The first candidate greenlit by the Liberals, Testart has thrown his support to Michael McLeod This afternoon, NWT Liberal Party hopeful Kieron Testart withdrew from the race to become his party’s candidate in the forthcoming federal election, throwing his support instead behind former MLA Michael McLeod. “Though we have accomplished so much, with less than 100
Take us back to that night. When did you first realize your houseboat was in trouble? I was asleep at 5 a.m. I think I may have heard a sound, then I woke up to the sound of PFFFTTT. It sounded like a jet engine, and I felt this kind of glow. I’m sleeping in my
Presenting your teen angst to the world: surprisingly fun! And cathartic | Photos courtesy GRTTWAK The hilarious, sometimes gut-wrenchingly poignant live show Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids, is coming to Yellowknife on August 15th. Producer Dan Misener is inviting 15 to 20 adults to read from journals, letters and diaries they wrote before adult-sized problems
Before its bankruptcy in May 2013, Dowland Construction was Inuvik’s home-grown success story. Its failure was felt across the North, from Iqaluit where it was rebuilding igloo-shaped St. Jude’s for the Arctic Diocese to hospital projects in Whitehorse and, to a lesser extent, even by subcontractors in Yellowknife. Dowland had liabilities of $135 million against
During Monday’s announcement that $72-million in pre-election federal cash was being pumped into NWT highway repairs, transport minister Tom Beaulieu made several passing references to three highway mega-projects. Details were sparse, but he told reporters that a 300-page business case for the $700 million Mackenzie Valley Highway from Wrigley to Norman Wells is now being
At the beginning of a lot of things: Yellowknife in 1948 It was a cold evening in February 1948, when Patrick Bourke stepped out of a taxi on Franklin Avenue and onto a forgotten page in Yellowknife’s history. 1948 was a watershed year for the northern boom town. The war was just over and miners
Currently used as a sod farm, the site is slowly taking shape Tired of hacking away at sand and gravel and hauling a little chunk of fake grass from hole to hole? Well, Yellowknife golfers, it’s still a few years away — at least five before the first tee-off, says the man behind the plan —
Kim Fuller’s houseboat before the flames This Saturday, August 1st, Old Town Glassworks is hosting a YKARCC fundraising event to help Kim Fuller bounce back from the fire that demolished her houseboat two Fridays ago. Called Kimborama, the licensed “Benefit Jam and Feast” has been organized by Fuller’s friends and neighbours, and will feature live
With Pilot’s Monument and Bristol Pit in stiff competition for the best vertical in town, Yellowknife’s not really the place to kick off a successful snowboarding career. But with a bit of creativity, lots of shovels and a few trips to the dump, there’s nothing stopping an eager local rider like Andrew Matthews from developing
The highly-anticipated Twin Pine Diner opens to the public next Tuesday at 7 a.m. sharp, so Yellowknifers will be able to try all-day breakfast and chili-cheese fries from “someone who actually gives a f*** about the food that’s going out” in the Arnica Inn. (Guess who said that…) The Twin Pine doesn’t want to be
The ongoing battle for more competition is all about third-party access, and timing A decision this week from Canada’s telecommunications regulator denying SSi Micro access to Northwestel infrastructure has effectively halted SSi’s planned expansion into Whitehorse, and challenged its ability to compete in Yellowknife, at least for now. “We’d love to get into the Yukon
Judges at the annual fall fair – Aggie Brockman, Alice Legat and Helen Balanoff, examine some of the entries. 1989.
Last week’s Food on Franklin debut was a modest but genuine success. A reasonable crowd attended — City economic development officer Richard McIntosh figures that “close to 200 people showed up” — and the long-neglected square of pavement at the centre of downtown bustled with activity. Members of the street community — the most frequent users of the site — watched
Lindsay Debassige EDGE: Do you normally dress up for Folk? How did this outfit happen? LD: I’m majorly obsessed with tie-dye, heavily by my cousin, who passed away last year. Nathan Wilson. When he passed away I wore a little piece of tie-dye every day to remember him, and I feel like at Folk
In light of Erasmus’s re-election as Dene National Chief, we are re-posting this exclusive interview: EDGE YK sat down with him in his office for a primer on aboriginal relations, and the changes he’s seen in his city. If you were teaching a northern studies course to people new to Yellowknife, what would you like