Yukon launches pared-down school lunch program after Jordan's Principle funding dries up
The new pilot project, which will run until March, 2027, and cost around $7.3 million, funds lunches for all students at schools in Whitehorse, Carmacks, Carcross, Faro and Watson Lake.
#education #funding #Yukon #Whitehorse #Carmacks #Carcross
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-launches-pared-down-school-lunch-program-after-jordan-s-principle-funding-dries-up-9.7061487?cmp=rss

The Carcross Desert in the Yukon from our road trip last month. At 1 square mile, it is the smallest desert in the world. #Carcross #Yukon #Mountains #Desert

Group of Carcross/Tagish First Nation citizens want self-government jobs to be more accessible
Several Carcross/Tagish First Nation citizens say throughout the years requirement for job positions within their government have changed, making them out-of-reach for some citizens. They want to see a change.
#politics #government #jobs #Carcross #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/carcross-yukon-self-government-protest-1.7591231?cmp=rss

Had a shore excursion today from #Skagway up to #Carcross in Yukon Territory. Beautiful part of the world!!

As caribou populations recover in Yukon's Southern Lakes region, communities look to reconnect with the herds
First Nations youth in the Yukon’s Southern Lakes region may soon have the opportunity to hunt a caribou for the first time in their lives. That's after nine government leaders signed the Southern Lakes Car...
#environment #hunting #community #wildlife #YukonsSouthernLakesregion #Carcross
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/southern-lakes-caribou-new-relationship-plan-1.7556422?cmp=rss

At Bennett Lake, Carcross yesterday, my child chased a dust devil on the beach. #Yukon #Carcross #Sand #SilentSunday

The White Pass & Yukon Route railway swing bridge in #Carcross, built in 1900. Still in use during the summers, though it has been fixed in place since 1969.

Captured on September 18, 2022 on the traditional territory of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation.

#Yukon #Canada #fall

Indigenous land guardians help guide military training exercises in Carcross, Yukon
For the first time, Carcross/Tagish First Nation elders and land guardians helped plan and execute annual Canadian Armed Forces exercises in the Yukon.
#military #environment #land #training #Carcross #Yukon
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/indigenous-land-guardians-help-guide-military-training-exercises-in-carcross-yukon-1.7467368?cmp=rss

Indigenous land guardians help guide military training exercises in Carcross, Yukon
For the first time, Carcross/Tagish First Nation elders and land guardians helped plan and execute annual Canadian Armed Forces exercises in the Yukon.
#military #environment #land #training #Carcross #Yukon
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/indigenous-land-guardians-help-guide-military-training-exercises-in-carcross-yukon-1.7467368?cmp=rss

Indigenous land guardians help guide military training exercises in Carcross, Yukon
For the first time, Carcross/Tagish First Nation elders and land guardians helped plan and execute annual Canadian Armed Forces exercises in the Yukon.
#military #environment #land #training #Carcross #Yukon
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/indigenous-land-guardians-help-guide-military-training-exercises-in-carcross-yukon-1.7467368?cmp=rss