Issue: 2017-11-29
RSS
Issue: 2017-11-29
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Murray Martin
Knowing the beaver
Picture this: an animal that lived in our waterways, here in Canada that was close to 8 feet long, big chisel teeth and could swim above and below the water line. Of course you would have had to live a few thousands of years ago. It was a beaver... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, Cartoon: Allan Benjamin
Didee & Didoo: My Wheelbarrow
It can go in reverse. I don’t need insurance. It has a rear view camera. It has headlights. Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: courtesy of SUP Yukon
Happy 20th anniversary to everyone's favourite river race
Sixteen teams competed in the inaugural Yukon River Quest (YRQ) 20 years ago – that’s a fraction of the numbers anticipated by race organizers in 2018. In the two decades since that first race, the YRQ’s reputation has grown to the point where the... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: courtesy of the CFLPA
Teaching kids about respect
As part of this year’s 16 Days to End Gender-based Violence campaign, former BC Lions player and 2011 Grey Cup Champion, J.R. LaRose will be returning to the Yukon. LaRose will be visiting on behalf of the Be More Than A Bystander program, a... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Danny Macdonald
Honouring sadness at Christmastime
“It’s okay to not be okay,” said Reverend Bev Brazier. That’s the concept around the Blue Christmas service held at the United Church on Sunday, December 3. The annual service anticipates that Christmas can be a very intense and challenging time... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Aislinn Cornett
Glass of wine with that pedicure?
After 22 years in business running hair and body studio Head to Toe, sisters and business owners Shari Macintosh and Staci Kindervater have learned a thing or two about the salon industry. “You have to be adaptable to change and you have to be... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Sydney Oland
Apple bourbon crumble
Apple crumble is as close to a perfect food as I’ve ever found. It can be breakfast just as easily as it can be dessert or even dinner. It’s fast to prepare, and when it comes right down to it, pretty healthy... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Rhiannon Russell
An interview with Kayla Morrison
Rhiannon Russell: You opened up Blackbird Bakery five years ago. How have things been? Kayla Morrison: For the most part, pretty good. You always have ups and downs — that’s the nature of business. But for the most part, everything has hit the... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Jenna Hougen
Yukon built entrepreneurs
Third generation, born-and-raised Yukoners, brothers Myles, 26 and Tanner Hougen, 24 have begun their own journey into the Yukon entrepreneurial market. “We’ve been raised by entrepreneurs,” Myles said... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Danny Macdonald
Don’t mourn the soup kitchen, ask what’s next?
The volunteers at the soup kitchen don’t want the spotlight. Approach a soup kitchen volunteer to discuss their contributions and they quickly promote others who have put in time and effort to provide weekend lunches at the CYO Hall in the the... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Aislinn Cornett
A beloved musical tradition
Bob Williams knows the residents and staff at Copper Ridge Place quite well. That’s because the longtime Yukoner, musician and volunteer has been playing music at the continuing care facility since it was built eight years ago. On Wednesdays at... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Rhiannon Russell
A conversation with Bruno Bourdache
Rhiannon Russell: For those who might not know, tell me about the services Volunteer Bénévoles Yukon offers. Bruno Bourdache: We are a volunteer centre, so we help people find volunteer opportunities and we help NGOs find volunteers. With other... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Sarah Lewis / courtesy of City of Whitehorse
Meet the City of Whitehorse Volunteer of the Year
Now that Jeff Marynowski is retired, he can finally get some work done. “It’s unbelievable, all the stuff, the things that had piled up over the years because I was so busy volunteering,” said the former head planner with Highways and Public... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Elke Reinauer
Yukon writers gear-up for Frankfurt Book Fair
With over 280,000 visitors and 1,000 authors, the Frankfurt Book Fair is the largest book fair in the world and an important event for international trade deals, with over 7 000 exhibitors from 100 nations, according to the fair website. It is... Read more
Issue: 2017-11-29, PHOTO: Rick Massie
Chance or choice?
Is it character, circumstance, or the choices we make that determines our lot in life? This is the conundrum that lies at the heart of Good People, the 2011 play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. Director Clinton Walker... Read more