Dawson City man receives $1000 Yukon Energy bill after meter quit for 8 months

01-08-2025

A man in Dawson City, Yukon, is not happy about his latest power bill from Yukon Energy. He says the company took months to find a meter reader resulting in his hefty bill. At the same time, power rates have increased this month. Chris MacIntyre has more.

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