Yukon Water Board approves new 20-year licence for Whitehorse dam
Decision was last major hurdle for Yukon Energy to keep operating the contentious facility The Yukon Water Board has approved
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Yukon Water Board
Concerns about environment front and centre at Whitehorse dam hearing
By Julien Greene The hearing, one of the largest since the Yukon Water Board’s inception, came to a close Friday
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Conservationists, Yukon First Nation say decision on Whitehorse dam could help salmon
By Julien Greene Some Yukoners say there’s a lot the territorial and federal governments have done right with a recent
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Yukon Water Board allows temporary release of more contaminated water from Victoria Gold mine
The Yukon Water Board has approved an emergency licence amendment for Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold mine that will temporarily allow
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Yukon Water Board treated Victoria Gold unfairly over $74M security increase: judge
Judge acknowledges case largely moot since company was placed into receivership The Yukon Water Board acted unfairly when it raised
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Board approves emergency plan to prevent tailings spill at Yukon’s Mount Nansen mine site
The Yukon Water Board has approved a plan that’s meant to reduce the risk of a catastrophic tailings spill this
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Yukon judge grants stay to mining company over higher security payment
A Yukon Supreme Court judge has paused part of a security payment contested by the territory’s largest mine, ruling the company’s
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Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security
Water board ordered company to post $104.9M in security after review, up from $30.7M The Victoria Gold Corp. is taking
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