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April 23, 2012
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Showing How It's Done George Smith exposed Selkirk Street Elementary School students to some of the Arctic Sports kick techniques last Wednesday
April 20, 2012
- If fly fishing is your thing, this is certainly a day not to miss! If you're a fly fishing enthusiast or would like to see some great fly fishing films and know more about this "Sport of Kings”, put aside the evening of May 24 for the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse.
- Adäka Cultural Festival welcomes its first major sponsor The Adäka Cultural Festival has announced the Alaska Pipeline Project as the first major private sector sponsor for the 2012 Festival.
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An award-winning tale of pure, dogged determination ( Bookends ) When Lawrence Hill decided to call this novel The Book of Negroes, he had no idea what controversy would follow it around.
- Prize winner fortifies filmmakers' finances The Dawson City International Short Film Festival says MITY (Made In The Yukon) Award winner Daniel Janke has donated his prize to two filmmakers whose films also played at the festival.
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Arts society survives changes and continues to thrive It was a year of many changes for the Dawson City Arts Society (DCAS), as executive director Karen Dubois noted in her presentation to the annual general meeting on March 29.
April 18, 2012
- Pork tenderloin washed down by a Boursin; chicken nuggets I present pork tenderloin with a Boursin spread in a filo paste and a blush wine from Provence.
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Sharon Shorty: a Yukon writer comes full circle Sharon Shorty was just getting back into her Yukon routine after spending some time doing a residency at Alberta's Banff Centre when we finally contacted by telephone to talk about her upcoming mentorship at the annual Young Authors' Conference in Whitehorse.
- Play's query: how do you survive survival in itself? ( Preview ) Fracture Zone is a new play under development, written by local actor Doug Rutherford.
April 16, 2012
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Berton House an incredible gift to Canadian writers: author "Berton House has been fantastic,” said Lawrence (Larry) Hill, just a few days before bringing his one-month residency to a close.
April 13, 2012
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Circle May 12 on your calendar for free fry casting lessons The Yukon Fish and Game Association will host its annual free fly casting lessons May 12 at the Canada Games Centre.
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There are consequences to the most necessary of cruelties ( Bookends ) A few years before the events in this book, aging hippie journalist Russell Walker was reunited with his college roommate, Zandor Zudenigo, and prevented from committing suicide by the simple expedient of Zudie washing the pain from his brain.
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Eroding ice bridge has called it a season in Dawson City ( Uffish Thoughts ) Just over a week ago, I picked up Tim Falconer, the latest Berton House writer-in-residence, at the Dawson airport.
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Whitehorse filmmaker earns his third MITY film award It wasn't any great surprise when Daniel Janke's documentary film River won the Made In the Yukon (MITY) professional award at the end of the 13th edition of the Dawson City International Short Film Festival.
- On promoting from within or recruiting from without It's a long established HR practice to give preference to existing employees over new recruits, and there are many advantages to doing so; however, I often see employers who are reluctant to do this.
April 12, 2012
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‘I loved Nancy Drew,' remembers Toronto mystery writer Norah McClintock is one of the four authors who will be mentoring students at the annual Young Authors' Conference set for April 19-20 in Whitehorse.
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Author believes he's come full circle in his interests Lawrence Millman was last in the territory around 2005, gathering material for a Walrus Magazine article, "Mush Rush”, which appeared in April 2006.
April 11, 2012
- Preventing the damp off is far better than treating it While growing up, my dad would plant one row of tomatoes behind the house, a very sunny spot, but my interest in gardening was pretty well non-existent until it came time to eat the tomatoes.
- Two great films to have an encore presentation this month ( Review ) On March 25, I attended the second evening of the OUT North Film Festival, hosted by the Yukon Queer Film Alliance.
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British Columbia author has always been book-crazy On April 2, Susan Juby posted the following on her website blog: "I would like to send out a semi-scary power-hug to the Leacock jury for short listing Woefield for the 2012 Leacock Medal for Humour.”
April 5, 2012
- Is fish and wildlife habitat being threatened by poor policy? Fish and wildlife organizations across Canada are expressing serious concerns about the federal government's cuts to environmental programs, namely the weakening of the regulations dealing with the protection to fish and wildife habitat.
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Reality and fiction blend together in two related novels ( Bookends ) I was a couple of chapters into in the night room (the title is in lower case) when I found myself reading references to lost boy lost girl, the other Peter Straub novel sitting unread on my bookshelves.
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Production gave audience the chance to solve a crime ( Review ) Lewis Hall at the Whitehorse United Church was the place to be last weekend for the Yukon capital's latest piece of must-see theatre, Last Kiss: A Musical Murder Mystery with Food staged by the WUC's Alleluia Players.
April 4, 2012
- Sautéed scallops with a treat from Alsace; a haddock dish I present sautéed scallops in garlic butter with a Gewurtztraminer from Alsace.
March 30, 2012
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The question of the week: what's in a name, anyway? ( Bookends ) "What's in a name? That which we call a rose
- The mysteries and joys of communicating with animals Which is easier: communicating with people or wildlife?
- Your competitors are your friends, and not your enemies Being competitive can be a good thing. It keeps you driven, pushing forward, always trying to do better, better than yourself and better than others around you.
- Summer festival is gearing up for onslaught Organizers of the 12th annual Yukon Riverside Arts Festival, set for Aug. 16-19 in Dawson City, are calling for submissions before the June 1 deadline.
- Are you analog or digital when it comes to time? ( Uffish Thoughts ) Resetting all the clocks in the house a couple of weeks back gave me the opportunity to think about the different ways in which we measure the days of our lives.
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Free-falling or forced suspension being exhibited at ODD Gallery The ODD Gallery is once again surrounded with blackout curtains for Paul Litherland's Force Majeure, the latest exhibit at the gallery.