Yukon government signs MOU on wildland fire management with Carcross/Tagish First Nation

A wildfire burns in this file photo. The Yukon government and Carcross/Tagish First Nation have signed an MOU on wildland fire management. (Black Press file photo)
The agreement will help combat and reduce the risk of fires and create new jobs
Lia Hinchey (far right) on the podium alongside the top athletes in the U16-57kg division at the 2023 Open Championships in Montreal. (Courtesy/Judo Yukon)

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Carolyn Relf (left) presents Ryan Sylvestre (right) with his late father Ken’s Yukon Sports Hall of Fame induction. The presentation included Ken’s photo that hang on the Hall of Fame wall at Sport Yukon as well as an art print with plaque for the Sylvestre family. (Courtesy/Mike McCann)

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