“He wasn’t hiding or anything — he had no shame in his game!” Those are the words of Kelsi Camsell of Behchoko, one of the latest Northerners to spot what she is sure was the elusive nàhgą, or Bushman, at Chan Lake on July 14. She and her parents were making a pit-stop on their
At some point yesterday morning, did you feel the urge to build a wall across the highway to keep out all those job stealin’, drug-takin’ Edmontonians? Did you briefly consider kicking a baby out of a crowded room, or maybe insulting the parents of a dead hero soldier? You too, eh? Might have been the
With NWT Pride entering its 5th year this weekend, City Hall showing support for the LGBTQ community with rainbow crosswalks, and even JTFN raising a rainbow flag, Yellowknife seems, in many ways, to be maturing into a progressive town. Yet despite all those signs, there’s been no space in town specifically geared towards welcoming and
Culture in Yellowknife in the 1970s boiled down to the recitals put on by the students of our two local piano teachers, Gilbert and Sullivan operettas staged by the Singing North, whatever the junior and senior high schools were able to cobble together and Max Ferguson on the radio. We loved Max Ferguson. We got
Five days after having her daughter Aveline with a midwife in Hay River, Lindsay Arseneau was weathered in by an April storm – her return flight to Yellowknife cancelled. Her husband and their young son had flown home before the storm struck. She’d have to wait two more days. She laughs about staying with a
It’s confidential, it’s something the public aren’t privy to and it’s also bullshit. The press release from the GNWT’s senior communications advisor arrived at 4:46 pm on a Friday just as this past long weekend kicked off. An excellent choice of timing to drop a bombshell on Yellowknifers soon to be placated by three lovely
As the NWT fishing industry struggles to revive itself, local fisherman Brian Abbott has a solution that he thinks will revolutionize the way Great Slave Lake fish are harvested. Abbott hopes to introduce a mobile, automated fish processing system, speeding up the process from net to delivery. It could be the answer to increasing the
Friday, July 29th Old Town Art Show @ 3605 Franklin Ave Come see beautiful Old Town inspired art created by locals and get your Diamond Passport stamp. 12-4pm Gallery of the Midnight Sun 12:30 to 2:30pm Dreamcatcher Workshop with Miki Yamada (no charge, supplies included, limit of 8 people, call to reserve # 873-8064)
Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus is calling for a full review of the 2014 legislation behind NWT devolution, but on what grounds? Erasmus kicked off the annual assembly of Dene chiefs this week with another of his regular speeches targeting Canada and the territorial government over treaties, title and duty to consult, this time calling
If you were to jump into one of the Fort Smith Paddling Club’s older vessels, you might spot a faded sticker somewhere on it that reads, NO DAM ON THE SLAVE! These days, the paddling club’s boats are busy, taking locals and visitors alike out to the Playground, Rollercoaster, Molly’s Nipple or any of the
First, let’s get one thing out of the way: nobody’s going to buy Snap Lake. The mothballed diamond project is, as an industry insider recently told EDGE, “a difficult mine, with challenging ground conditions, unhelpful geometry resulting in an inherently higher cost mining method and of course, loads of water!” With the global diamond market
It’s still too soon to tell how bottom-line successful this year’s back-from-the-brink festival was. But judging from the bustling crowds and epic beer-garden line-ups, it certainly looked like all the hard work paid off. Here’s a selection of gorgeous images taken by Angela Gzowski during the fest’s two days of sun, music and people: The
Large framed pieces of caribou-tufted wall art are casually laid out alongside some caribou fur, leather and scissors on a picnic table in Somba K’e Park. Each one is different in style, shape and colour, but all are intricately handmade. Even on a gloomy weekend afternoon, the artwork attracts curious passersby, who marvel at the
Above the mesmerizing, almost otherworldly, black and white photo, the short, vague caption reads: Two young eagles with dene woman, 1956 She is unnamed, glaring into the camera, both fiercely mothering and yet guarded by the hovering eaglets perched before her like two sleek gargoyles, thickly taloned despite their youthfulness. CREDIT: NWT Archives/Henry Busse fonds/N-1979-052:
With a lake swarming with fish a literal stone’s throw away, it’s little wonder that news that Yellowknife’s most iconic cafe was serving imported fish and calling it Great Slave Pickerel, should cause a mighty brouhaha. Yet according to a local restaurateur, most of the time you’re eating “pickerel” in Yellowknife restaurants, you’re actually chowing