It’s been a busy year for construction in Yukon’s northernmost community, and some big projects have meant work and training opportunities for local residents.

“Last time we had a big construction, you know, was a decade or two ago. We have the school. That was the last big project,” said Pauline Frost, chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin Government in Old Crow, Yukon.

“This is a huge opportunity for us to build capacity in the community as well, with the electricians and plumbers and the carpenters and general labourers.”

This summer, work has been underway on a long-awaited new health and wellness centre for the fly-in community, as well as a 10-plex housing complex. And in the spring, an assisted-living facility — the first of its kind for Old Crow —  officially opened.

Frost says the work is possible because of the winter road constructed last year, allowing larger equipment and supplies to be hauled up to the remote community overland instead of by aircraft. 

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