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Senior Services - Community Agencies

Planning Challenges Healthy Aging Government Support Community Agencies

Recreation

  • Canada Games Centre
    • Service Provider: Municipal Government
      Description: Many different activities are available including: skating, swimming, basketball, badminton, tennis, indoor golf, indoor walking track and fitness equipment.
      Location: 200 Hamilton Blvd. Whitehorse
      Phone: (867) 668-8360
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  • City of Whitehorse Recreation Programs
    • Service Provider: Municipal Government
      Description: The City of Whitehorse offers a 50% discount for seniors (60+) on all adult leisure programs.
      Location: 4061 4th Ave. Whitehorse
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  • Closeleigh Manor
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Description: Closeleigh Manor organizes activities for seniors including: bingo, rummoli and TOPS.
      Location: 100 Lambert Street Whitehorse
      Phone: (867) 633-4813 or (867) 668-4416
  • ElderActive Recreation Association
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Description: Organization dedicated to promotion of active living for Yukoners 55+. Organizes Team Yukon to travel to bi-annual Canada 55+ Games. Sponsors Wednesday Senior's Day at Canada Games Center.
      Location: 4061 – 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, Sport Yukon Building
      Phone: (867) 456 - 8252
      Email: elderactive@sportyukon.com
  • Golden Age Society
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Description: Provides a social centre for seniors; offers a variety of activities. We offer Tai Chi classes, Line Dancing, Carpet Bowling, Bingo, Floor Curling and Crib. Drop in for a schedule of activities.
      Location: 4061A 4th Avenue Whitehorse
      Phone: (867) 668-5538
  • Greenwood Activity Centre
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Description: Greenwood Activity Centre offers activities for Seniors. It is open to personal 55 years of age and older.
      Location: 3090 3rd Avenue, Whitehorse
      Phone: (867) 668-3544 or (867) 667-6149
  • Recreation and Parks Association of the Yukon (RPAY)
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Description: RPAY is an organization of Yukoners 55+ years of age, dedicated to the promotion of active living for elder adults.
      Location: 4061 4th Avenue, Whitehorse
      Phone: (867) 667-2185
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Health

Financial

Counseling and Support

  • Alanon-Family Groups
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Phone: (867) 667-7412
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Phone: (867) 668-5878
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  • Hospice Yukon Society
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Description: Hospice Yukon Society is a non-profit community based organization that provides support for individuals and their loved ones facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. We strive to address the diverse physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of all those who come to us for support.
      Location: 409 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse
      Phone: (867) 667-7429
      Email: info@hospiceyukon.net
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  • Many Rivers Counseling & Support Services
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Description: Counselling services for individuals and families. A resource library is also available. Whitehorse: 4071 4th Ave (867) 667-2970 Dawson City: Waterfront Building, Front Street (867) 993-6455 Haines Junction: 108 Auriol St. (867) 634-2111 Watson Lake: 714 Adela Trail (867) 536-2330 - Services are also provided on outreach basis to the following communities: Mayo, Pelly Crossing, Destruction Bay, Burwash Landing, Beaver Creek, Carmacks, Carcross and Teslin.
  • Second Opinion Society
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Phone: (867) 667-2037
  • Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Description: The Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre is an incorporated, non-profit organization operated by women, for women. The Centre provides a warm atmosphere where women can meet and share information, skills and experiences.
      Location: 503 Hanson Street, Whitehorse
      Phone: (867) 667-2693
      Email: vfwc@northwestel.net
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First Nations

  • Aboriginal Canada Portal - Seniors
    • Service Provider: Federal Government
      Description: The Aboriginal Canada Portal for Seniors provides First Nations, Inuit and Métis on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services in Canada
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  • Assisted Living Program
    • Service Provider: Federal Government
      Description: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's (INAC) Assisted Living Program for First Nations People helps First Nations people with functional limitations (because of age, health problems or disability), to maintain their independence, to maximize their level of functioning, and to live in conditions of health and safety.
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  • Carcross/Tagish First Nation Programs and Services
    • Service Provider: First Nation Government
      Description: With a traditional approach to health and wellness, the wellness team at CTFN works together using a traditional, holistic approach to help citizens improve their wellness.
      Location: Carcross
      Phone: (867) 821-4251
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  • Champagne/Aishihik First Nations Wellness Program
    • Service Provider: First Nation Government
      Description: Aishihik Lake Wellness program offers culturally relevant prevention and rehabilitation wellness programs and client and community support programs for CAFN members. The program also offers individual counselling as well as drug and alcohol assessments and referrals for treatment.
      Location: Haines Junction
      Phone: (867) 634-2288
  • Kaska Project through Kaska Tribal Council, Health and Social Programs
    • Service Provider: First Nation Government
      Description: The Kaska Project offers a comprehensive community healing program. This project it a multi-year program designed and operated by the Liard Aboriginal Women's Society with primary funding from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. The project is administered in Watson Lake and provides services to Kaska communities in the Yukon and Northern BC
      Location: Watson Lake
      Phone: (867) 536-2805
  • Ross River Dena Council
    • Service Provider: First Nation Government
      Description: Services through the Margaret Thomson Centre. Provides outpatient treatment for addictions
      Location: Ross River
      Phone: (867)-969-2722
  • Service Canada: Services for Seniors
    • Service Provider: Federal Government
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  • Skookum Jim Friendship Centre
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Description: This program works mainly with youth who come into conflict with the law and with their families as well as individuals in need of support and counselling services and referrals to other agencies as required
      Location: 3159 Third Ave, Whitehorse
      Phone: (867) 633-7683
  • Teslin Tlingit Council
    • Service Provider: First Nation Government
      Description: Although an alcohol and drug counsellor is unavailable on site, one comes out from Whitehorse. Assessments and referrals for clients who would like treatment within Whitehorse is included. Services also include case-coordination, home visits, crisis coordination, prenatal and home care services. Transportation for clients needing to go to Whitehorse for treatment can be arranged.
      Location: Teslin
      Phone: (867) 390-2532, ext. 329
  • Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nations, National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
    • Service Provider: First Nation Government
      Description: National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
      Location: Dawson City
      Phone: (867) 993-5385
  • Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, Community Wellness Programs
    • Service Provider: First Nation Government
      Description: Ten weeks of pre-treatment sessions either with families or one-on-one counselling with individuals. Candidates who successfully complete the pre-treatment are then sent to Alcohol and Drug Services in Whitehorse for treatment in preparation for the aftercare program. Aftercare counselling with male and female clients in separate groups - includeds Medicine Wheel video series and other hands on activities. Aftercare runs 12 months, meeting every week.
      Location: Old Crow
      Phone: (867)-966-3418 / 1-867-966-3261, ext. 251
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  • White River First Nation Health and Social Development
    • Service Provider: First Nation Government
      Description: White River First Nation provides its membership with alcohol and drug treatment services through the NNADAP Coordinator position. The coodinator is responsible for planning, developing and delivering alcohol and drug abuse treatment, prevention and aftercare programs. Services are primarily provided through outreach in the schools, homes and streets of the village
      Location: Beaver Creek
      Phone: (867)-862-7802

Seniors’ Organizations and Services

  • Seniors’ Home and Yard Maintenance Program
    • Service Provider: Government of Yukon
      Description: Funded by Yukon Housing Corporation and delivered in Whitehorse by the Yukon Council on Aging, this referral program matches seniors with basic home and yard maintenance needs with community residents registered to provide these services. The program is aimed at seniors who are living independently but have difficulty paying commercial rates for basic home and yard upkeep.
      Location: 4061B 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon
      Phone: (867) 668-3383 between 12:30pm-4:30pm Monday through Friday or (867) 667-4357 between 9 am and 1 pm Monday through Friday
      Email: ykhouse@gov.yk.ca
  • Seniors’ Information Centre / Yukon Council on Aging
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Description: Provides general information on Federal and Territorial Pension programs and services. Coordinates referrals to other agencies. Maintains a discount list and up to date information on Seniors’ Programs. Publishes a quarterly Seniors’ newsletter.
      Location: 4061B – 4th Avenue, Whitehorse
      Phone: (867) 668-3383
  • Signpost Seniors’ Society
    • Service Provider: Government of Yukon
      Description: Seniors support services in Watson Lake
      Phone: 867-536-2929 Fax 867-536=2924
  • Yukon Order of Pioneers
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Phone: (867) 660-5703 / 668-6068 / 667-7536
  • Yukon Order of Pioneers - Ladies Auxiliary
    • Service Provider: Non Government
      Phone: (867) 667-4016