Yukon

Whitehorse Regional Office

2285 2nd Avenue, Suite 100 Whitehorse YT, Y1A 1C9
Tel: (867) 668-8593
Fax: (867) 633-4196
Toll Free: 1-888-998-8229
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Closed 12 – 1 p.m.)

PSAC calls for accessible emergency services in the North

Text to 9-1-1 is the most direct and effective method for contacting emergency services. Yet the service isn’t offered in the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut, despite being available in some capacity in every province. Without this service, deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, and speech-impaired (DHHSI) residents across the North are at a heightened risk during emergencies because emergency calls require them to speak to someone.

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