Turbine producing no power as Kluane First Nation celebrates wind project anniversary – CBC

Sep 18, 2025

Chief says turbine a ‘huge achievement’ for his community, after more than a decade of work

Kluane First Nation celebrated the first anniversary of its wind turbine last week, something the chief described as a “huge achievement.”

However, as residents and dignitaries gathered Friday beneath the turbine’s rotating blades, between Destruction Bay and Burwash Landing, Yukon, the towering 77-metre machine wasn’t generating power – and it hasn’t been for the last month.

Asked later why the blades stopped rotating after Friday’s event, Kluane First Nation Chief Robert Dickson said he didn’t know if the turbine was working and directed CBC News to speak to ATCO about it.

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