Issue: 2016-11-23
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Issue: 2016-11-23
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: by Sylvie Geoffrey
Training Ground
Mount Sima is “the first mountain in North America to have a jump line in.” That’s what Graham Pollock says. He’s the head coach of the Yukon freestyle ski team. A jump line means a skier can take more than one jump in a row while going down a hill. Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: Women Make Movies
What to do on Sunday Night
In the 2016 film Captain Fantastic, Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen – The Lord of the Rings, A History of Violence), is a father with meticulous survivalist and socialist ideals. He lives live an isolated off-the-grid life in the forests of the Pacific... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: by Meagan Deuling
Food is Medicine
Is your digestion slow? Feel cold all the time? Tired and achy? Low mood? Lack the energy to get through your day? If any of these symptoms are a problem for you and you’re struggling to feel well, no matter what you try, Chinese medicine and... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, Art: Aislinn Cornett
Aisy Doodles, November 23, 2016
Aislinn Cornett is an art therapist, writer, artist and adventurer born in Whitehorse, Yukon. She currently lives, writes and doodles on the beach in Mexico. Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: Provided by John Glynn-Morris
Raising Your Kid to Say the F-word
Mark Rutledge, a father of three, and John Glynn-Morris, a father of two are raising their sons and daughters to be feminists. With one in four women experiencing physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, and both men realize the importance... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: by Murray Martin
Big Game Cookery
With the hunting season upon us, it’s time for some special big game recipes. First of all, there is just about no part of a moose that you can’t eat and enjoy. What better to start with than Baked Moose Tongue. Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: by Selene Vakharia
Oh Sugar, Sugar, You Got Me Wanting You
That addictive white powdery stuff is in everything. From store-bought spice blends to fruit juice to ketchup to even vitamins, it’s everywhere and in much higher amounts than you might think. Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: by Murray Lundberg
The Lure of the Aurora Borealis
Cold and darkness. That is what most people who live Outside think of when they think of winter in the far North. Thanks to many websites, however, knowledge of the aurora borealis has spread. People all over the world are able to glimpse the... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: my Mark Kelly
Get Used to More Glowing, Dancing Skies
Don Hampton advises that for the rest of the winter, find a high spot at night, away from human-made lights, and look north. “My guess is that for the rest of the year, it’ll be pretty nice,” he says of this winter’s aurora borealis. Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: Courtesy of Harvey Burian
Harvey Burian: Growing up Multicultural on the Stewart River
Harvey Burian was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Dawson City in December 1944. His parents were Mayo residents Mary (Miyo) Yoshida and Renny Burian. They had been operating a wood camp at 26 Mile on the Stewart River until wartime shortages shut... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: by Jessica Simon
Karen Nicloux: Stitching a Healthy Future
To talk to her, you wouldn’t think the quiet needleworker Karen Nicloux was once in the upper echelons of our local drug circuit. Her journey from maximum segregation at Whitehorse Correctional Centre to sobriety is an intricate tapestry. Read more
Issue: 2016-11-23, PHOTO: by Meagan Deuling
Food is Medicine
Is your digestion slow? Feel cold all the time? Tired and achy? Low mood? Lack the energy to get through your day? If any of these symptoms are a problem for you and you’re struggling to feel well, no matter what you try, Chinese medicine and... Read more