When Matthew Lien sits down at his Yamaha C7 grand piano, it’s as if the stresses of his life dissipate with every note.
So when his business and his mother’s health began to fail last year, Lien found he needed the soft trill of his piano more than ever.
Last October, Lien’s mother had a stroke while visiting him in his Whitehorse home from San Diego. On top of the health scare, Lien had to manage her exorbitant medical bill while figuring out how to move her up North, as she can
no longer live on her own.
Life almost back to normal in Yukon, but tourism sector needs the world to catch up
Low COVID-19 case numbers and a high vaccination rate are starting to make life feel normal again in Dawson City, Yukon. But for locals who work in the city s tourism industry, it s vital that the rest of the world can visit again soon.
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Lana Welchman recently attended a concert, featuring the band Jared Klok, in Dawson City, Yukon. (Annie Kierans/CBC)