Every Photographer is a Snowflake
If you line up four people and compare their photographs of the same subject matter, you start to see into their minds. There’s an opportunity […]
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Former Yukoner Steven Cree Molison stars in the APTN TV series
Blackstone is a raw, authentic drama that tells the story of the fictitious Blackstone First Nation, suffering disintegration by its own corrupt leadership. From within
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Future Routes Festival Takes Centre Stage
There’s a serious birthday bash set to take place on Friday and Saturday at Yukon College, and the whole community is invited. The Future Routes
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Hunting For Wildlife: Tom & Jenna Wyers
This is a moose hunt from 2010 with my daughter Jenna, which we took at McQuesten Lake near Keno. It was Jenna’s first moose hunt.
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Food Forest: Those Aren’t Weeds
Growing a vegetable garden can be an emotional rollercoaster. This gorgeous summer we just enjoyed was good for the veggies, but it was also perfect
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A Trip Through Dog Mushing Past and Present
Dawson area resident runs year-round dog mushing museum Kyia Bouchard was in her mid-50s when she discovered dog mushing. One year later, she left her
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Yukon Teens Girl: Plants in the YukonConnect with the Past
In my last article I wrote about animal life in the summer; another interesting subject is plants in the Yukon. The most popular plants are
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Around the Americas on Vegetable Oil
A travel-loving Chilean couple has begun a journey that will lead them through provinces, countries, continents, and even hemispheres. And what’s more: they will fuel
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Living with Wildlife: Constance Hurtig
I observed this mama robin and her youngster over a period of about three days. The young one was lagging behind in development and wasn’t able
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A Guide to Good Laughs: Dissecting the Whitehorse comedy scene
Tired of doing the old smile-and-nod routine because your boss thinks he’s Jerry Seinfeld? Experience some real comedy in Whitehorse. Anthony Trombetta, Jenny Hamilton, and
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Getting Tipsy While On the Trail
They are a drinking club that runs, and they’ve got comrades around the world. They are the Whitehorse Hash House Harriers (WH4). The original Hash
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Celebrate the Fourth of July with our American Neighbours
Canada Day has come and gone. The flag has been praised, the beer has been drunk, and you are swept up in patriotic fervour. You
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Big Love for Tiny Houses
The Tiny House movement is happening around the world, including the Yukon. Mount Lorne residents Laird Herbert and Kim Melton estimate there are at least
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Dancing the fine line between reverence and irreverence
The Yukon Arts Centre will become a church Feb. 27 to 29. This may appear to blasphemous to some when you consider the name of
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Available Light Film Festival promises great stories, great film
For the sixth year, Northern film buffs will have the chance to “reconnect with the world and immerse themselves in great film”. Andrew Connors, the
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Copper Haul Twister League Finale
With longer sunny days and mercury rising above zero, thoughts are turning to the restful, lazy days of summer when dogs bask in the sun
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Carving an Impression in Whitehorse
Angel Hall has only recently started coming into Peggy Hanifan’s Whitewater Wednesday Jam Night at Flipper’s Pub, but she’s already making an impression. She stands
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Hopping for a good cause
Mollie Fraser (from the left), Jenna Fahr and Hannah Pederson are practising for the big day, March 25, when they will hop as many times
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Down Under to the Top of the World: Why Dawson City’s Film Fest Draws International Attention
It’s a little festival with a big handle: Dawson City International Short Film Festival, March 20 to 23, 2008. But compared to festivals I’ve attended
A Sound Career
Sean Pond brings his own mug into the coffee shop where we meet to discuss his work in post-production and audio mixing. His mug says,
Breathing New Life Into the Depressed
All our emotions coexist with each other. Anger and anxiety often coexists with depression. We’ve all experienced the sensations of an accelerated heartbeat, a rise
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Yukon Teens Connect with the Past
Teens are not known for their love of history, but at least one Yukon museum is trying to change that. The MacBride Museum of Yukon
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In Cold Blood
Two southern authors alone on a road trip through the Yukon. Sounds like a good premise for a novel, doesn’t it? On June 4, two
Buys for Guys
You have a problem. Through no fault of your own you have acquired a “Guy.” This is to say a human male and not a
A Dreadful Icelandic Delicacy
Hákarl is an Icelandic fermented food delicacy made from the Greenland shark, which is indigenous to the waters of Iceland. It is traditionally prepared by
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Drawings and Torched Copper: Colin Alexander has two art shows in Whitehorse
At Colin Alexander’s Northern Icons exhibit in the Rah Rah Gallery, you would be forgiven if at first you thought you were looking at old,
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A Single Child’s Story
“So have you seen any progress?” This is the question I’m most often asked when people learn I live in Haiti. Vague as it is,
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Daniel Janke Trio and Guest
One of the perks of being a composer is being able to jam with friends. On a trip last year to M ontréal, Daniel Janke
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‘Cirque du Soleil, with brass instruments’
Bellows and Brass is a trio of three respected and accomplished soloists. Each have been invited to perform as concerto soloists with orchestras such as
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He followed the Quest to Whitehorse
Alex Olesen has been around dogs his whole life. Growing up in Fairbanks, his family owned a team of sled dogs. “I remember sitting in
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Brian Fidler did it!
There is a moment in Becky Mode’s Fully Committed when Brian Fidler’s character, Sam, gives his father some disappointing news over the telephone. The entire
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Arts Underground goes to the ‘dogs’
It is that particular configuration of the Hougen Heritage Gallery at Arts Underground that really astounds you about this latest show. From the name, Man’s
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Burn this winter away
This could be the most-anticipated Burning Away the Winter Blues event in its history. says Arlin McFarlane. “It has been a long winter.”
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2009 ALFF is bigger and better
Andrew Connors is very pleased with his 32-page program for the upcoming Available Light Film Festival. “Last year, it was 24 pages,” says the festival’s
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‘How People Got Fire’ premieres at ALFF
It’s been three years, but How People Got Fire is ready for its world premiere at the Available Light Film Festival. “I started calling it,
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A collaborative cup of inspiration
Like all good ideas, this one began in a coffee shop. Michael King, co-owner and operator of Bean North Coffee Roasting Company, had been looking
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‘Forward, onward, says the wind.’
For our children: Tashina, Alysia, Aprile and Joshua My eyes are closed, but I can feel the gentle wind blow my hair lightly into my
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A growing passion
“People ask me, ‘how long have you been an artist?’, and it’s been since I was really young. It’s always been a big thing of
Get Out and Guild
Imagine you are sitting at your computer at home, one evening. Despite the fact that it’s minus 27 outside, it’s snowing – again. As if
Dispatch from Down Under
Dear Yukoners, Warm greetings from Adelaide, Australia! Bloody hot greetings more like it. Your very own Yukon Gold Comics (Jenny Hamilton, George Maratos, Stephen McGovern,
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Cam & Legs are ready for their closeup
Cam, that breakdancing Brownie Hawkeye camera; and Legs, the glove that struts and dances like a DJ, have returned to Whitehorse. Cam & Legs creator
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Don Ross brings us a surprise
Playing a guitar as fast as he can is a novelty that wore off for Don Ross by the time he was 17 years old.
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Fired Up About A Snake Effigy
Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes and Alanna Warner, a Whitehorse artist, recently found hers in a toy snake. After discovering the toy, which
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Diyet
Diyet van Lieshout comes from a family of musicians, singers and great storytellers. Her paternal grandmother was a Japanese opera singer and dancer and her
Bringing Local Food to Local People
Yukon farmers face a variety of obstacles from dealing with a cold and dry climate to the type of soil conditions here, but an organization
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How Did Our Toxic Chemicals Get to the Arctic?
Even a pristine and remote location like the Arctic is not free from contamination. Toxic chemicals, such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury, are
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Cruising the Northwest Passage
In September 2012, my friend Sue Langevin and I joined the tour group Adventure Canada, for a voyage called Out of the Northwest Passage. We
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Bathing in the Poetry of the Forest
Whitehorse resident Clea Roberts is achieving national and international success with her 2010 book of poetry Here Is Where We Disembark. Cathedral by Clea Roberts
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Alluring Spring Lilacs
Who can resist the fresh spring fragrance of a flowering lilac? For many gardeners, the lilac is an all-time favourite; the first spring blooms are
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Bring the funny … or else
After intense immersion in comedy last winter in Toronto, George Maratos has returned with a program that is making its second appearance Thursday night. The
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Gifts That Keep Giving
Trees are gifts that truly keep on giving. They increase oxygen in the air, absorb carbons, recycle moisture into the atmosphere, filter harmful pollutants, prevent
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Art That Touches Us … and Can Be Touched
BY SARAH LINDSTEIN “Art should be a part of daily life, something of beauty to add meaning to our lives.” It is a creed of
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Big Blues Bash
With, “I’m just a small-town boy,” Brandon Isaak brought the crowd up onto the dance floor with big, heavy guitar riffs and an infectious grin.
A Taste of the Yukon Part 2 of 2
Ogilvie Street is also the location of the largest grocery store in town. It’s past a small plaza, with a huge parking lot, and more
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Helping Leaders Lead
On May 22 and 24, Whitehorse is hosting the annual International Toastmasters Conference, which has delegates coming to the Yukon from as far away as
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Dropping into Pumphouse Lake
It is that time of year again: birds chirping, weeds growing, bugs stirring, and the sun is providing much-needed nutrients and oxygen for life. The
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Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion
The Music Arts Drama students swirled in their dresses in the Wood Street Centre hallway and they laughed at the newness of it. Just a
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A Taste of the Yukon Part 1 of 2
It’s interesting how city bus drivers can reflect the personality of their town. In one large city I saw a driver pull away as a
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Hallelujah, Zombies and the Man with the Octopi Hands
“Zombies. The theme is obviously zombies!” A man wearing a black Mexican wrestler’s mask, with a gaudy, bejewelled cross emblazoned on his forehead, spat poetry
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Getting Ready to ‘Shine’ in ‘O9
Honouring National Aboriginal Day and summer solstice, APTN’s much-heralded live event will take place on dual stages, combining for an extended three-and-a-half hours of national,
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A World of Whimsy
Visual artist Sa Boothroyd found inspiration in a rather unlikely place – the Sears catalogue. “I was in Baffin Island for a month, working in
From Wikwemikong to Nashville to Whitehorse
The Nashville sounds of Crystal Shawanda will ring across the nation as the famed Ojibwe singer, songwriter and guitarist headlines the Whitehorse stage for APTN’s
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Daffodils
It’s almost daft that daffodils, just sitting on a windowsill (smiling at their sunney selves), can brighten all the other shelves. Yellow’s just a colour
APTN: It’s Your Time to Shine!
The two-time Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter and guitarist, slated to perform on the Whitehorse stage for APTN’s Aboriginal Day Live ’09 on June 20, has long
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Even For the Yukon, This Office is Wild
Few people have the good fortune to be interrupted at their computer by the thunderous sound of two muskox butting heads. Then again, I don’t
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Finding a Gem
It can take approximately six days to hand-make a traditional pair of beaded moosehide moccasins. That’s why they cost about $250.But when you splurge on
Ice Climbing equals True Love
Ice climbing was destined to be my true love. Twelve years ago a friend introduced me to the sport by taking me on a three-day
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Good music, good cause
For 20 bucks, you can enjoy 12 hours of live music at Shipyards Park this weekend and support the Yukon Humane Society. The Sunstroke Music
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Battling for the Right to Rock Main Stage
A staple of the Frostbite Music Festival will kick off this year’s event and showcase the multitude of young talent in the territory. The annual
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Fishing the Hidden Lakes Assembly Line
It struck me, as I sat down on a log, that I had not stopped moving for the last 45 minutes. I was finally seated
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If There are Babies, It Must Be Spring
Anticipation is the only word to describe spring at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. There is anticipation for our school programs, anticipation for the summer season
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Day after day after day of festivals
The Solstice Festival is the Perfect Storm of parties. It is three festivals – one right after the other – that will keep Shipyards Park
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A Partner for the Journey
The deep-blue sky is broken by dark billowing clouds as I stand on the shore in Dawson City and gaze out over the river, flat
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Have You Met Eddy?
The sun was strong, the sky was blue and it was mid-summer in the Yukon. It was a perfect day to spend by the water.
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An Englishman’s Favourite Place
BY TONY PARKINS I’m English. I hope we can still be friends. I’ve read many of the historical narratives about how my distant forebears brought
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Growing Fresh Air’ with Houseplants
Many people enjoy indoor tropical plants because of their natural aesthetic appeal and comfort qualities. It is also believed that surrounding office workers with healthy
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Exploring the Wonder of Yukon Wild
Rob peered intently through his binoculars. He was doing his best to count exactly how many baby mountain goats were on the steep rock cliffs
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A Drum and a Dream
In the heart of winter came something unforeseen, unique and beautiful; it was the sound of a drum and the cry of a warrior. A
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A Museum Whispers Its Tales
Here, at the height of the long-awaited and yearned-for Yukon summer, it seems a long time until Christmas – but there are all those difficult
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Act like they do in New York
Posters around town advertise the Actors Intensive Weekend Workshop as “From New York to the Yukon”. Why is “New York” in the headline? “Classically, we
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All for the Love of a …
My husband moved to Whitehorse for Jesse … I like to think it was for me, but it wasn’t. Her beautiful black hair, her obvious
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Carlos & Cloe: A Friendship ‘Preserved’
Juan Ruiz decided to give the new baby elk at Yukon Wildlife Preserve a very exotic name. Carlos, the three-week-old calf, came to the preserve
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A Proverbial ‘Hip-Hop Lesson’
BY SARAH LINDSTEIN Fresh from winning a hefty $5,000 government grant, Proverbial is ready to give back. The Yukon band is preparing to launch a
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An Idyllic Spot to Woo a Sweetheart
BY DIANA KNOWLES It is a tough assignment to pick one favourite place in the Yukon. As an old Banff friend of mine told me,
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I get by with a little help from my friends.
BY SARAH LINDSTEIN Fast friends and fellow artists Marie-Hélène Comeau and Virginie Hamel have found the secret to success: a great partnership. Together they share
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Genuine Alaskan Nightlife
This spring, my boyfriend Ian and I explored our neighbours, to the east, to see what their biggest city, Anchorage, had to offer two shoestring
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From the Yukon to Mozambique
BY SARAH LINDSTEIN What do Whitehorse and Quelimane, Mozambique, have in common? They both have a dedicated troupe of performance artists striving to make a
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Fishing Comfortably with ‘The Boys’
If you read this fishing column, you know I have two boys, now aged five and seven, with whom I try to go out fishing.
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DCMF Rocks the Palace Grand
Throughout Dawson, music enthusiasts swarmed the stages. This year’s Dawson City Music Festival (DCMF) took over the Palace Grand Theatre and a circus-styled tent for
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Advancing in Years and Grace in the Martial Arts
When you are young, you are invincible. When the challenges placed before you are insignificant to what you want to do and they mean little
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A Partnership of Courage
BY SARAH LINDSTEIN Imagine galloping without a bridle to contain your horse, racing without fear. Your partnership is so strong that you trust your horse
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Celebrating Harvest Tradition
BY SARAH LINDSTEIN The crisp scent of bonfires and cool air drift into our noses, reminding us it’s time to reap what we have sowed.
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A Multidisciplined, Multicultural College
Having roommates from Yemen and Mongolia isn’t typical for most high school students, but then Daphnee Tuzlak isn’t going to a typical high school. “My
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Twelfth Night à la Dirty Thirties
BY SARAH LINDSTEIN With the overwhelming backdrop of Grey Mountain and the Yukon wilderness, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (Or What You Will) may have to compete
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In Praise of Do-it-Yourself Culture
I am a “DIYer.” I like making things for myself, family and friends. My kit includes wool, paper, stickers and beads. Books and magazines give
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About Women, By Women
BY KETSIA HOUDE Just as each artist is unique, so is each lens. Four photographers, three from Québec and one from the Yukon, Valérie Théorêt,
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Dog Powered Sports Leading the Pack
BY SARAH LINDSTEIN We’re not yet into the depths of fall and already the dog-powered sports enthusiasts are gearing up for another exciting season of
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Enriching the Yukon with Martial Arts
?Quite a few years ago, a couple from New York arrived in the North. Lured by the mystic and splendour of this great territory, they
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From Land, to Canvas
A simple thank-you gift spawned a new direction for visual artist Blair Thorson. Nearly five years ago, he and his wife Linda took a trip
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A Visual Art Lover’s Extravaganza
BY TARA McCARTHY Visual art lovers can expect a season of familiar faces with a strong focus on the environment for this new 2009/2010 season.
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