The WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 • VOL. 25, NO. 1 $1.25 KLONDIKE Happy Breakup! SUN The River's out - summer's on the way! The visiting fiddlers from Selkirk Street Elementary School chill out at Klondyke Cream & Candy, shepherded by former RSS teacher and Palace Grand performer, Grant Hartwick. Photo by Dan Davidson. in this Issue Fire on 7th Ave. 3 Kokopelle farm 6 May 2 is this year's breakup day 7 It's our birthday Cigarettes lit this Yukon Housing Part of Sunnydale returns to its Next comes the ferry launch. Max’s New month! It's been 25 unit. farming roots. Summer Hours years of Sun shine. What to see and do in Dawson! 2 New taco cart 8 Gertie's story 12 What's Your Story 22 Uffish Thoughts 4 Family Time 9 TV Guide 14-18 Business Directory & Job Board 23 Letters 5 SOVA grads 10 Stacked 20 City notices 24 P2 WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 THE KLONDIKE SUN What to SEE AND DO in DAWSON now: hatha yoga With jOanne van nOstranD: This free public service helps our readers find their way through the many Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30- activities all over town. Any small happening may need preparation and 7SOVA p.m. E-mail [email protected] 24 hours in advance. planning, so let us know in good time! To join this listing contact the office at [email protected]. aDMin Office hOurs DAWSON CITY INTERNATIONAL GOLD SHOW: liBrarY hOurs : Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Starting May 1: Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. art supplY stOre hOurs May 16-17 at the Recreation : CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER. Centre. Hosted by the Dawson City Chamber of Commerce. An array of industry : Monday to Thursday, 9-1 p.m. or by appointment. Break-upsuppliers and festival: regulators to exchange information and ideas. See http://www. dawsoncitychamberofcommerce.ca/ for info. DawsonSee Administrative City OfficeCommunity for details. Library Friday, May 16 at the KIAC ballroom for the hilarious liBrarY hOurs Yukon Gold Comics. Tickets $25. Saturday, May 17 for Elvira Kurt and John Wing at the Palace Grand. Tickets $30. Tickets available at Maximilian's. Presented BOOk launch: PRESENTATIOn BY: Monday BERTOn to h OFriday,use W noonriter to-in 6:30-resi p.m.Dence Closed alan Saturday cuMYn by the Dawson City Museum. Klondike and Sunday. Colours 833 3rd St. on Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m. Rabbit Creek Press, READING BY GARY GEddES & ANN ERIKSSON : Dawson City's newest publishing house releases their first book, Monday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Dawson City Community Library. cOver ,M a ecolouring BaDD vi :book by Andrée Bélanger. As a special treat, storyteller Marie-Claude Dufresne will be debuting her new story! : Monday, June 23 at 7 p.m. at Conservationthe Library. Klondike Society Friday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at KIAC. Cover Me Badd returns for another evening of mind melting cover songs. Are you a musician? Do you DepOt hOurs want to participate? Build a band by emailing [email protected]. Space is limited! MeetingsSign up now! : Sat, Sun, Mon: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of refundables Dawsonmay be left on City the deck Recreation during off hours. Department Info: 993-6666. IODE DAWSON CITY: Meet first Tuesday each month at home of Joyce Caley Get the Rec & Leisure Newsletter & stay up to date. Website: www.cityofdawson. RatOYAL 7:30 p.m.CANA ForDIAN info LcallEGION Myrna BRANCH Butterworth, #1: 993-5353, Joyce Caley, 993-5424. Recess for summer July-Oct. Theca. Facebook: Westminster "City of Dawson Hotel Recreation". Contact us at 993-2353. Meet first Thursday each month at friDaYs in the lOunGe: pLegioniOneer Hall W (3rdOMen and O fKing the St.) Yuk atO 7:30n: p.m. Contacts Helen Bowie, 993-5526, Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. 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. Meet third Thursday each month at 7:30 p.m. at YOOP Hall. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Recess for summer Onesie Wednesday - happy hour all day, all night when you sport KlondikeJune, July and Aug.Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Klondikeyour favourite Katesunion suit! Smallie Sunday - happy hour small drafts open to close. in the cONFLUENCE GallerY: the klOnDike painters GrOup: Open fOr the seasOn: Thursday, May 15 at 11 a.m. IN THE ODD GALLERY: SARAH CRAWLEY ABSENT PRESENCE: May 22 - Chamber of Commerce June 15. Opening reception: May 22 at 6 p.m. chaMBer MeetinGs: May 22 - June 27. Opening night: Thursday, May 22. Artist Talk: 7:30 p.m. in the KIAC Ballroom. Regular meetings on the second Wednesday of each Reception to follow. Winnipeg artist Sarah Crawley presents a large scale photo- monthTown at Council the Downtown Hotel. ARTISTSgraphic installation CAN TAL K,of analogueAND DANCE photographs: made during a winter residency in Council MeetinGs: Dawson City. Thursday, May 15 at Macaulay House. 7 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Council p.m. – artist talks. 9:30 p.m. – dance party! (BYOB. Dress to impress/regress/ Chambers. Public invited to ask Council questions during the question period, which takes place towards the end of each meeting. Meetings are also aired on Dearundress/digress universe – W basicallyOrksh Owearp W ithwhatever artist you in want, resiD butence come sarah ready sM toalik: bust Committee Of the WhOle MeetinGs: moves.) Please join KIAC artists-in-residence Kirsten McCrea and Sarah Smalik. Channel 12. Council will be holding Committee Dawsonof the Whole City meetings Museum as posted at the posted office. sOFridaylar -G Sunday,raphY May With 16-18. sarah Friday cra 6-W 9le p.m.,Y: Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Macaulay House. Cost: FREE. A performance-based workshop. suMMer hOurs: Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. at Beginning May 18. tthehe KIAC GOOD Classroom. tiMes c hCostOir (includes With nOO GST):sa!: $21. Build your own cameras and cre- Parks Canada ate ethereal photographs that track the sun’s path across the sky. DOOr's Open: Musical selection varying from blue- grass to classic rock to jazz. Tuesdays, May 6 to June 24. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at KIAC DarkrOOM cluB With reBekah Miller: klOnDike natiSaturday,Onal hist MayO 17,ric from sites 11 pr a.m.OG tora 4pm.MMin PeekG: into some build- Ballroom. $31.50 (includes GST) Ages: 19+. ings that aren't usually open to the public. Mondays, 6-9 p.m. $10 drop-in. Starting Sunday, Upstairs in the back room at KIAC. Includes use of chemicals and equipment May 18. Walking tours, photography exhibits, self-guided programs. See the sandatur assistanceDaY Dr ifO required.p-in paintin *PaperG: available for purchase. For more info, contact Visitor'sMiscellaneous Centre for details. Rebekah at [email protected]. zuMBa: 1-4 p.m. in the KIAC Classroom.. $5. Inspire YOGAand be W inspiredITH ANNA by otherCLAXTON: artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Fun, Latin-inspired fitness program for all ages and abilities! All sum- Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered mer long at the TH Hall. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Drop in or Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 6:30-7:50 a.m. purchase a 10-pass punch card. $10 drop in or 10 class prepaid card for $80. Wednesday lunch hour, 12:10 - 12:50 p.m. $5, or 10 class prepaid card for $4. Held in the KIAC Ballroom. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 P3 Fire blamed on improper disposal of cigarettes By Christopher Reynolds With photos and some input from Dan Davidson all orchestrated was just and Telecommunications Whitehorse Star, May 7/14, phenomenal,” he said. Commission) that we need used with permission. The young man spent some to go through a regulatory time in the Dawson Community process before activating it, Hospital. we would currently, right now, Dawson RCMP said he have 911 in place in all Yukon A house fire that threatened was suffering from smoke communities,” Community the life of a young man in inhalation. Services Minister Brad Cathers Dawson City on Tuesday The teen’s mother, Gail Reid, said in the house on April 2. morning, May 6, has drawn had already left for work when But Silver highlighted renewed attention to the the fire broke out, Regimbal what he saw as a misleading lack of 911 services in the said. characterization in Cathers’ communities. The diligent civilian also use of “911,” pointing to a letter A passerby overheard a helped rescue a dog named to the government from the smoke alarm at a house on Ranger and cat, who remains CRTC. Seventh Avenue just north of anonymous. “The Yukon interim rural 911 Firefighters hose down the house during a return visit the next Princess Street, around 6:30 Regimbal estimated the emergency response access day. For that story see page 5. a.m. house sustained $300,000 in system service proposed in To assist a young man in his damage to its roof and back. your letter does not meet basic late 20s sleeping inside, he Yukon Housing is looking at 911 or enhanced 911 service broke a window and helped him demolishing the building, he definitions,” the CRTC stated in dial one of three seven-digit Cathers gave the example of a out of the home, part of a row of said.