A year after the Yukon declared a substance use health emergency, the territorial government says it has worked to expand and improve the mental wellness and substance-related services available in the territory. But a community outside of Whitehorse says it hasn't felt the impacts of any of those initiatives.
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In a joint statement issued this month, the chiefs of Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, Tr'ondëk Hwëch’in and the Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nations said the extension shouldn’t have happened, and that they hope the government declines to extend several other permits held by Chance Oil and Gas Limited.