Floyd makes a maverick pick with famous wearer-of-hats Tim McGraw On EDGE: Opinion Yesterday local DJ Jack Antonio, who has a classic/indie rock show on CKLB, sent us a list of musical picks made by the NWT’s four federal candidates. His criteria were simple: pick two genre-appropriate songs and I’ll play them. “Hope you find these
On EDGE | Opinion Earlier this month I attended a semi-swank gala for the YK Film Festival in the Champagne Room, on the second floor of the 50/50 mini-mall downtown. I had a glass of wine, a couple bites of smoked fish, bounced around a documentary idea with a local filmmaker, mingled with musicians, a
Did someone say increased property taxes? On EDGE | Political Opinion Last December, I sat through night after night of achingly dull City Hall budget debates. As I struggled to keep my eyes open, council went line by line through dozens of densely annotated pages, discussing the merits of this or that expenditure and the
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An attempt to revive the NWT’s conflict-free gem brand has just taken its final bow By now, it must be clear to the boffins at Industry Tourism and Investment and their minister, Dave Ramsay, that Deepak International Ltd. will never put the shine back on Diamond Row. DIL and its owner, Deepak Kumar, were fully
Seven years ago, one of Johanna Tiemessen’s regular students in her Nia class – a mix of dance, yoga and martial arts that focuses on grounding, breathing and a lot of free-moving limbs – asked her to attend the birth of her second child. She wanted to introduce the concept of mindful-movement into her labour. Tiemessen
Looking back at your eight years in office, what do you consider your key accomplishments? Early on in the 16th assembly, I helped Food Rescue put legislation in place so that anyone donating food was absolved of liability. Food Rescue wasn’t getting stuff from the big stores. Once that act was passed, it just kind
Bill Carpenter at Bowspringer Kennel, 1989. Bill established the Canadian Eskimo Dog Foundation in the 1970s to bring the breed back from the brink of extinction.
More than a hundred people packed the Katimivik Room in the Explorer Hotel Sunday afternoon for a chance to meet Justin Trudeau and snap a selfie with the charismatic politician. More than a political rally, the gathering had the air of a celebrity meet-and-greet. Liberal buttons were handed out and Yellowknife’s two would-be Liberal candidates,
In an earlier version of this story, EDGE confused Roy Erasmus, the candidate for Frame Lake, with Roy Erasmus Jr., the former president and CEO of Det’on Cho Corp. The writer regrets the error and apologizes for any confusion it caused. Lawyer, politician, bureaucrat – Roy Erasmus has been all of those, and after a decade and a
Sponsored by the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce It may not seem important to have a lawyer when starting a small business, but as things grow, having easy access to a legal professional can be a huge help. Field Law’s Alain Chiasson is based in Yellowknife and works with businesses at all stages of development. With
A lot of fuss is being made on social media this federal election about Canadians’ — and northerners’ in particular — lack of interest when it comes to voting. And for good reason. Voter turnout in the NWT for the 2011 federal election was a dismal 47.4 percent. Only Nunavut’s was lower, at 30.4 percent
On EDGE | Opinion It’s a scenario that’s playing out in town halls and churches across the country: a Liberal, an NDP and a Green candidate take the stage in front of a friendly audience; the Conservative candidate? Well, they’re off door-knocking somewhere else. Such was the scene at last night’s Alternatives North “All Candidates
Does this new hospital look like a bridge to you? Because it does to us. | Illustration courtesy GNWT EDGE Political Opinion Just over eight years ago, little more than a month away from a territorial election, outgoing-premier Joe Handley was in Fort Providence, shoveling ceremonial gravel marking the start of Deh Cho Bridge construction. And
While every would-be city councillor is riffing on YK’s cost of living, beyond calls to rein in property taxes by reducing municipal spending, few creative ideas have been put forward so far this election season. Part of the problem is that there’s really not much the City can do to change the costs – for