Yellowknife saw some major changes this spring and summer beneath all the smoke. It started when the one and only day shelter closed its doors to the homeless on May 31st. Then, less than a month later, the City removed the beloved benches from the front of the post office, a popular gathering spot for
The Yellowknife Public School. NWT Archives/Henry Busse fonds/N-1979-052: 4060 by Catherine Dook For a while, we had our very own Russian defector. We were very proud of him. He dropped out of the Canadian university where he’d been teaching physics (giving a defector tenure would have messed up the Russian exchange program) and he reappeared
by Catherine Dook A Russian defector taught us Grade 9 science in Yellowknife Public School. He was a PhD, so we called him the Doctor. It was 1969, the height of the Cold War, and the town embraced him with gusto. By the first months of school he was just settling in, making the rounds
Thanks to Northwestel Community TV for sponsoring the first installment of EDGE TV.
It’s time for the unveiling folks. We are lifting the virtual curtain on our new website, EDGEYK.COM…drumroll please, trumpet fanfare… Part-newspaper, part-magazine, part-community portal, our digital format also introduces EDGE TV – hosted by the hub to our wheel, founder and publisher Brent Reaney, in collaboration with the production talents of aRTLeSS Collective’s, Pablo Saravanja
Fish cakes: Mashed Potatoes (4-5 medium white potatoes) add 2 Tsp of garlic powder 800g of fish (Trout, whitefish, pickerel, pike, char) 1 small finely diced white onion 1 green onion 1 Tbsp of garlic powder 1 Tbsp of onion powder 1 Tbsp of fresh dill Pinch of dill flakes 1 Tsp of ground cayenne
What is it that makes Yellowknife such a hotbed for creativity? Apart from all the visual artists, we’ve got a growing stable of writers with new books on offer. In addition to German Saravanja and Nick MacIntosh’s new children’s book (see Artist’s Corner on page 23), here’s a guide to some of the authors living
The latest skirmish in a marathon rezoning battle that’s been raging for 13 years between Range Lake residents and developer TC Enterprises came to an impasse on Monday. City council agreed to send TC’s proposal to build a second three-storey apparent building in Bartesko Court back to administration after incensed neighbours packed the municipal services
With the Gold Range and Raven remaining out of reach, the City plans to revitalize downtown through the purchase of the vacant parking lot at the corner of 50th and 50th. City council voted in favour of buying the land on Monday. Council was split down the middle on the controversial $1.45 million purchase that
After EDGE YK editor Laurie Sarkadi saved a dead bear from being brought to the dump, our team decided to use as much of the animal as possible. To make this happen, I agreed to lend my culinary talents to prepare a meal with the meat. Presented with 15 kilos of bear meat – a
Before I spread my napkin, I’ll confess that I like Whitefish. More than pike, trout or pickerel, or burbot, and much more than loche. That places me in a minority, but I’m comforted by the knowledge that Archie Buckley shared my preference. Archie, in his own estimation, was the best fisherman to ever set a
photos Laurie Sarkadi A few years ago I drove to Fort Providence with my neighbour to learn how to make a traditional Dene drum. I’ve been on the hunt for bear grease ever since. Last night, after a bear was shot and killed at the same neighbour’s house on Ingraham Trail, I got my wish.
Deepak H. Kumar has been tweeting up a storm since June 17 when he revealed to the world that his company, Deepak International Ltd., had finally closed the deal to purchase two former diamond factories from the Government of Northwest Territories. The purchase price was $1.795 million, not the $1.9 million list price Dave Ramsay,
Wiseguy Robin Wasicuna is riding to the rescue of Old Town’s Dancing Moose Café. He’s taking over the 35-seat diner Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the next few months and last night offered up a sample of starters to showcase his skill and dedication to the art and craft of cooking. For the three
There are lots of ways to get fired, but doing your job isn’t usually one of them, unless you work for the Government of the Northwest Territories. That’s what Sheila Bassi-Kellett discovered after she was fired as deputy minister responsible for Human Resources on August 1. According to an EDGE YK source, it happened after