Have you ever dreamt of owning the Wildcat? Maybe you could turn it into a guesthouse or a workshop? Well, there’s a slim chance the Canadian Museum of History may have a deal for you. Ahead of the 150th anniversary of Confederation in July 2017, the museum near Ottawa is redoing its main Canadian history
On EDGE: Opinion by Loren McGinnis Since my son was born, there is no time. Literally. The concept of time itself has been reduced to mush. It used to be…. (One sec, going to flip a load of laundry before junior wakes up. He pooped our bed. I’m bak. but I ony have one hand to typ wiht.)
Old Town Versifier: Anthony Foliot Sitting @ the laptop was my brother and me I encountered an issue, it was an eye dee ten tee Well at least that’s what he told me, he’s an expert, you know… He tippy-typed the laptop, the high-speed was slow. He’s got the gadgets and the gizmos, in his “high-tech
Here are some of your holiday favourites with a touch of the North to make a fabulous meal for 6-8 people – crispy duck with bannock-pecan stuffing, birch-glazed carrots, roast baby potatoes in brown butter and spruce, cranberry and saskatoon berry sauce…then use your favourite tortiere recipe with wild meat. Birch-glazed Carrots 3 pounds carrots, sliced on the diagonal
by Gerry Bird I have no memories of my father, as he died in a canoeing accident in 1959 in southern Ontario when I was just three months old. The little I had known about Thomas Elllis Bird (Tommy) was that he met my mother when they were both enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II,
An afternoon with Tracey Breitbach’s paintings is like a walk in the park…or in her case, the taiga. As a child she grew up exploring the rocky hills around Yellowknife with an attention to the “small, delicate life” underfoot. After studying at the Emily Carr Institute of Art in Vancouver, and receiving an interdisciplinary fine arts degree from Concordia University, Breitbach settled
Twas the week before Christmas and all through the town people were shopping, most with a frownon their faces as they ran from store to store.One shopper lamented, “I must buy more: more candy, more presents, more stuff for the stockings. I’ve been shopping all day and I’m tired of walking,but my Christmas buying I’ve only begun.When
While it doesn’t have the same cache as this year’s discovery of a Franklin ship, another mystery from the 1800s may be on the cusp of being solved in Yellowknife that would send shockwaves around the world. Considered the most important mathematical challenge of the century, Donald Mackay says he believes he is close to proving the Riemann Hypothesis. If
NWT Archives/GNWT Dept. of Info/G-1979-023:2186 Dook’s Look Back: by Catherine Dook In 1973, the year I turned 19, my hometown of Yellowknife was a melting pot of generations and cultures. And in 1973 there was no better microcosm of Yellowknife than the Hudson Bay Company Store. Hired on the spot with no experience whatsoever, I started work as a
by Fran Hurcomb | illustrations by Alison McCreesh The short ad on CBC North’s noon show caught my ear. “If you’re interested in participating in the Yellowknife Choral Society’s production of the Messiah, tonight is your last chance to sign up. Please come to the Baptist Church at 7 p.m.” Handel’s Messiah. To me, it meant the Halleluiah Chorus
by Paige Saunders On EDGE: Opinion On returning to Yellowknife recently, I found myself suddenly surrounded by petrol price professionals, with lots of people expressing the standard “the cost of living is out of control” sentiment that’s often untrue. Then I heard the alternative perspective talking to a couple of people, that the price is
Flamin’ Raven | Exclusive to EDGEYK.com President of the local chapter of the Pushers Union, Benjamin “Blunts” McElroy said in a recent Facebook post that sales of local illicit substances have risen by as much as 28 per cent in the last few weeks. “Man, it’s gonna be a green Christmas for sure this year.
With Fire Prevention stumbling, this year’s Yellowknife Basketball Association standings are something of a surprise. Here’s the EDGEYK.com breakdown: 1. Ragged Ass Ballers This will be an interesting year for the league’s consecutive runners-up. Inside-out threat and big man Vince Belanger still does most of the scoring, though a number of pieces from last year’s
Over a dozen fastball players packed council chambers on Monday, many sporting jerseys and caps, to ask the City for help sodding the Tommy Forrest Ball Park. The dusty diamond has been rated the territories’ worst field by the Green Diamond Project association, said Yellowknife Fastball League treasurer Andrew Stewart, and it’s “certainly not a
Late Thursday evening, James MacKenzie was driving along Forrest Drive when his headlights picked out a scraggly husky shivering on the side of the road. It was minus 30. When he pulled over he could see ice forming on the old dog’s fur. She seemed skittish, said MacKenzie, tail between her legs. As he approached,