Look up to the sky. The Yellowknife International Airshow takes place Saturday, July 24th. Gates open at 10am with the flying set to start at 11am. You can watch from the airport and take in the static displays. Always an exciting event.
Folk on the Rocks is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year! FOTR 2010 is scheduled for July 16-18. As always the performer line up is awesome. For more info check out www.folkontherocks.com/festival.
The Legislative building is a great pitstop with out of town guests. Guided tours are held Monday to Friday at 10:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm. Sunday tours are held at 1:30pm. It's a great idea to combine a tour with a trip to the nearby Northern Frontier Visitors Centre and Prince of Wales Museum. Enjoy your summer.
Canada Day celebrations will take place Thursday, July 1st. The parade will begin at 11am at YK Community Arena and travel down Franklin Ave. After the parade festivities will be held at Somba Ke Civic Plaza from 12-4pm. Happy Canada Day!
The Yellowknife Primary Care Centre officially opened June 22 at 4915-48th Street. This Centre works in partnership with Frame Lake Community Health Clinic. Staff from Family Medical Centre, Gibson Medical Centre, and Great Slave Community Health Centre have shifted to either the new location or to Frame Lake Clinic. To find out where your doctor is located please click here. For hours of operation for both locations please click here.
Range Lake North School held its Grade 8 Farewell Ceremony Thursday, June 24th. As always it was a very well organized event. Congratulations to all graduates.
The new Yellowknife Primary Care Centre is set to open later this month. The address is 4915-48th Street. This Centre will work in partnership with Frame Lake Community Health Clinic. I was able to have a tour last week and must say I was extremely impressed. A lot of thought has gone into this clinic. The opening will result in the closure of Family Medical Centre, Gibson Medical Centre, and Great Slave Community Health Centre as staff will be shifting to either the new location or to Frame Lake Clinic. To find out where your doctor is located please click here. For hours of operation for both locations please click here.
Ecole St. Joseph School celebrated its Grand Re-opening on Friday June 11th. It was a day to celebrate. A ceremony was held in the gym with quick words from Minister Jackson Lafferty, Clark Builders rep Dave Brothers, FSC rep Stephen Cumming, YCS Board chair Mary Vane and Principal Flo Campbell. Flo will be leaving St. Joes after 10 of being Principal as she is headed back to Nova Scotia. Gillian Dawe-Taylor will be taking over principal. Following the ceremony the celebrations continued outside where Clark Builders construction crew bbqed for the party goers. The kids were grooving to the latest DJ music and were so excited to take visitors on tours of their new school. The school is full of light and feels so much more spacious. It was a a wonderful celebration. Congratulations Ecole St. Joseph School.
