Life in the Knife

Federal Election 2011: Interview with Dennis Bevington, NDP, Western Arctic

Posted on01. May, 2011 by Shane.

Late in the day on April 29, 2011 I located the Western Arctic NDP candidate, Dennis Bevington, at a roadside rally in Yellowknife. Lucky for me he was able to take a few minutes for a quick interview before he had to catch an airplane for [...]

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Exploring the Dettah Ice Road

Posted on15. Mar, 2011 by Shane.

In the Northwest Territories of Canada there are a number of ice roads (aka. ice bridges) that offer land transportation options during winter, opportunities for all kinds of sports and recreation and road access to diamond mines and remote communities not accessible during the summer months. On the edge [...]

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Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife March 6, 2010

Posted on07. Mar, 2010 by Shane.

The Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife came out in force on March 6, 2010. The northern sky lit up in multi-coloured ribbons and coiling rivers of light streaking towards the earth. On this occasion we went Aurora Viewing by Dog Team with Beck’s Kennels a local tour [...]

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Aurora Borealis in Yellowknife, September 16, 2009

Posted on17. Sep, 2009 by Shane.

The Aurora Borealis started early tonight. I caught the first glimpse of it reaching out over Tin Can Hill in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories at 9:30 PM. I checked the Space Weather Canada website and the geomagnetic energy was forecast to be the highest between 10:00 pm and 11:30 pm. And there was a possibility of a K-5 sub-storm [...]

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Hiking the Ranney Hill Trail, NWT

Posted on15. Sep, 2009 by Shane.

Looking for the highest view overlooking the area outside of Yellowknife? Hike no further than Ranney Hill just a few kilometres outside of the city. You can see Ranney Hill far in the distance from most high points in Yellowknife. It is a giant mound comprised of volcanic rock and pink granite. Once [...]

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A Wood Bison Encounter in the NWT

Posted on25. Aug, 2009 by Shane.

Here is an August encounter with several groups of Wood Bison in the Northwest Territories. The Wood Bison (aka. the Wood Buffalo) are a unique sub-species of the North American Bison (Plains Bison). There are clear differences between the Wood Bison and the Plains Bison. The most obvious [...]

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Moving to Yellowknife

Posted on10. Jan, 2008 by Shane.

Looking for adventure? Looking to get away from the rest of planet earth? Looking for something different? Looking for opportunity? Then start looking north for a change.

One day in Fall 2007, I was exploring my Facebook friends profiles and noticed that one of them was [...]

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