Last July, two incinerators at De Beers’ Snap Lake Mine were belching out clouds of black smoke, one sending an average of 65 times the accepted national limit of cancer-causing toxins into the air. The hugely elevated levels of dioxins and furans — released when plastic is burned or garbage is not fully incinerated —
The Sun at Midnight, a Northwest Territories film project, is one of 15 finalists this year in the Telefilm Canada micro-budget production program. “It’s a big win,” said producer Amos Scott, producer of the acclaimed Dene A Journey series, and cofounder with writer-director Kirsten Carthew of Jill and Jackfish Productions. “It’s an important first step
How cute! Nobody tell them they’re cousins In Aziz Anzari’s Time article, “Everything You Thought You Knew About Love Is Wrong,” the comedian describes the difficulties of finding love in the modern world. He references professor Barry Schwartz, who divides us into two types of people: “satisficers” (those who satisfy and then suffice) and “maximizers,”
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Yellowknife’s largest landlord are reporting wildly different vacancy rates for apartments in the city. In a recent conference call with investment analysts, Todd Cook, president and CEO of Northern Property REIT, said the vacancy rate for 1,060 apartments it owns in Yellowknife was between 10 and 14 percent in
With Jane Groenewegen and Wendy Bisaro, the territory’s only female MLAs, due to retire this year, Yellowknife social activist Julie Green is hoping to fill the void. “We have the country’s lowest proportion of female MLAs,” Green said Monday as she announced her intention to challenge sitting MLA Robert Hawkins for Yellowknife Centre in the
The fire that ripped through the top floor of the Polaris Apartment building on Sunday is being treated as suspicious, say RCMP. “The cause of the fire is still under investigation,” Const. Elenore Sturko told EDGE, though the RCMP is looking at the possibility of arson. “It has to be ruled an arson and the
Two years ago, Jacey Firth-Hagen got a Facebook message from CKLB host Lawrence Nayally; he was developing a show about northern youth and looking for interesting people in the Beaufort Delta to feature. Happy to be of assistance, Jacey sent him the names of some youth in the region. Then came a second message: how
After a much publicized wrangle with the NWT Liquor Licensing Board and some colourful comments from Minister Michael Miltenberger, Yellowknife’s Warrior Strong Fight League is holding its first event tomorrow. Here’s a quick intro to the local guys who will be dishing out the northern hospitality to a batch of southerners being flown up for
Duncan Grant was one of Northern Canada’s most legendary bush pilots. Yellowknife 1993.
Signs summer is here for a Yellowknifer: the concept of nightime no longer exists, power outages have started, and garage sale season is in full swing. This week’s list features several neighbourly street-wide sales, including most of the Niven area. There are a lot of households getting ready for moves at the end of this month,
Michael Miltenberger is leading a second European tour in as many years to sell space and time on the fibre optic cable now working its way down the Mackenzie Valley and promotion of Inuvik’s satellite station facility as a cool place to locate a dish. “As the MVFL moves towards scheduled completion in mid-2016, the
Local Smoke, Greyson Gritt’s song and new video, speaks volumes about the artist behind the blues licks and the finger-flipping lyrics. “If you listen to the song, she’s this, she’s that, she’s doing this, and she’s doing that, and it’s like f*** off already, she’s burning this town down and there’s nothing you can do
Dennis Bevington might be a leisurely, sometimes halting speaker – someone who writes words on sticky notes and underlines them with a certain oomph as he talks; but when the Northwest Territories’ man in Ottawa has somewhere to be, he’s a speedy walker. Coming through the front doors of the chateauesque Confederation Building next to
Vanthuyne says he’s “not as far up the environmental ladder as Bob Bromley,” but is “supportive of responsible environmental stewardship.” Weledeh MLA Bob Bromley’s decision to retire from territorial politics has so far generated more rumours than declared candidates. Cory Vanthuyne is the first out of the gate, and everything has aligned perfectly for the two-term
Ingredients: Pre-baked flatbread or naan – 4 slices 2 oz smoked Char 7 pencil-sized asparagus – can be blanched 1.5 oz to 2 oz goat cheese Slivered red onion Fresh dill Directions: I make fresh flatbread and prebake them; however, I have adapted this recipe for use with naan. Start by spreading the goat cheese over the