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July 1997

(From Dear Grapevine)

I live in a remote town here in the Yukon Territories. Watson Lake boasts a population of about 1,700 residents. Our nearest city is Whitehorse, over 280 miles away, where two-thirds of the Yukon’s population lives.

My home group has one meeting a week. Attendance is minimal. Sometimes I feel that because the same few people show up, my spirituality becomes deadened. Not often is there any new input into the group. Living in a small town doesn’t readily lend itself to change, so it’s easy to become complacent. In addition, our active involvement in AA as a whole is very restricted. Yet because I’ve decided to go to any length to stay sober, I’m always grateful for our Monday night meeting. The scarcity of our members and the lack of more meetings just makes me more aware of the true meaning of Tradition One: “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.”

The Watson Lake group started with two dedicated members who faithfully attended each week for the first year and a half. These members set a fine example for me; they are living proof that it only takes two to have a meeting.

Living here in the Yukon, which is above the national average in alcohol consumption, I feel blessed to be a member of the Monday night meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Watson Lake. I want to thank each and every member for my sobriety.

Susan W.

Watson Lake, Yukon Territories