Haines Junction should consider paid fire chief, says report from village staff
Report suggests hiring full-time chief who doubles as protective services head The Village of Haines Junction in the Yukon could
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$1M CanNor investment looks to boost First Nations-led economy, tourism projects
Canada’s Northern Economic Development Agency is investing $1 million into three First Nation-led projects in Yukon, aimed at boosting the
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1 fatality after small plane crashes at Haines Junction, Yukon, airport
Cessna plane was owned and operated by Burwash Landing-based Rocking Star Adventures Ltd. Yukon’s chief coroner says her office is investigating
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Haines Junction, Yukon residents ask for better pay and support for postmaster
By Katie Todd · CBC Residents say months of short staffing problematic for those accessing medicine, cheques and other goods Some residents
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Land-based healing, education projects in Yukon among Arctic Inspiration Prize finalists
Two Yukon projects focused on land-based education and healing are in the running for this year’s lucrative Arctic Inspiration Prize.
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Canada’s Yukon territory plans to move mental health positions out of communities: internal emails
There’s ‘not a substantial enough caseload to justify an in-community nurse,’ says one email dated May 19 The Yukon government
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Wildfire in Yukon, northwestern Canada quickly spreading
A wildfire burning out of control near Haines Junction, Yukon (northwestern Canada) grew to 494 hectares overnight, putting two properties
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Wildfire near community in northwestern Canada still growing
A wildfire burning near Haines Junction, Yukon, in northwestern Canada, grew to 137 hectares Monday morning. The fire, burning out
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Resident in northwestern Canada warns of ice cave’s dangers after close call
Paul Inglis and his family drove a couple of hours from Whitehorse, Yukon, then hiked another couple of hours to
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