Bussey steps in Starting next week coun. Linda Bussey will be stepping into the deputy mayor’s chair for the remainder of this council’s term. “It’s an incredible opportunity for me to learn more about local government,” she told EdgeYK.com, adding that she hopes to use the position to advocate for sustainable development, the housing-first initiative
Words by Matthew Mallon| Photos by Angela Gzowski This weekend, the Snowking crew was doing what they could while waiting for their busted tractor to get back into action. The building techniques on display could have been seen a few thousand years ago, with structures being heaved into place with the use of rollers and
EdgeYK PROFILE In the late summer of 2001, 21-year-old Rami Kassem flew from Beirut to Boston. He’d been accepted by the University of Texas in Houston to study pharmacy, but that was just a ruse. His real target? Canada. Growing up as a Palestinian refugee in the war-torn camps of Eastern Beirut, Lebanon, where his
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FLAMIN’ RAVEN | Satire The mood at the modest home of Calvin and Mallory Huxley was celebratory today after the GNWT announced that it will be increasing the territory’s minimum wage to $12.50 an hour. Both parents of this family of five currently work for the lowest wage in the country. But that’s set to change
by Fran Hurcomb The old Sanders family cabin on Jolliffe Island was built in the 1940s by Charlie and Mira Sanders. They raised their family there for many years before moving to town. It was rented by a wide variety of people during the ’70s and ’80s. Pictured here in 1985.
Several years ago, while working as a producer at the CBC, I came across a website so disturbing I had to abandon my computer, clutching my stomach, to stand by a planter, breathing in the foliage to settle my dizzying shock. On my monitor, face upon face upon face of beautiful indigenous women from across
Half man/half turkey: the after-effects of Pacey’s 90 minute, -35 C misadventure | Photo/video courtesy Andrew Pacey Like many of us last Boxing Day, Andrew Pacey got what you might call an overdose of turkey. But for him, the end results weren’t just a few more pounds of winter weight and an urge to pass out on
On EDGE: Opinion Some time this year, there will be a federal election. Exactly when the writ will drop remains a matter of some conjecture, with the governing Conservatives insisting they’re holding to the scheduled October date, and some speculation that the Tories will pull the trigger this spring, after the federal budget and before
A Good Time to Be a Dog Council voted to OK doggie daycares in four zones across the city: downtown, Kam Lake, the Commercial Services Area and the Limited Industrial areas. However, in a nod to perturbed Kam Lake residents concerned that four-legged day cares might increase their neighborhood’s smell and noise, council added a number of
At last Friday’s packed Q&A session on the 2023 Winter Games, Robert C. McLeod, the GNWT’s Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, announced what could be a major game changer in the emerging debate over whether Yellowknife should host the event. McLeod said that the GNWT is willing to invest in what will likely be the
Alan Farid, an attractive 31-year-old who enjoys many outdoor activities, moved to Yellowknife four years ago. After his marriage ended in divorce, he signed up for the popular dating network Plenty Of Fish to move on with his life. But after careful analysis and sampling of the local single population, the results were shocking. Alan
The faux-log cabin overlooking the Latham Island Causeway has been largely empty since CKLB stopped its Aboriginal language and news broadcasts at the end of July. Music still broadcasts on 101.9 FM – but gone, for now, are the daily programs in six Aboriginal languages. Of the 13 employees running the station before July, only
Yellowknife environmentalist Doug Ritchie shared his passion for the environment with a wide network of friends and colleagues during many years working with Ecology North and, most recently, the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. Last night, Ritchie passed away peacefully in Stanton Territorial Hospital, just a month and a day after being diagnosed with cancer. He was
Lou Rocher’s Woodyard chickens had a well-balanced diet, which included whitefish. This photo was taken in 1978.