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Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold mine has been evacuated due to the East McQueston fire. (Submitted)

Update: Employees evacuated from Eagle Gold mine due to wildfire

Blaze estimated at more than 3,500 hectares

  • Jul 29, 2023
Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold mine has been evacuated due to the East McQueston fire. (Submitted)
Whitehorse based filmmaker Brendan Preston has always wanted to work with comedian Stephen McGovern. (Dylan MacNeil/Yukon News)
Whitehorse based filmmaker Brendan Preston has always wanted to work with comedian Stephen McGovern. (Dylan MacNeil/Yukon News)
Yukon MP Brendan Hanley attends a press conference in a media room at the Yukon legislative building on April 4. He said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle was bigger than most observers and insiders expected. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Yukon MP Brendan Hanley attends a press conference in a media room at the Yukon legislative building on April 4. He said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle was bigger than most observers and insiders expected. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Teagyn Aatagwéix’i Vallevand is a contemporary beadwork artist. She’s completing a residency at the Kluane Research Station this month. (Courtesy/Teagyn Aatagwéix’i Vallevand)

Art meets science at Kluane Park residency near Haines Junction

Kwanlin Dün artist practices beadwork, hosts workshops at the research station this summer

Teagyn Aatagwéix’i Vallevand is a contemporary beadwork artist. She’s completing a residency at the Kluane Research Station this month. (Courtesy/Teagyn Aatagwéix’i Vallevand)
“Loon Wrangler” Marc Paradis performs some pre-float checks on the centrepiece of <em>Loon Returns</em> a musical and storytelling performance that will be staged on McLean Lake in Whitehorse the evenings of July 28, 29 and 30. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Loon Returns set for encore performances in Whitehorse

“Environmental operetta” staged on the surface of a lake runs July 28-30

“Loon Wrangler” Marc Paradis performs some pre-float checks on the centrepiece of <em>Loon Returns</em> a musical and storytelling performance that will be staged on McLean Lake in Whitehorse the evenings of July 28, 29 and 30. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee speaks at the Yukon emergency medical services awards ceremony on May 23. Close to half of the territory’s rural health centres have been closed or had limited services since May despite the government’s efforts to address health-care worker shortages. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Close to half of Yukon’s health centres have temporarily closed despite government’s efforts

Minister touts progress as three more rural health centres are shuttering due to lack of nurses

Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee speaks at the Yukon emergency medical services awards ceremony on May 23. Close to half of the territory’s rural health centres have been closed or had limited services since May despite the government’s efforts to address health-care worker shortages. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
A White Pass & Yukon Route train pulls into Carcross, Yukon, on July 16. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)

White Pass train and engine workers ink new contract, avoid strike

Full steam ahead for White Pass & Yukon Route workers following acceptance of new labour agreement

A White Pass & Yukon Route train pulls into Carcross, Yukon, on July 16. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)
Wildfire activity closed the Dempster Highway on July 28. (Yukon News Files)

Wildfires close Dempster Highway in northern Yukon

The closure affects an area between the Ogilve River Bridge and just south of Eagle Plains

Wildfire activity closed the Dempster Highway on July 28. (Yukon News Files)
Team Yukon athletes wave flags at the 2012 Arctic Winter Games. (Justin Kennedy/Yukon News)
Team Yukon athletes wave flags at the 2012 Arctic Winter Games opening ceremony in Whitehorse. (Justin Kennedy/Yukon News)
Team Yukon athletes wave flags at the 2012 Arctic Winter Games. (Justin Kennedy/Yukon News)
Team Yukon athletes wave flags at the 2012 Arctic Winter Games opening ceremony in Whitehorse. (Justin Kennedy/Yukon News)
This City of Whitehorse document shows where Chilkoot Way will be upgraded for active transportation. (Courtesy/City of Whitehorse)
This City of Whitehorse document shows where Chilkoot Way will be upgraded for active transportation. (Courtesy/City of Whitehorse)
Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Pauline Frost is chair of the Chiefs Committee on Health. (Yukon News file)

Yukon First Nations to guide implementation of Putting People First report

Chiefs committee will help in the transformation of the health and social system in the Yukon

Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Pauline Frost is chair of the Chiefs Committee on Health. (Yukon News file)
A Yukon University sign is pictured on July 5. The university has released the results of a study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline health-care workers. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon health-care workers faced high burnout during COVID-19: study

Pandemic burnout was higher among women, who faced increased personal and professional demands

A Yukon University sign is pictured on July 5. The university has released the results of a study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline health-care workers. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Yukon RCMP respond in Whitehorse on April 20. (Dana Hathterly/Yukon News)

Yukon man charged with hacking more than 300 computer networks

Affected networks span B.C., Alberta, N.W.T. and the Yukon. Police say no personal data was stolen

Yukon RCMP respond in Whitehorse on April 20. (Dana Hathterly/Yukon News)
The wooden structure at Hidden Valley Elementary School before it was removed. (Courtesy/Hidden Valley Elementary School council)

Hidden Valley Elementary School council wants removed playground equipment replaced

Playground equipment is important for students’ physical and mental wellness, school council argues

The wooden structure at Hidden Valley Elementary School before it was removed. (Courtesy/Hidden Valley Elementary School council)
Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee speaks at the Yukon emergency medical services awards ceremony on May 23. The minister previously promised a walk-in clinic that didn’t have a viable business model. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee speaks at the Yukon emergency medical services awards ceremony on May 23. The minister previously promised a walk-in clinic that didn’t have a viable business model. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)
Break dancers warm up before the competition on the Yukon Arts Centre main stage. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
Break dancers warm up before the competition on the Yukon Arts Centre main stage. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
A Yukon Conservation Officer Service vehicle towing a bear relocation trap. (Yukon Conservation Officer Services/Facebook)

Yukon man charged with failing to manage animal attractants near Burwash Landing

Joszef Suska faces four charges similar to those he pleaded guilty to in 2020

A Yukon Conservation Officer Service vehicle towing a bear relocation trap. (Yukon Conservation Officer Services/Facebook)
Whitehorse resident Sharon Young and her son pose with their dog, Cinnabun, for a holiday photo. Cinnabun was recently injured in an alleged dog attack in Riverdale. (Sharon Young/Submitted)

‘I don’t feel safe’: Whitehorse resident shares story of alleged dog attack

Sharon Young’s dog, Cinnabun, suffered two fractured ribs in an alleged dog attack over the weekend

Whitehorse resident Sharon Young and her son pose with their dog, Cinnabun, for a holiday photo. Cinnabun was recently injured in an alleged dog attack in Riverdale. (Sharon Young/Submitted)
A working group will be struck to address issues regarding the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter, seen on May 3, 2022. (Stephanie Waddell/Yukon News)

Yukon minister takes Whitehorse shelter complaints ‘very seriously’

Working group on Whitehorse Emergency Shelter being struck with Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce

A working group will be struck to address issues regarding the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter, seen on May 3, 2022. (Stephanie Waddell/Yukon News)
The Rampart House site will receive official heritage site designation on July 27. (Courtesy/Yukon Government)

Old Crow site will receive heritage designation on July 27

The site is one of the territory’s earliest trading posts, on the border between the Yukon and Alaska

The Rampart House site will receive official heritage site designation on July 27. (Courtesy/Yukon Government)