Photo by Vince Fedoroff
HONOURNG THEIR LIVES – Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+), was held Sunday. See more photos, p. 4.
May 6, 2024
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
CLASSICAL ACCORDIONIST HELPS THE CAUSE – The Ukrainian Canadian Association of Yukon will present a concert and dance this evening at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre. Performing will be Ukrainian jazz and classical accordionist Taras Luka, from Odessa, with accompaniment from Dean Thiessen, Ragn Royle and Lonnie Powell. Above: Luka is seen at the Whitewater Wednesday Jam at the 98 Hotel. This evening’s first performance will be a sit-down, and the second a ‘rollicking Ukrainian jazz dance show for the second act.’ Doors will open at 6 p.m., with all proceeds going to UCAY’s efforts to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine. There will also be a Ukrainian jazz dance show Saturday at the Marsh Lake Community Centre.
Photo by Morris Prokop
POPULAR PAIR – Ella Gunderson, left, and Natalie Stark perform the number ‘Popular’ during Arctic Edge’s ‘Broadway Ever After’ show last Saturday at the Canada Games Centre. There were great performances by many skaters at the event.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
REMEMBERING THE FALLEN – Sarah Johnston Smith sings a song at the annual Day of Mourning ceremony held Sunday at the Yukon Workers’ Memorial at Shipyards Park. See more on p. 6.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
THERE IT GOES – Engineers Yukon held the annual Bridge Building competition on Saturday at the Canada Games Centre. After a few years in hiatus, the event is back. The field of bridges was a bit smaller than previous years’. Here, Marvin Sun, right, and Scott Dilling watch a bridge go down.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
WALKING FOR UNITY – ‘The Unity in the Community Walk’ took place at noon Friday after Thursday’s conclusion of the three-week coroner’s inquest into four women’s deaths at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter. The inquest examined the factors surrounding the deaths of Josephine Elizabeth Hager, Darla Skookum, Cassandra Warville and Myranda Tizya-Charlie. See more on pages 3, 4.
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