Colleen Potter has an infectious smile that can put even the most-guarded person at ease. It’s a smile that doesn’t fade when she begins to talk about her ancestry.Potter is Métis.We often think such a fact should be...
Read MoreThey’re up … radishes and swiss chard that were planted only a week ago are now pushing up through the soil.The radishes looked like they have been up for a while, too, but I didn’t notice them because I was...
Read MoreHere is a simple salad, colourful and high in nutrients.Try using a whole wheat penne or vegetable pasta for interesting texture and increased fibre. Bright-red tomatoes contrast with celery and cucumbers to make this a light,...
Read MoreIf you lived in the Yukon in the 90s, then you know the Peters Drury Trio.There was Caroline Drury with her crystal-clear voice; there was Graeme Peters, wildly talented on the drums and, well, just wild; and there was his...
Read MoreThe month of May is over, and so is observing deep-sky objects such as nebulas and galaxies.The only stellar objects in the sky that are of interest to amateur astronomers are the moon, sun, Jupiter, Saturn and a handful of...
Read MoreAs I write this, 78-year-old Helmut Becker toils tirelessly, beating his hand-grown flax and hemp fibres for Yukon artists.He’s doing it in Ontario, so I can’t see him. But it sure makes writing this article like...
Read MoreSo I went on this website to see when I’d die.The Internet, being the general purveyor of naked people and random crotch shots, can also tell you how long you’ll have to live.You simply enter a little personal data....
Read MoreThe Music Arts Drama students swirled in their dresses in the Wood Street Centre hallway and they laughed at the newness of it.Just a year ago, some of these same students laughed at the wild costumes from Seussical, which,...
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