More then a decade ago, a story about a missing man in the local paper sparked Tom Girrior’s interest in search and rescue operations. “I read it and I thought, ‘There’s an issue here,’ but from reading the story I could tell where the guy was found,” says Girrior, now the head of Yellowknife Search
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Goodbye to Hot and Ready After three years dishing up an eclectic menu of pulled pork, curry and spanakopita, among other things, Yellowknife’s best-named lunch spot, Sarah’s Hot and Ready, served its last meal today. “It’s bittersweet, and I’m a little saddened,” says Sarah Heaton, who ran the small operation out of the Breakaway Fitness building
The infamous fire season of 2014 will forever go down as the “summer of smoke” for many communities across the North and South Slave plagued with relentless air quality problems for weeks on end. Yellowknife’s Dr. Courtney Howard says staff at Environment Canada have confirmed, at least anecdotally, that it was likely the worst year in
“It feels like we are running out of time,” says Morris Neyelle. The community leader, grandfather, photographer and historian from Deline is speaking calmly about the often gloomy predictions of his community’s legendary prophet and spiritual leader, Ehtseo (grandfather) Louis Ayah. “When prophecies become fulfilled, the prophecies that Ayah had given to people, it feels like
An inch-and-a-half off the ground, the Dettah ice road is a bustling hive of industry and adventure. Hovercrafts zip across the ice, dog sleds mush over the bumpy snow, helicopters buzz through the air. At least that’s how it seems if you’re following Yellowknifer Danna Merrigan on Twitter. Almost every day since the ice road
At noon today, Dene Nahjo and the Institute of Public Administration of Canada are holding a panel discussion in the Yellowknife City Council Chamber to examine the under-representation of Indigenous Women in Senior Management in the GNWT. Nina Larsson, a France-born-and-raised half-Gwich’in/half-Swedish founding member of Dene Nahjo, and former executive assistant to the Speaker of the Legislative
On EDGE | OPINION It’s hard to consume the news these days without being cowed by the increasingly dismal state of the economy. A global commodities rout is running roughshod over large swathes of Canada, particularly in the west. The Northwest Territories, reliant as it is (outside of government) on mining, exploration and their supporting
There are many side issues in this controversy but we believe that the overriding factor in the cancellation of the workshop is a deliberate political attempt by the Executive of the Territorial Government, namely the Commissioner, to ensure that native people in the Northwest Territories learn and are taught only what the government wants to
‘Tis the season of long johns as lingerie, when hunkering inside with your honey and watching five straight episodes of Making a Murderer is the definition of a hot date. Of course there’s nothing wrong with blanket forts, and no one can deny the pleasures of hot chocolate in front of the fireplace. But if your
If you’ve been a steadfast fan of the cinematically rich reality show Ice Lake Rebels over the past two seasons, you will be disappointed to discover that it hasn’t been renewed for a third. If you’re a real-life houseboater in Yellowknife, you’re probably relieved. The series “follows a handful of renegade houseboaters as they hunt
In the final installment of this examination of how our territory’s economy really functions, Sam Gamble looks at the effects of our rentier state economy and hopes for further, informed discussion.
The former Executive Director of Folk on the Rocks intends to launch a lawsuit and human rights complaint against the festival for what he alleges was his wrongful dismissal. In a statement released by David Whitelock on Sunday, Jan. 17, he claims he was terminated without cause, in “breach of the Employment Standards Act,” and
Getting outdoors with your dog can be daunting on dark, winter days, even if this is often a working person’s only chance at a foray into nature during the week. But if you’re a cross country skier, or interested in becoming one, there’s a much more fun, fast way of getting fresh air while exercising
Our economy is, in several key ways, similar to that of middle-eastern petro-states.