At approximately 5:00pm on Wednesday the power went out and is currently still out.
This is the first time in a couple months that Yellowknife has experienced a City wide power outage. Unfortunately it is right during the 5 o’clock drive home, which makes it all that much slower.
Ironically I don’t think many people will read this until after the power has come back on. I am using my iPhone for Internet to my Laptop to write this.
Update 5:50: At about 5:50pm the power has been restored in the Finlayson Area but not yet for downtown, oldtown and Niven. As we all know the Power Corp turns the power to the city back on section or grids at a time. It seems that with all the practice Yellowknifers get dealing with outages, things went smoothly. There have been not traffic problems reported as of yet.
Update 6:30: Power was restored to the Downtown core but at the same time went out again the Finlayson area. Still now power in Old Town or Niven.
Update 7:30: Power has been returned to Old Town, Niven area and Finlayson again. Reports are it is flickering but it seems the whole city may have power again.
Check out this video I shot while walk around in the outage, am sorry about the audio. Pictures below that.
It is Sunday and I thought I would share a video I found. It is a neat collection of photos and video of Yellowknife, mainly Old Town. It appears the it was shot in the late winter. So for all of you reader who will be experiencing your first winter this year, this is what you might expect.
Today is Sunday and it is the day of rest, so I’m not going to post anything to deep. I thought a video would be perfect.
Along my travels through the Internet, specifically YouTube, I came across this interesting video of none other than old town. The video was produced by WAMP Film production and Paul Gordon. I’m not sure as the exact time the video was shot but in the description it states it aired in 2001 or 2002. Take a look.
I also found the video below by the same user and thought I would share it to. I actually found this video years ago while in high school and thought it was a neat idea. It is called “Dump Talk” and I thought and still do a think it would make a great web series. *Note there is a little bit of bad language in the video, among other crappy things, so be warned.
Old Town is one of the most fascinating places of Yellowknife. It is rich with history and memories.
Starting today and going until Sunday is the 3rd annual Old Town Ride and Rumble. This event is to highlight the business’ of Old Town, some which have been around since the very beginning of Yellowknife. This is a great time for you and your family to come down to Old Town and have fun learning about the extraordinary past of the place we call home. To any visitors from the south, this would also be an excellent event to go to looking into the past of Yellowknife.
This year it will be more “hopping” than ever. Most of Yellowknife’s musical talent is going to be there showing off their best as well as many others showing off there talents.
The event runs from Friday July 31 to Sunday August 2 and will be happening all over Old Town, so just look for the crowds of people having a good time.
