A Closer Look at Community
I had the privilege of organizing the 2008 Terry Fox Run held in Whitehorse. It was my first experience organizing a large event in the […]
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The Many Voices Of A Big Story
A small moment, felt big, and told well, is a beautiful thing. It is a lesson Tanya Marquardt is reminded of every time she snaps
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Getting To Know Our Alaskan Neighbours
Given that you don’t get to choose your neighbours, the Yukon doesn’t have it so bad. Politics aside, the Yukon has a large, welcoming neighbour
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Teaching Proper Soccer at a Young Age
“What do you put on your pizza?” asks Spencer Rich, addressing the dozen or so budding young soccer players that have come out to the
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Fitness Time Is Criticism-Free Time
This week, I have a simple request for everyone: stop judging your neighbour … and yourself! The average amount of time it takes a person
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Supreme Ultimate Force
The most significant differences in the many styles of Tai Chi are in the speed and pace of the performance of the movements. There are
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Hoops And Humour
Lawyers, lumberjacks, Moms, party-girls … the list of women being extended an invitation to play in the Whitehorse Women’s Basketball League this season is an
Yukon Feminists In Montréal
For the first time, Yukon women will participate in the Pan-Canadian Young Feminist Gathering from Oct. 11 to 13, in Montréal. Women from all over
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Verb Tents
(and why the spellchecker is not always your friend) How do you count butterflies? There are an estimated 20,000 species worldwide. And can you fathom
Storytelling Festival Is Finally Here
Maybe you thought you’d missed it but, actually, it hasn’t happened yet. The annual Yukon International Storytelling Festival is taking place later than usual this
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Mixing Business With Pleasure
After a surprisingly long search for a good place to sit and chat on a Sunday afternoon, and in between tangents about artists like Radiohead
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A New Find From Argentina
This weekend, I had friends up to my cabin for a dinner of pasta with grilled vegetables and chorizo sausage. I stopped at the liquor
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Staking Your Coffee Claim
I like coffee. I might, dare I say, even love it. “How sweet coffee tastes! Lovlier than a thousand kisses, sweeter than Muscatel wine!”~ Johann
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The Bad Influence Of Cracker Jack
When was the last time you walked into the store to grab some beer, stopped and looked around, then picked up the package with the
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Finding Lil’s Place
I tell everyone I know how good the milkshakes are at Lil’s Place. In one day, they can go through four buckets of chocolate ice
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Dennis Victor Allen’s Country: Powerful, Pure And Simple
Dennis Victor Allen is a busy guy. He is a film producer with his own company and screened his first film at The Sundance Film
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Barbecuing Around The World
As any good Mongolian knows, a little horse racing, wrestling, archery and anklebone shooting whet the old appetite for a good family fry-up out on
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Harvesting the Yukon Forest
The time to pick cranberries is here again. Look for the little burgundy beauties on southern-facing slopes, in moist, boggy areas and near spruce trees.
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Reading Glasses and My New ‘Tude
Those of you who have squinted along with me in sympathetic union will be glad to hear that I have finally made the decision: The
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Halin de Repentigny’s Yukon
Halin de Repentigny is a Yukoner’s Yukoner. He is a trapper, hunting guide and expert birch-bark canoe builder; he lives in the bush, runs sled
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Yucca: Hardy Houseplant For The Yukon
Most people have experience with growing a yucca plant. The yucca plant is a hardy tropical houseplant. Its easy-to-care-for capabilities makes it a keen choice
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Confessions Of Identity And Desire
In one of the three large rooms segregated within the Yukon Art Centre Public Art Gallery, a video installation plays over and over again. The
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Iran And The ‘Stans
I just met a couple of young men embarking on the last leg of a 20-country RTW. An RTW, I have just learned, is adventure
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