Find information about past emergencies in the Yukon, including flood relief funding, engineering reports, and opportunities to participate in after-action reviews.
An After-Action Review is now underway for the 2023 Mayo wildfire evacuation. If you were affected by this event, we want to hear from you about your experience. This will help identify what worked well and what needs to be improved for future emergency responses.
You can provide feedback by:
- Public meeting
- When: Monday, February 19, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Where: Village of Mayo Community Hall, 310 6th Ave, Mayo, Yukon
- Survey for affected residents: Click here to take the survey (available until March 1).
- For more information: Please contact Loomex (the company conducting the review on behalf of Yukon government).
- Email: TalbotCreek@Loomex.ca
An After-Action Review is now underway for the 2023 Klondike flooding. If you were affected by this flooding, we want to hear from you about your experience. This will help identify what worked well and what needs to be improved for future emergency responses.
You can provide feedback by:
- Public meeting: Attend in person or virtually.
- When: Tuesday, January 23rd, 5:30pm-7:30pm
- Where: Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Hall, 1242 Front St, Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0
- Attend virtually: Click here to attend by Zoom.
- Survey for affected residents: Click here to take the survey.
- For more information: Please contact Zoe Morrison, Project Engagement Lead at Stantec (the company conducting the review on behalf of Yukon government).
- Phone: 867-332-3286
- Email: zoe.morrison@stantec.com
Severe flooding occurred in the Klondike region in spring 2023, affecting homes, roads, and highways. Impacted communities and subdivisions in the Klondike Valley included:
- Bear Creek
- Dawson City, including Tr'ondëk Hwëchʼin/C4, Dredge Pond subdivisions
- Henderson Corner
- Rock Creek
In winter 2021-22 we had record snowpack in most Yukon watersheds followed by a cold spring with delayed snowmelt. Flooding, landslides and highway washouts occurred throughout the spring and summer.
Communities impacted included:
- Carmacks;
- Cowley Creek;
- Dawson;
- Fox Lake;
- Ibex Valley;
- Lake Laberge:
- Liard;
- Marsh Lake
- McConnell Lake;
- Old Crow;
- Pelly Crossing;
- Ross River;
- Tagish; and
- Teslin.
Applications for flood relief grants or loans closed on November 25, 2022.
View the engineering reports commissioned to advise the Yukon government on 2022 flood response and recovery:
McConnell Lake flooding - project summary outlining planned scope of work
McConnell Lake flooding - technical report
McConnell Lake flooding - memo, monitoring well installation
Read the after action summary from the 2022 flooding:
In the spring and summer of 2021 we mounted the largest flood relief effort in the territory’s history. Flooding occurred in Carmacks, Teslin, Lake Laberge and the Southern Lakes region.
High water in many lakes and rivers caused flooding in many communities. The melting of higher than average snowpack in many watersheds also played a key role.
On July 9, 2021, the Government of Yukon declared a state of emergency. This was in response to the flooding, specifically in the Southern Lakes region and Lake Laberge.
If you live in Marsh Lake, you can download an application to have flood berms on your property removed by Government of Yukon. You can also download an application to be reimbursed for berm removal work you have undertaken.
Applications for flood relief grants or loans closed in July 2022.
View the engineering reports commissioned to advise the Yukon government on 2021 flood response and recovery:
Stantec report on Marsh Lake flood mitigation options (published Jan. 6, 2023)
Read the after action review from the 2021 flooding:
If you have questions, email emo.yukon@yukon.ca or phone 867-667-5220.