Living Archive
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December 24, 2014
- We’re watching a continent at war with the environment When Columbus approached the shores of North America back in 1492 (about four centuries after my ancestors the Vikings), he brought with him the hopes and dreams of many of his passengers.
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Food Bank Director Honoured Yukon MP Ryan Leef (right) presented Stephen Dunbar-Edge, the executive director of the Whitehorse Food Bank,
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A young girl is led from darkness to the light ( Bookends ) The Tombs of Atuan is the second book in the saga of Earthsea,
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Memories of growing poinsettias in the Yukon Christmas is often a time of reflection and recalling memories of times past.
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Peppermint Pet Of The Week
December 19, 2014
- White on white: savouring a different look at winter Allow me to drift back a few years when I lived in the old township of Medonte, a rural community on the southern border of Ontario’s cottage country.
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Showcasing Seasonal Songs The All City Jazz Band performs Tuesday evening
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Forest Pet Of The Week
December 16, 2014
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Yukon visual artists receive funding Four Yukoners are receiving funding through the Advanced Artist Award to create new visual art works.
December 12, 2014
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Why do we keep fighting in foreign lands? ( Bookends ) I started reading this book about a week before Remembrance Day, that annual memorial to the people who fought to maintain our freedoms and way of life.
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An Absorbing Project Anders Petersson researched the best-performing paper towel products on the market
- Yukoners take two tourism industry awards There was a buzz in the air about the North at the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s annual awards gala held the evening of Nov. 26.
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How about wielding a shovel that could save your life? How about a Christmas present that could save your life?
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Newly Minted Scientist Leah Stogneff
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More local children are learning together A new Learning Together pre-school drop-in program has opened at the Dusk’a Head Start and Family Learning Centre in Whitehorse.
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Tori Pet Of The Week
December 11, 2014
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Cheering Up Those Fleeing Abuse The YG Employees Bare Essentials Christmas Campaign booty
December 10, 2014
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Making A Friend Daphilia Thomas poses with Santa
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Though winter is nature’s down time, things happen Gardening isn’t at the front of everyone’s thoughts at this time of year.
December 9, 2014
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Fine Fiddlers The Fiddle Heads
- Film society to mark milestone with major festival The Yukon Film Society’s Available Light Film Festival 2015 will celebrate the society’s 30 years in the Yukon by presenting 23 films from the territory and around the world.
December 8, 2014
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Making Music The Vanier Catholic Secondary School Jazz Combo,
December 5, 2014
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Some types of birds are exceptionally intelligent Three weeks ago, while shopping at the Real Canadian Superstore, I counted nine crows.
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Two books about the North for your winter reading ( Bookends ) One of the perks of writing this column since 1977 is that I’ve had the chance to sample a lot of books I might not necessarily have picked up on my own.
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Tux Pet Of The Week
December 3, 2014
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Learning The Ropes The 14th annual Young Women Exploring Trades Career Fair