Ordering a Garden
January is seed ordering month for me. It usually involves sitting down with two or three of my favourite seed catalogues, my garden journal and
Issue: 2012-02-09
A Fortnight in the Freezer
Today was one of those overcast days when the sun didn’t break through and all we got was indirect lighting. When this happens I can’t
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Checkpoint checklist
As I stand behind the counter of the Dawson City Visitor Information Centre, I look at the eight people sitting in a semicircle around me.
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Looking Back: When Johnny met Kate
On Christmas Eve, 1900, the Monte Carlo Saloon in Dawson City was the place to be. Men from all over the world crowded the dancehall,
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Skipping Into History
We got our medals stuck in the ice” Thomas Scoffin. The 17-yr-old Whitehorse resident skipped the Junior Winter Olympic Team.
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Nordic Fantasy
The 19th century Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen, is best known for the naturalistic dialogue and depth of character in such stage classics as Hedda Gabler,
Beer Cocktail, Anyone?
Beer adulteration. It sounds dirty. But it’s a way to make an otherwise pedestrian beer seem wildly exotic. So-so wine can be made into sangria.
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Swim Out, or Drown
Like most chefs, Gedas Pabritsa says it was his mother who inspired him to start cooking – but not for the usual reasons. “Being honest
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Sammy the Yeast
It took me several months living in the Yukon to figure out what was bugging me. One Saturday, after holding nails while two Yukoners and