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Title:

Skid Steer Purchase and Strategic Planning Initiative

Agreement Number:

2425-CN-000057

Agreement Value:

$162,190.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 22, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Sky High Valley Ranches Ltd. (operating as Sky High Wilderness Ranch) will purchase a skid steer for property maintenance and a side-by-side all terrain vehicle for guest tours on the property, as well as hire consultants to design a new classroom space and develop a five year strategic plan in consultation with KDFN citizens. Traditionally, Sky High Wilderness Ranch has focused on active tourism with an emphasis on their dog sledding and horseback riding tours, however KDFN plans to expand this business into the cultural tourism sector, providing KDFN citizens an opportunity to share their history and culture in the Fish Lake region

Organization:

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Expected Results:

As a result of this project, Sky High Wilderness Ranch will have a safe and durable piece of ranch equipment to assist with snow clearing, moving hay bales for horses, and wood and other items needing relocation on the property. This project will also result in the design of a classroom space that can later be constructed on the property for use by community members for culturally-relevant programming or rented by the public, thus increasing meeting space availability in the Whitehorse area and providing a new income stream in the summer months when other activities are slower at the ranch. This project will also see the development of a five-year strategic and business plan that will be developed in consultation with KDFN citizens that will include annual benchmarks and targets to guide the new owners through a successful transition with a focus on long-term sustainable tourism benefits to KDFN. Through these planning processes, they anticipate an expansion of Indigenous cultural elements into the business as well as use of the site for culturally relevant programming. At least one new job will be created for a KDFN citizen, and 8 others will be maintained as guides and operators.

Location:

WHITEHORSE, Yukon, CA Y1A 4R4

Reference Number:

0780-2024-2025-Qrt3-0000044

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

531273

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Operating Name:

SKY HIGH VALLEY RANCHES LTD.

Recipient's Legal Name:

SKY HIGH VALLEY RANCHES LTD.

Federal Riding Name:

Yukon

Federal Riding Number:

60001

Program:

IDEANorth

Program Purpose:

Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth) makes foundational investments in economic infrastructure, sector development and capacity building to help position Northerners in the territories to take advantage of Canada's innovation economy. The IDEANorth program focuses on four priority areas: economic growth and sector development; business scale-up, productivity and innovation; small-scale economic infrastructure development; and foundational economic infrastructure.