Mar 16, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 The novel Corona virus, COVID-19, poses a serious public health risk and has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. YESAB’s first priority is to protect the health and safety of its employees, Board...
Mar 12, 2020
The situation globally regarding the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to unfold rapidly and new information emerges on a daily basis. As of March 12, 2020 the risk to Yukoners remains low and all YESAB offices will remain open. Our staff will be happy to assist...
Jul 18, 2019
Laura Cabott has been appointed Chair of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board. Laura has lived in Whitehorse for the past 26 years, has a bachelor degree in both Physical Education and Law and currently sits on Whitehorse City Council.
Mar 13, 2019
The Mayo Designated Office of YESAB is hosting three public engagement events to inform the assessment and identify any potential environmental and socio-economic impacts of this proposal. Comments from these meetings will be considered during the evaluation....
Jan 22, 2019
The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has developed a new Pre-submission Engagement (PSE) process for Executive Committee screenings. PSE is a proactive, front-end process that occurs before a project proposal is submitted for screening...
Oct 30, 2018
The Initial Public Comment period closed on October 29, 2018. The next opportunity to comment on this project screening will be after the release of the Draft Screening Report. The Coffee Gold Mine Project is an open pit gold mine, located approximately 130 km south...
