Whitehorse Daily Star: Living Archive

Living Archive

Sunstroke Youth band Dead Simple performs last Friday afternoon at the Sunstroke Music Festival in Whitehorse.

Grants assist professional artistic development Ten Yukon artists will share $40,000 through the Advanced Artist Award to further their career development in the performing, visual or literary arts.

The wolf plays an important role in wildlife management My question last week dealt with the wolf and how long the wolf has been hanging out around our planet.
What happened to North America when the oil ran out ( Bookends ) Science fiction novels, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on, are more likely to investigate the permutations of Murphy's Law (anything that can go wrong, will) than they are to celebrate progress.
Riverside Stiching About 25 people came out to the World Wide Knit in Public Day Wednesday evening at the Waterfront Wharf in downtown Whitehorse.
Northwestel invites northern artists to enter competition Northern artists are invited to search through their portfolios and choose pieces to enter in Northwestel Inc.'s annual directory cover art competition.

Fun and frolic at the Top of the World Highland Games Last Saturday dawned a bit grey and chilly for the Second Biennial Top of the World Highland Games, but the day improved as it wore on.

How to get the most out of your strawberry plants Although the Yukon has lots of wild strawberries, if the rains do not come at the time the berries are flowering, the fruit is often very small but still absolutely exquisite.
Author Cumyn sometimes writes ‘weird stuff' Alan Cumyn got "a bit hooked” on Dawson City when he was here very briefly as part of the Canadian Children's Book Week two years ago.

Second Top of the World Highland Games kick off Last Friday evening provided perfect weather for the launch of the 2014 Top of the World Highland Games,

Funding programs expand opportunities for arts Twelve recipients will share approximately $98,000 in grants from the Arts Fund and Touring Artist Fund.

Honoured As The Best Cpl. Eden Rodrugue receives the award for Best First Year Cadet
Climate change thriller turns up the Arctic heat ( Bookends ) It's been a few years since I read one of Cussler's Dirk Pitt thrillers, so when this one turned up with a plot set on Canada's west and northern coasts, I decided to give it a try.
Making Music The Brass Knuckle Society
A good, healthy lifestyle equals outdoor experiences I received a letter from a student asking about my most rewarding outdoor experience.

Top Award Recipient Sgt. Brendan Curteanu (right) receives the Legion Medal Of Excellence last Sunday

Deserving Recipient Sgt. Gordon Taylor (right) receives the Lord Strathcona Award from reviewing officer LCol. Bruce Kieker last Sunday
Tasty Treats Paid Off The Justice Health and Wellness Committee at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre raised $570 by selling 16 cakes.
Students from territory, northern B.C. excelled in recycling Yukon and British Columbia students collected more directories than any other region in northern Canada as part of the 2014 Northwestel Directory Recycling Program.

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