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Yukon Government Issues Special Permit to Authorize Spending of Additional 20 Million Dollars on Territorial Infrastructure

Thursday, 14 February 2019 11:56

Dawson City is one community benefiting from the infrastructure investments.

The Yukon Government says many municipal and First Nations infrastructure projects receiving the federal funding are ahead of schedule and that the special permit will provide numerous economic advantages to rural Yukon communities.

The Yukon Government has issued a special warrant to provide authorization for an additional $20 million dollars to be spent on territorial infrastructure and land development in rural communities this fiscal year.

A special warrant can be used by government to obtain approval for certain projects or decisions when the Legisltive Assembly is not in session.

Minister of Finance Sandy Silver says First Nations and municipal projects receiving the the federal infrastructure funding are progressing faster than originally expected, and $15 million would go to infrastructure development while another $5 million dollars would go to land development.

Infrastructure structure projects benefiting from the funding include;

-Teslin drainage and road resurfacing

-completion of the Ross River Lagoon

-Dawson Front Street and Turner Street water and sewer upgrades

-ongoing construction of the F.H. Collins Track and field in Whitehorse

-Mayo water and sewer upgrades and new reservoir

According to Yukon Government, the special warrant will also make rural communities take full advantage of federal funding opportunities  and better address the priorities of infrastructure projects in the Territory.

According to Yukon Government, the majority of  land development funds currently are being directed towards Phase 4 of Whitehorse's Whistle Bend subdivisions,  which will provide an additional 196 building lots in the city.

The Yukon Government is also set to release up to seven rural and urban residential lot parcels in various Whitehorse subdivisions by spring of 2019.

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