Yukon First Nations takes over Whitehorse air-monitoring site – CBC
Apr 05, 2015
Site measures air quality in territory for mercury and other emissions
The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is now in charge of a site located north of Whitehorse that monitors the level of naturally-occurring mercury and other emissions in the Yukon air.
The monitoring site at Little Fox Lake was built in 2007 and is part of the Northern Contaminants Program, run by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) in partnership with groups like CYFN.
“If you have a good strong data set, there can be national action or international action,” says Bob Vandijken, CYFN’s director of circumpolar relations.
