Tag Archives: Yukon Government
Yukon firefighters deployed to Alberta and Saskatchewan
Whitehorse, YT - Yukon is sending wildfire crews and equipment to help fight fires in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Thousands in the Prairie provinces have been evacuated due to wildfires and Manitoba and...
Jun 02, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Wildland Fire Management/Government of Yukon.
New Yukon residency pilot aims to boost physician recruitment
Whitehorse, YT - The Yukon is launching a pilot residency program to train family physicians closer to home as part of efforts to improve doctor recruitment and retention in the territory. Developed i...
May 29, 2025 Whitehorse General Hospital on October 23rd. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Dawson City jobs and revenue at risk over placer mining permit delays
Whitehorse, YT - Klondike business leaders are calling on the Yukon government to address mounting delays in placer mining license renewals, warning the backlog is putting hundreds of jobs and nearly ...
May 28, 2025 Photo: CKRW file.
Evacuation alert lifted in Old Crow as flood threat subsides
Whitehorse, YT - An evacuation alert has been lifted for Old Crow after officials confirmed the Porcupine River has dropped below flood levels and the risk of ice jam flooding has passed. The Yukon Go...
May 26, 2025 Ice along the waterfront in Old Crow following flooding on Saturday. Photo Courtesy of Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation/Facebook.
Eagle Gold Mine failure drives Yukon's large GDP decline
Whitehorse, YT - Yukon's 3.3 per cent drop in real GDP last year may not reflect the territory's broader economy, says a senior government economist, who points to the shutdown of the Eagle Gold Mine ...
May 06, 2025 An arial view of the aftermath of a landslide at the heap leach facility at the Eagle Gold Mine. Photo Courtesy of Yukon Government.
North Klondike Highway reopens after washout near Dawson
Whitehorse, YT - The North Klondike Highway near Dawson City has reopened following a washout on Friday. The closure occurred at kilometer 682, between the Dempster Highway cutoff and Henderson Corner...
May 05, 2025 A section of the North Klondike Highway washed out on Friday. Photo Provided by Department of Health and Social Services.
Pelly Crossing Health Centre faces possible 20-day closure due to staffing shortage
Whitehorse, YT - Selkirk First Nation is raising concerns over a possible temporary closure of the Pelly Crossing Health Centre due to a shortage of nursing staff. The Yukon Government has not confirm...
Apr 22, 2025 Pelly Crossing Health Centre is facing a possible 20-day closure due to a nursing shortage. Photo Courtesy of Yukon Government.
Work underway to boost containment of cyanide-laced water at Eagle Gold mine ahead of spring melt
Whitehorse, YT - The Yukon Government says urgent work is underway at the Eagle Gold Mine to manage spring freshet risks including the potential release of cyanide-contaminated water. Officials say Pr...
Apr 21, 2025 An arial view of the aftermath of a landslide at the heap leach facility at the Eagle Gold Mine. Photo Courtesy of Yukon Government.
Eagle Gold Mine receiver declines to testify in Yukon Legislature without court order
Whitehorse, YT - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the court-appointed receiver for Victoria Gold, says it won't testify before the Yukon Legislative Assembly about cleanup efforts at the Eagle Gold Mine ...
Apr 17, 2025 Michelle Grant, PricewaterhouseCoopers Senior Vice President, Corporate Advisory & Restructuring, during a September 20th, 2024 Eagle Gold Mine update. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Yukon urged to add wildland firefighters to presumptive cancer coverage
Whitehorse, YT - Despite the health risks from exposure to toxic chemicals and smoke Yukon has yet to implement presumptive cancer coverage for wildland firefighters prompting renewed calls to adopt t...
Apr 16, 2025 YEU President Justin Lemphers, Wildland Firefighter Alex MacPhail, former Dawson City Fire Chief Jim Regimball and Yukon NDP Leader Kate White are calling on the Yukon Government to expand presumptive cancer coverage. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
