Whitehorse Daily Star

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PROUD RECIPENTS – Commissioner Adeline Webber launched the King Charles III Coronation Medal program in the Yukon on Monday morning. Webber received the medal herself from Gov. Gen. Mary Simons. On Monday, she handed out medals to six deserving Yukoners. Left to right: Capt. Andy Rector, former Yukon MP Larry Bagnell, Lillian Nakamura Maguire, Joe Migwans, Commissioner Webber, Linda Johnson and Minnie Clark of Teslin. John Firth, the Yukon’s Story Laureate, gave a brief history of Queen’s Coronation medals presented to Yukoners in 1959.

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HONOURNG THEIR LIVES – Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+), was held Sunday. See more photos, p. 4.

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CLASSICAL ACCORDIONIST HELPS THE CAUSE – The Ukrainian Canadian Association of Yukon will present a concert and dance this evening at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre. Performing will be Ukrainian jazz and classical accordionist Taras Luka, from Odessa, with accompaniment from Dean Thiessen, Ragn Royle and Lonnie Powell. Above: Luka is seen at the Whitewater Wednesday Jam at the 98 Hotel. This evening’s first performance will be a sit-down, and the second a ‘rollicking Ukrainian jazz dance show for the second act.’ Doors will open at 6 p.m., with all proceeds going to UCAY’s efforts to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine. There will also be a Ukrainian jazz dance show Saturday at the Marsh Lake Community Centre.

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POPULAR PAIR – Ella Gunderson, left, and Natalie Stark perform the number ‘Popular’ during Arctic Edge’s ‘Broadway Ever After’ show last Saturday at the Canada Games Centre. There were great performances by many skaters at the event.

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REMEMBERING THE FALLEN – Sarah Johnston Smith sings a song at the annual Day of Mourning ceremony held Sunday at the Yukon Workers’ Memorial at Shipyards Park. See more on p. 6.

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THERE IT GOES – Engineers Yukon held the annual Bridge Building competition on Saturday at the Canada Games Centre. After a few years in hiatus, the event is back. The field of bridges was a bit smaller than previous years’. Here, Marvin Sun, right, and Scott Dilling watch a bridge go down.