“Motivated to get these conscious decisions right for the future.” Chief Daniels at Thursday’s community feast. Hundreds of Tlicho citizens from Gamèti, Wekweèti, and Whati have been travelling to Behchoko by land and water this week to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Tlicho Agreement. The festivities, which began on August 4, will go on
Pulling Smithwicks at the the Kilt and Castle This week’s round-up features updates from a few long-awaited promises as well as well as check-ins with new hot-spots that have opened up within the past few weeks, with varying degrees of success. Korea House Phil Moon Son’s Korean restaurant venture now has a name, and a
Updated 4:30 Friday Aug. 7 – “Fire operations will continue throughout the weekend and at this time residents are being advised to avoid travel in the areas after Powder Point on the Ingraham Trail.” Despite successful burnout operations near Reid Lake, the fire raging roughly 65 kilometers out the Ingraham Trail continues to burn out
Long before NWT Pride existed, a group called OutNorth, born out of a national organization called EGALE (Equality For Gays and Lesbians) led the queer community in Yellowknife. They helped organize LGBTQ+ events by passing around cake at the post office, holding Pride events at the Explorer Hotel, and hosting vibrant social events every Halloween. They
One police officer and a suspect were taken to hospital with “non-life threatening injuries” following a drug raid last night on a second-floor apartment in Lanky Court which involved, in what’s becoming a Yellowknife trend, a sword. Three adult males and one male youth have been arrested and remain in custody, according to an RCMP press
So, you’ve decided to be a Houseboater. This is not just about owning a houseboat on the Bay, of course: it’s deciding to put on a lifejacket for your daily commute; it’s learning to be your own plumber/carpenter/mechanic; and possibly living a life of honey buckets and Racquet Club showers. A small but hardy group
Update 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Aug 5. As a large wildfire continues to encroach on Reid Lake, campers and cabin owners have begun evacuating the area and retrieving what they can from their cabins. Last night’s announcement that the fire was only four kilometres away from the lake prompted Jim Sparling to drive to his cabin to
With the federal election now underway, the NWT Liberals are getting their house in order and gearing up to choose a candidate this Saturday. Members of the NWT Liberal riding association (who joined before the August 3rd cut-off date) will choose between former Yellowknife City Councillor Gail Cyr and former MLA (and brother of premier
What do you think? Vote in our poll below. NO, says Richard Morland, a mining engineer with 33 years’ experience in the resource industry in Australia and Canada. The former BHP Billiton vice president of operations, president and COO of Ekati Diamond Mine, Richard has lived in Yellowknife for nearly 10 years. When governments and
The City’s Heritage Committee is holding secret meetings and contemplating a split from City Hall after months of communication breakdowns and repeated no-shows from committee chair Coun. Phil Moon Son and members of City administration. In June, former committee chair Mike Vaydik, who has remained de facto chair in light of Moon Son’s absence from the
Trimp became the public face of a controversial P3 project at Alberta Health Services | Screengrab courtesy Saskatchewan Regional Health The territorial government is considering the appointment of Rick Trimp, a former Alberta Health Services executive, to a senior post with either Stanton Territorial Hospital or the new NWT Health and Social Services Board, sources
Heading down to the very tip of Ndilo, on Tililo Tili, you’ll notice a striking, cathedral-esque log house. We wondered about the provenance of this home, and approached owners/builders Jeannette Erasmus and Marc Lafond to see if they would let us take a look inside and tell us how it came to be. They were kind
If you’re thinking of donning your public service hat and taking a run at civic politics on October 19, the candidate nominations open in just over a month. Today in their Capital Update, the City released several important dates for would-be councillors to keep in mind: September 4 – Nominations Open September 21 at 3:00
Candidate offers secret recipe of 11 spices and $1 billion in highway construction funding. SATIRE | Flamin’ Raven It’s no secret that the Conservative Party of Canada has long wanted to take out NDP MP Dennis Bevington, so they can claim all three Northern seats. There might not be a lot of people up here,
The Great Morel Rush of 2015 was a titillating prospect indeed, when the fires that raged through the territory last summer promised a bumper crop of gourmet mushrooms the following spring. People were going to make small fortunes from the projected $10-million harvest, and communities were meant to kickstart a whole new in-territory, sustainable industry. The season