tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25049229982897311052011-07-30T18:07:09.665-07:00Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-14653231464230787892010-07-05T11:19:00.001-07:002010-07-05T11:19:22.073-07:00

Hello readers, Since Blogger has told me that a) I am out of space, and b) they want my cell number to create a new blog (like what is up with that? my cell doesn't even work where I live) and since it's time to grow up a little, I've moved the blog over to Wordpress. Blogger, you have been good to me throughout these past three years, but, I think it's time I move on... one day in the future,

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-64879165647742353352010-06-23T11:43:00.001-07:002010-06-23T11:43:51.517-07:00

Sorry this is late everyone .. but NWTel did it again and "accidentally" severed the fiber optic line leading into town killing all outgoing communications efforts. So ... after sitting around all day Friday watching the weather very closely, as it was raining, and cold, and windy, I finally gave up and packed up my bags and headed out to Lapie Canyon ... initially just to go off and visit Matt

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-69039824590042325872010-06-16T13:37:00.001-07:002010-06-16T13:45:22.465-07:00

Well ... my plans on spending a couple of days out camping got squashed by the change in weather on day 2. The winds picked up, the rain clouds moved in and the temperature dropped. But, I did get in one really good day of touring and camping, so the trip wasn't a complete "wash out".Now, just as a warning, this is going to be a long post :-) plenty of historical info will be added into this

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-58785693031911681012010-06-12T22:28:00.001-07:002010-06-13T20:25:02.296-07:00

Last Wednesday we (the school) all went over to the Old Ross River town site for Kaska Day, where we partook in a variety of cultural activities plus a little tour of the Old Ross River lead by a local elder. Suspension Foot Bridge that links the two sides of the river together. This suspension foot bridge was built during the 1940's to allow for the transportation of oil from Norman Wells NWT to

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-3250003119502356502010-06-12T13:18:00.001-07:002010-06-12T13:18:29.553-07:00

It is officially summer vacation (yeeee-hawww!). Three months off to enjoy the outdoors, relax and unwind before heading back to work on September 7th, 2010. All I've been doing for the last couple of weeks is figuring out how much of the Yukon I can visit before I head out for a field course (the last course I need to take to get my permanent teaching certification here in the YUkon) and before

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-34356450489322315012010-05-20T07:43:00.001-07:002010-05-20T07:43:50.173-07:00

I spent all of last Sunday afternoon washing and polishing my truck ... then I went on a quick trip to Faro .... for all of those that are wondering, no it was not raining out here. To keep our roads semi dust-free and to avoid the dreaded washboard effect on the roads, they are sprayed with a calcium-lime solution (to which I think is referred to as calcium hydroxide to the rest of the world).

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-58836390750094895172010-05-15T15:53:00.001-07:002010-05-15T15:53:33.735-07:00

This morning, I received word that a past teacher of mine (who taught me phys ed and health from grade 5 to 8 and who was my soccer/field hockey coach with his wife many times over) had passed away doing what he loved best - going on adventures. News of his passing had just made it into New Brunswick newspapers, and I imagine has been a shock to many who knew him, his family and the community of

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-44611718773913394462010-05-09T11:42:00.001-07:002010-05-09T11:42:45.973-07:00

This weekend I headed over to Faro to partake in the Sheep and Crane festivities. I managed to see plenty of wildlife (cranes, grouse, squirrels) and yuppies but not a singular sheep. Seems as by the time I made it out to the sheep viewing station, they had decided that they had had enough of everyone staring at them and went incognito. Mountains heading towards Watson Lake On my way to Faro, I

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-587144966065242362010-05-09T11:07:00.001-07:002010-05-09T11:07:14.625-07:00

Friday was spent painting our volcanoes .... most of my students did very well at this task, others not so well and preferred to paint each other, their desks and the floor - those students wound up spending a lot of time cleaning and sitting in the corner until they were able to behave. As long as the weather holds out for Monday, we will be setting our volcanoes off outdoors .. if not, indoors.

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-34869710530626078142010-05-06T23:41:00.001-07:002010-05-09T11:03:02.377-07:00

Oh, "it's a great idea Kennie. you're kids will love it!"Oooohhh, "let me know how it goes...."Snicker, "good luck" Yes, above are conversations with colleagues here and away about my plan to make volcanoes with my students. Some were very encouraging (which I was skeptical of) others ... seemed to fit reality much more closely....Today, we began to make our volcanoes in class. Yes, paper mache

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-51598848629825462012010-05-06T08:02:00.001-07:002010-05-06T08:02:40.701-07:00

So far, since I've arrived here in the Yukon, I have seen very little wild life. Sure, I've seen the odd bear (one, who appeared to be humping a tree), a couple of porcupines, a few elk (last week), some very stupid birds (who consequently either wound up in the front grills of vehicles or smucked on the way by), squirrels (who seem to be on a suicide mission), and of course, the big gopher that

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-18608648194773616962010-05-05T19:15:00.000-07:002010-05-05T19:45:17.074-07:00

of my blogging death have been greatly over exaggerated. Yes, I will admit I have been absent from the blogging world since .. oh... what was it? October? Yes, it technically was my fault, however, I still hold time (and the Time Lords) more responsible for my lack of blogging, as I really could use a couple more hours - like 5 - per day. So, what has Kennie been up to? Well ... here we go:1.

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-74434978932255895052009-10-05T23:25:00.001-07:002009-10-06T12:23:57.566-07:00

... we start making snowmen chasing each other in my front yard ....... followed by a nice snowball fight.

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-67509149513894787132009-10-01T19:42:00.001-07:002009-10-01T19:43:14.766-07:00

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-71262117094895722252009-09-25T07:22:00.000-07:002009-09-25T07:35:15.645-07:00

Yes. I. Am. A. Bad. Blogger. But it's not my fault! Really! It's the zombies that chase me around at night and steal all of my free time and sleeping hours :-) Blame the zombies! (in particular the lesson planning zombie too) There just isn't enough hours in the day (but I am working on fixing this)!So, I guess, now, while I wait for my coffee to finish dripping is the time for an update. Let's

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-47937256859767526792009-09-13T21:43:00.000-07:002009-09-13T21:54:26.532-07:00

Wheew! What a first week of school. It was busy. Between wrapping my mind around curriculum, hunting down books and getting to know the kids, I am exhausted! This last week had it's ups and downs like any other classroom would - but in all, I do have a good bunch of kids. This past weekend I loaded up my truck and ran away to Whitehorse for a grocery trip ... I think I'll be back there in three

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-19679080436427281072009-09-08T22:12:00.000-07:002009-09-08T22:16:42.484-07:00

Just a quick note (as I am literally falling asleep on my computer (and it's only 10:00pm as I type this) .. Day one of school went off without a hitch. I (so far) have a super group of grade 5/6 students ... although, I think I might have also entered the twilight zone too as they asked to do math today. Yes, you read right. They ASKED to do math rather than do some basic get to know you

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-84898001213361540832009-09-04T18:44:00.000-07:002009-09-04T18:51:29.549-07:00

Only in the Yukon do we have these amazing sights to see as we drive .. along our very well kept dirt highways (yes, you read this right ... dirt highways - tis how we roll in the North), although the main highways are 'paved' ... and the one I drive on (The Campbell Highway is partially paved, although the dirt sections are much better than the paved sections).

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-12436623619045685392009-09-04T18:30:00.000-07:002009-09-04T18:36:36.223-07:00

So yes, I am aware that the blog has been quiet lately ... and with good reason! I’ve been busy getting ready for the new school year! And do I ever have a lot of work to do! Between getting a classroom ready, hunting down text books (or at least one copy for me), unpacking all of the resources that I shipped off to myself from Nunavut and reading my curriculums it’s been one busy week!. And I

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-75667624365009230792009-08-29T22:38:00.000-07:002009-08-29T22:43:35.484-07:00

This afternoon I was invited out on a hike through the woods / hiking trails out around Ross River (across the river) with Brian and Ann (fellow teachers at the school). It was a good hiking day - a nice breeze and cool temperatures, the only thing that was missing was the sun.For more photos from today head here.

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-68877845552379222672009-08-28T16:36:00.000-07:002009-08-28T16:50:05.584-07:00

Ahh ... sleeping in in the morning, how nice it is! Although soon I won't be able to do that any more on a weekday (booo!). This morning I just puttered around the house, continued to unpack and put together the bed rails / frame. The instructions that were included with them sucked (yeah, Sears, if you are reading this, the instructions sucked). But, I did manage to eventually put it together. I

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-42853064955486034072009-08-28T12:19:00.000-07:002009-08-28T12:20:06.582-07:00

Today was officially day 1 in Ross River. And what a long day it has been so far. This morning I traveled on back over to Faro to meet with the housing manager to sign my lease for my unit and to get other paper work under way (fuel, power, insurance....). After meeting with the housing manager, I headed on back over to Kara and Matt’s (you can’t get rid of me that easily!) to pick up some

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-20348888281018960432009-08-27T00:17:00.000-07:002009-08-28T12:19:28.932-07:00

Well, I’ve finally made it to Ross River. The last couple of days (almost a week!) were great over at Matt and Kara’s. Thank-you Thank-you Thank-you for welcoming me into your home and ‘adopting’ me. Hope my disappearance didn’t cause too much chaos for you tonight with the rug-rat. Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon enough :-)The drive out to Ross River was amazing. The scenery was breath taking -

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-49674513159803623842009-08-25T11:38:00.000-07:002009-08-25T11:47:11.130-07:00

This morning I ventured down to the Motor Vehicle Office / Liquor Store (as they are both in the same building - and as a side note, in the Yukon, especially in the smaller communities, the DMV and Liquor store are in the same building as both are government run - so not only can I get my license there, I can also stock up on brewski at the same time). To say the least, I will definitely miss my

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-37015175185521841702009-08-22T16:47:00.001-07:002009-08-22T16:49:47.482-07:00

Ahhh fresh, organic, garden grown, just picked this morning veggies ... and they are all mine ... mine! (plus, I supported a good cause in getting them .. the Faro Search and Rescue, as I imagine at some point while I am up here, I will be in need of their services).

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-40574412564993120982009-08-21T22:59:00.000-07:002009-08-21T23:06:11.025-07:00

Hello, Just a quick note to let you all know that I made it to Faro in one piece (without getting lost) and am crashing at Kara and Matt's for the weekend before heading to Ross. Today was filled with crazy shopping (satellite, mattress and enough food for at least three weeks - minus fresh veggies .. gotta figure that one out now) then filled with crazy driving cross country. The scenery was

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-51070932750207487802009-08-19T21:30:00.001-07:002009-08-20T06:35:00.408-07:00

Today orientation brought us out to Brooks Brook (about 30 minutes outside of Teslin) and to Teslin. Today focused a lot on making connections: connections to the land, to our heritage/culture, to education and to each other. We first began by creating a large circle in the tent field where we were welcomed by the Teslin Tlingit Council/Representatives to the area followed by a prayer said by an

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-53186687105802222452009-08-18T17:29:00.000-07:002009-08-18T17:44:10.767-07:00

Since I currently have no personal transportation here in Whitehorse (I am picking up my truck on Thursday). my options for transportation are a) walking b) taxi c) hitch-hiking or d) bus. Well ... walking would have been nice, but it's a 6km walk and I didn't feel like walking through Whitehorse starting at 6:30 am to make it to a 8:00 am meeting. Taxi .. yeah, I kinda want to keep my money -

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-23080272034886856882009-08-18T06:25:00.000-07:002009-08-18T06:37:50.295-07:00

I'm here!Control Tower at AirportSoaring Eagle MuralHendrix Mural on the Northern Hemphisphere BuildingGas is the same price here as down East!Timbo's!!!Moose Dueling and Haut CoutureDog Sledding Mural on BuildingMural on the Centre de la Francophone building

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-15873224765739206812009-08-17T19:19:00.000-07:002009-08-17T19:23:08.862-07:00

For any one who is curious, little video I put together of the scenery of Yukon that I was able to see out of my seat window as we were approaching Whitehorse. Video isn't too intensive (size wise ... ) but for those of you on Qiniq (you know who you are) it might take some time to load.

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-40890307080827982592009-08-17T18:03:00.000-07:002009-08-17T18:07:16.394-07:00

And rightfully so. I have just finished traveling over 3000km, crossing/entering not one, not two, not three, not four but five Canadian Time Zones (Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific) and I have no idea which way is up anymore. I’m pretty sure I got my watch on local time as I tried to keep up with it as the time changed while in the air ... and I think I have it. Fortunately, my

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-66196773366201874922009-08-16T14:13:00.000-07:002009-08-16T14:14:26.030-07:00

Well here we are. My final 12 hours in New Brunswick. Where has the summer gone? No, seriously, where has it gone? Soon I will begin my grand journey to the Yukon... at a very early hour too (gotta be up and going at 3:00 am cause I gotta leave for the airport by 4:00 am to arrive at the airport for 4:30 am to catch a 6:00 am flight to Toronto, then onto Calgary, then to Whitehorse.. and with any

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-2443837327397285262009-08-12T18:23:00.000-07:002009-08-12T18:24:44.231-07:00

Nabbed this pic while out on a run through my old neighborhood

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-57547240311238316672009-08-07T16:32:00.000-07:002009-08-07T16:33:49.484-07:00

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-71778025546125352332009-08-04T20:04:00.000-07:002009-08-04T20:07:17.487-07:00

Canada discusses larger role in Danish-Swedish Arctic mapping tripBy Bob Weber (CP)Days after a Danish-led mapping expedition left port to sail into the waters near the North Pole, Canadian government officials are still discussing the role this country should play in the mission."We are still negotiating the details of how far we are part of that," said Jacob Verhoef, head of Canada's Arctic

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-31685478181399858022009-08-04T10:18:00.000-07:002009-08-04T10:19:46.714-07:00

.. I'm standing here in an empty storage locker...Well, everything I own (well.. almost everything) is now on the back of an United Van Lines truck on it’s way to the Yukon. And I think reality is starting to set in now. I. Am. Moving. To. The. Yukon. It still all feels so surreal. Just 9 weeks ago I was living in Nunavut, and now I’m heading +4000km West from where I was. It just seems so

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-74856098528896288452009-08-02T18:40:00.000-07:002009-08-02T18:59:57.656-07:00

Wow, the summer has passed rather quickly... where did it go? It’s hard to believe that almost 9 weeks of summer vacation has already passed! And I feel like I’ve done nothing - well other than pack, buy stuff for the move, organize the move and well .. move! Maybe next year I’ll be able to have a ‘real’ summer vacation where I don’t have to worry about getting mountains of paper work done (maybe

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-47035200360672297452009-07-23T17:41:00.000-07:002009-07-23T18:49:48.906-07:00

My parents arrived back in NB after a 8-week long trek across Canada. They traveled over 22,000 km and drove through 7 provinces and two territories. And of course, they took pictures. And just to give me (and you readers) a glimpse of what I am about to travel/move to in 26 more sleeps:The highway that will lead me to my new homeLook at those mountains ... and trees .... The Great Canadian

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-72549149113164588232009-07-07T19:53:00.000-07:002009-07-07T20:09:16.761-07:00

Ok ... so much has happened in the last two months. 1. I made it home from Arctic Bay in one piece - an exhausted piece, but whole. And amazingly all of my luggage (all five duffle bags of it) made it all the way from Nanisivik, NU to Fredericton, NB (this was one heck of a surprise as I wasn't expecting it to happen at all with all of the teachers leaving Baffin Island that day to Ottawa). 2.

Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504922998289731105.post-18584316027437609152009-05-13T19:04:00.000-07:002009-05-13T19:23:00.290-07:00

Look out Yukon ... Here comes Kennie! (in a couple of months).  I'm still getting over the shock and excitement of actually getting a teaching gig in the Yukon. I know teachers that have been trying to get into the Yukon for years and they still haven't been able to. Mind you, I didn't apply for Whitehorse (which is impossible to get into if you aren't already in the Yukon), but rather stuck with

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