An intriguing multimedia installation marking the 40th anniversary of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry recently opened at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Using photography, audio and text, looks back at the people and testimonies that ended up halting the pipeline project in 1976. At the installation’s centre is a tent constructed from nine
One of the best ways to stay sane in Yellowknife is to leave it for a while, for vacations in destinations where they haven’t encountered the concept of -40 with windchill. In the lead-up to their getaway though, the lucky jet-setters have to ask themselves a pretty important question: “Who’s going to watch my place?”
Is consensus government, brainchild of Sir Frederick Haultain (above), a 19th century relic? | Illustration by Augustus Kenderdine On EDGE | Opinion Yukon premier Darrell Pasloski’s decision to fight the next territorial election on the future of the Peel Watershed is an assertion that elected authority trumps a court ruling. It’s either political suicide or a calculated gamble. However
Dave Bidini, musician, author and hockey geek, is looking for a house-sitting gig in Yellowknife. Something for the month of April, nothing too fancy, no roommates (he’s going to be researching and writing a book), and much as he loves them, no pets because of allergies. “I can do with whatever I’m dealt, I’m open
Can you run city hall by voting online? An innovative, controversial project wants to find out | Image via blog.marylhurst.edu This week, Yellowknife entrepreneur Paige Saunders launches the beta version of IServeU.ca, an internet-based democracy system that he hopes will overhaul politics in Yellowknife and, perhaps, around the world. If he’s right, and that’s a major
Bussey steps in Starting next week coun. Linda Bussey will be stepping into the deputy mayor’s chair for the remainder of this council’s term. “It’s an incredible opportunity for me to learn more about local government,” she told EdgeYK.com, adding that she hopes to use the position to advocate for sustainable development, the housing-first initiative
Words by Matthew Mallon| Photos by Angela Gzowski This weekend, the Snowking crew was doing what they could while waiting for their busted tractor to get back into action. The building techniques on display could have been seen a few thousand years ago, with structures being heaved into place with the use of rollers and
EdgeYK PROFILE In the late summer of 2001, 21-year-old Rami Kassem flew from Beirut to Boston. He’d been accepted by the University of Texas in Houston to study pharmacy, but that was just a ruse. His real target? Canada. Growing up as a Palestinian refugee in the war-torn camps of Eastern Beirut, Lebanon, where his
FLAMIN’ RAVEN | Satire The mood at the modest home of Calvin and Mallory Huxley was celebratory today after the GNWT announced that it will be increasing the territory’s minimum wage to $12.50 an hour. Both parents of this family of five currently work for the lowest wage in the country. But that’s set to change
by Fran Hurcomb The old Sanders family cabin on Jolliffe Island was built in the 1940s by Charlie and Mira Sanders. They raised their family there for many years before moving to town. It was rented by a wide variety of people during the ’70s and ’80s. Pictured here in 1985.
Several years ago, while working as a producer at the CBC, I came across a website so disturbing I had to abandon my computer, clutching my stomach, to stand by a planter, breathing in the foliage to settle my dizzying shock. On my monitor, face upon face upon face of beautiful indigenous women from across
Half man/half turkey: the after-effects of Pacey’s 90 minute, -35 C misadventure | Photo/video courtesy Andrew Pacey Like many of us last Boxing Day, Andrew Pacey got what you might call an overdose of turkey. But for him, the end results weren’t just a few more pounds of winter weight and an urge to pass out on
A Good Time to Be a Dog Council voted to OK doggie daycares in four zones across the city: downtown, Kam Lake, the Commercial Services Area and the Limited Industrial areas. However, in a nod to perturbed Kam Lake residents concerned that four-legged day cares might increase their neighborhood’s smell and noise, council added a number of
At last Friday’s packed Q&A session on the 2023 Winter Games, Robert C. McLeod, the GNWT’s Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, announced what could be a major game changer in the emerging debate over whether Yellowknife should host the event. McLeod said that the GNWT is willing to invest in what will likely be the
Alan Farid, an attractive 31-year-old who enjoys many outdoor activities, moved to Yellowknife four years ago. After his marriage ended in divorce, he signed up for the popular dating network Plenty Of Fish to move on with his life. But after careful analysis and sampling of the local single population, the results were shocking. Alan