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Audit needed to expose systemic problems that led to Yukon mine's failure, chief says
The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun has called on the Auditor General of Canada to launch a performance audit of the territorial and federal governments, to uncover underlying systemic problems that led to the failure, which saw roughly four million tonnes of ore being treated with cyanide solution slide off a heap at the mine site, with about half the material leaving containment.
Proposed protected area in Yukon is about recognizing Indigenous sovereignty, says conservationist
The Ross River Dena Council in the Yukon is accommodating the territorial and federal governments to potentially create its Indigenous protected area, not the other way around, says a conservationist.
First Nation, Yukon and federal gov'ts agree to look into new protected area
A memorandum of understanding, signed on Friday, stems from the Ross River Dena Council's proposal to create an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA) that would be roughly 41,000 square kilometres in size.
Rural Yukoners say Canada Post strike hitting them particularly hard
Whitehorse has access to other courier services, including FedEx and Purolator, but in rural and remote communities like Pelly Crossing and Destruction Bay, Canada Post is the only postal service around.
Main backer of proposed mineral exploration project near Haines, Alaska, pulls out
An Alaska Native tribe and conservationists say they've notched a win over a mineral exploration project near Haines, Alaska, now that the main financial backer of the Palmer project has bailed.
What's in the groundwater beneath Whitehorse? Research suggests some high levels of uranium
The research states that 30 per cent of samples contain uranium above limits. One site registered levels 20 times higher than acceptable concentrations set by Health Canada.
Yukon behind on protecting vulnerable species, study says
The Yukon doesn’t have its own species at risk legislation, unlike other jurisdictions and existing law like the Wildlife Act only protects five per cent of species. A new study calls on the territory to publicly list vulnerable species and implement legislation.
Yukon gov't again reports emissions down per resident, while total emissions continue to climb
Carbon emissions across the territory continue to rise, states the Yukon government's latest progress report on Our Clean Future, its climate change strategy. But per-person emissions have gone down.
A creek near the Eagle Gold mine in Yukon sees mercury levels spike
Water quality guidelines for mercury are 0.02 micrograms per litre of water. Several results show that levels at four sites are far above that threshold. During the second week of October, one value close to the mine was more than seven times the acceptable level.
Federal committee hears Yukon River salmon are imperiled. Now, it's calling on governments to act
Don’t look at Yukon River salmon as just statistics but as animals that are part of a vast — and complex — ecosystem. That’s the throughline of a new report tabled in the House of Commons by a federal fisheries committee, which has proposed 37 recommendations, mostly aimed at Ottawa.