The faux-log cabin overlooking the Latham Island Causeway has been largely empty since CKLB stopped its Aboriginal language and news broadcasts at the end of July. Music still broadcasts on 101.9 FM – but gone, for now, are the daily programs in six Aboriginal languages. Of the 13 employees running the station before July, only
Yellowknife environmentalist Doug Ritchie shared his passion for the environment with a wide network of friends and colleagues during many years working with Ecology North and, most recently, the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. Last night, Ritchie passed away peacefully in Stanton Territorial Hospital, just a month and a day after being diagnosed with cancer. He was
Lou Rocher’s Woodyard chickens had a well-balanced diet, which included whitefish. This photo was taken in 1978.
by Jack Danylchuk Vacancy rates and rents are on the rise in Yellowknife, defying traditional market behaviour that tends to dictate lower prices in the face of a surplus. The average vacancy rate for bachelor, one, two and three-bedroom apartments jumped to 4.8 per cent this fall, according to the latest report from Canada
Yesterday, on a softly overcast afternoon out on Yellowknife Bay, the Snowking team was hard at work. Joe Snow, Baron von Blizzard, the Avalanche Kid and a few other regulars are pushing the wooden frameworks into place for the second big pour that’ll form the high-arched main door for this year’s castle. Buttercup the
As Premier Bob McLeod heads to China this weekend to promote the territory to would-be immigrants, it’s unclear if one of the territorial government’s key immigration programs is even up and running. Clint MacNichol works as the foreign manager of the Zhaojin Yellowknife Academy, a language school in the city of Zhaoyun in China’s Shandong
Just before Christmas, Marie Coderre, the Executive Director of the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre, received a letter from the City informing her $15,000 had been cut from the core funding NACC receives from the City. On Monday, she was at the City’s Municipal Services Committee Meeting to ask for it back. “I need to
On EDGE: Opinion Politico, the online news source for Washington DC’s chattering classes, warns of “nonstop energy drama in 2015.” They are referring to upcoming battles between President Barack Obama and the newly-elected Republican majority in Congress over domestic regulations governing fracking, coal-fired power plants, and a new global deal on greenhouse gas reductions. A large
Nothing says election year more clearly than visits by political leaders to remote corners of the country. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NDP leader Thomas Mulcair dropped in on Iqaluit last year, and this week Liberal leader Justin Trudeau will visit Yellowknife and Inuvik. The Northwest Territories Liberals are hoping Trudeau’s journey to the NWT
by Fran Hurcomb The circus came to town in 1982 and set up in the parking lot of the Community Arena. For many northerners, it was their first encounter with an elephant. Nancy Magrum took a ride along with her kids and their friends.
On EDGE: Opinion Pass out the party hats, strike up the band, Happy Days are Here Again, according the annual Conference Board of Canada report on what to expect from the economy across the North this year. Released in time for the festive season, and Premier Bob McLeod’s junket to China, the not-for-profit economic think
The bill received by YK homeowner Emma Atkinson. There are a lot of surprising costs associated with buying your first place, but one Yellowknife homeowner was billed about $4 million more than expected on her first mortgage payment. In early December, Emma Atkinson completed the paperwork on a mortgage for a downtown condo shortly before
As an Adventure Capital group involved in a number of redevelopment projects, CloudWorks is interested in where development in Yellowknife is headed so we can stay on top of trends and take advantage of new opportunities. The problem is, there’s no one place to find out, so we created the interactive map below by poring
by Angela Gzowski I love jewelry designer Caroline Blechert’s work because she uses traditional materials, such as porcupine quills, in creative ways rarely seen in northern pieces. And after years developing her art, she’s now working full-time at her business, Creations for Continuity, and selling pieces on Beyond Buckskin, a popular site dedicated to promoting modern Native American
James Williams might be the world’s only Inuvialuit mixed martial artist and he works hard at his craft. He’s also a Work in Progress featured in this segment of EDGE TV. Thanks again to aRTLeSS Collective for the awesome work putting this together and to Northwestel Community Television for sponsoring the production and airing the