The minor scuffle that broke out last week between Javaroma and the City over food truck regulations seems to have been diffused, with City Council set to keep things status quo. Instead of loosening restrictions on where food trucks can operate, as administration had suggested, the majority of councillors favoured reverting back to last year’s
So you’ve driven your truck through the ice. Congratulations! You’ve just joined a select club of Yellowknifers whose forays on local lakes ended with an all-too-real sinking feeling. We know, we know, the ice was meant to be more than thick enough. It’s only mid-April or early May, right? But yet, here you are: standing
Ask any competitive athlete from the North about the legacy of the Arctic Winter Games and the answer will always be one of lifechanging influence, says Betsy Mawdsley, a former biathlete from Fort Smith who has competed on the national and international circuits. “I don’t think you can find an athlete from the NWT who
By now, you’ve probably noticed the chalkboard-style Fat Fox signs on the side of the old Gold Range Diner. But with the café scheduled to open later next month, I’m sure you, like the rest of us, are wondering what’s shaping up behind the wooden blinds covering the windows. EDGE managed to get a sneak peak inside the
This Sunday, April 3, for the 81st time since they were brought to the region in an epic trek across continents, Inuvik’s 3,000-strong reindeer herd will cross the Mackenzie River ice road on their way to their island calving grounds. Earlier this month, EDGE’s Angela Gzowski visited Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, and was given the opportunity
It’s like a blind date and a spa day in one. There’s the nervous butterflies that come with being exposed and vulnerable, the excitement of doing something new and adventurous and the joy that comes from a day of being pampered. And it’s an experience that more and more women in Yellowknife seem to be
Council seems keen to increase protection for employees lodging complaints against the City or City staff, though whether or not these whistleblowers will have anonymity remains to be seen. The idea was proposed by Coun. Adrian Bell back in November, “not in response to specific situations, just a general need for a confidential complaints/feedback mechanism,”
Despite efforts from the various parties attempting to house Yellowknife’s homeless population, a chasm has emerged between the GNWT and the City that could derail the much-anticipated Housing First initiative. On one side, the City-backed Community Advisory Board on Homelessness (CAB) is pushing forward with its plan to house people in private apartments around the
Yesterday morning, Jessie Teed was shopping at Glen’s Independent Grocer downtown, when something odd caught her eye in the wraps section. “The original price of the wraps I was looking at was $4.49 but they were on a sale for 49¢ off. The ‘sale’ price for the other wraps was $4.49. So I thought it
While the number of women in the NWT Legislative Assembly may not have increased since the previous election, the 18th Assembly seems to have kicked off with a commitment to finding solutions to gendered violence and inequality in the territory. The territorial government designated funding for the first time in many years to send representatives
RCMP report that two stabbings and an assault took place in downtown Yellowknife, early on Tuesday evening. They have not released the names of anyone involved yet, and are still looking for the perpetrators. “At approximately 6:19 pm on March 22, 2016,” the police press release says, “RCMP responded after receiving information that Emergency Medical Services were
Things get intense during the 11th Ediwa Weyallon Men’s Hand Game Championship in Behchoko, where 42 teams gathered to battle for a $25,000 grand prize.
A move to reduce ambulance fees in Yellowknife was proposed on Monday by Coun. Adrian Bell. “For me, this is a compassionate city and we need to lessen the burden for people going through traumatic events in their lives,” Bell said during yesterday’s Municipal Services Committee meeting. He indicated that he would be bringing forward
RCMP made two “significant” drug seizures last week in Yellowknife and on the road near Fort Providence. Six people have been charged, including a 77-year-old. On Friday afternoon, RCMP found 177 grams of crack cocaine, 907 grams of marijuana and in excess of $6,000 cash, while searching a residence on Hamilton Drive. Six adults and
A number of arts organizations in the territory will soon be able to tap into a newly established, and much-needed, pot of GNWT money. The so-called Arts Organizations Operating Funding, totalling $450,000 and available for the first time this year, will be open to established arts organizations with budgets of over $30,000. The contributions (basically