Whitehorse Daily Star

Photo by Vince Fedoroff

INDIGENOUS ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT CELEBRATED – Kaylyn Baker, seen Tuesday with her daughter, Breeze Marion, is one of the Indigenous artists in the Emerging North exhibit at the Yukon Arts Centre. The exhibit, a celebration of young Indigenous artistic achievement, was to have been part of the cancelled Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. The gallery is now open from 3:30-7:30 p.m. daily, but visitors must make an appointment via the website yukonartscentre.com for groups up to five people from the same household.

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FUN WITH CLOUDS – A cloudy sky is seen this morning above Schwatka Lake in Whitehorse.

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CALM BEFORE THE STORM – Graydon Keenan and his friend, Bandit, were enjoying the Seventh Heaven Skateboard Park Monday evening. The park will be closing starting Thursday for a $3.5-million remake. Keenan grew up boarding at the park, and is looking forward to the new one.

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HILLTOP BLAZE EXTINGUISHED – The Whitehorse Fire Department answered a call at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday about a blaze on top of the hill at Shipyards Park. The current dry conditions mean people have to be extremely careful about the fi re hazard. The cause of this fi re was undetermined, but the careless disposal of a cigarette is a possibility.

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GALLOPING GRAZERS – Members of the herd of wild horses along the Alaska Highway between Whitehorse and Haines Junction are seen last Saturday. The herd has expanded by at least one this year.

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THEY’RE BAAACK! – A black bear is seen last Sunday along the South Klondike Highway by Tutshi Lake.