Issue: 2014-03-06
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Issue: 2014-03-06
Issue: 2014-03-06, PHOTO: Joan Norberg
Homemade Seed Tapes
There are days when it feels like spring won't get here soon enough. Combine this with the knowledge that when it does, there is only a small window of time available, and a gardener can become anxious. Read more
Good Love
"I'm going to marry her someday." It was 1941 and Gordon Cameron was a 19-year-old aircraft mechanic apprenticing with Yukon Southern Airways. Bob Hunter had just shown him a photo of his family and Gordon decided then-and-there that Hunter's... Read more
Issue: 2014-03-06, PHOTO: Jose Crespo
The Beauty of Jazz
Creating sexy jazz sounds in both French and English, Diana Panton is a respected voice in the Canadian music scene. On March 9, Panton will be returning to Whitehorse with Don Thompson, Reg Schwager, and Phil Dwyer to perform songs from her... Read more
Woof Woof Like Salmon Woof
Ever wondered what your pet is thinking? Does it have a particular request for dinner, or stories to tell? Well, here's your chance to gain some insight. Read more
Burning Garbage, Outrageous Mullets
The wafting smell of burning garbage drifted through the hotel entrance in Latvia; stray cats roamed the streets. From my window I could watch them hunt pigeons in the town square. I could also see a man with an outrageous mullet, dressed in a trenc Read more
Didee & Didoo - Poem "Culture Camp"
IF YOU GO TO THE CULTURE CAMP YOU WILL FEEL LIKE A CHAMP. IT IS IN AN OUTDOOR SCHOOL BUT IT IS REALLY COOL. YOUR CLASS WILL BE OUTSIDE Read more
Ten Years of Tuesday Night Jams
Actually, Soir de Semaine started as a road trip. Pascal St-Laurent and Marie-Maude Allard moved to the Yukon just a few days apart in 2003. They hopped in a van to wander further north to Alaska, with an accordion and a guitar tagging along. Read more
A Guy's Guide to Wedding Planning
The wedding industry has all kinds of advice for soonly weds. But we know the folks who brought fascinators to the royal wedding are not to be trusted. Read more
A Completely Incomplete List of People I Admire
Marlon Brando, Forrest Gump, Mary Ellen Read, David Foster Wallace (obviously), Catherine O'Donovan, Roger Federer, Roberto Bolano, Robert Pirsig, Bob Dylan, ... Read more
Come On and Take a Free Ride
What do you get when you dump 38 truckloads of snow and ice at the doorstep of Yukon College? A 28-foot-high ice slide that's fun for all ages. Marco Paquet, a multimedia student at Yukon College, is the brains behind the structure. Read more
A Testament to the Disappearances of Aboriginal Women
International Women's Day is Saturday, March 8, it's a day to pause and consider women's health, dreams, and safety — worldwide, and in Canada. It's a perfect time to see The Hours that Remain, a play by Ontario Métis artist Keith Barker. The play... Read more
Dawson Gets Ready for Spring with Thaw di Gras
Thaw Di Gras, Dawson's annual spring carnival weekend, kicks off on March 14. The mostly family oriented weekend event is a lot of fun for locals – and draws in visitors, too. It includes a lip sync event for youth and another for adults, cat and... Read more
Main Street Confidential
So... have you gone to the Yukon Government Main Administrative Building to see your art yet? I understand, life gets busy.But I bet you're on Main Street once in awhile.There, you'll find three Yukon Government offices that serve as public Read more
Northern Pride
Art has the power to heal — and the artwork that comes out of the healing process can be amazing. Not always, sure, there are some art-therapy drawings only a mother could love. But check out the woodcarvings, prints, and copper art on exhibit at... Read more