News Releases and Advisories
Tourism Industry Association disappointed in government’s disregard for the Peel plan
Whitehorse Star February 17, 2012TIA Yukon displeased by Peel plan interventionTHE TOURISM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF THE YUKON (TIA YUKON) CALLS ITSELF DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE YUKON GOVERNMENT’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF EIGHT NEW CORE PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE MODIFICATIONS TO THE FINAL RECOMMENDED PEEL WATERSHED REGIONAL LAND USE PLAN.By Whitehorse Star on February 17, 2012 at 6:06 pmThe [Learn more]
Whitehorse Star February 15, Yukon government has broken a spell of silence on the Peel
THE YUKON GOVERNMENT HAS BROKEN A SPELL OF SILENCE AND COME UP WITH A SET OF EIGHT GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR PLANNING THE PEEL WATERSHED. Whse Star, By Nadine Sander-Green on February 15, 2012 at 5:23 pm The Yukon government has broken a spell of silence and come up with a set of eight guiding principles [Learn more]
Yukon government announces plans to open Peel Watershed up to industrial development
YUKON NEWS: FEBRUARY 15, 2012 OPEN THE PEEL TO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: CATHERS Wednesday February 15, 2012 By John Thompson The Yukon government wants to allow industrial development in most of the Peel Watershed, Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Brad Cathers announced Tuesday. “We see that as taking a balanced approach that shifts the debate from [Learn more]
CPAWS Response to the Final Recommended Peel Watershed Land Use Plan
Whitehorse, Yukon (July 25, 2011) CPAWS-Yukon and the Yukon Conservation Society are giving their support to the Final Recommended Plan for the Peel Watershed. “It is a tough compromise, but one that we can live with,” said Mike Dehn of CPAWS-Yukon. “The Peel is a national treasure and we are willing to accept industrial access [Learn more]