‘An extremely loud fluttering sound…from behind and above.’ ‘An object fell from the sky and crashed into the water…’ ‘A horizontal row of ‘windows’ and a pulsating green light coming from inside…’ The Northwest Territories has had its fair share of reported UFO sightings over the past century, ranging from strange lights in the sky
Late last year, a group of students at École St. Patrick High School sent a survey around the school. ‘Is your life affected by LGBTQ issues?’ it asked. ‘Perhaps you yourself are queer or questioning, or perhaps you have a friend or a family member who is?’ Eighty-seven students and teachers, out of around 200
A sneak peek from the upcoming April/May issue of EDGEYK: In the year 1935, men arrived on Yellowknife Bay to start a mine at Burwash Point. It was a short-lived prospect: the gold didn’t last, and no bricks of the precious metal were poured. However, the gold-bugged employees continued the search. And to offer some
If traveling whatever way the wind blows is your style, there’s no better way of touring the outdoors than kite skiing, says seasoned expeditionist Eric McNair-Landry. “You can leave your door and, depending on the wind direction, just choose different destinations,” he says. McNair-Landry and his friend John Blyth from Fort Smith spent the weekend
For the latest installment in our Leonard Willing historical photo series, Leonard’s nephew Glen Willing recently gave EDGE several photos offering a glimpse into Yellowknife’s early aviation history. The photo above shows Leonard himself, an assayer at Con and Negus Mines between 1938 and 1951, standing next to a Junkers W 34. These all-metal German
Etienne Croteau has a hunch there are plenty of tired people in YK scratching their heads over what to do for dinner tonight, wishing there was something delicious they could eat at home without having to cook it. That’s the basis for a new frozen dinner takeaway shop he’ll be opening downtown this summer. The
In honour of Germaine Arnaktauyok’s gorgeous and captivating biography/career retrospective, My Name Is Arnaktauyok, winning the first Yellowknife Reads competition, we present our profile of the Yellowknife based artist, first published in March, 2015: A long time ago, when everything had spirits, you didn’t need a dog team to cross the frozen tundra of Nunavut’s
Can you pass me that towel? That blue one right there. Great, thanks… This is my inner dialogue when I pass my favourite mural in town. Those two gentle hands, and two wilted wrists, with one arm slowly reaching over to deliver some kind of blue garment. How thoughtful a gesture it seems, but what
Ask any competitive athlete from the North about the legacy of the Arctic Winter Games and the answer will always be one of lifechanging influence, says Betsy Mawdsley, a former biathlete from Fort Smith who has competed on the national and international circuits. “I don’t think you can find an athlete from the NWT who
This Sunday, April 3, for the 81st time since they were brought to the region in an epic trek across continents, Inuvik’s 3,000-strong reindeer herd will cross the Mackenzie River ice road on their way to their island calving grounds. Earlier this month, EDGE’s Angela Gzowski visited Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, and was given the opportunity
It’s like a blind date and a spa day in one. There’s the nervous butterflies that come with being exposed and vulnerable, the excitement of doing something new and adventurous and the joy that comes from a day of being pampered. And it’s an experience that more and more women in Yellowknife seem to be
Things get intense during the 11th Ediwa Weyallon Men’s Hand Game Championship in Behchoko, where 42 teams gathered to battle for a $25,000 grand prize.
A number of arts organizations in the territory will soon be able to tap into a newly established, and much-needed, pot of GNWT money. The so-called Arts Organizations Operating Funding, totalling $450,000 and available for the first time this year, will be open to established arts organizations with budgets of over $30,000. The contributions (basically
First published in April, 2015: It was Thursday, May 8, 2014. In my dreams, I still see it and shudder. A dark patch of water where there should have been ice. As we slid into it, my lead dog Trigger turned and looked directly at me. It was my fault. I had called the team
As Gwich’in youth from across Canada came together for a mid-conference check-in last week, Jordan Peterson had an epiphany. “I’ve been waiting for what happened this past week in Ottawa for my entire adult life,” the 29-year-old community development officer for the Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC) tells EDGE. “I’ve been waiting for our young Gwich’in