Feds Fund New Rural Transit Between Dawson, Watson Lake

Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada

There will be new transit service to connect communities in and around Dawson City and Watson Lake to Whitehorse after a joint investment of more than $3.3 million from the federal government and First Kaska GP Ltd, the economic development corporation of the Liard First Nation.

Announced by Member of Parliament Dr. Brendan Hanley, CEO of First Kaska GP Ltd., Jasper Lamourelle, and Chief of Liard First Nation, Stephen Charlie, the project includes two new stops, the purchase of seven transit vehicles, and two transit garages.

The transit service will expand daily routes and connections between Whitehorse and surrounding rural communities for years to come.

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