August, 2016

Conrad Steering Committee Newsletter #1

Timeline:

January 21, 2016 Open house at MacBride Museum in Whitehorse

January 20, 2016 Open house at CTFN Government building and the Carcross Community Centre

August 21, 2015 Archaeologist, Stantec Consulting Ltd. – Ty Heffner and crew, at the Conrad Historic Site

July 8, 2015 – CTFN hosted a picnic at the Conrad Historic Site

June 4, 2015 Conrad Steering Committee goes to Dawson City to tour Forty Mile Historic Site, co-owned

and co-managed between Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in and YG

March 16, 2015 Conrad Historic Site Steering Committee approves the Terms of Reference

December 18, 2014 first meeting of the Conrad Historic Site Steering Committee

A management plan is under development to ensure that the significant, multi-layered history of the Conrad Historic Site is preserved and that the site’s heritage values and historic resources will be available to visitors and residents.

The role of the Conrad Historic Site Steering Committee is to oversee the preparation of a heritage management plan for the site, which will be completed in January 2017.

Preliminary results of the public consultation thus far indicate a concern for the safety and well-being of the site and its heritage resources. The next public meetings regarding the historic site will take place in the fall.

The installation of a gate between

the Historic Site and the new

campground is a temporary measure

to protect the integrity of the site

until the management plan is

completed and long-term strategies

are in place.

Vehicle access is for service only.

Sign to the Conrad Historic Site

installed to the gate on June 30, 2016.

Temporary measure to protect and

support cabin May 2016.

Two temporary outhouses delivered

to the Conrad Historic Site on May 3,

2016.

Conrad campground opened May 20,2016 adjacent to the Historic Site.

www.gov.yk.ca/news/16-200.html

With the opening of the Conrad campground, a priority for the Conrad Steering Committee is to ensure the protection of the fragile heritage values of the site.

People are encouraged to camp in the Conrad campground rather than in the historic site.

Campers will need to launch their boats in Carcross as neither the campground nor the historic site has a boat launch.

Any impacts from the adjacent campground on the historic site will be assessed during the campground’s first season.

Email: heritage.planning@gov.yk.ca