Yellowknifer

The City of Yellowknife, as of Sept. 1, officially launched a new way to contest parking tickets, known as the Administrative Monetary Penalty system (AMPS).

A large male bear was killed early Monday morning “as a result of the clear, immediate risk to public safety,” according to the Department Environment and Natural Resources (ENR).

Following the execution of a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence on Sissons Court on Aug. 25, Yellowknife RCMP and “G” Division Emergency Response Team located “a loaded 9-millimetre handgun, a quantity of crack cocaine and drug trafficking paraphernalia.”

Some Yellowknife residents may have woken up to a bit of scare this morning as, at 6:55 a.m., the Scotiabank on Franklin Avenue (5102 50th Ave) was significantly damaged after a vehicle drove into the building.

The grand chief of the Tlicho nation is challenging land acknowledgements at the City of Yellowknife and beyond, saying it’s time the region is recognized as the traditional territory of his people.

On the afternoon of Aug. 17, fire trucks were called out to extinguish what appeared to be an abandoned campfire in Range Lake. Attending crews had some challenges dealing with it from ground level because of difficult accessibility and a helicopter was brought in by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to help.

The annual ‘Friendship Breakfast’ gives the community the opportunity to meet the homeless

École Įtłʼǫ̀, the replacement for J. H. Sissons School on 51A Avenue, has officially been completed.

Foot care in Yellowknife clients’ homes is another health service that will be reduced due to a shortage of staff.

Rob Warburton has announced that he will be running for Yellowknife City Council during the fall election, asserting that the municipality has the authority to make more meaningful changes to benefit residents.