Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Centralized Traditional and Local Processing Kitchen Facility
Agreement Number:
2122-CN-000030
Agreement Value:
$250,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 29, 2021 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
Funding to complete a feasibility study, functional plan, conceptual layout, and detailed design for a centralized traditional and local processing kitchen facility in Whitehorse, Yukon. This facility will utilize traditional and local foods when possible to feed daily meals to 2000 First Nation children in all Yukon communities. In response to barriers previously identified by YFNED to create an urban First Nation nutritional delivery program, this kitchen would be designed to act as a wild meat and local protein butchering facility with storage capacity.
Organization:
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Expected Results:
School aged children in the yukon will have access to tradional foods.
Location:
WHITEHORSE, Yukon, CA Y1A 2M9
Reference Number:
0780-2021-2022-Qrt2-0000033
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
732611132
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Operating Name:
YUKON FIRST NATION EDUCATION DIRECTORATE SOCIETY
Recipient's Legal Name:
YUKON FIRST NATION EDUCATION DIRECTORATE SOCIETY
Federal Riding Name:
Yukon
Federal Riding Number:
60001
Program:
Northern Isolated Community Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Supports food security in Northern and Indigenous communities by helping to strengthen and support Indigenous and northern food systems in Canada’s North, reducing food insecurity, and seeking out creative solutions to food challenges across Canada’s North. This initiative will also support investments in northern small- to medium-enterprises, territorial governments, and community organizations pursuing food security related initiatives.