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Yukon research on geothermic energy gets $2M federal boost

Yukon research on geothermic energy gets $2M federal boost Philippe Morin © Lorraine Bumstead The Liard River Hot Springs are considered the second-largest in Canada. The chief of the Liard First Nation in Watson Lake says he d like to see geothermal power heating greenhouses and used in other ways to offset diesel use. Three Yukon First Nations are set to further explore their lands potential for geothermal power, with help from a new $2 million federal initiative announced Thursday.  It will see funding from Canada s National Research Council help the Yukon Geological Survey work with the Liard First Nation, Teslin Tlingit Council and Kluane First Nation. 

Whitehorse Daily Star: A Burwash school makes progress

A school for Burwash Landing – sought for more than a century – is inching closer to reality. On Thursday, the Yukon government and Kluane First Nation announced that a tender for an Owner’s Advisor has been posted on Yukon Bids and Tenders. The Owner’s Advisor will provide expertise and guidance on the new school project. The tender is scheduled to close in February. “Moving the current Kluane Lake School from Destruction Bay to Burwash Landing has been a longstanding request of Kluane First Nation,” the government and First Nation said in a statement. In June 2020, they signed a memorandum of understanding outlining a commitment to plan and construct a new school in Burwash Landing, which is off the North Alaska Highway south of Beaver Creek.

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