St. Elias Community School offers kindergarten to Grade 12. Communities farther north on the Alaska Highway also send students to Haines Junction for Grades 10-12. Some students attend high school in Whitehorse.
The Haines Junction Campus of Yukon College offers full-time academic upgrading programs and delivers a variety of continuing education courses. The campus's location near the St. Elias Mountains provides opportunities for such courses as avalanche training, wilderness guiding and wilderness survival. Youth employment training, early childhood courses and office administration are also offered. The campus has videoconferencing capabilities and additional courses from other communities are available there.
Haines Junction is served by a local community Health Centre. Staffed by nurse practictioners, the centre is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., with emergency service 24 hours a day. Doctor's clinics are offered two or three times per month, Wellness Clinics are held every Wednesday and Child Clinics every Thursday. The community health nurses also cover the communities of Champagne and Canyon Creek.
Haines Junction has a volunteer ambulance service with designated members on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Haines Junction also has a locally based social worker and a locally based counsellor.
A newly established Senior's Centre is open every Wednesday afternoon.
The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations' social services program provides a number of services to its members in Haines Junction, Champagne and Canyon Creek. These include counselling, court assistance, social assistance, adult and homemaker care, and community health care. The First Nation and the Justice Department collaborate in holding a Circle Court in Haines Junction. The Yukon government has delegated authority for care of member First Nations children to CAFN, which provides these services.
The RCMP operates a detachment in Haines Junction with one corporal and two constables (including a designated First Nations position), along with a part-time clerk. Native courtworker and probation services are provided from Whitehorse. The local Haines Junction Community Justice Committee provides alternative justice systems.
The Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. supplies hydroelectric power from Aishihik Lake, with diesel generator back-up.
Haines Junction has a volunteer fire department, with staff trained in first aid and CPR. The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations also has fire halls and equipment located at Champagne and Canyon Creek.
Haines Junction village has a piped water supply that is also available to some parts of the First Nations villages. Other areas use trucked-in, chlorinated well water or personal wells.
Haines Junction is approximately 158 km west of Whitehorse on the Alaska Highway, at its junction with the Haines Highway. Both highways are substantial all-weather roads that connect the Yukon with Alaska in two directions. The community's geographic location has resulted in the development of a highway maintenance centre, gas stations and automotive repair services.
Territorial Agent services are provided through the Yukon Liquor Corporation facilities. These services include providing information and forms, accepting various applications, and issuing licences and permits. An Employment Services Office also operates from April to November.
Mail is trucked in and out of the Haines Junction postal outlet five times a week. High-speed Internet access is available in the community.
Banking services are available five afternoons a week and there is an ATM in the general store.
Community facilities include an arena, curling rink, swimming pool, outdoor basketball court and skateboard park, community library with public Internet access, youth centre, and community halls at Haines Junction, Klukshu and Champagne. The Recycle Centre operates seven days a week, and provides weekly recyclables pick-up for residents within municipal boundaries.
RVs and campers can choose from six commercial RV sites that provide electricity and water hook-ups; two sites provide tenting space. The Yukon government and Kluane National Park also have campgrounds in the area. Three laundromats are available to travelers.
Automotive gas and diesel can be obtained at nine outlets. Two of the outlets also dispense propane. A full range of mechanical services is available, including towing.
There are six year-round and three seasonal motels, hotels and lodges. Six restaurants and a bakery/deli provide a full range of cuisine from fast food take-out to fine gourmet dining. Several B&B locations provide accommodation.
The General Store supplies fresh produce, groceries and hardware. Other retail outlets and services include a women's clothing store, ATV and snowmobile sales, a bakery and deli, and an art gallery. Gold jewelry and local First Nations crafts are sold through several home businesses.
Several ecotourism businesses provide a full range of experiences, including rafting, canoeing, horseback riding, dog-sled tours, cross-country skiing, fishing, llama treks, biking and hiking, as well as canoe and bicycle rentals. Flight services are available by helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft.
