November 2009 | Life in the Knife

3 Across Dee Eye Performs at Le Frolic in Yellowknife

Posted on30. Nov, 2009 by Shane.

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One of my favorite bands, 3 Across Dee Eye, performed at the Le Frolic restaurant in Yellowknife on Saturday, November 28, 2009. The music was excellent, the musicians showed a lot of passion and I found myself feeling inspired by their performance. My first thought upon hearing 3 Across Dee Eye the first time (back [...]

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Escape to Las Vegas Part 3: The Grand Canyon Tour

Posted on30. Nov, 2009 by Shane.

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There are many destinations on my things to do before I die list. And one of them ‘was’ to experience the mighty Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States - which is one of the natural wonders of the world. Having only seen the Grand Canyon in movies and in pictures I could not [...]

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REVIEW: Sushi North, Japanese Restaurant in Yellowknife

Posted on30. Nov, 2009 by Shane.

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As a matter of fact, yes we do have fresh quality Japanese sushi rolls in the arctic… When I first moved to Yellowknife I was concerned I would not have access to sushi. Thankfully, I had nothing to worry about. Having lived on the West Coast of Canada for 7 years [...]

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The 2nd Annual Aurora Arts Society Art Expo in Yellowknife

Posted on23. Nov, 2009 by Shane.

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The weekend of November 21-22 included the 2nd annual Aurora Arts Society’s ARTS EXPO in Yellowknife. There was quite a selection of high-end visual and wearable art available including paintings, jewelry, baskets, cards, pottery and more. The Aurora Art’s Society comprises of many locally known artists - some of whom were represented at the ART Expo. A few of [...]

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Escape to Las Vegas Part 2: People Watching

Posted on23. Nov, 2009 by Shane.

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On my recent Escape to Las Vegas, an essential escape from the isolation, one of my favorite things to do was people watching. Anyone who has been to Las Vegas knows there are a lot of people to watch. People from all around the world converge on Las Vegas to escape from [...]

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Escape to Las Vegas Part 1: The Strip

Posted on17. Nov, 2009 by Shane.

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Need to escape Yellowknife? When living in Yellowknife – or in the far north – the feeling of isolation tends to encourage the escape mentality more than those people living in populated areas down south (where access to everything and anything is as simple as hopping into a car for a quick road [...]

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The 2010 Olympic Torch Ceremony in Yellowknife

Posted on16. Nov, 2009 by Shane.

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The 2010 Olympic Torch came to Yellowknife on November 5th for the northern leg of its cross-Canada journey leading up to the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver & Whistler, BC, Canada. The Olympic Torch Ceremony took place at the City of Yellowknife’s Sombe Ke Park, which is located in downtown Yellowknife. The ceremony included [...]