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Yukon to host 2020 Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference
July 17, 2019
Yukon to host energy and mines ministers next year and coordinate work on several national initiatives.
Have your say on proposed forest resources management plan
June 18, 2019
Public engagement is now open for the recommended forest resources management plan for the Whitehorse and Southern Lakes area
Homeowners, businesses and communities to save money with energy efficiency upgrades
June 7, 2019
The Government of Canada and the Government of Yukon are taking action on climate change by helping reduce energy waste.
Interim Electrical Rebate renewed
May 31, 2019
The Government of Yukon renews Interim Electrical Rebate for 2019-20.
Land lease brings Mount Nansen sale one step closer to completion
May 8, 2019
The Government of Yukon approves land lease of 850 hectares as part of the sale of the abandoned Mount Nansen Mine site.
Yukon Prospectors Hall of Fame celebrated with refurbished display
May 7, 2019
The Yukon Prospector’s Association Hall of Fame has been relocated to the Yukon College’s Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining.
Electric vehicle fast-chargers coming to Whitehorse and Carcross
May 3, 2019
Three new fast-chargers are part of project testing the range and efficiency of operating electric vehicles in the North’s cold climate.
Yukon First Nations tour biomass facilities in the North
April 18, 2019
The Government of Yukon and Yukon First Nations tour biomass facilities in the territory and Alaska to learn about technologies and systems that work
Agreement reached for the Yukon Resource Gateway Project
April 4, 2019
The Government of Yukon and Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation have signed an agreement for development of a new road that will enable mining traffic
Dawson Regional Land Use Planning Commission formed
March 7, 2019
Yukon and Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in governments have formed the Dawson Regional Land Use Plan Commission.