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Food Survey Open House Tue, 04 Oct 2011 Thanksgiving is fast approaching and what better time to think about food security in Dawson! Please join us to discuss the results of the Food Survey & Market Research Project looking at the sustainability of food systems in the Klondike at the Yukon College Dawson Campus on Thursday, October 6th from 7-9pm. Snacks from local farmers will be provided. If you would like more information, please contact Danielle Palmer at cksadmin@gmail.com or (867)993-6666.  Household Hazardous Waste Day! Wed, 27 Apr 2011 Is that lilacs you smell in the air? Or is it old propane? Regardless, Household Hazardous Waste Day is upon us which means spring has sprung! CKS will be hosting this biannual event at the Quigley Landfill on Saturday, May 7th from 10am-4:30pm. For further information, please contact Miles Kenyon at 993-6666 or cksadmin@gmail.com  There was nothing nefarious about last weekend! Thu, 14 Apr 2011 CKS would like to extend a great big 'thank you' to everyone who came out for all of the Seedy Saturday events! It was a great success and it was so wonderful to see how enthusiastic Dawsonites are about local food sustainability! Seedy Saturday Events! Thu, 07 Apr 2011 Everyone is invited to come out this weekend and show your support for local food!The festivities kick off on Friday at 7pm with the movie "...And This is my Garden" being shown at the Danoja Zho Cultural Centre, put on by CKS and the Community Garden. On Saturday, the events continue with Seedy Saturday being held at the arena, including guest speakers, seed exchanges and a free local lunch. Please come out and show your support for local, sustainable food production!  Slaughterhouses on the Decline Thu, 07 Apr 2011 The following is an interesting article on the decline of slaughterhouses from the New York Times.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/08/us/08bcslaughterhouse.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp  CKS AGM Tue, 22 Mar 2011 Please be advised that CKS will be holding an AGM on Wednesday, April 20th, 6pm upstairs at the Yukon College.We will be reviewing finances and projects from 2010, discussing upcoming food security initiatives and electing new board members. Please pass this information along to anyone who may be interested. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Miles Kenyon at cksadmin@gmail.com or 867-993-6666  Seedy Saturday Event Postponed Tue, 08 Feb 2011  Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, the Seedy Saturday Event, scheduled for this coming Saturday, February 12th, has been postponed. Please stay tuned for information about the rescheduled event! We would like to communicate our thanks you to all of those who were working towards this weekend and our apologies for the short notice change. If you have any questions or would like to be involved in the event on its new date, please contact Conservation Klondike at (867)993-6666 or cksadmin@gmail.com  New staff for 2011 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 Conservation Klondike has a new Program Manager. We warmly welcome Miles Kenyon, who is taking on the considerable task of keeping CKS running smoothly. He brings with him some excellent experience and, amazingly, a deep well of enthusiasm not often encountered mid-winter in the Klondike!We bid farewell to Caili Steel, who has been a tremendous gift to the CKS family. We'll truly miss her hardcore dedication and perseverance to this organization over the last year and a half. Continuing for the short term is Rian Lougheed-Smith, who is working on outreach and organizing a conference on promoting local food production and consumption. Stop in and say hi to Miles and Rian at our office on 2nd Ave, and find out about the new initiatives we'll be pursuing in 2011. While you're at it, poke your head into the depot and say thanks to Aaron, Merran, and Chris for their contribution to recycling in Dawson City. 
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