Beaver Creek
What's Up Beaver Creek
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Issue: 2018-06-20, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
South to Alberta – Part I
Exploration, adventure and community are among the most important aspects of living in the North. For many Yukoners, it was the “want” to explore a fantasized part of the world and to seek adventure in discovering Canada’s North, but it was the... more
Jun. 20, 2018
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Issue: 2018-05-16, PHOTO: Teresa van der Meer-Chassé
Learning from Roy
“First thing I did when we got to Canada was buy a cowboy hat,” Sid says from his well-worn side of the couch. “When we first came to Canada in 1953 [from Friesland, Netherlands], we couldn’t read or write. I went down to the local bookstore and... more
May 16, 2018
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Issue: 2017-11-01, PHOTO: Sid Vander Meer
’50s Diner!
The first snow has settled in the border town of Beaver Creek, Yukon. Sid is preparing his house and museum for a long cold winter. He drives his recently purchased Caddy into the garage and closes the door. Although his private home is not... more
Nov. 01, 2017
Issue: 2018-07-18, PHOTO: Steve Israel, Yukon Geological Survey
A whole lotta quakin’ goin’ on
On Monday May 1, 2017, at around 5:30 a.m., a magnitude 6.2 earthquake landed near the B.C.–Yukon border, followed by another slightly stronger one at around 7:30 a.m. The rare event got a lot more people talking about seismic activity in the... more
Jul. 18, 2018
Issue: 2018-06-20, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
South to Alberta – Part I
Exploration, adventure and community are among the most important aspects of living in the North. For many Yukoners, it was the “want” to explore a fantasized part of the world and to seek adventure in discovering Canada’s North, but it was the... more
Jun. 20, 2018
Issue: 2018-05-16, PHOTO: Teresa van der Meer-Chassé
Learning from Roy
“First thing I did when we got to Canada was buy a cowboy hat,” Sid says from his well-worn side of the couch. “When we first came to Canada in 1953 [from Friesland, Netherlands], we couldn’t read or write. I went down to the local bookstore and... more
May 16, 2018
Issue: 2017-11-01, PHOTO: Sid Vander Meer
’50s Diner!
The first snow has settled in the border town of Beaver Creek, Yukon. Sid is preparing his house and museum for a long cold winter. He drives his recently purchased Caddy into the garage and closes the door. Although his private home is not... more
Nov. 01, 2017
Issue: 2017-09-20, PHOTO: Teresa van der Meer-Chassé
This beauty even has adjustable suspension
I was sitting comfortably amongst blankets and a beaver pelt on Sid’s living room couch, visiting with Jill. She pours us a warm cup of tea and we chat about their winter plans in Arizona. I take a moment to ask Sid what we should write about next... more
Sep. 20, 2017
Issue: 2017-08-23, PHOTO: Dan Davidson
The Yukon is Great for Summer Travelling
Summer, with its long daylight hours, is a great time to travel around the Yukon. We started our travels the summer after we arrived, trading up from a VW Beetle to a Ford 150, and loading a second hand 8 ½ foot camper on the back. Over the next... more
Aug. 23, 2017
