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Yukon Zinc – which owns the Wolverine mine shown in this 2009 photo – has received protection from the Supreme Court of British Columbia to avoid bankruptcy.
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ing of our balance sheet, and to preserve the value of the company’s assets in the long term.” ukon Zinc has received The company has been granted protection from its crediprotection from being sued for its tors on $646 million of debts until April 10, according of debt. the court’s initial order. The Chinese-owned company In the meantime, suppliers are owns the Wolverine zinc mine, required to continue providing located in southeast Yukon. services to Yukon Zinc in acThey announced a temporary cordance with their agreements, shut-down of the mine back in according to the letter. January, citing falling mineral “In return, Yukon Zinc will prices. pay suppliers in full for goods As of a week ago, the company and services provided on or after has been appointed a financial March 13, 2015. Any payment monitor by the Supreme Court of invoices up to and including of British Columbia to oversee its March 12, 2015 is stayed by the financial affairs. court and cannot be paid.” Protection under the CompaBy far the largest portion of nies’ Creditors Arrangement Act the company’s debt is $595 milis a step before bankruptcy that lion owed to Jinduicheng Canada gives a company some relief to Resource Corporation Ltd., which restructure its business. also happens to be Yukon Zinc’s It “presents an opportunity parent company. for the company to avoid bankMore than 50 Yukon comparuptcy and allows the creditors nies are listed as debtors. to receive some form of payment As of January 30, the company for amounts owing to them by also owed the Yukon governthe company,” according to the ment $3 million in mine security website for PwC Canada, the firm for eventual mine closure and that has been appointed to moni- reclamation. It has been out tor Yukon Zinc. of compliance with its mining “The decision to file for CCAA licence since October for failing protection was not taken lightly,” to make payments on an agreed according to a letter sent this upon schedule. week from CEO Jingyou Lu to the A new court order this week company’s creditors. has granted the company permis“We filed for CCAA protection sion to borrow up to $1.5 million to allow for an orderly restructur- from Maynards Financial PartnerNews Reporter
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Bylaw rules out foul play in deaths of three dogs Whitehorse bylaw says foul play is not suspected after three dogs died over two days this week. Rumours were flying around Whitehorse that the pets has been intentionally poisoned.
But bylaw officer Kyle Morrison said the investigation doesn’t point that way. Officers investigated the deaths of two dogs in Porter Creek on March 15 and a third dog in the industrial area a day later. “We don’t believe they are connected,” Morrison said.
ship Ltd., a firm that specializes in high-risk lending to companies in financial trouble, as it continues its efforts at restructuring. The court-appointed monitor will continue to oversee the company’s finances while it attempts to come up with a plan that will satisfy creditors and the court. While the company has not yet announced that it will dissolve and divvy up its assets, if it comes to that, it remains to be seen which debts will take priority. “The big question is, where in the hierarchy does the obligation to the Yukon government security fund, and all the other things fall?” asked Yukon economist Keith Halliday. Will that debt to the “mother ship” have legal precedence over debts to Yukon companies? And further, when it comes to a company backed by the Chinese government, will the regular rules of business still apply? “I wonder what their policy is on it, in terms of not meeting its financial obligations in a foreign country?” said Halliday. “There’s a difference between legal responsibility and what we would expect from a foreign government. Will they step up and meet their obligations or will they walk away from the company?” Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com
He wouldn’t comment on how the dogs may have died. The working theory is that they were poisoned, but “so far we suspect no foul play through the investigation,” he said. The animals have been sent Outside for a necropsy. (Ashley Joannou)
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Kluane First Nation eyes mineral prospects in hope of a bright future Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter
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Kluane First Nation’s development corporation has invested in the Wellgreen Platinum project, located off the Alaska Highway north of Burwash Landing.
Wellgreen Platinum mining project. The site boasts one of the world’s largest undeveloped platinum deposits, and was mined briefly in the 1970s. Wellgreen’s deal with Kluane was just the second time in Yukon’s history that a First Nation received shares in a mineral project as part of a co-operation agreement. The company has recently released a preliminary economic assessment, planning for a $586 million mine, with a production rate of up to 50,000 tonnes per day over a 25 year mine life. “We’ve got a very close working relationship,� said Clark. Revenues to the First Nation in 2012, the first year of the deal, were just $900, but since then have jumped to six figures, he said. The community is also engaged in land use planning process, so that all citizens can have a say on the long-term vision for nearly 1,000
square kilometres of settlement lands. In order to do that, it has to first take stock of what’s out there. Last month the First Nation inked a deal with the Yukon government to complete $583,000 geophysical survey of a section of the Kluane region just west of the Alaska Highway. The area covers all of Kuane First Nation’s Category A settlement land, which is where they own the mineral rights, in addition to Crown land. The First Nation chipped in $83,000, with the Yukon government putting up the rest. That work is going to fill in one of the few remaining gaps in the Yukon for geophysical data. The survey area overlaps the Wellgreen property, located just outside Kluane settlement land, and it could provide clues as to whether similar deposits exist nearby.
“We know that there’s a mineral deposit at Wellgreen – we know that it’s associated with a particular kind of rock, and once you can associate that kind of rock with a magnetic signature you just look for that magnetic signature elsewhere,� said Don Murphy, head of bedrock geology for the Yukon Geological Survey. “Working with Kluane has just been extraordinary,� he said. The partnership will probably become a model for future work with other First Nations as well, said Murphy. “We’re quite excited, obviously. I’m probably running off my mouth with excitement, but we love getting this new kind of data. It’s great to get that kind of stuff.� The survey is being done right now, and should be complete by the end of the month. It involves flying a helicopter in a carefully plotted grid formation
over the region, with a magnetometer sticking out the front, passively collecting data about the magnetism of the bedrock below. The results, when they come, are going to help the Kluane First Nation make informed decisions about how to plan its land use into the future. “We’re not in any rush to make decisions,� said Clark. “We’re just here to understand the process and make decisions once we know what we have.� Kluane First Nation members will have a chance to give input on land use planning this summer, he said. “Environmental stewardship is our primary goal, and protecting what we have and understanding that any work that is done is done in a good way, it meets our values and it meets our long-term objectives.� Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com
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conomic development is no longer a dirty word for the Kluane First Nation. Geordan Clark is the executive director of Kluane Dana Shaw Co., the First Nation’s development corporation and business arm. He presented at the Yukon First Nations Resource Conference this week a vision for development at a pace and scale suitable for the tiny First Nation of 250 members, of which only about 100 live in the hub of Burwash Landing. That’s something that leadership wasn’t open to just a few years ago, he said. He recalled, laughing, approaching chief and council in 2008 for economic development funds. They just said no, he said. “I was like, ‘does that mean we’re fired?’â€? But in 2011 the development corporation was formed, and they started hiring their own for construction projects in the community, including a new skating rink and store. “Rather than focus on profits ‌ and developing investments, we said, well let’s work with our people,â€? said Clark. “Our people are the most important part of who we are. Without the people, what good is money? And without having people live in our community, who’s going to work for us, and pass on our traditions and knowledge?â€? The corporation’s main focus currently is on mineral exploration and fuel services, said Clark. “We don’t have a lot of trees there, so forestry is kind of ruled out, and there’s some wind, but you need some clients or customers to sell your wind power or hydro power. Tourism is very seasonal and small. Construction is seasonal and depends on community needs. Our intent here is saying, ‘How do we sustain ourselves over the next 100, 200 years? What do we do? “It’s important that we create jobs outside of our First Nation office.â€? The corporation has invested in several local enterprises, the most significant of which may be the
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without his approval last December. Champion, who was halfway into a four-year term, made the There is a familiar face at the helm comment in January and was fired of the Nacho Nyak Dun First Naby council the following week. tion. Few details were provided as to Simon Mervyn, who previwhy he was fired, except a referously served two terms as chief, ence to Section 14 of the First won back the spot last night after Nation’s Governance Act, which receiving 130 of 226 total votes in a states that council members may general election. be subject to discipline up to and He beat out the only other can- including removal of office if their didate, Albert Genier, who received conduct or behaviour calls into 92 votes. question the dignity or integrity of Millie Olsen was elected as the First Nation. deputy chief while Irene Johnny, (Myles Dolphin) Ronald Peter, Melody Hutton and Sharon Peter won councillor seats. RCMP search for man Former Nacho Nyak Dun chief who exposed himself Ed Champion had declared the snap election “unlawful.” He said he was out of the terri- Police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman on tory when the election was called the Millennium Trail Wednesday. According to an RCMP press Friday, March 20 thru Thursday, March 26 release, the woman was walking her dog along the trail in RiverWhitehorse Yukon Cinema Whi8thorse dale when she encountered a man 304 Wood Street Ph: 668-6644 some time between 5 and 6 p.m. The man turned and followed her. When the woman got to a part (G) Violence – Nightly 6:45 & 9:30 PM of the trail surrounded by trees, she turned and noticed the man masturbating. “He continued to walk after (14A) Violence – Nightly 7:00 & 9:45 PM her, pulling down his pants and Whitehorse Qwanlin Cinema Corner of 4th & Cook Ph: 668-6644 whistling. She then turned and fled the area, she did not see where he went,” the release says. The incident was reported to (G) Nightly 7:00 & 9:45 PM police. Officers searched the area Sat & Sun Matinees 1:30 & 4:15 PM but could not find the man. Fri & Mon thru Thurs Matinees 4:15 PM
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Territory pitches in for more camping The Yukon government is spending $576,00 on more camping. The money will be going to the development of the Conrad campground near Carcross. That includes construction of a gravel roads, campsites, camping facilities and walking trails. The bulk of the construction of the 35-site campground will happen this year, the government says. It will open to the public in 2016. “With mountain bike trails and a boat launch nearby, the Conrad campground on Windy Arm should prove popular with outdoor enthusiasts,” Environment Minister Wade Istchenko said in a statement. On top of the new campground, the money will be used so 10 campsites can open early this year. They’ll open May 8 instead of the May long weekend and stay open until the end of September. The 10 campgrounds are Congdon Creek, Fox Lake, Lake Laberge, Marsh Lake, Pine Lake, Snafu Lake, Squanga Lake, Tarfu Lake, Twin Lakes and Wolf Creek. (Ashley Joannou)
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Bushman stayed close to his roots Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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n a fateful day in 1965, Fred Hasselberg recognized all the warning signs of an impending avalanche but had no way of alerting other miners in Stewart, B.C. about the danger. Hurrying down 6,000 feet from his post atop the Leduc glacier, he found Portal Camp covered in millions of pounds of snow, and 40 men buried alive. He managed to save at least five of the 14 men who survived that day, and even volunteered to go back a week later to recover the last of the missing bodies despite the risk of more snow slides. It’s just one story of heroism and selflessness about Hasselberg, a traditional Kaska Dena elder who passed away from cancer at the age of 85 on Wednesday evening. Ernie Edzerza, who knew Hasselberg for most of his life, worked alongside him at the Granduc copper mine site near the B.C. and Alaska border. “He was an extraordinary person who had a sixth sense when others didn’t,” he said. “He’s the best man I ever worked with in the bush and I got most of my experience working with him.” The year before the avalanche, as seismic testing was being carried out to determine the depth of the ice field, Hasselberg volunteered to be lowered down 80 feet into a crevasse to rescue a trapped engineer. “If he knew something had to be done, he’d do it,” Edzerza said. Andy Lutz owes his life to Hasselberg, too. Lutz, a skilled bushman in his own right, would help Hasselberg either with his trap lines or prospecting for gold.
strays at his home, he was always helping animals. Then in the spring, he’d trap them. “It took me years to understand that, but I finally did. He had a great respect and honour for animals.” Hasselberg was known for doing things his own way. He once built a barge big enough to carry a small Caterpillar tractor up the river to one of his cabins. Walter Nehring remembers people in Watson Lake being skeptical about Hasselberg succeeding. “There was a lot of scuttlebutt in town about whether he could do it,” Nehring said. “I chuckle because anyone who knew Fred knew that he’d already thought all this through. He’d done the math on the weight of the barge, the weight of the Cat, and the strength of the current. “He was the most intelligent uneducated man I ever met.” Hasselberg wanted to know Jesse Winter/Yukon News how everything worked, from the Fred Hasselberg stands in front of the house he built by hand in this photo from 2013. simplest tool to the most complex Hasselberg died Wednesday at the age of 85. A funeral service will be held March 26. technology such as satellite television. One night, they decided to set that didn’t mean much to her decades, and hunting martens, “It wasn’t good enough for father. up a tent in a camp along the Liducks and beavers. him to just turn a television on, “He didn’t want the medal ard River, when suddenly a black Hasselberg’s father was a Norhe had to know how it worked,” because of his feelings towards bear came looking for trouble. It wegian adventurer who came to Nehring said. went straight for Lutz and mauled the monarchy, and he wouldn’t the Yukon in the 1930s. Hasselberg also piloted a bush him. Hasselberg, who was only go pick it up when they sent it to He met a Kaska woman and plane without a licence, Campbell a few feet away, grabbed a rifle. him,” she said. they settled near the river, where said, an old Aeronca Chief twoKnowing he had to be careful “It wasn’t something he treaHasselberg and his four siblings seater built in 1946. not to accidentally shoot Lutz in sured.” learned early on how to take care He built a small runway and the darkness, he waved one hand Born and raised on the banks of themselves. hangar for the aircraft, which around until he could feel the of the Liard River, Hasselberg Campbell recorded the wisdom he kept at Little Jimmy Lake for bear, then shot it. cherished the land he grew up on and knowledge her father wanted years, Campbell said. Lutz was badly injured and and was a vehement defender of to share with the world, and “He needed to put an electric needed medical attention, so Has- aboriginal rights. created a blog about it, fence around it to keep the bears selberg carried him to his barge He lived in his childhood borrowedtime.simplesite.com. away,” she said. and took him down river to the home until it burned down about “He was the most amazing A funeral service will be held Watson Lake Hospital. five years ago. He built a new one man I’ve ever known, he always on Thursday, March 26 at the The act of bravery earned with his own hands. did the right thing,” she said. Watson Lake Recreation Centre Hasselberg a medal from Queen He believed in self-sustain“When I first started spendat 2 p.m. Elizabeth II, but as his daughter ability, tending his trap lines up ing time with him I was a bit Contact Myles Dolphin at Freda Campbell tells the story, and down the river for several confused because he always had myles@yukon-news.com
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The official record of the court is a paper one, and that isn’t going to change, Blaker said. he Yukon’s justice system is But JEIN is a more modern one step closer to upgrad- web-based system for tracking ing its badly outdated and managing the files. information management system. It is expected to be up and After years of examining difrunning some time in the 2016ferent options across the country, 17 fiscal year. the Department of Justice has One of the first steps is to take decided on a Nova Scotia system, as many court forms as possible with some Yukon-specific tweaks. and upload them to the system. The new system, known as The idea is that documents like JEIN – the Justice Enterprise probation orders, bench warrants Information Network – will bring or sentence orders will be autoYukon courts into this millenmatically filled with information nium. already in the system. It will replace the old Court As well, if a judge sends someRegistry Information System, one to jail, the same system will CRIS, which was built sometime let the Whitehorse Correctional in the ‘80s. Centre know. Right now getSheri Blaker, director of court ting everyone on the same page services, said JEIN will make involves phone calls and faxed courts more efficient. paperwork. It will allow the department to CRIS runs on a command-line keep better track of statistics and, program. That means using arfor the first time, link the courts cane codes and keystroke combiwith other branches like the jail nations, rather than being able to and victim services. navigate around with a mouse. The exact details of what the It is not at all intuitive, and new system will look like are still one false keystroke can send you being worked on, but Blaker was down a rabbit hole that is difable to give some of the broad ficult to get out of. strokes of what to expect. Justice staff will be meeting News Reporter
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Fifth man arrested in Whitehorse drug bust A fifth man has been arrested after a 10-month RCMP investigation into organized drug trafficking in the territory. Jacob Bowie Maynard, 19, of
Whitehorse, has been charged with cocaine trafficking. Police remain tight-lipped about the investigation. Maynard joins four other men who were arrested Monday following two “high-risk vehicle stops” and a raid of a local house.
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with people outside the courts who use the computers to find out what they would like in the new system, Blaker said. Once the court system is up and running, the jail and victim services will be added, Blaker said. Right now, inmates at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre are tracked with paper files. That means compiling statistics is especially laborious and timeconsuming, making it difficult to answer questions or file reports, said spokesperson Megan Foreman. Victim services has had its own independent computer system since 2012. Before then, paper files were kept at three different offices – Whitehorse, Dawson City and Watson Lake – without any central way to manage them. Linking their system to JEIN will mean case workers won’t have to sit in the back of courtrooms to get updates on the cases they are working on, said victim services worker Samantha McCormack. “We’ll have faster access to court information, and we’ll be able to link our files with certain
charges too. We’ll get updates a bit quicker.” The entire JEIN update is expected to cost $3.275 million. It follows a recent upgrade to the recording system used in Yukon’s courtrooms. The territory was one of the last jurisdictions in the country make this change. The new Digital Audio Recording System, installed in the fall of 2013, allows judges and lawyers to listen to recordings of court proceedings if they have questions. Rather than having to pay for a whole transcript, “you can order a page, a paragraph or even just a sentence,” said Blaker. The government used to spend $493,000 a year on transcripts, Blaker said. The total cost with the DARS system is about $90,000 a year. In Nova Scotia, JEIN and DARS work together. A “buddy clerk” in another room can listen to what’s going on in court live and get an early start on documents. Blaker said it’s too early to say if something like that might come to the Yukon.
On top of that, police say they are looking for another six men and one woman, several of whom are not believed to be in the territory right now. “Police are confident there is no threat to public safety at this time,” a RCMP news release says. The release says police have seized weapons, including restricted firearms, as well as cocaine. “These arrests are the culmination of a long and complex investigation into organized and dangerous activities that cause significant harm in our community,” Dunmall said in the release. “It takes a careful and sustained investigative effort and planning for police to reach a
point where arrests can be safely made, weapons seized and illegal activities disrupted.” Dunmall said she couldn’t comment further. On Tuesday, four men arrested Monday appeared in court. Steven Bullers, 40, of Whitehorse is facing a single charge of trafficking in cocaine. Jeffery Redick, 34, and Taylor Wallace, 23, of Whitehorse, as well as Jason Morgan, 33, of Abbotsford are each facing multiple charges, including possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a prohibited weapon and possessing a loaded restricted firearm. (Ashley Joannou)
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here’s a tantalizing possibility, however remote, that the Yukon government’s decision to replace its legal team assigned to the Peel watershed case presents a way out of this otherwise hopeless mess. It’s not through victory. The odds of that still look extremely remote, even with a high-powered Bay Street firm defending the territory. It wouldn’t be surprising if the new lawyers reach the same conclusion as many others: that the cards are stacked badly against the government, due to both the sheer ineptitude of the government’s handling of the matter and the broad preference of the courts to side with First Nations during legal battles such as this. Yet the pretense of reviewing new advice presents Premier Darrell Pasloski with a face-saving way to extricate himself from this quagmire. New information has come to light, he could assert. After prudent consideration of the matter, an outof-court resolution is preferable for all parties, yadda yadda. You get the idea. The implication would be that this really isn’t the premier’s fault. He was acting on advice before; he has better advice now. In other words, don’t blame him; blame the lawyers. It may seem implausible that the government would give up the fight now, given the stubbornness with which it has fought until now to defend its plan to largely open the Peel watershed to mining. But something important has changed since the Yukon Party announced its plans after the last election. Then, it must have seemed like a good way to prop up the government’s image as the champions of the economy. Now, the opposite is true: relations between the government and First Nations are so tattered that it threatens to freak out investors, to the point at which miners and other business executives are publicly fretting about it. It doesn’t matter how many times the premier rearranges the chairs around the cabinet table, or switches his chief of staff. As long as the Peel
issue continues to fester, the Yukon Party will be unable to shake the perception they have badly harmed the territory’s claim to economic stability. There’s no better symbol of the growing mistrust between the government and First Nations than the Peel mess, which stands as a reminder of the government’s cynical way of undermining land claims to suit its own purposes. Even our political leaders, who long insisted they were playing by the rules, now admit they didn’t follow the process spelled out in Yukon’s land claim deals during the Peel talks. Rather than provide specifics during seven years of planning talks about what they wanted, they instead waited until the 11th hour, then introduced a plan that was pretty much the opposite of what was discussed up until that point. To allow such a plan to pass would obviously flout the spirit of land claims, which promised First Nations a meaningful say in regional land-use planning. Now the government wants to be able to rewind the clock to a point at which it could legally introduce its plan. Yet it remains extremely difficult to square this proposed outcome with the law’s clear expectation that governments behave honourably with their dealings with First Nations. As First Nations lawyers have noted, such a result would simply reward the government’s dirty dealings. But even if the premier’s lawyers help take the fall, many words would still have to be eaten by Pasloski. He has told the Yukon public that the government’s appeal of the court ruling on the Peel case is about defending nothing less than democracy itself, and that the ruling threatens to undermine the principle of allowing governments to have final say over what happens on its own land. This is overwrought and silly – no future Yukon government would be so stupid as to repeat the blunders committed during the Peel planning talks, so there should be little concern about us finding ourselves in the same position again. Publisher
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But it would take some fancy talking for the premier to reverse course on this. Presumably, the Yukon government would want to reach some sort of out-of-court compromise with affected First Nations that would give the appearance of something less than a complete surrender. Yet the territory has little leverage at this point. Chiefs may wonder why they would broker a compromise, even one heavily weighted in their favour, if they are able to get the terms they want through a court fight that is going their way. There’s no rush, as the legal limbo hanging over the entire region effectively makes it offlimits to mining. And if money is an issue, conservationists could launch a fundraising campaign, to which many sympathetic residents, fed up with the government, would gladly donate. The Bay Street lawyers claim to be experts at smoothing over spats with First Nations. Yet even with some of the country’s priciest legal minds tackling the problem, there may be no other way about it but to have the premier admit, at some point, that he made a big mistake. And there is no evidence to date that this is something he is capable of doing. (JT) Reporters
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What’s next for Next Generation Hydro competing with the N.W.T. and Nunavut. Instead, northern Aland B.C. are more relevant by Keith berta comparisons. Will investors find a Halliday business case to be more economic near Fort St. John or near Carmacks? Would a high-income knowledge worker find the cost of living cheaper in Nelson or Whitehorse? B.C. and Alberta have much cheaper power than us. The t is easy to generate electricity. wholesale electricity rate in I know engineers will be apAlberta averaged about five cents palled by that statement, but in 2014. Remember that number what I mean is that with enough because we’ll come back to it later. money to invest we could build Our second problem is that plants to generate power here our population and gadget usage with wind, solar, hydro, diesel, means that our surplus power wood, garbage methane, geofrom the 1970s is getting used up. thermal or other methods. These If population and energy usage technologies operate already from per person keep rising, we will Norway to Alaska. need more generation. The challenge is generating Which gets us to the governcheap electricity. And this is what ment’s “Next Generation Hydro” we need in the Yukon. Energy is a project, which recently released huge part of our cost of living in some interesting reports from the the North, and also a major cost first phase of its work. item for businesses. It limits the Sixteen potential dam sites attractiveness of investing and made it through the screening creating jobs in the Yukon. so far. The key point, however, is Thanks to the cheap power that the price filter was 18.3 cents. from the Schwatka and Aishihik That’s more than triple Alberta dams built a generation ago, my levels. The team estimated the last bill worked out to a retail long-term cost of power from price of around 14 cents per each site, and passed it if it was kilowatt hour. This is far cheaper below 18.3 cents, which is based than our friends in the N.W.T. or on the cost to generate electricity Nunavut pay. with liquefied natural gas (LNG) However, we face a problem from Yukon Energy’s new plant near the rapids. for two reasons. First, we aren’t
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I suggest that they set the price filter much lower than this. How smart would it be to invest hundreds of millions of dollars, ten years of effort, and flood a beautiful Yukon valley to get power that was just slightly cheaper than LNG? If the project suffered cost over-runs, which is pretty common with dams, then we might end up with a nightmare scenario where we get environmental impacts plus more expensive power. If Steve Jobs were in charge, he would set them a target of five cents power. Or maybe 10 cents if he was feeling soft. Jobs, you’ll remember, didn’t tell the engineers at Apple to design a phone that had a screen 10 percent bigger than a Nokia or Blackberry. He told them to throw away conventional wisdom and think big. This is how you do things that most people think are impossible. Nor is it something that only geniuses like Jobs do. It is a common approach at corporate research centres. Apparently the stove people at Viking have set themselves an objective to make an oven with “zero preheat” so you don’t have to wait so long for your frozen pizza. Sounds like it violates the laws of physics to me, but they just might surprise us. The important thing, from the point of view of citizens and power bill payers, is that someone needs to put strong pressure on the Next Generation Hydro team
Shooting grizzlies from the roadside is cowardly I cannot begin to express my disappointment with the recommendation by the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board that the proposed regulation to ban the roadside trophy hunting of grizzly bears should be scrapped . I naively assumed that, although the bureaucratic wheels may turn slow, it was merely a matter of time until the board would act upon the passionate but reasoned views expressed by so many Yukoners, and we would have a law protecting these special creatures. The board’s suggestion of a grizzly bear management plan may be a good idea, but these trusting animals need protection now! Perhaps the board is conflating the issue with roadside hunting in general, as so many others are doing. I would remind everyone that it was the trophy killing of a beautiful blonde – and very trusting – grizzly along the Tagish road a couple years back that began this whole process. We are not talking about a harvest of wild meat here. It is a trophy hunt, plain and simple. It involves a person stepping out of a vehicle, and killing a beautiful, rare and special animal that has learned to trust and will not even run away, not to feed a family, but to display its hide (or some other body part) as a moronic braggadocio statement of their hunting prowess. I state again, how cowardly!
What a lie! As a maintenance person for campgrounds along the Atlin Road, I have witnessed how this barbaric practice can undermine an otherwise thrilling experience for our tourists. The joy our visitors express as they show me pictures and recount their sightings is undeniable. “The highlight of our trip!” has been a common refrain. Unfortunately, I have also heard expressions of disappointment and sadness – and even shock and anger – as they recount finding the carcass on the side of the road of a grizzly that they had been viewing the previous day. As a representative of our territory, I was embarrassed, but did my best to reassure them that there are many of us here feeling the same outrage, and the law will soon be changed. How naive I was. My faith that the board had the courage to bring our hunting regulations into the twenty-first century was obviously misplaced. If we can keep the issue to just the original cause of the outrage – the trophy hunting of trusting grizzlies from the roadsides – would there really be many Yukoners still opposed to such a ban? Surely a vast majority of us can recognize the intrinsic value of grizzlies – not to mention the tremendous value they represent to our tourist industry – and would agree they
are deserving of protection in such situations. I respectfully call upon Environment Minister Wade Istchenko to complete the work the board should have done, and issue a moratorium on the roadside killing of grizzly bears until there is a law in place granting them the protection they deserve. Let’s bring our hunting regulations into the twenty-first century.
to do something better than bring forward a proposal that is 10 percent cheaper than LNG. The only people who can really do that are the premier and our MLAs. Does anyone want to be the politician that signed Yukon families and businesses up for generations of economically-crippling high power rates? If it hasn’t been done already, they should give the hydro team some stiff instructions to bring forward some projects with less than 10 cents power or else. Yukon Energy’s resource plan in 2012 had some estimates that showed several hydro sites below this level. If the team comes back at the end of the next phase with a bunch of proposals in the 15 cents range, then coffee cups should be thrown, officials transferred to the Snag weather station and consultants told to stop billing and get a cab to the airport. And, to further pile on the pressure, they should put out a call for proposals for anyone else who thinks they can do it. If local wind or micro hydro-experts can generate cheap power, or the people that run Whitehorse’s methane-generating dump, then they should be given the chance to make a pitch. The same for Yukon First Nations with power generating potential in their traditional territories, or Yukon Energy or Yukon Electric. The government has some
buffer around the 10 cents target, since they can always subsidize the capital cost with transfer payment dollars or even ask Ottawa for some infrastructure money. But by far the best way to get cheaper power is to force the design team early to focus on cheaper options. Furthermore, if they are clever, they can use some of the more than $100 million that Yukoners spend on fossil fuel every year to pay for the project. One of the problems with new dams is that the big ones often have cheaper power per unit, but end up spending their first decade at half-capacity as usage ramps up. Part of our plan should be to use the new power to replace home heating fuel. If we end up building 5,000 homes in Whistle Bend with individual oil furnaces, we will look really silly. Of course, it only makes sense to replace oil with electricity if the electricity is cheap. Maybe, unlike the iPhone and the zero-preheat oven, cheap power really is impossible in the Yukon. But we should make the Next Generation Hydro team and their consultants try anyway. Keith Halliday is a Yukon economist and author of the MacBride Museum’s Aurore of the Yukon series of historical children’s adventure novels. You can follow him on Channel 9’s Yukonomist show or Twitter @hallidaykeith
have the government massage and bombard First Nations and Yukoners with the message that fracking can be safely regulated. However, we know from other jurisdictions that legislation and regulations will not safeguard our water from being permanently polluted. The assistant DM goes on to urge the government to develop a strategy “targeted at First Nations, the general public and stakeholders.” In other words, expect a barrage of taxpayer-funded propaganda aiming to convince us that fracking can be safely managed thanks to Yukon’s regulations. The truth is the best regulations in the world cannot protect the water from being permanently polluted. Clearly Pasloski and his Yukon Party government cannot be trusted. They’ve demonstrated their disdain for Yukoners’ views before and now they’re doing it again. It’s time Yukoners change government before we lose more of our democracy and our environment.
this year. Nowhere in this report did they recommend a “focus on multi-stage horizontal fracking,” as proposed by Abercrombie. Where, then, did Shirley Abercrombie’s recommendation come from? In all honesty, the answer is the Yukon Party government under the leadership of Premier Darrell Pasloski. From the beginning of this journey in 2011, Yukoners Concerned about Oil and Gas DevelopJim Borisenko ment suspected that fracking was Tagish Lake the goal. In 2012, the Yukon Party government established the select Frack safely? No such thing committee to defuse the fracking controversy, but meanwhile they Many Yukoners are shocked at continued to work on legislation the latest revelation, as disclosed and regulations to accommodate in a document written by Shirthe introduction of fracking by ley Abercrombie, acting assistant making changes to environmental deputy minister of Energy, Mines laws and the water act, and by and Resources, that the Yukon Party rapidly committing to build the government should go down the unnecessary liquefied natural gas fracking path. Donald Roberts “back-up” plant at Yukon Energy. Abercrombie’s recommendation Abercrombie’s document would Whitehorse comes despite the overwhelming majority of Yukoners who spoke to the all-party select committee on the risks and benefits of hydraulic fracturing or responded online The Yukon News welcomes letters from its readers. (over 700 written and spoken comLetters should be no longer than 500 words and must be signed ments), being opposed to fracking, with your full name and place of residence. A daytime phone as well as the close to 8,000 Yukonnumber is also required for verification purposes only. We reserve ers who signed a petition to ban the the right to edit letters for clarity, length, accuracy and legality. practice. You can send submissions to editor@yukon-news.com. They can The all-party select committee be faxed to 867-668-3755 or mailed to 211 Wood St., Whitehorse, made 21 recommendations in its Yukon Y1A 2E4. final report released in January of
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no longer seems as large. “And then you’re down the path,� said Oliver, who continued by outlining the political calculation behind the decision whether to balance the books, or not. “If someone has a $10-billion deficit (projection) and they end up with $11 billion, well, the press is bad for half a day. “If you say you’re going to have a balanced budget, but instead you’re showing a $1-billion deficit – that’s a big deal. And so, there’s a discipline that’s imposed by that commitment.� New Democrat finance critic Nathan Cullen said the government’s “political obsession� with delivering a balanced budget must now overcome the combined effect of three challenges: the collapse in oil prices, a weakening economy and the Tories’ big-ticket tax measures that were “entirely about buying votes.� As a result, Cullen expects the government will have to present a “severe austerity budget� in order to balance the books. “They’ve painted themselves into quite a corner and now we’ll see if they can get themselves out of it,� he said. Would an NDP government be prepared to run a shortfall? Cullen replied by saying the answer to such a hypothetical question would depend on the decisions that led up to the economic situation. He added the NDP would ditch “unfair, expensive� policies like the Conservatives’ income-splitting tax measure. Liberal finance critic Scott Brison said he couldn’t say whether his party would run deficit until it saw the books. He added he’s skeptical about Conservatives’ bookkeeping approaches. “The surplus that they are seeking to create is all about politics – it’s not about a real surplus,� Brison said.
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Pharmacare could save cash: Experts say program could cut drug spending by $7.3B Having a single purchaser would give the country clout when it came to getting the best prices TORONTO for drugs, he suggested. national pharmacare proOther savings were not gram wouldn’t break the factored into the analysis but bank and should in fact save should materialize, Morgan taxpayers billions of dollars, a noted. It is currently known new analysis suggests. that about one out of 10 people Spending on prescription don’t take drugs as prescribed drugs in Canada could drop because they cannot afford to. If by 32 per cent or $7.3 billion if those people were in a position the country adopted a universal to follow the regimens their public drug plan, the authors doctors prescribed, that should said in the article, published result in better health and lower Monday in the Canadian Medi- overall use of the health-care cal Association Journal. system. They noted that Canada is The calls for pharmacare in the only country with universal Canada go back decades; univerhealth care that does not also sal drug coverage was recomhave universal coverage for pre- mended by the Royal Comscription drugs. mission on Health Services in Instead drug costs are 1964. But the idea has not been absorbed by a crazy quilt of embraced by federal governpayers: the federal government ments, perhaps because of fears covers First Nations’ drug costs, of the price tag such a program provincial governments absorb might carry. the drug costs of some residents, The current federal governprivate sector employers and ment has repeatedly signalled it employees share costs where is not interested in making huge extended health-care programs forays into the health sector. are provided as a work benefit Still, Morgan argued that this is and some people are left to pay an opportune time to have such for their prescription drugs out a discussion. of pocket. “We’re in an election year. Lead author Steven Morgan And so this is an important said the savings would mainly year … in terms of thinking be generated through better about what Canadians want and prices for generic drugs, lower what Canadians in essence will costs for brand-name drugs and ask their governments to do,” smarter prescribing practices – said Morgan, a professor in the things like substituting generic University of British Columbia’s drugs for brand-name drugs school of population and public health. when the situation permits. Helen Branswell Canadian Press
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be willing to pay an additional dollar in taxes for $8 in savings on prescription drug-related costs. “I would take that return on investment any day,” he said. Health economist Steven Lewis agreed that pharmacare could be a win-win: “Better for the public and better value for money.” But Lewis was not certain the savings would be as significant as Morgan and his co-authors predicted. “Practice is very hard to change – experts have been cautioning physicians about
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Income splitting to drain small number of people from labour force: PBO Andy Blatchford
say the policy provides no relief for 85 per cent of all households, while giving more benOTTAWA efits to higher-earning families. he Harper government’s The budget office report controversial income-split- drew similar conclusions. ting tax plan will encourage a “It remains regressive if small number of Canadians – we’re saying that every famparticularly women – to work ily in Canada isn’t benefiting,” less or stay out of the labour Frechette told reporters about force altogether, says the parlia- the plan, which his office estimentary budget office. mates will reduce government In a new report, the federal revenues by $2.2 billion this budget watchdog also found year. what other research of the The independent budget ofgovernment’s so-called “family fice was careful to say it neither tax cut” has shown: only 15 per rejects nor endorses the meacent of households can qualify sure. for the credit and higher-inPoliticians, however, wasted come earners will reap the little time Tuesday weighing in biggest gains. on the report’s findings. But this latest examination Employment Minister Pierre of the policy, which was a key Poilievre issued a statement pledge in the Conservatives’ shortly after the study’s release, 2011 election platform, also though he made no direct predicted the measure will reference to specific elements open up a “small” drain on the presented by the budget office. workforce – the equivalent of Poilievre stressed that the Con7,000 net full-time jobs. servatives’ overall plan to lower Income splitting provides taxes for families remained on incentive for the lower-earning the right track. partner in some households Opposition parties were to stop working because of the equally swift to cast the report’s tax savings, said the report by findings as further evidence the parliamentary budget officer income-splitting plan should Jean-Denis Frechette. be ditched. Since men are the primary NDP finance critic Nathan breadwinners in 80 per cent of Cullen called the measure Canadian households, Frechette “wasteful and ineffective.” said he expects women to make Liberal finance critic Scott up the majority of those who Brison said a policy that costs withdraw from the workforce. $2.2 billion and hurts jobs The measure allows eligible and growth is “clearly wrongtaxpayers to transfer up to headed.” Asked about how it $50,000 of income to his or her might affect female workers, spouse in a lower tax bracket in he added: “The Harper governorder to collect a non-refundment is a bit of a throwback to able tax credit of up to $2,000 Ward and June Cleaver.” per year. The report also found earnPrime Minister Stephen ers in the bottom 20 per cent Harper introduced the multiof the income distribution billion-dollar measure last Oc- have “near zero” eligibility for tober, allowing it to come into the tax credit. On the other effect in time for this spring’s hand, it said about 27 per cent tax season in this election year. of households in the country’s For years, the plan has been richest quintile are projected to in the crosshairs of critics who qualify for income splitting. Canadian Press
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Of the two million households eligible for income splitting, the report said 642,000 of them will hit the $2,000 hard ceiling on benefits. The people who fail to qualify for returns include those who are single, who don’t have kids or don’t earn enough to pay income tax. The office’s estimated cost of income splitting for 2015-16 – $2.2 billion – was higher than the government’s projection of $1.935 billion. The measure also arrives at a time when the country is trying
to attract lower-wage workers into the work force to deal with isolated labour shortages. The budget office explained that secondary earners in qualifying households will have incentive to work less because taking on their spouse’s wages could move them to a higher tax bracket. The study estimated the anticipated effect of lowerearning partners staying out of the workforce will reduce their participation in the labour supply by the equivalent of 14,000 full-time jobs.
The watchdog said this decline will likely be offset, in part, because the tax measure will also push primary income earners into a lower tax bracket, thus encouraging them to work more. The result of that change, the report predicted, will add the equivalent of 7,000 fulltime jobs. Frechette described the overall net effect as “marginal” because it represents less than 0.04 per cent of total hours of labour supplied in the country and less than one 0.01 per cent of employment income.
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Precise reasons for expulsion of Liberal MPs still shrouded in secrecy complained directly to him that Pacetti had allegedly had sex with her without her explicit OTTAWA consent. anadians will likely never She also told Trudeau that know precisely why Justin another female NDP MP had Trudeau has decided to permaallegedly been sexually harassed nently expel two MPs from the by Andrews. Both Pacetti and Andrews Liberal fold over allegations of have maintained they did nothsexual misconduct. ing wrong. The findings of an indeAttempts to get to the botpendent investigation into the tom of the complaints have been accusations, upon which the frustrated by the fact there is no Liberal leader based his decision, formal process for investigating will not be made public, party misconduct complaints between insiders say. MPs. Nor will Trudeau go into Last fall, Trudeau initially detail Thursday, when he’s asked Liberal whip Judy Foote expected to publicly confirm the to speak privately with the two expulsion of Montreal MP Maswomen and, as a result of that simo Pacetti and Newfoundland informal process, bounced PacMP Scott Andrews. etti and Andrews from caucus. Insiders say Trudeau’s hands At the time, he did not reveal are tied by promises of strict the nature of the complaints or confidentiality that were made the names, gender or party affilito everyone who agreed to ation of the complainants. participate in the investigation, However, New Democrats conducted by Toronto lawyer confi rmed the complainants Cynthia Petersen at Trudeau’s were NDP MPs and angrily behest. accused Trudeau of “re-victimBut the continued shroud izing” the women by making the over the matter will doubtless matter public. Trudeau’s atfuel lingering questions about Sue Bailey/CP tempts to win all-party support the fairness of a process that has to create an independent process Avalon MP Scott Andrews speaks at a news conference at his constituency office in traumatized two female New for investigating the complaints Conception Bay South, N.L., on Thursday. Democrat complainants and foundered while Pacetti and Andestroyed the reputations and Pacetti’s announcement they care about,” Pacetti said in a since Friday for a promised copy drews languished in limbo. careers of two Liberal men. In December, Trudeau hired came on the same day Trudeau written statement. of Petersen’s executive summary Pacetti announced Wednesday Petersen, a human rights specialinformed him and Andrews that Trudeau had intended to before the matter became public. that he’s decided to jump before ist who has investigated sexual they will be permanently booted speak privately to Andrews and Andrews said he was “disaphe’s effectively pushed out of harassment complaints in the from the Liberal caucus and Pacetti on Wednesday, before pointed to learn that unscrupolitics. private sector. It is not clear if pulous, unnamed sources have While he continued to main- won’t be allowed to run as Liber- making a public statement als in the coming campaign. Thursday, insiders said. But the chosen to communicate through either of the women co-operated tain his innocence, he said the with her or whether she had to “Being a member of Parlianews leaked. the media rather than respect furor over the allegations has rely on notes taken during the ment is an extraordinary experiAndrews said he was “asthe process and those affected taken a toll on both his family complainants’ meetings with ence and a privilege, but there tounded” to learn his fate by it.” and his ability to represent his Foote. comes a time in every person’s through the media. He said Trudeau suspended the pair Montreal constituents. One of the alleged victims life when they need to take stock he co-operated fully with the last November from the caucus Consequently, he said he spoke on condition of anonymwon’t seek re-election. of what is best for the people investigation and had waiting after a female New Democrat ity to various media outlets, including The Canadian Press, late last November. She said she agreed last March to go for a night cap in the hotel room Pacetti calls home while in Ottawa, where she alleged he made unwanted sexual advances and eventually had sex without her explicit consent. During the confidential meeting with Foote, sources have Yukon Legislative Assemblée législative told The Canadian Press that the Assembly du Yukon woman acknowledged she did not explicitly say no to Pacetti Notice of Sitting Avis des séances and that she provided a condom. In the interview, she refused to Take notice that pursuant to Standing Order 73 of the Yukon Veuillez prendre note que, conformément à l’article 73 du Règlement comment on those details. Legislative Assembly and being satisfied pursuant to the said de l’Assemblée législative du Yukon et étant convaincu que, In a separate incident, sources Standing Order that the public interest requires that the House shall conformément au Règlement, l’intérêt public commande que la have told The Canadian Press meet, I appoint 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 2, 2015, as the time for such Chambre se réunisse, je désigne la journée du jeudi 2 avril 2015, that the second NDP MP alleged meeting in the Yukon Legislative Assembly Chamber, Whitehorse, à 13 h, dans la Chambre de l’Assemblée législative du Yukon, à that Andrews followed her home Yukon, for the purpose of transacting its business as if it had been Whitehorse, au Yukon, pour la tenue d’une telle réunion, afin que after a social event, forced his duly adjourned to that time. celle-ci poursuive ses travaux comme si elle avait été dûment way through her door, pushed ajournée à ce moment. her against a wall, groped her and ground his pelvis against Dated this 5th day of March 2015. Le 05 mars 2015. her. She ordered him to leave. He did. David Laxton, MLA David Laxton, membre de l’Assemblée législative Sources have said the woman Speaker Président further alleged that Andrews Yukon Legislative Assembly Assemblée législative du Yukon subsequently repeatedly harassed her verbally, calling her a “c-kteaser,” among other things. Joan Bryden Canadian Press
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Still shrinking: New record low for extent of Arctic sea ice: monitoring agency
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In this Jan. 2015 photo, a zodiac carrying a team of international scientists heads to Chile’s station Bernardo O’Higgins, Antarctica. Water is eating away at the Antarctic ice, melting it where it hits the oceans. As the ice sheets slowly thaw, water pours into the sea, 130 billion tons of ice per year for the past decade, according to NASA satellite calculations.
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new record low for the extent of Arctic sea ice continues a decades-long trend that is quickly upending the northern ecosystem and possibly affecting southern weather. “There might be some sea ice growth yet, but I think it’s pretty much done,” said Julienne Stroeve of the U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Center, which marked Thursday as the day of maximum ice spread for this winter. Sea ice has been shrinking at an average rate of about five per cent each decade. The centre said the maximum extent of this year’s ice is more than a million square kilometres below the 30-year average, a difference of about seven per cent. It’s also about one per cent below the previous winter record low set in 2011. At the same time, the record for minimum ice coverage, which happens after the summer melt season, was set in 2012. As well, the ice has been reaching its annual maximum earlier and earlier. The melt season has also been starting earlier. Stroeve said although this year’s figure is a record low, most of that deficit is accounted for by open water in the Barents Sea north of Russia. Summer sea-ice levels at the end of the melt season are low all over. “Typically, all of our low winter sea-ice years have been driven by low conditions in the Barents
Sea.” The centre doesn’t measure how thick the ice is, a crucial factor in how quickly it melts. But Stroeve said recent research drawing on both satellite data and measurements from submarines suggests that ice thickness has declined in the Central Arctic to about 1.25 meters from 3.6 metres in the 1970s. The changes are already distorting fragile Arctic food webs, altering the timing of crucial algae blooms that kickstart the entire ecosystem from birds to bowheads. Communities along northern coastlines – which in the Arctic is almost all of them – have less time in which they can safely
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Weaning Canada off fossil fuels: scholars say that a low-carbon economy is within our reach write, is that we’re most of the way there. “This is not a big step,” said ozens of Canada’s top scholars James Byrne, a University of Lethare urging a sweeping remake bridge climatologist. of how the country produces and More than 75 per cent of uses its energy in a necessary effort Canada’s electricity grid is already to wean itself off fossil fuels. low-carbon, he said. All that it But don’t worry, they say. This would take to go the rest of the will hardly hurt at all. way is better transmission capacity “The main theme of this is to between adjoining provinces and create a positive vision of the fusome backstopping by renewable ture,” said University of Lethbridge sources such as wind or solar. Prof. Bryson Brown. “It doesn’t have to be a national “A 30-year time frame for gettransmission grid,” he said. “We reting really low with our carbon ally do not have to build the C.P.R. emissions is not as dramatic a across the country.” transformation as some people The report brims with other may fear.” proposals. Brown is one of 59 scientists, Minimize energy use in buildeconomists, engineers, sociologists, ing designs. Electrify public architects and philosophers from vehicles such as transit buses. Link all 10 provinces who collaborated major cities with high-speed rail. on a report released Wednesday. Upgrade fuel standards. EncourIt was developed to inform public age car-sharing. Promote urban debate for December’s climate density. meeting in Paris and proposed “It’s going to cost us about one ambitious targets. per cent of GDP,” said Byrne. “But Canada needs a price on carit’s going to save us four or five bon, the report suggests. Emissions times that in health and environshould be cut by up to 28 per cent mental costs.” over 2005 levels by 2025 and by 80 Many of the ideas already exist per cent by 2050. By 2035, Canaelsewhere in Canada or the world. da’s entire electricity grid should Applying them nationwide, said be completely low-carbon. Byrne, would reduce greenhouse The good news, the scholars gas emissions enough to more Bob Weber
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than cover growth areas such as Alberta’s oilsands. “If Alberta was to jump on board with renewable development in the south, it would create tremendous economic diversification. And that greenhouse-gas reduction would probably cover our carbon footprint from the oilsands.” Low-carbon policies should be enacted as soon as possible, the report urges. Delays just open the door to more high-carbon energy and infrastructure projects that lock Canada into the status quo. Countries around the world are reducing their carbon dependence, from Europe to China to the United States. And it’ll happen sooner than anybody thinks, Byrne said. “We are actually going to decarbonize awfully quickly.” And, said Brown, it’s not something to fear. “Energy systems become part of the background and we take how they work for granted and it’s hard to imagine changing them. But, historically, there have been massive changes in energy use and how energy is produced. “Part of the idea here is to show that it’s not beyond us to make these kinds of changes. It’s the kind of thing that has happened.”
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INTERNATIONAL More than just nationalism for Israelis, many reasons led to victory for Netanyahu Dan Perry
sented as having been decided: Instead the opposition pledged to address bread-and-butter issues, JERUSALEM like the high cost of living. t’s a mystery to many: BenjaThe outcome may be different min Netanyahu’s campaign under circumstances that force gained steam when he ruled out the Palestinian issue to the table. the creation of a Palestinian state, If international boycott initiatives and he seems determined to start exacting an economic price continue settling occupied land on a country that appreciates with Jews. its high standard of living, or if So why would Israelis again the Europeans who are Israel’s back policies that promise top trading partners take off friction of all kinds – and will the gloves. Or if the Palestinians dramatically dilute the Jewish character of their hard-won state rebel, creating a major security by making it eventually insepara- headache, or the United States ble from the millions of Palestin- steps in with peace proposals backed by muscle. ians in the West Bank? Another game-changer would The answer lies in the details be if the moderate opposition of a conundrum so complicated united behind a truly compelthat the dynamics of democracy ling candidate after a succession seem hardly able to contain it. of leaders who were simply not Tellingly, perhaps, the campaign perceived by enough people as did not even focus on the grand ready for prime time. The last strategic issue that is now preAssociated Press
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Labor Party leader to achieve an effective brand of gravitas was one-time military chief Ehud Barak, who won in 1999. Here are some issues that help explain the outcome of Tuesday’s vote, in which Netanyahu’s Likud Party won 30 seats in the 120-seat parliament, and parties apparently willing to back him won another 37 for a possible majority:
The West Bank is valuable, the region menacing Very few Israelis see the 48-year-old West Bank occupation as purely a nationalist conceit, greedy and anti-Palestinian, though that narrative certainly has currency in the region and around the world. From a Palestinian perspective, the West Bank and Gaza Strip combined are just about a fifth of historic Palestine – the bare minimum that is
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acceptable from their perspective in order to formally accept the existence of Israel. But what Israelis see is a pre1967 border that is basically just a cease-fire line from the 1948-49 war that established the country. Without the West Bank, Israel is only about 15 kilometres wide at its narrowest point. The strategic highland looms over Israeli cities, visible on a clear day from the outskirts of Tel Aviv and surrounding Jerusalem on three sides. They fear that if their army clears out it will be replaced not by peaceful Palestinian moderates but more menacing forces like Hamas – which took over the Gaza Strip soon after Israel handed it fully to the Palestinian
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Peace seems unlikely anyway On several occasions Israeli governments have offered the Palestinians statehood on close to all of the West Bank and Gaza. A quarter century’s worth of futile negotiations appears to stem from Israel’s refusal to accept a
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King Bibi Netanyahu, known popularly as Bibi, is a brilliant campaigner who not only does and says what it takes to get elected but seems comfortable doing so. In the final week of the campaign he realized that the perception of victory, in Israel’s fragmented political space, would depend more on his
party than his bloc. So he tacked to the right, taking votes from his nationalist ally, the Jewish Home. On Tuesday, that meant issuing dire warnings that Israeli Arab citizens were streaming to the polls, which shocked many Israelis and brought charges of racism. A few days earlier, he had sounded the alarm against an international conspiracy supposedly amassed to “topple” him. He also energized his base by declaring that if re-elected he would never allow a Palestinian state – walking away from a 2009 declaration that itself had reversed his previous position. But so profound is the cynicism surrounding Israeli politics that many people view the zigzags as little more than political sport. Also effective was Netanyahu’s controversial appearance two weeks ago on Capitol Hill, where he argued against President Barack Obama’s supposedly impending nuclear deal with Iran. Mortified, the Israeli opposition could not disagree with the substance of his speech – but warned of a crisis with the United States. The relatively polite response from the U.S. administration was, to Netanyahu’s fans at least, another sign that he has things well in hand.
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The tribal factor Israel’s fractured politics leave little room for manoeuvre. A look at the electoral map shows a huge proportion of parliament that is almost guaranteed to go to sectarian and ethnic interests. More than a third of the new
parliament will be occupied by parties that target certain groups and have a near-guaranteed vote that has little to do with the Palestinian issue: Israeli Arabs, Russian immigrants, traditionally-inclined Sephardic Jews and different shades of religious Jews. Even the major parties, which theoretically stand for ideology, to a degree appeal to specific groups. This is especially true of Likud, which has a tremendously loyal base among working-class Israelis who hail from the Arab world and tend to be hawkish. They still resent the leftist establishment that founded Israel for the reception they got as immigrants a half-century ago. Many speak of the party as a “home” that is “in our blood” and cannot conceivably be “betrayed.” On top of that, the religious sector, aligned with the right, has the country’s highest birthrate by far, and so can be expected to constantly add to its automatic storehouse of votes.
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return of Palestinian refugees and their descendants, who potentially number in the millions, and from the tremendous difficulty of sharing the holy city Jerusalem. The idea of a border running right through it – with Palestinian police controlling entrances to the Old City a stone’s throw from downtown pubs and hotels – is unfathomable to many Israelis. Because so few think a peace deal is likely, the opposition runs away from the issue. If elected they might offer types of concessions: perhaps a unilateral pullout from some areas; maybe a push for an interim deal which today the Palestinians refuse to contemplate; in any case, a freeze on settlements. But the issue is so complicated that they have found their position difficult to sell. Many Israelis console themselves with the islands of Palestinian autonomy established in the 1990s in the West Bank: perhaps they might suffice to make the “demographic issue” go away.
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One heck of a high-tech hothouse
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Glenn Scott is the creator of the North’s first aeroponics dome. The research project aims to lower the cost of produce in the North.
Ashley Joannou News Reporter
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lenn Scott has a dream of cultivating the Yukon’s first homegrown banana. He says it with a smile, like he knows it’s a long shot, but when you look around where he’s standing, the idea doesn’t seem completely outside the realm of possibility. Scott is the creator of the North’s first aeroponics agridome, which sits in a field behind the Yukon Research Centre’s laboratory. It’s an experimental project to try and efficiently grow cheaper produce year-round in the North. Scott’s theory is that the best way to get the most bang out of your greenhouse is to make it a dome, get rid of all the soil, and flip everything on its side. The bright green plastic dome takes up 314 square feet in the snow. Inside, the whole thing is lined with Mylar. It’s hot, 23 degrees. The shiny round surface of the dome creates what Scott calls “a big upside-down light bucket.” That bucket directs all the light from a high-pressure sodium 1,000-watt lightbulb towards one skinny A-frame structure in the middle of the room. Plants are stuck into little pods, stacked vertically along the pyramid’s larger sides to reach eight feet in the air. The roots grow towards the
middle of the structure, exposed to air. There they are sprayed with mists of water fortified with ordinary plant food. That should give them all the nutrients they need to grow, no soil required. Planting vertically instead of horizontally means you can fit more plants in a smaller space. When he’s finished building it, Scott expects his A-frame structure will fit a little less than 600 plants. The whole thing takes up 32 square feet. “The more space you take up the more space you have to heat,” Scott said. “That’s one of the big problems with trying to grow things in a northern environment is that the heat is just too much. “It’s not effective to be able to operate a conventional-style greenhouse like you would in the South.” The project is still in the very early stages. The central structure isn’t completely finished yet, and a lot of the pods still sit empty. A second light needs to be installed. So far Scott has been planting whatever he can get his hands on just to get a sense of how different things respond to the environment. The beginnings of tomatoes, peppers, sweet peas, cucumbers and table squash are growing on one side. Herbs, asparagus, leafy greens and cabbage are on the other. Five weeks ago the plants started out in a germination rack
planted in rock wool with a little bit of plant food. About a week and a half ago, seedlings were big enough to move to the larger structure. Now the germination rack has plants including habanero peppers and chocolate mint. Everything in the dome is designed to be as efficient as possible. The watering system is a closed loop, meaning once the mist is sprayed, it’s collected in a reservoir to be used again. A high-tech computer system will test the water and make adjustments to the nutrients when necessary. “You shouldn’t have to be walking around with manual meters all the time. You’ll always know exactly what’s in that water because the computer should take care of that for you,” Scott said. There are 26 temperature sensors positioned around the dome, looking out for ways the dome could be made even more energy efficient. The total cost of the agridome project is expected to be $90,000. So far about a third of that has been spent. It’s being funded by the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and the Cold Climate Innovation division of Yukon College’s research centre. That efficiency is critical, said Stephen Mooney, director of Cold Climate Innovation. The project isn’t worth much if
it doesn’t lower the cost of growing food, he said. “People have proven you can grow tomatoes on Holman Island, but it costs thousands and thousands of dollars. That is not realistic. This project, I want it to be realistic.” Scott said he wants food prices in the North to be “dramatically lower.” Mooney said on par with the south “would be great.” “A win would be food security for the North. I think a lot of people are familiar with the crisis in a lot of these communities right now,” Scott said. “What I would like to do is, I want to give people control. I want to give people control of their food supply by demonstrating a highly effective way of being able to produce your own food.” Once all the bugs are worked out in Whitehorse, Scott would like to see domes set up in the more remote communities. The shell of the dome can be packed into two six-foot by sixfoot crates. If everything works, it shouldn’t be to difficult to run. The goal is for it to take less than 30 hours a month to operate, using less than 5,000 litres of water and 1,800 kilowatt-hours of electricity. Before he was an inventor, Scott worked for the University of Alaska Fairbanks building automated weather and gas analysis stations. That work sent him all over the North, including to Russia, north-
ern Canada and Alaska’s North Slope. He would sometimes live and work in remote communities. “Over the course of several years of doing I started to take notice of the environment around me and started noticing a lot of the problems people were having living in these places, some of the absurd prices that people have to pay for food in these places,” he said. “So I decided I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to do something a little more meaningful than simply building weather stations for other people.” About two or three years ago he left his job at the university and started tinkering with the idea of vertical aeroponics. He’s heard of similar projects being tried as far away as Nairobi and Italy, but this is the first time something is being tested in the cold. Mooney said it will be at least a full year before we’ll know whether the project has met all its goals. Like any research project, things will be constantly tweaked. “In the months and years to come this is going to change,” he said. “It’s been great so far, but now we are getting into the growing. The proof in the pudding is going to be the survival of the plants and the operation throughout the winter.” Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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In battle for booming US coffee pod market, it’s giant Keurig versus the recyclables their start. Keurig’s product is reshaping the $40 billion U.S. coffee industry. Its annual report said it accounted for 30 per cent of retail coffee sales last year. More than one in five U.S. households had one of Keurig’s single-serve coffee makers. “In their current form, they’re an environmental disaster,� said Kevin Knox, a coffee-industry veteran and analyst who publishes and blogs on coffee and the global coffee trade. The controversy heated up when the company introduced its Keurig 2.0 last Christmas. Consumers complained about having to use only Keurig-affiliated brands, and environmentalists fumed about the steady stream of plastic pods to U.S. Rich Pedroncelli/AP landfills. The Rogers company makes biodegradable single-serve And analysts say holiday sales coffee pods for use in the Keurig Green Mountain’s were disappointing. single-serve coffee machines. Coffee industry experts say Keurig also has stuck with plastic so far “We’re under siege,� said Jon Rog- because it helps contain the carbon Ellen Knickmeyer Associated Press ers, patriarch of a California-based dioxide that roasted beans put off family coffee company whose soy – early K-Cup prototypes had a probLINCOLN, CALIF. and corn byproduct-based pods are lem with pods popping open. ne measure of how heated the among those that the new Keurig Makers of biodegradable and environmental battle has bemachine is engineered to reject. “It’s a recyclable single-serve pods can deal come over coffee giant Keurig Green matter of life and death for me.� with both problems by finely timing Mountain’s $5 billion-a-year plastic Keurig says the fight boils down to distribution to retailers, so the pods pods is how often the company’s op- how to make the best cup of coffee, don’t sit around too long on store ponents use galactic comparisons. and the company has pledged to shelves, said Knox, the coffee blogger. Keurig, the single-serve coffee come up with a fully recyclable pod Rogers, whose adult children help industry’s leader, produced enough of its own by 2020. The throw-away him run Rogers Family Coffee in plastic coffee pods last year to circle containers, both by Keurig and its Lincoln, California, a half-hour from the earth more than 10 times, accord- competitors, allow coffee drinkers Sacramento, isn’t waiting for the ing to one analyst’s estimate, often to get a quick cup without messy lawsuits against Keurig to work their cited by Keurig’s critics. A YouTube grounds. way through courts. parody depicts aliens that look like One reason Keurig is locked into His family recently produced Keurig’s plastic pods invading Earth. plastic right now is that nothing else a small black gizmo it calls the The company introduced a new seems to keep the coffee inside the “Freedom Clip,� which they say lets coffeemaker in time for Christmas pods fresh like it does, said Moconsumers rig a Keurig 2.0 coffee that allowed only its pods, and the nique Oxender, the company’s chief machine so it accepts rival brands. battle heated up again. It spawned sustainability officer. Keurig is seekRogers mails them for free to any parodies featuring Star Wars-style ing more environmentally friendly consumer who asks. Rogers also is rebels challenging the “Keurig Emmaterials, she said. about to start distribution of biodepire� by hacking a machine to accept “We have to do that while protect- gradable coffee pods marked with more environmentally friendly pods ing the quality of the coffee,� she said. made by rivals. If this sounds like a tempest in The Yukon home of More than a dozen coffee manua coffee cup, it might be that you facturers and other businesses are haven’t yet gotten a single-serve suing over what they claim is Keurig’s coffee-brewer for Christmas, which unfair efforts to shut out rival pods. analysts says is how half the users get
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other professionals. If it’s really environmentally friendly coffee you want, Knox said, the argument runs the other way entirely. Instant coffee, he noted, ships easily as a lightweight powder, with minimal packaging, and a recyclable glass jar. “One good size jar of instant coffee makes hundreds of cups.�
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he Yukon government wants to beef up the territory’s tech industry, and they’ve hooked up with a slick Vancouver training program to help. Jeremy Shaki and Khurram Virani of Lighthouse Labs were in Whitehorse this week to make their pitch to sign up a handful of Yukoners for an eight-week web developer boot camp. The program is intensive. It demands 70 hours a week of lectures, labs and assignments. But that’s what it takes to go from zero to professional web developer in just two months. “We’re not for people who purely are just in it to dabble,” said Shaki in an interview this week. “One hundred per cent of our graduates have jobs as web developers.” And a lot of them come in with little or no tech experience. “I’d say the majority of the students that take our program are career changers,” said Virani. “They’re adults. Motivation is definitely not a problem, they’re willing to put in those 70 hours a week, because that’s what’s required at that pace.” The Yukon government reached out to Lighthouse Labs after hearing about an event in Vancouver where 500 people learned to code in one day. They wanted to do something similar here in Whitehorse, but the logistics were just too much, said Shaki. “We didn’t know that we could actually house that here and deliver it properly, the way we wanted to.” So they started considering other ways to build the Yukon tech community, and began a conversation about distance education. “In talking about remote, we looked at, can we do this in a way where we can assure quality?” said Shaki. “When you look at online schools, the challenge is generally you stay at home, you’re in your bedroom, you’re working on it, you have to motivate yourself every day, and when you graduate you don’t necessarily have a community around you to continue working with.” Those conversations finally led to the course that is now available for Yukoners – a hybrid between online and classroom learning. The Yukon students will be a part of a boot camp class in Vancouver, without having to leave the territory. They’ll gather in a classroom every day and get their lectures by live video feed. They’ll do the same program, the same assignments, at the same time.
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Jeremy Shaki and Khurram Virani of Lighthouse Labs are organizing a coding bootcamp designed to teach participants marketable coding skills. The course will run in Whitehorse April 27 to June 19.
Not only will they be gathered together to support each other, but they’ll have a Yukon teacher assistant for help, too. “There are a lot of learn-tocode programs online, to learn at your own pace,” said Virani. “This is not just a learn-to-code, it takes it a step further and it’s about not only learning to code but also becoming a software developer, becoming a coder.” It’s not just about teaching skills but about spreading developer culture and community. That’s something that aligned well with what the Yukon government was trying to do, said Shaki. “We’ve talked and worked with a bunch of governments now in a bunch of different spaces, companies, governments, people who are looking to build their developer community, and I will say that the Yukon government, the people we’ve dealt with here, have probably
been some of the most progressive people, as far as trying to address this issue in Whitehorse and in the Yukon generally.” The goal is to get Yukon graduates jobs right here at home when they finish the program. “We definitely have the interest as far as people who are
thirds of that cost. A good candidate for the program is interested in a career as a web developer and up for the intensive environment, said Shaki. “The more rational and logical a thinker you are, the more you are a linear thinker, the easier time you will have in a boot camp. We’ve seen artists come through with that, we’ve seen comedians, we’ve seen people we would never think like that. “It should be people who enjoy problem solving. People who see a problem and want to solve looking to hire,” said Shaki. it – that’s a key trait in a good One hundred per cent of Lighthouse Labs grads have been developer. It’s not someone who is going to get extremely frusset up with paid internships trated every time they approach upon graduation. any problem that they see.” Starting salaries for web deOne great thing about being velopers across the country are a web developer is the flexibility about $45,000-50,000, he said. it can offer to have the kind of The program itself costs lifestyle you want, said Shaki. $8,000, but the school can proIf you work really hard for a vide information about grants year to get your skills up, you that could offset up to two-
This is not just a learn-to-code, it takes it a step further and it’s about not only learning to code but also becoming a software developer, becoming a coder.”
can find yourself in a place where the options are limitless. “Your career could take you as someone who travels all over the world, and you just do your stuff remotely from wherever you are, you could work for an amazing product company and be part of the energy of this vastly, quickly growing company, and be part of building solutions that are solving tons of problems for people across the board, or you could stay in your community and do this as a nice 9-5 lifestyle job.” Tech companies around the world are starving for talent, and they’re happy to have people work remotely from wherever they want to be, he said. “There’s so much demand, that companies have to acquiesce to what you’re looking to deliver. Maybe one company isn’t willing to give you exactly what you want, but there’s another company that is.” The Whitehorse program runs April 27 to June 19. Visit lighthouselabs.ca for more information. Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com
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Canadian coach shares stress management strategies in Performing Under Pressure Lauren La Rose Canadian Press
TORONTO rom writing exams to taking a game-winning shot, virtually everyone will be confronted by a pressure moment, but a Canadian performance coach says there are strategies to put the squeeze on stress and thrive in tough challenges. Toronto-based J.P. Pawliw-Fry teamed with renowned psychologist Hendrie Weisinger on the new book Performing Under Pressure. Pawliw-Fry spends part of his time working with athletic organizations like the NBA’s Orlando Magic and executives from North America’s top four professional sports leagues. He also worked with now-retired Canadian beach volleyball teammates John Child and Mark Heese who won bronze at the 1996 Olympics. But the bulk of his work is with organizations, including Fortune 100 companies, the U.S. Army and Navy and CIA. Performing Under Pressure involved a multi-year study of 12,000 people, including Fortune 500 executives, CEOs, Navy SEALs and Olympic athletes. It zeros in on the top 10 per cent to see why they could manage pressure more effectively. The authors write a key differentiator was “an ability under pressure not to become defensive when criticized.” They were are also sensitive to physiological arousal “shifts,” allowing them to do things like breathe slower which helps them process information more effectively. “That top 10 per cent, they weren’t perfect under pressure. (But) they were better able to minimize the effect of pressure on them,” said Pawliw-Fry, co-founder of the Institute for Health and Human Potential.
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The book outlines 22 pressure solutions designed to help reduce feelings of anxiety, stress, fear or embarrassment, avoid distraction and guide behaviour. Among them: downsizing the importance of the moment, recalling previous successes and focusing on what is within control. Pawliw-Fry, a father of three, said a strategy students can use prior to taking a test is to write out how they’re feeling. “When we do that, it actually takes those kind of thoughts and emotions and feelings out of what’s known as our working memory – which is kind of a space above the eyes, behind the forehead – where we can hold onto four or five ideas, chunks of information … at any one time. That’s where we do our thinking on a test.
“If that space is clouded up by worries, thoughts, emotions, there’s no space to think.” It can be tough for athletes to close their eyes and take a breath in a pressure moment. In those circumstances, Pawliw-Fry said he’d recommend they use an anchor, thinking of one or more words that remind individuals of themselves at their best. Pawliw-Fry also contends there’s no such thing as a “clutch performance,” saying they have yet to find data to show anyone who’s better under pressure. He points to basketball great Michael Jordan who made the gamewinning jumper for the Chicago Bulls in Game 6 the 1998 NBA Finals to clinch the championship. But statistically, Jordan wasn’t a better shooter at the end of the game over
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though – and this is important – is he didn’t let pressure affect him as much. So yes, it diminished him, but not as much as maybe other people who were diminished more.” Pawliw-Fry said it’s also important for individuals to distinguish between stressful and pressure moments which can feel similar but have distinct differences. “If you don’t deliver on a stressful moment – you’re late picking up the kids, you’ve got to drop off your dry cleaning, you’ve got to get your taxes done … there probably won’t be a material impact on your stress or survival. Yeah, it’s a bit of a hassle, but you’re probably going to be OK. “A pressure moment is different. It can feel like a stressful moment in terms of what it does to us physiologically, but a pressure moment is when there actually will be a material impact on your success or survival. “If we react to every stressful moment as if it’s pressure, it really has a big outcome on our success. We use up all of our resources. And then when we come to a real pressure moment, there’s nothing left.”
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March 1st, 2015
40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA EVENT Dear Yukon First Nations, Chief and Councils and Community Members, The Yukon First Nations Graduation Society is pleased to announce that this year is the 40th Anniversary of The Yukon First Nations Graduation. The ceremony started out small and humble some 40 years ago and this year marks an extremely important year for Yukon First Nations people. Therefore the Yukon First Nation Graduation Society is marking the Anniversary by hosting a 40th Anniversary Gala Event. This event will be held on April 18th, 2015 at The Yukon Convention Centre. We are inviting all Yukon First Nation Governments, Chief and Councils, Community Members and Dignitaries to join us to celebrate 40 Years of success in Yukon First Nations Education. Tickets can be purchased at CYFN and are on sale now. They are $40.00 per person, which includes dinner, entertainment and a dance. There will also be a silent auction and cash bar on site. Tickets can be purchased with cash or via a Purchase Order made out to Yukon First Nation Graduation Society and faxed into CYFN. In honor of this event each Yukon First Nation is asked to nominate two individuals from their respective First Nation who have made a significant contribution to Yukon First Nations Education over the past 40 years. It can be a teacher, elder, volunteer, youth, or a community member at large. Nominations are due into Kim Rumley, First Nation Graduation Coordinator by 4:30 pm on April 2nd, 2015. Please email the nomination forms to rumley11@hotmail.com. We will hold 2 tickets at the door for each nominee to attend the Gala as our guests in honor of their contributions. The nominees will be gifted and honored as part of the event. Please remember to write something about each nominee, as we want to ensure that they get proper recognition. I look forward to hearing from you soon and thank you for your time and consideration! Mahsi Cho, Kim-Marie Rumley Yukon First Nation Graduation Coordinator 2015 COUNCIL OF YUKON FIRST NATIONS
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YUKON NEWS
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015
Observing El Salvadorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election renews faith in democracy Eleanor Millard
cord would be signed after over a dozen years of fighting. The FMLN slowly developed from a am returning to El Salvador guerrilla army to a political party, to be an international obchallenging ARENA in elections. server of their latest national It would not be until 2009 that a election. A curious friend asks left-wing FMLN party candidate, me, â&#x20AC;&#x153;So why do you go to those Mauricio Funes, would be elected countries down there in Central president of the country. Last America? It must be dangerous.â&#x20AC;? March, the FMLN candidate for She is just back from lying president, Salvador Ceren, won on a protected beach in Mexico the presidency by a very thin marsomewhere, soaking up sunshine gin of one-tenth of one per cent. that will be awhile yet to come to On March 1, a year after the the Yukon. president was elected, elections I have to think about my took place for all the Salvadoran answer. I recall that it is exactly 25 municipal mayors and councils, years ago that I was with a group the national legislative assembly, of Canadian teachers touring El and the Parlamento CentroamerSalvador. icano, or Parlacen, which brings Negotiations for a peace accord together six countries in the area. were underway, after guerrillas Nine parties were actively pursuing victory, although the main had won a substantial victory in the capital, San Salvador. The civil rivalry was between ARENA and the FMLN. 4.9 million voters were war was still going on as both to choose 262 mayors, 84 deputies sides attempted to gain as much ground as possible before settling. to the national assembly, and 20 Parlacen members. There were government soldiers Apart from having three everywhere, and often we heard separate ballots to be determined, gunshots. there were new procedures to the We visited a clandestine interelection. The mayors and councils nal refugee camp in the country, were elected in the past by the organized by the Farabundo majority party taking all the seats. Marti National Liberation Front This time, the council members (FMLN). We met literacy workwould be representative of the per ers who had to bury their books centage of the vote gained by their and pencils so that the ARENA (Nationalist Republican Alliance) parties. Previously, the legislative assembly was chosen from slates government troops wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t of nominated deputies from each destroy them in an effort to keep the people uninformed and illiter- party. This election, the voter ate. A 12-year-old was in the field could choose individuals across with a gun to warn the commun- party lines, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;voto cruzado.â&#x20AC;? Significantly, it was mandated that ity if the cornfields were being 30 per cent of the candidates had attacked. to be women. I had to admit to my friend that it could have been dangerous, â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ although we felt safe. Even now, I was part of a delegation of El Salvador is a rival to Honduras 75 people, brought together by for the doubtful honour of being the Salvadoran NGO, Centro de the â&#x20AC;&#x153;murder capital of the worldâ&#x20AC;?. Intercambio Y Solidaridad, or Gangs are rampant. CIS. Based mostly on volunteer I reply, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, I guess I work, this grassroots organization go there to renew my faith in promotes cultural exchange and humanity.â&#x20AC;? The people Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve met social justice through access to inspire me to join with them in education with scholarships and hope and optimism that some day leadership development, business things will change for the better. enterprises for women, advocacy And then I add, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I hope to on issues such as economic justice renew my faith in democracy.â&#x20AC;? and water rights, and English and It would be 1992, two years Spanish language classes. after my first trip to El Salvador, The majority of the observer delegates were from the United before the national Peace AcSpecial for the News
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States and Canada, but there were also people from Germany, the United Kingdom, and one from Russia. We paid a minimal cost for good hotel accommodation, all meals, transportation, training, and translation. Training for the election began on Feb. 23, a week before the election from officials of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and others. We were given a detailed handbook and were taken on several tours around the country, meeting with representatives of various organizations. We visited our respective embassies and heard some candidates in the election from different parties. The day of the election, March 1, we were spread around several voting districts outside and in San Salvador. My group of four people was in the main centre in San Salvador with 72 voting tables to observe. We were told we could take
photos, but could only take notes of anything unusual done in the complex process. We could not point out errors to the election workers or discuss any electionrelated issues with anyone. The handbook says curtly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re international election observers and our weapon is the notebook.â&#x20AC;? With cameras, notebooks and backpacks full of munchies and water, we were ready to do our duty.
â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ The Salvadoran election laws state that liquor was not to be sold or consumed the day before, during, and after election day and the grocery store in the mall close by our hotel sealed off shelves of liquor and beer. No campaigning should go on. But outside the election venue on election day and before, the main parties were in tents with flags and displays, playing loud competing music
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and with vendors selling party T-shirts, hats and food all during the vote. Three times inside the polling station in San Salvador, we were thrown into the midst of parades of party flags, horns, yelling, and the press, as notable candidates came to vote. The definition of what was considered campaigning and therefore unlawful, was a puzzle. Polls were open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the workers starting at 5 a.m. and staying until the count finished, sometime midmorning the next day. There were five main people at each table, or Junta Receptora de Votos (JRVs) selected by lottery from the political parties: a president, secretary, and three â&#x20AC;&#x153;vocalesâ&#x20AC;? or helpers, each with separate responsibilities. Each of the five main workers had alternatives who could be present. All parties were able to have a number of observers and alternatives called â&#x20AC;&#x153;vigilantes.â&#x20AC;? National election officials were readily available, but disputes had to be determined by the JRV table, or kept aside for later official decisions. A voter could face up to 20 people at the table. To vote, a citizen would have checked out their name, photo, and number at a poster for each table before having their identification card checked, being given three huge ballot papers, voting, and then having a finger dipped in indelible ink to prevent someone voting more than once. We saw small infractions such as preparing ballots (tearing a numbered corner off, signing and stamping the back) ahead of time and party vigilantes openly helping voters to place their ballots, but no obvious coercion. The cardboard booths were not placed so that they were absolutely secret due to the proximity of all the tables and people, but no one saw deliberate viewing of the voter crossing off choices. A few obviously transsexual people were courteously assisted to vote. There was obvious special consideration for anyone disabled or in a wheelchair and at least one man photographed his aged mother for posterity, voting from her wheelchair. Total secrecy was not a serious consideration. Counting the vote was tedious, with a process that meant each of the three ballots, done separately, were handled three or four times in sorting valid and invalid ballots
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 (to which each of the parties had to agree), counting by party, then by individual, then displayed on a board before being noted in detail on a complex form of 13 copies which didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t copy well. Cheers would arise when a JVR had completed totalling each of the three ballots.
changes generated confusion and uncertainty surrounding the voting process and made for a slow and complex count and scrutiny. Gangs were present and intimidating in some rural centres. Campaigning by some candidates inside voting centres took place by all major parties and all party vigilantes were seen taking over â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ minor responsibilities of the JVR Our preliminary report to the members. Supreme Electoral Tribunal was Transmission of the vote count completed by March 3. We all to offi cials was not done well. A agreed that each JVR seemed to long delay took place the morning have its own method of dealafter the count when the private ing with the count, but generally company hired to do the work within the guidelines from the tribunal, that disputes were cour- failed and had to be replaced. teously handled, the long process The day after the election, both of voting and counting was calm, ARENA and FMLN parties were and the commitment and dedica- declaring victory. Official counts were still being held two weeks tion of the JVRs facilitated the voting process and contributed to after the election. Final results of the election its transparency. for municipal candidates are still Electoral reforms had been being tallied by the tribunal, with implemented within a few short months. The tribunal had success- processing of those votes only completed below 60 per cent at fully assumed its responsibility, this writing. As of March 15, howalthough there were delays in ever, the tribunal had declared delivery of the electoral packets and opening voting centres. The ARENA the winner both in the
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YUKON NEWS Parlacen and legislative assembly by a margin of about one per cent. A third party, the GANA (Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional) won about ten per cent of the vote and may hold the balance of power. It is a right-of-centre party. One victory was certain before we left the country. San Salvador, which has over two million people, about one-third of the total population of the country, elected a mayor from the FMLN party by a great majority. He is of Arab descent, but it was disputed whether he was a Muslim. We found some blatant printed hate propaganda pamphlets against
him on the street one day.
â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ The CIS report recommends that electoral reforms should not take place in the six months before an election and that the count and scrutiny should be done by a second team separate from the voting process. A trustworthy system for the transmission of results should be adopted, and more training is needed for the JVRs. Enforcement of the nocampaigning law is necessary, and a system of electoral districts to achieve plurality, which is guaranteed by the constitution. I told my friend that my faith
in humanity and democracy was indeed renewed by the experience of being an election observer. El Salvador faces severe challenges from poverty and drought in a country that is only one short generation from total war and chaos. Gangs and murders are common. Yet it has the courage to try new election processes and the faith in its people to experiment with their democracy. If Canada could do the same, we may once again find enthusiasm for our democratic ideals. Eleanor Millard is a Carcross resident and author. Her most recent book is Summer Snow. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travelled extensively in Central America.
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YUKON NEWS
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015
DNA tests help shelter speed up adoptions of Chihuahua mutts, create names such as ‘Chorkie’ Sue Manning Associated Press
LOS ANGELES quarter of the dogs taken in by one California animal shelter look like Chihuahuas. So how do you make a pet stand out when it’s similar to so many other dogs at the shelter? Check the DNA. The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA in Burlingame, a 30-minute drive south of San Francisco, began free DNA tests under the slogan “Who’s Your Daddy?” Scott Delucchi, the shelter’s senior vicepresident, came up with the idea to speed up adoptions of Chihuahua-centric dogs. Because pets become part of the family, the $50 tests allow owners to find out the background of their pooches and certain traits they could exhibit. The tests also allow the shelter to get creative by coming up with clever breed names that can boost adoption odds. For example, the Chihuahua-Australian shepherd-Jack Russell terrier-collie became a “Kiwi collier”; a Yorkshire terrier and beagle mix became a “Yorkle”; and a golden retriever-miniature pinscherChihuahua was proclaimed a “golden Chinscher.” In February, the shelter tested 12 lookalike dogs. One of the results was inconclusive, but 11 showed mutt combinations that the facility had never seen before. The tested dogs were all placed within two weeks – twice as fast as any 11 untested small, brown dogs in the previous months. Twelve more dogs were tested, and once the last few in
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Lynn and Tony Mazzola sit with their new dog, Lily, at their home in San Carlos, California. Through DNA testing in the “Who’s Your Daddy?” campaign, Lily was found to be part miniature pinscher, part Yorkie terrier and part Chihuahua.
that group are placed, 24 more dogs will find out their breed backgrounds, Delucchi said. In the two batches of tests, only 10 of 23 dogs had no Chihuahua in them. Chihuahuas took over from the glut of pit bull mixes that dominated the shelter until five or six years ago, Delucchi said.
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There are a lot of reasons Chihuahuas became so popular, he said, citing Hollywood stars toting them in purses and the “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” movies. Seeing one of the tiny dogs at the shelter changed Lynn Mazzola’s mind about what kind of pet she wanted.
Mazzola of San Carlos, California, wanted a big dog, but 2-year-old, 6-pound Lily stole her heart. DNA results showed her that her new dog was part miniature pinscher, part Yorkie terrier and part Chihuahua, which the shelter dubbed a “Chorkie.” Knowing Lily’s DNA gives
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you clues to her behaviour, Mazzola said. For example, “it explains why she goes after birds and mice and she’s not nervous like a Chihuahua,” she said. Mazzola’s husband was about to undergo surgery and she wanted the dog to keep him company while he recovered. After his operation, “he walked in the door, she ran up to him and hasn’t been out of his lap since,” Mazzola said of the dog that had been at the shelter for seven months. The adoption promotion helped Lily, but it’s going to take more than a gimmick to reduce the “alarming” number of Chihuahua mixes coming in, Delucchi said. “Another part is making spay-neuter low-cost or free to the community,” he said. “If you have a lot of one breed, you target that breed and those owners and make it easy for them to do the right thing and get them fixed.” He said facilities also work with states that need small dogs, such as Florida and New York, by flying in as many as they can handle. Despite the promotion’s tagline, the question that never gets answered is “Who’s Your Daddy?” The DNA tests describe two parents, but they don’t reveal which one is dad.
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Transit funding will drive Canadian cities into the future reliable alternatives to automobile travel. By investing in walkways, by DAVID cycling networks and efficient SUZUKI public transportation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including rapid rail and bus systems â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cities can promote healthy lifestyles while protecting the environment. A two-car household that replaces one vehicle with alternative transportation can cut its annual emissions by 10 per cent. Building balanced transporany people think of Canada as a landscape of tation systems and improving forests, mountains, water transit reduces reliance on private and ice, but the Canadian experi- vehicles, cuts traffic congestion and leads to better public health ence is fast becoming focused on by keeping pollutants linked to glass and concrete. asthma and cardiovascular disease Our 2011 census revealed that 81 per cent of us now live in cities. out of the air. It can also help curb North Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obesity epidemic, And despite taking up less land which is leading to diseases like space, our environmental impact diabetes and sending health care continues to grow. As the UN costs skyrocketing. notes, cities cover only two per Recent research on the recent of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land area but produce 60 per cent of CO2 emis- lationship between health and sions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including a significant pro- transit use in Metro Vancouver by University of British Columbia portion from urban transportation, as people commute to school urban planning and public health and work on increasingly crowded professor Lawrence Frank and two health authorities reveals that roads and transit networks. Changing the way we move through cities is a critical step in reducing carbon emissions. The most direct way to accomplish this is to provide urbanites with
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Seattle residents took part in two votes, agreeing to a 0.1 per cent sales tax increase and a $60 vehicle levy to improve transit only after bus service faced severe cuts following a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Noâ&#x20AC;? vote on transit funding earlier in the year. Canadians arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t often invited to directly participate in policy-making. The vote in Metro Vancouver is the first of its kind nationally and will likely set off a heated debate about how transportation funding is discussed in this country. While the outcome remains uncertain, one thing is clear: People with realistic transit options have a daily choice to support or degrade the environment. When faced with that choice, history has shown more people opt to leave their cars in the garage. We need to think seriously about how we keep our cities moving into the future. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Climate and Clean Energy Communications and Research Specialist Steve Kux. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.
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such as Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, have had some success in securing funding for transit improvements, but across the country the issue is largely in the hands of local leaders. Although Metro Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transit ridership has increased dramatically in recent years, road congestion is still a problem, costing the regional economy up to $1.2 billion per year. To combat similar issues, cities around the world, including London, Milan and Stockholm, have introduced congestion charges for drivers who use city streets during peak hours, funnelling monies raised to into transit improvements. By comparison, a Vancouver sales tax increase would spread the cost out to include transit users, cyclists, walkers and visitors. North American cities often have a more difficult time than European municipalities convincing residents to support transit funding. Denver, Colorado, has had two transit funding referendums, one that failed and a more recent one that passed. In 2014,
April 1st, 2015. Applications received after the April 1st deadline will be deferred to the June 15th deadline. Contact the Employment & Training OfďŹ ce for your funding application. Applications can be sent to Trâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ondĂŤk HwĂŤchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;in C/O The Education Committee Box 599, Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0 Phone: (867) 993-7111 Fax: (867) 993-6553 Email: melissa.atkinson@trondek.ca
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residents of areas with above average public transportation use are 26 per cent less likely to be obese and 49 per cent more likely to walk for at least 30 minutes a day than people living in low transit use areas. Vancouver is a good case study for the future of Canadian urban public transit. Metro residents are voting on a plebiscite to fund regional transit and transportation expansion with a 0.5 per cent provincial sales tax increase. Many groups in the region â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including business, labour, environmental, health and student â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are setting aside political differences and joining the Better Transit and Transportation Coalition to support it. With only eight cents of every tax dollar going to Canadian municipalities, cities across the country are looking for ways to fund infrastructure maintenance and improvements. Canada is also the only major industrialized country without a national transit funding strategy. Provincial governments,
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Interior Alaska’s trails are sponging up an oddly wet winter’s rainfall Alaska. Instead, the water drained through almost invisible channels within the snow column. by Ned “It makes an icicle-like drain Rozell pipe within the snow,” said Sturm, who has seen the rain conduits in cross section. “The water is only going down a limited number of drain pipes.” Extreme rain events can destroy a meager snowpack and flood out the subnivean world s he contemplates another under the snow where voles live, long snowmachine jourbut a thick coating of snow can be ney, Matthew Sturm might resilient to rainfall. consider packing a raincoat. Rain “Think of it as a sponge,” fell in Interior Alaska a few weeks Sturm said. before his trip, glazing superSturm, 62, is preparing for cooled highways and forming a another of his long-distance crust on the snowpack. traverses, versions of which he has “You remember all the jokes executed since 1990. Following about how climate change is goone such trip, from Fairbanks to ing to be good for (Alaskans)?” Hudson Bay in 2007, he wrote the said Sturm, a snow scientist with book Finding the Arctic, a travelUAF’s Geophysical Institute. ogue and history primer on the “Now it’s like the joke’s on us. far north. Rain makes a mess of our snow. On March 18, 2015, he and It’s not better for us or for anifour other people will ride down mals.” the Yukon River boat ramp in The rain event did not dissolve Circle and head north toward the snowpack in the middle of Fort Yukon. Taking snow meas-
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Change in hours of service at Fraser port of entry As of April 1, 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be changing the hours of operation at the Fraser port of entry. The port of entry will now be operating from 08:00 to midnight, Pacific Standard Time, year round. The CBSA would like travellers to take note of this information since travel across the border will not be possible when the port of entry is closed. The complete list of Canada’s border crossings and their hours of service are available at www.cbsa.gc.ca/offices. 1-800-461-9999 toll-free in Canada 1-204-983-3500 outside Canada www.cbsa.gc.ca
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Snow scientist Matthew Sturm took this photo of the Sadlerochit Mountains while on a spring 2014 snowmachine traverse of northern Alaska.
urements along the way, they will drive up the Porcupine River and take a left up the Coleen River. From there, Sturm, snow scientist and frequent trip partner Glen Liston, Chris Polashenski from Dartmouth College, Heidi Helling of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and graduate student Simon Filhol will traverse to Arctic Village, then head northward to the continental divide in the Brooks Range. From there, they’ll drive down the Canning River, slant easterly to Kaktovik and then double back to Prudhoe Bay. There, arctic climate scientist Mark Serreze and Andrew Slater will join for a ride southward to
Toolik Field Station. Eight hundred miles of snow sampling and riding will take one month. Among many other questions, Sturm and others will be pondering why the higher slopes of the Brooks Range don’t get more snow than the lowlands, as is the case of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and many other places. And how might snow patterns be changing with more open water and less sea ice? The travelers hope they will be far enough north to avoid pulling out their raincoats. “The million-dollar question: is rain on snow increasing?” Sturm said. “It seems to be, but
the records for these kinds of events are pretty poor.” But evidence for past rain events is out there. Sturm’s dog Miñik will not be riding a snowmachine this month, but her name means “a freezing mist of light rain” in Inupiaq from Barrow. “Here’s a language that’s thousands of years old and it’s got words for rain-on-snow events,” Sturm said. Since the late 1970s, the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute has provided this column free in cooperation with the UAF research community. Ned Rozell is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute.
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Tantalizing ancient site emerges from riverbank forest Erling Friis-Baastad
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ce age settlers who frequented what is now referred to as the Britannia Creek site, halfway between Dawson City and Fort Selkirk on the Yukon River, would be amazed to see that area today. The site they knew on a windtortured steppe thousands of years ago is now covered by dense forest. Covered, that is, except for a few preliminary test pits dug since it was discovered by archeologist Kristin Soucey of Edmontonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Altamira Consulting in 2009. Soucey was undertaking archeological impact assessment work associated with the proposed Casino mine. In 2013 another Altamira archeologist, Margarita de Guzman, excavated further and realized the site (now registered as KfVi-3) could potentially answer many of the nagging questions about very early settlers along the upper Yukon River. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They did some carbon dating on some of the sites and found that the Britannia site had a range of occupations dating 1,200 right up to 14,000 years ago,â&#x20AC;? says Yukon Development Assessment Archeologist Christian Thomas. That time frame is within generations of the earliest occupations of Alaska and the Yukon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are dozens of these sites in Alaska,â&#x20AC;? Thomas adds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What makes the site interesting is itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an ancient site in an area in which we have never found an ancient site before.â&#x20AC;? In fact this is the first 14,000-year-old site found in the upper 1,000 kilometres of the Yukon River valley. The Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Britannia site features well-marked layers of windblown dust. Objects in the dust were radio-carbon dated back through 14,000 BP (Before Present) where a broken spear point was found in the oldest layers. So were a few charred mammal bones, tentatively identified as belonging to wolf, snowshoe hare, sheep and caribou, possibly leftovers from ancient meals. A far richer store of artifacts has been unearthed in the upper levels of the site: microblades, stone tools, and chert and obsidian flakes. These date from only about 5,000 to 1,200 years ago, well out of the last Pleistocene ice age and well into the warmer
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This tray holds artifacts found at the Britannia Creek site.
Holocene epoch. These more recent layers could provide their own special settlement clues. Jeff Rasic of the Alaska National Park Service has recently identified trade connections to Batza Tena, a rich source for obsidian on the edge of the Koyukuk River flats in Alaska. Inhabitants of later occupations of Britannia Creek were making obisdian microblades of glass-like sharpness. Yukon site assessment archeologist Greg Hare cautions that our understanding of the Britannia Creek find is very preliminary. Work has been done on only about one per cent of the site so far. The key word associated with Britannia Creek right now is â&#x20AC;&#x153;potential.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just starting to find what it may have been like for people living in far eastern Beringia at this time (12,000 to 14,000 BP),â&#x20AC;? says Hare. They would have been only about 160 kilometres from the glacial ice front and maybe 400 metres from the Yukon River, whatever the river may have looked like then. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When people were living there originally, there would have been no trees â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it would have been a wide-open shrub environment,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Would the glaciers have been significantly melting?â&#x20AC;? Hare asks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Was the river just a little creek or was it a raging melt water channel from the glaciers? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Were there fish this far up the Yukon River at this time? We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know.â&#x20AC;? Hare contrasts their data with that of Yukon arche-
ologist Norm Eastonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little John site near Beaver Creek, and the myriad Alaskan sites which have been yielding up knowledge about the earliestknown Beringian settlers season after season. For now, even finding a few charred salmon bones from before 12,000 BP, as Alaskan archeologist Ben Potter recently did over on the Tanana River in the U.S., could have a tremendous impact on our understanding of the daily round and technologies of the first Yukoners. Could there be older human remains on the Britannia site? Were there settlers in the Yukon prior to a major colonizing movement around 14,000 years ago? Could this multilayered site have another and older surprise in store? Our understanding of the peopling of the Americas is bracketed by two important understandings. Scientists in Russia have found artifacts from people who were perched at the western edge of Beringia about 27,000 years ago and archaeologists from the Universidad Austral de Chile have got people living at the southern tip of South America 14,000 years ago, says Thomas. At some point people passed through Alaska and the Yukon and very soon thereafter the Americas are populated. Britannia Creek opens a new chapter in the Yukon, one that will hopefully complement all the work Norm Easton has done at Little John, says Hare. Yukon archeologists will be returning to the Britannia site
this summer. They will likely be accompanied by a soil scientist to help them â&#x20AC;&#x153;conjureâ&#x20AC;? in their minds a clearer image
of what the area looked like when first used by humans. Further excavations will bring yet another valuable opportunity, says Thomas. It will provide a chance to collaborate with both the Selkirk First Nation and the Trâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ondek Hwechâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;in, whose territories overlap at the site. Hopefully, the site has potential to develop into community heritage project, like Fort Selkirk, Thomas says. It will be an opportunity for people in the communities to get a good look at how the very first people discovered and used their traditional territories. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will allow them to imagine what life would have been like under very different conditions,â&#x20AC;? adds Hare. (For more on a related Alaskan find on the Tanana River, see Your Yukon for March 6, 2015: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Out of the blueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Surprise human remains and artifacts tell an ice-age tale). This column is co-ordinated by the Yukon Research Centre at Yukon College with major financial support from Environment Yukon and Yukon College. The articles are archived at http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/research/publications/your_yukon
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Cad Wilson – and Such A Nice Girl, Too on any stage in town. She was soon the best paid act in Dawson City. Men would compete with each other to bestow her with the biggest gold nugget from their claims. They went mad when she sang, and when she started into “There’ll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight,” they pelted the stage with nuggets. She would dash about the stage laughing gleefully as she picked them up. When she concluded her act, a little boy would come out onto the stage with a broom and a dust pan to sweep up the remaining golden debris. It was said that if she didn’t clean up $500 a night, she left the stage in a pout. All would shower her with nuggets, gold watches and jewellery during her performance, which was a risqué repertoire with an affectation of innocence. Her most popular song, “Such a Nice Girl, Too,” which was composed by Arthur Seldon in 1892, became her anthem: She told me that she was a ‘Miss’ And scarcely had turned 20, She said she never cared to wed Tho’ offers she had plenty. Last week they took her up to court, She said, ‘Judge be forgiving.’ He answered, ‘Yes, if you can prove You’ve not three husbands living.’ Such a nice girl too, Such a real nice girl; So affable and full of animation. All who know her must admit, She’s a lady every bit! Submitted Photo/Yukon News Yes a lady with a spotless reputaCad Wilson was a brown-eyed redhead with a hypnotic stage tion. presence. She made no secret of the fact she wanted to separate the miners late December of 1897, she perfrom their money. Before she came formed in Victoria, B.C., according onto the stage, Eddie Dolan, the to a local newspaper, as the Craze stage manager of the Tivoli Theof Greater New York, “engaged at atre, would read a letter he claimed enormous salary.” by Michael Gates came from her mother. In it, she Wilson arrived in Dawson City admonished Cad “to be sure and he Klondike attracted enterfrom Chicago in September of be a good girl and pick nice clean tainers in abundance during 1898 with her agent, Robert Blei, friends.” the gold rush. Some of them went and departed less than a year later, Dolan would look out at the on to remarkably successful screen after his theatre burned down and crowd and shout, “I leave it to you, and stage careers. Perhaps the most he was bankrupted. During that fellers, if she don’t pick ’em clean!” successful stage artist at the time, time, she was the queen of the stage One admirer paid for a baththough, and the most mysteriin the Klondike, and a master at tub to be filled with wine. It is not ous today, is the remarkable Cad separating miners from their gold. known if she let him scrub her Wilson. She was said to be no beauty, back, or if he even saw her in her Wilson had been a regular didn’t have much of a figure, and expensive ablutions. feature in venues across America. her voice was nothing to write One Eldorado king is said to She was in San Francisco at the home about. Yet the brown-eyed have lavished his attention upon Orpheum as early as 1893, doing redhead had a stage presence that her to the tune of $75,000, but she the Congo, grotesque dances and was hypnotic, and her wardrobe wasn’t choosey. A man known only an inebriation act. A year later, she as “The Sawdust King,” who made was the most elaborate to be seen was billed as the feature act at the Vienna Buffet in Los Angeles. In 1895 she was gyrating with “a profusion of filmy skirts” at the Auditorium in San Francisco, and billed as a comedienne at the Trocadero in New York in 1896. In PAPILLON h KENSIE h ORLY
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it around her waist one and a half times. She placed this gaudy adornment on display in San Francisco after leaving the Klondike. Arriving in Portland, she and three others took a box in the Fredericksburg Music Hall, from where Cad sang along with the performers. She was finally induced to join them on stage, where, adorned with her famous gold nugget belt, she performed “Just a Little Lingerie.” During the song, she raised her skirt “much higher than necessary” to expose a diamond encrusted garter on her left thigh. For an hour, amidst repeated encores, she belted out one catchy song after another. She performed in San Francisco the fall of 1899, but was in Nome the following year, featured at the Standard Theatre. Cad Wilson disappears from the record after that until she is named, along with 10 other women, in the divorce case concerning businessman John A. Clover in San Francisco in 1908. One thing is abundantly clear: that Cad Wilson was the most popular performer ever to have set foot on a stage in Dawson City – and probably its most notorious good-time girl.
his living changing the sawdust on the barroom floors, had an uncharacteristic streak of good luck, winning $1,800. That was enough to propel him into Cad Wilson’s arms, temporarily, where “she had one arm around his neck and caressingly stroked his unkempt hair. Each was sipping wine from the other’s glass.” A few hours later, he was thrown unceremoniously out of the Tivoli, still wanting to spend his remaining $60 on more booze. She may have been a hit with the gentlemen, but the more refined sector of the fairer sex didn’t see her the same way. She scandalized the respectable ladies of Dawson with her performance at an Elks Club fundraiser in October of 1898. “Her audacity called out applause in the rear of the hall, but the ladies in the front hung their heads and their escorts wished they had never brought them,” said one newspaper the next day. In these Victorian times, exposing even the slightest hint of ankle beneath a lady’s dress was a considered a scandalous act. August 18, 1899, Cad Wilson left the Klondike, headed for San Francisco and Chicago. She took with her a sizeable bankroll (newspapers varied widely in the amount they reported), her jewellery and other baubles, as well as a nuggetencrusted waistband given to her by the miners on Eldorado Creek. It was so large that she could wrap
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Manners aren’t the issue when dead bug is on your plate by Judith Martin
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MANNERS DEAR MISS MANNERS: I regularly frequent a fairly informal pizza chain, as I like their lunch special. I was sitting at the bar yesterday when my food came; I took a bite of pizza and then saw, in between the salad and pizza, a dead bug. It was bigger than a fruit fly, but not huge. A work call came in, so I took about five minutes to deal with that, and then waited for the server/bartender, and finally went over to talk to her. I know intellectually the bug wasn’t a huge deal, but because I spent several minutes with it on my plate, upside down with the legs in the air, I just didn’t have an appetite. I quietly told the server that I understood it wasn’t her fault, but I had a bug on my plate and wasn’t going to be eating any more lunch.
She said she was sorry, took the plate away, and I left. I told my boyfriend about it later, and he, just like the server, seemed to be surprised that I got up and left. What’s the proper etiquette in that situation? If you go to a sit-down restaurant and see something like that after having taken only one bite, is it OK to leave, or is that bad form? Should I have given the restaurant another chance? I go pretty often (once a week) and tip well, usually 50 percent. I also just didn’t have an appetite after that, which was very disappointing because I had been hungry and love pizza. But I definitely didn’t mean to be impolite, and I didn’t make a scene. I was as quiet as possible because I didn’t want the other people at the bar to hear. GENTLE READER: Another chance to do what, exactly? Clean the kitchen? Miss Manners appreciates your concern for the restaurateur’s feelings, but assures you that good manners do not require you to take a chance on a replacement meal. An astute server – not to mention her boss – should have been all over you with apologies and restitution
out of concern that you would call the local health department. Which, by the way, might be a good idea.
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one to take a personal preference so far? GENTLE READER: This goes beyond mere personal preference. This is a misdemeanor. Miss Manners is amazed that the baby didn’t press charges. Unless there is true harm being done to the baby – and please don’t come to Miss Manners with studies about the damage done by pacifiers – parenting is best left to the parents. And stealing is best left to thieves.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My 19-year-old son just started dating a 22-year-old woman who DEAR MISS MANNERS: lives with her parents. His first I am a member of a national visit was over 24 hours. Now he organization that requires $90 has been gone over 12 hours. annual dues to help with many I’ve tried to instill good manvery worthy projects. A few ners into my son, but he ignores times a year I will be sent a “gift” me and says her parents don’t from the current president and care. How do you instill beta letter asking for an extra dona- ter habits, and how long is OK tion toward her project of the to stay before you’ve outstayed year. your welcome? In the past, I always sent GENTLE READER: Miss extra to help. This year we have Manners is sorry to have to tell DEAR MISS MANNERS: I experienced a lot of personal you that apparently your son did had a large party yesterday with hardships, and my donation was not outstay his welcome, what100 people responding that they smaller and slower being sent in. ever form that welcome took. would come. Only 70 showed I just received a letter informup. ing me that I needed to pay for DEAR MISS MANNERS: I How do I respond to people my “gift” as soon as possible. It have a relative who frowns upon who sent me emails this mornis a cheaply made plastic tote family members who allow their ing saying, “So sorry we couldn’t bag. I think this is rude. babies to use pacifiers. make it. The weekend just got What should my response be? Beyond chastising the moth- away from us. Hope you had I would like to return it with a ers about the matter throughout fun”? note. her visit, she goes further. When GENTLE READER: No GENTLE READER: By all the parents aren’t looking, she response is necessary. If there is means, do that. If you can takes the pacifier or pacifiers further inquiry, Miss Manners explain to this organization that when she leaves. suggests telling your guests that unethical business practices – The parents are left to care for time just got away from you. (Please send your questions to sending unsolicited merchandise a crying baby. One baby cried Miss Manners at her website, and then demanding payment – much of the night because of www.missmanners.com; to her raise suspicions about the ethics the missing pacifier. The parents email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; of an organization, Miss Mandid their best, but it was a difor through postal mail to Miss ners will consider that you have ficult night. Is it acceptable for Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130
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Bantam Mustangs dominate BC championships
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Bantam Mustangs forward Dylan Kindervater stickhandles the puck in a photo from earlier this season. The Mustangs finished off the year as BC champs.
Joel Krahn
was their second meeting of the week, building on the rivalry these two teams have grown series of strong wins throughout the past few years. spiced up with a few nailWhen head coach Martin biters saw the Whitehorse Lawrie heard they were playing Bantam Mustangs claim top spot Dawson Creek, he said he knew for the first time at the BC Hock- his team was up for the chaley Championships this week. lenge. “Dawson’s gone through Whitehorse cruised through us to their championships so, the round robin, securing the (we) wanted to return the fabest playoff seed with ease as vour,” he said. the only unbeaten team. In the After being down 1-0 in the semi-finals the Mustangs faced first, Mack Benn-Wipp was able Terrace, beating them to the tune to tie things back up. Joe Stokes of 3-1. scored shorthanded to give the Whitehorse faced a tough Mustangs the lead heading into Dawson Creek team in the final the second, and after some endwho were looking for a third to-end action Bryce Anderson straight provincial title. This sealed the victory with a goal in News Reporter
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the third. The provincial tournament is something that this team has been looking forward to since the beginning of the season. “We talked about this in September,” said Lawrie. “They accepted this as a goal for the season and were willing to sacrifice things through the year to be as prepared as they could be.” The tier-three team entered a number of tournaments throughout the year that were above their league, and each time came out with impressive results, even winning a tier-two tournament. “We’ve been upping our game all season long,” Lawrie said. The work has paid off.
Throughout the week the Mustangs only let in four goals, while scoring a tournament-leading 39. Three of the top-four scorers of the tournament wore a Mustangs jersey. Lawrie said another key to success was a strong performance by his goalies. “Our goaltending has been solid all year long. It’s very reliable. We got that good goaltending again this week.” Such success has not gone unnoticed by hockey’s higher powers. Lawrie was fielding inquiries from Western Hockey League scouts interested in a number of his older players. “The real interesting thing going forward is going to be the
invites that I think a number of these kids are going to be getting,” Lawrie said. “That’s going to be neat when that starts playing out. There might be a few letters arriving in Whitehorse.” Lawrie has hopes that some of his players will be invited to camps that allow the top players in the region to hone their skills to a more professional level. Lawrie didn’t get the sense that his team was thrown off by this potential pressure. “I think they were able to put it out of their minds and play their game,” he said. “I think it had a greater impact on the parents.” Contact Joel Krahn at joel.krahn@yukon-news.com
Atoms claim silver at the Spring Classic Joel Krahn News Reporter
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he Whitehorse Atom Mustangs saw a dramatic improvement in their tournament play this weekend. After 16 straight losses at tournaments this season, the team claimed silver in the Spring Classic tournament in Richmond, B.C. In the first game of the round robin the Mustangs snapped their losing streak by winning 4-2 against
North Delta. After an 8-1 loss to Terrace, their next win came in the form of a 6-1 blowout of Portland. A 2-2 tie to Richmond left Whitehorse second in the standings. In knockout playoff action, the Mustangs again met Richmond, this time marking down a win to put them in the final. After a hardfought game, Terrace proved to be too much and Whitehorse dropped the game to the top-seeded team
6-0. The veteran players on the team provided the Mustangs with some lift. Ty Beacon and Huss Breithaupt each received Most Valuable Player awards during the tournament for their excellent playing. The gold medal game MVP award went to Whitehorse’s Noland Matthews despite the game’s final outcome. Coach Trevor Matthews was encouraged by the result. “The improvement over the year was
never more noticeable than what we saw this weekend,” he said. The Mustang’s coaching staff of Trevor Matthews, Dave Larkin, and Guy Gorrell have been guiding their players all year to put an emphasis on teamwork, and in this tournament the work paid off. “In each of the six games this weekend, the boys became more and more aware of the value of moving the puck together, of setting up in the offensive zone, and working
together to get the best possible shots at the net,” Matthews said. After a season of many losses, the Mustangs were able to learn from their previous games and find what it takes to win at this level. “The boys played with an intensity that we, as coaches, were looking for all year long,” said Matthews. “All the coaches are very proud of what the boys achieved this weekend.” Contact Joel Krahn at joel.krahn@yukon-news.com
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Gearing up for a busy season Myles Dolphin
the peak of their season,” he said from Victoria, where he studies and also trains with members of atson Lake’s Spencer the Canadian national team. Skerget recently got “When you’re racing in a his first taste of inter- new place you’re trying to get national mountain bike racing everything together, like trainduring a trip to Chile. ing, nutrition and rest. I feel reAnd all things considered, the ally good about the results, they 22-year-old did pretty well. were a tough couple of races but Skerget finished 13th out of it’s nice to get them out of the 15 riders in a cross-country race way.” on March 8. He finished 20th Both events were cross-counout of 35 riders in another race try Olympic races, which consist on March 15. of several laps around a fourThe events were sanctioned kilometre circuit. by Union Cycliste InternaWith mild training conditionale, allowing riders to earn tions in Victoria, Chile was a points to qualify for bigger different beast altogether, he races. Skerget needed a top-10 said. finish in the first race and a topSkerget and another Cana15 result in the second in order dian rider, Steven Noble, had to to qualify for points. compete in 35-degree weather Not only was it his first time while they were down there. Alonso Vásquez/Maximus Photography/Yukon News racing abroad but it was also his “It was a shock to get used Spencer Skerget raced in two UCI-sanctioned mountain bike first two races of the year. to those temperatures,” Skerget races in Chile this month in 35-degree heat. said. “Down there, racers are in Because they’re both students at the University of Victoria, they couldn’t afford to be gone for too long. But Skerget plans on racing more often once his semester News Reporter
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ends in six weeks, he said. That includes a series of local races, but he has his sights set on bigger ones, too. He plans on taking part in another UCI-sanctioned race in Utah in May. In July, he’ll travel to Quebec for the Canadian Cross Country Mountain Bike Championships. Last year, he teamed up with three B.C. riders to win a silver medal in the relay event at the nationals. It was the first national-level medal won by a Yukon mountain biker since Whitehorse’s Daniel Sessford captured bronze in 2007. Now he wants to raise the bar even higher. “I feel like I’m reaching a point in my racing career where things are getting serious,” he said. “I’ve been putting in a lot of time. I’ve reached and passed some goals that I’ve set in the past. “It would be really cool to one day qualify for a World Cup (event).” Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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Kakuro
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Level: Moderate
Sudoku Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in blod borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.
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To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No difit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. © 2013 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.
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Puzzle B CLUES ACROSS 1. Disrupt the arrangement of 7. Don’t know when yet 10. Dawn 12. Terrestrial frog 13. Water crops 14. Sucking onion louse 15. Struck a heavy blow 16. Rock guitarist Clapton 17. Fed 18. Big man on campus 19. Tough Asiatic grass
21. To copy the behavior of another 22. M_____: soaked meat 27. Dover is the capital 28. Outdoor cooker 33. Farm state 34. More bleak and dismal 36. Large northern deer 37. “L’Eggo My ____” 38. Thais (alt. sp.) 39. No (Scottish)
40. Civil wrong 41. Be suitable for 44. Spider-Man actor Maguire 45. Put up with something 48. A plank for sliding objects 49. Coated a metal with an oxide 50. A companionship animal 51. Archaic “to commit”
14. Poster paints 17. Physician’s organization 18. Boy Scout merit award 20. Same name son (alt. abbr.) 23. The quality of being capable 24. Outdoor furniture woods 25. Emotional intelligence 26. An explosion fails to occur 29. Trauma center 30. Anger 31. Brown coal 32. Sent as an official emissary 35. Egg mass of a lobster
36. Dog-_____: shabby 38. A Hebrew captive in Nineveh 40. Take a puff 41. Binge Eating Disorder Assoc. 42. Pitcher Bedard 43. Disconcert 44. Tea spoonful (abbr.) 45. The bill in a restaurant 46. Being a single unit 47. Grounds of a film studio
CLUES DOWN 1. Novice or beginner 2. Notice of someone’s death 3. An instinctive motive 4. A very large body of water 5. Broad flat back muscle 6. Supplement with difficulty 7. Shaped like a torus 8. Spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan 9. Automatic data processing 10. Move deeply 11. Yerevan is the capital 12. Severe spasm of pain
Puzzle C
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WEEKEND GET AWAY Rustic Cabin-45 minutes from town Hiking Trails in the summer Skiing in the winter Includes sauna. Reasonable rates. Rent out by the week or for a weekend. 867-821-4443 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 2nd floor of building on Gold Road in Marwell Sizes 180 sqft & 340 sqft Quiet spaces with reasonable rent 667-2917 or 334-7000 AFFORDABLE DOWNTOWN office space for lease, $14 ft 2 + cam, 1,800 sqft, 202 Strickland Street on the 2nd floor. Contact Stephan (867) 332-4082 or stephane@asprinting.ca ROOM FOR rent, N/S, N/P, avail immed, $750/mon all incl. 393-2275
Beautifully ďŹ nished ofďŹ ce space is available in the Taku Building at 309 Main Street. This historic building is the ďŹ rst L.E.E.D. certiďŹ ed green building in Yukon. It features state of the art heat and ventilation, LAN rooms, elevator, bike storage, shower, accessibility and more.
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OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Above Starbuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Main St. Nice clean, professional building, good natural light. 536' ft. office space on Main St c/w kitchette. Competitive lease rates offered.
Sandor@yukon.net or C: 333.9966
2,628 SQUARE FEET OF PRIME OFFICE SPACE Available for Lease NOW! Two Suites available for lease. Suites can be leased separately or combined as one. One suite is 1,248 square feet. The second suite is 1,380 square feet. Located in a professional building downtown Whitehorse, this space is ideal for accounting, legal or other professionals.
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1-BDRM LUXURY suite, 1,200 sq ft, wheelchair accessible, fantastic view, N/S, N/P, refs reqĘźd. 667-6579
FENCED YARD for rent, downtown Whitehorse. Contact Stephan (867) 332-4082 or stephane@asprinting.ca
3-BDRM DUPLEX, Copper Ridge, garage, 5 appliances, large rec room, avail Apr 1, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,650/mon + utils. 334-1907
3-BDRM 1.5 bath duplex, Valleyview, avail May 1, near Canada Games Centre/ski trails, N/P, $1,500/mon + utils. 668-4582
FURNISHED BEDROOM in new home, Ingram, responsible tenant, $700/mon all inclusive. 334-3186
2-BDRM TRAILER, Kopper King, dd & refs reqĘźd, pets negotiable, $1,150/mon + elec. 334-7872
SHOP/OFFICE/STUDIO Multi-Use Building with space available to rent Very Competitive rates Various sizes, short & long term Washroom on site Friendly environment whserentals@hotmail.com Phone 667-6805
2007 MAGNUM MLT5080MMH 10KW S/A light tower, $4,800. 456-4088
BRIGHT OFFICE/STUDIO Space Available for Rent: Up to 2000 sq. ft. available for immediate occupation. Location: 129 Copper Road. Space includes Kitchen area with stove & fridge. Call 667-2614 ask for Brenda or Michelle or e-mail: totalfire@northwestel.net
2-BDRM MAIN floor of downtown house, office, large fenced yard, kid/pet friendly, month to month lease, shared laundry, $1,500/mon + utils. 332-4093 2-BDRM APT, downtown, fenced yard, new kitchen & carpet, avail Apr 1, $950/mon + utils. 332-4093 1-BDRM LEGAL basement suite, Porter Creek, avail April 1, clean, quiet, $850/mon. See www.79-12.com for details/photos. Will be shown March 21, 1pm-2pm, & 7pm-8 pm
A ROOM in shared living space, call for details. 403-835-7255 1-BDRM APT, downtown, utils incl, dd reqĘźd, N/S, no dogs, handicapped accessible, 633-3940 3-BDRM GROUND level suite, Crestview, laundry & parking, oil & electrical heat, laminate flooring, N/S, no dogs, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,275/mon + utils. 667-4858 1-BDRM SUITE, Crestview, quiet location, wood heat, pet ok, near ski trails, N/S, $800/mon all inclusive. 633-2455 1-BDRM CONDO, Riverdale, secure, avail April 1, hardwood, bright colours, N/P, $1,300/mon. Contact geo107@hotmail.com for info. 2 ROOMS, shared accommodations, avail April 1, $650/mon + dd, utils incl. 689-9956 after 4pm
2-BDRM APT, Galena Road, N/S, N/P, $850/mon + utils. 668-6552
FURNISHED BACHELOR apt above ground w/small patio, on bus route, 15 mins from downtown, avail May 1, N/S, N/P, responsible tenant, $1,000/mon all inclusive. 322-3116
2-BDRM DUPLEX, Hillcrest, wood stove, avail immed, $950/mon + utils. 668-5558
LOG CABIN, Mt. Lorne, 25 min from town, loft bedroom, woodstove & propane, water del, $1,100/mon + utils, pets considered. 393-2767
3-BDRM, 1.5 bath duplex, Takhini, elementary school, Yukon College, near bus, big back yard & deck, $1,700/mn + utils. 335-6886 after 6pm
LARGE ROOM in smokerĘźs home, Northlands, all inclusive, avail April 1, will accept social assistance, $750/mon. 668-4776 lv msg
24-UNIT COMPLEX accepting rental applications for new bldg in Porter Creek for fall of 2015, 12 bachelor & 12 3-bdrm units available. rentwhitehorse@gmail.com
2-BDRM 2.5 bath condo, Crestview, avail April 1, 6 appliances, 2 powered parking stalls, $1,500/mon + utils & dd. 334-4808
1-BDRM APT, downtown convenience, quiet, secure bldg, intercom, storage, plug-in parking, laundry, heat & hot water inclĘźd, N/S, pets negotiable. 668-2741
TRAILER LOCATED below old McKenzie trailer park, rent negotiable for someone who would rent until itĘźs sold. 336-2205
1-BDRM APT, downtown, $950/mon 1 person, $1,000 2 people, heat, light, cable incl, avail Apr 1, N/P. 668-5558
CABIN, RIVERSIDE, furnished, woodstove, outhouse, greenhouse, off-grid power system, 50 km from town, showers at nearby community centre, great access to trails/wilderness, $600/mon. 633-4322
2-BDRM MOBILE home, 20 mins north of Whitehorse, older but clean & quiet, new laminate flooring/carpet, well water, oil furnace, wood stove, pets ok, horses possible, dd reqĘźd, $1,200/mon. 334-9733
CABIN, 15 mins out of town, running water, furniture, N/P, $800/mon incl utils. 334-5384 2-BDRM TRAILER, Kopper King, oil heat, dd reqĘźd, $750/mon + utils. 667-2750
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T UN EM I TY Program Administrator - COR and Training T NSNY is looking for an enthusiastic person to advance health, safety and prevention activities as part of our team. Closing Date: March 30th, 2015 Location: Whitehorse, YT Salary: Dependent upon experience DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Executive Director the Program Administrator-COR and Training, will: t Monitor Quality Assurance in NSNY programming. t Provide assistance in sourcing, developing, or revisions to training, programs and process. t Provide administrative support.
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OFFICE SPACE in Pine Medical building, great for health care business, 2 rooms, window, 292 sq ft, $688/mon, heat/hydro included. Contact 667-2144 (work) and 250-538-8158 after work
PROFESSIONAL HOUSESITTER, female, available now until Sept 2015, reliable & trustworthy person, lots of good references, Yukon, Hawaii, California, Montreal, Spain, etc. Contact valerie.mototrek@hotmail.com
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HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871
WANTED TO RENT: Small garage in downtown near Ogilvie Street to store tools & other items with enough space to set up and use table saw. Does not need to be heated but would prefer electricity. Willing to pay $100/mon. Call 667-2737, leave message
Status: Full-time â&#x20AC;&#x153;term positionâ&#x20AC;? to December 31, 2015 with the possibility to extend. QUALIFICATIONS: t Experience and education in occupational health and safety or a combination thereof. t A thorough understanding of CORâ&#x201E;˘ and the audit process. t CertiďŹ ed Internal or External COR program auditor t Credentials as an instructor in occupational health and safety an asset. t Good inter-personal skills and the ability to work within a team. t High level of organizational and time management skills. t Strict adherence to NSNYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conďŹ dential environment.
* Travel outside of Whitehorse may be a requirement of this position. Submit your cover letter and resume to: Email: info@yukonsafety.com Fax: 867. 633. 6391
Selkirk First Nation
P.O. Box 40, Pelly Crossing, YT Y0B 1P0 Phone: 867-537-3331 Fax: 867-537-3902
Good Night! Wind up your day with everything you need. 867-667-6283
Real Estate ATLIN, 212 hectares placer claim, virgin ground, close to Atlin with good access. Call 250-319-5848 Condo Studio in Nanaimo, B.C. Quality construction+materials, partially furnished w/kitchen appliances, well organized 300 sq ft space in quiet residential neighbourhood. Transit, park, shopping nearby. Low condo fees+utilities. Asking $85,000. Call 867-660-4516
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Communications OfďŹ cer START DATE: MAY 1, 2015. Reporting to the Executive Director, this position provides communications support to the Selkirk First Nation (SFN). The position, working collaboratively and respectfully with SFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s management team and staff; will be responsible for executing SFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategic communications plan and providing strategic advice on and delivery of government communications to the Executive Director, the Chief and Council and other SFN staff members in all aspects of media relations and communications (branding, promotion, Public Relations, etc.). There will be an opportunity for on the job training with an experienced communications specialist. QUALIFICATIONS:
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 4-BDRM 3-BATH split level house, Logan subdivision, greenbelt, sunken LR, fireplace, 2,350 sq ft, double garage, quiet neighbourhood, serious inquiries only, $479,000 firm. 667-6587 lv msg 2012 3-BDRM, 2 full bath trailer located below old McKenzie trailer park, can rent ʻtil sold, avail April 1, $258,000. 336-2205 3-BDRM 2-BATH beautiful family home, Spruce Hill, 15 mins from town, mountain view, backs onto Cowley Creek, well water, hardwood/tile throughout, wood stove, storage shed, wood shed. $515,000. 334-8121 NINE ADJOINING lots in Atlin townsite, each lot 50 x 100 ft to sell as package. No reasonable offer refused. 250-651-7531 COSTA RICA home in cloud forest, perfect weather, good place for nature lover, birding, hiking, climbing, relaxing, 1 hr from the nearest town, local transportation available. 456-2477 OPEN HOUSE, 103 Ponderosa Drive, March 21 from 1pm to 3pm. See sign #143645 on propertyguys.com BURNT CREEK Farm, Davie Hall Lake, BC, 198 acre wilderness retreat, 13 km north of Atlin BC, $775,000. 335-3611 TOWNHOUSE, RIVERDALE, updated 3-bdrm, 1.5 baths, deck, basement, oak & cork floors, oil furnace, carport, storage shed, lg. yard with shrubs, spruce, pines, $279,500. 668-6147
Help Wanted SKKY HOTEL IS HIRING Hotel Cleaner/Janitorial immediately. Starting wage is $14.13/hr 40 hrs a week. Submit resume to Front Desk or email decristofarop@rogers.com GOLD MINE CAMP COOK May through September Sub-Contractor work Please send resume to: dodgemachining@msn.com or contact: 307-266-1241 for more details.
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We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, rifles & ammo. G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL YUKON WILDLIFE Conservation stamps, rare and unique collection of 13 stamps, from 1996-2008, beautiful artwork depicting Yukon birds and wildlife, $150. 633-3154 1965-66 TOPPS Hockey Cards, complete set, great shape, $1,500. Ross @ 633-3154 PIONEER FEATHER-LITE parka, menʼs sz med, like new, $150, snowmobile suit, unisex down insulated, $75. 633-3053 MYSTERIES – various authors. 40 paperbacks, $25. Ross 633-3154 GORGEOUS PERSIAN carpet, Habibian Nain, cream colour with blue trim, 600 knots psi, 5'X8', bought in Middle East, appraised + docs, $2,500 or offers. 204-880-7245 herbeeking@hotmail.com For Sale NATIVE BRAIN-TANNED HIDES and Tanned Beaver Pelts at reasonable prices Phone (780)335-3557 If no one is available please leave msg or call (780)461-9677 1,500 VINYL records, 60s to 90s, all genres, no scratches, $1,200 for all. 334-4568 WOLF HIDE, large tanned timber wolf pelt, typical grey & white colour, $500. 668-3632 lv msg KING CANADA KC-1440/Birmingham CT-1440G metal lathe, like new, vg cond, low time/usage, incl floor stand & extras, $5,000 + tax. 667-7573 Mon-Fri or lv msg APPROX 1500 DVD fairly recent movies including 125 Blue-ray and many series set, sold with 2 storage cabinets as a package, $3,000. 667-4409 MARCH INDOOR garage sale all month, everything from furniture, tools, electronics, clothing, houseware. To arrange viewing David @ 333-0772 TRADING CARDS, binder full of non-sport trading cards (James Bond, X-men, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom). About 500 cards. $50. Ross 633-3154
VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION Old Crow, Yukon
SPORT PHOTOGRAPHER 2015-2016 Whitehorse Minor Soccer (WMS) is seeking a qualified photographer who will provide team and possibly individual photographs for the 2015 Outdoor season (May to June) and the 2015/16 Indoor season (October 2015 to March 2016). WMS is open to creative and fresh photographic options to highlight the soccer experience. Digital form, print form, and all suggestions can be submitted. The closing date for submissions is April 13th, 2015. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above tender title. Mail or deliver to Whitehorse Minor Soccer, 4061-4th Avenue, Y1A 1H1 (Sport Yukon Bldg.) More information may be obtained from the Whitehorse Minor Soccer website at http://www.yukonsoccer.yk.ca/ whitehorseminorsoccer.html or contact the Whitehorse Minor Soccer Office at (867) 667-2445 or email wms@sportyukon.com . NOTE: THE HIGHEST RANKED OR LOWEST PRICED SUBMISSION MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE ACCEPTED. ALL PROPOSALS WILL BE REVIEWED BY WHITEHORSE MINOR SOCCER AND THE SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY APRIL 30TH, 2015.
Miscellaneous for Sale WINDOOR RECYCLER We buy & sell: • Brand new/used double/triple pane vinyl/wood windows. •Brand new steel/vinyl exterior doors with frames. Now selling: •Brand new unfinished oak kitchen cabinets. 333-0717
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HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
JUSTICE COORDINATOR/NATIVE COURTWORKER THE JOB: Reporting to the Manager, Mental Health & Support Programs, this position will assist clients who are diverted from the Territorial Courts to the Old Crow Justice Committee. The Justice Coordinator/Native Court Worker will provide administrative support to the Justice Committee and ensure other justice related activities are conducted in Old Crow. The Justice Coordinator/Native Court Worker attends all court sessions to assist clients in court appearances, coaches’ clients in understanding the justice system, and their rights and responsibilities; acts as liaison between legal aid and probation staff and works closely with other agencies and RCMP.
THE CANDIDATE: The ideal candidate will have a diploma or certificate in a social or justice related field, or equivalence in experience and relevant coursework; Knowledge of Territorial Court justice setting, and alternate methods for administration of justice; Ability to working in a cross cultural environment; Excellent written and oral communication skills; Knowledge of basic accounting & records management; Excellent organizational skills; Ability to work with minimal supervision while developing effective partnerships with the community at large; You must agree to a complete a criminal records check; and previous experience working in a First Nation community is an asset.
PAY RANGE: $38.17 to start plus an excellent benefit package. This is a full-time position based on 65 bi-weekly . (6.5-hour workday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 to 4:30 p.m) A detailed job description is available at: http://www.vgfn.ca/employment
Minimum one-year term commitment is required. CLOSING DATE: Tuesday March 31, 2015 @ 4:00 p.m. We thank all applicants but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please submit resumes that include job experience related to position to: Brenda Frost Manager Human Resources Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Box 94, Old Crow, YT Y0B 1N0 Phone: (867)966-3261, ext. 256 Fax: (867)966-33261 Email: hrd@vgfn.net
Be a part of one of Canada’s most dynamic environmental and socioeconomic assessment processes; working with an energe c, progressive organiza on. We are commi ed to the well-being of our employees and encourage their personal and professional development.
VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION Old Crow, Yukon HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT
Our commitment is to be an impar al, effec ve and efficient organiza on that provides assistance to all involved in the assessment process.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Mayo Designated Office Permanent posiƟon
Located in Mayo, this posi on reports to the Manager, Designated Office and is responsible for providing recep on and administra ve support to the staff of the Designated Office. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to work independently in a confiden al environment, with frequent interrup ons, and their ability to mul -task and priori ze their workload while maintaining a posi ve a tude with both co-workers and the public. Applicants must have experience with Microso Outlook, Word, Excel and Access. The annual salary range for this posi on is $52,390 – $60,161 based on 75 hours biweekly. Flexible work arrangements may be considered. If you feel you have the qualifica ons and desire to meet the challenges of this posi on please forward a cover le er and resume outlining how your experience and qualifica ons relate directly to the posi on. A job descrip on is available at the Mayo Designated Office, 308 – 1st Avenue in Mayo, YESAB Head Office, Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street in Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca. Please submit applica ons to: Finance and Administra on Manager, YESAB Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040 Resumes must be received by end of day April 6, 2015.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT SERVICES THE CANDIDATE:
The ideal candidate will have a relevant certificate or diploma in Civil Engineering, building technology, business management, project and property management or the equivalent in training and experience. The incumbent will have a broad knowledge of First Nations Government systems and an awareness of housing issues affecting First Nation people both locally and nationally. Knowledge of building construction codes and regulations, WCB regulations, and employment law is also a must. Candidates should also possess very strong communication, interpersonal and time management skills, as well as have extensive financial management experience. THE JOB: This key senior management position is responsible for directing Government Services activities that include construction and renovation projects, building operations and maintenance, managing landlord and tenant relationships, and community infrastructure planning and operations. Supervising a variety of positions in the Government Services department, this position will direct the provision of day-to-day government services to the community and implement construction and capital projects, while also ensuring that strategic goals, work plans, policies & procedures are developed, implemented and evaluated on an ongoing basis. A DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE AT: www.vgfn.ca/employment SALARY RANGE: $52.47 to $68.21 per hour (65 hours biweekly); plus benefits Please submit resumes by: March 23, 2015 @ 4p.m. to: Brenda Frost Manager, Human Resources Tel: (867)966-3261 ext. 256 Fax: (867)966-3800 Email: hrd@vgfn.net
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GEORGE JOHNSTON MUSEUM Box 146, Teslin, Yukon, Canada Y0A 1B0
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MCDONALDS H O C K E Y cards from 1991-92 to 2009/10, almost every card issued incl. 27 unopened paks from each year, over 1,200 cards, $1,000 firm. Ross 633-3154 WORLD HOCKEY Association, remember it? Two rare books, (history, statistics, photos). Exc. shape, $50. 633-3154 CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards. $1,400. Ross 633-3154 THREE COMPLETE OPC hockey card sets (1999-00 to 2001-02 period) plus some short prints. Over 900 cards. $150. Ross 633-3154 NEW WHITE gold diamond ring, just inspected, never worn, matched set available, paid $1,200 US, asking $300. 336-0306
.96 CARAT cushion cut diamond ring, white gold, just inspected, matched set avail, have appraisal, paid $3,500 US, asking $1,200. 336-0306 USED TIN, beige & white from 60ĘźX70Ęź shop 20Ęź wall, wall & roof tin, exc cond, value $18,300 new, asking $7,500. 335-5192 WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. Ross 633-3154 GOLD WEDDING ring, diamond stone, size 7, 10K, good cond, best offer. 633-2837
ELECTRIC â&#x20AC;&#x153;OPENâ&#x20AC;? sign, also flashes On & Off, ideal for new or existing business, asking $150. Call 667-7467
MENĘźS XL Snowgoose parka, ski pants, down-filled parka, quilted vest, various lighter jackets. Will take offers. Call 667-7467
SIMONIZ S1600 pressure washer, will take offers. Call 667-7467
Main duties are as follows: â&#x20AC;˘ Prepare and cook complete meals â&#x20AC;˘ Oversee kitchen operations in the absences of head chef â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain inventory and record food, supplies and equipment â&#x20AC;˘ Clean kitchen and work area Employment requirements are as follows: â&#x20AC;˘ Completion of secondary school education â&#x20AC;˘ At least 3 years experiences in the kitchen as cook â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to speak Japanese and cook some Japanese dishes could be an asset. TO APPLY: Email: antoinette@northwestel.net OR drop off your resume in person at Antoinetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
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As the administrative assistant, you will be supporting the day-to-day administration of the division by providing administrative support, directing inquiries, supporting LQVWUXFWRUV VWXGHQWV DQG DVVLVWLQJ ZLWK Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO SURFHGXUHV 7KH LGHDO DSSOLFDQW ZLOO KDYH FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ LQ RIĂ&#x20AC;FH RU business administration at a post-secondary level with related administrative experience. Experience taking comprehensive minutes and basic bookkeeping skills with good attention to detail are required. Candidates with an acceptable combination of experience and education may also be considered. Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca
BLADEZ 5.9T treadmill, retailed for over $1,000, asking $300. Call 667-7467 COMPOUND ANGLE Dewalt ceramic saw, complete option package, has only done 3 projects, near new, $900. Al @ 633-3670 MENĘźS MUSKOKA large winter coat, grey, red & white, paid $115, asking $50. 334-8318 ULTIMATE WOODSTOVE from Home Hardware, exc shape, used for 1 year, has automatic blower system/catalytic reburner, glass front, heats 2,200 sq ft, paid $1,700 new, asking $1,000. 867-537-3458 YUKON WILD dried morels, $165/lb. 660-5545 WANTED TO RENT: Small garage in downtown near Ogilvie Street to store tools & other items with enough space to set up and use table saw. Does not need to be heated but would prefer electricity. Willing to pay $100/mon. Call 667-2737, leave message BURLS FOR sale, different diameters & lengths. 867-399-3920 DEWALT 12â&#x20AC;? mitre saw, c/w Dewalt stand, 633-3670 FOOD WAGON, clean, vg cond; Home single person sauna, fiberglass molded form, steam heat, like new; Colon hydrotherapy machine, like new. Call 668-1045 VERY LARGE Philodendron, Hoya plant, several porthos plants, 6' silk tree, treadle sewing machine case, porch swing. 393-2663 before 9pm 2014 STIHL MS 362, 20â&#x20AC;? bar, great running saw, used twice, $500 obo. Calvin @ 689-1727 2010 WEIL McLain oil boiler, low usage, great shape, $700. 333-0564
Administrative Assistant,
AS&M is a professional academic environment delivering programs for the schools of Science, Management, Tourism and Hospitality, and the School of Continuing Education and Training.
TREKK SLEEPING bags, (7 degrees C, -20 degrees C, -46 degrees C), 3-person dome tent, single sleeping mattress, hip waders. Will take offers. Call 667-7467
INSIGNIA DIGITAL picture frame, asking $50. Call 667-7467
COOK WANTED
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XL T-SHIRTS & sweatshirts, souvenir items that have never been worn. Will take offers. Call 667-7467
BELMONT BARBER chairs, asking $300 each. Call 667-7467
Employment Opportunities
Applied Science & Management Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Permanent Position Salary: $53,630 to $63,844 per annum (Based on 75.0 hours bi-weekly) Competition #: 15.39 Initial Review Date: March 30, 2015
MENĘźS WESTERN-STYLE suits w/2 pairs dress pants & co-ordinating dress shirts, all custom made from Thailand, XL jackets, 34â&#x20AC;? waist, 28â&#x20AC;? length. Will take offers. Call 667-7467
4 INDUSTRIAL black sinks, will take offers. Call 667-7467
Wage: QFS IPVS EFQFOEJOH PO FYQFSJFODF Closing date: March 31, 2015 Email resume to: manager.teslinhms@gmail.com
Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a community of learners within a vibrant organization. Come join us as we continue to enhance the Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capacity through education and training.
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Taku River Tlingit First Nation CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY
CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER The Taku River Tlingit First Nation is looking for a Chief Returning Officer to facilitate the 2015 Leadership Election.
Electrical Appliances PORTABLE SMALL compact washing machine, new, never used, no hook-up, pulls up to sink, paid $300, asking $200. 633-2836 MODEL 1245 PFAFF industrial sewing machine, used for maybe 4 hours, like new, $3,600 new, make offer. Al @ 633-3670
TVs & Stereos HITACHI 52â&#x20AC;? LCD television w/stand, asking $1,000. Call 667-7467 ORUM ROHN power media wireless sound system, 2.4GHz, 400 watt sub & 800 watt sound bar. For DVD, MP4, MP3, HDTV, $650. 336-2437 SURROUND-SOUND SYSTEM, Sony amplifier, Polk Audio front speakers, Bose center speaker, Sony rear speakers, Yamaha subwoofer, $650. Call/text Matt @ 332-1281 50â&#x20AC;? WIDE screen TV to give away, great for video games. 633-2293
Computers & Accessories
Utilizing the TRTFN Custom Election Regulations and working with the Election Committee to facilitate the TRTFN Leadership Election for 2015.
V-TECH CORDLESS phone system with Blue Tooth wireless technology, asking $100. Call 667-7467
Proposal and Work plan including budgets are due March 25, 2015 at noon.
Musical Instruments
For more information please contact VICKIE COWAN Phone: (250)651-7904 or Email: spoke.assist@gov.trtfn.com
GS I-PHONE, $50; G4 I-Phone, $100, both in good working condition. 668-2919
PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com Guitar/Bass and Music Theory Lessons with Jim Holland in the Takhini Hot Springs area. Beginners to intermediate Call for times and prices 867-335-0396
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YUKON NEWS ANDYĘźS FIREWOOD SERVICE End of season discounts Quality standing dry Haines Junction Full measured cords, stacked $230/cord Discount for large orders 335-0932, leave message
LEARN HOW TO MAKE MUSIC! 6 week course - "Makin Music" At Green Needle Records recording studio. Starts in April 2015 More info at http://greenneedlerecords.com Or call 867 335 0396
MicMac USED VEHICLE SPECIALS!! SOLD! PR 2012 Toyota Corolla #7569A / $19,7977............. ............. PROMO $13,995 2011 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.6L V8 #7501B / $39 $39,199 199 .......PROMO PR $25,795 2010 Toyota Tundra SR5 #7467A / $42,766 .......PROMO $29,800 2008 Jeep Wrangler Sahara #7479A / $34,060 ....PROMO $18,995 2009 Kia Sorento #7527A / $32,745.................. PROMO $14,790
DONĘźS FIREWOOD â&#x20AC;˘Daily deliveries â&#x20AC;˘Junction beetle-kill Spruce â&#x20AC;˘Kwanlin Dun & Social Services accepted â&#x20AC;˘$245/cord until seasonĘźs end Phone 393-4397
YAMAHA PORTABLE keyboard PSR-70, exc cond, c/w Ranger metal carrying case & stand, $175. 667-4409 HEINTZMAN UPRIGHT piano, beautiful piece, totally refurbished new strings, new pads etc, ready to play, appraised at $2,400, selling for $1,900. 334-3138
2013 Toyota Tundra SR5 TRD
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2005 FORD Freestyle, SEL 106,000km 3.0L V6, P/W, P/L, auto start, 2 sets tires on rims, $7,200 obo. Call/text 1-250-218-8090 2000 FORD Taurus sedan, 4-dr, P/W, P/D, cruise, V6 auto, 4 new snow tires, $1,950. 336-2029
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1958 THUNDERBIRD, work in progress, $13,500. Al @ 633-3670 for info
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â&#x153;&#x201D; Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed â&#x153;&#x201D; Everything over 8" split â&#x153;&#x201D; $250 per cord (6 cords or more) â&#x153;&#x201D; Single and emergency half cord deliveries â&#x153;&#x201D; Scheduled or next day delivery
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LEE ENFIELD No4 Mk1, professional conversion to .308 win, new .308 bbl, no finish, new bolt parts, new synthetic stock, scope mount, no sights, no magazine, $500, PAL req'd. 667-2276
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S.A. vouchers accepted.
DUKE'S FIREWOOD Round Firewood Multiples of 2 cords, $250/cord Round 6 cord load, $230/cord Cash sales only 334-8122
PRICE: $47,748
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2 FIREARMS, Ruger single six, stainless steel, 6 shot, .22 mag & .22 LR, $400 ea. 334-8086 WANTED: COOEY 22 rifle. 334-7503
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2013 HYUNDAI Genesis Coupe, 2.0T, fully loaded, 6-spd standard w/cargo tray, winter front mats, new winter tires/rims, oil pan heater, 13,000 kms, $26,500 obo. 334-9039 2011 TOYOTA Matrix, hatchback, command start, summer/winter tires, 67,000kms, exc cond, $14,000 obo. Gary or Falina 633-4873
CHURCHILL GUNMAKERS sporting rifle, 303 British, on a No 4 Mk 1, Monte Carlo stock, 5-rd mag, T01 scope base, clean barrel, vg cond, $380, PAL reqĘźd. 667-2276
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BLASER R8 Professional Success, 300 WinMag, spare R8 professional stock, detachable bipod, Blaser scope mount, Kahles scope K312, 3-12x50, Reticle MilDot. This gun shoots 1000 meters/1100 yards, $10,000. 867-399-3194
EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery â&#x20AC;˘ Dry accurate cords â&#x20AC;˘ Clean shavings available â&#x20AC;˘ VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise. ORDER NOW 456-7432
MOSSBERG 22 LR semi-auto, camo, 2 25-round clips, like new, $250. 333-0564 SMITH & Wesson N29 .44 mag, stainless steel, 6â&#x20AC;? barrel, c/w holster, $650. 333-0564
Wanted WANTED: REAR sliding window for 1987 Ford Ranger, willing to buy or trade smoked King salmon for, Keith, Atlin, 250-651-0059
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2006 CHRYSLER Sebring, 107,000 kms, exc cond, $5,900 obo. 333-3457
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Assistant Chief Electoral OďŹ&#x192;cer Department of Elec ons OďŹ&#x192;ce Salary: $81,322 to $94,014 per annum
Type II Senior Project Manager
Department of Energy, Mines & Resources Salary: $86,045 to $99,533 per annum
VUNTUT GWITCHIN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #201A-1191 FRONT STREET, WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA Y1A 0K5 TEL: 867-633-8972 FAX: 867-456-7139 EMAIL: INFO@VUNTUT.COM
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WANTED: WINCHESTER Model 94 lever action. 335-0043
DJG CONTRACTING Delivering single/multiple cord orders cut to length 20 cords in tree length Pick up in Whitehorse or Haines Junction Call or text David at 332-8327
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2003 HONDA Accord sedan, very clean, runs great, fully loaded, heated leather seats & sunroof, studded winter tires installed, great on fuel, $4,500. 333-0747
CHIAPPA LITTLE badger foldable .22, extremely compact, c/w backpack, new in box, perfect for backpacking, $350. 335-2034
FRANKĘźS FIREWOOD Standing dead spruce cordwood â&#x20AC;˘$230/cord for stove length delivered in town â&#x20AC;˘$90/cord u-cut on the landing â&#x20AC;˘1/2 cord orders welcomed â&#x20AC;˘Special rates for cordwood resellers Phone 334-8960
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2013 Toyota Tacoma Limited
LEE ENFIELD No1 Mk III* SMLE, sporterized wood, aftermarket Lyman sight, full length bbl, new camo finish with clearcoat, good cond, $340, PAL req'd. 667-2276
CANADIAN FIREARMS Safety Course Non-restricted PAL. Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club March 21 & 22, 2015. Cost $120.00. Contact 633-2488 for information or to register
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LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL
CANADIAN FIREARMS Safety Course Restricted PAL. Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club Sunday March 29, 2015, cost $120. Contact 633-6202 for information or to register.
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1988 LINCOLN Town Car, low mileage, 120,337, good condition, $5,000 obo. 667-7467
1998 FORD Escort wagon, runs & drives well, needs a battery & brake work, $500 obo. Call/text 335-3631
PRICE: $28,998
HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC.
1992 NISSAN Sentra, great running car, new tires, battery & head gasket, $1,000 obo. Calvin @ 689-1727
1958 FORD Edsel, Pacer, orig cond, some rust, runs well, has inspection, c/w some parts & manual, $4,900 obo. 867-399-3920
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1993 OLDS Cutlass Supreme, 3.1L, good transmission, offers. 456-4198
1999 CADILLAC, 2-dr, winter/summer tires on rims, $2,800. 336-2029
PRICE: $49,496
DIMOK TIMBER 6 cord or 22 cord loads of firewood logs You cut firewood @ $115/cord Call 634-2311 or email dimoktimber@gmail.com
UNIVOX ELECTRIC guitar, $135, Cort M200 electric guitar, $150, Gibson SG Robot electric guitar, self tuning, $1,300. 333-9084
2009 VOLKSWAGEN City Golf, gas, 4-dr hatchback, heated seats, 49,000 kms, auto w/tiptronic shifter, great fuel economy, exc cond, c/w winter & summer tires, $12,500 obo. 335-1025
Closing Date: March 27, 2015 Requisi on: #7256
Closing Date: March 27, 2015 Requisi on: #7328
For viewing all jobs, please go to
www.employment.gov.yk.ca â&#x20AC;&#x153;Commi ed to employment equityâ&#x20AC;? Public Service Commission (867) 667-5834
JOB SUMMARY: Reporting to the Vuntut Gwitchin Limited Partnership (VGLP) CEO, this position is responsible for providing a broad range of analytical and administrative support to the Chief Executive OfďŹ cer and the Property Manager positions. This position shall be responsible for the supervision of general accounting, accounts receivable, collection and payroll of VGLP. The Administrative OfďŹ cer will also ensure the legal and regulatory compliance for all VGLP accounting and ďŹ nancial reporting functions. As well this position will assist in fostering good public relations with citizens, staff and other governments, industries and organizations with whom VGLP conducts business. MAIN DUTIES: s Maintain ofďŹ ce clerical, ďŹ ling and record keeping systems s Assist the CEO, as directed, with the background research and drafting of funding proposals s Preparation for yearend audit s Bill payments and/or invoicing to associated companies s Conduct seasonal/term recruitments on behalf of VGLP s Makes logistical arrangements for Board meetings including the preparation and distribution of agendas, related reference materials and meeting minutes set for approval s Preparation of a wide range of reports, correspondence, discussion papers, written recommendations and other relevant documentation pertaining to Board Activities. s Maintain ďŹ ling systems (hard copy and electronic) ensuring all records and documentation is fully accessible and properly stored. s Preparation and publication of VGLP communications s Other related duties as reasonably required EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Education and experience with accounting systems, budgets, internal controls, business planning, and asset management. Minimum of 3 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience within a medium to large organization at a senior level.
WOULD CONSIDER ž TIME FOR A COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION & PAYSCALE PLEASE CONTACT: BRENDA BINGHAM, at info@vuntut.com
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 1993 GEO Tracker, 2-dr, c/w summer & winter tires all on rims, runs well, great for bush riding, will take offers. Call 667-7467
Trucks
We Sell Trucks! 633-6019
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have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL
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LOST/FOUND LOST t If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382 or 667-2111. t Copper Ridge, March 19th, Golden Retriever, neutered male, wearing a black collar with tags, answers to Max. Contact Haylie @ 335-519
TRUCK CANOPY for 1-ton Ford, 8Ęź box, $1,500. 633-2458 1-866-269-2783 â&#x20AC;˘ 9039 Quartz Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Fraserway.com
t Aishihik Rd, March 16th. Neutered male Pomeranian, red, no collar, 7 yrs old, answers to Peddles. Contact Rita @ 332-8507
RUNNING AT LARGE... If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382
AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
Auto Parts & Accessories
2012 TOYOTA Tacoma 4x4 quad cab, black, only 51,000km, Trd sport package, loaded except for leather, $29,600. 335-5428
2009 CHEV Colorado 4X4, ext cab, auto, V6, P/W, P/D, cruise, radio/CD, $5,950. 336-2029
2013 Chrysler 200 LX
TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box
4 Door, Blue, Low Kms
$
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Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100
2012 Ram 1500 Quadcab 4x4 Outdoorsman
5 BRAND new Goodyear 245/75-17â&#x20AC;? 10ply mud/snow tires, $420 cost each, complete set of 5 for $1,350 obo. Call 332-1374 TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, retail $490/ea, asking $125/ea or all for $400. 633-3053
2008 CHEVY Tahoe, trailer hitch, power windows/doors, 2 batteries, running boards, rubber mat flooring, leather back seat, 177,000 kms. 333-3457
DODGE HEAVY-DUTY headache rack for full size truck with 8Ęź box, 64 3/4â&#x20AC;? wide, tapers to 63â&#x20AC;? at back, black, slick, like new, $300 obo. 660-4516
2008 FORD Escape XLT, 6 cyl, auto, P/W, leather seats, 145,000kms, $9,500. 633-6528
1980 GMC 1-ton crew cab 4X4 dually for parts, cab & doors in good shape, front diff not available. 333-0564
2006 DODGE Ram 4x4 diesel, 220,000 km, towing transmission w/10k auto, intake & exhaust, newer rubber, soft tonneau cover, full synthetic Amsoil, solid clean truck, $19,000 obo. 335-6382 2006 F350 diesel, grey super crew truck, 5' mbrp exaust, 4 stage edge tuner, new tires, 2-12â&#x20AC;? subs w/1300 watt amp, 298,000km, all highway, runs great, powerful, $10,000 obo. 335-2172
6-SPEED MANUAL trans for Dodge Ram, $800 obo. 633-6502 1975 454 Chev engine, running & complete, $500. 333-0564
Auto, Hemi, Silver, 20â&#x20AC;? Wheels
$
27,500
2010 Chev 2500 Crew 4x4 LT Grey
$
27,900
2013 Ram 2500 Crew Cab 4x4 SLT Cummins Diesel, 66,000 Kms, Black
$
42,995
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50â&#x20AC;? SNAP-ON roll cabinet base, c/w 33â&#x20AC;? top cabinet, offers. 633-3670
1999 DODGE Caravan, lots of repairs done on it, 230,805 kms, $5,000 obo. 393-4630 more info
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2011 GMC 1500 Sierra Nevada Edition, 28,000km, white crew cab, 1 owner, stored indoors, mint cond, towing pkg, canopy available, $23,500. 336-0306
2009 KENWORTH T800, 815,000 kms, Cat C15. 500hp, 18-spd trans, new head, reconditioned injectors, engine heat, bunk heat, many options, $68,000 obo. 336-2327 for photos/info
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1977 CLUBWAGON Chateau van, 50,000 original mi, exc engine, 3/4 ton, $1,800. 668-6805
Pets Has your fur buddy slowed down? Return 'spring' to your dogĘźs step. Older or injured dogs benefit from Glucosamine and MSM. Tasty pharmaceutical grade powder. Dosage based on weight. 332-7828 PURE BRED registered black Pomeranians, fully grown should weigh approx 4-7 lbs. Application & home visits may be required. Ready in April. $1,200, serious inquiries only. 333-0933 ST. BERNARD PUPPIES Ready March 20th First shots Both parents are registered purebred Only 1 female & 4 males left 668-7218 â&#x20AC;˘ 335-5192
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CANARY BIRD cages for sale, XL, $40; L, $30; M, $20; S, $10. Call 667-7467 WANTED: KITTEN to make friend connection with my cat JoJo, either sex, any colour, must be short-haired, avail late Apr or May, will make donation to Mae Bachur. 456-7490
Arrival: March 7, 2015 Sex: Female Breed: Beardog X DOB: 2012
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Recreational Powersports and Marine (RPM) Repairs Service, repair and installations for snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, chainsaws, marine and more Qualified and experienced mechanic Great rates! Call Patrick at 335-4181 2006 HONDA VTX 1300 w/windshield, saddlebags, back seat rest, new tires, low kms, $8,000 obo. 393-3211
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 TAITĘźS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com
Heavy Equipment
2005 20Ęź Frontier travel trailer, dbl bed, newer axle, no leaks, well maintained, everything works, $12,800. 393-3377
3 8V71 Detroit engines w/pump drives & hydraulic pumps from 1900 Warner Swazey excavators, $1,800 ea; mid 70s Fiat Allis 945 loader, Euclid rock truck parts, equipment tires. 250-651-7773
2015 6'X12' tandem axle enclosed trailer, $7,500 obo. 334-8669 for more info
RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg
DIESEL TANK, 5,000L, good cond, no leaks, above ground, $1,800. 867-862-7047
2013 BEARCAT Skidoo, low mileage, offers. 633-4115 or 334-0254 (cell)
SKIDDER 550 Timberjack, fresh motor, has 4000L water tank, large winch, full blade, $20,000. 335-5192
ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS â&#x20AC;&#x153;your quiet get awayâ&#x20AC;? Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca
2010 ARCTIC Cat M8, 162â&#x20AC;? track, 2,500 mi, exc cond, $4,700. 336-0306 1996 BEARCAT 550, reverse, long track, hitch, rebuilt motor & clutch, $2,500 obo. 335-4181 SNOWMOBILE/ATV DECK, steel, w/ramp & lights for back of full-size pick-up, $600, in Atlin. 250-651-2195 PULL-BEHIND SNOWMOBILE for snowmachine, ski or dog trail, Badger brand, excellent for trail grooming, $2,500 new, asking $1,700 obo. 633-6502 1982 YAMAHA SS440, exc cond, $2,000; 1994 Arctic Cat Cougar 440 Mountain Cat, new ripsaw track & sliders, $1,500; 1997 Arctic Cat Powder Extreme, clean cond, $2,500. 250-651-7773 MOTORCYCLE GEAR including leather jacket, chaps, heated rain gear, gloves, helmets, saddlebags, etc, will take offers. Call 667-7467 WANTED: OLDER snow machine in running condition for short hauls. 660-5545
1966 ALLIS Chalmers HD16DP, needs work on steering clutches, not running, c/w spare parts & all manuals, $3,000. 333-0564
WATER TRUCK, 1984 W900 and 4000 gal tank Bowie pump, fire hose manifold, new tires, certified, $27,500. 335-5192 OVERLOWE TM3A4DC light tower, 4-cyl Kubota Stamford gen set, $2,500. 456-4088 225 AMP, 17hp Kohler powered ARC welder, $1,500 obo. 633-6502 for details HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IN ATLIN â&#x20AC;˘ 2004 JD330CLC Excavator â&#x20AC;˘1995 JD992DLC Excavator â&#x20AC;˘1990 White/GMC 10 Ton Tandem Hiab â&#x20AC;˘1995 Western Star Tractor with Lowbed and 48' Tri-axle Hi-boy â&#x20AC;˘Two Older Cat D7 Bulldozers â&#x20AC;˘Large Diesel Dragline with 65' Stick â&#x20AC;˘3 Car-Hauler Trailers â&#x20AC;˘Assorted Fuel Tanks NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED Call 250-651-7531 GARBAGE TRUCK, Haulall 2000 International, like new, only 102,000 km, with up-to-date inspections, $43,900. 867-536-7712
2 HARLEY Davidson skidoos, 1973/1974, one running, other good for parts, $950 obo for both. 867-399-3920
GOLD PLANT Trommel, 36Ęź long, 48â&#x20AC;? diameter, is on a 53Ęź triaxle high-boy, c/w extras, $120,000 + applicable taxes. 780-916-4247, lv msg if no answer
1973 ALPINE doubletrack, 640 engine w/electric start & reverse, c/w two spare engines, $1,450 obo. 867-399-3920
8Ęź X 8Ęź insulated room on skid, model ATCO bungalow, $2,000. 867-862-7047
FULL LENGTH pneumatic motorcycle lift, like new/used very little, was $1,400 new, make an offer. Al @ 633-3670 2009 YAMAHA Venture MP 4-stroke, exc cond, rear seat, cargo box, block heater, extra-wide skis, scratchers, belts, mirrors, Yamaha cover & spare carbide runner, $5,500. 660-4516 2005 POLARIS RMK 900, 151 track, sell or trade for 4-wheeler or side-by-side, $4,800 obo. 334-8484 1997 POLARIS Indy Trail, 488cc fan cooled, rebuilt engine, serviced & ready to go, c/w storage rack & hitch, $1,800 obo. 334-4687 1998 YAMAHA Bravo long track, new seat cover & windshield, ready to go, c/w spare parts engine, drive clutch, skis & handle bars, $1,950 obo. 334-4687 1997 ARCTIC Cat Bearcat, 550 liquid cooled, wide track, great utility machine, serviced & ready for work, $2,500 obo. 334-4687 2006 YAMAHA V-Star 1100 Classic, in good condition, $6,000 obo. 667-7467
Marine PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 18Ęź FIBREFORM boat, c/w tandem axle trailer, well built, 160hp inboard Merc Cruiser motor w/power train, leg redone, runs good, hull needs repainting, good shape, $1,200 obo. 456-4198 21Ęź CAMPION, walk around with cuddy, marine radio, GPS, depth sounder, 2 downriggers, 2 live wells, 225 hp mercury on transom w/trailer, $6,900. Email ekositsin@hotmail.com 24Ęź STARCRAFT cabin cruiser, runs well, many extras, $7,000. 668-4593 or 335-1283 1980 24Ęź Sea Ray SV270, twin Mercruiser 470s with Alpha legs, $4,000 in recent parts, works great, $4,000. 333-0564
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Campers & Trailers 3/4 TON utility trailer, white & blue, excellent for hauling wood, garbage etc, $750 obo. 334-4568
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Coming Events
AL-ANON MEETINGS, 667-7142. Has your life been affected by someoneĘźs drinking? Wednesday 12Noon @ Anglican Church, 4th & Elliott, back door, Friday 7pm Lutheran Church, 4th & Strickland, beginnerĘźs meeting, Friday 8pm Lutheran Church regular meeting HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3PM. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net
FLAMENCO AT Yukon Arts Centre, March 27-29, 2015. Amity Skala, flamenco teacher, choreographer and performer from Victoria BC will be teaching beginner and intermediate levels. Info: call/text Carole 250-734-3389 VANCOUVER YUKONERS Association announces the Canucks & Hank Karr will be playing after dinner at the VYA 87th annual Reunion, River Rock Hotel & Casino, Saturday, April 11. www.vancouver-yukoners.com for details FREE TAX preparation for low income Seniors, March & April. Call Yukon Council on Aging for details. 668-3383
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EMPTY 14Ęź enclosed trailer leaving Whitehorse April 16 to Vancouver, willing to haul load and/or take passenger to help cover fuel costs. Dillon @ 335-3995 FREE DIGITAL Skills for the Work World Program, Mar 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;20. Learn computer/workplace skills for finding and keeping employment. Yukon Learn 668-6280, 2158 2nd Ave. BERTON HOUSE Writer in Residence Nicole Dixon: Reading & Talk, Thursday, March 26 at 7pm, Whitehorse Public Library. Free. RENCONTRES RADIO Show, 30th Anniversary Special, March 14th & 21st, 5:05 to 6pm, CBC North 94.5 FM and Radio-Canada 102.1 FM micro.afy.yk.ca
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GALA GARAGE Sale April 11 at Whitehorse Elementary gym. Fundraiser for Little Footprints Big Steps work in Haiti. Donate/Help? 456-4434 CRESTVIEW CROSS-COUNTRY ski group meets Sundays, 12Noon, 222 Squanga Ave, to ski Pine Forest Loop, 2-3 hours, free. Franz @ 633-2455 FREE DIGITAL Skills for the Work World Program, Mar 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;20th. Learn computer/workplace skills for finding and keeping employment. Yukon Learn, 668-6280. VIMY HERITAGE Housing Society AGM Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7pm, Legion, 503 Steel St. Election of directors, annual reports FALUN GONG, an advanced practice of Buddha school self-cultivation. Meeting Mondays and Wednesdays at Wood Street School. No charge. Call for an introduction to the practice. 667-6336. HABITAT-FOR-HUMANITY YUKON Annual General Meeting is Saturday, March 28th, from 1 pm to 3 pm at the Whitehorse library. All are welcome. Building Homes and Building Hope since 2004. Info: 456-4349 LIFE DRAWING Open Studio, 4th Friday of every month @ Arts Underground (lower level of Hougen Centre). $10/session. Call 667-4080 or visit artsunderground.ca for more details. THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. A group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 334-1548 or Joanne 668-7713 YUKON RESIDENTIAL Landlord Association Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, March 31, Whitehorse Public Library meeting room, 7pm. Memberships at 6:30 pm. All landlords invited/encouraged to attend. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Writing Circle meeting Tuesday, March 24, 7pm-9pm, Whitehorse United Church, upstairs, scent free. Writing letters to support human rights worldwide. www.amnesty.org
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kaska Dene Elder, Fred Hasselberg. Fred passed while in the company of family and friends at the Watson Lake Hospital in the evening of March 18th, 2015. Fred is predeceased by his parents, Fred and Madeline Hassleberg, daughter Rozena Tyme Campbell and nephew Trevor Hasselberg. Fred is survived by his siblings, Lillian Edzerza, Eddy Hasselberg, Eileen Rehfeldt, Emma Morrison, first wife Zena Campbell, second wife Barb Molund and children Freda Campbell, Fred Hasselberg Jr. Madeline Tremain, David Hasselberg, granddaughter Jordan Tremain and many nieces and nephews. Born 75 miles up the Liard River, Fred spent his life practising his culture on his traditional territory. A cat skinner, trapper, prospector and bush pilot, Fred prospered and became successful building on the skills he learned growing up on a trap line. Self-educated and self-made, Fred proved that you could build a life upon traditional knowledge. Always willing to share his knowledge, Fred volunteered much of his time teaching others and teaching youth Kaska Dena culture. Never one to sell cultural items or accept money for his time teaching, he was always willing to share his knowledge with anyone, anytime, for free. The Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, March 26th at 2:00 at the Watson Lake Recreation Centre with Dave Kalles and Ford Hewett officiating; burial to follow at the Watson Lake Cemetery. A wake will be held on Wednesday, March 25th on Indian Land in Upper Liard. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you stop a moment to consider your culture, listen to an Elder, or trap a wolf. Some of Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teachings can be read on his blog: borrowedtime.simplesite.com
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4UFQIFO .JMMT +S Stephen h Mills ll Jr. left l f us a year ago, on Marchh 19, 2014. Stephen is so deeply missed by his mother Marge Baufeld, father Stephen Mills Sr, step-mom Kim Greenman, little sister Lucia Meurer-Mills, Grandma Agnes, Grandpa Don, and his other grandparents, cousins and friends. Throughout Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life we had the most incredible and memorable times with him and were blessed with his kind heart and thoughtful ways, his laughter, his love of life and deep caring for all his friends and family. He is in our thoughts; many of us have seen him in our dreams; and we feel his presence always. His spirit lives around us and in all of us. Please be kind to yourselves and each other. I see your smile in the brightness of the spring sun. A gentle breeze is the touch of your hand on mine. I hear you whisper â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember me.â&#x20AC;? A young Eagle takes flight into the distant sky, The evening stars become your eyes, And I reply. â&#x20AC;&#x153;YOU ARE EVER NEAR.â&#x20AC;?
48 CONCERT, MARCH 21, 8pm, Centre de la francophonie. Come enjoy a unique collaboration, the result of the four-day musical creation workshops. Presented in French. afy.yk.ca KLUANE QUILTERS Guild meeting, Thursday April 30, Whitehorse Public Library, 5:15pm-6:30pm. Come join us. Memberships due for 2015. New members welcome. 335-0186 for more info CHRONIC PAIN, A Creative Expression support group starts Thurs April 16th for 6 weekly sessions, 12:30-2pm, Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services. Call Kim at 667-2970 ext 234 for info/registration PARADISE, A play by Patti Flather, presented by Gwaandak, MT Space and YAC, March 25 - 28, 8:00pm, YAC, adult $25, elder & student $20, paradise.gwaandaktheatre.com, 393-2676
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS THE ESTATE OF ALAN MARTIN BAER All claims against the Estate of Alan Martin Baer, late of the City of Whitehorse, in the Yukon Territory who died on or about the 30th day of October, 2014 must be made by filing a statutory declaration with the personal representative noted below on or before the 15th day of April, 2015 after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Trustee then shall have notice. Kendyl Elaine Baer c/o 102 - 205 Hawkins Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1X3 Attention: Kyle J. Carruthers DATED at Whitehorse Yukon, this 16th day of March, 2015.
YUKON NEWS YUKON CURLING Association semi-annual AGM April 9, 2015, at Sport Yukon at 7pm. All are welcome PORTER CREEK Community Association meeting Monday, April 13th, 5:15pm, Guild Hall, 633-4829 for info. All Welcome. Come show your support WIDDERSHINS A craft sale with a little something “different” March 28, 11am to 4pm, 53 Wilson Drive Over 9 artists & crafters displaying what they are known for and challenged to try a little something new NETWORK FOR Healthy Early Human Development AGM will be held at 6pm Saturday April 18 @ 108 Copper Rd, Whitehorse PREVIEW OF Paradise, a play by Patti Flather, presented by Gwaandak, MT Space and YAC, March 24, 8pm, YAC, by donation, paradise.gwaandaktheatre.com. 393-2676
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS THE ESTATE OF MURDOCH CHARLES NICHOLSON All claims against the Estate of Murdoch Charles Nicholson, late of the City of Whitehorse, in the Yukon Territory who died on or about the 8th day of January 2015, must be made by filing a statutory declaration with the personal representative noted below on or before the 27th day of March 2015, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Trustee then shall have notice. James R. Tucker, Executor c/o 102 - 205 Hawkins Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1X3 DATED at Whitehorse Yukon, this 13th day of March, 2015.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL LABOUR MARKET PARTICIPANT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Project Description: Yukon Department of Education - Labour Market Programs and Services is seeking proposals from nongovernment organizations (private or non-profit) to provide labour market services to job seekers with disabilities, including participant case management and referral and employer information services. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 27, 2015. Please refer to the proposal documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Department of Education, 1000 Lewes Boulevard, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Heike Fraser at (867) 667-5131. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. This project is being funded under the Canada Yukon Labour Market Development Agreement.
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PUBLIC TENDER LIQUOR HAUL VANCOUVER (BC) - WHITEHORSE (YT) Liquor haul from Vancouver, British Columbia on a weekly basis to the Yukon Liquor Corporation Warehouse in Whitehorse, Yukon. The contract will also include transportation of empty beer bottles and kegs from Whitehorse, Yukon to Vancouver, British Columbia Written submissions clearly marked with the above project title, will be received up to March 31, 2015, at Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 0M2. Technical questions may be directed to Jorn Meier at 867-667-8927. The responses will not be ranked or used to pre-qualify or assess the respondent’s ability to provide goods or services. Interested parties may obtain the information package from www. gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html or by contacting the Procurement Support Centre. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Yukon Liquor Corporation
YUKON SCIENCE Institute presents The Franklin Expedition: Discovery of HMS Erebus with Thierry Boyer, Sunday, March 22, 7:30pm, Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, Whitehorse. Free. MAE BACHUR Animal Shelter Dog Wash March 21, Feed Store/Pet Junction, 10am-2pm. A big thank you to the Feed Store, the dog-wash volunteers and all Yukoners for your ongoing support YUKON FISH & Game Association will be holding their AGM on April 8th at 509 Strickland St, 7pm-9pm ATHAPASKAN EXPANSION: Genes, Linguistic and Material Culture Roots, Long Ago Yukon SKYPE lecture with Dr. Joseph Park Wilson at Yukon College Lecture Hall A2206 Saturday, March 28, 1pm. Info 633-6579 YUKON SCIENCE Institute presents The Franklin Expedition: Discovery of HMS Erebus with Thierry Boyer, Monday, March 23, 7:30pm, Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre, Dawson. Free.
Liquor Corporation
LIQUOR ACT ✓New Licence ❑ Existing Licence ❑ TAKE NOTICE THAT 535865 YUKON INC. of 5 Balsam Crescent, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 4V6, is making application for a Food Primary – Beer and Wine licence and an Off Premises – All Liquor licence, in respect of the premises known as The Village Bakery and Deli situated at 116 Auriol Street in Haines Junction, Yukon. Any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should file their objection in writing (with reasons) to: President, Yukon Liquor Corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9 no later than 5:00pm on the 8th day of April, 2015 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant. The first time of publication of notice is 20, March 2015. The second time of publication of notice is 27, March 2015. The third time of publication of notice is 03, April 2015. Any questions concerning this specific notice are to be directed to Licensing & Inspections, Yukon Liquor Corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, x 5245.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 Services BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta. Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc. Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 MC RENOVATION Construction & Renovations Laminated floor, siding, decks, tiles Kitchen, Bathroom, Doors, Cabinets, Windows, Framing, Board, Painting Drop Ceiling, Fences No job too small Free estimates Michael 336-0468 yt.mcr@hotmail.com THOMAS FINE CARPENTRY • Construction • Renovation • Finishing • Cabinets • Tiling • Flooring • Repairs • Specialty woodwork • Custom kitchens 867-633-3878 or cell 867-332-5531 thomasfinecarpentry@northwestel.net
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LIQUOR ACT TAKE NOTICE THAT, 45050 Yukon Inc. of 920 - 2nd Avenue, Dawson City, Yukon Y0B 1G0, is making application for or change(s) to Liquor Primary All liquor licence(s), in respect of the premises known as Billy Goat Pub and Restaurant situated at 920 - 2nd Avenue in Dawson City, Yukon. Any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should file their objection in writing (with reasons) to: President, Yukon Liquor Corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9 no later than 5:00pm on the 25th day of March, 2015 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant. The first time of publication of notice is March 6th, 2015. The second time of publication of notice is March 13th, 2015. The third time of publication of notice is March 20th, 2015. Any questions concerning this specific notice are to be directed to Licensing & Inspections, Yukon Liquor Corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, x 5245.
BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, Chainsaw Work, Snow Shovelling and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 SUBARU GURU Fix•Buy•Sell Used Subarus 30 year Journeyman Mechanic Towing available Mario 333-4585 FINISHING CARPENTRY & RENOVATIONS For Clean, Meticulous & Tasteful Quality Work INTERIOR •Kitchen & Bathrooms, Flooring, •Design & organization of walk-in closets, laundry & storage room, garage •Wood & Laminate, Stairs. EXTERIOR •Decks, Fences, Insulation, Siding, Storage Shed DIDIER MOGGIA 633-2156 or cell 334-2156 JUDEʼS PAINTING & HOME RENOVATIONS •Kitchen/bathroom renovations •Hardwood & Laminate flooring •Tile •Window & door installation Additions, sheds & water rooms •Interior painting New Customers 10% off Call 867-689-1458 Email judewaldman@gmail.com
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of
Norman Peter Patrick (“GABE”), of Whitehorse, Yukon, who died on February 19, 2015, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executors at the address shown below, before the 2nd day of April, 2015, after which date the Executors will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice. AND FURTHER, all persons who are indebted to the Estate are required to make payment to the Estate at the address below. BY: Gary Boyd and Rick Boyd c/o Lackowicz & Hoffman Suite 300, 204 Black Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2M9 Tel: (867) 668-5252 Fax: (867) 668-5251
PUBLIC TENDER CUSTODIAL - YLC HEAD OFFICE 2015 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 31, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jorn Meier at 867-667-8927. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Yukon Liquor Corporation
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CUSTODIAL SERVICES 410 JARVIS WHITEHORSE, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is April 1, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Janits at 867-667-8897.
PUBLIC TENDER WINDOW WASHING WHITEHORSE HOUSING UNITS WHITEHORSE, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 31, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location.
Mandatory Site Visit: Monday, March 24, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.
If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Janits at 867-667-8897.
The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.
The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.
All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.
All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.
View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 EAGLE CONSTRUCTION All manner of construction services â&#x20AC;˘Kitchens, bathrooms â&#x20AC;˘New construction & renovations â&#x20AC;˘Interior & exterior services â&#x20AC;˘Free estimates In business since 1985 Call 335-2005 or 668-5814 PASCAL PAINTING CONTRACTOR PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368 SNOW CLEARING/REMOVAL Sidewalks, Driveways, Parking lots, Compounds Private and Commercial Properties Fast and reliable service Aurora Toolcat Services 867-334-7635
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YUKON NEWS LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates. Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632 ELECTRICIAN â&#x20AC;˘Licensed â&#x20AC;˘Residential & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘All jobs, large or small â&#x20AC;˘Free Estimates â&#x20AC;˘10% SeniorĘźs Discount 332-7879
IBEX BOBCAT SERVICES â&#x20AC;&#x153;Country Residential Snow Plowingâ&#x20AC;? All Subdivisions & acreages off Mayo Rd, MacPherson, Hidden Valley, Pilot Mountain & Hot Springs Rd. Honest & Prompt Service Amy Iles Call 667-4981 or 334-6369 TRUE NORTH ELECTRIC Now serving the Communities Residential â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial New and Renovations Licensed â&#x20AC;˘ Bonded â&#x20AC;˘ Insured Over 30 years experience Lance 867-332-2623 tnorthel@gmail.com
TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865
Lost & Found LOST: ON Alaska highway between Liard Hotpsrings and Whitehorse, spare tire & rim for F250, is aftermarket rim with Hankook Dynapro atm tire. $100 reward. 332-1999
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BURGESS BUILT CONSTRUCTION Journeyman Carpenter New Construction, Renovations Big or Small Frame to Finish Call Shawn 867-334-5190 shwn.burgess@gmail.com
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STANDING OFFER AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIALS
SUPPLY OF ENNIS-FLINT PREMARK PREFORMED THERMOPLASTIC ROAD MARKINGS
SECURITY MONITORING SERVICES IN COMMUNITIES AND WHITEHORSE
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is April 8, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Wayne Beauchemin at (867) 667-8039. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is April 14, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Wayne Beauchemin at (867) 667-8039. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
LOST: SMALL Pomeranian dog on the Aishihik Road evening of March 16, 2015. Looks like a fox. 332-8507
Project Description: Security monitoring and maintenance for Head Office/Central Warehouse, Dawson, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Watson Lake and Whitehorse. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 31, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jorn Meier at 867-667-8927. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
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PUBLIC TENDER
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
SPRINKLER INSTALLATION YHC UNIT #300300 – 4050-4TH AVENUE WHITEHORSE, YUKON
CUSTODIAL SERVICES 17 YUKON HOUSING PROPERTIES, WHITEHORSE, YUKON
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 26, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Laura Vanderkley at 867-667-8114. Site Visit: March 12, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is April 1, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Janits at 867-667-8897. Mandatory Site Visit: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #2015-013
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PUBLIC TENDER MAINTENANCE & EMERGENCY REPAIRS YUKON HOUSING UNITS MAYO, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is April 8, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Wendy Andre at 867-996-2358. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
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Sports Equipment KAYAK, CANOE, mountain bike, Olympic weights, & dumbbells for sale. 633-6810 OZONE FRENZY kite, 13 m, 2012 model, barely used, $750 obo. 668-3950
Livestock HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix No weeds or sticks Small squares 60 lbs plus 4 ft x 5 ft rounds 800 lb Free delivery for larger orders Straw square bales available 335-5192 • 668-7218 QUALITY YUKON MEAT No hormones, steroids or additives Grass raised grain finished. Hereford beef - $5/lb Domestic wild boar - $6/lb Order now for guaranteed spring or fall delivery. Whole, half or custom order. Samples available 668-7218 • 335-5192 TIMOTHY/BROME HAY •No rain and in hayshed •Quality horse and livestock mix •Square and round bales •Delivery available For more information call 668-6742 or 334-4589
Electric Vehicle Study
Yukon Energy is inviting proposal submissions from qualified consultants for the completion of an electric vehicle study, which will include market research of electric vehicle technologies and their performance in cold climates, an understanding of electric vehicle adoption, and an assessment of the potential impact to Yukon’s electrical grid. The final report would be submitted by August 31, 2015. Sealed proposals, clearly marked “RFP # 2015 013 Electric Vehicle Study” will be received up to 4:00:00 p.m. Yukon time, April 14, 2015, at Yukon Energy’s corporate offices, #2 Miles Canyon Road, Box 5920, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 6S7 or via e-mail. To obtain an Request for Proposal package contact Matthew Sills at 867-393-5335 or e-mail at matthew.sills@yec.yk.ca.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #2015-012 Preliminary Design Study: Integrated Biogas and Greenhouse Energy Center
Yukon Energy is inviting proposal submissions from qualified consultants for the completion of a preliminary design study that includes a business case and a class 4 cost estimate for an integrated biogas and greenhouse energy centre in Whitehorse, Yukon. The final report would be submitted by August 31, 2015. Sealed proposals, clearly marked “RFP # 2015 012 Preliminary Design Study: Integrated Biogas And Greenhouse Energy Center” will be received up to 4:00:00 p.m. Yukon time, April 14, 2015, at Yukon Energy’s corporate offices, #2 Miles Canyon Road, Box 5920, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 6S7 or via e-mail. To obtain an Request for Proposal package contact Matthew Sills at 867-393-5335 or e-mail at matthew. sills@yec.yk.ca.
INVITATION TO TENDER for Construction of Exterior Renovations and Repainting of Klondike Motors PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Demolition and replacement of entry vestibule tower feature; minor modifications to canopies; replacement or over-cladding of stucco areas with ACM panels; repainting of metal cladding to north and south facades, steel doors, site features and other elements; minor modifications to west sidewalk and parking area. East and SE facades of shop remain unchanged. Documents may be picked up from Klondike Motors at 191 Range Road, Whitehorse, Yukon, 867-668-3399, after 12:00 PM on Thursday, March 26. A deposit of $50 is required, refundable if documents are returned without marks. The tender closing date is April 21, 2015. The Owner reserves the right to accept the tender of their choice, and the lowest priced, or any, tender may not necessarily be accepted. Inquiries during the tender period are to be directed to Charles A. McLaren Architect Ltd. at 867-393-2232.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL YUKON OUTFITTERS SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE AND SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
7-YEAR-OLD GELDING, 14'2, green broke. Email kchambers.1@hotmail.com. Make an offer
Baby & Child Items CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903
Childcare FAMILY DAY HOME IN GRANGER has a F/T space for a child 18 mo. and up. I also have space for a school age child after school and during summer break. Government licensed and insured. Please call 335-4520 for more info. ROSIEʼS DAY HOME Opening May 1, 2015 We will have openings for children 18 months and older Owner has been running the day home for over 15 years Call 668-3448 WANTED: LIVE-IN CAREGIVER for toddler, to supervise, care for, prepare meals & bathe. 40-hr work week (full time). Salary, $11/hr. Reside in private Whitehorse residence. Completion of Secondary school and minimum of 1 year full time caregiving work experience required. First Aid/CPR training and criminal record check is required. Apply by phone: (867) 334-5351, (867) 456-2081, or email karen.minguito@yahoo.ca
Furniture OFFICE FURNITURE, desks, filing cabinets, desk chairs, all in good condition. Stop by #101, 2131-2nd Ave between 1-5pm or call 456-3100 COFFEE TABLE rectangular with glass top 58L x 29W x 15H, side table to match, 27L x 22W x 19H, $100. 633-3332 SOLID OAK coat rack, 3ʼ wide, 2ʼ long, with shelf on top, asking $75. Call 667-7467 SPRINGWALL QUEEN bed $250, black leather recliner $150, GE Prodigy clothes washer $200, portable GE dishwasher $50, wood finish end table $25. 393-2663 until 9pm BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL chandelier, 19" diameter, silver with many small crystals, $300. 633-4139 to view
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING STEWART KENO TRANSMISSION LINE
Project Description: The objective of this study is to demonstrate the socio-economic impacts that outfitters have on the Yukon economy and evaluate the current position of the outfitting industry. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is April 16, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Kieran Slobodin at (867) 3936459. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Project Description: The Yukon Development Corporation is seeking engineering services for the preliminary design of a replacement transmission line from Stewart Crossing to Elsa. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is April 9, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Matthew Sills at 867-393-5335. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Economic Development
Yukon Development Corporation
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 LOVESEAT IN reasonable condition, $25. 668-2672
Personals CITIZENS ON PATROL. Do you have concerns in your neighborhood & community? Be part of the solution! Volunteer valuable time to the C.O.P.S. program. With your eyes & ears we can help stomp out crime. Info: RCMP 867-667-5555
PUBLIC TENDER PLUMBING AND HEATING REPAIRS AND EMERGENCY AND AFTER HOUR CALL OUTS DAWSON CITY Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is April 1, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Kimberley Sharp at 867-993-5478. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review.
DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office
BANK DEPOSIT BAG DELIVERY
PUBLIC TENDER CUSTODIAL SERVICES VACANT UNITS WHITEHORSE HOUSING WHITEHORSE, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 25, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Janits at 867-667-8897. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
FIRE ALARM CERTIFICATION AND EMERGENCY LIGHT TESTING Project Description: Inspection, testing and certification services as per requirements of CAN ULC-S536 at Yukon Liquor Corporation Office, 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon 2015/16 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 31, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jorn Meier at 867-667-8927. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Yukon Liquor Corporation
PUBLIC TENDER SUPPLY OF REST STOP CLEANING MAINTENANCE SERVICES HAINES JUNCTION AND BLANCHARD MAINTENANCE SECTIONS YUKON, 2015-2016 Project Description: Supply Rest Stop Cleaning Maintenance Services for Yukon Government Rest Stops in Haines Junction and Blanchard Maintenance Sections, Yukon Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 26, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Mickey Parkin at (867) 667-5453. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Highways and Public Works
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PUBLIC TENDER
Project Description: Picking up and returning bank deposit bag from the Main Liquor Warehouse and Whitehorse Liquor Store to designated bank in Whitehorse. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 31, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jorn Meier at 867-667-8927. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Yukon Liquor Corporation
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS YUKON HOUSING CORPORATION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS: BYLAW MANUAL WHITEHORSE YUKON Project Description: Comprehensive review and re-write of the Yukon Housing Corporation Board of Directorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bylaws. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 26, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Simone Dumbleton at 867-667-5760 . The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
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CARCROSS WATER DELIVERY Project Description: This request for proposals is intended to procure a contract for water delivery to homes and businesses in the community of Carcross. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 24, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Steve Perrin at (867) 335-7374. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
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TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUOR WITHIN YUKON PROJECT EFFECTS ASSESSMENT & LICENCING: STEWART KENO TRANSMISSION LINE Project Description: The Yukon Development Corporation is seeking consulting services from qualified proponents to conduct project effects assessments and permitting in support of the proposed replacement transmission line from Stewart Crossing to Keno. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is April 9, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Matthew Sills at (867) 393-5335. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Yukon Development Corporation
Project Description: Transportation of liquor/goods from the main liquor warehouse in Whitehorse to various destinations within Yukon, including six (6) community liquor stores and licensed establishments enroute. The contract will also include the transportation of liquor/goods, empty beverage bottles, cans, and beer kegs from community liquor stores within Yukon to designated depots in Whitehorse. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is March 31, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jorn Meier at 867-667-8927. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
Yukon Liquor Corporation
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