FireSmart Funding Goes to 40 Groups Totaling $850,000

Monday, 21 September 2020 14:14

Wildland Fire Management's new strategic vision includes $1.27 million in new funding for hazard reduction initiatives as well as the creation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans.

Forty local government and non-profit groups are receiving a total of $850,000 through Yukon's FireSmart funding program to remove dangerous forest fuels from areas near their communities.

Municipal and First Nations governments, volunteer fire departments, community associations and a non-profit group are joining forces with the Government of Yukon to improve community wildfire resiliency.

Wildland Fire Management's new strategic vision includes $1.27 million in new funding for hazard reduction initiatives as well as the creation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans.

Minister of Community Services John Streicker said in a statement, The Firesmart Funding Program is an important pillar of our government's new strategic approach to wildfire resiliency. We need our communities at the table to ensure that this vital community safety work respects cultural, environmental and socio-economic priorities.

The FireSmart Funding Program supports forest fuel reduction projects led by local governments and non-profit groups. Launched in 1998, the program has supported Yukon organizations with almost $21 million dollars.

The following organizations have received program funding for 2020–21:

Porter Creek Secondary School - $15,000
Elijah Smith School - $15,000
Hidden Valley School - $15,000
Friends of Mt Sima - $20,000
Mary Lake Community Association - $20,000
Copper Ridge Neighbourhood Association - $20,000
Wolf Creek Community Association - $20,000
Pine Ridge Neighbourhood Association - $20,000
McLean Lake Residents’ Association - $15,000
Ta’än Kwäch’än Council - $25,000
Lorne Mountain Community Association - $20,000
Kwanlin Dün First Nation - $25,000
Spruce Hill Community Association - $20,000
Ibex Valley Volunteer Firefighters Society - $15,000
Porter Creek Community Association - $20,000
Riverdale Community Association - $20,000
South McClintock Citizens’ Association - $20,000
Marsh Lake Emergency Services Society - $15,000
Carcross/Tagish First Nation - $20,000
Tagish Volunteer Fire Department Society - $20,000
Teslin Tlingit Council - $25,000
Village of Teslin - $25,000
Village of Haines Junction - $25,000
Junction Arts and Music Society - $20,000
Kluane First Nation - $25,000
Champagne & Aishihik First Nations - $25,000
White River First Nation - $20,000
Village of Carmacks - $25,000
Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation - $20,000
Selkirk First Nation - $20,000
Town of Faro - $20,000
Ross River Dena Council - $20,000
Dawson City Fire Department - $20,000
Klondike Valley Firefighters Association - $20,000
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in - $25,000
Vuntut Gwitchin Government - $35,000
First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun - $25,000
Keno Community Club - $20,000
Liard First Nation - $35,000
Watson Lake Volunteer Fire Fighters Association - $20,000

FireSmart Funding Goes to 40 Groups Totaling $850,000

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