New traffic act proposes multi-use cards, red-light cameras, …
WEB1 day ago · New traffic act proposes multi-use cards, red-light cameras, immediate sanctions. Yukon highways minister has tabled Traffic Safety Act to replace Motor Vehicle Act. People commute over the Robert Campbell Bridge in Whitehorse on Sept. 25, 2024. A new Traffic Safety Act has been put forward to replace the existing Motor Vehicle Act.
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WEBOct 5, 2024 · Yukon's population growth driven by migration and natural increase. Statistics Canada reports the Yukon’s population grew by 2.7 per cent to 46,704. Oct 5, 2024 5:30 AMRead more >.
Lessons learned from COVID-19 vaccine rollout will inform Yukon’s ...
WEBDec 15, 2023 · The first vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to be used in the Yukon is held on Feb. 1, 2021. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file) The Yukon government will be updating its emergency plans with lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic including the auditor general’s report on COVID-19 vaccine rollout. …
Teachers’ union hits impasse with Yukon government over pay but …
WEB2 days ago · In the press release, the union said Yukon’s inflation from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2024, went up 16.5 per cent. The union argues the math works out to a one-per-cent general wage increase over the next three years. The release compares the wage increase for teachers to the 24-per-cent general wage increase nurses saw in their last ...
A week dominated by funding announcements to tackle Yukon’s …
WEBMar 1, 2024 · At the summit, he also announced nearly $13 million in government funding to support the housing project at the former downtown inn. “I’m happy to announce today that we will be providing now $12.9 million in funding. And this includes $7.9 million for the construction and renovation work needed to open its doors by 2026,” Pillai said.
Millions in funding released to help Yukon’s flood ... - Yukon News
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Millions in funding released to help Yukon’s flood recovery and hazard mapping efforts. Feds pledge $8.7 million to assist Yukon’s recovery following spring floods in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Flood waters encroach on a cabin near Tagish on July 7, 2021. (Stephanie Newsome/Yukon News files)
Yukon minister praises partnerships as health authority law passes
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Passing the Yukon’s Health Authority Act is a “monumental step” toward transforming the health-care system in partnership with Yukon First Nations and Yukoners across the territory, according to Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee. “This is the most important progressive health authority legislation probably in, most certainly in the country, and probably in the world ...
Yukon government clarifies foreign worker program intake …
WEBJun 8, 2024 · 00:05:41. The Yukon government wants to be clear: the intake for the Yukon nominee program is temporarily paused for Whitehorse-based businesses because it has surpassed its cap and a backlog of current applications continues to be processed. The program is intended to help employers fill job openings by bringing in foreign workers.
Yukon's population growth driven by migration and natural increase
WEB6 days ago · 00:02:11. The Yukon’s population reached 46,704 as of July 1, marking an increase of 1,241 people or 2.7 per cent from the previous year, according to preliminary post-census estimates released by Statistics Canada. The Yukon’s growth rate was slightly below the national average of three per cent. Despite this, Yukon had the fifth highest ...
Ice buildup at hydro plant justifies backup LNG, diesel: Yukon Energy
WEBMar 7, 2024 · 00:05:26. An ice buildup at Aishihik hydro plant in late January justifies the need for sources of “firm winter power” like LNG, diesel and backup rented diesel units, according to a recent online update from the Yukon Energy Corporation, often referred to as Yukon Energy or YEC. These backup sources allow Yukon Energy to meet growing peak ...