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Yellowknife will be Lighting Up for the Holidays

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

Coming up on December 8th, the City of Yellowknife will be taking part in a country-wide celebration of the holiday season, with Christmas Lights Across Canada.

City residents are encouraged to come down to the Somba K’e amphitheater at 4:45 p.m. At 5 o’clock, Mayor Rebecca Alty will give the signal for the lihts around City Hall, and the Somba K’e Civic Plaza to be flipped on, alongside a large Christmas tree, welcoming the holiday season.

Mayor Alty said that she hopes to see plenty of people come out for the event. Residents are asked to follow social distancing guidelines, and other COVID restrictions for the gathering.

The Christmas Lights Across Canada even was organized by Canadian Heritage, and will also see many other cities across the counry take part at similar respective times.

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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