Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets members of the crowd at a community event at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon on Friday. Trudeau and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver announced their two governments will spend more than $360 million to improve road access to mineral-rich areas in the territory. Chief George Morgan of the Liard First Nation also said an impact benefit agreement will be negotiated for the portion of the project that will run through Kaska traditional territory. But Samson Hartland, the executive director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines, said this is a forward-thinking commitment. On his first night he met with locals for refreshments at the Yukon River waterfront as he extolled the virtues of the territory and its people.

Source: thestar September 02, 2017 22:30 UTC