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Northern Bestsellers Ltd. WELCOME TO YELLOWKNIFE Yellowknife, the capital city of the Northwest Territories, is home to over 20,000 people. It’s a unique and vibrant city that offers many opportunities to develop personally and professionally. Yellowknife is a close-knit community where you’ll have easy access to a variety of Northern adventures, activities and incredible nature. To help you become familiar with everything that Yellowknife has to offer, Coldwell Banker Yellowknife provides some information within this brochure to get you started. The City of Yellowknife is an excellent resource that provides comprehensive information, available at yellowknife.ca. Welcome again and enjoy! —The Coldwell Banker Yellowknife team
EDUCATION
Public schools through the Yellowknife Education District No. 1 (yk1.nt.ca):
School Website/Phone Grades Language of Instruction
N.J. Macpherson School njm.yk1.nt.ca JK-5 English
525 Range Lake Road (867) 873-4372 Pre-school-6 Montessori
École J.H. Sissons School jhs.yk1.nt.ca
JK-5 French immersion
5700 51A Avenue (867) 873-3477
Kaw Tay Whee ktw.yk1.nt.ca English
JK-7
Dettah Community School (867) 873-4303 Dogrib (Weledeh dialect)
Mildred Hall School mhs.yk1.nt.ca
JK-8 English
5408 Franklin Avenue (867) 873-5811
English
Range Lake North School rln.yk1.nt.ca
JK-8 Intensive French (grade 6)
170 Borden Drive (867) 920-7567
Post-intensive French (grades 7, 8)
English
École William McDonald School wms.yk1.nt.ca
6-8 French immersion
50 Taylor Road (867) 873-5814
Enhanced French (grades 7, 8)
École Sir John Franklin High School
English
5701 52nd Avenue sjf.yk1.nt.ca
9-12 French immersion
(includes the Akaitcho Trades and (867) 669-0773
Post-intensive French
Technical Centre, ATTC)
K’àlemi Dene kds.yk1.nt.ca English
JK-12
Ndilo Community School (867) 920-7260 Dogrib (Weledeh dialect)
Catholic schools through Yellowknife Catholic Schools (ycs.nt.ca):
Weledeh Catholic School weledeh.nt.ca
JK-8 English
5023 46th Street (867) 873-5591
École St. Joseph School esjs.nt.ca English
JK-8
489 Range Lake Road (867) 920-2112 French immersion
École St. Patrick High School esphs.nt.ca English
9-12
5010 44th Street (867) 873-4888 French Immersion
French school:
École Allain St-Cyr allainstcyr.ca
JK-12 French
48 Taylor Road (867) 873-3223
Higher education:
Aurora College, auroracollege.nt.ca, (867) 920-3030
COMMUNITY FACILITIES, CLUBS
AND ORGANIZATIONS
YELLOWKNIFE PUBLIC LIBRARY
2nd floor, Centre Square Mall
yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/public-library.asp
There are many different clubs and organizations in
Yellowknife. Learn more:
yellowknife.ca/en/getting-active/Community-
Clubs-and-Organizations.asp
Places of worship: yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/
STAYING ACTIVE places-of-worship.asp
RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL
6002 Franklin Avenue SPECIAL EVENTS AND CULTURAL
(867) 920-5683 PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
Pool schedule hotline number: (867) 920-5682
yellowknife.ca/en/getting-active/ruth-inch- FARMERS MARKET
memorial-pool.asp Somba K’e Civic Plaza park (at City Hall)
Runs every Tuesday from 5:15 to 7:15pm from
MULTIPLEX June to mid-September.
41 Kam Lake Road yellowknifefarmersmarket.ca
Amenities include the Ed Jeske Arena (Olympic size
ice surface); the Shorty Brown Arena (NHL size ice SNOW KING WINTER FESTIVAL
surface); the Yellowknife Gymnastics Club facility; the A winter festival in March, snowking.ca
DND gym; PSAV meeting room and a concession.
yellowknife.ca/en/getting-active/multiplex.asp LONG JOHN JAMBOREE
A community-wide celebration of the end of winter,
FIELDHOUSE longjohnjamboree.ca
45 Kam Lake Road
Amenities include two indoor multi-sport fields, an FOLK ON THE ROCKS
indoor track, an indoor preschool play area, a climbing A summer music festival, folkontherocks.com
wall and a concession.
yellowknife.ca/en/getting-active/fieldhouse.asp OLD TOWN RAMBLE & RIDE
An arts and cultural tour of Yellowknife’s historic heart,
YELLOWKNIFE COMMUNITY ARENA oldtownyk.com
6004 Franklin Avenue
Open from October to the Easter weekend. NORTHERN ARTS & CULTURAL CENTRE (NACC)
Amenities include one ice surface (85 X 185 feet) and 4701-52nd Avenue
a concession. Located in the Ecole Sir John Franklin High School.
yellowknife.ca/en/getting-active/yellowknife- naccnt.ca
community-arena.asp
YELLOWKNIFE SKI CLUB CHALET OTHER
Located off the old Highway 4 across from the Solid
Waste Facility. Garbage pick-up: yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/
yellowknife.ca/en/getting-active/ski-chalet.asp garbage.asp
skiyellowknife.com
Recycling: yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/blue-bin-
The City of Yellowknife publishes a seasonal stations.asp
recreation guide that provides information on the
facilities and the classes/courses offered. You can Local online classifieds for Yellowknife: yktrader.com
access the guide at:
yellowknife.ca/en/getting-active/recreation-guide. Child care (day home information): ece.gov.nt.ca/en/
asp childcare
MEDICAL & DENTAL
Health care needs are served by the Stanton Territorial Health Authority.
Health care coverage will commence three months after your arrival to the Northwest Territories so you will want
to apply as soon as you arrive. For information and downloadable application forms: hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/
nwt-health-care-plan
Stanton Territorial Hospital
(867) 669-4111 stha.hss.gov.nt.ca
550 Byrne Road
Yellowknife Public Health Unit
(867) 767-9120 yhssa.hss.gov.nt.ca/health/public-health-2
4702 Franklin Avenue
yhssa.hss.gov.nt.ca/health/clinics-and-health-
Yellowknife Primary Care Center
(867) 920-7777 centres/yellowknife/yellowknife-primary-care-
4915 48th Street
centre
Frame Lake Community Health Clinic yhssa.hss.gov.nt.ca/health/clinics-and-health-
312B Old Airport Road (Frame Lake (867) 767-9125 centres/yellowknife/frame-lake-community-
Plaza) health-clinic
Mental Health Services
(867) 920-2121 nwthelpline.ca
Help Line
Adam Dental Clinic
(867) 873-2775 adamdentalclinic.ca
5209 Franklin Avenue
Frame Lake Family Dental Clinic
312C Old Airport Road (Frame Lake (867) 669-0003 framelakefamilydental.ca
Plaza)
Great Slave Dental Clinic
(867) 873-2450 greatslavedental.ca
5014 48th Street
Somba K’e Family Dental Clinic
(867) 873-2027 sombakedental.com
4901 48th Street
GETTING AROUND ANIMAL CARE
Yellowknife Transit (bus transit/schedules) Great Slave Animal Hospital
yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/transit.asp 129 Kam Lake Road, (867) 873-2579, gsah.ca
Taxi transportation: Yellowknife Veterinary Clinic
Aurora Taxi, (867) 873-5050 308 Woolgar Avenue, (867) 669-7387
City Cab, (867) 873-4444
Diamond Cabs, (867) 873-6666 EMERGENCY NUMBERS
NWT Driver’s License & Vehicle Registration YELLOWKNIFE EMERGENCY
Laing Building, 5003 – 49th Street PHONE NUMBERS
dot.gov.nt.ca/DMV/Licences-GICs 669
2222
873
920
766
765
School buses passes, First Transit
1111
669
107 Kam Lake Road (hours vary; during certain 873
920
periods, by appointment only), (867) 873-4693 766
765
cbyk.ca 867.669.2100
4917 - 48 Street, Box 2138
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P6
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