The Frozen Mukluk
Local Monthly News from Faro, Yukon
Vol. 5 Issue 5
MAY 2013
In This Issue;
Dept. of
Environment
Faro Library
Town of Faro
Health Centre
Small Business
Employment
Interest
Groups
Classifieds
Announcements
Blasts from
the Past
Faro Bible
Chapel
Faro Golf Club
Yukon College
Faro
Volunteer Fire Dept.
Arctic Edge
Skating Club
Dupont
Aviation Services
So beautiful!
By Faro’s own Jackie Dowell Irvine
USELESS FACTS
We know it’s warming up….finally!
but please do not turn off your
water bleeders. it’s still very cold in the ground.
we will give you sufficient notice
when it is time to do so.
*
About 75 acres of pizza are eaten
in in the U.S. Everyday
FARO HISTORICAL WEATHER:
Bananas grow pointing upwards
*
The average person spends two
weeks of their lifetime waiting for
a traffic light to change
*
Humans have 46 chromosomes,
peas have 14 and crayfish have
200
*
The SWAN has over 25,000
feathers on its body
*
Will be back next month…. www.theweathernetwork.com
is updating their website!
Quote of the Month;
Lots More!!
The optimist expects it to change
William A Ward
1921–March 30, 1994
Author of Poems, articles, & meditations
*
The word "listen" contains the
same letters as the word "silent"
*
www.wonderfulinfo.com
HEALTH CENTRE NEWS
Regular clinic will be closed for the Easter
weekend. Hours will be:
th
May 20 – Victoria Day Monday Closed
WALK-IN SICK CLINIC:
Monday to Friday
8:30 to 11:30 am
3:00 to 4:00 pm
PUBLIC HEALTH HOURS
(please make appointment)
Monday to Friday
1:00 to 3:00 pm
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
FIRE
994-2222
AMBULANCE
994-4444
RCMP 994-5555
MAY MAIL OUT SPONSOR:
SORRY WE MISSED YOU....
Faro Mine Closure
Ketza Construction
Golden Predator
DVG School
Yukon College Faro
We’d love to hear from
you for the
JUNE issue!!
[email protected]
DID YOU KNOW?
DOCTOR SERVICES:
Dr. Breitkreutz
May 6th (Aft. only), 7th, 10th
Dr. Bousquet
May 21st & 24th
Call 994-4444
to book appointments.
Please bring your Health Care Card.
Only EMERGENCY needs will be seen
after regular hours.
Call 994-4444 or 811
Whitehorse Pharmacies
Pharmacies will send other items by mail,
besides prescriptions.
Medicine Chest Pharmacy 1-800-661-0404
Shoppers Drug Mart – Main St. 1-800-661-0506
Shoppers Drug Mart – Mall 1-800-661-0413
Wal-Mart Pharmacy 1-866-806-9056
Drugstore Pharmacy @ Superstore
Non-Toll free 1-867-456-6635
This issue’s mail out was
sponsored by:
Shirley Campbell
Thanks MOM!!!
**If you would like to
sponsor an issue, send us
an email:
[email protected]
Reasons to Celebrate in MAY
May 1 Hawaii Lei Day
May 3 May Day
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
May 7 World Migratory Bird Day
May 8 No Socks Day
May 9 Lost Sock Memorial Day
May 11 – World Migratory Bird Day
May 13 Astronomy Day, Tulip Day
May 14 National Dance-Like-A-Chicken
Day (USA)
May 15 National Peace Officers Day (USA)
May 18 Mnt. Saint Helen's erupted (1980)
May 19 Circus Day (Ringling Brothers
opened 1884)
May 20 Victoria Day
May 25 Pickle Day, Africa Day
May 28 Amnesty International Day
May 31 World No-Tobacco Day
Music Week (starts first Sunday)
Postcard Week (first full week in May)
Strawberry Month * Family Month
Flower Month * Hamburger Month
A total of 1,751 building
permits were issued in Yukon
in 2012, representing a total
construction value of
$100,423,200. Compared to
2011, this is a decrease of 276
total permits, and $76,338,700
in construction value.
Statistics Canada estimates
that as of July 1, 2012, 9.4%
of Yukon’s population was 65
years of age or older. The
comparable figure nationally
was 14.9%.
In the third quarter of 2012,
Yukon experienced a net gain
of 206 people. The majority
of the net gain was seen
through interprovincial migration (+130), and the balance
(+76) occurred through
international migration.
www.eco.gov.yk.ca
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Cool website of the month - This month there are two!
The first is a link for searching all unclaimed bank accounts in Canada –
maybe you have money you forgot you even have!
The second link is to a CBC News article on the banks, andhow to go
about finding YOUR lost dollars (GGOD LUCK!)
http://ucbswww.bank-banque-canada.ca/scripts/search_english.cfm
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2008/05/15/f-lostmoney-bankaccounts.html
Special thanks this month to Pat Amero for submitting these two links 
EDITORS NOTES.....
A BIG THANKS to all the Frozen Mukluk contributors, readers, and
Facebook fans – another awesome issue that was really fun to put
together.
HUGE THANKS to all for your patience this month, as the Frozen Mukluk
is TARDY due to my being away and the 10th annual Crane & Sheep
Festival being upon us 2 days after I got home.
What an AWESOME festival it was.. cranes! Sheep! Snow! Speakers!
Food! Events! Songs! Lectures! Oh my!!.. now time soon for poop-soup
season – ugh. But hey, summer has to come sooner or later…RIGHT????
Lots to do again this month – Faro is certainly never boring! I wish
everyone a happy May and (once again) a hardy farewell to the snow 
Heather
“TWO FEET OF SNOW”
FARO RCMP DETACHMENT
Spring has finally arrived!!
We are please to say our Garden Gnome was found, apprehended and returned this month by Lilou
LEFEBVRE! Thanks to Lilou for your help. We’d like to remind everyone to keep alert to your
surroundings, if you see something you aren’t sure about tell someone. We can work together to
keep Faro safe. Parents please take the time to remind your kids and get them thinking about
safety.
It’s great to see folks out enjoying the spring weather.
With the spring comes a lot more daylight hours and more time spent outside. With this in mind let’s continue to be respectful of our
neighbors. What seems like a BBQ and get together with friends can be a noisy party to a parent trying to get a child to sleep next door.
Please enjoy the weather and extra daylight with this in mind.
To the parents out there, please take a few minutes to discuss with the youth in your home about the dangers of entering any of the
abandoned houses or buildings found throughout our community. The winter has not been kind to some of the old houses and duplexes. Many
of the buildings are un-secure and can easily be accessed by curious children. It’s important that our youth understand these are not
playgrounds. There are real dangers associated with entering the structures. Broken glass, unsafe structural conditions and mold are factors in
many of the buildings, not to mention the possibility of a young person inadvertently getting locked in a room or basement. Parents are to
take a few minutes to talk to your children about the danger and to ensure they understand not to enter any unoccupied structures.
We are very fortunate to live in ATV and dirt bike country. Lets all enjoy the trails and forests safely and frequently. Throughout April, RCMP
have noticed some un lawful use of these machines. Any motor vehicle that is operated on a public road or highway must be registered. Any
driver operating a motor vehicle on a public road or highway must have a valid drivers license and have insurance. This is not to punish those
using the machines. It is more for the protection of the safety and property of those who are legally using the road ways.
RCMP in Faro will be very tolerant of the safe use of off road vehicles, however, please stay on the trails. If a roadway must be used to access
a trail the roadway should be crossed and a trail should be in close proximity to the crossing. The shoulder of the road is not to be used as a
traveling lane for off road vehicles. Please play safe and let common sense be your best guide to an accident and injury free spring and
summer.
Please be aware that Road Safety week is coming May 13 to 20. Officers will be out patrolling the highways on look out for Motor Vehicle
offences. Please take the time to think about safety; slow down and be wearing your seat belt...
Enjoy the nice weather!!
To contact Faro RCMP in an emergency, call 994-5555 or 1-867-667-5555. These calls will be answered by Whitehorse OCC who
will have officers respond to the call. For general inquiries in the community, call 994-2677. If there is no answer, please phone
994-5555 and an officer will be contacted.
Faro Detachment would like to remind members of the community about our Emergency Phone located at the front entrance to
the Detachment. This phone line is connected directly to Whitehorse RCMP dispatch. The caller only has to hold the phone to
their ear and someone from Whitehorse Dispatch will answer. This will ensure a quicker response from Faro RCMP members.
The Silent Explosion
By Rick Charlebois
When you live in the mountains north of 60, springtime often comes with a bang. The cold, dark, snow, and
silence all seem interlocked in an eternal prison of frozen time. The pains, the suffering, the extra work to survive,
and the long dark nights seem to never end. In February, the days get longer and brighter until by March, daylight
increases at a rate of 6 or 7 minutes a day. Everything is looking a tad brighter; lower down in the valleys snow is
disappearing, and soon the rivers are breaking up and sending their massive blocks of ice to the Bering Sea. However,
in the mountains the cruel grip of winter can hang on mercilessly until June. At the same time, summer may just as
fiercely claim its own. In these Northern latitudes, the battle of extremes is not uncommon. There are only two
seasons to be fair, winter and summer. Spring and fall are but calendar terms.
A heavy low-pressure system blankets the whole valley with thick fog a mere fifty feet overhead. Sounds heard
from the cabin echo like that of geese, the first scouts sent north in search of open water. Rushing out with
binoculars in hand to greet them, I realize the honking is not only un-goose-like, but also far off in the distance. Yet
the trumpeting seems so near, so loud; the quality and crisp clarity of sound waves trapped, as they are, in a superconductive atmospheric phenomenon so rarely witnessed. The beautiful notes sing lustily in my ears by the time I
finally catch a glimpse of movement. Two magnificent trumpeter swans, white as ghosts against the fog, gracefully
wheel in just above the treetops. They are preparing to land in a small open lead a few hundred meters behind me.
They emerge as two fighter jet aircraft flying in formation at gravity-defying slow motion, throttled back way past
stalling speed. Their secondaries, serving as flaps, bend down and flutter wildly and deafly through the still air to
simulate the screaming of reverse-thrust jet engines, in an effort to check their speed so as not to overshoot the
undersized runway.
I head back into the cabin just in time to hear the radio welcoming the first day of summer. I look out my
window and see indeed, there has been a change. A few weeks ago, my yard, just below tree line, was buried under
a meter of snow. Springtime in the mountains came on June 4th this year, when the sun finally burned through the
sub-arctic atmosphere and raised my thermometer from +2 to +30 Celsius. For five days, the sweltering heat
persisted almost twenty-four hours a day and reached highs in the low thirties. The river, swollen above solid ice, and
flooding in the forest made for dangerous times. Today, much of my yard is still under water, for after the sun came
the heavy rains. There is still ice in the depths of uprooted trees under the creeks shady banks.
Most observers would not call it summer yet, but the organic timing devices say GO, and the silent explosion
splatters the woods with the pungent aroma of bright green eruptions. Willows, alders, and horsetails are all behind
schedule, and today they are racing out of their buds to receive the sudden warmth. Bluebells and lupines will soon
add splashes of blue to inform me of their blooming victory. The heavy smell of growth permeating the forest
triggers an orgasmic olfactory experience.
For only a few short days, songbirds had shattered the frigid silence with their frenzied blast of courtship, as we
were still under the heartless throes of winter when they arrived. Now they have all silenced and scurried into their
nests. The poor shore birds will not fare well this year; there has been no shore, and will not be for a long while. The
snow has retreated to the tree line, but there is much to come from above to swell the river, either under the name
of hot sun or torrential rains.
Moreover, there is another unmistakeable sign that summer has come - mosquitoes, the well-known curse of the
North, the Arctic Vampires. Oddly enough, they are a welcome sight. Yes, the nine months of wind and snow and
forty below have finally relaxed their hold for three months of life and light, and hope in this bleak landscape.
It seems like only yesterday was cold, dark, and depressing to the soul. Today warmth, sunshine and joy conquer
the mood. Old Sol has thawed the earth, allowing the hardy flowers to shoot up through the thick mulch of moss. The
silent explosion has transformed all overnight. External and internal light give strength, the forest thrives, the spirit
rejoices.
The End
**This short story was published in 2009 in Paragon 2, a literary journal from Memorial University in St. Johns Newfoundland.
BLAST FROM THE PAST
Do you remember milestones in Faro’s history?
Have old pictures of Faro you would like to share?
[email protected]
THE MONTH OF MAY BRINGS SOME ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT DATES IN FARO HISTORY;
**May 9th 1992 – Westray Mine Disaster**
(Westray, Nova Scotia, which resulted in eventual closure of the Faro Mine)
** May 11th 1970 – Offical opening of the Faro Nursing Station**
** May 27th 1977 – Geologist Aaro Aho dies in a tragic farm accident in Ladysmith BC**
** May 15th 1985 – Cease of operations at the Faro Mine**
** May 11th 2003 – Opening Day of the first annual Crane & Sheep Viewing Festival**
AND IN YUKON HISTORY........BETWEN 1750 & 1906..............
1750 – 1890: The height of trade between coastal Tlingit middlemen and interior Yukon people supplying furs to markets in
Asia, Europe and North America.
1825: Sir John Franklin begins searching for the Northwest Passage and maps the Arctic coastline from the mouth of the
Mackenzie River to the Alaskan North Slope.
1848: Robert Campbell establishes Fort Selkirk, for the Hudson’s Bay Company at the mouth of the Pelly River.
1852: Coastal Tlingit traders run the Hudson’s Bay Company traders out, abandoning Fort Selkirk.
1867: The Dominion of Canada came into being July 1. Parliament outlines its conditions for accepting the Hudson’s Bay
Company land to thewest of the old Upper and Lower Canadas. Russia sells Alaska to the United States.
1882: A party of prospectors crosses the Chilkoot Pass for the first time and prospects the Sixtymile and Fortymile rivers
during the next year.
1883: American Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka creates the first modern survey of the Yukon River.
1886: More than 200 prospectors arrive in Yukon’s interior and establish a trading post at the mouth of the Stewart River.
A strike of coarse gold on the Fortymile River draws attention away from other areas.
1887: A trading post is erected at the Fortymile River mouth and becomes the first gold rush town.
1888: Coal for Yukon use is mined near present-day Carmacks.
1889: Alaska whalers establish a winter base at Herschel Island in Yukon’s Arctic waters.
1895: Inspector Constantine of the North-West Mounted Police and 20 men are sent to uphold Canadian sovereignty and
maintain law and order in Yukon. The police act as Dominion land agents, custom collectors, magistrates and represent all
government departments.
1896: Skookum Jim, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie strike gold on Bonanza Creek in the Klondike River drainage.
Word spreads and creates the world-famous
1898 Klondike Gold Rush.
1898: Ottawa passes the Yukon Territory Act to constitute Yukon as separate and distinct from the North-West Territories.
Dawson City becomes the territorial capital city and is the largest Canadian city west of Winnipeg.
1900: White Pass & Yukon Route railway establishes the town of Closeleigh (later called Whitehorse) and connects to
Skagway, Alaska. Their steam-powered sternwheelers travel the Yukon River and its major tributaries carrying people, mail
and supplies.
1902: A winter road is built to link Dawson City and Whitehorse.
1906: The first silver ore is shipped from the Mayo region. Gold production falls in the Dawson City region.
Read more at : http://www.gov.yk.ca/aboutyukon/history.html
LOCAL Services
Michel Dupont Aviation Services
FARO AIRPORT STATS FOR APRIL 2013
Maximum average 0.7c
Minimum average -10.6c
Maximum recorded 8.4c
Minimum recorded -25.2c
Snowfall 14.8cm
Aircraft movements
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THE SHED - FOLD AND CODE
The Shed is available 24/7 for
anyone who wants to leave
and/or take good used clothing.
Please do not smoke in the
shed; the odour penetrates the
clothes and smoking can be a
fire hazard.
Thanks to those who have
taken time to fold and code
clothes from the box. It’s a
Hours:
MONDAY – FRIDAY
8:30 – 5:30
SATURDAY
8:30 – 12:30 Sat
Passport Applications Available
great help.
A big thank you to whoever has
been helping to keep The Shed
neat and tidy. It is greatly
appreciated.
If anyone is willing to take some
items to the Salvation Army on
a trip to Whitehorse, please
contact the Bakers at 9942442. About once a month we
remove some of the items that
have been there for a while.
Thanks.
Friendship Feasts is a made in Faro
program, it is not affiliated with
Social Services, the Faro Health
Centre, or any government
program. If you are able to make a
meal for a family once in a while,
please get yourself on the
Friendship Feast list. You may get
called once in 6 months.
To receive meals, you just need to
nominate yourself or someone who
you know needs meals. Generally,
Friendship Feasts provides meals
when there has been a death or
other hardship in the family, when
someone is recovering from an
operation or sickness, or when a
family brings home a new baby.
Getting involved in Friendship
Feasts is a great way to get
involved in our community and to
meet people in town in a
meaningful way.
If you are not on the list, please
call KARA WENT at 994-3114 to sign
yourself up! We are always looking
for new folks who are able to
provide a meal.
If you would appreciate meals or
you would like to nominate
someone for meals, please call
KARA to set it up.
RECYCLING CENTRE
Faro Bottle Depot
will be on call
during the
winter time.
Please call
Peter anytime
at 994-3022
for appointment.
Please visit www.faromine.ca for up to
date information on all activities relating to
the Faro Mine Complex. Subscribe to the
RSS feed at the website. When news items
are posted on the site, they are
automatically be sent to your email
address.
FARO COMMUNITY LIBRARY 994-2684
Librarians:
Michelle Vainio & Julia Salo
Hours
Themes for May
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May 1 – Sheep
May 8 – Trucks (bring some trucks!)
May 15 – Monkeys
May 22 – Toys (bring your favourite toy for a
show and tell)
 May 29 – Dogs
Tuesday
Wednesday
5 – 7 p.m.
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Thursday & Friday
Saturday
New Books
4:30 – 8:30 p.m.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Some new titles at the library:
Thank You
CDs (Audio books)
The Faro Library Board and Librarians would like to
thank all those who assisted with the Flea Market,
Craft Sale, Spring Tea in April. Thank you to the Town
of Faro for allowing us use of the Rec Centre gym and
kitchen area. Special thanks to all who helped out by
setting up, working at, cleaning up, and donating
items. Thanks to all those who came out to support
the event!
If you would like to learn new languages so that you
can express yourself in either German or Spanish,
then check out these audio book kits:
Family Lunch
Nothing Like it in the World: The Men Who Built the
Transcontinental Railroad
Stephen E. Ambrose
A Family Lunch will be provided on Saturday, May 25
at the library. This lunch is in celebration of families.
Lunch will be served from
11:30-12:30, then games will be played – come out for
some fun bingo. Everyone is welcome!
Living Language German: Beginner: Essential Edition
Living Language Spanish: Beginner: Essential Edition
Non Fiction
Survival at 40 Below
Mon Chat et moi (French)
Debbie S. Miller
Bradley Viner
Fiction
Magazines
The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling
We are now getting in Quilter’s World: The Magazine
for Today’s Quilter. If you are an avid quilter, come and
check this out. We have a large selection of magazines
that suit many tastes.
The Imposter Bride
Nancy Richler
Tot Story Time
This energetic hour is on from 11 a.m. – noon on
Wednesdays. It is suitable for ages up to four (with
caregiver). Stories and crafts provided. If you would
like your child to have a snack, please bring it with you;
this is a nut-fee facility.
The Road (2007 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction)
Cormac McCarthy
Somewhere to Call Home
Janet Lee Barton
Son of the Shadows
Juliet Marillier
Spun by Sorcery
Barbara Bretton
Children’s Books
Amelia Bedelia Hits the Trail
Herman Parish
Pugs in a Bug
Carolyn Crimi
Department of Environment
Spring is being extremely slow this year!! Hopefully it will warm up soon and the sand hill cranes will begin arriving back
here, as everyone I’m sure is anxious to see the end of a very long winter.
With ‘spring’, comes new Angling licenses and Hunting licenses for the new season. These are now available at the
Conservation office and the Territorial Agent. We have available the new Angling regulations but the Hunting
regulations will not be available until the end of July.
Even though we are having a late spring, we all know that the bears will be waking up soon and they will be very hungry.
Bears live in very close proximity to the town site, and every year we must be vigilant in keeping our yards clean and
clear of attractants. These include dirty barbeques, pet food, garbage, compost, coolers, smokers, etc. We have many
booklets regarding Bear Safety so please feel free to drop by and pick one up. If you happen to see a bear or any wildlife
in the town of Faro that is worth noting, either a threat to safety for people or themselves or just an unusual sighting,
please contact the Conservation office at 994-2862 or after hours you can call the T.I.P line at 1-800-661-05252.
Spring Bear season opened April 15th. We would like to remind hunters that anyone who harvests a bear must report
this to any Environment office by the 15th day of the following month in which the bear was harvested. When you
harvest a Grizzly bear, proof of sex is mandatory. All female bears with cubs, and all cubs, both Black & Grizzly, are
protected from hunting. A female black bear may hide her cubs in a tree for up to five hours while she feeds, so please
take the time to ensure the bear you are hunting is alone.
Applications for permit hunts will be available at all Yukon Environment offices starting sometime in early May and the
deadline for applications will be the third Friday of June. Applications must be filed in person at any Environment Yukon
office. Experience tells us that most hunters intending to apply for a hunt in a permit area wait until the last few days
before the deadline. Avoid the rush and apply early!
We are presently in the process of offering a Hunter Education and Ethics Development (HEED) workshop at the college
here in Faro. The dates for the course are May 22nd to 26th. If you are interested in participating or would like more
information, please call the Yukon College at 994-8800.
We are very much looking forward to the 10th Annual Faro Sheep & Crane Viewing Festival! Although the weather has
been very uncooperative, and there might not be any cranes yet, this is still a very fun event with lots of interesting
activities and speakers lined up.
If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to drop by our office any time or call us at 994-2862.
Enjoy the beautiful Spring weather!
Summer will be here soon!
TJ & Leithe
Business COMMUNITY
524 Maynard Crescent
5 bedrooms / 4 bathrooms
Living Room / Entertainment Room / Dining Room
Games Room / Workout Room / Den / Office
Full kitchen facilities
Self-serve breakfast foods included
1-867-332-9011
Pilgrim's Landscaping & Snow Removal
BOBCAT RENTAL AVAILABLE FOR:
SNOW REMOVAL $ 30.00 TO $ 50.00 PER
DRIVEWAY (depending on size of driveway)
LANDSCAPING, POST HOLE AUGER
CALL FOR MORE INFO
KEITH OR DEB 994-3101
TD Canada Trust Faro Agency
Monday to Friday
12:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Effective February 3, 2013 we will still accept
pennies but will no longer use them.
Drop into the Branch for penny rollers if you
would like to cash in your stash!
NEW BUSINESS IN FARO!
Handyman Service
call
994-2100
FARO STUDIO RESTAURANT FARO STUDIO LOUNGE HOURS:
OPEN
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM DAILY
Monday – Saturday 4 – 8 pm
(based on demand after 8 pm)
(Closed Sunday)
* Phone Cards
* Bank Machine
DISCOVERY STORE/FARO HARDWARE
Went North Creations
Went North Creations has a large selection
of leather and fur mittens, mukluks, hats,
hair accessories and key chains.
Stop in at 530 Douglass Drive (the red
house) to see what is for sale.
SPRING HOURS
Monday to Saturday:
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sundays & Holidays:
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Truck Arrivals: Wednesday
Order Day:
Friday by 4:00
Pick up Day: Thursday Please!
Call Kara 994-3114
*Phone Cards *Building Products * Lotto*Fresh Produce *Dairy
**We also carry local crafts for gift ideas!
CALL US FOR
SPECIAL ORDERS AND CASELOTS @
994-2470
NORTH OF 60 MASSAGE THERAPY
Therapeutic & relaxation massage
Located at 507 Douglas Drive
Now taking appointments
Phone 994-2226
Cost: $70.00/hr
$40.00/30 min
For a catalogue or info on hosting a
party call Tracy Sawicki
867 332 5502/867 994 2444
AVON
BONNIE BOWNESS
HELEN
WAGANTALL
994-2429
994-3277
Helen
Wagantall
994-3277
Covered by most extended
Health Care Plans
Michelle Lynch
Registered Massage Therapist
[email protected]
Town of faro
COUNCIL MEETS
Tuesday, May 7th 2013@ 7:00 pm
Agenda Items must bendreceived by:
Thursday, May 2 2013
COUNCIL MEETS
Tuesday, May 21st 2013 7:00 pm
Agenda Items must be threceived by:
Thursday, May 16 2013
Come to Council. We have Coffee on!
IF YOU MUST TAKE YOUR GARBAGE TO THE DUMP
ON OUR NON-REGULAR PICKUP DAYS (THURSDAYS)
PLEASE USE THE TWO GARBAGE CONTAINERS IN THE
BOTTOM OF THE DUMP FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE RAVENS
ARE BEING REALLY SAVAGE ON US AGAIN AND SPREADING
PLASTIC BAGS ALL OVER THE DUMP!!
ALL THIS AFTER HAVING IT SO NICELY CLEANED UP
JUST LAST JUNE.
James R. McLachlan, Mgr. of Operations
Town of Faro Work 867-994-2758 Fax 867-994-2711
Cell 867-332-1599
LICENSES AND TAGS
You can now purchase your 2013 Business License and
Dog Tags; be ready to start the New Year on the right
foot or paw.
Inter-Municipal Business Licenses
Inter-Municipal Business License allow companies to do
business in more than one Yukon Municipality.
Purchase a 2013 business license in your “home”
municipality and then purchase an Inter-Municipal
License at any municipal office.
REMINDER: We have a drop box in our front
door for payments! No cash please.
Building Permits
The Town of Faro will no longer be
accepting Building Permit
Applications at our office.
The application can be mailed
along with a cheque or money
order to:
Mike Kroeker
Building/Plumbing Inspector
Development Officer
Box 590
Watson Lake, Yukon
Y0A 1C0
The application is available online
at the Yukon Government website
www.gov.yk.ca
If you have any questions
regarding permits, please call or
email Mike
Ph: 867-536-2736
Fax: 867-536-2716
E-mail:
[email protected]
Thank you!
Real Estate listings
If you have a property for sale or rent and
would like to add it to the website, please
contact [email protected] or at the Town
Office with information on the property
(pictures are good, too.)
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
HOUSE FOR SALE
HOUSE FOR SALE
606 Yates Crescent
4 Bedrooms, 2 ½ Baths,
Rec Room
$110,000
Please call
994-3222
FOR SALE
4 bedroom, 1 ½ Bath, 2800 SQ FT open
concept home had a NEW roof added in 2010.
The Home has just had a complete Make
Over with both Baths & Kitchen having NEW
flooring, NEW counter tops, & NEW Sinks &
Faucets, & NEW flooring in entry way as well.
Lot 11 Tintina Subdivision, Faro - $185,000
5 acres of paradise surrounded by wilderness
just outside of the beautiful community of
Faro.
The Home has been completely repainted
upstairs & down. The lower level has a 13ft X
34ft HUGE Workout Room, Game Room area
or you decide.
This home offers Great Views, a Quiet street,
& a HUGE Private Fenced back yard.
This well kept & updated log home has a
newer tin roof, new appliances in 2008,
recently installed oil/wood RSF 85 heating
system & 1000 gal water holding tank with
updated plumbing. The open concept features
hardwood floors, double Jacuzzi tub &
separate shower & double sinks in a bathroom
lined with cedar, wood/coal cook stove in
kitchen, spiral staircase leading to master
bedroom and a covered porch for those warm
summer nights. This property comes with
many out buildings, internet & satellite
system. With too many features to list, this
property needs to be seen to be fully
appreciated.
CONTACT:
Keith and Debbie Carreau
Box 610, Faro, Yukon Y0B 1K0
Telephone 867-994-3101
HOUSE FOR SALE - 506 Douglas
By appointment 994-2100
3 Bdrms, 21/2 Bths, attached garage.
Asking price $150,000.00 OBO
$134,000 Call For More Details.
867-994-2401
622 Yates
Crescent
3 bedroom / 2 full
bathrooms
For more
information
Contact:
Darlene Crossman
darlenecrossman@nor
thwestel.net
Phone:
867-668-2215
after 5 PM
$198,500
Call 867-994-3322
Motivated to sell
REAL ESTATE
TRIPLEX FOR SALE!
DO YOU WANT TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PAY YOUR MORTGAGE?
Spacious, newly renovated Triplex for sale in Faro, Yukon with GREAT
rental income! Get away from it all and have your own unit!
Unit 1 – Fully furnished, 3 bedroom, 1 bath townhouse style
vacation rental
Unit 2 – Newly repainted and new flooring – 3 bedroom, 1 bath
unit
Unit 3 – 3 bedroom, 1 bath unit with long-term renter
Check out our website for more information:
http://www.farovacationrentals.com/#!for-sale
Call 406-640-0299 or e-mail [email protected]
House for Sale in Faro
This house was retrofitted in 2005 with
new roof, windows, insulation and
siding. Laminate flooring throughout
except 1 bedroom.
3 bedrooms, full bath with new faucets
and tub surround, new toilet, sink &
faucets. Full wall of closet in master.
Kitchen has new countertops, sinks and
faucets.
Dining room and living room with huge
windows and a wonderful view of the
Pelly Valley.
8ft. Cement basement partially finished.
Workshop with sturdy bench and lots of
storage. Bedroom and shower room. No
woodstove, but the chimney is still in
place.
Steel shed and separate garage. Nice
front lawn and OK grass all around.
Large deck overlooking the valley.
Comes with front load washer & dryer,
dishwasher, fridge, stove, microwave &
satellite dish.
Contact Val Benoit @ 994-3034 for
appointment to view.
Asking $139,000 – negotiable.
HOUSE FOR RENT:
3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath with full basement.
Nice yard with deck that overlooks golf course.
$400 per month. First, last and deposit.
Renter pays heat and utilities as well as normal
upkeep.
Call: 867-994-2564 or 867-994-2750
HOUSE FOR RENT
3 Bedroom House
For more information please contact:
Trevor Piercey @780-805-5687
Sarah Bowers @867-994-3445
Or 780-805-9195
FOR RENT!
3 bedroom, 1 bath unit!
Fully furnished 3 bedroom, 1 bath vacation
rental!
Newly furnished 3 bedroom, 1 bath townhouse
style condo. Includes full kitchen, washer &
dryer and so much more! Daily, weekly and
monthly rates. Call 867-332-2402 or e-mail
[email protected]
Check out our website for more info and
pictures:
www.farovacationrentals.com
Newly painted and new
flooring – 3 bedroom, 1
bath middle triplex unit.
Looking for long-term
rental. Non-smoking, no
pets. Rent $550/month plus
utilities.
Also security deposit.
Call 406-640-0299
or e-mail
[email protected]
for more info.
HOUSE FOR SALE
512 DOUGLASS DRIVE
Built in 1981
Full basement with wood stove and regularly serviced furnace ,
Open concept kitchen and living room , laminate floors in master bedroom and
hallway,
4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, fenced yard with lots of flower boxes,
Workshop with wood stove on concrete floor 16 x 20
Open view across the valley of the Pelly mountains
Post office, convenience store, golf course school, the Recreation center with pool
$120.000 as is
Phone 994 2010
Classifieds
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
Assorted cards... some with
animals, some with flowers.... most
blank inside - $4.00 each or 3 for
$10.00 or 6 for 20.00
3120 Husqvarna saw and "Wood
Bug" style mill...$1000.00
FOR SALE - READY TO GO!!
$ 25000.00 O B O
both the truck and 5th wheel have
had extensive work performed on
them. Both units can be bought
separately if desired.
Call Bernie for further info
867 994 3322
Email [email protected]
FOR SALE
1997 Northland Camper
North/South Queen Bed Great
Condition $5500.00
Please call Tina or Ray at 994~2103
(and please leave a message if no
one’s there.)...
For Sale; 16' Misty River Aluminum
FOR SALE
mid 90's 15 HP 2 Stroke Mariner outboard
motor with long leg. Runs great and
comes with new upgraded plastic gas
tank. Serviced regularly by Joe's Small
Engine Repair in Whitehorse. $700 obo
I also have a nice little 1032 Lowe Jon
Boat for sale comes with all you need to
fish, too many extras to list. Also has an
electric motor, charger and 2 batteries.
Great little 1 man car topper. $850 obo
.....O.B.O... Please call ; 994~2103
Boat with trailer and a 2010 ~ 25 HP
Mercury Motor. $6000.00
FOR SALE
48” x 48” Window (Low “E”)
Call 994-2100
FOR SALE
Call 994-2722
Cross Country Skis – Boots & Ski Poles
For Sale Cheap
Call 994-2233 For more information
FREEBIES!!!
WANTED
GIVE AWAY!
WANTED
Anyone interested in two
junked International Scouts,
please come and remove them
from my back yard. They are
FREE!!!
For more info, please contact
The Magons are looking for a
medium sized, gently-used deep
freezer.
Please contact Angela or Mario
at 994-2223 if you have one to
sell.
994-2006
FOR SALE
Dell desk top computer, 21" flat
top monitor, web cam, printer,
computer desk, $ 350.00
Bernie 994-3322
[email protected]
FOR SALE
The Magons are also selling a 3
year old PC computer and
monitor. Offered at $200 obo.
Please contact Mario Magon
at 994-2223 for details.
Leithe Minder
994-2079
BABYSITTING
BABYSITTER available in Faro
contact me through my
email:
[email protected].
WANTED
Looking for a place to rent as
soon as possible. I have two
children, and am currently
employed in Ross River.
Looking for rent to own, if
possible.
Please call
332-0002.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
Men's size 7 sorel boots
never been worn Pd 125.00 sell for
85.00 call Bernie
@867-994-3322
[email protected]
ONLINE DEALS
GARAGE SALES
WANTED TO RENT
ONGOING GARAGE SALE!
MANY MANY MANY TREASURES, TOOLS,
ETC
CALL FOR INFORMATION AND VIEWING.
ERNIE WAGANTALL
994-2474
Other great places to find stuff
BUY - SELL
TRADE - GIVE AWAY
YARD SALES
Do you have stuff
to ell/trade/give
away? Are you on
facebook?
SEARCH: FARO Yukon Buy & Sell
WANTED
www.borealist.com
www.canadianonly.ca
www.yukon.kijiji.ca
www.eBay.ca
www.yukontrader.com
www.facebook/Whitehorse Buy & Sell
www.facebook/Carmacks Buy & Sell
www.facebook/Mayo Buy & Sell
TREATS FROM LAKE LABARGE!
REMINDERS
AURORA HONEY – Taking orders for the
NEW HONEY SEASON in September.
Email [email protected] or call 867393-1992
space for a 16 foot boat – total
length 20 feet with motor and
trailer. Space can be covered or
uncovered. Secure would be nice
– Tom Lie– 994-2728
Looking for a dryer
Have you got one? !!
Don't like wearing wet
pants.
Call Bernie /Tess
994-3322
CLASSIFIED AD REMINDERS
Place your Ad anytime
for the JUNE Edition;
IT’S FREE!!!
[email protected]
AURORA WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES –
Taking orders for the NEW BERRY
SEASON in September.
Email [email protected] or call 867393-1992
PLEASE REMEMBER
TO DELETE YOUR
OLD ADS!
Weird classified ads from around the internetz !
Employment opportunities
What’s goin’ on?
ARAS
Anvil Range Arts Society
Notice to members
The next Happy Hands get together will be at the
Faro Library May 9th 6:30 to 8:30.
Bring your busy work or just come out for coffee,
goodies and great conversation.
The next General meeting will be on May 16th, Faro
Library, 7:00pm.
Hope to see you all there.
RECYCLING CENTRE/ Faro Bottle Depot
We are sorry but due to changes in the territorial
recycling procedures, we will be no longer able to
accept non-refundable glass bottles.
Acceptance of refundable glass bottles remains
unchanged.
FARO HOUSING ASSOCIATION
OPEN
Monday to Friday 2pm to 5:45pm
Closed Holidays & Weekends
TOY LENDING LIBRARY
Toy lending library is available for
all parents of kids 0-6.
Come to Faro Library and check
out the selection of almost 60
toys!
Faro Bible Chapel
would like to assist families who wish to
send their children to
Marsh Lake Bible Camp
this summer.
We have brochures with information
about this camp:
Teen camp (Gr 8-12) –
June 23-28
Kids Camp (Gr 3-7) –
June 30 - July 5.
Please call 994-2442
for specifics if interested.
KIDS IN ACTION STORE
(run by the Gr 3-5 class)
FARO BIBLE CHAPEL
11:00 am Sunday Services
All are welcome.
Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442
Is looking for donations and more customers! If
you have any gently used items (especially toys
and children's books) that you would like to
donate,
please bring these by the school.
The store is open from 2:30-3:30 on
Wednesdays.
All proceeds go to charities selected by the
Grade 3-5 class.
Faro Volunteer Fire
Department
CAMPBELL REGION INTERPRETIVE CENTRE
The Center will be closed after the Festival
until Wednesday, May 15th!
Have you ever thought about
joining the volunteer fire
department?
There will be Coffee and homemade Cakes
on the 15th!
Why not come to a fire practice on
Opening hours for the reminder of May is
9 am to 5 pm.
Wednesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00PM
and see what we are all about? (No
pressure to join.)
AGM
ROSS RIVER SPORTSMAN ASSOCIATION
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New members welcome!
Renew your memberships
Election of officers
Share ideas for future development at the Shooting Range
Future plans for the RR Sportsman Association
WHERE: Yukon College Campus – Ross River
WHEN: May 27, 2013, 5:00 p.m.
PLAN TO ATTEND THIS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING!!
Do you have an event or activity you would like to
promote? Send it along!
[email protected]
BOOK LAUNCH
Of Ross River’s recipe book
Béde Gutie Entséts Eat Good Food!
WHERE: HOPE CENTRE
WHEN:
MAY 8, 12 – 1 P.M.
Everyone is invited – lunch is served
Bring your own plate/cutlery/cup!!!!
Support Gifts of Hope - $10 per book
TOY OF YOUR DREAMS RAFFLE!
The Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Society is holding its 2nd Annual Toy or your Dreams! Tickets are now
on sale, and if you get your tickets before May 6th, you will be entered in for the main draw PLUS you will be
entered in for two EARLY BIRD DRAWS for a ticket with Air North, plus $250.00 spending cash! (Licence
2013-078)
So get your tickets now, and get your name in for the most winning opportunities possible!
1st Prize: $ 25,000 gift certificate for Yukon Yamaha to buy the Toy or TOYS of your Dreams!!
2nd Prize: $ 3000 camping package from Fraserway RV!!
3rd Prize: 2000 watt Yamaha Generator worth $1500!!
Early Bird #1: Air North return ticket for Vancouver, Calgary, or Edmonton + $250 CASH!
Early Bird #2: Air North return ticket for Vancouver, Calgary, or Edmonton + $250 CASH!
OVER $ 31,000 in PRIZES!!!
EARLY BIRD DRAWS: MAY 6, 2013
(AND THE WINNING TICKETS ARE RE-ENTERED FOR THE MAIN DRAW!)
MAIN DRAW: JULY 2, 2013
FAX IN YOUR ORDER NOW!!!
NAME: ______________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________
CITY: _________________________________POSTAL CODE: ___________________
PHONE: ______________________________ Email: _________________________
Number of tickets: (Tickets $25.00 each or 5 for $100.00) _____________________
Visa/MC #: __________________________________________________________
Expiry Date: / ________________________________________________________
Signature: ___________________________________________________________
FAX THIS ORDER FORM TO 867-668-6755 TO
GET YOUR TICKETS IN FOR THE EARLY BIRD
DRAW ON MAY 6th, 2014!
Crane & Sheep Festival / Town of Faro merchandise
Show your Town Pride!!!
The Town of Faro is exploring new
marketing strategies – including logo
merchandise!
All proceeds will go towards our
Crane & Sheep Festivals
All merchandise is available at the
CAMPBELL REGION INTERPRETIVE
CENTRE!
Mens/Unisex
Crane & Sheep logo T-shirts
Grey/black logo M – L - XL
$ 20.00 each
For questions or suggestions towards
additional merchandise, please call
994-2728
Close up of Crane & Sheep
Festival logo on Women’s Black
T-shirt
Close up of Crane & Sheep Festival
Logo on Unisex Grey T-shirt
Town of Faro logo coffee mug
White/blue logo
$ 15.00 each
Women’s Scoop neck T-shirt
Black/white logo M- L - XL
$ 20.00 each
Crane & Sheep Festival Coffee Mug
White/black logo & writing
$ 15.00 each
Town of Faro logo shot glass
$ 10.00 each
miscellaneous
Natural Homemade Sunscreen
HOMEMADE MOSQUITO
TRAP:
Items needed:
200 ml water
50 grams of brown sugar
1 gram of yeast
2-liter plastic bottle
Or US conversion:
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of brown sugar
HOW:
1. Cut the plastic bottle in
half.
2. Mix brown sugar with hot
water. Let cool. When cold,
pour in the bottom half of
the bottle.
3. Add the yeast. No need
to mix. It creates carbon
dioxide, which attracts
mosquitoes.
4. Place the funnel part,
upside down, into the other
half of the bottle, taping
them together if desired.
5. Wrap the bottle with
something black, leaving the
top uncovered, and place it
outside in an area away
from your normal gathering
area. (Mosquitoes are also
drawn to the color black.)
Change the solution every 2
weeks for continuous
control.
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup almond or olive oil (can infuse with
herbs first if desired)
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1/4 cup coconut oil (natural SPF 4)
1/4 cup beeswax
2 Tablespoons Zinc Oxide (This is a nonnano version that won’t be absorbed into
the skin. Be careful not to inhale the
powder). This makes a natural SPF of 20+ or
more can be added.)
Optional: 1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil
Optional: 2 tablespoons Shea Butter (natural
SPF 4-5)
Optional: Essential Oils, Vanilla Extract or
other natural extracts to suit your
preference
DIRECTIONS:
-Combine ingredients except zinc oxide in a
pint sized or larger glass jar. I have a mason
jar that I keep just for making lotions and 
lotion bars, or you can even reuse a glass jar
from pickles, olives or other foods.
-Fill a medium saucepan with a couple
inches of water and place over medium
heat.
-Put a lid on the jar loosely and place in the 
pan with the water.
-As the water heats, the ingredients in the
jar will start to melt. Shake or stir
occasionally to incorporate.
-When all ingredients are completely
melted, add the zinc oxide, stir in well and
pour into whatever jar or tin you will use for
storage. Small mason jars (pint size) are

great for this. It will not pump well in a
lotion pump!
-Stir a few times as it cools to make sure
zinc oxide is incorporated.
-Use as you would regular sunscreen. Best if
used within six months.
www.wellnessmama.com

OVEN BAKED SHRIMP
Melt a stick of butter in the pan.
Slice one lemon and layer it on top
of the butter. Put down fresh shrimp,
then sprinkle one pack of dried
Italian seasoning. Put in the oven
and bake at 350 for 15 min. Best
Shrimp you will EVER taste:)
Look up!
May 4, 5 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower.
The Eta Aquarids is an above average shower,
capable of producing up to 60 meteors per hour at
its peak. Most of the activity is seen in the
Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere,
the rate can reach about 30 meteors per hour. It is
produced by dust particles left behind by comet
Halley, which has known and observed since
ancient times. The shower runs annually from April
19 to May 28. It peaks this year on the night of May
4 and the morning of the May 5. The second
quarter moon will block out some of the less
bright meteors this year but you should still be
able to see quite a few good ones if you are
patient. Best viewing will be from a dark location
after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the
constellation Aquarius, but can appear anywhere in
the sky.
May 10 - New Moon. The Moon will be
directly between the Earth and the Sun and will
not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at
00:28 UTC. This is the best time of the month to
observe faint objects such as galaxies and star
clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.
May 10 - Annular Solar Eclipse. An annular
solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far
away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun.
This results in a ring of light around the darkened
Moon. The Sun's corona is not visible during an
annular eclipse. The path of the eclipse will begin
in western Australia and move east across the
central Pacific Ocean.
May 25 - Full Moon. The Moon will be
directly opposite the Earth from the Sun and will
be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase
occurs at 04:25 UTC. This phase occurs at 11:09
UTC. This full moon was known by early Native
American tribes as the Full Flower Moon because
this was the time of year when spring flowers
appeared in abundance. This moon has also been
known as the Full Corn Planting Moon and the Milk
Moon.
May 28 - Conjunction of Venus and
Jupiter. Conjunctions are rare events where two or
more objects will appear extremely close together
in the night sky. The two bright planets will be
within 1 degree of each other in the evening sky.
The planet Mercury will also will also be visible
nearby. Look to the west near sunset.

May 25 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. A
penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon
passes through the Earth's partial shadow, or
penumbra. During this type of eclipse the Moon
will darken slightly but not completely. The eclipse
will be visible throughout most of North America,
South America, western Europe, and western
Africa.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements
Please submit your
announcements by
the 28th of each
Month to;
Jim Cheater
May 20th
Flo Holmes
May 19th
Angela Unrau
May 3rd
Deb Cheater
nd
(April 22 )
[email protected]
If possible, limit your
announcements
to 20 words or less.
BIRTHDAYS
Lydia
Grantham
(May 31st)
May 31
Happy Birthday to
Petra Goebel
From Sabine
ANNIVERSARIES
BIRTHS
BABY SHOWERS
MEMORIALS
THANK YOU
WELCOME HOME
GRADUATION
[email protected]
Or, send them on
facebook:
The Frozen Mukluk
has a page!
Happy
Birthday
Gemini
May 21st th–
June 20
(May 30th) From
Heather
Thanks to everyone
who submitted this
Happy
Birthday
Taurus
April 20th
–
May 20th
GET WELL
Lucy Moreira
A Happy Mother’s
Day
to all the Moms
from
The Frozen Mukluk
Month!
MAY CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Happy Birthday to Lucy Moreira!
All the Best from your Squash
Partners!
You are hard to beat, too!
(May 30th )
IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS IN MAY:
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and
highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily
angered. Attracts others and loves attention.
Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and
mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no
motivation. Shy towards opposite sex. Easily
consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to
dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding.
Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good
imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing.
Loves literature and the arts. Loves travelling.
Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having
many children. Hardworking. High spirited.
1st May 1944 Rita Coolidge
2nd May 1975 David Beckham
3rd May 1928 James Brown
5th May 1943 Michael Palin
6th May 1856 Sigmund Freud
1961 George Clooney
10th May 1960 Bono
11th May 1904 Salvador Dali
12th May 1820 Florence Nightingale
13th May 1950 Stevie Wonder
1914 Joe Louis
16th May 1905 Henry Fonda
1952 Pierce Brosnan
17th May 1936 Dennis Hopper
19th May 1890 Ho Chi Minh
1925 Malcolm X
20th May 1946 Cher
21st May 1952 Mr. T
22nd May 1859 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1907 Lord Laurence Olivier
24th May 1941 Bob Dylan
1819 Queen Victoria
25th May 1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson
1939 Sir Ian McKellen
26th May 1867 Queen Mary
1948 Stevie Nicks
27th May 1837 'Wild Bill' Hickok
1923 Henry Kissinger
29th May 1903 Bob Hope 1917 John F. Kennedy
30th May 1908 Mel Blanc
Press Release: Yukon Couple married for 77 years the longest married couple in
Canada
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Canada (WWME) is pleased to announce that Alice and Arthur John of Ross River,
Yukon, are the longest married couple in Canada, based on nominations received during a recent promotion led by
the faith-based marriage enrichment movement.
WireService.ca Press Release - Ross River, Yukon - 04/29/2013 - Worldwide Marriage Encounter Canada (WWME)
is pleased to announce that Alice and Arthur John of Ross River, Yukon, are the longest married couple in Canada,
based on nominations received during a recent promotion led by the faith-based marriage enrichment movement.
"Although Mr. And Mrs. John have been married 77 years , their story begins even earlier than that," said James and
Connie McNeill and Fr. John Juhl the Canadian National Ecclesial Team for Worldwide Marriage Encounter . "Their
marriage has not only stood the test of time; but they are a wonderful couple with a long and exciting history
together."
That history includes three wedding ceremonies. Mr. and Mrs. John were first married in an arranged marriage,
according to Dena'ina (Dena) tradition, in 1932. They traveled to Fort Selkirk where they were married on October 6,
1935 in a small Anglican church with some family and friends present. Later that year, while they were working on
their trap line, a Roman Catholic priest again blessed their union.
They've lived in the Ross River area for most of their lives. In 1956, when their children were taken to attend a
residential school in northern British Columbia, Arthur and Alice moved, by dog team, to Watson Lake to be near their
children. They returned to Ross River in 1967.
Arthur was a renowned trapper and prospector for many years, and was known as an excellent provider for his
family. Alice often supplemented his salary with sewing that she sold. She made most of the clothing for her children.
The Johns lived and taught their children the Dena traditions. Their house was always full, with their own children,
other children which they took in, and many friends. Mr. and Mrs. John had 11 children; four are still living. They have
38 grandchildren.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter representatives will travel to Ross River, Yukon, to join the community to celebrate
and honour Mr. and Mrs. John as the Longest Married Couple in Canada on May 19, 2013.
"Alice and Arthur are a delightful couple," said John and Irene Morin, a mission couple currently living in Ross River
who nominated the Johns based on the wedding date of October 6, 1935. "The whole community of Ross River is
looking forward to celebrating this special honour with them."
Mr. and Mrs. John were also honoured on the occasion of their 77th anniversary for their gift of "faithful marital love"
in October 2012 by St. Michael's Church in Ross River, Yukon. Read more about the celebration
athttp://www.whitehorsediocese.org/blog/2012/10/sing-a-song-of-joy/
The Canadian Ecclesial Team notes that other couples in Canada may have been married longer than 77 years, but
Mr. and Mrs. John have been married longer than all others who were nominated as part of the recent Worldwide
Marriage Encounter promotion.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter offers married couples the tools for building and maintaining a strong, Christian
marriage in today's world. WWME has a presence in almost 100 countries, which makes it the largest pro-marriage
movement in the world. In Canada, WWME programs are presented in English, French, Spanish, and Korean languages.
To learn more about Worldwide Marriage Encounter go to www.wwme.org or email [email protected]
For another successful Crane & Sheep Festival!!!!
Any Festival takes lots of time and people to make it happen;
To our Town of Faro Administration, Operations and Recreation management & staff who have gone beyond the call of
duty, especially our festival coordinator Erica Ward!
To the great volunteers & cooks, Interpretive Centre staff & Tli CHo Engineering for providing everyone with the chili dinner
on Friday night
To everyone that donated towards the potluck feast. Special thanks to Yukon Meat & Sausage for their donation of some of
the Bison burgers 
To our Sheep cabin Shuttle driver Town of Faro CAO Tom Lie!
To the girls and leaders of Girls Night Out, for doing such a great job feeding everyone breakfast and running the Saturday
concession!
To everyone that helped to bring everything together this week-end including our Faro Volunteer Fire Dept for cooking
burgers for Saturday nights’ BBQ!
To Sabine Heigl, and Joseph Khan for their great work at our Interpretive Centre
To “Sonic Boom” our local glee club for their music performance on Saturday morning
To Mr. Sommer for sharing his documentary film with on Friday Night
To Porter Creek Secondary School for lending us a little surprise for the kids!
To our local photographers for submitting photos shown in the photography exhibit
To Anvil Range Arts Society for delicious Saturday night desserts & coffee!
To our Financial contributors: Opus Dayton Knight Engineering, A1 Transport, Discovery Store, Silver Range, Yukon Yamaha
To our Festival partners: Yukon Dept. Of Environment, Girls Night Out, Faro Golf Club, Yukon Bird Club, Anvil Range Arts
Society, Faro Fire Department, the Whiskey Mountain Artisans
To those that donated towards our Saturday night prize draws; Stacey Hassard, Yukon Zinc, DanaNaye Ventures, Yukon
Lotteries, Went North Creations, Alpine Bakery, Yukon Smoked Salmon, Jackie Dowell Irvine,
To our speakers & Guides & event hosts in order of appearance:
Scott Cameron from Yukon Wildlife Viewing
TJ Grantham our Faro Conservation Officer
Carrie McClelland from Yukon Wildlife Viewing,
Jane Harms Yukon Program Veterinarian
To Anvil Range Arts Society demo and workshop artists
To Whiskey Mountain Artisans collective Artists
Keynote speaker George Happ
Mary Whitley from the Yukon Bird Club.
The Studio Restaurant
To our Special Guests:
- Premier Darrell Pasloski,
- Doug Phillips, Commissioner of the Yukon
- Scott Kent, Minister of Education & Housing
- Curie Dixon, Minister of Environment
- MLA Stacey Hassard
- Scott & Ursula Widmeyer, & all the
Experiential Science students and their
teachers from Porter Creek School
AND TO ALL OF YOU THAT SUPPORTED THE FESTIVAL IN SO MANY WAYS!
THANK YOU SO MUCH – SEE YOU NEXT YEAR  
MAY CALENDAR
Sunday
Story-time @
Library 11-12
*Rec Centre
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HAVE
AN EVENT
FOR THE
Information is subject
to change.
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info:
JUNE
CALENDAR?
5
TheTuesday
Frozen Mukluk
Tear-away Fridge
calendar
Wednesday
Thursday
1
2
3
Monday
994-2375
6
Carpet Bowling
1:00-3:00pm
FHC
Playgroup
(10:30 – Noon)
Carpet Bowling
1:00-3:00pm
Archery 4:00-5:00 pm
7:00-8:00 pm
Saturday
4
Youth Group
Meeting 7 pm
Pizza Night@ Studio
Restaurant
Adult Floor Hockey
(7:30 – 9:00)
7 Dr. Breitkrutz @ 8
Dr.
Breitkrutz
@ FHC
(AFT. Only)
Playgroup
(10:30 – Noon)
Friday
9
Story-time @
Library 11-12
Book Launch Lunch
Ross River 12-1pm
Adult Floor Hockey
(7:30 – 9:00)
10
Playgroup
(10:30 – Noon)
Carpet Bowling
1:00-3:00pm
ARAS – Happy Hands @
Faro Library 6;30-8:30p
11
Dr. Breitkrutz
@ FHC
Pizza Night@ Studio
Restaurant
Council meets @ 7pm
Badminton (7:30 – 9:00 pm)
12
13
14
Playgroup
(10:30 – Noon)
Carpet Bowling
1:00-3:00pm
HAPPY
MOTHERS
DAY!
Badminton (7:30 – 9:00 pm)
15
16
Campbell
Region
Interpretive
Centre opens!
Story-time @
Library 11-12
17
Playgroup
(10:30 – Noon)
Youth Group Meeting
@ 7pm
Carpet Bowling
1:00-3:00pm
Pizza Night@ Studio
Restaurant
18
ARAS General
Meeting @ Faro
Library 7pm
Adult Floor Hockey
(7:30 – 9:00)
19
20
VICTORIA
DAY
(Most
offices
Closed)
21
22
Dr. Bousquet @
FHC
Story-time @
Library 11-12
Playgroup (10:30 – Noon)
Carpet Bowling
1:00-3:00pm
Council meets @ 7pm
23
24
Playgroup
(10:30 – Noon)
Dr. Bousquet
@ FHC
Adult Floor Hockey
(7:30 – 9:00)
Carpet Bowling
1:00-3:00pm
HEED @ Yukon
College Faro 6-9pm
HEED @ Yukon
College Faro 6-9pm
HEED @ Yukon College
Faro 6-9pm
Pizza Night@ Studio
Restaurant
Badminton (7:30 – 9:00 pm)
26
27
HEED @
Yukon
College Faro
9-5pm
Ross River
Sportsman’s
Association
AGM 5pm
Yukon
College
Ross River
28
29
Playgroup (10:30 – Noon)
Story-time @
Library 11-12
Carpet Bowling
1:00-3:00pm
Badminton (7:30 – 9:00 pm)
Adult Floor Hockey
(7:30 – 9:00)
31
30
Playgroup
(10:30 – Noon)
Carpet Bowling
1:00-3:00pm
Pizza Night@ Studio
Restaurant
25
HEED @ Yukon
College Faro
9-5pm