Thursday, September 18, 2025
The federal government is putting more than $38.4 million into permanent flood mitigation for the Village of Carmacks and Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation.
The project, managed by the Yukon government, will see River Drive raised and new dikes built along the Yukon River to protect critical infrastructure including the recreation complex, health centre, fire hall, police station, and municipal services building. Homes, businesses, cabins and fish camps in the area have been increasingly affected by flooding in recent years.
Funding will also go toward strengthening the communities’ wastewater treatment system to prevent backups, boil water advisories, and untreated discharge into the river during flood events.
Dr. Brendan Hanley, parliamentary secretary to the minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Yukon MP, said the measures will safeguard both the community and the environment.
“Addressing flooding in the Village of Carmacks and Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation will not only protect homes, livelihoods, and essential infrastructure, but will safeguard the local environment,” Hanley said in a statement.
Yukon Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn called the investment “another significant step in protecting Yukoners against flooding.”
The federal funding comes from the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF), which has supported more than 119 infrastructure projects across Canada since 2018. The federal government has committed over $3.74 billion through the program.
The Carmacks project is part of the federal government’s National Adaptation Strategy, which commits $1.6 billion in new funding to help communities prepare for the impacts of climate change.
