Jeff Spring, a web developer in Dawson City, Yukon, catches a few zzzzz’s on the flight from Whitehorse to Yellowknife A man peels his fur-trimmed parka hood and dark sunglasses from his face as the plane comes to a complete stop, signalling naptime is over. With blurry eyes he surveys the passengers behind him, then
This past weekend, Air Tindi was offering cheap 20-minute scenic flights around town as part of the Long John Jamboree. I hopped on-board Sunday afternoon. After skidding along the ice runway on the plane’s three skis, we were off, soaring over the jamboree and the city. We banked right around the Robertson Headframe, then headed
The federal government has undergone an 11th hour change of heart and is withdrawing from its legal defense of the so-called superboard, opening the way for continuation of the current regulatory system in the Northwest Territories. The Sahtu Land and Water Board and the Wek’eezhii Land and Water Board that were to be dissolved today,
The lot, bought recently by the City for $1.45 million, will be given to the Dene for $1 The City of Yellowknife is giving its prized downtown lot at 50th Avenue and 50th Street to the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, EDGEYK.com has learned. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a city councillor confirmed that an
After traditional banks balked at financing Dr. Nicole Redvers’ Gaia Integrative Clinic because of her student loans, the BDIC stepped up. It’s now a wildly successful business in the middle of a significant expansion. Serving all communities, the NWT Business Development and Investment Corporation (BDIC) fills a critical role as the lender of last resort
You’d think remediating parts of the dump would be a relatively uncontroversial piece of municipal management. Yet the City’s plan has apparently placed them in conflict with the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, according to strongly worded correspondence found on the MVLWB public registry. “To date we do not feel that there has been
When you’re on the streets, gender matters. Part 4 of EDGEYK.com’s Life Outside series
Watching the Roughneck Relay Ottawa-based Carver Ka Wai driving an ATV through the Jamboree Bootied participant in the Terriers and Tiaras contest Ka Wai carving the tentacles on his sea beast Keeping calm on the ice Anna Hernandez soaks up the rays The start of Canadian Championship Dog Derby Left, Matthew Jason; Right, Sarah Erasmus: Team
So the GNWT wants to know what you think about oil and gas development. Well, not really. The online survey it posted last week is more about convincing the public that the territory’s economic future lies with getting stranded oil and gas out of the ground and into the marketplace. To do that, we need
Cathy Allooloo had only been in Yellowknife a few months when she sold her soul to the City. It was 1981, and the whitewater kayaker, who’d recently taken a lifeguard job in Yellowknife, had a good chance of making it to the world championships that summer. All she needed was help getting to Minden, Ont.
Sponsored by the GNWT Department of Health and Social Services “For years I had been inside of this cocoon, holding all my hurts and pains so tight to my chest, not letting anyone know about it. When I made the decision to change, I began to let go of all that garbage and forgive myself
Baseball players take a break for a photo op on Lou’s Beach in Willow Flats. Players include John and Mark Rocher, Guy Sirois, Tim Turner-Davis, Randy Heibert and several Richardson boys.
SATIRE | Flamin’ Raven A two-year-old Caribou by the name of Carl has stirred controversy over his comments regarding the upcoming seasonal hunt, which appear to have left him ostracized by the Bathurst herd. During a migratory rest stop earlier this week, Carl was overheard expressing his disdain for colonialist hunters. Migratory rest stops are a chance for the herd
Bass is the word this Saturday afternoon, with Felipe Gomez, aka the Eddie Van Halen of the bottom notes, bringing his low-end wizardry to the Snow Castle. If you’ve been hitting live music shows and open mics around town over the past several months you’ve probably seen Felipe; he’s the heavy-metal-haired Chilean dude making his
The finance department is still unable to answer some key questions abut jobs that have left Yellowknife Recent media reports on the government’s decentralization project have surprised Wendy Bisaro. The Frame Lake MLA asked Michael Miltenberger early on in the last legislative session just how many jobs had moved from Yellowknife to the communities. The