The 72 Challenge
We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they
Issue: 2014-10-30
Tax Free Savings Accounts
Since their introduction in 2009, Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) have become a popular savings vehicle for Canadians. TFSAs allow you to earn tax-free income
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Western Command
Sid van der Meer is an antiquarian and a storyteller; he has many wild yarns to share with his family, friends, and visitors who come
Knives For the Hunt
Generally speaking, a hunter should have two knives — one for camp chores, such as cutting rope, whittling a wiener stick, or cutting up vegetables.
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Creativity Boot Camp
Writing a first draft of a novel is like the beginning of a romantic relationship: Everything is exciting, new, and there is a lot to
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Living With Wildlife: Maggie Leary
This fox was photographed in Keno City. He was curious about what we were doing and obliged me by coming fairly close. I took this
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1920s Silent Film Night
Halloween is over, but don’t stop dressing up . On Saturday November 8, Open Pit theatre is giving you another chance; it’s hosting a 1920s-themed
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A Moose at Last
It’s been the toughest year to get motivated for hunting season. I’ve spent about 80 days over the last three years hunting moose and we’ve
Saving the Harvest
One of a gardener’s goals at the end of summer is to preserve the food harvested. This takes many forms , from allowing a potato
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Good Things Come In Small Packages
With the new market’s worldly selection of food in Watson Lake , you might be apprehensive to buy something. The market looks very simple and
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Matthew Lien’s Powerful New Album
Matthew Lien’s new album, Headwaters: Music of the Peel River Watershed, isn’t a protest album. “ What I felt about this project from the very
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Get Moving
A glance at the credits of a film reveals that it’s a collaborative art form involving a lot of people over a lot of time.
Christmas Eve Preparations Before Halloween?
Our house got turned upside down last Saturday. All the furniture in the living room was shifted , and a big table for sorting costumes
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On Cursive
Cursive writing has gravity, compared to printed writing. Cursive is used for special occasions, like thank you cards and letters to lovers, or to grandparents
Didee & Didoo – Poem “Uncle Don”
Uncle Don Uncle Don was born at Bluefish and he always hunt and fish. Uncle Don is my mom’s brother an’ Clara Frost is his
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Traveling with Janet
I pulled out the flat, round, ceramic piece, which looked like a patterned cookie, and held it in my hand. Under glorious sun, I surveyed
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Carli and Julie’s Yukon Adventure
On a cool Monday evening at the Old Crow Community Hall, up-and-coming country musicians Carli and Julie Kennedy played the last show of their first
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The Victims of Halloween
As Halloween draws near, let’s honour the many victims of Halloween. First, there are the 139 victims of Michael Myers, the villain of 10 Halloween
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Rafting Down the Porcupine River
This year wood was cut in March. Joseph does janitorial work at Chief Zzheh Gittlit School; this year he had two weeks off. As a
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Writing With the Ultimate Deadline
Priest is diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and is not able to speak, but her eyes said it all: she was blown away by
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Nuts to you
The rain was turning to slush against the windows of the plane as we scooted down the tarmac a few weeks ago, on its way
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and Yukon College Join Forces
There is an exciting new project underway near Dawson City. On September 19, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (TH) and
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It’s All About the Candy
Our little apartment in Old Crow is in full Halloween mode; my mom mailed up decorations, and our crib is sporting the spooky colours, orange
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Waiting For Snow: biathlon
Control over heart rate and breath is an integral part of biathlon. It sucks learning technical aspects of shooting in the freezing cold.
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Neck Deep in Nostalgia
I am, by nature, a sentimental son of a gun. I wear old shirts until they are threadbare because they remind me of certain times,
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Bush is coming back?
Why do people get so fired up about a little bush? In January, the British newspaper The Telegraph ran an article by Louisa Peacock describing
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