The Shipyards was a riverside squatters community in downtown Whitehorse that symbolized the Old Yukon lifestyle. Shipyards Lament follows the forced eviction of the residents of this neighbourhood, the last of its kind in urban Canada. John Hatch, photographer and free spirit, was a resident of the Shipyards. The documentary follows him as he is forced to give up his home to make way for southern style development: condos, strip malls and fast food joints. John serves as a guide into the homes and hearts of this vanishing community in a powerful lament that illustrates the changing character of Canada's last frontier.
