Beaver Creek
What's Up Beaver Creek
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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
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Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
South to Alberta (a.k.a. Sid’s trip down memory lane)
“He had a bunch of old cars and I had a bunch of old cars.” That evening the long-time friends spoke about their recent projects and past finds. Van invited the guys—and me—to his garage, only to discover a treasure trove inside. Read more
Aug. 08, 2018
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
Issue: 2019-05-01, PHOTO: Pixabay
Mother’s Day running, biking and walking
Breast cancer is one of the top three diagnosed cancers in the Yukon. One out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives. These are the staggering realities of breast cancer... Read more
May 01, 2019
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
Issue: 2018-10-03, PHOTO: Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
Scavenging for Raven
Upper Tanana artist Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé has teamed up with Whitehorse-based artist Nicole Bauberger to create a scavenger hunt of installations and events this fall. The artists began collaborating a year ago around the idea that the... Read more
Oct. 03, 2018
