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Llanidloes Community Centre was packed to capacity for the Thanksgiving Service and Musical Celebration of The Queens Platinum Jubilee.

Child care, hydro expansion among federal budget highlights for Yukoners The latest federal budget is getting praise from some Yukoners, especially when it comes to child care, the environment and hydro projects. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 21, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 21 We need to ensure that there is quality and good daycare for families that choose to have two parents working, said Kristina Craig, executive director of the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition.(Mike Rudyk...

Panel recommends bold, transformative overhaul of Yukon mining industry Yukons mining regime needs a major overhaul, according to the final report from an independent panel appointed by the territorial government. The Mineral Development Strategy report was released Thursday. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 16, 2021 11:34 AM CT | Last Updated: April 16 A mining claim in Dawson City, Yukon. An independent panel appointed by the Yukon government says its time for new mining laws in the t...

If you ignored the face masks for a moment, you could stroll through any of the larger communities in the North and almost imagine that the COVID-19 pandemic hadn’t really happened. People would give you a wider berth as you passed on the sidewalk, and you might notice a stronger sense of “buy local” among the shoppers in the stores you visit. But people would be out and about. The streets would be busy, much as they were before the pandemic. Almost. Indeed, a superficial scan of the data...

It calls for rewriting both the Quartz Mining Act and the Yukon Placer Mining Act. The strategy recommends a much greater role in oversight of the industry by Yukon First Nations, and greater procurement opportunities for First Nations. It recommends greater opportunities for First Nations to gain equity in mining projects. It suggests an overhaul of the collection resource revenue royalties. The strategy recommends the promotion of mining in the territory be transferred from the Department of ...