Yukon Careers
Yukon Careers
Issue: 2018-11-21, PHOTO: courtesy of Joanna Lilley
An author’s dream ...
Yukon-based writer Joanna Lilley has published her first novel, Worry Stones, after 17 years of working on it. “I wasn´t working on it every day, during that time. There were periods when I put it aside.” more
Nov. 21, 2018
Issue: 2018-11-21, PHOTO: byzantiumbooks on Foter.com
Searching for a way out
Genevieve Fleming is counting on Whitehorse audiences to take in the upcoming Guild Theatre production, even if just to indulge in some cold-weather Schadenfreude. In one sense, the Vancouver-based director suggested in an interview, staging... more
Nov. 21, 2018
Issue: 2018-11-07, PHOTO: Allison Button
Drinking with Scissors
Do you like crafting, socializing with friends—perhaps with a beverage or two—in a casual, relaxed yet well-lit atmosphere, complete with pinball machines to take a break and try your game expertise? Then Drinking with Scissors is for you... more
Nov. 07, 2018
Issue: 2018-11-07, PHOTO: courtesy of Darius at Shakat Art & Photography
Are you feeling the love?
There hardly seems to be a local show these days without the presence of singer, musician, songwriter and enthusiast of all things tack, Paris Pick. In her six years of living in Whitehorse, Pick has gone from being the new kid in town to one of... more
Nov. 07, 2018
Issue: 2018-10-31, COVER ART: J.D. Sipe
Spiritual Undertones
It’s been a fairly typical autumn for bluesman Brandon Isaak. Typically busy, that is. The former Whitehorse musician spent most of September on tour in Germany and Holland, including an appearance at the prestigious Guitar Summit in Mannheim... more
Oct. 31, 2018
Issue: 2018-10-31, PHOTO: Tyler Nichol
It’s ‘snowing’ at Sima!
Every October, Mount Sima starts snow production and welcomes hundreds of athletes from all over Canada for pre-season training in November. Whitehorse, Yukon, is the perfect location and climate to have early snow production to build the national... more
Oct. 31, 2018
Issue: 2018-10-31, PHOTO: Danny Macdonald
Lettuce off the grid
Food security is an ongoing concern for northerners, as remote communities as well as Whitehorse struggle with access to reliable and affordable produce from southern suppliers. Executives at the Yukon-based power company Solvest Inc. think... more
Oct. 31, 2018
Issue: 2018-10-31, PHOTO: Bill Glude
Keeping the trains on track
The famous White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) Railway is a busy and beautiful journey through the White Pass of Alaska and the Yukon. Every year, as Alaska and the Yukon emerge from winter, so does the work to make sure these trains can carry... more
Oct. 31, 2018
Issue: 2018-10-31, PHOTO: courtesy of Elements Hair Studio and Day Spa
Expanding the Elements
When you walk into the newly renovated Elements Hair Studio and Day Spa, you wouldn’t know that its location was formerly a swimming pool. You might even forget that you are in Whitehorse... more
Oct. 31, 2018
Issue: 2018-10-24, PHOTO: courtesy of Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
Fiery energy and spirit
Fate has a habit of steering flute and saxophone player Jane Bunnett in unexpected directions. If tendinitis hadn’t forced a break from her intense piano practice regime, for instance, she might not have gone to San Francisco and met Charles... more
Oct. 24, 2018
Issue: 2018-10-17, PHOTO: courtesy of Jeff Martin
Give in to your temptation
Jeff Martin’s life has been blessed with music and he’s had the chance to explore it with long-time The Tea Party bandmates Jeff Burrows and Stuart Chatwood. Martin’s solo concert on October 20 will be the first time that his unique music has been... more
Oct. 17, 2018
Issue: 2018-10-17, PHOTO: courtesy of Lulu Keating
Hip hip hooray! for local filmmaker Lulu Keating …
When the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) in Dawson City put out a call for a members’ exhibit with the theme of “The Age of Selfies,” local filmmaker Lulu Keating decided to submit a work about her recent hip replacement... more
Oct. 17, 2018
Issue: 2018-10-10, PHOTO: Elise Giordano
Nude & Rude
The Nude & Rude Revue started with two best friends, Taylor Vidic and Cameron Brockett, and their love of performance art. Vidic, 25, was born and raised in Juneau, Alaska, and met Brockett during high school in Juneau. Brockett was born in... more
Oct. 10, 2018
