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Rugged Apprentices pilot program completes three voluntourism projects in Yukon communities
Over two days, 33 visitors from across Canada arrived as “voluntourists” to help improve Yukon tourism infrastructure while enjoying the sights and culture of the territory.
Archdeacon McDonald Memorial and Saint Luke’s churches receive Yukon Historic Site designation
Archdeacon McDonald Memorial and St. Luke’s churches in Old Crow have been designated as the eleventh Yukon Historic Site.
Signing Ceremony Held for Tséi Zhéłe / Sinwaa Éex’i Yé / Conrad Historic Site Management Plan
The Carcross/Tagish First Nation and the Government of Yukon have signed an official management plan for the Tséi Zhéłe / Sinwaa Éex’i Yé / Conrad Historic Site.
Canadian culture and heritage minister meetings wrap up
Minister of Tourism and Culture Ranj Pillai shared the Yukon’s plan for pandemic recovery with federal, provincial, and territorial Canadian culture and heritage Ministers’.
New collaborative heritage awareness campaign underway
Yukon’s Living Heritage campaign aims to educate Yukoners about heritage resources, their value and what to do with chance finds.
Express Micro-grant for creative and cultural industries to improve funding accessibility
Express Micro-grant offers quick and simple access to funding for short-term, emergent economic and growth opportunities in the creative and cultural industries.
Statement from Minister Pillai on the 2022 Arctic Arts Summit
Minister of Tourism and Culture Ranj Pillai has issued the following statement:
New partnership initiative to support Yukon's emerging Indigenous artists
Today the Government of Yukon and the Canada Council for the Arts announced a new partnership initiative to support Yukon's emerging Indigenous artists and cultural carriers.
Public events for Arctic Arts Summit begin this weekend
Public programming for the 2022 Arctic Arts Summit begins this weekend.
Mummified baby woolly mammoth found by gold miner in the Klondike
A remarkable and rare find of a mummified baby woolly mammoth was discovered in the Klondike goldfields. This marks the best-preserved mammoth found in North America.
Date modified: 2026-05-27