To get a background into Yellowknife
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I thought while I am up here in Yellowknife I would share some triva and fun facts with you.
1.) Tim Horton's store #603, its most northern store, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, recently earned the honour of top sales in the chain for 2007-2008. According to co-owner Greg Barton, the store handles around 2900 Yellowknifers per day.
2.) Yellowknife is approximately 400 km (250 mi) south of the Arctic Circle
3.)Of the eleven official languages of the Northwest Territories, five are spoken in significant numbers in Yellowknife: Dene Suline, Dogrib, South and North Slavey, English, and French.
4.) Yellowknife is represented in the territorial government by seven of the 19 Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (MLAs).
5.) Government employment accounts for 7,644 jobs, a large percentage of those in Yellowknife (of 18,700)
6.) Yellowknife has a frost-free growing season that averages slightly over 100 days
7.) In Yellowknife, the population is slightly disproportionate in terms of age distribution compared to the national average; the average age is 31.2, compared to a Canada-wide average of 39.5
8.) The Gold Range Bar, one of the oldest and most colorful drinking establishments in the Northwest Territories and featured in Mordecai Richler's novel Solomon Gursky Was Here)
9.) Margot Kidder, film and television actress best known for playing Lois Lane in the Superman movies of the 1970s and 1980s was born in Yellowknife in 1948.
10.) Yellowknife, calls itself the "Diamond Capital of North America" and has a motto of “Where a Golden History Meets a Brilliant Future.”
11.) A world-renowned viewing destination, almost 10,000 Japanese tourists flock to Yellowknife each year to see the Aurora Borealis wash across the sky
12.) The Canadian North Midnight Sun Golf Tournament, played on the weekend with the longest daylight hours of summer tees off at midnight
13.) The northern most McDonalds, KFC and A&W are located here.
14.) The Wildcat Cafe bult in1937 and saved from demolition is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions.
15.) Yellowknife's 75th Anniversary Homecoming is this year. It will be celebrated June 19 to July 4, 2009!!
"Celebration events hosted by the community will include displays, tours, tournaments, festivals, dinners, dances, breakfasts, a fishing derby, parades, talent shows, races, performances...and lots more to be announced. Whether you are young or old, local or visiting we look forward to sharing with you our memorable past, our dynamic present and our bright future."
16.) value of the gold mined from Yellowknife works out to be around $6,000,000,000 in todays dollars
2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowknife
16.) www.yellowknife.ca
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