Issue: 2017-02-01
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Issue: 2017-02-01
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Tuomas Romu, Naval Architect at Aker Arctic
A Yukoner at Heart with a Lot to Give
Since graduating from Porter Creek Secondary Nicolai Bronikowski has been working on ship design and transit studies. Through his work in Finland, Russia and Canada he showcases the Yukon’s strong science programs and growing potential as an... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Julien Schroder
Mush Rush
Dog lovers and mushing aficionados alike will gather on Feb. 4 at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse to watch the start of the 2017 Yukon Quest. The day begins at 8 a.m., when the dog yard is open to the public and spectators can watch as the mushers... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Kim Friendenberg
Sweet Swing
Got a sweet tooth and a craving for some tunes? Come out to the All City Band's seventh annual Dessert and Dance Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb 11 at the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre for an evening of music, desserts and dancing. All proceeds go... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Christine Genier
Writing Down the Soul
Anyone who has ever put pen to paper knows it can be a daunting experience. To stare at a blank page waiting for the strike of inspiration. When something is finally put down on paper, is it something others might want to read? What works? What... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Christian Kuntz Photography
She's Been Bitten
It was the promise of bannock that first lured Melaina Sheldon into the orbit of Gwaandak Theatre in 2010. The Teslin-born actor, writer and arts administrator had just returned to the Yukon after studying and working in British Columbia. That's... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Marcel Brabant
Team Care
Most people are less intimidated by dogs with floppy ears, and consider white dogs less scary than black ones. That's just one awareness Angela Neufeld has picked up in the years she has been using dogs as therapeutic assistants in her practice as... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: courtesy of B. Martens
Syrian Sourdough
In much the same way as hospitality is a cornerstone of Islam, Yukoners have fostered a welcoming culture that Europe struggles to build. And perhaps that is why Hasan Arafat, the eldest son of Hussein and Fatima’s nine children, is so animated... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Jennifer Tyldesley
Better When It's Bitter
Jennifer Tyldesley has spent her life behind the controls of aeroplanes: in the Air Force, flying search and rescue and most recently for Air North. I imagine her in a crisp white shirt with epaulettes gleaming, watching the Klondike Valley sweep... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, ILLUSTRATION: graphicstock.com
Old Time Meat Dishes
Allow me to take you back to 1950s when we cooked in a specific way. At a time when we still did not rely on canned goods and most items came fresh from the garden. The following is an example of such. Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: courtesy of Air North
People are talking about Air North
I was writing a story about the Tatshenshini River for a magazine, and had just finished a 10-day rafting trip that left us at Dry Bay, Alaska, at the Pacific Ocean... the very definition of “the middle of nowhere.” Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01
Yukon Stories
Now in its 15th year, the Available Light Film Festival kicks off on Friday, Feb. 3 with a musical performance by John K. Samson and the Winter Wheat. The festival features over 40 events: film, media art, live performances and artist talks... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: courtesy of Yamnuska Mountain Tours
Like the Beauty of the Yukon? You’ll Love Hiking Japan
Coming from urban Japan to the vast Canadian wilderness changed Naoto Motoyama’s life. Now he wants to return the favour, inspiring Yukoners with the unique, natural beauty of his homeland. Motoyama is the one-person, Yukon branch of Yamnuska... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Yvonne Mueller
Burbot Fishing at Little Atlin Lodge
From the day we came to Whitehorse it was my partner’s dream to catch a burbot; the only freshwater member of the cod family is found in most Yukon lakes and large rivers. We were told that they are easily caught overnight on baited set lines, as... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Carl Maguire
Yukon’s Best Friend: DOG CULTURE, Carl Maguire
Meet our dogs, they live for us, we live for them, the Yukon would not be the Yukon without Dog Culture. Send us photos of Yukon dogs and their people! Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Dan Sokolowski
International Bonspiel Comes to Dawson City
Traditions run long in Dawson City. Take the upcoming international curling bonspiel, for example. This is the 118th bonspiel, making it the oldest continuously running event in the Yukon. Taking place from Feb. 3 to 5 and hosted by the Dawson... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Dan Davidson
Gathering Memories of Clinton Creek Proves Difficult
The original purpose of the Clinton Creek Oral History Project was to gather information about how the area around the former asbestos mine and company town had been used by locals prior to the establishment of the mine in the mid-1960s. Read more
Issue: 2017-02-01, PHOTO: Pixabay
Super Bowl LI
By every statistical quantifier known to man or beast, less one, the upstart Atlanta Falcons don't have much of a chance against the New England Patriots in Sunday's 51st issue of the NFL's Super Bowl or "LI" to those who still count like Romans... Read more