The Yukon First Nation Education Directorate (YFNED) has asked the City of Whitehorse to support a two-storey development with education space, housing units, and a commercial kitchen space. YFNED Executive Director Melanie Bennett and Finance Director Meg Potter pointed to several benefits from the development: centralized school meal production for schools across Whitehorse, the creation of a teaching space for traditional harvesting and processing of “country foods” with elders and knowledge holders, and the removal of barriers posed to learners and teachers in need of housing. Potter further framed the proposal as an opportunity for the city to concretely participate in reconciliation. Whitehorse Mayor Kirk Cameron stated that administration will review proposals and report back.
