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Theatre, dance, comedy, there is seldom a good excuse to be a Yukon couch potato.

The audience in the Yukon Inn’s Fireside Room this weekend will have the opportunity to witness the results of 24-hours of intense, high-pressure, creative labour.

Château is the French word for castle, a word that evokes images of tall stone towers, wooden drawbridges, the European countryside, and maybe even brave

BY MARGARET DONNELLY, Whitehorse Setsko and I followed Barb and Dave over the rolling countryside below Sugarloaf on the Montana Mountain Massif. It was a

There be coyotes in them thar woods! We are very lucky in the Yukon to have so much wilderness right outside our doors. But sometimes

BY TARA McCARTHY Tackling Bernard Pomerance’s play, The Elephant Man, is a huge undertaking. From the rich script filled with emotion and tender subject matter,

With winter in full swing, cats are now confining themselves to the indoors. But along with them come their habits and needs, not to mention

Second Prize PSAC Whitehorse Regional Pride Committee Short Story Contest BY SUSIE ROSS Being gay didn’t mean I couldn’t tell a hot woman when I

BY TARA McCARTHY A group of actors gather at the Wood Street Centre, pulling costumes off a large rack and holding them up to their

As the last few hours of sunlight pour in through the windows at Baked Café, Lea-Ann McNally sits solo with a large mug clasped in

I recently started searching for a new brand of food for my family pets. And even after almost 12 years in the pet food industry,

BY TARA McCARTHY As quoted in the show program, playwright Joe Orton was “widely recognized as the bad boy of British theatre.” And only minutes

BY AISLINN CORNETT The Northern Lights School of Dance studio is packed, but the hush in the room doesn’t seem to match the 60-plus young

Although I was once a Sesame Street aficionado, I lost touch with the show right about the time my younger brother started kindergarten. It’s a

BY TARA McCARTHY It’s only Wednesday, but the tables at Coasters are packed as a constant flow of local comedians take the stage. And while

BY AISLINN CORNETT Not only is choreographer and artistic director Rebecca Reynolds influencing this year’s Nutcracker production, she is also involved in the upcoming Varietease

Most Yukoners know me as the gal who makes a lot of noise dropping heavy stuff in the gym. Only a handful of people know

A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY PROVING PUNK IS BEST … AS EXPLAINED BY A TEENAGER BY HAILEY LLOYD There are a thousand different styles of dance in

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a Christmas classic TV special and one of the most played tunes during the festive season. If you are reading

“Did you win or lose?” Trudging up the slope to the parking area, the girl with her skates slung over one shoulder stopped to ponder

Cher Yukon, Comment ca va? Today I am not recounting a funny or touching incident. Instead I would like to share just one of the

Gallery intern Jessica Vellenga stands in the youth grotto at the Yukon Arts Centre, flipping through a handmade accordion-style book. “She’s talking about Vancouver and

BY MARJOLÈNE GAUTHIER For the next two months, the AFY is proud to present the works of Karen Éloquin-Arseneau. Born on Madeleine Island, Quebec, Éloquin-Arseneau

Once you let yourself go, it’s a pretty-quick downhill slide It’s a slippery slope. Time flies and, before you know it, you’ve hit bottom. You

BY TARA McCARTHY Grocery stores are not terribly interesting, especially in an age where most are cookie-cutter versions of each other. That is, if you’ve

I think I would probably want to become a musician, and a singer. I play guitar and piano. I learned how to play piano by

I want to learn a lot of languages. So I asked my brother, “If I want to learn a lot of languages, what should my

All two-year-olds have the ability to impress a crowd with their drawings. Easy. The real trick is to impress a crowd as we progress into

Fired up after a meeting in Montréal, where a day of de-centralized action for women was called, Whitehorse attendees decided on Sunday, March 8 …

Tundra’s green neckerchief was at the perfect angle: avant-garde. Maddison (‘Maddie’) flounced the skirt of her Valentine’s Day dress. The jewelled buckle on the big

BY AISLINN CORNETT String Ensemble conductor Fumi Torigai bounces and sways before a semicircle of bow-brandished musicians at the front of Hellaby Hall. He dives

Cher Yukon, Comment ça va? Despite the fact that Québec cities and towns are adorned with churches and cathedrals, Québec is known to be one

Cher Yukon, Comment ca va? I think I have just discovered why there are so many shoe stores, boutiques, discount boot outlets and cordonneries in

Comment ca va? There is a word the French in Québec have come up with to describe a type of store. That word is friperie.

What are your names? Rosa Zuniga and Augusto Nonez [originally from Costa Rica]. How many children do you have? Four – one born in the

By Tara MAcCarthy Local artist Kirsty Wells was noticeably filled with anticipation last week. As friends scurried around The Old Fire Hall caring for finishing

Janice Cliff is in shock. A piece of Dawson City’s art heritage has been sold, torn up and trucked out. Cliff is not alone; many

BY PAM BUCKWAY After more than 50 years on the air, Ron McFadyen is retiring. April 30 is his last day at CKRW. McFadyen was

Back in 2005, artist Catherine Beaudette was in search of history. Having traversed Europe, on numerous occasions, she felt the desire to explore her home

By Pam Buckway The band adjudicator in this year’s Yukon Rotary Music Festival is Dr. Wayne Jeffrey, Director of Ensembles at Kwantlen University College on

BY PAM BUCKWAY Junior-piano and voice students and choirs are in for a treat at this year’s Rotary Music Festival. Their adjudicator will be Louise

by Tamara Neely There are two opportunities coming up to socialize and pick up some art at bargain prices. Both are fundraisers, both are in

Imagine a bunch of friends sitting around having a pre-spring gathering … You know, those early April days when, if you sit in a sheltered

“Yukon Gold” is a new reality show filmed around Dawson City during last year’s mining season. The series, which follows four mining crews in their

BY PAM BUCKWAY Edmonton pianist Sylvia Shadick-Taylor is adjudicator for senior piano at the upcoming Rotary Music Festival in Whitehorse. Known for her diverse talents,

Hospice Yukon is hosting a Quiet Day Retreat, a day of remembering loved ones through writing, painting, collage or simple reflection. On Sunday, April 7

Last October Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that the Roma, more popularly known as gypsies, would no longer find safe haven as refugees in

How many times have you felt like you’re in the midst your own particular difficult situation, and then when you hear an inspirational story you

I grew up in a big city in Germany. We were lucky: we had a back yard with strawberries, red currant bushes, a huge chestnut

There is something undeniably natural about the wide range of textures and tones Marlene Collins demonstrates in her latest showing of work titled, Seed. “I

We all have potential and vision. Fear usually gets in the way from taking a vision to reality. For many years I had a vision

They say that plants thrive when played classical music. And humans do pretty well, too. A Whitehorse musician is finding that her twin babies are

From April 25 to May 4 artists from across Northern Canada will take over the nation’s capital in a celebration of our finest emerging and

Some of the women in the Arctic Blonde Strippers have been practicing their skills for 60 years, maybe more. And some learned the art from

The trees are rustling back to the woken world this week. They shift their weight of white, and wait, dreaming of green. Spring is trickling

For visual artist Cécile Girard, living in the Yukon has been a catalyst for personal and artistic growth. “When I first came here, I lived

(Gagan Raj and Varinderjit K. Chhina) What is your wife’s name? Varinderjit K. Chhina. Her nickname is Gurleen. When did you come to Canada? Gagan:

BY DAVID THOMPSON For almost 50 years, I have travelled and worked throughout the Yukon, but I cannot say, “I have a favourite place.” I

“Does everyone realize that in this car we’ll be telling jokes – all kinds of jokes?” If there’s one of those in every crowd, this

BY LINDA DZIADYK Being born and raised in Saskatchewan, I loved the Prairies and really couldn’t see myself living anywhere else. Though I had done

Through her latest exhibit, titled Colour Transfusion, local artist Heidi Hehn figured out a lot about herself. “People asked me, ‘Why Colour Transfusion?’ And I’d

BY GOOSE EYES running along a river the Salmon Child looks to the right sees the rushing water crashing over the boulders salmon holding their

The window boxes of the Bales of Fun Horse Camp were short a few flowers. The nasturtiums and petunias had been hurriedly clipped for a

Among the many events taking place during the Sourdough Rendezvous weekend is a dog-powered race that mid-distance rookies are welcome to join. The Dog Powered

Gillian Farnell is spending her summer collecting 2,000-year-old “trash”. As an archeology assistant through STEP (Student Training and Employment Program), she’s seen countless arrowheads, projectile

BY SHAUNA LOEWEN The sun shines brightest there. Well, at least it does in my opinion. And, of course, it’s prettiest on a sunny day.

Upon entering the Yukon Arts Centre Public Gallery, a full-sized taxidermy polar bear stands stoic with its jaw wide open. Peering out from the bear’s

T’was the Night of the Twenty-Fourth of July BY MAUREEN NOWOSAD T’was the night of the twenty-fourth of July And the sun was gleaming down

For those who have never ventured above the 60th parallel, the Yukon can encompass a sense of mystery and awe. A territory where the sun

As the motorboat rounded a slight bend in the Yukon River, suddenly a white-arched shelter can be seen on the not-so-distant shoreline. Once the lifejackets

“It’s this big stupid bead thing,” I frowned. Everyone around me laughed. “Would you like me to put it on the drawstring for you?” offered

It’s nothing new to hear that the Yukon is filled with both loyal, long-time residents and transient citizens. And whether from near, local or far,

BY ALISSA SAMPSON I moved to the Yukon this year. The only other time I had been to the territory was during a summer vacation

When Gary Sidney Johnson bows low beneath head feathers, beads and delicately embroidered black-and-red regalia, the Dakhkahwaan (First Peoples Performance) dancer doesn’t quite feel like

Yes, it will. It most definitely will. It also performs a slick, possibly even patented move called “The Hockey Stop”. It’s possible that some of

Four Whitehorse comedians are putting their stand-up routines to a rigourous test this month. They’re aiming for laughs, and if they get silence, or coughs,

As the temperature on my outside gauge hovers perilously close to the -30°C mark and my heating bill hovers perilously close to the ridiculous mark,

BY TARA McCARTHY Amongst the early-afternoon rush, at a local coffee shop, Barbara Chamberlin stands out as she pushes through the door clad in a

BY J. WOOD My favourite place in the Yukon. Hmm … how to pick? Living, working and playing in the Yukon, for over 30 years

BY ROLLY A. CHABOT Preparations had been going on since mid-August to prepare for yet another winter in the Yukon. As famous as they were

A Winner of the Authors on 8th Writing Competition BY DAVID THOMPSON Buford had only one front tooth in his upper jaw. He hadn’t taken

The Moonshine Brigade is just as the title describes: it is a collection of poetry, political commentary and a depiction of one’s intoxication with our

Kevin Barr’s first solo album, Lost and Found, may have taken only eight days to complete, but it has been years in the making. “It’s

BY ROLLY A. CHABOT He had finally arrived with his questionable collection of what he had thought of as valuables. They were spread throughout the

Am I in a club, or at a rave? Am I at a funky clothing boutique down in Vancouver or Toronto? The CD, Melodic Trance

BY ROLLY A. CHABOT She had once been a ’79 Ford Van, but she sat that day and was dubbed “Rolly’s Royce”. I smile as

What makes dance such a passion for some that, despite the journeys of life and the different roads taken, it remains in the heart of

For those who think there aren’t enough events in the world encouraging attendees to participate and get (un)dressed and wear (in)appropriate clothing, there’s Varietease: A

The Kung Fu Aliens (KFAs) are neither sifus or from outer space; they’re simply five guys who like to have their metal and punk worlds

The dance hall girls – those shady ladies that added colour to the Klondike Gold Rush – have become legends. Like the miners they so

What better way to ring in the New Year than a rockin’ dance party in beautiful Haines Junction? Especially this year, when Junction Arts and

Lauren Tuck was inspired to seriously make music after a previous bad relationship, which has now bought hope for the future. In 2008, some friends

Thank you to Mayo resident Cheryl Klippert for this recipe. She says she makes these cookies every year, “My children liked them and I am

There’s a feeling of gentleness and raw humanity to Whitehorse artist Suzanne Paleczny’s portraits, which is an amazing thing considering they are, at their base

By husband, Lloyd, was born in Whitehorse, Yukon in 1922 and lived his entire life here except for a brief stint overseas with the Canadian

Wlthough many of APTN’s programs have loyal followings and place high on the popularity scale, our research has shown that a consistent segment of the

I have decided to mess with the gods of chronology and end my travel reports with the beginning. First, a bit of background. I was

When Nancy Thomson talks about winter running, I want to grab my sneakers and start moving. Thomson, Athletic Yukon’s Director of Trail Running, is describing

Obsession? What obsession? I’ve got literally hundreds of compelling reasons to visit Europe. And none of them involve cuisine or scenery. As much as I

When Condor Airlines lands in Munich, Germany, it touches down in the capital city of Bavaria, a free state of Germany. I knew nothing of

Folk icon, Valdy, has released 18 recordings, even more singles, and has been nominated for seven Juno awards (snagging two), but the 64-year-old musician shows

It’s been 17 years since musician Remy Rodden recorded his debut “not for kids only” album, Think About the Planet, and he couldn’t be happier

Whitehorse Concerts brings Lynne and Julian Greenwood — and the music from 2002’s comedy-drama, Catch Me If You Can — to Whitehorse on Jan. 23.

Sunday, January 10, I was sitting in front of our propane fireplace, watching Meet The Press, while my fiancée was surfing the Net on her

It’s spring. I can tell by the traces of green on the hills around our farm, by our latest crop of goat kids harassing their

Do they serve frankfurters onboard Condor Airlines to Frankfurt? Maybe not, but Condor’s fast-track to Germany takes you to one of Europe’s most infinitely varied

Do you have a story to share about your first year here in the Yukon? Do you have a poem, a song or a silent

The first time we met Dirk Rohrbach was after church in Fellowship Hall on Sunday, June 13. What first struck me about Dr. Rohrbach was

You know how they say if you dont like it hot then stay outta the kitchen. Thats what I been doin’ the past few days.

To the editor, As you know from the story in the Yukon News on Wednesday, we here at Wolf’s Den had an e.coli scare last

Once again, we are discussing all of the things that need to be considered before purchasing a canoe. Last week, we talked about the various

It is difficult to pin this lady down. She is always so busy scurrying from one engagement to another. Whether it is a dance class,

ith an eye to creating a national community of breakdancers and urban artists, Sami Elkout is in Whitehorse to organize Cypher for Change. “It’s like

In 1981, when we purchased our property that overlooks the Yukon River, I spent days working on building our cabin, and evenings meandering around the

When we moved to McCrae, we were overwhelmed with the size of the space to fill to make a warehouse a home. As time passed,

By the time you read this, Dr. Dirk Rohrbach, from Munich, Germany, should be wrestling with the strong winds on the Yukon River system in

“It’s kind of hard to tell sometimes from photographs,” Jim Taggart says as he points to an aerial map. “This old cut line was almost

Breast health. It’s a phrase that might sound as boring as the ingredients from the side of a good-for-you bran cereal box. That is, unless

Summer might soon be over, but the real fun is just beginning. Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt as APTN premieres some of

So it has come time to consummate your Canadian Heritage and purchase a canoe. Every Canadian should have a canoe or two in their backyard.

”There’s gold on them thar hills!” That’s not a typo — the gold isn’t only in the hills these days, and you can also discover

If there was one song I thought might sum up my life most succinctly right now, it is the 1968 Led Zeppelin classic Babe I’m

How come eggs, don’t have legs? My poodles, eat noodles. Are those horns, or thorns? Lots of butter, makes me stutter. There’s a spider, in

“All players need to bring a black and a white jersey.” “Door prizes at the party.” “Goalies play for free.” With these website-based tidbits of

”It’s just a gorgeous day out there.” “Let’s enjoy it. We know what’s coming next.” Terry and I were sitting in a local eatery, stirring

Venice has enchanted me. Maybe it’s the gondolas, the canals snaking under the stone bridges, the decaying buildings and flooded steps, the shiny carnival masks

The subconscious is so much smarter than we give it credit for. I’m not anti-technology. I can’t be, since technology is what’s allowing me to

I must be losing my grip, all fingers and thumbs from the nights of white rum. But the ivory keys draw me in, rounded at

My my estimation, the World Wide Web owes me exactly £25 sterling—the exact amount I’ve forfeited since my dear-hearted Scottish grandma stopped sending me cat-adorned

The Yukon is the land of river canoeing—with our great stretches of remote waterways, you can paddle miles and days without seeing a soul While

Friday June 11th to Sunday June 13th, the 8th annual Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival will be held in Haines Junction. The festival will be held

December is a perfect time to indulge my love of baking. Not only will people eat more – they’re in a festive spirit – but

Dont know how you been spendin’ yer weekends, Darrol. If I did I wud’nt say. I had a diffrent one from normal this past long

If yer like most folks Darrol, you probly spent the past while or two glued to yer TV waitin’ to see how much hardwear gets

The Yukon School of Visual Arts is abuzz with students and staff alike wrapping up their projects in time for the Mid-Year Student Exhibition &

The Olympicks finely got under way with all the hoop-law and hullaballoons, and Evas been vibratin’ like a joy buzzer fer days. This past Sunday

Rosemary Scanlon made a digital garden once. And working in Photoshop for hours a day drove her to pick up paintbrush and watercolour again. Through

Wilson Williams is not your typical touring musician. A Motown-style soul singer, he makes one thing clear about his Yukon tour: “I won’t chase the

If you ski along the dike pathway from downtown Dawson to the bridge over the Klondike River, you pass the landing pad for the local

One of the best ways to catch people’s attention is to bring the heart into the equation. That’s exactly what two local women’s organizations hope

When nine Mozambican youth arrived at the Whitehorse airport last month, we were basking in temperatures barely below zero. But for the group of Africans

With two championship titles to her name, Heidi Bliedung is well within her rights to offer advice on one of the toughest, most unusual annual

Outdoor enthusiasts with passports can party this weekend in the White Pass-Skagway area at the 3rd annual Backcountry Bash and Ball. “Springtime in this part

Lord knows we could all use a little erotic melting this time of year. But for me, what Melting Ice: The Erotic Thawing of the

A colourful moment catches my eye as I stand in line at the deli this week. Two hands meet across the top of the cheese

New Delhi 2006. February, not too hot but dry and warm enough for dust to mix with exhaust as my India-experienced friend and I walk

I initially developed the concept of the show in response to representations and assumptions about Dawson. My first job here was as a housekeeper, and

AYukoner goes south and falls into both pleasure and lament. Oh, Vancouver. I come to visit you and what do you do? Rain, rain, rain

A young woman from the typing pools at City Hall finds herself sitting in the mayor’s mint green Ford Galaxie 500, surrounded by colourful tissue

It has a dynamic wine list, tempting tapas, a popular brunch, cool music, and funky black walls. It’s Burnt Toast Café, a fun new Whitehorse

Click My bobbing, six-year-old head suddenly wakens to the humid aliveness of a Mediterranean evening after a forever flight and full day’s drive through Almeria

Romantic love is often a catalyst for incredible personal change. And Valentine’s Day – with its pointed focus on emotional sentiment – seems a fine

Book-lovers of all kinds and all ages are about to enter an exciting week as two literary festivals come to the Yukon. Five writers will

Yukon students went above and beyond expectations for the 2012 Terry Fox Run, and together raised over $31,000. Becky Reams, a staff member at Johnson

Learning bluegrass? Want to? For people in love with mandolin, banjo, fiddle, bass, guitar and all that bluegrass can bend into those strings, the 7th

Whether you trained in a strict three-month clinic in China, or take your games in casual doses at a community centre, this weekend’s Yukon Table

Ranj Pillai hadn’t spoken to his university buddy Sean Majumder in years. Still, the Whitehorse councillor didn’t hesitate to phone the now-famous Canadian comedian. He

Yukon voters will have an opportunity next week to hear the positions of the four local candidates in the May 2 federal election on arts-related

Erin Corbett’s voice reverberates over the phone line. She’s in the bathroom of the Old Fire Hall where, aside from the echoed cadences from her

Shiela Alexandrovich makes her art about and from the animals and the land in which she lives. The raising of animals, the growing of a

Blurred black-and-white words fill the walls and part of the floor of the ODD Gallery this month, as Caitlin Erskine-Smith’s text-inspired weavings inhabit the Dawson

Walking into Sacred Circle Wellness and Massage is an immediately relaxing experience. The walls of the one-room massage studio are painted a soft blue, the

After playing 70 shows in the last six months touring across Canada, Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Dave Hadgkiss will playing his tour finale in a concert at

Freedom Trails Therapeutic Riding Association is a half-hour jaunt north of Whitehorse. Long enough to relax, unwind and appreciate a raven making an upward climb

“2122 hrs… I got in about four hours ago from Perth, Australia. I forgot how long that flight is. Eleven hours. Not many people on

The first thing that came to mind when I reached the second floor of Waterstone Products was, “Is that a pool table made of marble?”

The Einstein-described version of our universe has four dimensions: the three planes of movement possible in three-dimensional space, plus the fourth dimension, time. Herschel Island is

La belle vie. La dolce vita. Das angenehme Leben. What is it about Europe that conjures up sights, sounds, smells and images unavailable in Canada?

The first signs of spring find some people in their gardens, others on their roofs shovelling away the remnants of winter. For Fred Eaglesmith and

The salty mist in the air feels good on my skin as I walk daily along the windy, sandy shore to the papermaking studio of

Looking for a sample of the vibrant range of media, forms and hues that contemporary Yukon artists are using? At the 11th Yukon Riverside Arts

For the upcoming edition of The Natural and the Manufactured exhibition, art projects by Bill Burns, Deborah Stratman and Steve Badgett hold the lens up

Somewhere around the time that baby-boomers ditched the Age of Aquarius and reached the age of acquire-ius, the phenomenon of wide-scale post-consumer anxiety emerged. It

Supplies!” A brightly painted sign at the far end of the Confluence Gallery in Dawson City sits in front of a 15-foot deep collection of

Silence. Except for the wind whooshing through the open windows, the tires treads padding on the pavement, and the hum of acceleration, like a bicycle

People who enjoy sharing music files with friends don’t need to change their habits, says guitarist and songwriter Bill Henderson in a lead-up interview to

Imagine a dark, slender, vertical shape leaning into the distance. If there’s nothing else in view that indicates scale, it can be hard to tell

Jamella Hagen likes to play with fire – at least in her poetry. “There is something very attractive but also troubling about fuels,” Hagen says

This summer, my friend Chris Withers and I were able to find two mushrooms we hadn’t located in Yukon or in Alaska: chanterelles and the

Shelley Hakonson, like many Yukon visual artists, connects with audiences outside the territory by showing work across the continent. Last year the Dawson City mixed

One of the first things I did when I moved to the Yukon in April 2009 was take a gardening course with legendary Klondike gardener

Rolling hills, green valleys and half a dozen wineries surround the Duchess Sanctuary, nestled in the beautiful Willamette Valley in southern Oregon. The 1,120 acres

Looks like The Arrogant Worms are happily wriggling their way back to the Yukon after a seven-year hiatus. In 2005 they performed at Nakai’s Comedy

I’m a sourdough now.” “Oh yeah, by whose account?” “By mine, by everybody’s – you know, if you’ve seen the river freeze over and thaw,

In Cambodia less than three days, I find myself driving 10 minutes out of Siem Reap to Vi HeaChhin, a small village in the Svay

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I signed up for the River Runner 100 last year. The 130-mile race between

During my time in Europe I met some incredible people, saw the most amazing firework display, put on 5kg from indulging in some delicious food,

Coffee isn’t content just to rule the earth as the number one consumed beverage. It also shows its multi-purpose flare by boasting many interesting uses.

As I watched footage of Paul Litherland’s “near miss” during his first BASE jump in a squirrel suit, I thought to myself, “that’s enough to

The Toronto-based Griffith-Hiltz Trio will make its Yukon debut this weekend as the latest offering in the Jazz on the Wing concert series. The trio

In the Yukon, we have wild meat. In Vietnam and Cambodia, they also make the most of wild game. I wandered into a pharmacy in

For just about everything we do, our backs are “into it”! Every move we make, every breath we take, our backs are moving too. The

Editor’s Note: What’s Up Yukon asked a number of Whitehorse and Dawson residents in their 60s, 70s and 80s what advice they would give younger

Subject: We have a houseguest. Sarah, Glad to hear your travels are going well. Our guest’s name is Theo. He is a Norwegian high altitude

Vietnam provokes strong reactions. Either you love it or you hate it. I’ve found endless travel blogs dedicated to scams perpetrated on the back packing

Haines Junction was honoured with Gwaandak Theatre’s production of Justice on the evening of Tuesday, October 2. Playwright Leonard Linklater’s latest offering captures the juxtaposition

“I love all of Canada, from Vancouver to the East Coast,” Martin Sexton conveys from his home in western Massachusetts. “The Canadian fans, they buy

“Wow, I didn’t know all this was in here!” That’s one of the most common expressions heard when people turn the corner at the top

Atlin, B.C., a town of 450, is set to swell by over 2,500 on Friday, July 6. No, it’s not part of any Mayan prophecy-clad