Issue: 2017-02-22
"A Canoe For All Seasons"
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Issue: 2017-02-22
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: courtesy of Rhoda Merkle
Butterflies, Ravens and Tlingit Princesses – Oh My!
Students from Teslin Community School will gather on Tuesday, March 7 at the Teslin Heritage Centre and on the 7th at the Teslin School for a celebration of storytelling honouring local story-teller and public figure Sam Johnston. Students from... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Linda Ohama
Life After Tragedy
At 2:46 p.m. on a Friday afternoon in 2011, the fourth most powerful earthquake in recorded history hit the Tohoku region of Japan, causing mass devastation, the loss of thousands of lives, and the eventual meltdown of three reactors at the... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Dan Davidson
Flowing Water and the Daily Light Show
It’s been a truly odd winter here in the Klondike. On the one hand it’s been colder, and colder for longer stretches than it has been for several years. Mostly, it hasn’t been really cold, which begins below, say, minus 35, and carries on down... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, Photo: Pixabay
Farewell to the Big Top and its Big Thrills
The child's heart that beats in my aging breast is breaking. They're shutting down the circus. After 146 years (exactly twice my life span so far), the iconic Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is turning off the lights, packing up the Big... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: courtesy of the Yukon Lions Clubs
If There’s a Need, There’s a Lion
As Lions Club International celebrates its one-hundredth anniversary, long time Grey Mountain Lions Club member Gerry Gerein sees this year as a culmination of all that the Yukon Clubs have accomplished in the Yukon. “I’m very proud of our... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Paul Gowdie
February is Black History Month
The Hidden Histories Society Yukon invited Jillian Christmas, a Black Canadian spoken word poet to Whitehorse at the beginning of February. The Society commissioned her to write a poem in celebration of the diverse Black community in Yukon. Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Amazon.com
Don’t Ignore that Gut Feeling
From breakfast to dinner, allergies to diets, less sugar, more greens — we talk a lot about what we do and do not eat. But what about once we’ve supped our plates clean? Do you feel awkward already? Digestion is a private if not at times taboo... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Pixabay
Bread and Butter
Here are some good bread recipes from the 1950s. Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Courtesy of BYTE
Battle of the Bands
This Rendezvous, The Battle of the Bands is going down, bringing together youth bands from across the territory to battle for top dog honors of the Yukon Music scene. BOTB is presented each year by Bringing Youth Toward Equality (BYTE), and this... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Tamara Neely
New Colours
An exhibit featuring paintings by 22 year old Yukoner Anna Thompson is currently on display at the Atco Electric Yukon Youth Centre Art Gallery. Thompson has a cognitive disability as a result of a brain injury as a baby which left her with... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Kim Melton
Fear of Pie-ing
The circle is often used as a symbol of perfection. The delicious combination of sweet or savoury filling and flaky pastry at its best when round is known as “pie.” The magic number that tells us everything we need to know about a circle is called... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Miche Genest
Sweet news: Northern bitters make beautiful drinks
Yukon concocters, experimenters, cocktail lovers and fans of northern botanicals, take cheer! A kindred spirit walks among us. She is Jennifer Tyldesley, and as you will have recently learned in these pages, she makes her own small-batch bitters... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Alexander Weber
Pacing Ourselves to Pigeon Spire
On my third day in the Bugs I team up with my friend Andrew, who is one of the late-comers. We wake up when our bodies decide to and have a leisurely morning. Our objective for the day is the West Ridge of Pigeon Spire - a very easy technical... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Alexander Weber
Taking on Sunshine Crack
I sleep in the next morning and Dan and I take it slow. Ironically named, Sunshine Crack faces north and does not catch sun until late in the day. It is cold in the Bugaboos, despite it being late July. Our approach is easy however and we are at... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Aislinn Cornett
When You’re Ready, The Door is Open
There’s a warm glow as soon as you step inside the front doors of Hospice Yukon – a feeling of being held, as if inside a cozy cocoon. Afternoon sunlight streams in through a southern facing window and a heart-shaped pillow makes a loveseat more... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Courtesy of Tara Larkin
Too Busy to Be This Busy?
Tara Larkin of Pursuit Coaching will be hosting a five week seminar for women entitled Put Busy to Rest:Coaching for Women Taking on the World. The seminar runs every two weeks starting on March 1st from 11-1 pm and is focused on helping ambitious... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Lori Garrison
Double Think Twice
Vurt (Jeff Noon, 1993) A mad romp through a Trainspotting-like drug culture, Vurt features virtual-reality 'feathers' that take you to bizarre and forbidden worlds, shadow-creatures that exist in between this world and the virtual who can slip in... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: IMDb
King of Chicago
The mayor of Chicago is mad as a hatter, but the trains run on time. Having been mayor for a couple of decades, Tom Kane is the ultimate power player; he has a lot to say about which councillors get elected and he wields that power like a mace to... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Michelle Peters
Genre Bender
I first heard Nicole Edward’s voice in 2012 when I worked at Aroma Borealis Herb Shop. I had just recently moved to the Yukon and was getting up to speed on who is who in the arts community. Luckily, Aroma Borealis is a big supporter of local... Read more
Issue: 2017-02-22, PHOTO: Donald Graham
Yukon See It Here: Donald Graham
Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon life. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on to editor@WhatsUpYukon.com. Read more