An Uplifting Experience
Do you gauge your practice by the number of poses you can add to your asana repertoire? I enjoy the back-to-basics Yoga: simple sitting, simple standing, […]
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A ‘little something special’ in the Rotary Music Festival
For the past 40 years, the Rotary Music Festival has been as dependable and as anticipated as the advent of spring to the Yukon. “We
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Musing about the muse
The muse is a mysterious woman, pursued then waited for, enticed then pleaded with; until she is loosed in our imagination. She is sometimes elusive
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Bright Colourful Budgies
Next to canaries, budgies are probably the most popular pet bird in the world. They are colourful, entertaining and have great personalities. Budgies, also called
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Eat (or Sip) Your Veggies!
Decreasing meat consumption (even just a little) and upping your vegetable intake can do wonders for the digestive tract. This vegetarian “Soup Pot” along with
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Sunshine Paradox
BY DAN DAVIDSON Luminous ice-fogged sunshine haze sits upon the earth; mocks our avenues and days with signs of nature’s mirth. Sunshine should bring warmer
April Skies and Eager Eyes
April is the month of great change in the Yukon night sky. It is a time when the constellation of Orion is no longer high
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When Did the Chinese Start Making Beer?
In perusing past entries on the Brookston Beer Bulletin blog site, www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com (a terrific forum for learning about all things beer-related), we came across a
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Elvis Sightings Wherever CDs are Sold
He’s big, he’s bad and he’s back with a new CD. Love him or leave him, you cannot ignore him: Elvis is in the building.
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The first First, is better than the last Last
I remember the first time I climbed a tree … and it is not because I got my knee caught and my father had to
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Cool comes to Coasters
Donald Ray Johnson may be the coolest to come to Whitehorse. He’ll play Coasters with Yukoners Dave Haddock, Brandon Isaak and Ed White.
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Spending More Time with Her Carcross Road
The Carcross Road inspires Moving on with Colour. Every time Daphne Mennell drives down the Carcross Road she makes “about a million stops.” Often these
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This Waiter Wears Mitts and Headlamp
Mitts? Check. Headlamp? Check. Everything else? Check. I step outside. The temperature isn’t too cold, warmer than previous years but not outrageously so. I can
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The Unnatural Wonders of the World
Perched at the window, Meghan Hildebrand grabs her cup of tea and gazes out at the city’s Main Street with a comfortable smile. Whitehorse is
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Your Coffee is 97 per cent Water
OK, by this point you have bravely gone to the local roastery/coffee store, chosen from the myriad of names and flavours and arrived home clutching
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Starting Spring Seedlings
Herbs, vegetables, annuals, perennials and wildflowers can all be grown from seed. By using a combination of the right seed, good quality soil and a
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Becoming Rock Stars Before Our Eyes
The highlight of my Rendezvous was the Friday night, in the tent at Shipyards Park. It was here that I was lucky enough to watch
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An Evening That is Different
On a cold and snowy evening in the Yukon, people and children come together in a small gymnasium. Children surge into the building followed by
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Father of Poet Sees Struggle Put to Words
A poem by Whitehorse resident Laurel Parry is to be aired on CBC Radio One during National Poetry Month. Parry is the winner of a
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This is Spinal Tap??
Ben Mahony is on a roll. Backed by Rob “Roxx Hunter” Hunter on electric guitar and Ian March on drums, Mahony is cycling through an
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Getting Crafty for Salmon
Crafts don’t come naturally to me. To be honest, even Play-Doh is painful … anything that requires considerable cutting or gluing, forget about it. Thank
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Summer is 10 Steps Away
Spring is officially here. Which means we now have 11 weeks until summer. That’s it. Just 11 weeks to get ready for shorts, tanks and
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