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National Aboriginal Day 2009 in Yellowknife

Posted on21. Jun, 2009 by Shane.

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If you were out and about in Yellowknife today (June 21st) you would have noticed many Yellowknifer’s and people from around the Territories celebrating and participating in National Aboriginal Day. National Aboriginal Day is a celebration recognizing First Nations’ contributions to Canadian society. This years celebration of Aboriginal Day took place at [...]

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Yellowknife Houseboats – Escaping the Grid

Posted on19. Jun, 2009 by Shane.

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Are you looking to live off the grid? Then look no further than the Yellowknife houseboats on Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. These intrepid folks not only live off the grid but they have also floated away from the grid in the form of a houseboat. No property [...]

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Mountain Biking Yellowknife’s Latham Island, the Old Town and N’dilo

Posted on10. Jun, 2009 by Shane.

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Despite cool winds and the beginning of the monster bug season – there is no better way than to see Yellowknife then to go mountain biking in Yellowknife. Therefore Troy, Dave and I decided to make (what was) a 2 hour mountain biking trip through the oldest part of Yellowknife. [...]

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The Yellowknife Garbage Dump

Posted on08. Jun, 2009 by Shane.

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One persons garbage is another persons treasure. The Yellowknife Garbage Dump is not like any garbage dump I have seen before. People are literrally dumping perfectly good items by the truck load everyday because they (a) are moving and do not have time to sell their stuff (b) [...]

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The Road to Fiddler’s Lagoon

Posted on04. Jun, 2009 by Shane.

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Tonight we rode the Fiddler’s Lagoon road all the way too — you guessed it — Fiddler’s Lagoon on the outskirts on Yellowknife (if indeed it is within the city limits). You can find the road we took at the end of Deh Cho Blvd. For those of [...]

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Musical Gold on the Streets of Yellowknife

Posted on07. May, 2009 by Shane.

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Someone please give this guy an award for his regular golden performances on the corner of 50th Avenue and 49th Street Yellowknife! And someone else tell a recording company to record this guy. Everyday at lunch I leave my office and walk past this passionate street musician. And I [...]

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Art on 50th Avenue & 50th Street Yellowknife

Posted on07. Aug, 2008 by Shane.

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While waiting for my significant other to be finished at the salon I decided to take my camera for a walk. Walking downtown always presents some kind of photo opportunity or visual odessy. Did I say odessy? How about some kind of visual stimulus? Well you be the judge and [...]

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The Inukshuk

Posted on18. Apr, 2008 by Shane.

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Traveling around Yellowknife and the North you may find an inukshuk everywhere you look. In the Inuktitut language they are called inuksuk (or plural form of inuksuit) and in the Inuinnaqtun language they are called inukhuk. The word inukshuk is the English language translation of the Inuktitut language version of inuksuk. [...]

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Discovering Frame Lake in February

Posted on23. Feb, 2008 by Shane.

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Clear skies and sub-arctic freezing winds will not stop my curiousity! It has been 44 days since we relocated to the icy capital of the Northwest Territories (aka. Yellowknife) and my obsession for discovering anything and everything arctic (and cold) has been motivating me to go outside yet again – despite [...]

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Yellowknife and the Dettah Ice Road in February

Posted on02. Feb, 2008 by Shane.

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Today we decided to venture out in -49 degree celcius on a little driving adventure around our new home. I decided we would visit the pilot’s point monument and the Dettah Ice Road. We spent no more than 10 minutes at the monument because it was very cold [...]