Issue: 2018-02-14
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Issue: 2018-02-14
2018-02-14, PHOTO: Monica Garcia
Chico joins the family
Minus 30, with cabin fever sinking in, is not the ideal environment to bring a new puppy home to. Add to this, the fact that we are notoriously cluttered and already owned a dog, a cat, and eight chickens, and some would say we were setting up for... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, Cartoon: Allan Benjamin
When I Go Camping
I always bring my piano. I always bring my TV. I always bring my computer. I always bring my microwave. Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: Murray Martin
Yukon’s Best Friend: DOG CULTURE, Murray Martin
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: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: Pixabay
Cooking and freezing wild meat
I received a question on just how long you should extend the freezing time of wild, big game meat. There are lengths of time that wild meat should be in the freezer. Big game such as moose, deer, caribou and elk should be kept in freezer for no... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: Pixabay
Caring for the bison hunt rifle
The suggestions I make here also apply to a November Dempster Highway caribou hunt, but our big winter hunt is for wood bison and certain rifle care options should be considered for this hunt in extreme cold conditions. Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: courtesy of the Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council
Helping the youth to heal
The Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council (YAWC) will host the Gathering of Youth-Family members of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Kick Off Event on February 17 to 18. Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: Dan Davidson
We are what we used to eat
February 19 to 22 will see the latest edition of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Heritage Department’s bi-annual Myth and Medium week. In the past, these cultural weeks have focussed on stories and drama, but Traditional Knowledge Specialist Jody Beaumont... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: Courtesy of BYTE
The sounds of the next generation
The annual BYTE Battle of the Bands, which will feature up to 10 groups, has been taking place for over a decade and has teamed up for the second year with Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous as an affiliated event at Shipyards Park. The event takes place on. Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: Sydney Oland
Japanese Hamburger (Hambagu)
This is classic Japanese comfort food, exactly what you would expect from an all-night diner in Tokyo. Hambagu is just a simply seasoned burger served with gravy over hot rice. It’s simple and comforting and just a tiny bit different than a hot... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: Erik Pinkerton
Celebrating First Nations’ achievements and culture
The Skookum Jim Folklore Show has become an annual tradition that celebrates First Nation traditions, community and culture. The first Folklore Show was organized by the late Doris McLean, an elder and former chief of the Carcross/Tagish First... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: Tamara Neely
Yukon See It Here: Tamara Neely
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
Issue: 2018-02-14, CARTOON: Amanda Graham
What do you think?
It’s noon on a Friday and an unlikely group of Yukoners gather in a classroom at Yukon College. They’ve brought their lunches and their big ideas. ResearChats, devised by Northern Studies Instructor Amanda Graham and Chemistry Instructor Ernie... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: Pixabay
Is stress the root of your health concerns?
As a Naturopathic Doctor in Whitehorse with a focus on women’s health, I see a lot of burnout caused by chronic stress. Often my patients don’t realize that their daily pressures are adversely affecting their physical health... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-14, PHOTO: Bruce Sahlstrom
Yukon’s got strength and a whole lot of style
Since the winter carnival began in 1945, the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous has been a popular tradition and none more so than the Strength and Style competition. “Strength and Style has always been one of the core events from the start,” said Bruce... Read more