Issue: 2016-12-07
"Capturing the Light of a Winter's Night"
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Issue: 2016-12-07
Issue: 2016-12-07, PHOTO: by Sarah Winton
Mighty Neighbourly
After living in Vancouver for three years I’d become accustomed to people giving me strange looks if I smiled at them in the elevator or while waiting in line for a coffee. When I returned home to the Yukon it was a pleasure to rediscover its... Read more
Issue: 2016-12-07, PHOTO: courtesy of Jerome Stueart
This is Home
Former Yukoner Jerome Stueart and Yukon author Marcelle Dubé will read together form their books on Dec. 13 at Baked Cafe. It will be an evening about fantasy novels. Marcelle Dubé is still deciding from which of her many books she will read: ... Read more
Issue: 2016-12-07
Dawson in a Fictional Sense
About the same time as I was reading Elle Wild’s very entertaining mystery novel, Strange Things Done, I happened to watch a discussion between best selling novelists Stephen King and Lee Child. Part of the discussion was about settings, and Child... Read more
Issue: 2016-12-07, Art: Aislinn Cornett
Aisy Doodles, December 7, 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: 2016-12-07, PHOTO: by David Leonard
Yukon Magic
I only had one night in Dawson City and I was hoping for a clear, cold night. I’d been dreaming for years of what it must feel like to bask in the glow of a sky filled with northern lights. This was my chance. I’d been in Whitehorse for a couple... Read more
Issue: 2016-12-07, PHOTO: Sue Starr
Wool Gathering
The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre, located at 38 Lewes Boulevard, is a unique location in Whitehorse. Involvement of community members across generations is the focus of the centre. There is programming to nurture children and youth as well... Read more
Issue: 2016-12-07, PHOTO: Sydney Oland
Baked Rigatoni with Moose and Mozzarella
As we settle into the first few snows of the year let this recipe take you somewhere warm and comforting. This simple baked pasta sends me right back to playing in the yard while mum makes dinner. Baked pastas reheat incredibly well, so it’s a... Read more
Issue: 2016-12-07, PHOTO: Ingrid Wilcox
I’m a Survivor
It is winter in the Yukon, why would anyone even be thinking of paddling? If you are a breast cancer survivor, and would like an experience of a lifetime, in company of other breast cancer survivors, plus the chance to prove to yourself that you... Read more
Issue: 2016-12-07, PHOTO: Darren Holcombe
About a Fair
From stunning jewelery, fine arts and unique crafts to quality prepared foods and personal care products hand made by Yukon artisans, the 12 Days of Christmas has become one of the largest Yukon craft fairs over the past decade. From its humble... Read more
Issue: 2016-12-07, PHOTO: Selene Vakharia
Exercise May Eliminate the Harmful Effects of Overeating
As the season of overindulgence is upon us, binging and overeating becomes an almost daily occurrence. From cookies and treats at the office to endless dinners and potlucks, for the next month we will all likely be filling our bellies beyond their... Read more
Issue: 2016-12-07, PHOTO: Paul Rath
A Gang of Elk, An Obstinacy of Bison
In our exploration of colourful collective nouns used to describe groups of animals, we have learned that many of these terms have come to us from the Late Middle Ages, more than 500 years ago. Some of these quaint words were collected in the Book... Read more
Issue: 2016-12-07
Doubt, Delight and Discomfort
In the 2014 novel The Room, our protagonist, Björn, works in a standard corporate office simply titled “the Authority.” Everyday he checks in, ties on his indoor shoes and shovels numbered files across a desk; it’s a beige existence. But... Read more