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1. www.britannica.com › place › Yellowknife-NorthwestYellowknife | Canada, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica

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   3 days ago · Yellowknife, city and capital (since 1967) of Northwest Territories, northwestern Canada. It lies on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, 5 miles (8 km) south of the mouth of the Yellowknife River. It was founded in 1935, one year after gold was discovered in the area, and derived its name from the

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3. www.britannica.com › place › Northwest-TerritoriesNorthwest Territories | History, Facts, Map, & Flag | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Northwest Territories, region of northern and northwestern Canada encompassing a vast area of forests and tundra. Before the creation in 1999 of Nunavut out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, they constituted more than one-third of the area of Canada. Yellowknife is the capital.

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   3 days ago · A recent study used public and open-access data to determine four fires near Yellowknife in 2023 – known as the North Slave Complex – released between 69 and 183 tonnes of arsenic into the air ...

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   What is Yellowknife known for?

   • The city is the largest community and the chief administrative, commercial, and educational centre in the territories. Yellowknife is linked by highway around the lake southward to Hay River and to cities in Alberta. In winter these roads are supplemented by roadways across the frozen lake. Inc. city, 1970. Pop. (2006) 18,700; (2011) 19,234.

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   • Yellowknife, on the Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. Yellowknife, city and capital (since 1967) of Northwest Territories, northwestern Canada. It lies on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, 5 miles (8 km) south of the mouth of the Yellowknife River. Buildings of central Yellowknife, southern Northwest Territories, Canada.

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   How did Yellowknife get its name?

   • Buildings of central Yellowknife, southern Northwest Territories, Canada. It was founded in 1935, one year after gold was discovered in the area, and derived its name from the Yellowknife band of Athabascan Indians. During the early years of World War II, the demand for gold declined, and the city’s economy suffered.

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   How big is Yellowknife?

   • In the north the territories extend far above the Arctic Circle to incorporate numerous islands, the largest of which are Banks and Prince Patrick; several islands also are divided between the territories and Nunavut, notably Victoria and Melville. Yellowknife is the capital and largest city. Area 519,735 square miles (1,346,106 square km).

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   6 days ago · However, Yellowknife is not unique in this regard, Canada has many industrially contaminated sites that are vulnerable to wildfire,” said Dr. Owen Sutton, a postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of ...

7. news.lee.net › partners › video-elephantBehind the confusion of 2023's wildfire re-entry to Yellowknife

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   4 days ago · Behind the confusion of 2023's wildfire re-entry to Yellowknife. People in Yellowknife remember the chaotic days of last years evacuation well. Both when it was time to leave, but also when it was safe to come home. Many people had complaints about confusing messaging, and unclear instructions. Now we're learning what was happening behind the ...

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     Who's investigating the Yellowknife tent pad fire? No one, according to these three government agencies

     Neither the City of Yellowknife, the Northwest Territories fire marshal, or the RCMP are investigating the fire that burned down the tent and tent pad of a homeless Yellowknife resident on July 20. The fire, which was attended by the Yellowknife fire ...

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     Action urged after study finds Yellowknife wildfires released ‘significant’ arsenic

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9. www.nnsl.com › yellowknifer › city-sets-aside-100000City sets aside $100,000 to enhance wildfire evacuation ...

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   1 day ago · KPMG reports the wildfire events across the NWT costs somewhere between $185 million to $200 million. "Within this estimate, insured losses from the City of Yellowknife and Behchoko totalled around $30 million," the review states. On average over the last two decades, KPMG notes 245 fires burn in the NWT in a typical year, affecting more than ...

10. cabinradio.ca › 194153 › newsYellowknife opens fieldhouse for free over poor air quality

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    6 days ago · On Wednesday, that index was parked firmly at “10-plus,” the maximum end of the scale, meaning the air is as poor as the index is able to measure. “Due to poor air quality, the City of Yellowknife is offering residents free access to the fieldhouse track and playground for the remainder of the day,” the city announced on its Facebook page.