Another summer, another major drug bust targeting the 856, the B.C.-based gang that’s proving hard to shake from the streets of Yellowknife. Seven people with alleged ties to the gang were arrested in three different RCMP operations across the city on Thursday, July 16. Here’s what we currently know about the gang and its presence in Yellowknife:
Michael McLeod confirmed his intention Tuesday to seek the Liberal nomination in the Northwest Territories, and immediately moved to the front in a three-way race. (EDGE broke the news that he would be running back in late May.) The former territorial MLA and cabinet minister, and brother of Premier Bob McLeod, is better-known than declared
Vive la résistance, circa 2115 | Artwork by Steve Skroce Yellowknife, or at least its surrounding wilderness, is the central setting in a splashy new comic book mini-series launched earlier this month. Written by Brian K. Vaughan, the best-selling, award-winning writer behind Y: The Last Man and the critically acclaimed space opera Saga, We Stand On Guard
With wings: the City’s schematic of the Wiley Road Park floatplane option To floatplane or not to floatplane? That is the question the City is asking about a new waterfront park across from the Wildcat Café that is hoped will “ improve public access to the City’s waterfront.” This Monday, the City released a survey asking
After less than two years as Stanton Hospital’s chief executive officer, Brenda FitzGerald is moving on without a word to the public. An official announcement that is expected later today will state that the parting was by mutual agreement, but according to a source, not everyone is happy. “The decision was made at the most
“It was really a terrible time,” says former Yellowknife mayor Dave Lovell. We’re sitting in the kitchen of the 1947 house he grew up in and now owns, across the street from City Hall. “I’d go to bed and as soon as it got dark, the sirens would start and the fighting would start. I’d
Three more “856 Gang associates” were arrested yesterday evening during a traffic stop, the RCMP said late Friday afternoon. This follows four arrests earlier Thursday afternoon in a pair of Yellowknife drug busts, during which police seized 126 grams of Crack Cocaine, 28 MDMA pills and a significant amount of Anabolic Steroids. This brings the total
Director Alejandro González Iñárritu and Dicaprio filmming The Revenant outside of Calgary last fall Here’s an intense first look at the film starring Leonardo Dicaprio and featuring Fort Simpson’s Melaw Nakehk’o, and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu of Birdman fame. Nakehk’o successfully auditioned for her part during a Yellowknife casting call last fall. The film will be released in theatres this December.
Don’t worry: Folk on the Rocks festivities don’t start until around noon, so you’ll still have plenty of time to rummage through at least a few yard sales this Saturday morning. Among kids’ toys and electronics, lots of sellers will be getting rid of clothing items as well, so there’s your last minute opportunity for assembling a
Performers Pied Pear lead a parade of festival goers at the 1989 Folk on the Rocks.
Arrest underway. Note: the plainclothes officer’s face has been blurred to conceal his identity on the request of the RCMP. Updated at 4:45 July 16, 2014 Four people are in custody following two Thursday afternoon drug raids targeting 856 gang activity in Yellowknife. No charges have been announced, though according to an RCMP press release, officers “seized a
After months of buzz alternating with uncertainty, food trucks are going to be parked in the 50/50 lot next Thursday evening for the first installment of a new weekly festival. Food on Franklin, as it’s being called, will happen every Thursday for the rest of the summer from 5 to 7 p.m. While food trucks are
Updated at 4:45 July 16, 2014 Four people are in custody following two Thursday afternoon drug raids targeting 856 gang activity in Yellowknife. No charges have been announced, though according to an RCMP press release, officers “seized a significant quantity of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.” “As this investigation is still on-going, the total quantity has not yet
Ever since it began, Folk on the Rocks has been a quirky, by-the-seat-of-its-pants festival filled with miracles and misadventures. Each year, organizers and participants have ended the weekend filled with a feeling of disbelief – “I can’t believe we pulled it off.” It’s always been, above all else, an endorsement of the shared ideals of
This weeks’ round-up feels like one big tease after another. We’ve got updates on restaurants that have been on their way for a little while now and, well, they’re still on the way. Patience is a virtue when it comes to food though, and this time the pay-off is: coffee on the go, a side