The hourly range in geomagnetic activity, measured in nanoTeslas (nT), reflects the variations in the Earth’s magnetic field over a given hour. These variations are often caused by interactions ...

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We’re excited to share our latest addition with you – the Edge North Fire Map! Born from the need for a centralized, plain language resource to track wildfires in the Northwest Territories (NWT). At a ...

Fire Map updates are paused as of 1/1/2025. The map servers used in previous seasons are no longer available. Consider supporting our work as we rebuild the map for next season. Use the NWT Fire Map ...

Yellowknifers have a keen interest in the city’s past, but historian Ryan Silke takes that to new levels. In this inaugural installment of a new series looking at YK firsts, Silke takes us back to our ...

The Wool Bay fish plant, 15 km from Yellowknife, was a busy place for decades. It closed about 10 years ago. 1984. history, YK Past Blast ...

We’re back with another round of exciting updates to our Edge North Fire Map . We’ve been working on building upon our core features and listening to your valuable feedback.

Bill Carpenter at Bowspringer Kennel, 1989. Bill established the Canadian Eskimo Dog Foundation in the 1970s to bring the breed back from the brink of extinction. history, YK Past Blast ...

As the Yellowknife Rec Hockey league gets underway, here’s a memory from the Gerry Murphy days. Hutch ran the “Murphdome” for years and was well known to anyone who skated in Yellowknife. The arena ...

Introducing the most comprehensive aurora forecasting tool yet – Edge North’s Yellowknife Aurora Forecast. Designed specifically for the conditions of Yellowknife. Weather plays a crucial role in ...

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One well-known advocate for Yellowknife’s homeless community is calling the City’s homelessness point-in-time count last week “random and haphazard,” and questioning the ethics of releasing numbers ...