WHITEHORSE – Longtime Yukon educator and sports advocate Peter Grundmanis has announced he is seeking the Yukon Party nomination in Mountainview for the 2025 territorial election, which must be held on or before November 3. He has lived in the riding for decades.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party is committed to addressing a major error committed by the Liberal government: the lack of consultation on, and poor location for, the École Whitehorse Elementary School (EWES) replacement project. The Liberals’ lack of consultation and selection process was enabled by the territorial NDP, which did not prioritize school planning in their coalition Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA).
WHITEHORSE – Former Yukon Party Interim Leader and long-time MLA Stacey Hassard has announced that he will not seek another term.
WHITEHORSE – Private sector advocate, committed volunteer, and local businessperson Linda Benoit will be the Yukon Party candidate in the new riding of Whistle Bend South in the 2025 territorial election. Nominations for the riding closed at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24. Benoit was acclaimed.
“On behalf of my Yukon Party Caucus colleagues, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to Mike Pemberton on his election as the new leader of the Yukon Liberal Party, and in the coming days, the Yukon’s 11th premier.
WHITEHORSE – Health care worker and small business owner Aurora Viernes will represent the Yukon Party on the ballot in the 2025 territorial election in Riverdale South. Viernes was acclaimed as the candidate as no other nominations were submitted before the 5 p.m. deadline on June 17.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition calls on the Liberal government to follow up on promises made by the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources during the Spring Sitting of the Legislative Assembly to source Yukon logs for Yukon log home builders.
WHITEHORSE – Former President of the Association of Yukon Communities and City Councillor Ted Laking will be the Yukon Party candidate in Porter Creek Centre for the upcoming territorial election. Nominations for the riding closed at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10. Laking was acclaimed.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is pleased to see that the federal government has signed a March 19, 2025, agreement to fund permanent flood mitigation measures that help protect the community of Carmacks and the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation.
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