Yukon College Yukon Government

Research Infrastructure Investment March 31, 2009

March 19th saw Patrick Rouble, Minister of Education, announce $400,000 to go towards the renovation of basement of the Canada Winter Games Athlete's Village for research office space.  The announcement complements Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's recent announcement of $2.5 million targeted for enhancing Yukon College's research infrastructure.

The enhanced research infrastructure will include heated and unheated storage space, as well as a fenced compound for researchers to store gear, equipment and samples.

For more information on the investments please navigate to the following pages:

Cold Hard Yukon Facts

Mount Logan temperatures are extremely cold, hovering around −45 °C in the winter and near freezing in summer. Average median temperature for the year is −27 °C.