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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 […]
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 […]
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
Supporting the Girls Read More »
For moviegoers, disillusioned by the dismal crop of films this summer, there’s hope ahead. The Arts Film Series will soon return to the Qwanlin Cinema
Middle Row, Centre: The Arts Come to Qwanlin Cinema Read More »
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
Something Serious, Something Fun Read More »
There are no car chases in Charlie St. Cloud. No explosions. No endless battle scenes. No vampires. Just a good old-fashioned love story, set in
Middle Row, Centre: Just an Old-Fashioned Love Story Read More »
Robert Downey Jr.’s performance is the best thing to come out of Iron Man 2, the second in what looks to be a succession of
Middle Row, Centre: Iron Man 2: Too Much Iron, Not Enough Man Read More »
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.
Purchasing a Canoe Read More »
No concerts in town, you say, and since when do shows happen on weeknights? Consider checking out an open mic night.
Open Mic Nights Reveal Local Hidden Gems Read More »
Inner questioning about how meaningful apologies can be took Whitehorse filmmaker Mitch Miyagawa on an emotional journey that culminated in his documentary A Sorry State,
The Arts Film Series continues through the month of October at the Qwanlin Cinema, with three more films in what proves to be one of
Middle Row, Centre: Winter’s Bone Bleak, But Worth Watching Read More »
This frame once served as a sales pitch to the world. Now, stripped of its painted enticements and weathered to a natural grey, it offers
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Yukoners, it seems, sure do like to blame a lot on the cold, wintery weather. Don’t get me wrong. In many cases it is fair
Play Makers: Whitehorse Winter Weight Read More »
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
Subarctic Sessions Read More »
“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
Teammates For a Weekend Read More »
”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
Winter’s Here. Volunteer! Read More »
About a decade ago, the Yukon’s Department of Tourism had a slogan that was supposed to entice people to extend their stay in the territory
Klondike Korner: What is Dawson Time, Anyway? Read More »
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
Playing For Change Read More »
Ever since Henry Ford introduced the automobile 100 years ago, the world of canoeing was altered forever. Before then, canoeing was a two-way adventure: if
Getting to the Water Read More »
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
Old Joanna Hits Her Stride Read More »
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
Rethinking Privacy and Paranoia on the World Wide Web Read More »
From Jimmy Hendrix and Prince, to Miles Davis, KGB has covered a lot of ground with their music. And although they find themselves in a
From Strangers to Bandmates Read More »
December is a perfect time to indulge my love of baking. Not only will people eat more – they’re in a festive spirit – but
Subarctic Sessions: In Praise of Winter Baking Read More »
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
Take it to the River The Smart Way to Hone Your Skills on the Water Read More »
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 &
Some Art Is for Eating Read More »
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
Sound Check: Picking the Winners at Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival Read More »
Whitehorse, September 11, 2001. While a city was transfixed to TV screens that revealed the horror in New York City, its population could take consolation
Middle Row, Centre: Probing the Mystery of Whitehorse 911 Read More »
By becoming active in your garden, you have the perfect opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors while feeling good about yourself and your garden. Gardening
Get a Good Summer Workout in the Garden Read More »
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
Things Float Up Magical Read More »
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
Snow Shovels and Art Read More »
Every Sugar Plum Fairy has years of dreaming danced into her feet. The same goes for a Clara, a Prince, or a Rat Queen. These
Dreams Beyond Sugar and Spice Read More »
The following is a recap of a recent excursion to Boston. While no suntans were had, it is a trip that ranks as one of
Play Makers: Better Than the Beach Read More »
Neiafu, ‘Uta Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga: “This can’t possibly be the way. We’re starting to head downhill. We are supposed to be going uphill.” We
A Moon, a Mountain and Roosters Read More »
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
Visiting Youth Offer A Taste of Mozambican Food and Culture Read More »
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
Portable Weatherproof Husks Read More »
Is the SS Klondike gone?” It’s when I find myself asking such questions that I know we are definitely earning every cent of our northern
Play Makers: Earning That Northern Allowance Read More »
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
Working to Become Dispensable Read More »
The mainstage will be littered with keyboards and synthesizers on the opening night of the Dawson City Music Festival this Friday. Rich Aucoin (Halifax) and
Friday Night Fever Read More »
Boredom can be a terrible thing. No one likes being bored. Who wakes up and says, “Today I hope I have nothing to do. Today
Play Makers: Bored? Try Weeding Read More »
As a new year dawns, it looks as if the electric car may finally be coming into its own. Japan’s Nissan Motors is ready to
Middle Row, Centre: Who Did Kill that Car? Read More »
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
The Adäka Cultural Festival is a new, focused showcase aimed at developing visual arts, honing performance skills, and promoting the revitalization of Yukon First Nations
A Circumpolar Soundscape Read More »
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
I first meet Dan Reynolds, owner and operator of Reynolds Outfitting, at Dawson’s Eldorado Hotel. In town for a wildlife management meeting, he looks the
Flying the “Dan Special” Read More »
It’s 1944 in Poland, and a young Jewish boy imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto watches helplessly as his mother is shot point-blank in front of
Middle Row, Centre: Mutants, Revenge & Geopolitics Read More »
What’s for breakfast this morning? If you were smart you got it started the night before. Sleeping in a little bit later sounds good to
Are you Flipping Pancakes? Read More »
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
Serious Near-Spring Fun Read More »
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
With a flourishing co-ed league in place, an over-35 men’s league growing by the season and a competitive men’s league established, adding another adult soccer
Play Makers: Footie Fetish Read More »
The Bob Couchman award for Outstanding Play of 2010-11, and two other top awards, went to the Gwaandak Theatre production of Café Daughter. Métis actor
Honouring Local Theatre Read More »
Aron Ralston is a 35 year-old mechanical engineer and mountaineer who was exploring eastern Utah’s Blue John Canyon in Canyonlands National Park in the spring
Middle Row, Centre: Not for the Squeamish Read More »
When I went to see Bridesmaids recently, I couldn’t help making the inevitable comparisons to Sex And The City 2, which showed locally about six
Middle Row, Centre: Wedding Day Meltdown Read More »
is the result of 10-month-long learning relationships between master artists and mentees
Build Me Up, Mentor Read More »
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
Snapshot Memories of Spain, 1978 Read More »
It started with a bus ride from Kep, Cambodia, to Saigon, Vietnam—the bus ride was not what I was told it would be. Instead of
Escape from Vietnam Read More »
So it’s come to this, and so early in the post-Oscar film season. Not quite the onset of the summer blockbuster season, the most popular
Middle Row, Centre: Reprise of the Stooges Read More »
The magic rule for sequels seems to be: “If it worked the first time, don’t deviate from the original formula too much.” That’s definitely what
Middle Row, Centre: Wedding Day Meltdown Read More »
What started as a seed is about to blossom into a beautiful flower. Plans for the Adäka Cultural Festival have been in the works for
Coming Into the Light Read More »
With spring in full effect, the bears, birds and bees are buzzing and singing joyful songs. But if you listen closely to the songs, they’re
A Few Tips For Spring Read More »
Gold Show Ready to Go” (Whitehorse Star, May 26, 1986). My headline had to be in the Star, because the Klondike Sun would not exist
Klondike Korner: Gold Show Turns 25 Read More »
Recently opening in Whitehorse and fully deserving of its twelve Oscar nominations is The King’s Speech. The film features British actor Colin Firth as King
Middle Row, Centre: The King’s Speech Read More »
Romantic love is often a catalyst for incredible personal change. And Valentine’s Day – with its pointed focus on emotional sentiment – seems a fine
Valentine’s Day Special: Five Ways to Fall in Love Read More »
I’m loving the sun and weather this last couple of weeks. Suddenly I’ve been craving different foods, and my barbecues are now dusted off and
Forget About the Meat Read More »
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
Mary was basically a good girl, but she did not like her parents! Her parents were always fighting about stupid stuff, like “Why did you
Folk ‘n’ Fables: Honour Your Mother and Father Read More »
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
Perseverance pays off Read More »
A few weeks ago, in a small cabin south of Whitehorse, just after 10 pm, I hugged a grown man in an emotionally charged way
Play Makers: Stanley Brings Out the Kid Read More »
I feel much gratitude toward spruce. Like many northerners, I owe my life to this tree. My house is made of Yukon spruce logs. We
We make decisions about the natural environment we live in every day, whether we do it on purpose or not. Drinking water, food sources, clean
Environment Fair 2011 Read More »
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
Tasty Bluegrass Jams Read More »
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
Pulling Out the Stops for Hockey Day Read More »
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
Table Tennis Convergence Read More »
Georgi Pearson’s job keeps her up at night. Fortunately, she loves what she does so much that a bit of lost sleep seems a reasonable
Handmade for Christmas Read More »
A feature voted by film writers in 1984 as the best Canadian film ever and a trio of movies with themes of human and animal
Middle Row, Centre: Humans and Other Species Read More »
In the middle of downtown New York, crowds watch aghast as people leap from upper-storey windows to their deaths, and the building they’ve tried to
Middle Row, Centre: Fire That Sparked a Flame Read More »
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
Weaving Between the Lines Read More »
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
As soon as the word was out that Lucy was looking for a lift to Whitehorse the offer came in. The cello teacher was in
I wasn’t expecting to like New Year’s Eve, not being a particular fan of the artificially-imposed gaiety that can characterize that particular holiday. But after
Middle Row, Centre: Plot Upon Plot as the Ball Descends Read More »
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
No Implants for the Soul Read More »
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
New Hope for Damaged Limbs Read More »
During freeze up, pacing around the cabin is not uncommon. Oversupplying oneself with more food than even two people could eat is also a common
In the writing game, plans frequently go awry (or, as Robbie Burns would have it, they gang aft agley). When I embarked on this particular
Middle Row, Centre: Getting in the Loop Read More »
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
Lighting the Night Read More »
Ben Stiller manages to portray a hyper, driven sort of guy in most of the films he’s featured in. Tower Heist, his most current outing,
Middle Row, Centre: Prisoner in the Penthouse Read More »
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
Wild and Woolly Art Read More »
“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
Standing on His Soapbox Read More »
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?”
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 Burnished Soul of an Old World Read More »
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
Rollin’ with the Wagons Read More »
As its title suggests, Cowboys and Aliens is a mélange of western and science-fiction genres. Unfortunately, it is another example of a good idea gone
Middle Row, Centre: They Came for the Gold Read More »
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
Reflecting Irrational Economies Read More »
For a summer blockbuster, Captain America: The First Avenger stands up remarkably well. Perhaps it’s the film’s faithful attention to detail as it portrays ’40s
Middle Row, Centre: A Superhero Simply Drawn Read More »
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
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
The Whitehorse Public Library was my second home as I was growing up. My mother started working there when I was barely past infancy, and
Closing My Second Home Read More »
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
The Filmtastic Films series at the Qwanlin Cinema winds up this week with The Devil’s Double, a thoroughly violent and often horrifying film that will
Middle Row, Centre: Impersonating Evil Read More »