YCS Calendar of Events
Updated May 17th 2013 - get a weekly e-mail of these events by sending your e-mail to yukonenvironet@gmail.com
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| May | Casino Project Casino Mining Corp. is proposing to develop the Casino gold-copper-silver-moybdenum deposit in west central Yukon. Casino Mining Corp. has completed the final feasibility study and is preparing to enter the formal permitting stage. The Project Team invites the public to attend an open house. We will inform and update the public about Casino, answer questions, and collect information and feedback. Whitehorse – Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Carmacks – Recreation Centre Pelly Crossing – Link Building (childcare provided) The open houses will include informational posters and displays, and a scheduled presentation followed by a question and answer period and discussion. Food and refreshments provided. Door prizes awarded in the communities. RSVP to luncheon to Claudia Riveros at Claudia.p.riveros@gmail.com. For more info on the Casino mine visit http://www.westerncopperandgold.com/. *NEW* From Monday May 13 to Monday May 20 the City of Whitehorse will accept some self-hauled household items at no charge Tipping Fees Waived for Car – load; Pick-up – load; and Small utility trailer with only:
Dawson Regional Planning Commission The Dawson Regional Planning Commission has finalized its workplan for 2013 - 2014. This is the final year in the Commission's preparation of a Regional Land Use Plan, and many important milestones lay ahead. To facilitate public involvement, the Commission would like to provide ample notice of opportunities for public participation in the process. Public Input Opportunities June 10/11, 2013 Location TBA Fall Meeting Dates: Note that dates for meetings in the Fall are tentative and will be confirmed prior to August 31. Location of meetings will be advertised in advance. Please share this calendar with your colleagues. Meetings will generally be held in Dawson, but events are anticipated in Whitehorse and Old Crow to initiate review of the Draft Plan. Public meetings may take the form of a workshop, public forum or open house. Themes for the events are indicated. Background and presentation materials will be produced in advance of meetings and distributed via this website. Information Sessions with stakeholders will be arranged during the Draft Plan review period from October 15 to January 31. *NEW* If you’ve already made an investment in the co-op, please join us so we can thank you. Considering making an investment? Come learn more about who we are and what we are working to accomplish. An investment in the Potluck Food Co-op is a show of support for local farmers, organic and sustainably-grown food, healthy communities and food security. Info info@potluckcoop.com.
Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ Yukon Water Strategy - Mayo Open House The Government of Yukon invites public consideration and feedback on the Draft Yukon Water Strategy for Public Review. We invite all Yukoners to provide comments by the end of day Friday, May 31, 2013. There is an open house in Haines Junction. Info http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/environment-you/draft-water-strategy.php
Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ *NEW* The Open House will feature four different pillars of information that include information about:
For more info call Doris Wurfbaum at 867-393-7193 or email doris.wurfbaum@gov.yk.ca. Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ Yukon Conservation Society Newsletter Deadline The deadline for submissions for the YCS summer newsletter is coming up. If you have a story, article or picture that you would like to share with our newsletter readers, please email it to ycsoffice@ycs.yk.ca by May 15th. To see past newsletter issues visit http://www.yukonconservation.org/newsletters.htm. YCS pursues ecosystem well-being throughout the Yukon and beyond, recognizing that human well-being is ultimately dependent upon fully functioning healthy ecosystems.
Fireweed Community Market May 16th is the first market day. The Fireweed Community Market Society will setup a market every Thursday afternoon from 3-8 pm in Shipyards Park starting May 16th to Sept 12. Contact info at http://fireweedmarket.yukonfood.com/. *NEW* Yukon Arts Centre Gallery' summer exhibition, featuring seven current and ex-pat Yukon artists, is centred on interacting with the Yukon landscape. Info at http://yukonartscentre.com/calendar/event/traversing_yukon_landscapes/
Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ Best of the Fest Featuring local art exhibit, silent auction and bake sale. Advance Tickets on sale April 24th $15. Door price $18/adult, $8/youth (13-18 years), $5/children (12 yrs and under). Available through Village of Haines Junction, Coast Mountain Sports (Whitehorse), and Andrew in Haines Junction (634-2112). Info about VIMFF at www.vimff.org. *NEW DATE* Join Lee Mennell for a guided walk along Rat Lake and take in the spring sounds of frogs and birds in the wetland. We’ll have a campfire going to warm you up, and chance to sit back and enjoy the sounds of spring. Don’t forget your rubber boots, camera, and an extra layer of clothes. Info http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/animals-habitat/wildlifetalks.php *NEW* To become a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, you must apply and be accepted to attend one of our trainings with our Chairman, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. The Climate Reality Project delivers an intensive three-day training to teach volunteers how to be effective communicators, efficient organizers, and active leaders. They learn the latest climate science and best practices for connecting the dots between the facts about climate change and the daily lives of their audiences, in simple and accessible terms. More info https://climatereality.myreviewroom.com/
Recycling Club for Children - Yukon The first day to collect points is Saturday, May 18, 2013. NEW Recycling Club office - Leaf Solutions - #5 1114 1st Ave. | Ph. 633-5269, email: admin@yukonrecyclingclub.ca (upstairs in the Horwoods Mall). For more info www.yukonrecyclingclub.ca.
Green Drinks Whitehorse What is Green Drinks? Every third Tuesday of every month people who work in the environmental field meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. We have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. Come along and you'll be made welcome. Just say, "are you green?" and we will look after you and introduce you to whoever is there. It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organising network." http://www.greendrinks.org/ Even better is finding us on Facebook and "like" us to receive updates, interesting news bulletins or simply keep in contact! Everyone is welcome so please forward to friends, colleagues and associates that you feel will be interested. *NEW* Join us for a fun BBQ followed by a short AGM. Hope to see you out. Info 393-8080 or https://www.facebook.com/CPAWS.Yukon?fref=ts Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/
Into the Boreal World Celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity on the Boreal Worlds Trail. Located behind Yukon College, new interpretive panels along the trail offer you a glimpse into the diversity in our own backyard. Join us for a guided walk along the trail with activities to help you discover the boreal world. Info http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/animals-habitat/wildlifetalks.php Yukon Invasive Species Council (YISC) The Yukon Invasive Species Council (YISC) will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 6pm at the Whitehorse public library. Come and see and hear about the many projects that are planned for this year and renew your membership. New members are welcome! A discussion on the species list for Yukon’s most wanted invasive species will be following the official business. The Council is looking for keen people to be part of the board. If this seems interesting to you, please contact our coordinator Andrea Altherr info@yukoninvasives.com for more information or visit www.yukoninvasives.com Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon (WTAY) AGM business will begin at 6:30pm followed by a BBQ. Please RRSP to info@wtay.com or call Chris at 668-3369. Seats are available on the board. If you wish to put your name forward or nominate someone, please contact Chris at WTAY. More info www.wtay.com. *NEW* Join Willow Weaving Artist Sue Parsons. Please bring small pruners or cutters. Complete take home project! Fee - $10.00. This workshop is brought to you by the Friends of Dempster, Arts Fund & Yukon Parks
Schools on Board – 2013 Arctic Field Program For more information please contact: Michelle Watts, Schools on Board Program Coordinator, p:(204)272-1542, c:(204)-230-4851, michelle.watts@ad.umanitoba.ca Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/
Paddling down the Lewes The swans have moved on but there are still plenty of birds on the mudflats of M’Clintock Bay. Bring your own canoe and safety gear, and join Environment Yukon biologists as we guide you down the river to the Lewes River Bridge. You must REGISTER for this event by contacting the Wildlife Viewing Program. Phone: 867-667-8291 Toll free (in Yukon): 1-800-661-0408 local 8291 Email: wildlife.viewing@gov.yk.ca. Info http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/animals-habitat/wildlifetalks.php HUGE Bicycle Auction Viewing at 10am, auction starts at 10:30am at Canada Games Centre, Atco Ice Rink. Over 100 bikes to auction. All sales cash only. Proceeds to Citizens on Patrol and 1st Porter Creek Scouts. Household Hazardous Waste Day – Whitehorse Please note:
Info http://www.whitehorse.ca/index.aspx?page=486or call 668-8312. For more information please call 668-8312.
Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ Friends of Dempster Country Annual General Meeting Come hear about projects and events that are planned for this year and renew your membership. New members are welcome! If your heart is in Dempster Country here's your chance to get more involved with the society. We will be voting to waive the requirement for a review of our financial statements by a professional accountant for this fiscal year and will be electing new officers for the board. Tea, Coffee, and snacks. *NEW* The Friends of McIntyre Creek is an advocacy group dedicated to the protection of the proposed Park for the benefit of all. The objectives of the Friends include education and awareness-raising activities and wildlife and fish habitat enhancement and improvement projects, The Friends will provide the community with an opportunity to exchange ideas and to become involved in the management of McIntyre Creek Urban Natural Park. Refreshments provided. All are welcome! More info contact Christina at 668-5678 or ycswild@ycs.yk.ca. Also http://friendsofmcintyrecreek.blogspot.ca/.
*NEW* This workshop covers topics such as:
Info or to register: Environmental Health Services, 867-667-8391 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408 ext 8391, or environmental.health@gov.yk.ca.
Yukon Water Statergy The Government of Yukon invites public consideration and feedback on the Draft Yukon Water Strategy for Public Review. We invite all Yukoners to provide comments by the end of day Friday, May 31, 2013. A Yukon water strategy will clarify the Yukon government’s approach to addressing complex water issues. It establishes a framework of goals and priority actions, which in turn are based on a vision and set of principles. Short- and long-term priority actions are proposed in the form of policies, plans and programs. Once the strategy is finalized, further work will be required by government to determine how these actions will be resourced. Info http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/environment-you/draft-water-strategy.php
Seeking Inspiring Student Summer Employment? Environment Yukon will again be hiring 16 summer students for our ever popular Y2C2 and CAT Youth Programs. These positions are for students who are presently in school and intending to return to full-time studies in 2013. Training and education are provided, as well as extensive experience working as a team on conservation-related outdoor projects within the Yukon. Candidates need to demonstrate enthusiasm for environmental and conservation issues and have some personal experience working and camping in the outdoors. For more details and an application form go to the following link *NEW* The deadline for application is May 31, 2013. Please distribute widely. Contact Natalie Sands P 867-667-5361 / F 867-456-5543 / Natalie.Sands@gov.yk.ca |
| June | YUKON BIRDATHON 2013 Sharing the passion – a conservation education fundraiser! For more information contact Jim Hawkings 668-2639 or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ Be Wild Wise – Bear Attractant Management Wildlife experts and Conservation Officers will speak about attractant management, bear behaviour and the Southern Lakes Grizzly Bear Study. For kids, adults, and outdoor enthusiasts. Tea/coffee/juice and tasty desserts will be served.
Digest Knowledge Lecture Series Bring your brown bag lunch on the first Thursday of the month to learn about First Nations Economic Development. Open from 11:30am to 1:300pm, talk and discussion from 12:15pm to 1:00pm. Info yndplunch@gmail.com. Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/
WEEKEND ON THE WING 2013 A northern birding festival in beautiful Tombstone Park. A great chance to see Hosted at Tombstone Campground – km 71 on the Dempster Highway Sponsored by Friends of Dempster Country, Yukon Parks, and the Yukon Bird Club. For more information email friendsofdempster@gmail.com Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/
Renewables in Remote Microgrids - International Conference There is a growing buzz about renewable energy working in remote locations, including over 20 wind-diesel hybrid systems now operating in Alaska, a 9.2 MW wind farm installed at a diamond mine in Canada's Arctic as well as the continued declines in the price of solar energy making it increasingly attractive in remote locations. Canada has over 300 remote sites, many of which rely on diesel power for the electricity, which is expensive, polluting and runs supply risks - particularly as winter roads become less reliable in a warming climate. This conference will bring together experts who have real working experience of installing and operating renewable energy systems and working collaboratively with the communities where they work. Experts, utilities, policy makers and community members from all across North America will attend this event co-hosted by Bullfrog Power and the Pembina Institute, in co-ordination with the Alaska Center for Energy and Power and the CleanTech Practice at MaRS Discovery District. More info and costs at http://remoterenewables2013.eventbrite.ca/#
Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) “Enhancing Competitiveness in a Changing Climate” program facilitates the development and sharing of knowledge, tools and practices which assist decision-makers in the analysis and implementation of adaptation measures. The Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation Division (CCIAD) works to advance the leading edge of adaptation to climate change in Canada. CCIAD is now soliciting proposals for cost-shared projects that address NRCan’s priorities in six of the Working Groups: Coastal Management, Economics, Energy, Mining, Measuring Progress in Adaptation, and the North. Eligible recipients include Canadian organizations such as: educational and academic organizations; provincial, territorial, regional and municipal government agencies, not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations; businesses and industries and professional associations, and First Nations and aboriginal organizations. Proponents must demonstrate that their organization has the expertise and financial capacity necessary to deliver the project Full info at http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/climate-change/community-adaptation/54. Completed proposals must be submitted to adaptation@nrcan.gc.ca by Friday June 28, 2013 at midnight Eastern Daylight time. Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Syd at 335-6633, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/
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| July | Digest Knowledge Lecture Series Bring your brown bag lunch on the first Thursday of the month to learn about Social Impacts of the Yukon Economy. Open from 11:30am to 1:300pm, talk and discussion from 12:15pm to 1:00pm. Info yndplunch@gmail.com. |
| August | Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/
All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/ |
| September | Yukon Bird Club All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/
“Overcoming Northern Challenges” Join us in Whitehorse in 2013 for an exciting conference Info http://www.emr.gov.yk.ca/mining/ The cost of conference registration will be $350.00, which includes the Ice Breaker and Banquet. A registration form and a full list of papers accepted for the conference will be posted on www.clra.ca. Information will be periodically emailed to the CLRA/ACRSD and MEND distribution lists. Tours for September 12th are currently being organized for the former Faro Mine and the UKHM claims in the Keno Hill Silver District. More details including cost will be provided in the near future.
All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/
All are welcome! Car-pooling from meeting points is encouraged. For more info contact Yvette at 633-6462, or email ybcfieldtrips@gmail.com or visit http://www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/
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