Government of Yukon

Events

Meeting of the Council of the Federation
August 4-6, 2010

Premier Dennis Fentie met with his counterparts from across Canada at the annual Council of the Federation meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie with the 2010 CoF Meeting host, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger.


Read Yukon's news release on the 2010 CoF summer meeting.

Go to the Council of the Federation website.

The 2010 Western Premiers' Conference
June 15-16, 2010

From left to right are: Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and NWT Premier Floyd Roland.

Go to the WPC 2010 website.

Go to the photo gallery.

The 2010 Northern Premiers' Forum
May 13-14, 2010

From left to right are Premier Floyd Roland of the Northwest Territories, Premier Dennis Fentie of Yukon and Premier Eva Aariak of Nunavut.

While in Whitehorse, the premiers also met for the first time with the Canadian representatives of the Arctic Council Permanent Participants.

Standing from left to right are Chief Joe Linklater, international chair of the Gwich’in Council International; Chief Bill Erasmus, international chair of the Arctic Athabaskan Council; and Duane Smith, president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada).
Sitting from left to right are Northwest Territories Premier Floyd Roland, Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie and Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak.

Read the communiqué for the 2010 Northern Premiers' Forum.

Read the news release.

Find out more about past Northern Premiers' Forums.

Premier announces Budget 2009-2010: Investing in Yukon's Future


YG Photo: Premier Dennis Fentie speaks to media about Budget 2009-2010.

Premier Dennis Fentie tabled the largest budget in Yukon's history, totalling $1 billion and $3 million.

“This budget reflects our commitment to building a better quality of life for Yukoners by investing in infrastructure and in our communities,” Fentie said. “This budget will stimulate Yukon’s private sector economy by investing in economic, social and public infrastructure.”

This year will be the seventh consecutive year-end with a budget surplus, which includes $240.6 million in Capital spending and $762.6 million in Operations and Maintenance.

Budget 2009-2010 documents.

Budget 2009-2010 highlights.

Find out more about how Budget 2009-2010 is investing in Yukon's future.