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Unless otherwise noted, contact CPAWS Yukon at info@cpawsyukon.org or (867) 393-8080 for more information about any of the events listed below.


Upcoming Events

The Big Wild

CPAWS-Yukon and MEC invite you to
A Night in the Big Wild

Saturday, May 24, 2008

An eventful evening of stunning Yukon images, film, art and dance to celebrate a collaborative initiative to raise awareness about the value and future of Canadian wilderness

7:30 pm (doors open 7:00 pm)
Yukon Arts Centre
Cost: $10/ adults $5/ children

Tickets available by mid April at Arts Underground and Yukon Arts Centre

Contact Theresa Gulliver for more information:

tgulliver@cpawsyukon.org
393-8080 ext 8.


 
Click here for more information about the Three Rivers art exhibition.

CPAWS Yukon thanks its partner
Yukon Wilderness Tourism

for its support of the Three Rivers art exhibition tour, slideshows and book publication.

Explore the Yukon!
With experienced, licensed wilderness operators
Find your adventure at:
www.yukonwild.com

In 2003, CPAWS-Yukon invited 11 nationally prominent artists, writers, journalists and photographers to join 26 people from the Yukon and Northwest Territories on three separate but simultaneous journeys along the Snake, the Wind, and the Bonnet Plume rivers. The artistic fruits of those experiences culminated in the acclaimed Three Rivers: Wild Waters, Sacred Places art exhibition that launched in Whitehorse in the fall of 2004. This vibrant show embarked on a Canadian tour in 2005. Future showings will be posted here on the CPAWS Yukon Web site.

 

Stay tuned for more dates and announcements!


 

Past Events

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

Biodiversity - Our Survival Depends On It
Evening talk with David Suzuki
CPAWS-Yukon fundraiser for Yukon conservation and wilderness protection

David Suzuki - image courtesy of David Suzuki Foundation Web site

Friday, May 9, 2008

7:30 pm (doors open 7:00 pm)
Mt Mac - Grey Mountain Room
$15/ adults, $10/ students

Click here to listen to an audio-only version of this special presentation.

Photo courtesy of David Suzuki Foundation Web site


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Dinner & Discussion Nights
Our tentative schedule is as follows:
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
506 Steele Street, Whitehorse

Would you like to get together with like-minded people and discuss the latest conservation issues over a scrumptuous meal?

Would you like to share your ideas or just listen to what others think?

Would you like to watch slideshows of some of the most beautiful places in the Yukon?

If so, then our monthly Dinner & Discussion Nights are for you!

Our Dinner & Discussion Nights are held once a month, usually on the third Thursday of the month, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the CPAWS office (506 Steele Street). All members or potential new members are welcome. We provide the food (including some amazing homemade salads, thanks to Bonnie Harpe) and usually arrange for a short slideshow. This is followed by an opportunity to discuss current conservation issues in an informal, social setting. If you have slides you would like to share, please let us know.

Please let us know if you wish to receive e-mail notification of the Dinner & Discussion Nights. Otherwise, please check with us prior to the meeting as the dates sometimes vary from this schedule due to unforeseen events.

We value your input and hope to see you there!


Click here for the latest information on Journey to the Yukon's Three Rivers Journey to the Yukon's Three Rivers
Cross-Canada Tour
April 11-May 17, 2007

In April and May 2007, CPAWS brought alive the beauty of the Yukon’s majestic Peel River watershed to Canadians across the country.

Through a 12-city multimedia tour featuring spectacular images, and art, and the voices of Aboriginal peoples, artists and conservationists who spent a remarkable summer journeying down the Three Rivers – the Snake, the Wind and the Bonnet Plume – we introduced thousands of people to one of the most amazing wild places on earth.

Enjoy the follow-up reports here:


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, March 15, 2007
506 Steele Street, Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. Supper (soup, bread, refreshments) is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Three Rivers, The Yukon's Great Boreal Wilderness
Multimedia Presentation
by Juri Peepre
West Yellowstone, Montana
Wednesday, February 14, 7:30 pm
Hosted by the Buffalo Field Campaign


Three Rivers, The Yukon's Great Boreal Wilderness
Multimedia Presentation

Monday, February 12, 2007
The Summit, 2005 Sunnyview Lane
Kalispell, Montana

This offering of the popular Three Rivers multimedia presentation is presented in conjunction with the Flathead Audubon Society. The Flathead Audubon Society is a local chapter of the U.S. national Audubon Society. Its mission is to conserve birds, wildlife habitat and ecosystem diversity; promote awareness and appreciation of the natural world through education and advocacy; work with diverse groups and agencies to achieve sound decisions on natural resource issues; provide community services such as school programs, work projects and field trips. While their efforts focus on northwest Montana, they believe in the protection of the earth and all its inhabitants.


An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
7:00 pm at Hellaby Hall

Don’t miss this free screening of the Oscar nominated documentary film.

An Inconvenient Truth features former United States Vice-President Al Gore as he presents an eye-opening and compelling view of the future of our planet – and our civilization. This is a wake-up call that cuts through myths and misconceptions to deliver the message that global warming is a real and present danger.

This screening is part of the North American wide Campus Climate Challenge.

 


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, January 25, 2007
506 Steele Street, Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. Supper (soup, bread, refreshments) is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

This meeting will feature a Peel campaign update, and a video by Juri Peepre about coalbed methane in Colorado.

As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Compete to win a trip for two down the Nahanni River while you help save this spectacular wilderness treasure. Nahanni Forever Campaign
Deadline: December 31, 2006

Compete to win a trip for two down the Nahanni River while you help to save this spectacular wilderness treasure.

Become a Nahanni Champion by registering for the Nahanni Forever campaign, setting up a fundraising goal for yourself, and asking your friends, family, and co-workers to help you save the Nahanni. Raise the most money and win a trip for two down the Nahanni. Come in second and win cool gear from Mountain Equipment Co-op.

Go to www.nahanniforever.ca to find out more about how you can help … and win!


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, December 21, 2006
506 Steele Street, Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. Supper (soup, bread, refreshments) is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

Christmas Celebration and Slideshow
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Hellaby Hall (corner of 4th and Elliott), Whitehorse

African Parks: Wildlife and Management – Warm up with Graham Baird’s spectacular images, interesting issues, tasty seasonal refreshments and cheery social time.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
rescheduled to Thursday, November 23, 2006
relocated to Faro Mine Closure Planning Office, 206A Hanson St., Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. Supper (soup, bread, refreshments) is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

Agenda

Faro Mine Closure: issues and options
- Presentation by Bill Slater

6:00-7:30 pm - Presentation (with questions)
7:30+ - More questions and discussion


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Hellaby Hall (corner of 4th and Elliott), Whitehorse

The chapter AGM commences with a brief formal meeting, including reports from the President and Executive Director, and the election of directors. This is followed by an informal members' slide show. All members are invited to attend.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, October 19, 2006
506 Steele Street, Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. Supper (soup, bread, refreshments) is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

Agenda

  • Black Tuesday and Beyond - territorial election postmortem
    Jim, Mac & Theresa will lead a trenchant discussion.

  • “Arctic Dance - The Mardy Murie Story”
    We can show this video if there is time and interest. It reminds us of our purpose and could have a salutary effect if your mood is morose.

As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Click here to go to the Art Gallery of Peterborough Web site.

May 19 - July 2, 2006
Art Gallery of Peterborough
Peterborough, Ontario

CPAWS Yukon was pleased to showcase the Three Rivers works at the distinctive Art Gallery of Peterborough.

 

Three Rivers, The Yukon's Great Boreal Wilderness

Monday, June 5, 2006 at 7 pm
Mayo
JV Clark School

Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 8 pm
Fort McPherson
Recreation Complex

Thursday, June 8, 2006 at 7 pm
Inuvik
Centennial Library, Vicki Billingsley Community Room

Friday, June 9, 2006 at 7 pm
Tsiigehtchic
School Gym

Three Rivers, The Yukon's Great Boreal Wilderness is a multimedia show that has inspired audiences from Peterborough to Kamloops and Whitehorse, transporting them to our own backyard. The presentation is based on the photos, stories and art of the book of the same name – a book reviewed in the Globe and Mail as: “a small masterpiece with photographs of the landscape that will take your breath away and remind you of what it means to be Canadian.”

This FREE presentation will be followed by a brief information session on Coalbed Methane, as well as social time with coffee, tea and snacks.

See also: Three Rivers Tour Visits Northern Communities in Arctic Spring


Yukon's Three Rivers Multimedia Show Heads to Eastern Ontario

Wednesday, May 24, 2006
7:30 pm
Cinema 379 (379 George Street N.)
Peterborough, Ontario

Thursday, May 25, 2006
7:00 pm
Wilson Room, Kingston Frontenac Public Library
Main Branch at 130 Johnson Street
Kingston, Ontario
Co-hosted by CPAWS-Yukon and Cataraqui Canoe Club

Admission to each event: $5.00
Draw Prize:
Your chance to win a free trip on the Yukon's beautiful Wind River … plus other great door prizes!

Don't miss this engaging slide and video presentation on the Yukon’s great boreal wilderness, alive with the sights and sounds of northern wildlife, wild rivers and people … in conjunction with the opening of the Three Rivers: wild waters, sacred places exhibition at the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Art exhibition opening is Friday, May 26.

Click here to purchase Three Rivers - The Yukon's Great Boreal Wilderness.

Three Rivers: The Yukon’s Great Boreal Wilderness, a small masterpiece released … by Harbour Publishing, has photographs of the landscape that will take your breath away – and remind you of what it means to be Canadian.”
Mark Hume, Globe & Mail

Now available from the CPAWS-Yukon online store. Go to: www.cpawsyukon.org/store for this and other amazing CPAWS Yukon merchandise!

Discover the wild waters and sacred places of the Yukon’s Great Boreal Wilderness

Enjoy stunning images and sounds from the Yukon wild. Celebrate the launch of a new book on protecting the northern mountains, forests and rivers of the Canadian North. Learn more about the conservation vision for the northern boreal forest and the northern half of the Yellowstone to Yukon region.

Join Juri Peepre of CPAWS-Yukon for an unforgettable tour of the Yukon’s boreal riches – home to grizzlies, wolves, caribou, peregrine falcons, wild waters and wildflowers. Experience the amazing Three Rivers Journey that led to a national touring art exhibition, awe-inspiring photography, and fine writings. Hear about the bold new conservation vision for protecting the Three Rivers and Peel watershed.

Three Rivers: The Yukon’s Great Boreal Wilderness is a sumptuous anthology of imagery, art and written works with such notables as Margaret Atwood, John Ralston Saul, Brian Brett, Richard Nelson, plus Yukon writers Sarah Locke and Peter Lesniak. Photography by Fritz Mueller, Marten Berkman, Courtney Milne, Juri Peepre, Jannik Schou and Paul Nicklen among others. Art works by some of Canada’s best. (Harbour Publishing, October, 2005)

Tour sponsored by Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society-Yukon Chapter in cooperation with Yukonwild (Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon)

See also: Enthusiastic Audiences Welcome Three Rivers in Eastern Ontario


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, May 18, 2006
506 Steele Street, Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. Supper is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Arctic Fundraiser
April 30, 2006
7 pm
Yukon Arts Centre

Click here to download the Arctic Refuge Fundraiser Poster (~1.1 Mb)

Click here to download
the Arctic Refuge Fundraiser Poster

(Acrobat [PDF] file ~1.1 Mb)

Featuring trekker, biologist, award-winning author Karsten Heuer of Being Caribou

Click here for more information about Being Caribou.

Talk, readings, images, footage, Q&A, music, auction, local campaigns and film.

Tickets available at: Hougen’s and Yukon Arts Centre Box Office

General Admission: $10
Students/Seniors: $7

Includes Being Caribou film at 8:30 pm.

For more information contact Erica Heuer: 393-4440

 

 


Click here to go to the TIA Yukon Web site.

Yukon’s Tourism Industry Conference
April 27-29, 2006
in historic Dawson City

Networking Tourism in the Yukon – Linking People, Trends and Gold Standards!

Visit www.tiayukon.com for details.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, April 20, 2006
506 Steele Street, Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. Supper is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


 
Forget me nots, by Juri Peepre

Explore the Peel Watershed
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Hellaby Hall (corner of 4th and Elliott)
7:00 pm

Learn about the Peel watershed’s splendid variety of plants and wildlife and habitat that supports them – from experienced Yukon biologists.

  • Dave Mossop, Yukon biologist, will inform us about his decades of raptor research and waterfowl observations.

    Falcon chicks, by Terry Parker

  • Bruce Bennett, Yukon botanist, will share his botanical discoveries in the area over the years

Enjoy rarely seen video footage of the Three Rivers from CBC’s Nature of Things feature on Yellowstone to Yukon.

Free event with snacks.

Contact Theresa Gulliver, 393-8080 ext. 8 for more details.

Photo credits:
Forget me nots, by Juri Peepre
Falcon chicks, by Terry Parker


Click here to go to the Kelowna Art Gallery Web site.

February 4 - April 2, 2006
Kelowna Art Gallery
Kelowna, British Columbia

CPAWS Yukon was pleased to have the opportunity to showcase the Three Rivers works at the Kelowna Art Gallery. Read more about the exhibition here.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, March 16, 2006
506 Steele Street, Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. Supper is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, February 16, 2006
506 Steele Street, Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. Supper is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Three Rivers slide show tour
February, 2006
British Columbia

Attend a Three Rivers slide show and be eligible to win a 2007 trip on the Yukon’s Wind River!

Click here to purchase Three Rivers - The Yukon's Great Boreal Wilderness.

Three Rivers: The Yukon’s Great Boreal Wilderness, a small masterpiece released … by Harbour Publishing, has photographs of the landscape that will take your breath away – and remind you of what it means to be Canadian.”
Mark Hume, Globe & Mail

Now available from the CPAWS-Yukon online store. Go to: www.cpawsyukon.org/store for this and other amazing CPAWS Yukon merchandise!

Discover the wild waters and sacred places of the Yukon’s Great Boreal Wilderness

Enjoy stunning images and sounds from the Yukon wild. Celebrate the launch of a new book on protecting the northern mountains, forests and rivers of the Canadian North. Learn more about the conservation vision for the northern boreal forest and the northern half of the Yellowstone to Yukon region.

Join Juri Peepre of CPAWS-Yukon for an unforgettable tour of the Yukon’s boreal riches – home to grizzlies, wolves, caribou, peregrine falcons, wild waters and wildflowers. Experience the amazing Three Rivers Journey that led to a national touring art exhibition, awe-inspiring photography, and fine writings. Hear about the bold new conservation vision for protecting the Three Rivers and Peel watershed.

Three Rivers: The Yukon’s Great Boreal Wilderness is a sumptuous anthology of imagery, art and written works with such notables as Margaret Atwood, John Ralston Saul, Brian Brett, Richard Nelson, plus Yukon writers Sarah Locke and Peter Lesniak. Photography by Fritz Mueller, Marten Berkman, Courtney Milne, Juri Peepre, Jannik Schou and Paul Nicklen among others. Art works by some of Canada’s best. (Harbour Publishing, October, 2005)

Tour sponsored by CPAWS-Yukon in cooperation with CPAWS-BC, and Yukonwild (Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon), along with local particiating groups.

Kamloops
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006 at 7:30 pm.
Henry Grube Centre, 245 Kitchener Crescent
Admission $5
Presented by Kamloops Naturalists Club and CPAWS-Yukon

Vernon
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006 at 8:00 pm.
Best Western Vernon Lodge, Vernon
Admission by donation
Presented by North Okanogan Naturalists Club and CPAWS-Yukon

Kelowna
Friday, February 3rd, 2006 at 7 pm.
Slide Show at Kelowna Community Theatre, 1375 Water Street
Admission $5
Free for Kelowna Art Gallery members
Presented by Kelowna Art Gallery, Central Okanagan Naturalists Club and CPAWS-Yukon

Followed by Three Rivers Art Exhibition Opening and Reception
8pm at Kelowna Art Gallery.

In conjunction with Three Rivers Art Exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery, February 4th - April 2nd, 2006

Penticton
Sunday , February 5th, 2006 at 7:30 pm.
Okanagan College theatre, Penticton. Admission by donation
Presented by South Okanagan Naturalists Club, CPAWS-Yukon and Okanagan College

Creston
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 at 7 pm.
Creston Valley Seniors Hall, 810 Canyon St.
Admission $5
Presented by Wildsight and CPAWS-Yukon

Golden
Thursday, February 9th, 2006 at 7:30 pm.
Golden Seniors Centre, 1401-9 Str. S.
Admission $5
Presented by Wildsight and CPAWS-Yukon

Kimberley
Friday, February 10th, 2006 at 7:30 pm.
Centre 64, 64 Deer Park Ave.
Adults $5, Students $3
Presented by Wildsight and CPAWS-Yukon

Smithers
Sunday, February 12th, 2006 at 7:30 pm.
Old Church on King Street
Admission by donation
Presented by Bulkley Valley Naturalists and CPAWS-Yukon


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, January 19, 2006
506 Steele Street, Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. Supper is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Nahanni Forever  
Nahanni Forever
January 15, 2006

7 p.m.
Beringia Centre

Admission by donation

Don’t miss the Whitehorse stop on CPAWS’ national tour to promote the protection of Canada’s Nahanni wilderness.

The Nahanni National Park Reserve is more than just a spellbinding landscape. It’s one of the world’s greatest natural wonders … and it’s right here in Canada. Right now, this World Heritage Site in the Northwest Territories is under threat by proposed mining that would put this magnificent landscape at risk.

Enjoy an evening filled with personal stories, dramatic images, and cultural and scientific insights.

Guest speakers include:

  • Dr. John Weaver, Wildlife Biologist, Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Neil Hartling, Outfitter and Guide, Nahanni River Adventures and
  • Harvey Locke, CPAWS Conservation Advisor.

Read the report on Nahanni Forever in Whitehorse from the CPAWS National blog.


Click here to go to the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery Web site.

September - December, 2005
Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery
Victoria, British Columbia

Two events in one at the University of Victoria!

Multimedia Slide Show and Art Exhibition Reception
Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Join Juri Peepre and special guests of CPAWS for an unforgettable tour of the Yukon’s boreal riches, home to grizzlies, wolves, caribou, peregrine falcons, wild waters and wildflowers. Learn about the amazing Three Rivers Journey that led to the national touring art exhibition, awe-inspiring photography, and fine writings.


CBC Radio - Sounds Like Canada

Sounds Like Canada
December 13, 2005

9:05 a.m. local time
CBC Radio

Yukon’s Three Rivers Journey project was featured on CBC Radio’s Sounds Like Canada, Tuesday morning, December 13th. Shelagh Rogers spoke at length with Juri Peepre and Sarah Locke, co-authors and editors of the new book, Three Rivers: Yukon's Great Boreal Wilderness.

Listen to the interview here. (Real Audio, runs 16:31)


Click here to go to the VanDusen Botanical Garden Web site.

November 18, 2005
VanDusen Botanical Garden
The Floral Hall
5251 Oak St (37th and Oak)
Vancouver, British Columbia

Three Rivers: The Yukon’s Great Boreal Wilderness
Multimedia Slide Show and Book Launch

Join Juri Peepre and special guests of CPAWS for an unforgettable tour of the Yukon’s boreal riches, home to grizzlies, wolves, caribou, peregrine falcons, wild waters and wildflowers. Learn about the amazing Three Rivers Journey that led to a national touring art exhibition, awe-inspiring photography, and fine writings.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

November 10, 2005
High Country Inn, Whitehorse

Three Rivers: The Yukon’s Great Boreal Wilderness
Multimedia Slide Show and Book Launch

7:00 pm
Admission by donation

Enjoy stunning images and sounds from the Yukon wild. Celebrate the launch of a sumptuous new book on protecting the Three Rivers and the Peel watershed. Featuring fine wildlife photography, art from the Three Rivers exhibit, a conservation proposal, readings, book signing and more. Cash bar and light snacks.

Read the book announcement here.

 

The Pembina Institute

Northern Oil and Gas and the Environment Workshop
November 8-9, 2005
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
Whitehorse, Yukon

The Pembina Institute is holding a two day Northern Oil and Gas and the Environment Workshop on November 8 & 9 in Whitehorse, Yukon. This workshop is designed to allow participants to learn about the oil and gas industry, and to interact with individuals associated with it. The workshops will provide opportunities for participants to:

  • Become familiar with the way industry operates
  • Improve their knowledge of the environmental and human health risks associated with gas development
  • Learn how to access information on technology options and best practices
  • Be exposed to a range of perspectives about oil and gas issues.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, October 27, 2005
CPAWS office – 211 Main St., Whitehorse

Soup, bread and refreshments 5:30 pm
Meeting starts at 6 pm

Agenda

  • Report/Action Forum on the recent World Wilderness Congress in Anchorage, Alaska
    Jill Pangman, Theresa Gulliver and several others who attended will lead the discussion.
  • Film Flowing Generations, by Ft. McPherson's Elaine Alexie (if time allows)

Please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Reelheart Film Festival, Toronto Three Rivers: wild waters, sacred places
an artistic odyssey in the Peel River Watershed
A film by Marten Berkman, produced by CPAWS-Yukon

will be showing at the
ReelHeART Film Festival
Thursday June 23rd, 2005 (16:36 pm)
Bloor Cinema
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

See www.reelheart.com for all the details!


Sustainable Community Economic Development Seminar Series
Developing CED Ventures, presented by Simon Fraser University and Regional Economist Victor Cumming
Tuesday, June 7, 2005 (2:30 - 6 pm)
Gold Rush Inn, Town Hall
Cost: $20

What you will learn:

  • quickly review the demographics of their own community or region
  • identify opportunities in key sectors
  • apply venture selection criteria
  • prepare a pre-feasibility analysis
  • outline steps and content in feasibility studies and business plans
  • choose the best business form for the venture.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, May 19, 2005
CPAWS office – 211 Main St., Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Sustainable Community Economic Development Seminar Series
Local Development and the Global Economy presented by Melanie Conn
Thursday, May 5, 2005 (2 - 6 pm)
Gold Rush Inn, Town Hall
Cost: $20

What you will learn:

  • the history and principles of globalization
  • the impact of globalization on local economies
  • the principles and practices that underly a creative and effective community response
  • the process of building local capacity to participate in community economic development.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, April 21, 2005
CPAWS office – 211 Main St., Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Sustainable Community Economic Development Seminar Series - 7
Local Development and the Global Economy, presented by Simon Fraser University Professors Melanie Conn
Tuesday April 12, 2005 (2 - 6 pm)
Gold Rush Inn, Town Hall
Cost: $20

What you will learn:

  • the history and principles of globalization
  • the impact of globalization on local economies
  • the principles and practices that underly a creative and effective community response
  • the process of building local capacity to participate in community economic development.


Sustainable Community Economic Development Seminar Series
Community Participation presented by Simon Fraser University Professor Shane Simpson
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 (2 - 6 pm)
Gold Rush Inn, Town Hall
Cost: $20

What you will learn:

  • the levels of community involvement in CED
  • the benefits and pitfalls of community involvement
  • the central values for an effective public involvement process
  • how to set priorities for a public involvement strategy
  • how to identify audiences and understanding their needs and interests
  • the skills for community involvement: communication techniques, facilitation skills and organizing.


Click here to go to the Robert McLaughlin Gallery Web site.

January 21 - March 27, 2005
Robert McLaughlin Gallery
Oshawa, Ontario

CPAWS Yukon was delighted to bring the the acclaimed Three Rivers: Wild Waters, Sacred Places art exhibition to this very large public gallery just outside the Greater Toronto area.


Sustainable Community Economic Development Seminar Series - 6
Developing Sustainable Communities, presented by Simon Fraser University Professors Sean Markey and Lisa Dunn
Tuesday March 22, 2005 (2 - 6 pm)
Gold Rush Inn, Town Hall
Cost: $20

What you will learn:

  • articulate the meaning of sustainable development and its implications for communities
  • develop a framework for sustainable community development
  • access a set of planning tools, practical initiatives, and associated resources
  • find and use tools for managing community sustainability
  • contribute toward designing effective sustainable community development policies.


Presentation on Skeins of Connectivity in the Liard Basin, SE Yukon
Monday March 21st at 7:00 p.m. at Hellaby Hall in Whitehorse
Tuesday March 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at the Rec Plex in Watson Lake

Eskers, photo courtesy of the Yukon Territorial Government

Eskers - Photo courtesy of the Yukon Territorial Government

Botanist Patrick Williston presents findings from a 2004 Y2Y Liard Basin Eskers research project. Come out and learn about these ancient glacial landforms that act as natural highways for wildlife, host unique plant communities and are an important element of conservation and resource planning.

This is a free event. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

For more information, contact: Theresa Gulliver, CPAWS-Yukon 867-393-8080 ext. 8.

Brought to you by the Yukon chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, March 17, 2005
CPAWS office – 211 Main St., Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


“Being Caribou” documentary
Available Light Film Festival
March 1-6, 2005
Whitehorse, Yukon

From April 8 to September 8, 2003, newlyweds Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison followed, on foot, the annual migration of the Porcupine Caribou Herd from their wintering range near Old Crow, Yukon to the spring calving grounds on Alaska’s coastal plain, and back again. Stunning footage and intimate diary recordings reveal the amazing and difficult life of being caribou, and make clear the urgent and imminent threat posed by American oil and gas drilling to these northern creatures.

Learn more at www.beingcaribou.com.

“Being Caribou” will be shown March 1st at 6:30 pm and March 6th at 1:00 p.m. at the Beringia Centre in Whitehorse. Ticket sales are to be announced.

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Sustainable Community Economic Development Seminar Series - 5
Business with a Social Purpose, presented by Simon Fraser University and Business Owner Penny Handford
Tuesday February 22, 2005 (2 - 6 pm)
Gold Rush Inn, Town Hall
Cost: $20

What you will learn:

  • understand the concepts, values and applications of social enterprise
  • be able to identify opportunities in the community which could be well served by the development of social enterprise
  • understand the roles of economic development organizations, corporations, government, financial organizations and consultants in the development of social enterprise
  • be able to assess the readiness of a group or organization to develop a social enterprise.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, February 17, 2005
CPAWS office – 211 Main St., Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

CPAWS-Yukon Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, January 20, 2005
CPAWS office – 211 Main St., Whitehorse

These informal meetings provide an opportunity to find out what CPAWS is doing on conservation and other fronts, and to provide input on issues and strategy. All members are welcome and encouraged to participate. As meeting dates are sometimes subject to change, please contact the CPAWS Yukon office beforehand if you wish to attend.


Sustainable Community Economic Development Seminar Series - 4
Financing Community Economic Development, presented by Simon Fraser University and VanCity Representatives Derek Gent and Detlef Beck
Tuesday January 18, 2005 (2 - 6 pm)
Gold Rush Inn, Town Hall
Cost: $20

What you will learn:

  • the types of CED projects that attract financing
  • the different types and sources of financing
  • the expectations of the people who provide financing
  • how to prepare an effective financing package.


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