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Yukon and Alaska governments collaborate on funding request for Shakwak Project
October 22, 2018
Government of Yukon collaborates with Alaska on massive Shakwak funding application.
Government of Yukon releases What We Heard on new ATIPP Act
October 15, 2018
Find out what Yukoners had to say about the proposed changes to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Government of Yukon plans the future of the Dawson City ice bridge
October 5, 2018
Government of Yukon gets help from the National Research Council of Canada to develop a way forward for the Dawson City ice bridge.
New ATIPP legislation tabled in the Legislative Assembly
October 3, 2018
Modernized act will increase access to information while protecting personal privacy.
Airport emergency exercise successful
October 2, 2018
Fire and emergency crews at the Whitehorse airport, along with airport personnel, were on hand today to simulate a full-scale aviation emergency.
Government of Yukon and partners promote Back to School Safety campaign
September 6, 2018
Yukoners may have noticed blue no-parking zones showing up near some Whitehorse schools. Find out what they mean.
Paving of the Dawson City airport runway set to take off next year
August 28, 2018
Dawson City airport runway paving set to take off next year.
Local company awarded Yukon’s air ambulance value-driven contract
July 17, 2018
The Government of Yukon announced today that it awarded the air ambulance services contract to Alkan Air.
Pavement upgrades underway at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
July 10, 2018
Runway work at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport is starting this week.
Government of Yukon advances modern Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
May 23, 2018
A survey, presenting nine key proposed changes, is available for public review and comment from May 22 to July 20, 2018.