Don’t mourn the soup kitchen, ask what’s next?
For the volunteers who served at the soup kitchen, it was a labour of love and giving back to the community. Closing the doors simply means, what’s next?
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Whitehorse United Church
Honouring sadness at Christmastime
“It’s okay to not be okay,” said Reverend Bev Brazier. That’s the concept around the Blue Christmas service held at the United Church on Sunday, December 3. The annual service anticipates that Christmas can be a very intense and challenging time for some people.
Read MoreNicole Edwards and friends lift up their voices for local charity
The first time I heard Nicole Edwards’ voice, it drew me down a Yukon College hallway during the 1998 Frostbite Music Festival and into one of the festival’s classroom venues.There I found Nicole Edwards, new to the Yukon at...
Read MoreBlessing of the Animals
At 10:30 a.m. on August 6, some members of the congregation at Whitehorse United Church had whiskers, a tail and four legs!This is because the first Sunday in August was the Blessing of the Animals service. Blessing of the...
Read MoreCome as You Are
Don’t wait for your invitation in the mail – Yukon Pride isn’t an exclusive event.“I think sometimes that some of our straight allies, they feel like they need to be invited to an event, which I totally understand,” says Rian...
Read MoreLike the Beauty of the Yukon? You’ll Love Hiking Japan
He would leave home at 6:30 a.m. and return at 10 or 11 p.m. When Japan’s economy faltered, he wanted a change. He came to Canada, trained as a mountain guide, and moved to the Yukon to set up its Yamnuska branch in 2007.Today,...
Read MoreThe Walking Monk Comes to Whitehorse
“I have always had a fascination with the North.” I am on the phone with Bhaktimarga Swami, a 63-year-old monk in Toronto. We are talking about the visit to Whitehorse he has planned for late September.Better known as The...
Read MoreLearning how to Live Joyfully
Ever since she was a little girl, Teva Harrison drew. She studied art after high school. But, as it often goes, “needing to make a living, I digressed.”After the explanation, Harrison laughs. A joyful, full, belly laugh.To make...
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