‘Without A Paddle’ (Almost)
On June 1, 2022, a tension crack was discovered in the Takhini Sanitary Trunk Main, similar to others noted along the escarpment…
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Whitehorse
The Yukon territory’s capital, hub and principal city
Mario Kart 8 Gold Rush Grand Prix
Bring your friends and play in our fun, safe, and supportive venue! $5 for Tournament entry, free to attend, featuring free pizza from Domino’s for all competitors! Register on social media.
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Please welcome … Jenny Hamilton!
After working as a writer and stage manager on Larrikin Entertainment’s production of WYRD: a Musical Unfairytale, last year, Jenny Hamilton…
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Stand in Solidarity with Ukraine until Victory
On the 2ndanniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Canadian Association of Yukon is holding a vigil in Whitehorse to commemorate the fallen and remember the stolen children.
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Winter Social for Birders
The Yukon Bird Club’s annual winter potluck dinner and slide show (bring your photos). Come meet other birders (or birders-to-be).
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Women’s Bible Study
Ladies! Join us Monday’s for our Women’s Bible Study. Refreshments are served followed by the study. We hope to see you there!
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Brandon Isaak Is Back At It Again
It’s been a while since we caught up with Brandon Isaak. Far from idling since our last conversation, the Whitehorse-born blues songster…
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They’ve Moved To Whitehorse
In 1974, we abandoned Calgary for a new life in Whitehorse with Henry the ‘51 Ford pickem’-up, a homemade camper…
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Visiting the North
He’s coming to the end of his first visit to the Yukon, but Tom Griffin will have spent a total of three and a half months in the territory.
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Community, Connection and Caribou
On a winter afternoon, Montana and Delaney Prysnuk are hanging a caribou hide to dry in the sun. It has taken months of work…
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Neighbours In The North
Before taking on a Jenny House Residency in 2019, Annie Bartholomew had only visited Whitehorse once, on a school trip.
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Dear Litterbugs (wherever you may be)
Do you enjoy the Yukon as I do? Going out and breathing the fresh air. Seeing the clear water of streams and lakes…
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An Invitation To The Party
It’s not going to be easy to go into the solo showroom to see The Party, by Whitehorse-based artist Nicole Bauberger…
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Wyrd: A Musical UnFairytale
The idea for Wyrd first came about after playwrights Katherine McCallum and Angela Drainville met for the first time in 2017.
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A Tenant’s Guide To Finding A House Share
Accommodation in Whitehorse is tight. Even if you manage to find a place online and even if you have actually met the landlord…
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The ‘Impertinent, Wacky Disorder’ Of Whitehorse In The ’50s
When Pat Ellis walks around downtown Whitehorse, she sees evidence of the past because she knows just where to look.
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Concert Showcases Top Harpist
Get ready Whitehorse for a spectacular concert with visiting Pedal Harpist Meta Epstein, along with Ben Johnson and Barry Kitchen.
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Get Glammed Up for LDAY
The Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon, also known as LDAY Centre for Learning, is celebrating its 50th year in operation in 2023.
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Counting Birds This Christmas
I was not sure what to expect for my first Christmas Bird Count, a few winters ago. For someone who, back then, didn’t know her birds…
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Around the World in 3,833 Days
A trick learned over 3,833 days of walking is to share the experience with someone else who has the same goal.
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Local fishing in Whitehorse
Whitehorse is not a world-renowned fishing destination, but it is the entrance to the Yukon, which is one of those places on many people’s fishing “bucket list.”
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Bubbles
Looking back, I did not know how important bubbles would become in my life. As a child I have no recollection of blowing bubbles.
Of Beasts and Branches
Of Beasts and Branches: an interpretation of nature is Jenifer Davidson’s first solo show. Just as her materials are drawn from nature, so is her subject matter.
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48 hours of music and film
From Friday, August 24 until Sunday, August 26, musicians and filmmakers are invited and encouraged to take part in the creation of a music video that will be completed in only two days.
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One night, one stage, one amazing group of people…
As I was growing up in northern Canada, music was as much a staple as frying pan bannock.
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Didee & Didoo: When I Go to Whitehorse
When I Go to Whitehorse, I Always Bring…
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A weekend of laughs
The Yukon stand-up comedy scene can be fickle. Some years comics will perform to packed houses that turn people away at the door. Other years,
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Lest we forget
Remembrance Day is now as much an opportunity to recognize all those men and women who have served and returned home. We owe them thanks. That’s why we wear our poppies and hold our ceremonies, to support and remember.
Paradise Electronic Music Festival: Come As You Are
“We want people to come out and express themselves and who they truly are,” says DJKJ. “Creativity is welcomed and everyone is accepted.”
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Women in Whitehorse – Part 3
From the river to the mountains, Whitehorse is a picturesque place. However, it’s the people that make Whitehorse truly breathtaking. Beauty is found in Yukoners
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Even ethical hypnotists can have fun
“I’m an ethical hypnotist,” says Gavin Hooper by telephone from his Vancouver home. That’s too bad, because the Whitehorse audience at the Yukon Convention Centre
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A Cozy Place to Spend the Winter
Fritz Mandl was enjoying a sunny day at Army Beach in September when he came across what looked like a dying butterfly. The fragile insect
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Lonely Nights in an Old House
If you live all by yourself downtown Whitehorse, the last thing you want is somebody knocking at your door in the middle of the night
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Journeys That Open the Heart
Whitehorse musician and adventurer Thorin Loeks is off on another journey. On June 4th, Loeks started to hitchhike from his home just outside of Whitehorse
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Camaraderie in a Canoe
Nine ladies in a voyageur canoe whose ages range from 23 to 62; 715 kilometres; paddling for Yukon Cancer Care Fund. Stix Together is a
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Repurpose, Recycle, Reintegrate
Reducing our solid waste is not an easily digested subject. An upcoming conference in Whitehorse hopes to break down solutions into manageable bites. The Working
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Yukon Hidden History: Extraordinary Endurance
Lucile Hunter was an intrepid Yukon pioneer. Just 35 years after slavery was abolished in 1863 in the United States, she and her husband, Charles,
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In praise of Whistle Bend
As I turn from Mountain View Drive and toward our Whistle Bend home, I am yet again gobsmacked by the sudden and looming sight of
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
How do you like being told what to do? (Wait a minute … let me tune in to me telepathic powers …). You don’t? I
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The Good Ol’ Days of Squatting
Pat Ellis first arrived in Whitehorse in the early 1950s. She was a 19 year-old art student from Winnipeg and Whitehorse was a much different
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A Northern Tradition
Each year, Whitehorse ushers in the Christmas season by lighting the gigantic evergreen tree on Front Street, a parade along Main Street, and Santa arrives
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Bringing Variety to the Rural School Experience
Students in rural schools can miss out on a number of things in terms of course offerings and opportunities. There are specialty programs in the
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It’s Been a Slice
If you’ve walked past Bocelli’s Pizzeria lately, you may have seen a small sign in the window advertising its farewell. The local makers of saucy,
Harmonica George,Blowin’ strong
After playing harmonica for more than 40 years, Harmonica George McConkey finally feels he is getting to the venerated status “old blues guy”.
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Discounting Trash
What would you consider to be valuable about Whitehorse? The nearby mountains? The vibrant community? Being able to fish and hunt close to town? Having
Your Garbage is Better than Mine
“Wow, you found a gold mine!” This was a recent Wednesday, around 11:37 a.m. My co-workers and I answered the call from the City of
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Clay Cliff Comfort
It’s funny how a change in geography can alter your perspective on something you’re well acquainted with. My places of residence within Whitehorse had always
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Three French Guys and a Moose, Part Four
The following excerpt is based on true events that took place around 1980. What’s Up Yukon’s editorial staff would like to remind you that there
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The paperless office
It’s not really a truck with a paper shredder in the back; it’s more like a shredder-onwheels. And when you see the shredder-on-wheels parked outside
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Yukonstruct
If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door. And you will make a million dollars. But first, you
Happiness is a Warm Bird
It’s a season of traditions, and for thousands of Canadians this means taking part in the annual Christmas Bird Count. Called the “longest-running science project
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Perspectives on the Whitehorse Extra Foods (aka Yellow Store) Renovation
I usually keep a cool head in chaos. This was not the case one fine Friday when I stopped by the Whitehorse Real Canadian Superstore
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Driving
The peninsular city of Halifax isn’t a safe place to bicycle commute, but that sure makes it fun. The streets in the hilled port city
What is Nature?
‘Nature’, or ‘natural’, have become complicated words to define. They have become over-utilized, and given a multitude of meanings.Marketing campaigns bombard us with the word,
In Praise of 7th Avenue
In Praise of 7th Avenue It’s not on the way to anywhere. It’s a world removed from the fast food congestion of 2nd and the
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Batters Up!
For the second time in six years, Whitehorse is about to host many of the world’s best young softball players in the International Softball Federation’s
Ice fishing on Lake Baikal
A kilometre out on the ice, the motorcycle with its side-cart caught my attention, the olive drab silhouette contrasting sharply against the frozen surface of
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Between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
A welcoming smile greeted me through the glass, the face of the Kazakhstan immigration officer lighting up as if I was a dear friend. Striding
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International Curling Bonspiel is ready to go
Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre expecting to entertain 400 to 500 curlers and guests at the 53rd Annual International Bonspiel, 2014
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The purrrrfect portrait
Gerry Steers has the patience of a saint. The owner of Gerry’s Computer Magic spends her days doing what she loves best – photographing animals.
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Celebrating Local Books
Writing tends to be a pretty solitary activity, but with their books completed and published, nine Yukon authors are ready to celebrate. Mac’s Fireweed Books
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Our boxers respected Outside
Levi Commons, of the Yukon Amateur Boxing club, returned from the Alberta Bronze Gloves tournament with a gold medal. Edujardo Aragon and Micah Hoeschele, of
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Random acts of kindness
“The road leading out of Takhini North has a sharp turn and it is icy. Instead of following the bend, my red Ranger truck kept
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She’s the boss
There is a commercial on television that implores people to “fire your boss” and become self employed. Catchy line. In many ways, it sums up
Should I hire a young person or someone with experience?
THOSE WHO CHOOSE YOUTH SAY: Let’s face it: whomever you hire will likely be gone within five years. Workers are transient these days and that
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Dance for a good cause
Musicians really know how to raise money. Dances are popular and most everybody likes dessert so, for the eighth year, the All-City Concert Band Society
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Hopping for a good cause
Mollie Fraser (from the left), Jenna Fahr and Hannah Pederson are practising for the big day, March 25, when they will hop as many times
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Musing about the muse
The muse is a mysterious woman, pursued then waited for, enticed then pleaded with; until she is loosed in our imagination. She is sometimes elusive
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Giller prize winner attends Writers’ Festival
Giller Prize winner Elizabeth Hay is among five authors taking part in this year’s Yukon Writers’ Festival which starts April 30. The five writers will
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When we find ourselves in the place Just Right
Ravens are laughing outside my window as I write this. The sun came up at 5:30. A river runs through my city and mountains to
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No folly to come up to the Yukon
Five guys are sitting, standing or dressing in this small makeshift room. I’m on the floor, my legs on steps leading back down to my
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There’s a party goin’ on!
Here’s a taste of how Yukon communities, from B to W, will be celebrating Canada Day on July 1: Beaver Creek festivities will kick off
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Home, created one piece at a time
I want to spend my life with you Don’t want to live all alone I can’t conceive of the years left in me Without you
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Bigger muscles are not always better
Bodybuilders, to state the obvious, have big muscles. Freakishly big muscles … with veins and tendons sticking out in such ways that remind you that
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They chose Whitehorse first
I’m sitting on a rock where Lil’s Place will be in about 14,000 years. I’m thinking about a chocolate shake, but chocolate hasn’t really been
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Roman Danylo knows how to make you laugh
Buy your tickets early for Thursday night’s comedy show at the Yukon Arts Centre so that you can get a good seat in the back.
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Countdown to the hoopla
When does Christmas start? Of course it is December 25, but when can the hoopla begin? Back in 1991, I was volunteered to play Santa
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The strength and grace of Irish dance
Irish dancing is known by its row of stiff upper bodies and crazy strong legs moving in quick union. But Andrew Vickers, lead male dancer
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A sex farce well told
Colin Heath was chatting online with Eric Epstein, the artistic director of The Guild. They were playing Scrabulous at the time because they both love
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We get the theatre we deserve
When you think of plays, you think of The Guild and Nakai Theatre. More and more people are thinking of Music Arts and Drama at
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He followed the Quest to Whitehorse
Alex Olesen has been around dogs his whole life. Growing up in Fairbanks, his family owned a team of sled dogs. “I remember sitting in
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One actor, 37 characters
“I don’t want someone who can do 37 voices,” says director David Mackay. “I want 37 characters.” Therein lies the magic he hopes to capture
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It’s ‘sick’ to be healthy
Adrienne Marsh is pumped. The interview takes off like a sprinter from the starting block. In a voice charged with enthusiasm, Marsh explains SOGO Active,
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Something new to brighten Dark Days
It is all original art and none of it existed before last December. So, the creative process took place during the darkest days of a
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Spring is on the move (in trunks)
Georgi Pearson says she’s “a Mom with a serious sewing problem,” a stay-at-home mom and part-time seamstress with “spring and a little bit of Mother’s
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Bold, dark theatre returns
After a decade of collecting dust in the Guild Society office, the script for Cabaret is finally being used and will be presented at the
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Dancing around the issue
I don’t like to dance and I don’t know why. For many years, I just assumed it was because I’m a guy. To dance, you
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Lipizzaner Stallions take the leap to Whitehorse
It is probably one of the most-asked questions surrounding the visit of the “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions on Wednesday, July 22: “How do they get
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The Old Fire Hall ‘blazes’ with films
Firehall Films, like most ventures, had humble beginnings. It began in a tent at LePage Park, back in 2002-03, with a loaned big-screen television from
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Act like they do in New York
Posters around town advertise the Actors Intensive Weekend Workshop as “From New York to the Yukon”. Why is “New York” in the headline? “Classically, we
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Home really is where the heart is …
I miss my trailer year. When my wife and I wanted to get a place to call our own, in Whitehorse, a quick perusal of
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The sense of a hunter
It was a small, clicking kind of sound, only barely discernible above the very faint hiss of my own blood circulating. To say it was
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The day I have dreaded for 18-1/2 years
It is a cruel trick of time that has punched me in the stomach and now I cannot breathe. I could have sworn that it
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How far from home?
Just as the metaphorical river is never the same after the water rushes past, you really can’t go home again. Home, for me, is my
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Stop … and listen to Mike Daisey
Mike Daisey talks. He is a monologist; it’s what he does. In a day when we watch our videos in one- and two-minute clips and
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World of Words: The rugged history of Yukon libraries
Dawson’s first public library opened in a tent on Front Street in 1897, with 1,500 volumes donated by the Forty Mile Prospectors to “the mushing
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Comfort food from down-home Jamaica
The air was cold outside and the snow was deep and soft. The sun wasn’t shining and the Internet had been down all morning. But
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Christmas Concert is Caliente, Caliente, Caliente
Barbara Chamberlin is loving the wordplay surrounding the Whitehorse Community Choir’s upcoming Christmas show, Christmas Caliente. “It’s music to warm your soul,” she says deliciously.
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The arts can be your community
Sitting at a table in the Gold Pan Saloon, enjoying a reception for the Santa Claus Parade volunteers, I met some incredible young people who
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Just a big wacky musical about corruption
”It’s a huge show,” Todd Duckworth the director tells me. Twenty people in the cast, four in the band. “When you see 20 people stretched
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How could you ever thank me?
I have a tip, that is going to change your life. It is a game changer, it is revolutionary, you will wonder how you survived
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Don Juan has come to save us
“Don Juan? I love Don Juan,” said my fiancée when I asked her if she wanted to see The Erotic Anguish of Don Juan at
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Beloved Nutcracker Ballet draws audience into the seats … and onto the stage
There is no surer sign of the holiday season than the annual staging of The Nutcracker. The Northern Lights School of Dance is presenting the
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City Livin’
It’s early. I’m walking across the Riverdale Bridge in Whitehorse, just about three hours shy of the ten-minute morning rush hour. 5:30 in the am.
Afternoon and Evening Delight on Commissioner’s Day
At the last of the Transients’ Weekly Suppers this year, one of the special speakers at the event made reference to the Commissioner’s Residence and
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Ode to ‘Of’
How do I love thee, Of … There are so many ways … gee, let me count them I love thee about as deep and
Writing Circumpolar Space
Temperature and light extremes are similar across circumpolar countries, but comparing the waterfronts of Whitehorse and Reykjavák might reveal interesting contrasts in what “North” means.
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Yoga for Youthfulness
It’s just after 6 a.m., and 14 men and women are stretched out on their yoga mats. They’re partaking in one of Sabu Chaitanya’s month-long
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Back in the Saddle. Thanks for Keeping It Warm
I’m sitting in a DJ booth, bopping my head along to Modern English. It’s hard not to think about how easy it is to slot
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The best burger in town
When foodies get restless, they debate “the $100 hamburger”. It’s an intellectual exercise that asks the question, “What would you have to do to justify
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Knowing when to begin again
If you were to write about the northern hairy-nosed wombat, each paragraph would reveal something new about it. A paragraph contains one facet of a
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Race for mayor should not be all or nothing
This method of choosing a mayor from an odd number of councillors is already allowed for in the Municipal Act, requiring just a bylaw.
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