Nine restoration and preservation projects in Yukon communities will share $100,000 in Historic Properties Assistance funding.

The vessel the Loon, based in Mayo, will receive $22,000 for the fourth and final phase of its restoration. That includes passenger cabin repairs, new walls, floors, seating and wheelhouse reconstruction.

A photo of the vessel on the water in the early 1940s was published in last Friday's Star.

"The Heritage Properties Assistance fund has been an invaluable resource that has assisted me to complete heritage projects ranging from boats to buildings,” said grant recipient and Mayo resident Marc Johnston.

The former Whitehorse resident is using the grant awareded to the Silver Trail Tourism Association and Chamber of Commerce .

"The program has allowed me to hire workers and acquire expertise that would not have been available otherwise,” Johnston said. "It has enabled the preservation and conservation of artifacts and structures unique to Yukon.”

Here is a list of the other projects funded by the grants:

• Captain Martin House and Smith House, Whitehorse: window repairs. The Yukon Historical and Museums Association received $1,905 for the work.

• Frank and Aggie Slim Cabin, Upper Laberge: phase 1 of 2 – partial wall, window and door replacement, $17,386 grant awarded to the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council.

• Van Bibber House, Pelly Crossing: phase 1 of 3 – ground floor removal, excavation and backfill, wall bracing and gathering building logs; Michelle Kolla was given a grant of $16,006.

• Caribou Hotel, Carcross: wash house stabilization Anne Morgan received $13,400.

Bud Fisher Residence, Mayo: foundation replacement and exterior restoration; Steve Therriault was awarded $13,000.

• Whitehouse Cabins, Dawson City: foundation and wall replacement, for which Doug Cotter was granted $9,629.

• Turai House, Dawson City: exterior siding; Terrie Turai was given $4,281.

• Smith House, Dawson City: window replacement for which Colleen Smith was allocated $2,393.

"The Yukon government is committed to preserving Yukon's many important legacies, which include historic sites,” said Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor.

"We are pleased to assist commercial and residential owners, First Nations and community groups in maintaining the territory's built heritage for future generations.”

The program makes available contributions on a matching basis each year to applicants who own sites that are historically significant, and whose plans for preservation of those sites are in accordance with the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada.

More than 180 projects to preserve the Yukon's built heritage have received $1.2 million since the program began.