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Yukon First Nation demands fish passage at Mayo dam and support for salmon restoration
Yukon Energy is in the process of relicensing the legacy facility for five years. Built in the 1950s, the dam has since then obstructed the upriver migration of fish, including chinook salmon, whose numbers long declined. The fish aren’t found above the facility anymore.
Increased transit fares centre stage as Whitehorse city council passes $119M operating budget
Perhaps the most eyecatching thing about the budget is property taxes, which are set to increase by 4.62 per cent. The most controversial at the council meeting Monday evening? Transit fares.
Yukoner makes chairs from fire-killed wood, as association pushes for easier access to deadwood
Most lumber sold in the Yukon is trucked up from places like Alberta and British Columbia. Ulrich Trachsel, the owner of Ibex Valley Wood Products, said that doesn't work for him — the costs to the environment and climate are too great.
Judge rules Whitehorse man can stay at his house, orders eviction of others
There are two key pieces to Justice Karen Wenckebach’s decision, which she read out in a Whitehorse courtroom Monday: drug activity at the property in the neighbourhood of Copper Ridge is indeed happening, and it’s having a negative impact on the surrounding community.
Whitehorse man tells court he and his daughter have 'nowhere to go' if evicted under SCAN Act
A Whitehorse man testified in Yukon Supreme Court on Wednesday that he would fall on hard times if he were to be evicted from his home because of alleged "drug activity."
Advocates call on Yukon Energy to consider salmon in plans to relicense Mayo dam
Built in the 1950s, the dam has obstructed the upriver migration of fish, including chinook, whose numbers are a fraction of what they once were. Yukon Energy states in a report there are no salmon upstream of the dam anymore.
Yukon biologist warns impacts to creek near Eagle mine contained, but could reach tipping point
The creek has been heavily monitored since part of the mine — where cyanide is used to process ore — failed in June with an enormous rockslide. Since then, contaminated water has been leaching into the environment. The latest publicly available government data shows cyanide in the creek continues to spike to levels so high fish could be killed.
Without more data, some salmon in B.C. and Yukon could face 'undocumented extinction,' study says
A lack of crucial data in vast Northwestern watersheds risks "undocumented extinction" of some salmon, according to a new study from a B.C.-based environmental group.
Yukon minister confirms leak at Eagle Gold mine, warns creek could see more impacts
The Yukon's Mines Minister John Streicker has confirmed toxic water at the Eagle Gold mine is escaping one of the newly-built storage ponds there.
Proposal to relicense Whitehorse dam clears review hurdle, conservationist calls foul
The board’s evaluation report states the project will have significant adverse impacts on the environment — and people — “in or outside Yukon.”