Beaver Creek
What's Up Beaver Creek
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Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
Vote Livesey
The smoke has begun to clear in Beaver Creek, but hot embers still smoulder along the highway. We haven’t had a fire like this one for many years, not this close to town. Sid has the morning off so we are heading down to Livesey’s near the Creek. Read more
Aug. 07, 2019
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Issue: 2018-10-10, PHOTO: Teresa van der Meer-Chassé
Turn up the amp ...
For a two-night gig this past July in Beaver Creek, Larry Berrio and his band shut the town down! Berrio, from Sudbury, Ontario, travelled 5,000 kilometres with his bandmates to the most westerly community in Canada. With open arms, the town of... Read more
Oct. 10, 2018
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Issue: 2015-04-16 PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chasse
Diner Lights
Sid van der Meer recently travelled from the gold rush fields of Arizona back to Canada’s most westerly community — Beaver Creek, Yukon. Sid has strong family ties to the White River First Nation, on whose lands he resides. Read more
Apr. 16, 2015
Issue: 2019-09-11, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
A trip to town
It’s morning in Beaver Creek and fog has rolled in. Sid and I are packed and ready to head to Whitehorse. We meet outside the Visitor Information Centre. A crisp breeze hits the nape of our necks and we know winter is on its way. Read more
Sep. 11, 2019
Issue: 2019-08-07, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
Vote Livesey
The smoke has begun to clear in Beaver Creek, but hot embers still smoulder along the highway. We haven’t had a fire like this one for many years, not this close to town. Sid has the morning off so we are heading down to Livesey’s near the Creek. Read more
Aug. 07, 2019
Issue: 2019-07-24, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
Bon voyage
“Back in those days, ‘20s and ‘30s was known as the Golden Age of Tourism. It was a pretty busy time! I have lots of old maps from that era. Fold-out maps to show the layout of the boats,” Sid tells me on this very smoky day in Beaver Creek, Yukon. Read more
Jul. 24, 2019
Issue-2019-07-10, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
Map to the gold fields
Sid’s days off consist of visiting with other locals at coffee time, doing several dump runs in a day and shuffling his classic cars around his yard. Read more
Jul. 10, 2019
Issue: 2019-06-26, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
Teddy bear time
It was about 7 a.m. when Bordertown Garage and Museum started waking up for its already lively season. Sid, the owner and curator, was up and about prepping his backyard museum for more visitors in June. Read more
Jun. 26, 2019
Issue: 2019-06-12, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
Rations and cookbooks
Late May brought sun and warmth to the bordertown of Beaver Creek, Yukon. Sid was already back working hard at the Visitor Information Centre. He could feel the season was going to be a good one. Sid had come a long way from his childhood... Read more
Jun. 12, 2019
