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YG, City of Whitehorse to double mutual aid protocol

Monday, 9 November 2026 at 11:28

By Stuart Cardinal Bonell

L-R; Minister Cory Bellmore (CS); Whitehorse Mayor Kirk Cameron; Minister Ted Laking (EMR); Shane Skarnulis (EMO); Tony Badry (ATCO); Matthew Rushworthy (Yukon Energy) (Photo: Submitted)

New agreement will double the amount of electricity demand that can be removed from the grid.

The Government of Yukon and the City of Whitehorse have signed an agreement to expand participation in Yukon Energy’s mutual aid protocol.

In a joint media release, the Yukon government and the City said that the agreement will double the amount of electricity demand that can be removed from the grid from 1.4 megawatts to 2.8 megawatts by including additional government buildings.

According to the release, the City of Whitehorse is adding the Public Safety Building and the Whitehorse Operations Building to the mutual aid protocol, while the Yukon government is adding Copper Ridge Place, the Jim Smith Building, Yukon University, and the Justice Centre.

These buildings join the Canada Games Centre and Whistle Bend Place, which have been ready to participate in previous years.

In the release, the Yukon government says that this is the latest step to address winter electricity demand, following its Dependable Grid Program and new incentives to participate in Yukon Energy’s Peak Smart Program.

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