Request for Expressions of Interest

The latest population report from Yukon of Bureau of Statistics indicates nine more Dawson residents joined us between December and March – we are now 2009!

Click below for a chart and a table of our population trends by age over the last 20 years:

Dawson Population Trends March 2013 Chart
Dawson Population Trends March 2013 Table

City of Dawson is seeking interested individuals interested in sitting as a City representative to the KDO and Board member.

Further details can be found here.

If you are interested, please contact us to find out more about our vision and our latest work.

Last night, Klondike Development Organization revealed the results of the survey.
The following presentation summarizes what we learned and what our next steps are.
Apartment Demand Survey Results

Last chance to have your say in the KDO apartments demand survey!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DawsonApartments

The survey will close September 3.
On September 9th, from 5:30 to 6:30PM KDO will hold a public presentation of the results, and provide further information about the potential project.
Location: Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DawsonApartments

KDO is assessing the feasibility of building a 12 to 20 unit residential rental apartment complex in Dawson City. We need to determine what kinds of pricing and features would be important to incorporate so that it meets the needs of community residents and can be affordably operated. Your input in this survey will provide important direction.

This survey is anonymous and no individual responses will be published. Thank you for your time and assistance!

KDO announced today that it is to undertake a feasibility study of a not-for-profit apartment complex in Dawson City.

KDO has shown that bringing more housing onto the market is a critical ingredient of economic development in the region.  Having done substantial research into the need and demand for housing in the community through surveys and public events, KDO is now poised to collate that research and combine it with financial viability assessments to refine planning for a proposed 12 to 20 unit residential complex in Dawson City.

‘Dawson is a special community and the opportunities here are enormous, for work and business. People want to move here and stay but housing shortages are a constant frustration. We must all recognize this and work together to tackle it in a constructive manner’ said Greg Hakonson, KDO Co-President.

The proposed project is envisioned as sustainable, compact rental apartment units that would be suitable for single individuals or couples.  There is a significant shortage of housing of every kind in Dawson City, particularly 1-bedroom units, and yet building costs relative to return on investment deter private sector investment.

‘A rental housing project on a not-for-profit basis poses our best chance of adding a significant amount of new housing stock to the market in the near future’ said Brian Stethem, KDO Co-President.

KDO is a collaborative partnership and will be working with the federal and territorial housing agencies, the City of Dawson and Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in to complete this work. Residents and others interested are encouraged to contact us to take part.

For further information contact:
Brian Stethem, Co-President 867-993-3826 or
Evelyn Pollock, Project Manager 867-993-2306