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Statement from the Government of Yukon on Alaska’s pre-season restrictions for Chinook fisheries
June 8, 2021
Minister of Environment Nils Clarke has released the following statement in response to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s May 28 announcement.
Committees established to oversee implementation of Putting People First and Our Clean Future plans
June 7, 2021
Committees struck to oversee the implementation of Putting People First and Our Clean Future plans.
Statement on the release of the report on Mental Health Services in Rural Yukon by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada
June 7, 2021
OAG report is favourable overall and offers positive support for the progress made since 2016 in improving mental health and substance use services in rural Yukon communities.
Four new COVID-19 cases confirmed; outbreak identified at mine site
June 5, 2021
Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Brendan Hanley confirms four new cases of COVID-19.
Government of Yukon and Yukon First Nations leaders reconfirm their commitment to collaboration at the Yukon Forum
June 4, 2021
The Government of Yukon and First Nations leaders discuss joint priorities at the Yukon Forum.
Partners to the Canadian Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement release a joint statement in response to the suspension of oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
June 4, 2021
Joint statement in response to the suspension of oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Next steps for Yukon First Nation School Board outlined in newly signed agreement
June 3, 2021
The Government of Yukon and 10 Yukon First Nations sign framework agreement that sets out the process for creating a First Nation School Board under the Education Act.
Yukon Advisory Committee recognizes release of the National Action Plan to End Violence against Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
June 3, 2021
Today marks the release of the 2021 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People National Action Plan.
Improving school zone safety in Whitehorse
June 2, 2021
School zone safety in Whitehorse improving with Gas Tax Fund.
FireSmart funding program helps 36 groups build wildfire-resilient communities
June 2, 2021
Thirty-six groups from across Yukon are receiving a total of $1.1 million in FireSmart funding to remove forest fuels from areas near their communities.