Last January, CBC reporter Elizabeth McMillan wrote an article for EDGE in which she pondered just how deep and longlasting her attachment to Yellowknife was. There was a lot she still loved about the place, and loved deeply, but in the middle of her sixth winter, her sense of adventure was wearing off. “Some weeks,
Photo courtesy Joshua Rappeneker FLAMIN’ RAVEN | Satire With several forest fires already burning in what’s expected to be another highly active fire season, the City of Yellowknife has advised all residents to begin boiling their air before consumption. The City already has a boil order in effect for water, which has just passed the two-week mark. A
Food truck block Jennifer Vornbrock, owner of the Fresh Squeeze mobile juice bar, usually found on Franklin Avenue in the downtown core, presented her concerns about the recommendations being put forward to council regarding food vendor locations. She is worried that the recommendation presented by the City that only one food vendor be permitted per
With one week to go before the Yellowknife Farmers Market begins its season, we’re getting pretty excited about getting to spend our post-work Tuesdays cruising the park for fresh local produce, tasty meals and unique art and crafts. Here’s the EDGE insight on what to look forward to at this year’s spread in Somba K’e Park. Returning favourites There are
Solar power installation, like this Fort Simpson array, could be part of an alternative local economy, say some | Photo NT Energy Powered by diamonds, the Northwest Territory’s GDP has surged to $3.8 billion since 1999, but local benefits have been few and not equally shared in what MP Dennis Bevington calls the world’s largest small community. Co-host
Last summer, while the rest of us were drinking beer and fleeing indoors to escape the forest fire smoke, Krystal Thompson was outside doing yoga, in a bikini, on a paddle-board. It was part of a month-long “bikini body project,” and the body positive yogi was down-dogging and sun-saluting her way through societal expectations. “A bigger-size
A carefully curated, eclectic soundtrack of summery tunes guaranteed to provide the perfect backdrop to a sunny day in YK.
It’s time for bargains! Yellowknifers love to salvage, especially in the warmest months. Spring Amnesty Week at the Yellowknife Solid Waste Facility (a.k.a. the Dump, or YKea) has always been a great opportunity to get rid of the junk from spring cleaning, pick up some free finds, and support a good cause. This annual free-for-all
Richard Van Camp in 2010 | Photos courtesy NorthWords When I arrived in the North many years ago, one of the first things to strike me was the stories. Everyone I met told stories, and they were fascinating; tales of adventure and misadventure, love and hate, death and life. It took me a few years
One well-known advocate for Yellowknife’s homeless community is calling the City’s homelessness point-in-time count last week “random and haphazard,” and questioning the ethics of releasing numbers that she claims greatly distort the scope of the problem. “I don’t know how somebody can ethically go out there and put these numbers out, because of the potentially
Stories about inflated housing prices across Canada, and warnings from the Bank of Canada that a market correction is overdue should not scare off renters who are thinking of buying into Yellowknife’s housing market, according to one local realtor and City councillor. Adrian Bell of Century 21 Prospect Realty did the math several years ago
Buying a house, especially for the first time, is the largest and most intimidating financial commitment most people ever consider. Fortunately, there is plenty of good free advice available. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. offers a useful guide with the question list for prospective home buyers here. CMHC gets right to the point with the affordability
Dark northern themes: a scene from Sinister Oculus’ visuals. “Come feel every human emotion.” The invitation appears in spidery red font against a black background and above a face with a palpitating skull projected onto it. It’s the unsettling end to a short video promoting Sinister Oculus’s concert at NACC this coming Saturday, May 23. Cut
A forlorn, abandoned bike, sprawled in the ditch, wheels akimbo, handlebars twisted. It’s a common sight along the trails around Yellowknife, especially as spring turns to summer. “Where did you come from?” you might idly wonder as you pass by one these rusted, trashed victims. The moment I found out my own bicycle had been
