Yukon French-language high school gets funding

WHITEHORSE — The first French-language high school in Yukon’s history will be constructed, along with community spaces, thanks to funding from the governments of Canada and the Yukon.

The Government of Yukon will fund the construction of school spaces and the Government of Canada will provide $7.5 million in funding for community spaces, including performance space, the establishment of new educational programs and the development of distance learning capacities, states a release issued by Canadian Heritage.