Ron and Agnes ran Captain Ron’s B&B for many years on Latham Island near the causeway. He was called Captain Ron because of his tour boat, the “Naocha”, which was one of the first tour boats to ply the waters of Yellowknife Bay.
On the surface of things, Wednesday’s announcement that the GNWT is kicking $29.7 million over to NTPC to cover the costs associated with low water in the Snare System is a story about the effects of climate change and a government making the tough choices needed to fight it. That’s certainly the narrative the government is selling: “Despite tight
Latour’s edict prohibits candidates from electioneering outside the bounds of the election period, while sitting MLAs continue to make full use of social media and other promotional perks of office Territorial MLAs met in secret this week to discuss the final sitting of the legislature and perhaps bid adieu to those who will retire before the November
On carbon pricing, the Conservatives have always been subtle as a jackhammer: It’s a tax on everything, it will kill jobs, it’s bad, and so is any politician who dares suggest implementing such a Four-Horsemen policy. The Tories dropped this talking point on Stephane Dion like a cartoon piano during the 2008 campaign, won another
RCMP have confirmed that personal items found with human remains in a forest outside of Yellowknife on Monday belonged Atsumi Yoshikubo, a Japanese Tourist who went missing last October. “Sufficient evidence exists for police to determine without a doubt that the items belonged to Atsumi Yoshikubo,” said RCMP, in a press release sent out Wednesday
If sometime in the next few days you run into an exceptionally beautiful middle-aged Japanese woman rocking furs and serious diamond swag, chances are you’re brushing shoulders with celebrity. Actress Kaho Minami – better known in Japanese tabloids as the wife of Ken Watanabe, of Godzilla and The Last Samurai fame – is in Yellowknife
McLeod says he’s not playing a “numbers game,” and favours projects like the Tlicho road, dredging the harbor at Hay River, and, long-term, the Mackenzie Valley Highway In the hope of squeezing juice from Justin Trudeau’s “historic investment plan in the middle class,” as the Liberal spin machine bills its pledge to spend $125 billion on infrastructure
It’s almost like there’s no repercussions in territorial politics; you have to really, really screw up to get tossed. Sometimes territorial politics is like a children’s game – MLAs trying to get goodies for their ridings: Hungry Hungry Hippos; plans to cut emissions while also developing the oil and gas sector: Jenga. And not to
Sponsored by GNWT Department of Health and Social Services Do you have a loved one turning 50 this year? Searching for that perfect gift, but nothing comes to mind? Well, look no further – the fecal immunochemical test, more commonly known as the FIT, is just what every 50-74 year old needs. Nothing says “I
A scow powered by ragged red sails cut from cloth of forgotten provenance took home the trophy in the sixth annual Old Town Pond Sailor’s Regatta this weekend. “It’s pretty heavy,” Dave Kellett said when asked to describe Thrush, his winning entry. Fashioned from pressure-treated four by four, and scow-like in appearance with a keel
A photograph taken when she was ten years old shows Dr. Michelle Tuma lying on a deck, covered in kittens. “I always remember, whenever we would go visit my dad’s family – they’re from the Czech Republic – there were always barn cats around,” Tuma laughs. “If they couldn’t find me, I’d always be out
Prior to Friday’s arrest, Jonah Keyuayuk was not facing criminal charges, but has a long and documented history of violence The ‘violent sexual offender’ who the RCMP warned the public about yesterday was back off the streets today, at least temporarily. Jonah Keyuajuk, 44, originally from Pangnirtung, was arrested in downtown Yellowknife early Friday morning for
Even if you’ve spent the last three days staring at an empty email inbox, crying, wondering why you ever did this, things are always “going great. Super busy.” Most Yellowknifers have at some point, been involved in that slightly lubricated, late-night “you know what we should do?” party conversation, in which someone (perhaps you) tells
Jonas Paulette of Ndilo, 1977. Jonas was a well-respected staker and line-cutter who worked across the North. This photo was taken at Thor Lake, east of Yellowknife, in the early days of its development.
