WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is urging the Liberal government to respond and act on serious issues noted in various reports, from area business owners, the City of Whitehorse, and from the public about the state of disarray outside the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter.
“June 13, 2023, marks a milestone in the Yukon’s long and storied history.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition would like to commend the Yukon government and everyone involved with the development and the release of the Implementation Plan for Changing the Story to Upholding Dignity and Justice: Yukon’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ People Strategy. The Yukon Advisory Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit+ People released the 48-page strategy on June 6.
WHITEHORSE – As the 2022-2023 school year draws to a close, many educators as well as parents are looking ahead to August and the logistics of starting the 2023-2024 school year.
“I want to thank outgoing Commissioner Angélique Bernard for her service to the Yukon.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is urging the Liberal government to ensure the Yukon Women’s Coalition is properly consulted, and included in, negotiations on the funding agreement and implementation plan for the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is calling on the Yukon government to work with their federal counterparts and US officials to help expedite the emergency opening of the Canada-US border crossing west of Dawson as a second road access to the Klondike.
WHITEHORSE – April numbers from the Yukon Bureau of Statistics (YBS) show for the fifth month in a row, Whitehorse continues to lead Canada’s year-over-year inflation rate. The YBS says the rate for Whitehorse was 5.8 per cent – that is almost 1.5 per cent over the national average. Whitehorse also leads our northern neighbours in Yellowknife and Iqaluit by almost one and two percentage points respectfully.
WHITEHORSE – Having driven investment away from the Yukon’s housing and rental markets with their poorly thought out policies, the territorial Liberal government is now turning to Ontario.
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