Yukon who is who

Jeanne Beaudoin

Jeanne Beaudoin came to the Yukon to work as a tour guide in Dawson and met her husband near the end of her stay. They ultimately settled in Whitehorse after travelling through Europe. Beaudoin worked for twenty-five years with the Association franco-yukonnaise. She oversaw the creation of a French-language school, a French day care, and she was instrumental in implementing the Yukon Languages Act. She spent approximately half of her service volunteering or working for a very low wage. She was the only employee in 1984. In 2008, Beaudoin was working for the French Language Service Directorate, the establishment she spent so many years petitioning for funding.¹⁾ Jeanne Boudoin was inducted into the Order of Yukon in 2022.