Pilot’s Monument #2, 16”x20” acrylic I painted this in March and I sold it at a show a few months later. I really enjoy the view from Pilot’s Monument — the vast expanse of Great Slave Lake and the colourful houseboats are all idiosyncratically Yellowknife and what I identify as being Northern. In this piece I wanted to capture the startling expanses of
by Anthony Foliot OH-MI-AGI means I got a baggie full of itty-bitty gifts for all my friends OH-SO- RASHI is a word that’s just as flashy and if you think it’s scary that depends ‘cause if you hear me say HAJI-MAY-MASH-TEY and you’re lookin’ kinda worried and you don’t know what to do… just click
David Jobin’s handiwork is on display at Sam and Renata Bullock’s home – the owners of Old Town’s iconic fish restaurant say the master carpenter was a good friend. “There was one year that all of our family went on holidays, Jobie had been doing work for us and we drove out and came back
Punch Dickins ’ Plane that was the first to land in the Yellowknife area , 1929. (Glenbow archives , PD-356-824) Weathered claim markers and flooded pits left behind by enthusiastic Klondikers near Yellowknife became monuments to their frustration. If minerals in the Northwest Territories were to be more than just a curiosity, they needed to be
Photos and text by F. Ian Gilchrist People who come from one place to another, often take with them a baggage of culture, religion and language. This sometimes leaves them blind too, to the fresh, and often better, things in their new place. For example, when I came to Yellowknife, like most everybody else “from
It’s Saturday night, and a fever is brewing at Le Frolic Bistro during the weekly music jam. The Lonely Counsel, a group of like-minded musicians rarely seen lonely, is running the show. The place is packed…everybody is cheering and laughing and chanting as they dance to the music. After two months of working here, I’m
Photos and Recipes by Amy Lam Want to give something that is truly local this holiday season? The North provides an abundance of wild foraging opportunities to make wonderful DIY gifts. After all, when gifting, it is said that it’s the thought that counts and it doesn’t get more thoughtful than when the gift is
“Win-win” is not typically a term you hear tossed around when it comes to land and resource negotiations between Indigenous governments and the Crown. The usual mandate-based talks, which see negotiators come to the table with strict limits on money, land quantum and other allowances, often result in years of deadlocks. See the many dormant
Casebeer thinks the city’s modern tendency toward blasting rocks and clearing trees in the name of development is troubling | Photo by Angela Gzowski Two days before Marino Casebeer and his then-wife were set to drive up from Calgary to Yellowknife in 1986, their car was totaled in an accident with a drunk driver. They
Snap Lake: The biggest pain will be felt by transportation companies Though rumours have long circulated about the potential closure of never-profitable Snap Lake Mine, De Beers Canada made it official on Friday morning, announcing the layoff of 434 employees while the site is shuttered. “This is part of a broader response to the downturn
It’s 2015, but when it comes to gender equality in leadership, the Northwest Territories are stuck in a flashback to less enlightened times. Despite a record 10 female candidates running in last month’s territorial election, the number of female MLAs heading to the 18th assembly remains unchanged: two of 19. To examine why our legislative assembly lags
Activist Sandra Lockhart says she understands why the CBC has temporarily suspended commentary on stories about Indigenous issues. “I know when I do an article, not to read the comments, because I’m just going to get bombarded. It gets racist, it gets hateful, and I don’t have the time of day for it,” she tells
“It’s like Survivor, not for the faint of heart,” says David Ramsay. And no, the outgoing cabinet minister is not talking about a new season of Ice Lake Rebels. Over the coming weeks, MLAs will be immersed in the intense and secretive process of choosing a new premier and cabinet for the territory. In our
Yellowknifer Alex Sparling walked onstage at the Hollywood Improv last night to the sounds of Hockey Night in Canada’s old theme music. He had six minutes to crack up an audience of 220 people, many of them industry insiders and kingmakers within the highly competitive world of comedy. Proof that he killed came swiftly. “A
“Big, honking diamonds… are something we may be seeing much more of.” The largest diamond in North American history was unveiled today; it hails from the NWT and even has a Tlicho name. At 187.7 carats, the Diavik Foxfire, or Noiʔeh Kwe (Caribou Crossing Stone), is considerably larger than the apparent previous Canadian-record holder, a 151-carat