Dawson City, Yukon's new $890K fire truck rolls into town
To Mike Masserey, it's the "Pride of Dawson," or, "King of the Yukon." And the Dawson City fire chief says he's pretty sure there's no other vehicle quite like it in the North.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/the-pride-of-dawson-the-king-of-the-yukon-dawson-citys-new-firetruck-rolls-into-town-9.7152133?cmp=rss
Yukon government approves permit for Gladiator Metals exploration project in Whitehorse
B.C.-based Gladiator Metals has been granted a class 3 quartz exploration permit for a five-year term. The company is planning an exploration program on mineral claims both within and outside of Whitehorse city limits, to take place year-round.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/gladiator-metals-exploration-project-permit-9.7152581?cmp=rss
THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
I found a mysterious man named John O'Brien in my York Factory Express journals. And then I realized he appears in all my stories: he is on the northwest coast, and also turns up in the #Yukon. #YorkFactoryExpress #ThreeJourneysNorth #HBCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/john-obrien/
Yukon First Nation reduces community safety and wellness program services
The Carcross/Tagish First Nation has reduced its community safety and wellness program services. The First Nation said the program’s pilot funding from the federal government ended March 31, due to updated program rules.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/carcross-tagish-first-nation-community-safety-program-cuts-9.7150880?cmp=rss

#Yukon First Nation declares caribou herd to be ‘living ecological person’ in law to protect it.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ross-river-finlayson-caribou-ecological-person-9.7150529

Yukon First Nation declares caribou herd to be ‘living ecological person’ | CBC News

With a proposed mine on its traditional territory, the Ross River Dena Council wants additional protection for the Finlayson caribou herd. It says the declaration reinforces its role as "guardians" of the herd.

CBC
Yukon First Nation reduces community safety and wellness program services
The Carcross/Tagish First Nation has reduced its community safety and wellness program services. The First Nation said the program’s pilot funding from the federal government ended March 31, due to updated program rules.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/carcross-tagish-first-nation-community-safety-program-cuts-9.7150880?cmp=rss

🇨🇦 Yukon First Nation declares caribou herd to be ‘living ecological person’

The Ross River Dena Council says the decision is meant to protect caribou from industrial development

#Yukon #FirstNation #Indigenous
#Canada #Nature #Environment
#Culture

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ross-river-finlayson-caribou-ecological-person-9.7150529

Yukon First Nation declares caribou herd to be ‘living ecological person’ | CBC News

With a proposed mine on its traditional territory, the Ross River Dena Council wants additional protection for the Finlayson caribou herd. It says the declaration reinforces its role as "guardians" of the herd.

CBC
Yukon First Nation declares caribou herd to be ‘living ecological person’
With a proposed mine on its traditional territory, the Ross River Dena Council wants additional protection for the Finlayson caribou herd. It says the declaration reinforces its role as "guardians" of the herd.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ross-river-finlayson-caribou-ecological-person-9.7150529?cmp=rss
Yukon government passes bill to allow it to halt health authority, minister says
The Yukon government has passed legislation that the health minister says gives it the legal authority to press pause on the implementation of a proposed health authority in the territory.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/health-authority-implementation-pause-9.7150780?cmp=rss
Commission issues recommended land use plan for Yukon's vast Dawson region
A proposed land use plan for an area representing 10 per cent of Yukon land mass has been released, with detailed recommendations on where and what sort of development can happen in the region.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/commission-issues-recommended-land-use-plan-for-yukon-s-vast-dawson-region-9.7150259?cmp=rss