Issue: 2017-03-08
"Melt Your Frozen Hearts in Dawson City!"
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Issue: 2017-03-08
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Jessica Simon
Yukon Pilgrims Gather
Whitehorse resident Dianne Homan knows people make the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage for many reasons. So on March 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., she and the Yukon chapter of the Company of Canadian Pilgrims are hosting an informal presentation... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Dan Davidson
Thaw di Gras appeals to Locals and Visitors
Dawson’s impishly named Thaw di Gras carnival is still thought of as a spring carnival, even though a good March weekend will still be in the minus teens and a bad one may be in the minus 20s with wind chill. Whatever the weather may bring, much... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Courtesy of YIP
Wanted: Ideas
Applications are open until March 12 for the third annual Yukon Innovation Prize. The contest, which is hosted by the the Yukon College's Cold Climate Innovation program and the Yukon Department of Economic Development, is seeking health and... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: courtesy of Lucie Desaulniers
Getting Down to Motown
A nun, another nun, and a mystery illness all contributed to the development of Lucie Desaulniers as a singer. Growing up in the small Manitoba community of St. Jean Baptiste, not far from the U.S. border, Desaulniers attended a Roman Catholic... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, Screenshot: Jennifer Trapnell
Birding on the Fly
I’ve joined her in a Riverdale neighbourhood in search of a rare Mountain chickadee. The first species we see, however, is a noisy woodpecker, a “Hairy.” Whitehorse resident Tracy Allard brings out her smartphone and taps an app called eBird to... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Josh Obrien
Living With Wildlife: Josh O'Brien
Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon wildlife. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on and what camera equipment you used to Editor@WhatsUpYukon.com Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Nellie Dale
Looking for the Next Margaret Atwood
Krystal McKenna, a Grade 1 teacher at Jack Hulland Elementary School, sets young authors off on a great writing adventure. At the beginning of the year, students draw pictures in their journals. McKenna talks to the student about the drawing and... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Reem Girgrah
My passion has roots
This story is the first of a four part series coordinated by the Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre, the Yukon Status of Women Council, Les EssentiElles, and the Yukon Women's Transition Home Society to celebrate International Women's day and the... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Hayley Redpath
Border Lines
If I were to search out the exact opposite of local, homegrown food, I would pass through the security gates at an international airport. The sportsbars, food courts and even neo-eco-healthy cafés are part of an isolated microcosm that I’m sure... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Michelle Eshpeter
Benefits of Boxed Wine
If you drink wine in the Yukon, certainly you have had a glass of Copper Moon wine. Maybe out of a glass bottle, but probably out of a box. I personally love that the Yukon wine drinking community has embraced alternative packaging and the pile of... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Kelly Tabuteau
The Long-Awaited Day
The crazy adventure of a temporary (or definitive, who knows?) expatriate - Part 1 Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Jessica Simon
Arts, Culture and Creation
“Artists show the world unseen,” says Tahltan First Nation artist Rhoda Merkel. “Teachers show students a better form of themselves.” Merkel, who was raised in Whitehorse but lives in Atlin, combines both talents in her newest project, the Sam... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Pixabay
Home Is Where the Heart Is
In August of 2008, we had ground cleared so we could build a new house. It wouldn't be very big or fancy, but it would be a clean, dry place to live. You see, the previous winter I had had pneumonia. Which was exacerbated by the mold in the... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: courtesy of Peter Gould
The Evolution of a Home
Clinton Creek was one of the last company towns in the Yukon, part of a cluster that included Elsa and Faro. The mines in Clinton Creek and Faro were developed about the same time, but Clinton Creek had the misfortune to be based on mining... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Marmite.co.uk
Faint Praise for a Coarse Cultivar
Three foods top my No Thanks list: schmaltz herring, Marmite and kale. My sole experience with schmaltz herring - basically, raw fish preserved in rancid chicken fat - was anything but a gustatory delight. I also tried Marmite once. I even sampled... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Jackie Clancy
Living With Wildlife: Jackie Clancy
Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon wildlife. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on and what camera equipment you used to Editor@WhatsUpYukon.com Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: Sydney Oland
Eggs Baked in Peppers
To be honest, I generally fill these peppers with chopped SPAM. There’s something about the salty, fattiness of tinned meat that just shines in this dish. And what you’re looking for in a simple meal like this is something that very simply just... Read more
Issue: 2017-03-08, PHOTO: François Pigeon
Let Me Get to Know You. How About a Little Bicycle Trip?
When Hélène met François, she’d been dreaming of a long-distance bicycle trip for years. I think the fact that François was an experienced cyclist just maybe added to the attraction. Within 18 months, they had sold almost everything they owned, ... Read more