u/WaxWing_Bohemian

I wasn't going to post something until I saw this headline from CBC North:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dozens-march-in-whitehorse-to-honour-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-9.7367924

"Dozens march in Whitehorse to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women"

Just dozens?

I feel like these events used to get hundreds or thousands of people.

I saw fewer orange shirts this year, fewer people out and it feels like even the routine "government department posts a picture for social media" type stuff has slowed down.

Does anyone else feel the same, that Sept 30 was noticeably smaller this year in the Yukon?

Support wavers from pair of Akaitcho First Nations on major N.W.T. infrastructure projects | CBC News

Two First Nations here have "suspended support for both the Taltson Hydro Expansion and the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor" saying they've been "repeatedly left out of consultations."

Meanwhile Prime Minister Carney has said:

“We are moving at a speed not seen in generations to build ports, railways, energy grids – the major projects that will unlock Canada’s full economic potential and build Canada strong.”

What happens now?

I saw this image on Facebook today. A C-130 Hercules plane carrying an oil truck.

I had to look it up, because I can barely imagine a bigger example of waste.

You know what these military planes cost to operate? About $8,000 to $20,000 US dollars per hour.

You know how much pollution they create? Every hour of flight is similar to 30–40 average passenger cars driving for a year.

And all this, to deliver an oil truck to Old Crow.

My question is why does VGFN remain adamant in refusing offers to build a road.

They would have cheaper food, cheaper materials for construction, the ability to bring in modular housing, save the environment, etc.

The benefits would be enormous and affect daily life.

The only argument I have heard is bootlegging and concerns about hunters using the road. Surely this could be mitigated and these concerns are small compared to the problems of remaining a fly-in community.

It just seems so ridiculous and wasteful in terms of money and environmental damage: Using Hercules plane to deliver goods to a community of 200 people.