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Heinz Naef with his record setting antlers were on display at the Dancing Moose during the Trek. Photo by Dan Davidson in this Issue Sharing our story 6 Myth and Medium 7 Little Lilly Mammoth Hair 8 What's special about the Art and personal healing. Driftwood Holly's CD launch. Max’s has Klondike? calling cards!
What to see and do in Dawson! 2 Art is his life 9 What is the traditional economy? 12 The Percy is coming 20 Uffish Thoughts 4 Kayak or not? 10 TV Guide 14-18 Business Directory & Job Board 23 Rangers' update 5 Trek report 11 Bookends 19 City Notices 24 P2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN What to SEE and DO in dawson now:
Conservation Klondike Society Depot Hours This free public service helps our readers find their way through the many activities all over town. Any small happening may need preparation and : Sat, Sun, Mon: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of refundables planning, so let us know in good time! To join this listing contact the office at Dawsonmay be left on City the deck Recreation during off hours. Department Info: 993-6666. [email protected]. Mining Career Fair: Get the Rec & Leisure Newsletter & stay up to date. Website: www.cityofdawson. Thursday, April 3 at in the TH Community Hall, from ca. Facebook: "City of Dawson Recreation". Contact us at 993-2353. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Mining Career Fair will raise awareness and provide The Westminster Hotel information on the various employment opportunities available in the Mining Fridays in the lounge: Industry. For more information please contact Katie Pearse, Mining Career MeetingsFair Coordinator, 867-993-7149 or [email protected] BOTH SIDES: 6-9 p.m. our Friday Happy Hour Music Series, fea- tures a variety of local musicians, changing every week. 11 p.m. Pit House Band. IODE DAWSON CITY: Onesie Wednesday - happy hour all day, all night when you sport Meet first Tuesday each month at home of Joyce Caley Chamberyour favourite unionof Commerce suit! Smallie Sunday - happy hour small drafts open to close. Royat 7:30al p.m.Cana Fordian info Lcallegi Myrnaon Bran Butterworth,ch #1: 993-5353, Joyce Caley, 993-5424. Chamber Meetings: Recess for summer July-Oct. Meet first Thursday each month at Regular meetings on the second Wednesday of each monthTown at Council the Downtown Hotel. PiLegiononeer Hall W (3rdomen and of King the St.) Yuk ato 7:30n: p.m. Contacts Helen Bowie, 993-5526, Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Council Meetings: Meet third Thursday each month at 7:30 p.m. at YOOP Hall. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Recess for summer 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Council June,Klondike July and Aug.Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Chambers. Public invited to ask Council questions during the question period, Cwhichomm takesittee place of t towardshe who thele endmee oft ingeachs :meeting. Meetings are also aired on IN THE ODD GALLERY: ADRIAN NORVID MR. FIZZ'S KNOCKING SHOP: Channel 12. Council will be holding Committee Intro to Drumming with Luke Holland: March 13 - April 12. Yukonof the Whole College meetings as posted at the posted office.
Darkroom Club with Rebekah Miller: Wednesdays, March 5 to April Hours: 23 in the KIAC classroom. 5:30-7:30 p.m. $138 for 8 half hour lessons. Mondays, 6 - 9 p.m. $10 drop- DawsonOctober City to Mid-MayMuseum by appointment. in. Upstairs in the back room at KIAC. Includes use of chemicals and equipment Hours: Saturdayand assistance Drop-In if required. Paint *Papering: available for purchase. For more info, contact Rebekah at [email protected]. MiscellaneousOctober to Mid-May by appointment. 1-4 p.m. in the KIAC Classroom.. $5. Inspire zumba: Tandhaw- be Diinspired-Gras byFILM other SC Rartists.EENING Bring!: your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered Fun, Latin-inspired fitness program for all ages and abilities! All sum- kids dance with katie pearse: Saturday, March 29 at Gerties. mer long at the TH Hall. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Drop in or purchase a 10-pass punch card. Saturdays, Jan 18 to March 8. Mini Move- ment/Pre-Ballet (ages 3-4) - 11:00-11:30, $62. Tiny Tutus and Tights/Pre-Ballet (ages 5-6) 11:30-12:00, $62. Ballet/Jazz (ages 7-10) 12:00-12:45, $70. Jazz/ YOFunkGA One Wi t(agesh Anna 11-14) Clax 1:00-1:45,ton: $70. Jazz/Funk Two (ages 15-17) 1:45-2:30, $70. Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 6:30-7:50 a.m. H$10at hadrop yo inga or 10wi tclassh j oprepaidanne vcardan nforost $80.ran Wednesdayd: lunch hour, 12:10 - 12:50 p.m. $5, or 10 class prepaid card for $4. Held in the KIAC Ballroom. Tuesdays and Thursdays, SOVA5:30-7 p.m. E-mail [email protected] 24 hours in advance. 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.Dawson City Community Library Reading: Dan Dowhal: library hours Monday, March 31 at 7 p.m.
ANNUAL GENERAL: Monday MEET toING Friday, noon to 6:30 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday. : Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 P3 Shooting the bull at the Dancing Moose
Story & Photo By Dan Davidson (1250 pounds). Soldotna, Alaska by two points. He wasn’t concerned about The previous record was set in the antlers at the time. As 1994. The big draw at the Dancing several press stories have “There’s five different Moose in Dawson City on related, it was only later that measurements on here,” Naef Saturday, March 8 was Heinz he was persuaded to pay closer said, pointing them out on the Naef’s set of bull moose antlers. attention to their size, which antlers, “and they all add up. It’s Visitors from the Trek Over he measured to be 75 and 1/4 not inches no more, it’s points. the Top tour packed the Front inches (191 centimetres) across The length gets measured; the Street between 11 a.m. and at the time. thickness gets measured; it’s 4 p.m. to gaze at the massive He decided to submit his complex.” antlers and have their pictures antlers to the Boone and The antlers measure 75-5/8 taken with them, or have Naef Crockett Club to see if they inches at the greatest spread. pose standing between them. qualified for record status. The left side has 17 points Trekkers enjoyed posing with Naef’s antlers. The Dancing Moose is selling In the end he took the rack to and a palm measuring 17-5/8 a line of t-shirts with a photo of Reno, Nevada, where it was inches wide by 51 inches long. Naef and his friends with the examined by five different The right antler has 19 points antlers, bearing the logo “Size judges, who determined that it and a palm measuring 23-6/8 “The antlers weighed in at Information Centre,” Naef said. Does Matter”. was a record breaker. inches wide by 50-7/8 inches 94 pounds,” said Naef. “He was As for the original, he says it a Naef shot the moose last Published reports indicate long. The antler circumferences quite impressive coming at me.” matter of economics. September at the point where that it was bit bigger than are 8-4/8 and 8-7/8 inches What will happen to the “A lot of people want to buy the Stewart River meets the Naef had thought. Boone and on the right and left sides, antlers now that the judging it.” Yukon River. He was hunting Crockett has a system for respectively. is done? There are a couple of He’d like it to go to some for the meat, which was a evaluating antlers. Naef’s That makes a total of 263 things. museum. “I wouldn’t sell it to a substantial prize from an moose beat the previous 5/8 points on the Boone and “We’re going to make a private collector.” animal weighing 560 kilograms record,Four held byDawson John Crouse, projects of Crockett scale.to benefit fromreplica the and putArts it in theFund Visitors WHITEHORSE (March 10, looking at art.” offer insights into what inspires “We’re also excited to carry on Justine Hobbs and Nicole 2014)—Fifteen projects are Ynklude Art Society is receiving us while helping to educate and programming again this year that Rayburn have received $3,218 sharing $221,278 through the $21,060 to develop and present entertain and give audiences new encourages healthy hobbies and to put on a video art exhibition to Government of Yukon Arts Fund a multimedia stage production ways to appreciate the arts.” lifestyles.” run concurrently with the Dawson to further art appreciation in with the support of its members The Town of Watson Lake The Dawson City Community City International Short Film Yukon communities. Four of the that includes professional and is receiving $15,000 to present Library Board has received Festival. projects are in Dawson. emerging artists. The theme of the Arts in the Park from June to $18,885 to put on the 2014 edition The Dänojà Zho Cultural “The Arts Fund enables production is living with a person September. The community will of the Dawson Daily News Print Centre has received $9,400 to organizations across all Yukon who lives with a disability. enjoy live performances by local and Publishing Symposium. create a Northern Athapaskan communities to present art “We are extremely proud of our musicians. The Dawson City Anthology beading exhibition, activities that expand cultural diverse membership which ranges “We’re grateful for the Project has received a grant of The Arts Fund supports projects appreciation,” Minister of Tourism in age from youth to seniors,” opportunity to bring local $10,696 to develop an anthology that foster the development of and Culture Mike Nixon said. Ynklude executive director talent together in one place for of fictional and non-fictional the arts in Yukon communities. “These projects will encourage Julie Robinson said. “We enjoy youth, families and visitors to stories reflecting Dawson City. The next application deadline is the professional growth of artists bringing homegrown productions enjoy,” Arts in the Park program Contact Alyssa Friesen and Lulu March 17. and give audiences new ways of to our local community that manager Meaghen Kimmitt said. Keating for details.
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leader of the majority party occurred in the midst of saving grace of that particular This same period has seen the in the Legislature to use that a very messy government web page, however, is that it deletion of the definite article When the legendary nine- term if he or she so chose. reorganization that had most includes footnotes indicating (the) from most references day fortnight was instituted Pearson chose not to, and people worrying about a great which persons “used the title to the Yukon, even in places by Chris Pearson’s government several of his successors, many things other than the Government Leader instead where it is grammatically back in the 1980s, so that it including Willard Phelps, who proper title for the leader of the of Premier” and in a separate awkward to leave it out. could continue to meet its held the job quite briefly after territorial government. entryde notesfacto “They are the Further changes have involved payroll while begging Ottawa Pearson, made the same choice. Besides, by that time the territory’s head of government substituting the abbreviation for additional funding, it There are some reasons for NWT had taken to using and chief executive, YG (for Yukon Government) was applied equally to most this, but the main one would the term for its government although their powers are instead of the traditional government employees. seem to be simply a matter of leader (as would Nunavut in considerably smaller than that YTG (for Yukon Territorial Everyone had to work nine days politics. 1999) so it no longer seemed of a provincial premier.” Government), apparently on out of every ten and received The NDP’s Tony Penikett presumptuous. In a somewhat less detailed the assumption that if we don’t a wage cut equal to that day. decided to make use of the Since then, in the absence account than the one in this call ourselves a territory we School teachers, however, had new title midway through his of any fuss whatsoever, our column, the website states: can pretend that a population to absorb the pay cut without second term in office. It was government leaders have been “From 1978 to 1990 and as small as a Toronto city block the benefit of getting a couple perfectly legal, but it was a called Premiers. If we number from 1992 to 1996, the term or a Calgary “new community” of long weekends every month. mistake. People weren’t ready them from that beginning, we ‘Government Leader’ was used can be the equal of a province. Easy to see then, why Mr. for it. That move, coupled with are currently looking at the instead. Tony Penikett chose These changes, however, Pearson was not one of my reports of a certain amount third person to use that title: to change the title to ‘Premier’ are all matters that lead on favorite Government Leaders. of second term arrogance on Duncan, Fentie, and Pasloski. amid some controversy. His into our future. Let’s be a little This column, however, is his part, led to the Opposition I know the federal successor, John Ostashek, more careful with how we not being written to complain of the day labeling him “King government’s Parliamentary returned to the ‘Government remember the past. about the late Government Tony”. That accusation became website says otherwise, Leader’.” Leader. Like most of them he a major part of the next listing eight people with that So now we have Premiers. had both good and bad points territorial election campaign, title. This, however, is just Roache's Corner by Mike Roache and probably tried to do his which saw the Yukon Party’s another example of the federal best with the hand he was John Ostashek assume the government’s habit of ignoring dealt. office. facts in favour of whatever But there is the matter of how Once you’ve pilloried your message it would like to see he should be remembered in opponent for using a certain accepted. When you do things terms of his title. He never used title, you can’t very well adopt it like this and don’t seem to the word Premier to refer to his yourself, so Ostashek preferred realize that you are rewriting office. to be called Government Leader actual history, you do give Yes, that’s right. Mr. Pearson during his years in office. people some cause to worry was a Government Leader, not When it was the NDP’s turn about your intelligence, if not a Premier, as stated in Premier to run the show again, Piers your motives. Pasloski’s press release last McDonald apparently decided Don’t even get me started week. that being called a Premier on this fuss over the British/ He could have used the title wasn’t worth the risk, and so he American War of 1812-14. of Premier. The famous Jake too was a Government Leader. Unfortunately, this error has Epp Letter of 1979 reduced the It would be Pat Duncan’s been copied by that all-purpose power of the Commissioner, Liberal administration that online source, Wikipedia, brought on the practice of returned to using the title of which credits the federal responsible government and Premier, though the change website as the source for its includedWe want the to option hear for from the you! list of Yukon Premiers. The 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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The Dawson Regional Planning Commission's public review and feedback period for plan alternatives ended March 2, 2014. The Dawson Ranger Patrol conducted its Annual Training Thank you for the great job Exercise during the period 26 February through to 6 March. A Thank you to all those who were able to participate in this stage on the grooming of the ski of the process, the Commission greatly appreciates your time From the cross-country total of 32 Rangers participated. skierstrails! The purpose of the annual training is to update administration, and input! Stay tuned for the "What We Heard" report on plan re-fresh military skills, conduct firearms training and practice alternatives. patrolling on the land. More feedback opportunities to come! The Commission's The most challenging (and fun) part of the exercise is the next steps are to review and consider all the feedback received, Field Training when the Patrol deploys on the land. The area develop one map that will form the basis of the draft plan, and of operation chosen this year centered on the little travelled then write the draft plan. Following the release of the draft plan, Join the Chandindu River. the public will have a minimum of two months for review and conversation! In order to present a challenge to each of the five Sections feedback. that comprise the Dawson Patrol, the units were initially sent Next Commission Meeting: The next regular Commission meet- Write a letter to off by various routes and by various modes of transportation to complete a reconnaissance patrol before rendezvousing as a ing will be held in Dawson at the Downtown Hotel board room, the Sun! group on the Chandindu. March 19 and 20, 2014, from 9 am. to 5 p.m. Commission meet- At least that was the plan. ings are open to the public to sit in and listen, but if you would like to address the Commission regarding any of the agenda Attn: Editor items, please let us know by March 18, 2014. The agenda for the meeting is attached and will be available on our website in the Box 6040, Documents section. Dawson Regional Planning Commission Thanks for your time! Dawson City, YT 867-993-4400 Box 8010, Dawson City, YT, Y0B1G0 YOB 1G0 http://dawson.planyukon.ca E-mail us at klondikesun@ northwestel.net
Shell ice on the Tombstone River
Two Sections, Echo and Delta, travelled west to demonstrate Canadian sovereignty at three locations on the Alaska Border. On the Top of the World Highway Echo traversed some extremely steep side hills to reach their objective. Both Sections then headed for the rendezvous point. Concurrently “Charlie”, led by Cpl Bob “Buckbrush” Blanchard, broke trail up the Chandindu to establish a Patrol rendezvous and base camp. Although all the Sections worked hard to accomplish their assigned tasks, the toughest action occurred to the north as the Rangers there negotiated thin shell ice, open water, rough trails and steep terrain. At Cache Creek on the Dempster Highway, Cpl. Richard Nagano’s Alpha Section patrolled west and south on the Lost Patrol route through Seela Pass into the headwaters of the Chandindu and on to the RV location. Several skidoos were damaged, one was sunk in the river and one Ranger was injured when his skidoo fell through shell ice into a hole. The Section wisely opted to return to Dawson via the Yukon River rather than try to retrace their route. It is believed that the last time this route was done by a large group was the recreation of the Lost Patrol by the RCMP in 1996. Just to the south, Bravo’s Rangers moved up the North Klondike past Tombstone and Monolith Mountains and into the Tombstone River drainage. Although they skillfully located and TH scouted the way down the river to the Chandindu, in the end the SATURDAY APRIL 12 2014 terrain proved too steep and too rough to be traveled pulling the sleds and ‘boggans. Operations were based out of a camp located high in the headwaters. A few broken sleds and bruised bodies 1:00PM AT KIAC UPSTAIRS IN THE also resulted from this portion of the exercise. The end result was that all units accomplished their tasks and ODDFELLOWS HALL did link up on the Chandindu but not quite as neatly as planned. It was a learning experience for every participating Ranger This meeting will include a special resolution to ammend the constitution and but the challenges were backset by some of the most beautiful bylaws for extending the length of term in which a board member can serve country in our area of responsibility. before re-election. The change will allow for a board member to serve for a two It was worth it big time. year term as oppose to a one year term. The next action for the Dawson Patrol will commence on March 25. We will act as a recce unit on Exercise Beaufort Ranger 2014 BE APART OF THE CHANGE!! to lead over 30 Rangers from all over the Yukon from Eagle Plains to Hershel Island and on to Aklavik and Fort MacPherson. We are actively involved in waste reduction and landfill diversion. At least that’s the plan. Creating sustainable solutions for the future... VIGILANS P6 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN Gold Rush known around the world is more than just that event
Story & photo by Dan Davidson as a Canadian event is in the In the serious portion of United States, because they his talk, Coates outlined a claim it as theirs, which is why number of key points about the If you were trying to build a Sgt. Preston on the Mounted is Tr'ondëk/Klondike experience, case for the Klondike region to there in Disneyland, right in the breaking each one into three be declared a World Heritage middle of it.” parts: the event itself, the Site, you could hardly find a In his world travels Coates values it displayed, and the more enthusiastic booster than has run into a number of gold threads that spin out from it. historian Ken Coates. He made mining centers where the “The real transcendent that very clear during his talk promotional banners have read importance, the powerful at Myth and Medium 2014 in “(This country’s) Klondike”, story about the Klondike,” he late February. and that says a lot. began, “is not just about what While his lecture had the “In the United States they happened here, but what it tells rather long-winded academic still think of the word Klondike us about the broader world. sounding title “Precious Lands: as an ice cream bar, but in “What is happening in Territory, Resources and Values the rest of the world, where Dawson City is actually a in the Klondike River Valley” they’re literate – oh, I shouldn’t marvelous way of telling the there was nothing stuffy about say that. In these places, the story of humanity, not just Ken Coates is Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation the presentation itself. word Klondike didn’t need an the people who came here, at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, and Coates first visited Dawson explanation. (In New Zealand but of the broader forces that Director of the International Centre of Northern Governance in 1965 and has been fascinated and South Africa) they didn’t shape big parts of the human and Development at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2013 Coates was named as the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Senior with its history and that of the have to add ‘famous place condition.” Fellow in Aboriginal and Northern Canadian Issues. Yukon every since. where they found gold and Aboriginal occupation is the The Klondike, he told his dug it out of the ground’. All first event, a story of human audience, is unique for two they had to say was the word adaptation to the environment. reasons. First one must Klondike.” The values are reflected in acknowledge the long history His brother, who is a historian the way this adaptation took this thread is what gives the mention the reimagining that of the native people who have living in the United Kingdom, place, how people managed to Klondike its greatest mystique.” has taken place in the movies, lived here for thousands of found dozens of places named thrive in a place most would The imposition of Canadian on radio and on television. years. Secondly, however, one Klondike and Bonanza there find inhospitable. The threads Law is another process, and In more recent times, there must recognize the impact of when he did a search just for speak to the fact that this same one that plays a major role in has been the development of the Gold Rush. fun. type of process has taken place the history of this region. a tourism industry, somewhat “We can’t get away from Coates said he made the in different settings all over the “The fact that the Northwest based on reality and somewhat that. We can pretend the Gold seriesmistake Klondike of downloading the world. Mounted Police were already on the mythology. Rush isn’t a dominant theme, recent Discovery Channel mini- European exploration started here when gold was discovered And even more recently but it really is. The Gold Rush , only to discover here well before the Gold Rush, was very, very important,” there has been the revival of is really probably the only that the peaceful history of the a process that was frightening Coates said, wondering how the First Nations culture that is event in Canadian history Yukon had been transmogrified for both the explorers and degree of American influence producing the sort of events that’s known around the world. into the American frontier those being explored. Out of might have increased without at which Coates had come to Interestingly, the only place myth before his eyes and had this drive to both expand and them. speak. where it’s not really known become Deadwood North. satisfy curiosity came a key “The value here is one Concluding his talk, Coates development, which was the of sovereignty, of national put forth a sort of manifesto. establishment of the boundary governments demonstrating “I think we need to use between British North America their ownership and control the history of this area as and Russian North America. over territory.” a means of teaching about This would eventually lead to Again, this process was going reconciliation, and teaching the boundaries we know today. on all over the world at that about partnership. The Europeans brought to time. “This is a precious land, North America the value of The stampede led to cultural as aboriginal people, clearly human domination over the encounters between aboriginal your land. As newcomers land. It’s not a value unique people and newcomers. you’re hopefully welcome as to their culture, he said. You “In very few places on the neighbours and friends into find it in Japan, China and planet does it happen as fast and this territory. You know it but other cultural milieus, but it on such a large scale,” Coates not enough people do. was fairly new here, where said. “A couple of hundred local “Only a single story has really the ethos had been to work first nations people and several leaked out from the Klondike. with what the land provided. tens of thousands of outsiders Only a single story has leaked Europeans had technology that pouring in and imposing out from the Yukon and that is could overcome most obstacles themselves on the people in about the Klondike Gold Rush. and they tended to do just that. this area very, very quickly.” We have allowed outsiders to The search for gold did not The new arrivals, as they tell the story, I think, too long. begin in the Klondike. It is a did in places around the world, “You are telling the story global story, Coates said, one assumed they were the superior differently with your lives. You that continues right down to people with the absolute right tell the story differently with the present day. It is a trail to displace those who were the cultural centre. You tell we can follow down through here already and marginalize the story differently with the history, a human phenomenon, them in their own land. kind of wonderful celebration and a very North American one. Following the Rush there is you are having this week, in It’s the pursuit of wealth, of the inevitable decline of the this particular event of Myth fame, of opportunity. boomtown, though Coates and Medium. And you find The Klondike Rush occurred noted that “Dawson City is one new ways of telling stories to at a time when it seemed like of the most resilient places” in different people in different the last frontier had already this regard. audiences. been closed off, and at a time There follows the “It is magnificent that you of a great North American development of the Klondike are telling these stories to each economic depression. It legend, magnified, popularized other as aboriginal and non- captured the imagination of the and distorted by the tales of Jack aboriginal people. Please do it world. London, the verses of Robert and please find a way to share “This was a truly global Service and even the narrative these stories with the rest of phenomenon,” he said, “and history of Pierre Berton, not to the world.” THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 P7 Art can be a path to personal healing HUMANE SOCIETY DAWSON UPDATE with Katie Pearse, Humane Society Dawson Story & photo by Dan Davidson Harbor
For Ross River’s Dennis Shorty, and his partner Jennifer Froehling, art is a healing activity. Shorty had a lot of feelings to deal with after his experience at residential school and he found that he was able to exorcise much of that through his art. "I used to be ashamed of who I was and even to speak my own language," Shorty told the crowd at the Dänojà Zho Jennifer Froehling and Dennis Shorty. Cultural Centre on February 24, during the week long Myth and Harbor is a seven-month-old, male, mixed-breed dog. He is Medium conference. adorable, and has the sweetest face you’ll ever see. He is good He said that his early art was natured, friendly, and very playful. very dark in tone and theme, It is obvious he hasn’t had much training, but he is eager to but as the years have passed please and smart. He is a high energy dog, who likes to go for he has found his art lightening lots of walk, or play in the yard. Once he’s burned off a bit of up in tune with his recovery, energy, he loves to cuddle up with you and receive attention. showing happier colours and He is going to be a great companion for somebody, don’t themes. missThis the column chance is toprovided meet him by today! the Humane Dawson Society. Dennis makes jewelry, Hours of operation: Monday, noon to 4 p.m., closed creates antler and bone Tuesday, Wednesday to Saturday noon to 4 p.m. carvings and is also a painter. Phone number: 993-6900 His work has been on display in a number of Yukon exhibitions since 1991 and extensively in Germany since the first decade TH to hold Mining Career Fair of this century Froehling, who was born Carving images Submitted and raised in the former East from Dennis Shorty’s Germany, has some demons of her own to deal with. She and website: Dennis met in 2006. She moved Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in is excited to be hosting a Mining Career Fair to the Yukon in 2007 and in * Freedom, two 2012 they formalized their on Thursday, April 3rd, held in the TH Community Hall, from 10:00 bond with marriage. eagles flying, three a.m. - 7:00 p.m.. Together they perform pieces, moose antler. The Mining Career Fair will raise awareness and provide Dennis’ music as the duo ”Dena information on the various employment opportunities available Zagi” , which means “peoples in the Mining Industry. Complimentary snacks and beverages voice” in the Kaska language. * Generations - two will be provided throughout the day, and there will be a free meal Their presentation, “Healing sided carved faces, available at 5:00 p.m.. Through Art and Music”, was bear and crow, Kaminak Gold Corp., Casino Mining Corp., and Americas Bullion a slide show during which they moose antler, musk Royalty Corp., will each be making a 15 minute presentation, talked about their travels and with a question and answer session, at 5:30 p.m.. This is a chance what they have discovered ox horn, elk skin. to learn more about these projects, where they are located, and through Dennis’ art and songs. “We live in both worlds and about possible job opportunities. are sharing both traditions,” There will also be great door prizes drawn throughout the day, said Froehling. “It’s part of our with the largest prizes drawn at 7:00. Be sure to stick around, as healing.” you must be in-attendance to claim your prize. When Dennis first travelled For more information please contact Katie Pearse, Mining Career in Germany his hair was much Fair Coordinator, 867-993-7149 or [email protected] shorter than it is now. He grew We hope to see you there! Mähsi Chö! it because clients in Germany kept asking him why his hair was so short. During the week, Shorty also taught an intensive carving worship and the pair performed at an evening concert March 27th-29th 2014
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Story & photo by Dan Davidson Little Lilly Mammoth Hair, and the official launch party was held at the Oddfellows Holly Haustein is known Hall on March 7. for many things, for the The CD is packed with driftwood benches at Holly’s own material for the the ferry landing on both most part, although several side of the Yukon River, tunes were co written with the giant bench up on the folks like Paul Mahoney, Midnight Dome, the years Andrew Laviolette, Doc he conducted horse and cart MacLean and Robert W. tours around town, the year Service. One tune is by the he constructed a massive ice Bryant Crooks (Laviolette arch out on the river and for and Kristen Poenn), and the Smoke Shack outside of Holly is joined on vocals by Bombay Peggy’s. Ecka Janus, Susu Robbins He’s also known for turning and Joey Lorenz, as well as up at the regular monthly Laviolette. Holly’s Band - Pavel Osvald, Jacki Reznicek David McDonald and Driftwood Holly Haustein. coffee houses to play his Neil Accompaniment was Young influenced brand of provided by Aaron Burnie folk tunes and for hosting (bass), Trapper Dan (guitar), the annual Harvest Moon the late Willie Gordon (vibes Poenn (violin). violin and David McDonald The ballroom was crowded Festival with his wife, and violin) Harmonica Not all of these folks were on lead guitar. for the event and funds Kirsten Lorenz, at their George (mouth organ), available for the launch at the The group sampled the raised at the concession home in Sunnydale. Laviolette (guitar), Pavel Oddfellows Hall, but Holly tunes on the CD as well as were donated to the Humane Now Driftwood Holly has Osvald (violin), MacLean was joined by Jacki Reznicek playing tunes by some of Society Dawson. a CD on the market called A(National hard-hitting Steel guitar), and play on bass prompts and Pavel Osvald a on lively Holly’s favorite discussion artists. Story & photo by Dan Davidson home watching a hockey to Daniel’s place to catch the The Hours That Remain game while his wife, Denise third period of the game. She (Christine Wesley Grenier) and is picked up by someone who is As her sister, Michelle (Melaina driving by, and it’s the last we begins we see a close family Sheldon), will be part of a “girls’ see of her – in the flesh, at least. trio interacting on the last night out”. This is not a surprise to the night they will all be together. Later that night Michelle’s car audience, who know from the Daniel (Eli Ham) will be at breaks down on the way back promotion surrounding the Gwaandak Theatre production of Keith Barker’s play that it was inspired by the infamous Highway of Tears, and all the The cast discusses the play with the Dawson City audience. L-R: missing women connected with Christine Wesley Grenier (Michelle), Melaina Sheldon (Denise), it. Keith Barker (playwright), Eli Ham (Daniel) and Aaron We are expecting grief. What Shingoose (stage manager). we are not expecting is the disintegration of the remaining couple. Denise does not recover. She going missing for weeks at while travelling with another disappears into the search for a time, getting arrested for play. It was the first time he had A Canada-Yukon initiative providing funding to Yukon’s her sister, sometimes vanishing unruly conduct in public places. ever heard of the Highway of agriculture, agri-food and agri-products industry for long stretches of time. In Several times Daniel is driven Tears. one touching scene Daniel to distraction and almost walks “I got really angry and upset,” Growing Forward 2 offers programs in the areas of business desperately hugs his absentee out on her, but in the end he Barker said, “and the more I risk management, business development, food safety training wife, so happy is he to have her can’t do that. looked into it the more upset I and development, marketing, research and the environment. back. This is a key scene in the It would be a massive spoiler got. I was thinking that if this play though we don’t realize to say much more about the was a non-aboriginal issue it Take a look at the Growing Forward 2 Programming Guide just why until near the end. action of the play. There are would be front page news. So I on our website at www.agriculture.gov.yk.ca for funding Denise’s obsession appears many differences that have to did the only thing that I knew opportunities. You can also contact the Agriculture Branch for to manifest itself in a sequence be resolved and some tough how to do, which was to create more information or to request a hard copy of the programming of encounters with endangered decisions that have to be taken art.” guide. women, all of whom bear during the final act. There followed a llively Currently accepting applications some resemblance to Michelle, At the conclusion of the play discussion about the issues but are not her: a mothering the playwright, cast and stage raised in the play, and a bit For more information, contact the Agriculture Branch streetwalker, an ambushed manager were available for of technical talk regarding Phone: 867-667-5838 lawyer, a bedraggled, hooded a Q&A session which came the challenges of mounting Toll-free: 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5838 teenager. At other times she almost a little too soon for the the production the restricted Email: [email protected] is visited by Michelle herself, audience, most of whom were stage space at the Dänojà Zho but never when Daniel is in the still catching their breath. After Cultural Centre. same room. the hour long performance the This was the third We are told that five years actors and crew were back performance in two days for the or more have passed between at the front for another 35 players. They’d been seen by 55 the opening scenes and some minutes with the audience. school students in a matinee of these later encounters, and Barker explained how he on Friday and 25 adults that during this time Denise has came to write the play as a same night. The Saturday show become more and more erratic, result of stories he was told added another 32 to the tally. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 P9 “Art is my life,” says visiting Inuit artist
Story & photo by Dan Davidson Nuqingaq arrived on stage at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre wearing traditional garb and Mathew Nuqingaq is an artist carrying the large Eastern and drum dancer from Iqaluit Arctic style drum, which he who tried out several different spent much of his talk tuning, careers and spent several years rolling the synthetic skin ever as a teacher before he realized tighter with his beater. that being an artist was what When he was ready he he really wanted to do. drummed and sang the song he Snow goggles on base: sterling “I was a professional,” he said. made up while he was working sliver, sinew, ivory and stone. “I taught in the school system on massive carving projects for for 12 years and I totally loved the new government in the year it. Then I took one evening when Nunavut was just new. course in jewelry making and I During Nuqingaq’s talk there and to be able to do it.” was hooked. I took another one. was a constant flow of slides In some ways he compares I took another one.” off to one side, images from his his work as an artist to the life Eventually he cut back his artwork, many of which can be his dad used to live on the land teaching to half time so he viewed on his Facebook site, – independent, able to work Mathew Nuqingaq on stage at the Cultural Centre. could work more on art, and as well as the land that can be with the things around him to then decided to take the plunge. seen from his studio. Many of make what he wants to make A graduate of the jeweler the pieces show were quite and thrive that way. Arnaa). In this story, which is the sea goddess by combing her program at the Nunavut Arctic small and were made from odd “We always figure out the told all across the circumpolar hair, which she could not do College, he has now been a bits of metal that he scavenged way to make something out of North, a badly treated young on account of having lost her jeweler for more than 16 years, from the local metal; dump, nothing, and it’s amazing.” woman is transformed into fingers during the event that full time making a living as an which he jokingly referred to as The drum dancing he traces a mighty sea goddess who caused her to sink down and artist since 1999. Canadian Tire. to his uncle who used to sing controls all the creatures of the transform. “The reason I became an “I found a lot of amazing stuff and dance when he was a boy. sea, which gave her control over Nuqingaq also performed as a artist is that I wanted to have to put in my studio and I’m Also a storyteller, Nuqingaq the ocean itself as well as all drum dancer and singer during something inside me come out lucky to have friends to go with threatened to put the audience the beasts the people needed to the week’s concert evening as and be shared.” me to find stuff. to sleep with one of the many hunt in order to survive. well as conducting a two day “Art is My Life” was the title “We have been very lucky variations of the tale of Sedna The most powerful shaman intensive workshop in free of his presentation to the Myth to be able to get the studio (also known as Arnakuagsak, would be sent to the bottom of style jewelry. & Medium gathering. running and to have no boss Arnaqquassaaq and Sassuma the sea to find a way to placate St. Paul’s raises $747 for Kenyan relief project
Story & Photo Left: The Shrove Tuesday By Dan Davidson Pancake Supper was held in much more than that. the Richard Martin Memorial The camp is partially Chapel. sponsored by the Anglican Each year on Shrove Church’s Primate's World Tuesday, St. Paul’s Anglican Relief and Development Church holds a traditional Fund. Pancake Supper, featuring Aldene Snider’s famous sourdough pancakes. The money raised at the event is used to fund some worthy cause, either in the community or abroad. This year attendance was good and donations ran higher than usual. The supper, held in the Richard Martin Memorial Chapel, collected $747.00 for the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, where there are 130,000 refugees, with 900 new exiles from Sudan arriving daily. Admission to the supper was by donation with a suggested amount of $8.00. Most people donated P10 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN What's Your Story? Why the modern recreational kayak is not really a kayak
Interview by Riley, Grade 3 Story & photo by Dan Davidson
Can a modern day adaptation of another cultures’ artifact possibly have the same meaning and identity as the original? Ken Lister, specialist in watercraft at the Royal Ontario Museum, tackled this issue at Myth and Medium 2014 in his talk “’That’s Not a Kayak’: Form, Function and Cultural Appropriation”. The first part of the title actually came from Andrew Oyukuluk, an Inuit elder who responded with some Ken Lister spoke about kayaks, ancient and modern, at Myth disdain when he saw the mass- produced kayak that was the and Medium 2014. last item in a display at the ROM. For non-Inuit people the word kayak ("qajaq" in Inukitut) simply references a type of boat, Lister told his audience at Name: the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre. When did you arrive in the Klondike? “For the Inuit, the word … Heather Beveridge references a complex cluster Why did you come? of associations. Is it a surprise 1999 then, to hear an Inuit elder How did you get here? For a fresh start. standing in front of a fiberglass Where were you born? kayak in an exhibition that In a Toyota truck. I curated devoted to kayaks What do you think makes Dawson so special? exclaim ‘That’s not a kayak!’?” Ottawa. Such a challenge causes one to reflect on the depth of What is something you cannot live without in cultural meaning that underlies People treat each other well. the object. Dawson? Not that there aren’t many Where’s your favourite place to take an out-of- different types of kayaks. Jimmy’s Place Lister’s slide show revealed town guest? . half a dozen variations on the If you could go back in Klondike history, who one and two man craft, each The Free Claim influenced by the purpose would you like to meet and why? (always a type of hunting) for own capture. to the Inuit needs. It has few of What is your favourite time of year in Dawson? which it was intended, taking Jimmy Kane. into account the local climate “It’s a wonderful cyclic the qualities of the Inuit kayak.” Why? and the type of creature being reality.” The non-Inuit boat known For the Inuit then, the kayak as the kayak has none of Something we may not know about you? hunted, which might be sea When the river goes out and the tourists come. mammals, birds or caribou. was not merely an object with the cultural qualities of the Variations on the basic a certain shape, form and original and is simply a design Played function, Lister said. “(for appropriated for our mass Do you have any hobbies? design were developed all over field hockey in school. the circumpolar North. them) it is animal, land, water, production culture. It is a Would you eat candy for supper? If so, what kind? “In Greenland alone, 13 family and tradition. All of recreational boat rather than Reading. different kayak designs have these elements is the kayak. one designed for hunting. been identified,” he said. When you look at a kayak, the In Inuit terms, said Lister, How many different countries have you visited? Traditional kayaks are kayak can tell its own story.” “kayak is not a simple word Yes. waffles with chocolate chips and ice cream! made of naturally occurring Lister related a version of the but a myriad of words in materials found in the North. a composition that tells a Have you ever spent a whole day in your pajamas? Oddly enough, in this treeless story of cultural complexity. Two. environment, wood is an Intimately related to the If yes, why and what were you doing? essential element. It would have animals hunted, the kayak had washed into the Arctic Ocean a depth of cultural significance Yes. Peeling characterized by family well- If you had a chance to do anything what would it following the spring floods and bark off logs, because it was comfy. breakups on all the rivers that being, community strength, be? flow into that sea, and may have hunter prestige and individual been carried half way or more sense of place in a world that Do you have any nicknames? around the circumference of legend of Sedna, the Mother was comprised of both human Go to Hawaii. of the Sea, in which the kayak and non-human entities. How often do you doodle? What do your doodles the sea before it was salvaged. Petal. Speaking of salvage, that played an important role, and “Unlike its commercial look like? may well have been the fate of showed photos of a number of progeny, the Inuit kayak many of the European ships of carvings that dealt with images symbolizes the rhythms of a Every other day. They look like circle exploration that were trapped of the hunt. The artwork shows life experience and a world the interconnection between view where the totality and shapes. in the winter ice and never seen again. In post contact times the hunter and the hunted. the complexity of its attributes wood was also bartered from “Oyukuluk’s view of that embodied Inuit associations traders and purchased from fiberglass boat on display with their natural, spiritual RCMP posts. was a comment on that and social environments. “ As part of an enrichment project at Robert Service School The remainder of the boat’s inauthentic elements, So, Lister concluded, when led by Tarie Castellarin, Grade 3/4 students are interviewing construction materials came manufactured in a system of Andrew Oyukuluk looked locals about their stories. The Klondike Sun will be publishing from the animals the Inuit production disengaged from at the commercial boat and one of these interviews in each of our upcoming issues! hunted, creating the ironic the user and the land, the exclaimed, “That’s not a kayak!” situation that the animals were, fiberglass vessel is a product he was quite correct. in some way, assisting in their designed for a purpose foreign THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 P11 The 21st Trek Over the Top arrived in Dawson Story & photos by Dan Davidson Trek veterans,th with Kaercher on his 14th run and Stillwell on his 9 . Both of them were Crossing the Yukon River at enthusiastic about the trip, Dawson was a little different saying the conditions were for this year’s Trek Over the great, the temperatures Top riders. Watching them moderate and the day arrive at the ferry landing beautiful. on the west bank after what The grooming the trail they were describing as a received after the Rangers great ride over the Top of the did their recent patrol to the World Highway from Tok, one border must have improved could see them getting a little it a lot, because the Rangers confused and taking one false reported it was a bit rough for route before doubling back to them. pick up the actual trail. The Trekkers had two days On a snow machine it’s not of events ahead of them, necessary to travel the entire organized by the Klondike four kilometres that people Visitors Association and the are having to drive in order Dawson Sled Dawgs. They to cross the river in a truck returned to Tok on Sunday, or car, so the riders peeled off Photos:March 2. the ice road just across the river from the place where * River crossing – The river the docks are installed every crossing was located at the summer and entered town docks this year, causing a from the boat ramp hole in the little confusion for veteran dike. participants who were used to Trekkers departed from crossing at the ferry landing Tok between 6 and 11 a.m. Alaska time, and the first of * 2nd Avenue parking – There them, Randall Hill, arrived in were snow machines all over Dawson at 12:30 local time on the town, but the most obvious February 27. parking spot is always along John Kaercher and Aaron 2nd Avenue. Stillwell were the next to Wombania by Peter Marinacci arrive, around 1:50, making them the silver and bronze riders, respectively. They are What's wrong with with this sign? Look closely. The other mistake is just to help you read closely.
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Story & photo by Dan Davidson Traditional Economy Area. practices, stewardship, It is represented to varying social relations, the culture degrees on three of the and so on.” The Dawson Regional alternative maps and not at Trerice spoke about how Planning Commission’s Plan all on the other two. recognition of traditional Alternatives Package, which On the three maps that practices is built into was released in February, show proposed boundaries, both the Umbrella Final contains five possible maps the Traditional Economy Agreement and the Tr'ondëk that designate portions of Area designation is close to Hwëch'in Final Agreement. the region in different ways. Dawson City. It is sometimes He cited in particular, It is not intended at this depicted as one particular section 10.1.1: "The objective point that any one of these area, and other times as two. of this chapter is to maintain maps would be the final During the two day important features of the recommended plan, which conference on this subject, Yukon’s natural or cultural Bill Trerice presented an overview of the history and elements is expected to be released at held over March 4 and 5, environment for the benefit to be considered when speaking of the Traditional Economy the end of April. delegates discussed such of Yukon residents and all concept. On the maps there broad topics as harvesting Canadians while respecting are three different natural resources, the rights of Yukon Indian classifications of Integrated traditional land use, and People and Yukon First things as hunting, trapping following Trerice’s Management Areas, as well trail networks. On the first Nations.” and fishing. presentation several as Conservation areas, and evening the discussion Looking to the future In a press release people made the point best Protected areas. session was open to the design of the plan, Trerice the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in expressed by Darren Taylor, There is a Community general public. offered the opinion that characterized it this way. who is both a Dawson town designation, which The Selkirk First Nation’s the Traditional Economy “The traditional councillor and TH’s Director encompasses Dawson City Bill Trerice was the keynote designation might best be economy concept joins of Natural Resources. and its satellite settlements, speaker for the evening, thought of as a renewable together community “Despite this land use which are not affected by the summarizing some of what resource area. development objectives like planning process coming planning process. had been said during the The Land Use Designation recreation, local harvesting out of Chapter 11 of our final There is also Tombstone first day, covering pre- Table in the alternatives opportunities, learning agreement, I just want to let Park, which is distinct from contact history, the land package describes its and social well‐being and is the community know, and the process. claims process and certain purpose as being to “Enable intended to create a space everyone else that resides There are two additional principles to consider during renewable resource for compatible land use within our traditional plan designations, the nature the development of the development and enhance activities. The Traditional territory, that … this is a and extent of which are still concept. the traditional economy.” Economy Area would foster regional land use plan, and under discussion. One is the Historically speaking, The traditional economy is sustainable economic it requires the input from Yukon River Corridor, the he said, “the traditional defined broadly as “forestry, development and presents everybody that resides in part of it that passes through economy is a term we use to non-timber forest products, an opportunity for the whole this area. the planning region. describe the whole reality agriculture, and tourism community to engage in “Land use planning (used to The other is a new that existed here (prior to the as well as subsistence traditional practices within be) dictated by governments. designation, which arrival of settler culture): the harvesting activities.” natural settings.” The unique thing about this has been labeled the trail networks, harvesting That would include such Yukon Legislative Assemblée législativeDuring the discussion planning process is that it’s du Yukon a grassroots up approach. It’s based on the wishes and Assembly the needs of the people that Avis des séances reside within the planning region. Notice of Sitting Veuillez prendre note que, conformément à "In my view, it's not only Take notice that pursuant to Standing Order 73 of the l’article 73 du Règlement de l’Assemblée our land use plan - Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in's - its everybody Yukon Legislative Assembly and being satisfied législative du Yukon et étant convaincu que, else's that are within those pursuant to the said Standing Order that the public conformément au Règlement, l’intérêt public confined boundaries." Bill Casselman, the chair interest requires that the House shall meet, I appoint commande que la Chambre se réunisse, je of the regional planning commission, confirmed 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, 2014, as the time for such désigne la journée du mardi 25 mars 2014, à that although the deadline meeting in the Yukon Legislative Assembly Chamber, 13 h, dans la Chambre de l’Assemblée for comments on the plan législative du Yukon, à Whitehorse, au Yukon, alternatives had passed on Whitehorse, Yukon, for the purpose of transacting its March 3, the commission was pour la tenue d’une telle réunion, afin que business as if it had been duly adjourned to that time. still happy to see comments celle-ci poursuive ses travaux comme si elle written in or posted on its website. avait été dûment ajournée à ce moment. At that point, it was noted, th Dated this 11 day of March, 2014. neither the territorial Le 11 mars 2013. government nor the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in had filed their
comments. David Laxton, MLA David Laxton, membre de l’Assemblée législative Speaker Président Yukon Legislative Assembly Assemblée législative du Yukon
THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 P13 Maybe we need to change our narratives to find real peace
Story & photos by Anna Vogt, the Sun’s Columbian correspondent But I also believe that changing other. What if I remembered the narrative we tell about that I also do not always have No da papaya each other and ourselves is a the worst interest of those way of building peace from the around me in mind? “ ” is a popular bottom up. A new incentive This does not mean we deny saying here in Bogota. It here is called Reconciliation the complex challenges facing literally translates to “Don’t Colombia. It focuses on telling Colombian society and the give papaya” and means to stories of ordinary people who reality of urban crime, but not be thin skinned and easy have done the extraordinary: rather recognize that part of to cut into like a papaya, i.e. communities that have overcoming these challenges by allowing someone the forgiven perpetrators of means changing the story opportunity to take advantage violence; former combatants we tell about ourselves and of you. in different armed groups about the other. In Canada, There is a high level of working together; people we are trying to do that with mistrust and urban crime from different regions coming the Truth and Reconciliation in the city and we are together to discuss differences Commissions: acknowledging encouraged not to stop to talk and similarities. The most the past and the way we have to strangers, to be aware of our important part: people who viewed each other as less than surroundings at all times, not would never be in the same human, leading to horrific to carry valuables, not to take room together talking about practices such as residential money out of ATMs at night, their experiences of war, peace schools, is a start to change the etc. Not following these safety and being Colombian. story. But perhaps the way we precautions is the equivalent Yet, we cannot only focus encounter the people we meet of handing out free tropical on the extraordinary. Each every day on the street is more fruit to everyone on the street. one of us also has a story important for building peace Everyone has a story about the good things we have and reconciliation than any about how they were taken experienced from strangers. kind of plan or program. A street in Bogota advantage of in some way, or I have seen countless people they know someone who has. give up their seats for children In a team meeting, a colleague or disabled people on the shared about an incident on Transmilenio, Yet we hold Tundra by Chad Carpenter the Transmileno (Bogota's to the narrative that those above ground metro system) around us always have our where a woman holding a worst interests in mind and small child was repeatedly those are the incidents that we bumping against a seated man talk about. in the crowded bus. Holding What would happen if every to common courtesy, the man day I told my colleagues and stood up to give his seat to the myself about all the people I woman and her child. Later, he passed that were courteous, realized that she had picked the taxi drivers that charged his pockets while appearing to me a fair rate, and men that only need a seat. treated me with respect? This Another colleague told us category far outweighs the how he had witnessed a fight break out on his way to work over who had to give up their seat to a very pregnant woman on the bus. Other friends have told me how they have stopped to help someone asking for directions and then been robbed. The 2014 Spring Sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly will La séance du printemps 2014 de l’Assemblée législative du Yukon It all makes sense. As convene at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. a noticeable foreigner, I est convoquée à 13 h, mardi 25 mars 2014. am automatically a giant The Assembly sits Monday to Thursday walking papaya and need 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. L’Assemblée siège du lundi au jeudi to take the appropriate De 13 h à 17 h 30. security precautions. This is Live and archived audio, and archived video of the legislative the opposite of small town proceedings are available through the Legislative Assembly’s Les archives et la couverture audio en direct, de même que les Dawson, where we would website: archives du signal vidéo des travaux législatifs, sont disponibles sur le site web de l’Assemblée législative à : leave our car unlocked. I have http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/coverage.html http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/fr/coverage.html been mugged before (not in Colombia) and understand the The first hour of the proceedings of the Yukon Legislative La première heure des travaux de l’Assemblée législative du validity of taking precautions. Assembly is telecast at 11 a.m. and at 6:00 p.m. on the day Yukon est télédiffusée à 11 h et 18 h le jour suivant les travaux, sur Yet, it is hard to think of a post- following the proceedings, on Northwestel Cable, Channel 9 le service de télévision par câble de Northwestel, chaîne 9, conflict scenario with all of in Whitehorse. à Whitehorse. this mistrust in the air. How can we rebuild this country Live radio coverage is available at 93.5 FM. Diffusion audio en direct au 93,5 FM. if we cannot even say good Le feuilleton, la transcription du Hansard et la couverture audio et morning to each other on the The Order Paper, the Hansard transcript, and audio and video for each sitting day can be accessed through the Calendar at: télévisuelle de chaque jour de séance peuvent être consultés à street without questioning partir du calendrier à : http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/33_leg.html#cal motives? http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/fr/33_leg.html
I am a firm believer in peace processes and signed accords.
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What Disturbs Our { by Dan Davidson } Blood: A Son’s Quest shocked when one day, at mid-1960s pretty much to Redeem the Past the age of six, he announced meant being a housewife that he wanted to change his and mother. She had other he could avoid the same fate. his family tree back as far name to Gerry? aspirations which she For him, the talking cure so as he could, only to find that Where had that come from? crushed. despised by the doctors who there had been problems By James FitzGerald He did not know then that James’ personal concerns treated his grandfather and long before the FitzGeralds Random House his grandfather’s name was probably began with father, was the beginning of immigrated to Canada. Canada John Gerald FitzGerald, that watching his father fall salvation. After that he was If you want to read an he generally went by Gerry apart in the middle of his not quite so shocked to find abbreviated version of 512 pages and that he was one of the life and end his days in a that his great-grandfather this story, James’ National $14.99 biggest names in Canadian state of depression and was also depressed, that a Magazine Award winning drug induced lethargy in a great-uncle had leapt from 2002 article “Sins of the small apartment, sans wife, a bridge, and that other Fathers” can be found on at sans children sans ability, relatives were alcoholics http://www.sanofipasteur. sans self-respect. In James’ and manifested strange ca/, the website of Sanofi, judgment, Jack was a victim of behaviors. After that, he the company that now owns the psychology wars, where had hope that finding out as the Connaught Laboratories scalpel and medication were much as he could about his that his grandfather founded, the politically correct tools forbears might be his own where vaccines for diphtheria of the trade and Freud was cure. and other diseases as well as still spoken of as a Viennese Aside from depression the discovery and refinement quack with a dirty mind. and insecurity being a of insulin took place. Much of this book, indeed, family plague, James is The book is worth the read is an indictment of the quite convinced that there even if you have already profession, and James has is something in the Irish perused the article. It won researched it so thoroughly temperament that rises in the 2010 Writers’ Trust Non- that he is now able to some families, turning into Fiction Prize and is available make part of his living the Black Dog that Winston in both physical and digital telling auditoriums full of Churchill (who lived in editions. uncomfortably squirming Ireland as a young boy) used James FitzGerald was the doctors just what they are to complain about. Part of writer-in-residence at Berton doing wrong. his research was to trace House during the fall of 2013. Delving back into his Elwood by Bryley family’s past he discovered case after case of depression and mental instability, and eventually found out what no one had ever told him about his grandfather, what the medical profession of the day had hidden away, that Gerry had crashed and burned in the middle of his life, too, and that his third public health history, right suicide attempt had been The title of James up there with Banting and successful. Fitzgerald’s memoir/ Best, who worked out of Jack was treated history/detective story says the Connaught Labs that he unsuccessfully after his own a lot. What was there in his founded. attempt at ending it all. family’s past that needed to James grew up in a be redeemed? James began his work on desperately dysfunctional Why, as he wrote in the this book partly out of a family, led by Gerry’s son essay that eventually grew desire to figure out what was Jack, who followed his father into the book, did he react to wrong with his family so that into medicine and had his 2013 Heritage Awards Call for Nominations the family home this way? own stellar career, though Do you know someone who has made significant contributions to conserve and celebrate Yukon’s heritage? “As a small boy, I believed never one that equalled our house was haunted. In The Yukon Historical & Museums Association is seeking nominations for the 2013 Heritage Awards. Deadline for the heights of international submissions is March 28. Awards will be announced on April 4 and presented in conjunction with a celebration of my bones, I felt that 186 acclaim his father had World Heritage Day on April 17th. Nominations are accepted in the following categories: Balmoral Avenue - - the soared. Annual Heritage Award: Awarded to an individual, group or organization for an outstanding contribution to Yukon gloomy, stuccoed-brick Indeed, jazz loving Jack heritage. three-storey where I lived would probably have been Lifetime Achievement Award: Awarded to an individual, group or organization for outstanding contributions to until age seven -- was Yukon Heritage over a period of many years. much happier running a inhospitable to children. Volunteer of the Year Award: Awarded to an individual who has performed extensive volunteerism for a Yukon nightclub and hobnobbing Sometimes, when I wandered heritage organization or event. with the musicians who alone through the dark The Historic Places Initiative Heritage Conservation Project of the Year Award: Awarded by the Yukon Historic were frequent house guests Sites Unit to the individual or organization who has best conserved a historic property using the principles and prac- rooms, I felt sure that some at the FitzGeralds. tice outlined in the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. daunting, suppressed secret James mother was also For more information about the Awards, including the nomination package and list of past recipients, visit http://heri- was about to burst out of the tageyukon.ca, email [email protected] or call 867-667-4704. unhappy in her choice of cast-iron radiators, flooding Deadline: March 28, 2014 @ 5 p.m. career, which in the post the hardwood floors.” WWII years up to the Why was his mother so P20 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN Stories inspire positive emotions The 2014 STACKED and strong communities News & Happenings from the Community Library Percy de In the Library this month Wolfe Race is WHITEHORSE (MarchStories 6, that 2014) Inspire: —Twenty-five Working Together stories fromTowards Wellnessnearly a dozen Yukon communities have been collected in a new ready to take publication called Mystery fans know it’s the women who are really making a . The stories describe activities that promote health, hap- splash in the genre these days, and we have severalSpider new Bones ar- piness and positive relationships. The project is part of Pathways off rivals from female authors. KathyCharms Reichs and has Chocolate the 13th Chips install : A- to Wellness, an initiative launched in 2012 to improve the health Magicalment in Bakeryher Temperance Mystery Brennan series with , and well-being of Yukoners. By Dan Davidson whilehas released Bailey CryCates in theoffers Night us The collected stories cover a wide range of activities. These . And bestselling author Carolyn Hart in printed form. All are upstairs include promoting healthy eating through community green- in our Fiction New Arrivals section. houses, preserving cultural heritage through traditional dance, harvesting from the land and restoring historic sites. They sup- According to Anna Claxton, * * * port a view of wellness that takes into account physical, emotion- with the Percy De Wolfe Race March is Nutrition Month in Canada, Fromso to Betterhelp you Food maxi for- al and spiritual well-being as well as learning, being productive, Committee, there’s a fair Kidsmize yourThe health Healthy the Boomer Library has a special display of books and cultivating solid, healthy relationships with others. amount of buzz about this on nutrition — and health in general. “We know that this is only a sample of the good work being year’s race, and if everyone to , we’ll have you eating and feeling done in every Yukon community,” Minister of Health and Social better. And for those interested in newer food perspectives, shows up that has talked Services Doug Graham said. “It’s wonderful to see what happens we’ve included some specialized dietary diatribes. about coming, this may be when people bring great ideas to life. It truly is inspiring.” Of course, March is also when the Academy Awards took one to remember. Of course, Stories that Inspire also looks at what draws people to healthy place. (Well, normally it’s February but they were pushed the organizers never know out this year due to the Olympics). Yes, the envelopes have activities, and what keeps them engaged and coming back for been opened, and acceptance speeches made, but we’ll con- more. These include volunteer commitment, reducing barriers for sure until the mushers’ tinue to pay tribute to the movies all month long. Our special to participation, and making healthy choices easier. It looks at meeting, so there’s always a Hollywood Goes to the Library display teams up movie DVDs factors that build stronger communities, including partnerships, surprise or two in store. alongside the book that spawned them. From kids’ classics to mentoring, skill building, and opportunities for employment. This year’s races will be teen goth to blockbuster bestsellers, we have a popular selec- As Pathways to Wellness executive director Paula Pas-quali run on March 27, the week tion to watch and/or read. explains, positive emotions are not transient experiences. “Grati- after the school’s March * * * * tude, pride, joy and awe have long-term impacts on individuals Break, which means that With support from the Yukon Public Libraries and the and communities. Their benefits include increased creativity and there will be school classes productivity, openness to new ideas, and acceptance and empa- Canada Council for the Arts, we’ll be hosting a reading at the there to watch the mushers library by me, Dan Dowhal on Monday 31 March Bury at 7 Your p.m. thy,” she said. AdmittanceHorses is free, and refreshments will be served. I’ll be “Our hope is that these stories will inspire others to take ac- take off, at least there will reading excerpts from my new work-in-progress, tion. Small steps taken by many people add up to big changes in for the main race, which , and discussing how living in the Yukon has influenced the health and well-being of Yukoners,” Graham added. launches from outside the the Fornovel’s more development. information about any of these contact the The stories were collected by Yukon’s Trish Newport, a student Old Post Office on King Library at 993-5571 or e-mail [email protected]. in the Masters of Public Health program at the University of To- Street. ronto. Newport travelled to rural communities last summer and Street clearing is already visited places where people taking place in Dawson, gather, such as cafés, garages but the town will lay fresh and community markets. The snow on the route between ideas for the stories came the Post Office and the ferry from asking people what makes their community a landing for this event. The teams will leave one great place to live. Work- ingLearn Together more: Towards Wellness at a time at two-minute Stories that Inspire: intervals, starting at 10 a.m. with the departure of sled at yukonwellness.ca/stories. No. 1, the spirit of Percy php. himself. Sled No. 2 gets the To request a hard copy of honour of carrying a bag of this publication, email yukon- memorial mail to Eagle. [email protected]. Story continued on next page.
Seasonal Clearances Donna passed away peacefully Photo by Dan Davidson after a very digni ed and courageous battle with lung cancer. She was gracious and sassy to the end!! Roof clearing is a sign of the changing season in Dawson City, where nighttime A Celebration of Life will be held temperatures in the low minus 20s are bouncing up into single minus digits on Wednesday March 19, 2014 these days. Here, a worker scoops away the winter accumulation from the roof of at 1pm at the Kwanlin Dun Diamond Tooth Gerties while yellow caution tape warns people to beware of heavy Cultural Centre, 1171 Front St. falling snow. The worker wears a harness and tether to prevent a fall from the Whitehorse, Yukon slippery surface. In lieu of owers please consider a donation to: The Yukon Cancer Care Fund or a charity of your choice.
The family wishes to express their Donna Marie sincerest thanks to all the Doctors, Nurses, caregivers and Rivest (nee: Holbrook) many friends for their kindness April 20, 1934 - March 12, 2014 and compassion to Donna and her family during this time. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 P21 "Percy de An open letter to the powers Youth Lip-Sync
Wolfe Race" The youth stole the show at Gerties on Thaw-Di- continued from previous that be Gras Saturday afternoon. Photos by Dan Davidson page By Jack Vogt
One of the things I do when we are in the grocery store is look The main race is a 210- at where all of our “fresh” foods come from. Chile, Mexico, South mile (338 km) run, mostly Africa, Israel and many places in-between. You would think that following the Yukon River, fresh food from so far away should be expensive, but it is cheap to Eagle, Alaska, and back. when we think of the many miles it has traveled. It is cheap for us, Running times for the race even here in Dawson, but there is a whole other cost that we do not see. are generally between 20 We have just returned from Mexico where we have gotten to and 30 hours. There’s a know some of the people who work on the farms that produce mandatory 6 our layover some of the food that we eat every day, like tomatoes, grapes, or- in Eagle and a 2-hour break anges, and much more. What we have learned is that these people that must be take at either are often abused and taken advantage of. Their salary is very low, Fortymile or Eagle. Last about $10 a day Canadian. This is not surprising, but it still is sad year the first three teams all that those who work growing our food do not have enough to feed came back in under 24 hours their families well. running time. These conditions make Canada seem like heaven for them and The Percy Junior group they want to come here to work. We have friends from Mexico that have come to Canada to work as farm labors. What a surprise for runs down to Forty Mile them when some things are not much better here. They may not and returns, about half the be treated illegally, but the problem is how Canadian law allows distance. There are two farm workers to be treated. One of our Mexican friends told us of changes this year. The mass working up to 20 hours a day, with no overtime, and feeling that start will occur at 3 o’clock if he did not comply with his boss’ wishes that he would be sent instead of the usual noon back. He described his work as being in a prison without walls. hour, and there will be just But it was all legal. an 8-hour layover instead Allow me to quote from the Manitoba labour standards: of an overnight stay. These “What about employees who spend one season in climate con- changes are at the request of trolled facilities, and the rest of the year working both indoors and outside? the mushers, who want the If employees are hired to work partly outside on the farm and Junior to become more like partly inside a climate controlled facility, they would not be en- the main race, with definite titled to minimum standards regarding overtime, hours of work, times and schedules. general holidays or wages for reporting to work. Both sets of teams “An example of this is an employee of a vegetable farm, who generally manage the return works outside tending to the crop for part of the year, and then trip by late Friday afternoon, works in a climate controlled facility during the winter for grad- and the banquet is held on ing, packaging and shipping.” (http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/ Saturday. This year the standards/doc,ag_employee_standards,factsheet.html#q156) banquet moves back to the Things only get worse for farm workers in Alberta and Nova Scotia. There they are not even covered by any safety standards: Oddfellows Hall, after having Alberta and Nova Scotia are the only provinces where work- been bumped by conflicting place safety standards don't apply to farms. In Alberta, farm own- events for a couple of years. ers don't have to be part of the workers' compensation program, Technology has made the and the government doesn't have to investigate fatalities like it race more of a spectator does for other industries. Farm workers are also barred from sport in recent years and unionizing. (http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=5beefccb- that will continue. Instead c421-49d2-912f-bd2ffec1226c) of just watching starting Conditions like these are what we would expect to find in third and finishing lines, you world countries but not Canada. I think it is time for the Feder- can see the progress of the al Government to step in and put pressure on the provinces to change their farm labor laws and bring them in line with the other teams in the main race on sectors. your computer, pad or other Thank you for taking the time to make positive changes for Bacon Fairy visits Dawson handheld device, anything those who bring us our daily bread. The fairy distributed five pounds of bacon to hung that will surf the Internet. Roache's Corner by Mike Roache “We have the spot tracking over patrons of the Westminster Hotel on Thaw-Di- again this year,” Claxton Gras Sunday. Photo by Dan Sokolowski. said, “which makes the race more fun to watch online.” You can find it at http:// www.thepercy.com. The Percy de Wolfe Memorial Mail Race began as a commemorative mail run in 1977, to honour the memory of the Iron Man Mail Carrier after whom it is named. De Wolfe carried the mail back and forth between the two towns in all kinds of weather from 1910 to 1949. P22 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN
HANK & FRIENDS CYFT 106.9 FM: Local Psychic News & Advising Dawson City Community Radio by Hank March 19, 2014 Ask Hank: If you have questions requiring psychic answers, just ask Hank! Everything welcome. See disclaimer below. “The Spirit of Dawson” Dear Hank, I would like to hear your love predictions for me. Leah MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY 1 to 5 p.m. Manager’s Mix - Mr. Manager Dear Leah, Your inner animal is the charismatic He-Goat. Be willing
THURSDAY, March 20 to take charge of your love life and manage your strong and Hank is a local psychic adviser erratic emotions. Any sense of confinement is self-imposed.
5 to 6 p.m. Youth Broadcast - Ricky & Friends whose visionary gifts will help Your own fears are the ‘dragons at the gate’ and you have a 6 to 7 p.m. Simply the Best - Jonna guide you to uncovering the mys- choice in creating a life that is blissful or blah. And some- teries of life. Ask him anything! timesDear it Hcanank, only get better! 7 to 8 p.m. Kajambo! Radio - Paulie P n Life, love, money, anything! Just Whatxo Hank is the average velocity of an unladen sparrow? 8 to 9 p.m. Kings of Dawson City - Ben & Brendon remember - the truth hurts! Holly 9 to 10 p.m. Trenchtown 1G0 - Ricky
FRIDAY, March 21 Dear Holly, 2 to 3 p.m. Southside City Swag - Chris We could do the obvious scientific analysis (and the an- swer is, in brief, really, really stinkin’ fast), but this is not 3 to 5 p.m. On the John - John Hank’s Birthday Horoscope: Aries (March 21 – April 20): why you are writing me – you are more deeply searching for 5 to 6 p.m. The Lots of Bluegrass Show - Caffray a connection to your inner beast. After doing several clero- mancy readings for you (reading fortunes through the toss- 6 to 7 p.m. The Earwig - The Alpine Robot Something will happen this ing of small, insignificant objects), your bits indicate that the 7 to 9 p.m. Spiritwind - Jeff week that will pass the follow- High Priestess and the Devil are urging you. This is excellent 9 to 11 p.m. The Fox and the Forest - Mathias ing week. Embrace it and then news!Dear But Hank, unfortunately I can’t help you. shed it off like a dead snake- Hxoow Hank will I find true love? SATURDAY, March 22 skin. Don’t be too disgruntled C.J.C at something that changed that 1 to 3 p.m. Golden Frequencies - Diego wasn’t supposed to – Mercury is sending electric mind waves 4 to 5 p.m. He Played/She Played - Gabby & Dan Dear C.J.C, and your cup will be full once Your inner animals are a peculiar hybrid between a Mon- 5 to 7 p.m. The City Mic - Mike & Steph more!Hank’s Singles Romance 7 to 9 p.m. Rocking Blues - Sonny Boy Williams Reading: goose and a Snake. These beasts are both naughty hyper-hy- (Hank knows that Thaw-di- pos and are in constant struggle, despite being of the same 9 to 10 p.m. Auditory Slaughter - Karl Gras was ‘good’ to many people form. So basically, it’s not looking good. in terms of ‘romance’. Although Celebrityxo Hank Birthdays (March 19 – April 2): SUNDAY, March 23 he was out for a bit and doesn’t
actually want to think about it 10 to 12 p.m. Happytime Radio - Ryan The numbers following the names indicate the persons much.)
12 to 1 p.m. Today’s Special - Craig & Tanya “Popularity Rating Overall”, in order. I am still trying to find who is #1, as well as any indication of any form of ranking 1 to 2 p.m. The Cat’s Meow - Capri Hank’s Lucky Number Fore- cast: criteria whatsoever. 2 to 3 p.m. Don’t You Hate Pants - Alex n Lady Gaga (#24), Mark the Undertaker Callaway (#194), 7 to 8 p.m. The Missing Link - Dan Bruce Willis (#342), Celine Dion (#534), Elton John (#538), The lucky number for this Diana Ross (#792), Vincent Van Gogh (#1043), Susan Boyle 8 to 10 p.m. Meat and Potatoes - Kit week is 1065. (#1070), Eric Clapton (#1160), Harry Houdini (#1207), Quentin Tarantino (#1302), M.C. Hammer (#1396), Johann Bach (#1366), Christopher Walken (#1602), Mr. Rogers (#1637), Robert Frost (#3696), Rodney King (#4853), Akira Kurosawa (#5746), Tommy Hilfiger (#6107), Rene Descartes Tune your dial to 106.9 FM or (#7173), and David Suzuki (#10988). Cable Channel 11 (Rolling Ads) in Dawson City, Disclaimer: Please be advised that Hank does not necessarily believe anything he says. Hank does not necessarily answer questions he doesn’t like or finds insignificant. Although Hank will give or listen live over the internet at www.cfyt.ca! readings to people he doesn’t like, the people receiving them might not like them. As a general rule, Hank tends to give better psychic fortunes after payment. Please be further advised that Hank is not responsible for anything. Particularly with regards to anything he says or does or how those actions are interpreted. Or anything.
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P.O. Box 308 (1336 Front Street), Dawson City, Yukon Y0B 1G0 Tel: (867) 993-7400 ~ Fax: (867) 993-7434 CITY OF DAWSON www.cityofdawson.ca (updated regularly) TENDER NOTICE
The City of Dawson will be accepting sealed bids for the: CITY OF DAWSON Catering Services for AYC ConventionTENDER May NOTICE 8 to 11, 2014 The CityThe of following Dawson Tender will Packages be accepting are available sealed for Tender:bids for the: Tender #1: Reception on May 8th, 2014 Tender #2:Catering Health Breaks and BeverageServices Supply on Mayfor 9, 10 and 11th, 2014. Tender #3: Lunch Breaks on May 9 & 10, 2014, and a bagged lunch on May 11th. AYC ConventionTender #4: Opening Formal May Banquet 8 onto May 11, 9th, 2014 2014 TheProponents following may Tender tender Packages any or all are of theavailable tender for packages. Tender:
Tender #1: Reception on May 8th, 2014 Tender #2: Health Breaks and Beverage Supply on May 9, 10 and 11th, 2014. Tender #3: Lunch Breaks on May 9 & 10, 2014, and a bagged lunch on May 11th. Tender #4: Opening Formal Banquet on May 9th, 2014 Proponents may tender any or all of the tender packages.
Sealed Bids, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender, are to be delivered to The City of Dawson Office located at:
1336 Front Street Box 308 Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0
Sealed Bids, in accordanceNo later than with noon the onterms March and 31, conditions 2014. of the tender, are to be delivered to The City of Dawson Office located at: The City of Dawson reserves the right to accept or refuse any or all bids. 1336 Front Street FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONBox 308 PLEASE CONTACT Joanne Van Nostrand, SFO, at 993-7400 Ext 415 or email Joanne at [email protected] City, YT Y0B 1G0
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT Joanne Van Nostrand, SFO, at 993-7400 Ext 415 or email Joanne at [email protected]
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Recreation Department News
Phone: 993-7400 Ext. 2 Web: www.cityofdawson.ca Facebook: “City of Dawson Recreation”
Recreation Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am-5 pm
Session 5 - April Afterschool Programming March 30 - April 25 Registration begins Monday, March 24
Mondays - Cross Country Skiing Grades 1-5 Cost $20 Tuesdays - Jigging Club with TH Grades 1 and Up Wednesdays - Wacky Wednesdays Grades 2-6 Cost $20 Thursdays - Girl Power Grades 5 and Up Friday - Juggling Grades 2-6 Cost $20
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, 7:00-8:00 @ the RSS Ancillary Room Yoga with Anna Claxton - Tues & Thurs 5:30-6:50 pm @ Ancillary Rm, Feb 18 - Mar 2 Kickboxing - Mon & Wed, 6:45-8:30 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 Women’s Volleyball - Saturdays, 2-4:00 pm @ the RSS Gym Adult Archery - Sundays, 6-8:00 pm @ the RSS Gym Adult Juggling - Mondays 5-6:30 pm & Fridays, 5:30-7 pm @ the Ancillary Room Adult Drop In Basketball - Sundays, 4-5:30 pm @ the RSS Gym Cancelled March 2, 9 and 16th
Watch for announcements & cancellations on our Facebook page. For Rec schedules & updates go to the City of Dawson website.
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