Issue: 2018-03-14
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Issue: 2018-03-14
Issue: 2018-03-14, PHOTO: Dan Davidson
Try this!
The annual Youth Art Enrichment program, now entering its 17th year, is an annual four-day intensive art program for Yukon youth, hosted by the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in Dawson City... more
Issue: 2018-03-14, Cartoon: Allan Benjamin
Didee & Didoo: At the Trading Post
We buy tea and coffee. We buy flour and sugar. We buy rice and oats. We buy beans and bacon. more
Issue: 2018-03-14, PHOTO: courtesy of the 2018 AWG Host Society
Hoooo is that?
The Arctic Winter Games are fast approaching and Kechi( pronounced Kee-Chee), the snowy owl, is helping to spread the spirit of the games. Selected as the official mascot for the games, Kechi is all on board to represent the games slogan, Find... more
Issue: 2018-03-14, PHOTO: courtesy of Yukon College
From the field to the lab
Yukon College archaeologist Norm Easton has been unearthing the secrets of the area around the Yukon-Alaska border for more than 25 years. This year, for the first time, he is leaving the field to focus on doing research in the laboratory... more
Issue: 2018-03-14, PHOTO: courtesy of Kyra Shaughnessy
Teaching language through song from Québec to the Yukon
Multilingual Quebec musicians Andrée Levesque-Sioui and Kyra Shaughnessy are in the Yukon this month for a series of workshops with high-school students. The workshops are aimed at promoting bilingualism in the Yukon and are conducted in French... more
Issue: 2018-03-14, PHOTO: courtesy of Sabu Chaitanya
The philosophy behind yoga
By learning yoga you can make changes in your health and habits, improve your energy level and make you feel better throughout the day. Others can sense the improvement in your energy and they will feel more comfortable in your presence. It can... more
Issue: 2018-03-14, PHOTO: Elaine Taylor
Creative learning heads outside of Whitehorse
On Saturday March 3, more than 200 Yukon students gathered at F.H. Collins Secondary School to participate in the territory’s Destination Imagination Yukon Tournament. The program partners with schools to challenge students to use creativity and... more
Issue: 2018-03-14, PHOTO: Sydney Oland
Cheese stuffed bacon wrapped bison burger
It’s still a bit too cold to grill – at least for me it is. So these burgers are made to cook in a pan, which means that you can stuff them to the gills with cheese and wrap them with bacon without having to use any sort of toothpick... more
Issue: 2018-03-14, PHOTO: courtesy of Kyle Clark
A weekend of laughs
The Yukon stand-up comedy scene can be fickle. Some years comics will perform to packed houses that turn people away at the door. Other years, not so much. Whether it’s a lack of comics, audience, or both, northern life can bring a number of... more
Issue: 2018-03-14, PHOTO: Vanessa Ratjen
Bridging the Divide
Kate Harris grew up geeking out on Mars. But when it became apparent that visiting the red planet meant cutting out such creature comforts as breathing fresh air, Harris decided there might be some benefits (like sufficient oxygen supply and more... more
Issue: 2018-03-14, PHOTO: courtesy of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
Yukon Pomp
There’s a furry addition to Team Yukon’s uniforms as they march into the opening ceremony of the Arctic Winter Games in the Northwest Territories on March 18. Athletes will sport fur pom-poms made from wolf pelts harvested in the Haines Junction... more