Issue: 2019-04-10
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Issue: 2019-04-10
Issue: 2019-04-10, PHOTO: Jenny Trapnell
Celebrating 25 years of the Yukon Bird Club
On a cold February day in 1993, local biologists Cameron Eckert, Pam Sinclair, Wendy Nixon and the late Helmut Grünberg met over coffee, determined to fill a major gap in Yukon’s birding community. While there was a strong body of knowledge and... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-10, PHOTO: Pixabay
Paw-t smoking
Lily is an energetic dog. At three months old, it was abnormal for her to sleep for three solid hours in the middle of the day. That was the first sign that something was off. The second was that, when owner Daniel Guhl woke her, she was wobbly on... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-10, PHOTO: FreeImages.com
Button up those denims
Every little bit helps. That’s the philosophy behind Yukon Denim Day and the support that Yukoners Cancer Care Fund provides to individuals affected by cancer. Yukoners can purchase a Denim Day button at participating businesses and know that the... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-10, PHOTO: Dan Davidson
Dawson City International Short Film Festival celebrates two decades of short films on April 18 to 21
Dan Sokolowski is about three weeks away from launching the 20th edition of the Dawson City International Short Film Festival (DCISFF) when we sit down in his corner of the building that’s home to the Klondike Institute of Art of Culture (KIAC.)... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-10, PHOTO: Sydney Keddy
Breakfast salad
The snow is disappearing and it’s time for spring recipes! This fresh and delicious salad is definitely a staple in our house. As the egg breaks over the salad, it makes the most decadent dressing you’ve ever had. This salad is perfect for a light... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-10, PHOTO: Rick Massie
Spirit of the times
The German term zeitgeist is generally rendered in English as the spirit of a given time, as shown in prevailing thought or customs. (Think, perhaps, how Carnaby Street reflected the social values of mid-1960s Britain.) In 2019, are Yukon... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-10, PHOTO: Cathie Archbould
Ongoing fascination for haiku
“What fascinates me about writing haiku is that I have found it to be the perfect vehicle for the kind of art that I want to make,” said Yukon-based poet, Kathy Munro. “I am a poet. I believe that I have something to say and haiku allows me to say... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-10, PHOTO: Lillian Nakamura Maguire
A good time for death cleaning
Seventy years of accumulation of stuff—that’s what I have in addition to my husband’s “resource,” as he so fondly calls his stuff. Somehow the amount of stuff we collected over 47 years of living together seems to fill our living and outdoor space... Read more
Issue: 2019-04-10, PHOTO: courtesy of Jack Gorton
Digging into commitment
Jack Garton stood in a cemetery on Galiano Island, talking on his cell phone about his latest record. It seems like a weird place to field media requests, until you consider that Garton’s day job, as cemetery sexton, seems to have influenced the... Read more