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Holiday Lights Competition Winners Announced

Keven Dow
By Keven Dow

The winners of the 2018 Yellowknife Holiday Lights Competition have bee announced.

The winners are as follows:

Alternative – 6 Burwash Drive

Commercial Exterior – Adam Dental Clinic

Mobile Home Exterior – 145 Haener Drive

Neighbourhood – 45-49 Hordal Road

Residential Exterior – 5 Wong Court

Winter Wonderland – 5211 54 Street

Office Interior – Department of Infrastructure – DMV

The top five finalists were selected by judges from Northland Utilities between December 10th and 12th. The winners in each category received the highest number of votes on Facebook.

There were a total of 3089 votes received between December 14th and 18th and the winners will receive a gift courtesy of Northland Utilities.

Photos and addresses of the competition winners and finalists can be viewed on the City’s Facebook page.

Keven Dow
Keven Dow
News. Keven moved here from Ontario in November of 2018. As of December Keven is back to doing full-time news after transitioning into a news/mid-days position in late 2019. Prior to that, he was doing weekends/news for about 8-9 months. He's from a small tomato town in Ontario and went to College at Fanshawe for Radio Broadcasting. He loves talking about sports, entertainment, the community, and local events. Got a news tip? Email me at [email protected]

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