Maybe you’ve been too busy to pay attention during what’s been a long, double-header federal and municipal campaign. Or maybe you just need a reminder of who’s running, for what party and where to vote. Either way, here’s the EDGE list with links to candidate websites, Facebook pages, and our coverage, as well as links
The Alternatives North forum became an IserveU doggy-pile On EDGE | Opinion If anyone ever makes a movie about the founding of IserveU, the scene at City Hall Wednesday night would surely be the climax. Monday night – when we learn if any of their candidates actually make it onto council – can only be
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
With only a week and a half left until the municipal election, EDGE decided, as an experiment, to send some “fake” motions to each council candidate in an attempt to delve deeper into their beliefs. The motions were pretty blunt and weren’t meant to be 100 percent realistic (in reality, councillors would have far more
Five out of eight incumbents are seeking to retain their seats at City Hall The council meeting this past Monday evening was the last before people head to the polls on Oct. 19 to elect a new batch of councillors. There’s going to be a slew of new names on the ballot, but also a number
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 council opted for another breather in their halting chug towards opening up the south side of Grace Lake for residential development, choosing to send a slew of bylaws back to administration rather than vote on them. The main issue, this time around, wasn’t the cost of trucking water and sewage to and from the
Pulling Smithwicks at the the Kilt and Castle This week’s round-up features updates from a few long-awaited promises as well as well as check-ins with new hot-spots that have opened up within the past few weeks, with varying degrees of success. Korea House Phil Moon Son’s Korean restaurant venture now has a name, and a
The City’s Heritage Committee is holding secret meetings and contemplating a split from City Hall after months of communication breakdowns and repeated no-shows from committee chair Coun. Phil Moon Son and members of City administration. In June, former committee chair Mike Vaydik, who has remained de facto chair in light of Moon Son’s absence from the
Twin Pine Diner Bacon waffles with bourbon peach compote and pecan whipped cream – how does that sound for a Saturday morning munch? Or how about scotch eggs with a Cajun/boudin sausage twist? Yellowknife’s brunch scene is about to get a whole lot juicier, with Robin Wasicuna of Wiseguy and Numbers at Bayside fame graduating
This week: the City confirms a nearly-$2-million-dollar purchase and installation of a refrigeration system for the Community Arena, and City Council tells MED to polish its image: Refrigeration unit heats up debate in council MSC, with some reservation, approved the supply and installation of a Cimco refrigeration unit for the Community Arena on Monday. The
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
The average Yellowknife homeowner will get to bank nearly $60 more than expected next year after City Council passed the 2015 budget on Monday with no tax increase. Commercial property owners are looking at paying roughly $18 less than was budgeted for every $100,000 their property is worth. Monday’s vote to not increase taxes followed
The ring of silver dancers in Sombe K’e Park on the shores of Frame Lake will soon be changing colour – regularly. Some time next year, the United in Celebration sculpture is getting a new coat of paint that changes colour as the sun crosses the sky. While the sculpture, perhaps Yellowknife’s most notable piece
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