A model of the 50/50 plaza plan, with a library down the street for good measure | Photos by Mark Rendell Although the City began seeking public input on two new plans for the 50/50 lot today, administration has already begun budgeting for the original and somewhat controversial plaza revitalization project in the heart of downtown. In the 2016 draft
Lights, curtain, drumroll… ladies and gentlemen, let us present the new $6.5-million vision for downtown Yellowknife and the 50/50 lot, at least as City planners and architects would have it. The 50/50 lot, purchased by the City for $1.45 million last October, is now envisioned as a plaza, with a bus stop, washrooms, arts centre (not included
The lot, bought recently by the City for $1.45 million, will be given to the Dene for $1 The City of Yellowknife is giving its prized downtown lot at 50th Avenue and 50th Street to the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, EDGEYK.com has learned. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a city councillor confirmed that an
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
Over the past two days Yellowknifers have been invited to dream big about the 50/50 space, giving their two cents on what should be done with the City’s $1.45 million parking lot at the heart of the downtown. Around 25 people took part in City–led workshops hosted in the Centre Square Mall, and between 50
This coming Monday, a third of the names on the municipal ballot will be familiar from the last council: Rebecca Alty, Adrian Bell, Linda Bussey, Niels Konge and Phil Moon Son. Unlike the newcomers, who are running on campaign promises alone, council incumbents have a record. During their three years in office, they’ve voted on
Chances we’ll ever see this in downtown Yellowknife seem highly unlikely Have you ever, in a moment of whimsy, purchased a velvet shirt, maybe with stripes, or perhaps some snazzy sequins, only to realize upon sober second thought that you’re never actually going to wear the thing and you’ve lost the receipt? In the end,
City-provided rendition of the project, featuring a hypothetical library The $6.5 million proposal to turn the empty lot on the corner of Franklin and 50th Street into a plaza was met with cautious approval from City Council during the first full discussion of the plan yesterday. Two councillors were in full support of the
After months of buzz alternating with uncertainty, food trucks are going to be parked in the 50/50 lot next Thursday evening for the first installment of a new weekly festival. Food on Franklin, as it’s being called, will happen every Thursday for the rest of the summer from 5 to 7 p.m. While food trucks are
The agreement has been signed and the initiative to tackle Yellowknife’s homeless is off and running. So what’s the next step? Collecting donations from a sea can in the 50/50 lot, argue some
From the February March Issue of EDGEYK: No pressure or anything, but Sheila Bassi-Kellett’s appointment as Senior City Administrator is good news
The City now has a set of data about its troubled core neighbourhood. Can we learn anything from it?
The City says it was too much work maintaining the latest vanished public seating. That doesn’t bode well for big talk about civic revitalization
Congrats! You made it through the seasonal doldrums, when parkas are a thing of the past but shorts and skirts are still a questionable legwear decision. June is here, and with it, the joys of summer eating. To accompany the summer patio guide we published last week, here’s an overview of your outdoor food options,
Severe frost heaving beneath the Northern Frontiers Visitors Centre has led to the temporary closure of the exhibit section of the building. The rest of the centre is still open, but the part of the structure which sits on pilings above the marsh adjacent to Frame Lake has been closed for safety purposes. There’s no