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Yellowknife [a] is the capital, largest community, and the only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada.It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about 400 km (250 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River.
An application can be submitted to incorporate a community as a city under the Cities, Town and Villages Act at the request of a minimum 25 residents that are eligible electors, or at the initiative of the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, if the proposed city has a minimum assessed land value of $200 million or if an exception is made by the Minister. [4]
Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Yellowknife is a Canadian Forces unit located in the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.. Situated in Evans Building of the city of Yellowknife, [1] it is the headquarters for Joint Task Force North, [2] part of Canadian Joint Operations Command responsible for Canadian Forces operations and administration in Northern Canada and the ...
The Collège nordique francophone (CNF) (English: Nordic Francophone College) is the only French-language college in the city of Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The college was founded in 2011 to improve the presence of French-language speakers in the Northwest Territories and stimulate the economy of the Northwest ...
The Yellowknife City Council is the governing body of the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The council consists of a mayor and eight councillors originally elected to three year terms, but after a referendum in 2018 this has now been changed to four year terms. [1] The current mayor of Yellowknife is Rebecca Alty. [2]
Yellowknife Fire Division is a full-time fire department located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada with full-time firefighters. [3] The department was established in February 1943. [ 1 ] Their staff consists of a fire chief, two deputy chiefs, and thirty-six full-time members, composed of four captains, four lieutenants and twenty ...
YKTransit, formerly Yellowknife Transit, is the public transportation agency in the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.The municipally funded and controlled system is the territory's only public transport system and is operated privately by Transdev.
Canadian Pacific Airlines built this modern float base on the waterfront of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, in 1946 to serve as an office, staff housing, and mooring for its fleet of bush planes. Yellowknife was a very active aviation centre during the late 1940s as a result of renewed gold exploration after World War II.