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Yukon
by Rob McMahon - Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 12:32 PM
News stories and press releases related to broadband development and First Nations communities in the Yukon.

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Re: Yukon
by Rob McMahon - Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 12:35 PM
July 11, 2011 - Press release announcing Northern Native Broadcasting Yukon will receive $485,000 in funding from CanNor for two projects that will contribute to First Nations broadcasting in Yukon. [ NationTalk.ca ]
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Yukon government partners with First Nations for telecommunications link study
by Rob McMahon - Thursday, 8 August 2013, 10:45 AM
Aug. 8, 2013 - A press release from NationTalk describes a partnership between the Government of Yukon and First Nations development corporations to fund a bankable feasibility study for an alternate fibre optic telecommunications link to the south.

“We are pleased to be partnering with First Nations, led by Dempster Energy Services, for the development of this study,” Economic Development Minister Currie Dixon said. “Enhancing the territory’s telecommunications infrastructure is a priority for our government and this study is a significant step in that direction.”