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Midday Cafe | Nov 19, 2012 | 11:56
Dr. Bob Zimmerman
Dr. Bob Zimmerman talks about winding down his medical practice after 33 years as a Whitehorse physician.
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Feb 15, 2013 | 12:30Midday Cafe Getting Active AudioMidday Cafe Getting Active Feb 15, 2013 | 12:30We've forgotten how to play. And it shows in our level of physical fitness. That's one of the mesages at a conference in Whitehorse on building healthier communities through sport and recreation. Among the presenters is Christa Costas-Bradstreet. She's with Participaction.
Feb 12, 2013 | 6:31Midday Cafe Ted Hupe AudioMidday Cafe Ted Hupe Feb 12, 2013 | 6:31The IOC's decision to drop wrestling from the Olympic's "core" sports doesn't sit well with Yukon wrestling supporter Ted Hupe.
Feb 6, 2013 | 11:33Midday Cafe Jason Madden AudioMidday Cafe Jason Madden Feb 6, 2013 | 11:33Unless the federal government starts respecting the legal authority of first nation governments, a whole lot of issues will needlessly end up in court. And that serves no one's best interest. That's the message from Jason Madden. He's a Toronto-based lawyer specializing in first nation and Metis negotiations and governance. He spoke at the First Nation Governance and Capacity Conference in Whitehorse.
Feb 1, 2013 | 20:59Midday Cafe Yukon Quest evolution AudioMidday Cafe Yukon Quest evolution Feb 1, 2013 | 20:59Yukon Quest veteran and one-time race winner, Frank Turner, and long time race volunteer and author, John Firth, talk about the races' evolution over the past 30 years.
Feb 1, 2013 | 10:13Midday Cafe Yukon Arctic Ultra AudioMidday Cafe Yukon Arctic Ultra Feb 1, 2013 | 10:13Shelley Gallatly and Pamela Brown of Whitehorse are two of the competitors racing in the Yukon Arctic Ultra this year. They will run 700 kilometers along the Yukon Quest trail to Dawson City.
Feb 1, 2013 | 6:40Midday Cafe Bohemian waxwings in February? AudioMidday Cafe Bohemian waxwings in February? Feb 1, 2013 | 6:40Birder and biologist Cameron Eckert explains why flocks of hundreds of Bohemian waxwings are cleaning out the city's berry crop. The birds aren't normally here this time of year.
Jan 29, 2013 | 11:33Midday Cafe Ramesh Ferris fights polio AudioMidday Cafe Ramesh Ferris fights polio Jan 29, 2013 | 11:33Yukoner Ramesh Ferris is an international advocate in the fight against polio...and he's a polio survivor. He talks about some of his latest travels and experiences in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Jan 29, 2013 | 5:34Midday Cafe Conference Board Mining Outlook AudioMidday Cafe Conference Board Mining Outlook Jan 29, 2013 | 5:34A new report by the Conference Board of Canada says the Yukon is among the regions in Canada that could see a huge boom in mining development in the next few years. Report author Anja Jefferies says a lack of infrastructure and qualified trades people are among the potential barriers.
Jan 25, 2013 | 8:38Midday Cafe Standardized School Year AudioMidday Cafe Standardized School Year Jan 25, 2013 | 8:38Yukon Education Minister Scott Kent explains that a standardized school year--meaning all students start and finish on the same day--will help improve school graduation numbers. The Yukon Teacher's Association and some parents are not convinced of the plan's merit.
Jan 18, 2013 | 3:06Midday Cafe Destination Imagination AudioMidday Cafe Destination Imagination Jan 18, 2013 | 3:06A nonprofit group called Destination Imagination is trying to get more young people interested in science, math and engineering. CBC's
Philippe Morin visited some D-I students at Christ the King Elementary School in Whitehorse.
Jan 17, 2013 | 9:02Midday Cafe Behind the Wall AudioMidday Cafe Behind the Wall Jan 17, 2013 | 9:02What is life like for Palestinians living in occupied territory? We get some sense of it by watching the news. But you have to see it to really get an understanding. And Dawn Waring HAS seen it. She spent three months living in Bethlehem living with Palestinian people and experiencing life "behind the wall".
Jan 16, 2013 | 8:38Midday Cafe Winter Biking enforcement AudioMidday Cafe Winter Biking enforcement Jan 16, 2013 | 8:38City of Whitehorse Bylaw officers have started a campaign to educate winter cyclists about safety and courtesy. Dave Pruden and Louis Martin of Bylaw Services talk about the campaign.
Jan 16, 2013 | 8:56Midday Cafe Lorrain Stick-Truth and Reconciliation AudioMidday Cafe Lorrain Stick-Truth and Reconciliation Jan 16, 2013 | 8:56Hundreds of people took in this week's Truth and Reconciliation Commission gathering in Whitehorse. Dozens shared their personal stories of struggle and anguish at indian residential schools in the territory. Lorraine Stick of Whitehorse was one of those people.
Jan 15, 2013 | 4:27Midday Cafe Yukon avalanche conditions AudioMidday Cafe Yukon avalanche conditions Jan 15, 2013 | 4:27This week's heat wave may be moving on, but it's leaving behind some uncertain snow conditions in the back country. James Floyer is with the Canadian Avalanche Centre in Revelstoke BC. He's in Whitehorse doing some field work this week. He talks about the current avalanche conditions.
Dec 19, 2012 | 10:35Midday Cafe Peter Harms-Indestructible soccer balls AudioMidday Cafe Peter Harms-Indestructible soccer balls Dec 19, 2012 | 10:35Hidden Valley School teacher Peter Harms and his students are sending near indestructible soccer balls to kids in developing nations.
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