Proposed $22B railroad through part of Yukon raising environmental concerns
According to company, consultations with Indigenous communities about the railroad will be extensive.
Sara Connors
Sara Connors is originally from Nova Scotia and has a Journalism degree from the University of King’s College in Halifax. After graduation she worked in South Korea for two years as an English Language teacher and freelance journalist. After she returned home in 2019 she worked behind the scenes at CTV Atlantic in Halifax before joining APTN's Yukon bureau in July 2020.
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