Tamara Neely is the copy editor at What's Up Yukon. You can comment on her stories by email at Tamara@whatsupyukon.com.
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Issue: 2015-11-05 PHOTO: courtesy of the Fireweed Community Market Society
A Crafty Idea
For the past few years the 12 Days of Christmas Market at The Old Fire Hall has been jam-packed with shoppers perusing the jam-packed aisles of jam, jewelry, mittens, tree ornaments and other Christmas lovelies. more
Issue: 2015-07-09 PHOTO: courtesy of What’s Up Yukon
Hanging Up the Red Pen
I joined the What’s Up Yukon editorial team in late September 2012 and the first edition with my name on the masthead was issue #300, dated October 4, 2012. What followed were 33 months of continual employment, bringing me up to this issue, #436. more
Photo by Teddy F.
Captain Neely leaves the ship
But alas, there comes a time when even the most tenacious journalist must succumb to the realities of pregnancy; that time has come for Tamara. This issue — the one in your hot little hands — is her last as editor.... more
Issue: 2018-04-04, PHOTO: Tamara Neely
Kicking it Special O-style
What’s Up Yukon is excited to be a sponsor of this year’s Special Olympics Festival Dinner Auction on April 7. Special Olympics Yukon enriches the lives of Yukoners with an intellectual ability through opportunities to train and compete in sports... 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. more
Issue: 2016-10-12, 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. more
Issue: 2016-07-21, PHOTO: Todd Sjodin
Especially Good Fun
There is something special about watching Special Olympics athletes compete. If you know people with an intellectual disability involved with the Special Olympics, then you know what it’s like to watch a person give everything they’ve got... more
Issue: 2016-06-09, PHOTO: courtesy of the MLVFD
Looking After Each Other
On January 12 back in 1996, the Mount Lorne fire hall opened it's doors for the first time. It all started with a 1977 Ford cabover truck with an 800-gallon tank and a 125 horsepower pump. Since then they’ve been upgrading, with the biggest... more
Issue: 2016-04-21, PHOTO: courtesy of the Yukon Arts Centre
An Art Party for Kids
Put the kids into some old T-shirts and pants that can have paint schmeared on them and head down to the Yukon Arts Centre (YAC) on Sunday for some hands-on fun. The monthly Kids Kreate program has been offering free art classes once per month... more
Issue: 2016-03-17, PHOTO: Christian Kuntz
For A Good Time Check Out This Show
Whitehorse is a hotbed of artists, dancers and performers brewing with ideas and creativity and this weekend we’ll have an opportunity to see what’s in their minds. On Friday and Saturday the Brave New Works show will be presented at The Old Fire... more
Issue: 2015-11-12 PHOTO: Fritz Mueller
Invitation for an Authentic Experience
Yukon First Nations are planning ways to offer authentic cultural experiences for visitors. The plan to bolster cultural tourism among the Yukon First Nations has been in the works for a while, but this week people from across the Yukon Territory... more
Issue: 2015-10-29 PHOTO: Tamara Neely
Where There’s a Wig, There’s a Way
If you’re under pressure to get a Halloween costume together, take note that going as a ghost in a sheet with holes cut for eyes seems quick and easy, but it’s a ball and chain that will be annoying all party long. The whole night will be spent... more
Issue: 2015-10-08 PHOTO: courtesy of Dr. Xiu-Mei Zhang
Thanks Dr. Jim
It’s been a month and a half since the Traditional Chinese Medical practitioner Jim Zheng passed away. Those who he helped will remember him fondly, and those who depended on him to help manage ailments will be wondering how to manage the void he... more
Issue: 2015-09-24 PHOTO: Tamara Neely
Oooooooh, these are the people in your neighbourhood
There is a place to take little children, for free, six days a week, to play and have fun. There are books, toys, a piano, a big couch, crafts to do, sometimes even snacks. This fun place is called the Family Literacy Centre, which is a pretty... more
Issue: 2015-09-17 PHOTO: Lea Roy
Ideas, Laughter, and Making Art
Armed with everything they need to make art, plus some delicious egg salad sandwiches, 12 Yukon artists left their lives behind and tucked themselves into the woods to make art together. Members of the Southern Lakes Artist Collective got... more
Photo by Tamara Neely
At Least 3 Ways To Use The College
The Yukon College offers a few paths towards a career - even if you don't know what you want to do, yet. more
A Tribute to a Colourful Artist
In the last 53 years of making artwork, the Yukon's beloved artist Jim Robb has steered pretty clear of doing art shows. It's a curious situation, since he has a deep love of sharing the colourful history of the Yukon, and in return, his pen, ink,... more
Now's a Good Time to Help Farmers Feed Us
Now that spring has officially sprung, local farmers are waiting for the ground to warm up enough to put seeds and seedlings into the earth. Every year, farming is a gamble. It takes a pile of money to get started, and then farmers are at the mercy more
The Art of Winning and Losing
A pack of roughly 260 teens and tweens are in Alaska this week last to compete in the Fairbanks 2014 Arctic Winter Games. The 10-year-olds right up to the 19-year-olds, will have been managing their adrenaline all week, bolstering their courage... 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... more
What Does the Future Hold for our Famous Eagle Family?
There is real-life drama unfolding in the nest of a Whitehorse eagle couple. Right now the question is, who is the eagle that has appeared and is repairing the nest from last year? Is it the dad eagle, or the mom eagle, or is it some squatter that... more
Issue: 2014-02-20, PHOTO: Tamara Neely
Hooked on Hand-Dyeing
Baby alpaca and baby camel grow some very nice wool that can be sheared off and spun into beautifully soft balls of yarn. Skeins of yarn, actually – that's the term that Whitehorse artist Sophie Jessome uses. She and her boyfriend Yann Le Roy have... more
Issue: 2014-02-13, PHOTO: iStock
Making a Living by Making Art
Another classic struggle is justifying the pursuit of money, when, as an artist, passion, creativity, communication, love, light, colour, and form are the important things in life. So while most artists don't have plans of making it rich, everyone more