Rendering courtesy kobayashi + zedda architects

A new emergency response centre opened on Nov. 4, 2013 in Whitehorse. Located centrally at the top of Two Mile Hill on the Alaska highway, it will become the main ambulance station for the community and surrounding area.

"Yukon's Emergency Medical Services provides rapid, highly skilled pre-hospital care and transport to those who are sick or injured," says Minister of Community Services Brad Cathers. "This new, centrally located ambulance station will help our paramedics provide rapid response to residents of Whitehorse and the surrounding area."

The existing ambulance station at Whitehorse General Hospital will continue to serve Riverdale, downtown, and other areas as necessary. The new centre has the capacity for six emergency vehicles as well as a conference and training space and the capacity to accommodate emergency dispatch.

Construction began on the emergency response centre in September 2011.