Volume 24-25, 1976-7 - The Arctic Circle - Home

VOL. )Off lrlo. 3TITE ARCTIC CIRCUTAR66Officials of tlre Yr:kon goverrrrent have held dissussions wittr a nr.rnberof parties vtto r^rculd be involved in tlre denrelogrent of tLris systerr.These parties include tlre Department of l"lanpor^rcr and Inmigration, theDepartment of Indian Affairs and lilcrttrern Developrent, ttre applicant andthe Canadian Pipeline Adr,risory Cor:ncil, he said. As a result, the Yr:kongoverrrrrent has been assr:red ttrat tlte necessaaaz finances to fr:nd tLre deliveryqgsten will be nrade available. I!lr. Lang told the inquiq/ that intensenation-wide interest has been generated over thre proposed Alaska highwaypipeline proposal and 'hre are very c.oncerned about ttre trnssibility of aninflur of large nr-unbers of speculative job seekers. "l€ ask that thegoverrunent of Canada nrake funds available to norrnt a carq)aign to crcunteractthe nrrrrenent of people to Yukon , " he said. " . . . our reason for this standis not to close the door to or:r fellor^l Canadians, but to ensure that peopledo not arrrive in or:r territory to find that very lfurLited welfare -- not jobsgfreet tlrsn on ttreir affival. "]lIG OUTIJNES PIPtr,INE EMPIOYIVINilT COD{DTTIONS July 11, L977Ttre Yr:kon gc,vernent has determined conditions for local hire on a gaspipeline prcject, should one be hrilt through southern Yukon. EdlrcationI{inister Dan Lang told t}re Lysyk Inguiry Jr:ly 8 that t}re d$ernrining factorfor d.irect erplqgrent on the pipeline project will be registration w'iththe Yukon Health Care Insurancre Plan. !lr. I-angr said to guatify for directenploltnent, a person must be registered with ttre plan as of July 51, L977,and except for absences for good carJ.se, must reside in Yukon on a crcntinuingand pernranent basis. He said those wtro are not regis@red by July 15 wiIIbe tr-ird at hiring points outside the territory. l,Ir. Lang said this policyon pipeline enplolrrent is tlre first step by ttre Yukon goverrrrnent to insurethat an influ< of job spectrlators is kept to a rninimrm.TOT]RISI,I OPMA1SIG GRAI\US A$ARDED FYOR 1977 JulY L2, L977A total of $I9 r 8OO in grants has been awarded by tlre Yukon Goverrrrent tohelp ttre travel indu^stry for L977. KarI Crosby, Director of Trourisn,Parks and Inforrnation Branch, has annorrnced nanes of five recipients andtlre anor:nts of tlre L977 tourisn operating grants. Itre Inltritehorse Chramberof @nnerce will spend its $3,@O on tlre information center located at3O2 Steele Street in !{hitehorse. Ttris year, ttre center has e