Restaurant Round-Up: New on 47th, Mackenzie Lounge in Danger

There’s a restaurant moving into what was once the Gallery on 47 Street, an announcement coming next week from the Yellowknife Inn about the future of the Mackenzie Lounge, and the folks behind Trek restaurant are leaving the Days Inn behind for Aurora College. Trekking away from the Days Janet Procure, executive chef at the

Caribou Concerns: Beyond the Online Scandal

In light of the growing discussion around a Catholic school educator’s social media comments concerning the Tlicho’s community hunt of the Beverley and Ahiak caribou herd, we thought it a good time to offer up some history on caribou herds and their decline. In 2007, Canadian Geographic magazine identified the rapidly declining Bathurst Caribou herd

It’s a Boat! It’s a Plane! It’s a…. Hovercraft!

According to Peter Basko, the only people who can retire peacefully, as he puts it, are those with a hobby. For most, this might take the form of travel to warm locales; for others, perhaps an antique car to tinker with. At 67, Basko’s retirement plans have drifted slightly quirkier; he bought a hovercraft. “This

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Saving the Mackenzie Basin: What the NWT/Alberta Water Agreement Means

With last Wednesday’s ratification of the Mackenzie River Basin Bilateral Water Management Agreement by Premiers Bob McLeod and Jim Prentice, the NWT and Alberta became two of the first jurisdictions in the world to agree on guaranteed water levels based on the ecological needs of a water system. There’s a lot at stake here. A

Caribou Days: Remembering Carnivals Gone By

For more than 50 years, Yellowknifers said goodbye to winter and welcomed spring with a celebration called Caribou Carnival. It took place at the end of March and northerners from all over the region flocked to town to celebrate. In 2009, the last Carnival took place on Frame Lake. The Canadian Championship Dog Derby, a

City Briefs: Fixing Sewage and Tracking Downtown Changes

The Municipal Services Committee had about $4.5 million dollars worth of contracts on its plate yesterday, while city administration butted heads with council over a memorandum to measure changes in the downtown core. During its evening session, council approved purchase of a $2 million refrigeration system for the Community Arena, and got administration moving on

From Our Archives: ECE’s Chevron-Sponsored iPads

Originally Published October 9, 2014 Starting next year new parents across the NWT will be receiving iPads funded in part by oil company Chevron, but not all MLAs are happy about the move. Three hundred iPads were purchased by the department of Education, Culture and Employment earlier this year; Chevron is set to kick in

Fall of a Local Sports Titan

The Yellowknife co-ed broomball season has come to an end, with the Coyotes taking the final match against Fire Prevention two to one. In a stunning development that has rocked the city’s sporting world, the leading scorer of the league, Fire Prevention centre Kevin Hewitt, did not score a single goal during the final matches

Caribou Hunt Sets Off a War of Words

Loaded words erupt around the East Arm caribou hunt David Radcliffe, Aboriginal Program activities coordinator for Yellowknife Catholic Schools and husband of Sandy Lee, ex-MLA and current local representative for Conservative MP Leona Aglukkaq, has incited a frenzy of social media activity in the last 24 hours, after authoring the following posts on his Facebook account:

Jamboree Update: Blockhead On the Ice!

Words by Keith MacNeill On Saturday afternoon, we were down on the ice at the Long John Jamboree site, next to the Snow Castle. The boys from Det’on Cho Logistics were helping us move 7,500-pound blocks of ice into place. They’re for De Beers Inspired Ice, the international ice carving competition happening for its fourth

Fly-In Mine Workers Won’t Touch Ground

For the thousands of miners who moil for diamonds out on the tundra, the Northwest Territories is like a popular ale brewed in the Maritimes: those who like it, like it a lot; the rest, not so much — and they don’t want to move here. That’s the main take-away from the latest survey of

Cabin Caveat: New Rules Planned for Cabin Lottery

SATIRE | Flamin’ Raven Minister of Lands Robert C. McLeod excited a lot of Yellowknifers earlier this month when he announced a ballot draw for 22 cabin lots along the Ingraham Trail. But those hoping to build their dream recreational cottage are in for a surprise. The Department of Lands will be announcing a change to the upcoming

The Return of Erebus and Terror

“This is our perennial gig, we’re loyal to the castle,” says guitarist and bassist Travis Mercredi of tomorrow’s Snow Castle show. “It’s our home base when it comes to playing live.” Over the last year, members of the band have played the occasional gig, but the group hasn’t gathered under the Erebus and Terror banner

In Place For The Race: Federal Election Preview

With a tentative federal election date set for October 19, the deluge of door knocking and lawn signs is still months away. However, for the three main parties the search for a winning candidate is well underway. The group may very well change in the coming months (and persistent rumours of a surprise spring election

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