Old Town, 1960s The Liquor Store, the Government Building, and the Rex Cafe Could easily be walked to, along the new Causeway. And so I set out walking, all jaunty and carefree Then found myself in the Rex Cafe for their Valentine’s Day Tea. There was Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Smith, there’s Mrs. Murphy too…
Releasing my inner gladiator at the mic Six years ago I was a newbie musician in YK. I was playing in various groups, learning a lot, and gradually merging my life with the music and arts community one way or another. For quite a while I was a sideman or session musician – helping out
tale by Jim Green | illustration by Alison McCreesh (for Jimmy McLean) Jimmy Jesus was running he was running just as hard as he could Goddamn well run slamming out of the Gold Range wheeling down the dark alley humping up over the black rock stumbling through Willow Flats across Franklin Avenue by Johnson’s keeping
Tales from the 45th Street alley by Thomas Parker | illustrations by Katie O’Beirne “Yellowknife’s a dog town,” is a statement I’ve heard before. Most pet owners in this town have chosen the dog: the loop-tailed husky, the affectionate lab, and even the little lap dogs. Yellowknife has a dog park and dog poop bins,
This historic building near pilot’s monument was demolished this past autumn with little fanfare or notice from the community. It was purely by chance that I took the first photo of the house before any work had begun. Once I noticed that it was about to be , I returned on several occasions to document
Right before moving to Yellowknife I traded my air conditioner for a 25 kg sack of malted barley. If you didn’t already know, this is the primary ingredient for making beer. While Yellowknife might be some kilometres shy of the Barrenlands, it’s still a craft beer desert. So, while I wouldn’t be needing an air
When Jo Kelly arrived in Yellowknife, she came with a dog team. In 2001, almost everyone who kept sled dogs lived in Kam Lake. It was a no brainer. Kelly rented a property on Curry Drive and loved the access to wide open spaces to run her dogs. Back then, the neighborhood was the kind
It’s a barroom debate that often rages on during post-game conversations at the Monkey Tree, Black Knight or Coyotes; who is the Bo Jackson of Yellowknife? Who is the best that this town has to offer when it comes to athletic exploits? This is a list that friends and I have discussed ad nauseam over
How I Got Here In June of 2011 I returned to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia after spending 11 months circumnavigating the world as Purser on a Tall Ship. To this day I have no words to truly describe that experience, but I can say that upon my return I neither knew where to be, nor what
In Yellowknife, we have many non-profit organizations trying to accomplish a variety of projects. Sometimes it can overwhelm an organization, but it doesn’t have to, and good project management can be the difference between success and disaster. With nearly 20 years of varying project experience, I have discovered effective project management is the same no
On EDGE: Opinion Peter Sheldon We didn’t mind our husky pulling so hard on her leash. After all, we’d trapped her in the Trailer all day, and there really isn’t much in the Trailer for an animal like this except that big plush couch, and admittedly she wasn’t too upset about that, until the prospect
EDGEitorial Putting five per cent of royalties into the Heritage Fund is short-sighted and irresponsible I’ve long felt financial success has less to do with how you spend your daily earnings and more about how you deal with a windfall. While it’s always tempting to spend it, deep down we all know it usually makes
How Yellowknife’s ravens turn up the heat story by Brad Heath | illustration by Alison McCreesh It was -52 (with wind chill) on a bitterly cold December morning when I noticed a frosty raven hunkered down on a streetlight shining on Franklin Avenue, even though the sun was visible through ice fog. I’ve often heard
photo courtesy David Gilday If you follow sports in Yellowknife, you’ll be familiar with the amazing highs and lows of short track speed skater Michael Gilday. The 27-year-old – ranked 10th overall at the world championships and first overall in Canada – battled back from injuries to make Canada’s Olympic team! When he gets to
Let’s be honest, Yellowknife is a bit lacking in places for angry teenage girls to vent. You could aim your fury at a hoop or a net, drown it out with an instrument, hide it beneath school work or, if you’re like me, spend four years in a black box attempting to stifle it with