming issues! THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 P11 Lead and asbestos contamination are delaying the CIBC restoration project

Story & Photo By Dan Davidson December 10 council was part of meeting that promises the answer of grant money for the to those Contaminants in the project have been received questions. building are the cause of from both the federal and The town delays in the revival of a territorial governments, has two Dawson landmark, but but those came with options, plans are being developed the requirement that a the most to deal with the issue. hazardous material study expensive of To outward appearances be carried out, and that which is to little has been accomplished study turned up traces remove all in the restoration of the of asbestos and lead in a traces of the Old CIBC building since it number of places. offending was purchased by the City “The results of the study material. of Dawson for $170,000 indicated there was lead resourcesThat cost is last winter. The remaining paint on the building, beyond the debris and garbage was asbestos inside the building cleaned out of both floors and asbestos contained the town in July and requests in the paint that was used can pull for proposals went out on the roofing,” Renaud together. regarding some of the other explained. The other work. He said that the federal option is to Some things, such as new commitment had been somehow has been carried out end of the federal fiscal windows, that could be kept quiet because it was encapsulate and seal off successfully. year on March 31. So the built off site and installed supposed to be announced the toxic material from There is a bit of ticking town is working to find and later, have already been by the federal minister, exposure to the rest of the clock on this situation, since implement a solution to produced, but there’s been but it hasn’t been yet world. The restoration the federal fusing comes deal with the contaminants nothing done to the building and questions about the architect specialist that from a program that was and access the money to itself. progress on the building has been consulting on the renewed for one year last do other work before that City manager Jeff Renaud caused him to decide to project is aware of other year, and will expire (unless deadline. and Mayor Wayne Potoroka reveal it now, because it sites where this procedure it is renewed again) at the let it be known at the

With our busy schedules, making time together really counts! That’s why we’re getting the flu shot — and not missing a moment.

For a complete schedule, dates and times of other community clinics, or for more information, please contact your local community health centre or visit yukonflushot.ca

KLONDIKE SUN: January 8 P12 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN History Hunter: Early Klondike Christmases were rough affairs by Michael Gates, for food, but food was more to accommodate the overflow. first appeared in the Yukon valuable than gold that winter. They mixed the claret with News Among those who escaped canned fruit juice, citric acid Friday December 13, 2013 famine in Dawson that winter and a little hootch in a 20 litre were Mr. and Mrs. James coal oil can that had been cut Early yuletide celebrations Clements. A former brakeman open to form a crude punch in the Klondike were on the Southern Pacific bowl. The single lemon was characterized by isolation, railroad, James Clement had deemed too valuable for such scarcity, extreme weather, and struck it rich on Claim Number a use and was taken instead to improvisation. 4, Eldorado Creek. To their the hospital, along with ham The first Klondike Christmas comfortable hotel room in sandwiches, candy and a supply was celebrated in December New York City, the Clements’ of the punch. of 1896. Amid the cluster of brought a Christmas tree, Prominent miners who were hastily built tiny log cabins, which they decorated with 95 visiting Dawson from the only one building, a saloon, was kilograms of gold nuggets from creeks showed up with more large enough to accommodate their claim. They sprinkled the provisions and gold nuggets largest nuggets, one weighing for the ladies in attendance. a Christmas crowd. The dozen Cartoonist and illustrator Arthur Buel created this unique and or so women in town arranged more than a kilogram, around Several neighbours showed up evocative Christmas cartoon for an early edition of the Klondike with the saloon keeper to close the base of the tree, amid with pots of beans. Nugget newspaper. Klondike Nugget, December 27, 1899 down his establishment on small piles of $20 gold pieces. Within a couple of years, the Christmas Eve, and through Totaling $70,000, the gold rough edges had been smoothed “as the price is within the reach refrain from bringing whiskey Christmas Day so that these weighed in at 165 kilograms. off the Klondike Christmas of the poorest, absolutely free.” with them. determined ladies could At today’s gold prices, that celebrations. In 1900, Turkey, which was not to be Within a few years, citizens provide some Christmas cheer tree would be worth over five everyone was able to celebrate had in 1896, was abundant by were enjoying indoor skating at and a nice meal. For two weeks million dollars! a more amply provisioned 1900; a supply had been brought the Dawson Amateur Athletic these women worked night and Mrs. Huson, who, with her and traditional holiday. The in before freeze-up. Even so, Association, the early day day making preparations. husband had come into Dawson Catholic Church planned the demand outstripped the equivalent of today’s Canada Tables were improvised by early in the spring of 1897 for an elaborate Midnight supply and the price climbed by Games Centre. One holiday laying boards across barrels, with the first piano, decided to mass. William Sheridan, the 30 per cent in the days before evening the skaters were and the diners sat upon boxes, boost morale during the darkest choirmaster, was scheduled to Christmas. The big trading even entertained with music kegs and benches. Evergreen month of winter by having a sing Prevost’s Mass in A, while stores and the Mounted Police provided by a local brass band. branches were the only party in her cabin, located on Mrs. Boyes was to sing the solo also put on big celebrations, with In less than a decade, Dawson ornamentation to be found that Second Avenue. She planned a in Adeste Fidelis at the second the latter holding an open house had overcome the challenges year. The women and their modest affair and invited a few mass. the afternoon of Christmas day. of distance, isolation, severe husbands served the meal to friends, each of whom brought The Presbyterian Church “Nearly everyone in official life weather and a multitude of the rough and unwashed miners food or beverage to add to the was offering a Christmas visited them ... and none came other problems to celebrate who had come in for the event, supply. There was no turkey, Cantata at 7:30 in the evening who were not royally welcomed Christmas in as high fashion armed with their own plates, and the fruit was limited to the while the Anglican Church and entertained.” as anywhere in the civilized cups and cutlery. canned variety. celebrated holy Eucharist in the Even First Nations people got world. The meal consisted of baked Captain Hansen, the manager evening and a morning prayer in on the action. The Klondike beans, followed by stewed of the Alaska Commercial service on Christmas day. The Nugget for 1901 notes that in Michael Gates is a Yukon codfish. Next came cakes of Company sent a half dozen Salvation Army dispensed with addition to the regular offering historian and sometimes baked salmon, then stewed cans of plum pudding, candy, the formalities in favour of a of supplies to the widows adventurer based in prunes and tarts of dried apples and some candles, while large dinner for 150 people. and orphans, the North West Whitehorse. His latest book, sweetened with condensed John J. Healey of the NAT&T There were to be two sittings; Mounted Police took five dog Dalton’s Gold Rush Trail, is milk, washed down with coffee Company contributed a couple one at noon, and another at 1 sleds laden with beef, mutton, available in Yukon stores. You and tea. According to one of hams, some dried potato, p.m. Included with the roast tea, apples, flour and baking can contact him at msgates@ witness, “No meal prepared by sugar and 25 litres of claret. turkey (and cranberry sauce, of powder to Moosehide. A northwestel.net. Mike was one the most famous chef or in the Word of the little party course) were caribou, roast beef, couple of years later, Chief of the founding contributors most epicurean establishment, spread like a Dawson fire and chicken, and boiled ham. “No Isaac invited Dawsonites to and volunteers at the Klondike was ever more eagerly so many people showed up that one need go without a taste of join him at Moosehide for a big Sun. devoured”. neighbours opened their homes Christmas cheer,” they stated, “pow wow,” but asked that they Christmas the following year could have been grim, but New Animal Health Act will help protect animal and human health everybody made the best of it. Thousands of people flooded Animal Health into Dawson during the summer Animal Act of 1897, but most of them came HealthWHITEHORSE Act (December said. “The new clearly sets out the role Energy, Mines and Resources ill-equipped for the Yukon, 30, 2013) —A new puts a science-based, of the government’s chief Scott Kent said. and lacked sufficient supplies. will come into operationally-focused set of veterinary officer along with The LegislativeAnimal Health Assembly Act By September, the spectre of effect on January 1, 2014, rules in place that support how and when information unanimously approved Bill famine hung over the rapidly ushering in a modern, rapid government response must be shared with affected 62,L earnthe more on expanding gold rush town like effective, legal framework to threats such as influenza, individuals. November 19.Animal Health a gloomy cloak. The Mounted for the Yukon government West Nile virusAnimal or newly-Health “Livestock owners, Act Key changes Police posted bulletins advising to respond to the full range Actrecognized diseases.” wildlife stakeholders and to the those with insufficient food to of animal health issues and The new veterinarians were involved : www.env.gov.yk.ca/ leave town, and hundreds did, their impacts on human has a broader scope, in the development of the animalhealth some going downriver, others health. applying not only to disease new act, to help ensure going upstream and out over the “New threats to animal but also to hazards, such it reflects unique Yukon Dalton trail. There were miners health have emerged since as toxins. As well, it now circumstances while keeping running around town looking 1997, when the original act applies to carcasses and pace with modernized was put in place,” Minister animal products, in addition legislation in other Canadian of Environment Currie Dixon to live animals. The act jurisdictions,” Minister of THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 P13 Writing this book purged him of his childhood fears

Story & Photo By Dan Davidson as part of the surname. Who was this invisible grandfather? Later, he would watch his James FitzGerald, the most father, Jack, an unhappy though recent Berton House writer-in- successful doctor who he residence spent his early career thinks would have been happier working in the book publishing managing a jazz club, descend field and as a journalist, writing into depression, attempt to for a variety of Canadian take his own life, and live out newspapers and magazines. the rest of it with what was left There were always demons of his mind ruined by repeated lurking in his personal electro shock “treatments”. background, and he began to When he learned that one explore them in the 1990s, great uncle had also committed leading Old to theBoys: publication The Powerful of suicide, and another had been Legacyhis first of book,Upper anCanada oral historyCollege given electro shock treatments (1994).entitled for depression, he began to worry about his own possible This was a controversial link to what he called “Irish inside look at the attitudes madness” in an essay called and values of English Canada’s “Sins of the Father”, which is ruling class families, among still available on a number of which James had grown up. websites, including the one Revelations of sexual abuse connected to the firm that now of boys at the school, first owns Connaught Labs. published in the book, led to FitzGerald, who had avoided the conviction of three former the family curse of pursuing James FitzGerald at his public reading at the Dawson Community Library. teachers and a successful multi- the career that was expected million dollar class actionWhat suit of him, found himself obsessed against UCC. with the story neither he nor Disturbs Our Blood: A Son’s talking cure, which is a process repercussions of writing this comes to dealing with peoples’ With his second book, his siblings had ever been told, Quest to Redeem the Past he has undergone. It did him book, given that it caused him emotional problems. FitzGerald and certain that there was to be (2010) more good than all the drugs to dig so deeply into the secret has spent a good deal of time found in that mystery some sort and shock treatments that were history of his own family. He over the last several years , FitzGerald moved into of answer to the problems that administered to his ancestors. was especially concerned speaking to groups of medical the realm of creative non- had plagued two generations. It may seem a rather dated about how his sister, who once and psychiatric specialists and fiction, producing a memoir To his audience of about philosophy now, but he believes barged in on his father while he he reported that what he has dealing with the lives of his two dozen at the Dawson that finding your bliss, making was attempting to kill himself, to tell them about how badly father and grandfather, both of Community Library, James the most of a life that you find would react to the book. As it he feels they are failing their whom were physicians whose read some of the more dramatic fulfilling, is the best therapy turned out, her response was patients has many of them successful careers ended in passages of his memoir, and of all. Both of his parents were very positive, and they are squirming in their seats. ways that made them taboo spoke about the risks inherent trapped in lives they did not closer now than they ever were. His project while at Berton subjects within the medical in digging into family history really want and the result was The book was the winner House has been an even community. the way he was determined to unhappiness for both them and of the Hilary Weston Writers’ more personal memoir called His grandfather, Gerald, in do. Some of his progress at this their children. Trust Prize for Nonfiction in Dreaming Sally. During his particular, was a pioneer in the was simple hard work, but the For him, writing that book 2010. stay in Dawson he learned that study and practice of hygiene key to unlocking the narrative was a purging, almost an A good deal of the post- the project proposal had been and had as associates such came when in 1995, he chanced exorcism, of the negative reading discussion dealt accepted by his publisher. luminaries as Banting and upon a cache of letters his detritus from his childhood. with the inadequacy of the Best. The Connaught Antitoxin grandfather had written James worried about the “medical model” when it Laboratories and University during his last year in the Farm, which he helped to found, hospital. There were 60 letters, did groundbreaking work in filled with despair and guilt, the cure of diphtheria and the repetitive and yet informative. production of tetanus antitoxin Then there was a dream during World War I, and other FitzGerald had, a haunting vaccines later on. dream that seemed to him In spite of this, Dr. John Gerald to symbolize his quest. He FitzGerald’s life fell apart, his described it to the audience and mind broke and he tried to take in the essay. his own life with an overdose of “Not long before I began to Nembutal tablets. A year later, plumb my grandfather’s life, I while still in hospital after a dreamt that a doctor in a white second similar attempt, he lab coat took a scalpel and made slashed his femoral artery with a deep, vertical incision down the knife provided with his the middle of my face, releasing meal, repeatedly stabbing at a violent torrent of water. Was himself, bleeding out and dying it an uncanny, pre-cognitive at the age of 57. allusion to my grandfather’s His name was never spoken lethal, self-inflicted wound? in the FitzGerald household, in A symbol of the accumulated the home he had built, when generations of untapped grief of FitzGerald was a boy, and the which I was the contemporary first he knew that there was a carrier?” problem was when, at the age of FitzGerald doesn’t have 6, he told his mother he would much use for traditional like to change his name to Gerry, psychotherapies, and spoke a name that simply was not with some intensity of the mentioned in the family except benefits of a simple but earnest P14 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN

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Yes, this is the December 1993 front page we didn't have room for last issue. We'll catch up with January 1994 next time.

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. If you want to see page 2 and beyond, check out our website. Past issues are available there for download. Go to http://klondikesun.com. More will be added periodically (heh) when we have time! P20 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN Getting together and sharing the holidays

Story & Photos By Dan Davidson or just have a visit. For many years she has been spreading the message of working with The pre-Christmas feast at others to better ourselves and the TH Hall on December 21 our community. She sets a was a gathering for the entire positive path to follow and is community of Dawson, with one of the great story tellers well over 250 people packed and joke tellers in our town.” into the room. There was music, Ryan Titus was selected as good food, dancing and time for the Youth of the Year. the First Nation’s community “He is a good role model The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Singers caroling awards. with a kind heart and a calm "This feast is all about personality. He is steadily getting together and sharing growing into a leadership during the holidays," said Chief role, especially at the daycare Eddie Taylor in his opening and the Youth Centre. He has remarks. "It reminds us of taken an active role in fund- what's important about our raising and helped out with community. We are better the Saturday night MacDonald together and there's always Lodge bingos. We got a look time to give and share. I'm at this future leader when he honoured to be a part of this presented at our last General Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Christmas Assembly on behalf of the youth Feast." and the Youth Centre, and one The meal was a combination of his nominators described of Christmas staples and him as ‘doing his job for the traditional foods, served buffet youth’.” style to a line-up that took up Kevin McLeod was named three quarters of the perimeter Employee of the Year. of the hall. During the meal “He is recognized for his music was provided by the duo dedication to the government. of Peter Menzies and Jimmy He’s a great worker and never Roberts, and later Menzies was complains about any task he’s joined by four young fiddlers given. No job is too big and from the North Klondike no job is too small for this Highway Music Society’s fiddle hardworking individual. Most project. of all, Kevin has been with TH for After the meal Deputy Chief a good many years, and we are Jay Farr and Cultural Education pleased that he has remained Coordinator Georgette McLeod loyal to our government. announced the community Employees like him are hard awards. to find. His commitment makes The Volunteer of the Year the TH government better.” Award went to Robert Joseph, George McLeod was named Kevin McLeod, Employee Dep. Chief Jay Farr, George McLeod, Citizen of who was said to be "someone Citizen of the Year. the Year and proud sister Georgette who makes herself available “George is being recognized of the Year when there's work to be done for the work he does for the and is there to help out the First Nation and the work he’s Elders. If there is an activity done on himself. There isn’t a taking place, she gets involved person in this town who isn’t without having to be asked. She proud of how this individual gives her all, whether it's fund- has turned over a new leaf. He raising for the Hän Singers, is a constant reminder of the assisting with a funeral, or good we all have in ourselves. helping at her church. In the He shows us that with hard words of one of her nominators, work everything is possible. (she) is just "there when she's This person is an inspiration to needed." us all.” The Elder of the Year was The evening continued with Peggy Kormendy. the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Singers “She dedicates time to presenting Hän versions of our youth and our camps no several Christmas hymns and matter what. She goes to great carols and with a display of Roberta Joseph, Volunteer lengths to be part of every on- various dances by the Robert Young dancers and fiddlers of the Year the-land experience, whether Service School's jigging club. it’s to share her knowledge THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 P21 Spenser offers a bit of holiday cheer BOOKENDS Silent Night: A Spenser by Dan Davidson Holiday Novel { } to her) agreed to and I don’t former mistress. have a problem with it. Not Spenser and Hawk have all of the Parker novels were not only to save both By Robert B. Parker brilliant works, but I always individuals but also and Helen Brann enjoyed them. This is a minor find a way to do this 240 pages effort in the canon, but it without causing Putnam apparently contains some Street Business to $26.50 things the original author be shut down. A wanted to say about his plot is hatched to Unabridged audio book characters, and I found it road accomplish these worthy. twin goals while read by Joe Mantegna There are two connected taking down the Random House Audio plots going on here. One has to crime lord and his $23.20 do with Spenser’s decision to operation. It’s a 3 hours and 39 minutes come to the aid of a home for complicated scheme homeless boys called Street that requires local, There are over 120 Business. Someone is picking state and federal customer reviews of this book on Jackie Alverez’s clientele. authorities to on the Amazon and Audible Spenser and Hawk (good cooperate. It works (owned by Amazon) websites. to see him again) take it on out in the end – but Most are negative and some as a charity case during the this is a Spenser go on at great length as to Advent season. novel, so you knew why the book didn’t work for Jackie has some financial that. them. The positive reviews support from his wealthy This audio book are generally quite brief. brother, but the latter’s was read by Joe Some complain that the import/export business Mantegna, who book is short, but Spenser seems to be a bit shady from played the role in novels have never been that the outset, even though he has three TV movies a long, and most of the audio ties to a charity that Susan decade back before book versions clock in at favours and is known for his taking up residence between four and five hours. philanthropy. as part of the cast I haven’t sampled either of He has arm and eye candy, of Criminal Minds. Ace Atkins’ extensions of the a former star tennis pro who He has read about series yet, but seeing them had fallen to drugs and fame a dozen of the later in book stores I noticed they but has rebuilt herself with his Spenser novels, and were thicker than those I have assistance, only to discover does a good job with at home, and the reading times that he is not the nice man them. The earlier given at the Audible site show she once believed him to be. books in the series them to be an hour and a half Learning of Spenser’s work were generally read or more longer than Parker’s for Jackie, she approaches by Michael Prichard, regular offerings. him to help her and one of but others were read Some complain that Hawk’s Jackie’s young charges, Slider, by David Dukes and dialogue is inconsistent, but it in whom she has taken a big even Burt Reynolds. always was. It’s usually street sisterly interest. Christmas Eve at St. Paul's talk patois, almost a parody Large chunks of the story of black tough guy, when he’s are as predictable as episodes just with Spenser, but often of any TV detective show, but Story & photo by Dan Davidson formal standard English when this doesn’t really hurt the he speaks to Susan. story that much. After all, Some complain that the plot Dr. Parker was a devotee of Once again St. Paul's was full for the annual ecumenical Christmas Eve Pageant. Those empty is thin. Parker’s plots were Raymond Chandler, who once chairs are for the choir, which had been practicing since just after Remembrance Day, to sit in often thin, and several of the admitted that heThe had Big no Sleep idea during the Pageant's slide show, which was shot this year in the Dawson City Museum. Clergy and later books seemed to me to who killed the chauffeur in his members from all four congregations come together for this event. be excuses to have Spenser murder mystery . and SusanSixkill chat in between Parker wrote his PhD thesis set pieces. I enjoyed them on an analysis of tough guy anyway. , the last one he detective fiction. finished, was mainly about the It develops that Jackie’s relationship between Spenser brother is planning to wrap and the titular character, who up his Boston operations and he seemed to be grooming as flee the country as the feds a protégé. are nipping around the edges This book is the last one of his enterprise. He has an Parker actually worked on interesting sense of personal and it appears that he had honour and responsibility. nearly all of a first draft done. He doesn’t like to be seen They haven’t said exactly how to be directly connected to much of it he wrote before he anything nasty, so as not to died, but it fell to Helen Brann, bring dishonour to his mother. his longtime friend and agent, That doesn’t stop him from to pick up the pieces and tie arranging for other people up the loose ends. This is an to torpedo his brother’s arrangement that Joan Parker unlicensed group home and (all the books were dedicated set up the assassination of his P22 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN Music Festival happy to be a little CYFT 106.9 FM: Dawson City Community Radio smaller and calmer Story & photo By Dan Davidson from the Atlin festival, which that the festival itself was very apparently drew off some of the laid back and calm. visiting crowd that tends to be Once again the DCMF There weren’t a lot of changes of the rowdier sort. cooperated with other “The Spirit of Dawson” to the 2013 edition of the Beaumont noted that the organizations in town to Dawson City Music Festival, but festival doesn’t mind being produce a series of eight non- the most obvious physical one slightly smaller. It’s been a festival events during the year, MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY was the relocation of the Beer couple of years since the board including having its ninth Garden from the Minto Park decided to concentrate on being songwriter-in-residence during 1 to 5 p.m. Manager’s Mix - Mr. Manager dirt infield to the grassed over better rather than bigger. the winter, a film screening and outfield. Speaking at the DCMF “Our numbers had been concert with Calypso Rose, the THURSDAY, January 9 annual general meeting in late growing. We hit a tipping point festival opening concert with 5 to 6 p.m. Youth Broadcast - Ricky & Friends November vice-president Jody and decided to bring those Wanda Jackson and the Martha Beaumont noted that the new numbers down,” so the board Wainwright concert in the fall. 6 to 7 p.m. Simply the Best - Jonna site was cleaner and more was not dismayed to have sold Elected at the meeting, 7 to 8 p.m. Kajambo! Radio - Paulie P user friendly, and it seemed to 200 fewer tickets last summer, the new DCMF Board of 8 to 9 p.m. Kings of Dawson City - Ben & Brendon 9 to 10 p.m. Sports Talk Radio - Steve & Spruce

FRIDAY, January 10 3 to 5 p.m. On the John - John 5 to 7 p.m. George’s Show 7 to 9 p.m. Spiritwind - Jeff 9 to 11 p.m. The Fox and the Forest - Mathias

SATURDAY, January 11 1 to 3 p.m. Golden Frequencies - Diego 3 to 4 p.m. The Sad Bastard Hour - Jonny Moon The 2013 table officers: Matt Sarty, Dan Degroot, Jenna Roebuck (Producer), Jamie Koski, Jody 4 to 5 p.m. He Played/She Played - Gabby & Dan Beaumont (vice-president); Karen Thomas, John Watt. 5 to 7 p.m. The City Mic - Mike & Steph 7 to 8 p.m. Rocking Blues - Sonny Boy Williams 8 to 9 p.m. David’s Show encourage the performers to and will not be planning to sell Directors consists of John 9 to 10 p.m. Auditory Slaughter - Karl wander over and mingle with out in 2014 either. Watt – President; Matt Sarty the crowd rather than staying Producer Jenna Roebuck –Vice-President; Jamie Koski SUNDAY, January 12 in the hospitality area. echoed a number of those – Treasurer; Allie Winton – Less obvious was the fact points and added a few more. Secretary; and Directors Jody 12 to 1 p.m. Today’s Special - Craig & Tanya that “we tried to maintain the Last summer the performers Beaumont, Jonna Reaume and 1 to 2 p.m. The Cat’s Meow - Capri same level of quality in the who played the Beer Garden Dan Degroot. performances but bring in less had a better open stage. Finding The meeting concluded with a 2 to 3 p.m. The City - Steph & Stephanie people.” That basically meant the money to hire two summer review of the new strategic plan 3 to 5 p.m. The Movie Show - Kerry bringing in smaller groups, staff meant that everything for the years 2013-2016, which 5 to 7 p.m. Don’t You Hate Pants - Alex with the result that there were ran much more smoothly. was prepared for the group by 25 fewer performers to have Having the Y2C2 (Yukon former DCMF producer Dominic 7 to 8 p.m. The Missing Link - Dan to find billets for as well as Youth Conservation Corps) Lloyd. 8 to 10 p.m. Meat and Potatoes - Kit reducing the travel costs for the crew available for the clean-up festival. worked out really well. 10 to 11 p.m. Hardcore Troubadour - Josh The board observed that the Roebuck said that her second Subscribe to the festival seemed to be calmer festival was plagued with a this year, and attributed some batch of “bizarre, crazy” snafus Tune your dial to 106.9 FM or of that to the competition prior to the actual event, but Klondike Cable Channel 11 (Rolling Ads) in Dawson City, More from the RSS Christmas Concert

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Recreation Department News

Phone: 993-2353 Web: www.cityofdawson.ca Facebook: “City of Dawson Recreation”

After School Fall Programming Session # 3 January 6 - January 31

Monday - Youth Weights Tuesday - Jigging/Culture Club with Trondek Hwech’in Education Wednesdays - Wacky Wednesdays Thursdays - Kids in the Kitchen with Trondek Hwech’in Education

Programs and Special Events

Super Seniors/Elders - Tues & Thurs, 11 am - Noon @ the Fitness Centre Women and Weights - Tues & Thurs, Noon - 1 pm @ the Fitness Centre Preschool Playgroup - Wed, 10-11:30 am @ Trinke Zho Daycare. Zumba - Mon & Wed, Fri 5:30-6:30 pm @ the RSS Ancillary Room. HIIT Boot Camp - Tues & Thurs, 5:30-6:30 @ the RSS Ancillary Room Kickboxing - Mon & Wed, 6:45-8:30 pm @ the RSS Ancillary Room Mixed Martial Arts - Thurs & Fri, 3:30-5:00 pm @ the RSS Ancillary Room Minor Soccer - Varying days and times. Contact [email protected] Adult Soccer - Tues & Thurs, 8-9:30 pm @ the RSS Gym Adult Badminton - Mondays, 7:30-9 pm @ the RSS Gym Women’s Volleyball - Saturdays, 2-4:00 pm @ the RSS Gym Adult Archery - Sundays, 6-8:00 pm @ the RSS Gym Adult Juggling - Fridays, 5:30-7 pm @ the Ancillary Room

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DAWSON CITY – HEART OF THE KLONDIKE

Left: Kids' Choir at the Pageant Above: The Ladies in the Christmas Choir