Bullock’s Bistro – A star Yellowknife attraction
Bullock's Bistro is Yellowknife's most famous restaurant, situated in a historical landmark building in Old Town, and serving up delicious fresh fish from Great Slave Lake. In 2006, Bullocks was voted the best fish...
A Second Chat With Northern Artist Leela Gilday
For this true north tale. I sat down and I had another conversation with Northern artist Leela Gilday. In her song, writing Leela talks a lot about her Dene culture and to get my...
Michael Fatt
Michael Fatt arrived in Yellowknife in 2008.
He moved into a tent behind the legislative assembly.
Fatt would spend six years living homeless in Yellowknife, moving around between different locations.
“I did alcohol and drugs — I...
Laurie Sarkadi
Laurie Sarkadi is one of the many amazing artists that called the North home. To start off our True North Tale I asked Laurie how her musical journey got started,
well I did play piano...
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Chris Pedersen — a long return home
For Chris Pedersen, a geologist with Cheetah Resources, coming to work at the Nechalacho Rare earth metals mine felt like returning home.
Pedersen was part of the initial crew that made the deposit discovery in...
Northern Author: Amber Henry
For this True North Tale, I had a chat with Northern author Amber Henry and during our chat, we talked about what she enjoys most about writing children's books, where she got the inspiration...
We All Scream For Ice Cream
I scream you scream we all scream for ice cream for this True North Tale I sat down with Chef Robin Wasicuna who has hopes of bringing an ice cream trike to the north....
Kyle Bayha — more to come
Kyle Bayha has worked at various mines in the NWT.
As a Dene man from Deline, he has always been a minority on a mine site.
That was until he started working at Nechalacho rare earth...
The Rotary Park and Boardwalk
This is a True North Tale on the Rotary Park and Boardwalk, to start off the chat, here's the rotary President Wayne Guy with a bit of information on what Rotary is
Rotary is a...
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Schneeflocke, the Festival Director for Snowking’s Winter Festival
For this True North Tale I sat down with Antje better known as Schneeflocke, the Festival Director for Snowking's Winter Festival and to get our chat started she tells me how she began volunteering...
Jamie Bastedo – Changing the climate conversation
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Climate change? Remember that?
2019’s looming world disaster is still a major threat, despite the focus in the news shifting to a another life threatening phenomenon beginning with a C.
But Yellowknife-based author and biologist...
Shawn Buckley – Showcasing Great Slave Lake
Shawn Buckley is a third generation fisherman and the owner and operator of Great Slave Lake Tours.
He's Been fishing on all of Great Slave Lake for 28 years, but for him it’s more than...
Kevin O’Reilly
Kevin O'Reilly the current MLA for frame Lake moved up to the north many years ago. And he stuck in Yellowknife for so long just because it's such an interesting place.
"Where else in the...
Diamond Scavenger Hunts Are Forever
For a solid three months every week Yellowknifers would search the city for a chance at winning a free piece of diamond jewelry and for this True North Tale I sat down with one...
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Gourmet Cup Cafe
At its core Yellowknife is a working town, and the fuel for any working town is coffee. And for decades upon decades the Gourmet Cup Cafe has been serving up coffee to yellowknifers every...
Trevor Sinclair
For This True North Tale I sat down with the drummer of local band The Housemen and president of Music NWT Trevor Sinclair for this True North Tale I'm talking to him about himself,...
Kyran Alikamik and The Loran Award
The Loran award is an incredible scholarship valued at $100,000. And it's given to people based on the evidence of character, commitment to service in the community and leadership potential. And for this True...
Abe Drennan
For this True North Tale, I sat down and interviewed another great northern artist, this time, Abe Drennan. He started off our chat talking about the beginnings of his musical journey and how he...
Megan Wood, Northern Author
For this True North Tale. I sat down with Northern author, Megan Wood to chat about her book The Naidisbo, as well as her passion for writing and to get my TNT with Megan...
Northern Artists: The Housemen
For This True North Tale I sat down with a local band The Housemen, Their Bassist Allan Yeoman told me how Him, Trevor Sinclaire, and Jeff Sleno came together to form The Housemen
"We...
