Pretty good actually for a population of 17,000! And especially when it's way up north! :)
Rate it!
Beautiful place!

http://images.google.ca/url?q=http://www.ssimicro.com/~xlindag/cityskyl.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/cdives/yk.jpg
http://www.arcticnet.org/yk2.jpg
http://www.arcticnet.org/yk3.jpg
http://ssimicro.com/~xlindag/City_Skyline_Co-op_Corner-2.jpg
http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/sharedImages/header_right_temp.jpg
http://www.ykchamber.com/skyline.jpg

The 1st 2 pics look like its not in Canada, but when you get to the 3rd pic.......bbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. :D

For a city as small as it is, I give it a 7.5. My city has about 150,000 and this skyline is probably better.:bleep:

Looks nice and chilly. :D

/\ lol yea, pretty much... my city doesn't have a great skyline for the size of it...and the importance of it. Oh well... Guess I have to keep complaining until someone gets money and builds in Windsor.

That skyline is AMAZING for a "city" of 17,000 people. Its better than alot of places with 250,000 people.

A comment about the last pic: Just imagine what it would be like after driving for like 20 hours straight through wilderness then coming into this city of Yellowknife.. Incredible

ONLY 17.000?

Incredible



10/10

http://ssimicro.com/~xlindag/City_Skyline_Co-op_Corner-2.jpg
http://ssimicro.com/~xlindag/A_View_of_The_City.jpg

In the fourth pic it shows Yellowknife's tallest that was built in 1996. Not bad for such a small city.

9/10 for its size

its amazing they have a skyline with only a pop. of 17,000

hm, pretty nice for a small city.

8/10

Good comments guys... keep them comming!
;)

;)

;)

Very good skyline for a city with 17.000 !
I the area were I live there are two "big" cities ( 20.000 & 30.000) and the tallest buildings there are only around 6 floors ! If they only had such skyscrapers !

I'll give it a 8/10 ! :okay:

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The tallest building in Yellowknife is the Centre Square
20 floors and 60 meters height

The city has more high-rise if you compare with Whitehorse in Yukon Territory

That is pretty amazing for city of 17,000. So everyone must work in an office building there huh? Hehe. 9/10...for its size

:eek: :eek: :eek:


Its the same size as my little town... yet we have shiggidy shiggidy shua!





9.5/10

:( Need more votes.

This city (town) is hardly ever talked about.

17,000??? But how many in the METRO????
:rotf:
Kidding of course!
:D 9/10

I happen to really enjoy the skyline of Windsor. It is a nice backdrop to Detroit.

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This thread has nothing to do with Windsor. :nono:

10 for a city that has only 17,000 people and is in a remote area. Has an impressive skyline for a city of its type.

7/10

9.5/10 for isolated location, population, and WEATHER :D

Just 17k people??!! Wow! :guns1: Extremely impressive for a city of this size!

7/10

i'm a sucker for all that snow.

Five.

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lol!
This is Yellowknife!

10/10 for a city of its size.

8/10

I love this place.
What are the people doing there? Are they working in the timber industry?

9/10

Its the capital of the Northwest Territories. I think thats the main thing they have there.

10

Simply one of the best and most recognizable skylines in the world.

Very unique and funny name of city!
Interesting!:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

5/10. I always found the city name hilarious. :D

I dont think Canadian Diplomat in Korea is doing good job....I used to thought Canada people live in Ice house....until i visited Canada...

Such a desolite location...such a small population...and it actually has a skyline?! :eek:

Either way I think my city's skyline is definetely better but I like this mini-skyline as well.

8/10

What an impressive outpost of civilization! That third picture gives me chills.

It must have cost a fortune to get the building materials up there. It was worth it though.

I can't think of a town in Australia, with a population of 17,000 and such a impressive skyline!
7.5/10

17.000
i vote for 6.5/10

6/10

Man it must be tough living there

lol I never thought yellow knife would get so many high votes if any at all, but yes it is pretty good for its size. :)



hmmmm 6/10

This city looks lonely and isolated
Not much intresting there.
A little bit ugly with boxy lowrise buildings

4/10

While living up there would be my own personal hell, I like the skyline for such a small city. 7.5

LOL!
I love all your comments!
I want more!!!
:D

I think the skyline is impressive, but it's too isolate and the weather condition is not good in there. Otherwise it will be a good place to visit !!

6

Nice collection of buildings for such an isolated, small place. Nice well-defined core, a bit of depth and although not much height, it is noticeable. Gotta go put some more coats on now after seeing those pics.....

5/10

Only 17.000...and so many higrises?! :drool:
8.0/10

LOL

They have a skyline that far up north?

Of what?

Teepees? j/ks ;)

Your balls will fall off from the cold. Awful looking...sorry.

Yellowknife (IN SUMMER!)

Yes the snow does melt and the temperature does get into the teens and low twenties (in celcius) during the summer months.

http://www.ykphotoclub.ca/amrik/yk-view.jpg

http://members.internorth.com/~imathers/page3/city-aerial.jpg

http://www.arctic.anglican.org/yk2.jpg

http://www.ssimicro.com/~dmitry/photo/yk/photos/ykpana.jpg

http://www.ssimicro.com/~dmitry/photo/yk/photos/yklake.jpg

http://www.ssimicro.com/~dmitry/photo/yk/photos/framelakepana.jpg

http://community.webshots.com/s/image10/6/49/38/130864938ogRufU_ph.jpg

8......for it's REALLY wired name...

i live in yellowknife, the main industries are government, tourism and diamonds, and 2 gold mines recently closed. a new 15 story apartment building overlooking great slave lake was completed last summer that isn't seen in any of those photos i don't think. a great place to live.

Welcome to the forum chris yk!

You may be the first member from Yellowknife to come on the forum. Do you have any more information about this new apartment?

very impressive for such a small city 9/10:)

Amazing for 17,000. Heck, it's pretty impressive for 30,000. Now, if only I could get some of this response for Sydney. :P

8.5/10

thats pretty damn good for its size

http://www.ssimicro.com/~xlindag/cityskyl.jpg

Had to give it a 10. Its essentually an isolated outpost in Canada's North. It has 17,000 people, thus actually having a skyline is impressive. I don't think that there is another place as isolated or its size with a skyline to match it. Remember the closest major city by road is Edmonton and thats around 1000 miles or 1600 kms south of Yellowknife. So about Seattle to LA, in distance. However unlike the US westcoast where you have Many cities along the way there is essentually wilderness all the way with the largest centre being 250 miles or 400 kms north of Edmonton at 50,000 people.

see the building in tha last pic? My Uncle designed it!:D

Only 17,000 inhabitants...with that skyline! WOW!

8/10

9
How cool would it be to drive a snowmobile to work. You could zip across that lake doing 100+ and who's gonna care!

Very impressive for a population of 17000. Best skyline for a city (or town) of less than 50000. 9/10

That is Impressive for a City with 17000, 9.5/10

Chad from BangKock said 9/10 for its wierd name....
Chad where are you from again? :)

it looks like a 200000 people city on certain pics .i give it a legitim 9/10 :)

Sorry, but I think it's incomprehensible that a skyline with about 5 really squat buildings gets better scores than Melbourne, Sao Paulo, and countless other incredible skylines. The fact that a city is small doesn't make its skyline any better. I'm sure it's a nice town to visit, but the skyline is nonexistent. 1/10.

Looks really boring and depressing :sleepy: 4,5/10

Impressive, 7/10. :banana:

Looks pretty nice. I give it a 5/10.

very ugly

7/10

Most of the pics are gone, so I will post more:

http://www.canada-city.ca/images/yellowknife-canada.jpg

http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/VisitorInfo/NWTMapandHistory/pics/yellowknife1.jpg

http://www.ssimicro.com/~xlindag/cityskyl.jpg

http://www.arcticnet.org/yk2.jpg

A half decent skyline considering the small population 7/10

Chad from BangKock said 9/10 for its wierd name....
Chad where are you from again? :)
You're from a place called BANG COCK and you think 'Yellow Knife' is a weird name???? :) :) :)

5/10

yes its impresive 10/10

5/10. Even though it is in Canada... Poverty is here, so does the skyline... compare this with Regina(Though much bigger population)!

Poverty? If you look at the statistics, you'll find that Yellowknife is one of the richest areas in Canada.

Poverty is here?? You make it sound like Yellowknife is full of poor people which is just retarded...sure there are some, like any other city in the world. Overall though, Yellowknife is a pretty rich city, which makes sense considering many people work in government and the diamond industry. Know the facts before you post something like that..

Is there good shopping in Yellowknife?
In Yellowknife, there are a large number of stores offering an extensive selection of goods. In fact, Yellowknife has undergone a significant retail boom as a number of large, national chains have moved into town, including: Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, SAAN, Shopper's Drug Mart, Extra Foods, Bata and Mark's Work Warehouse. These chains, combined with Yellowknife's more traditional specialty shops and boutiques, give Yellowknifers excellent shopping facilities, both in the downtown core and the Frame Lake suburb.

What about restaurants?
Yellowknife has recently become home to a number of nationally known restaurants and fast food chains, including Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Boston Pizza, A&W, Dairy Queen, Tim Hortons and Dominos. As well, there is a selection of local choices offering everything from gourmet dining to many international favourites. Delicious Northern delicacies such as musk ox, caribou and Arctic char are also available at many restaurants

http://www.yellowknife.ca/__shared/assets/2831467_City_Map1678.pdf City map

Aerial picture of the city:

http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/governments/resimages/north_slave/yellowknife.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8936/untitled3rx2.png (http://imageshack.us)

Downtown Yellowknifes main street is Franklin Avenue members.tripod.com/ ~higharc/yellowk.html

Welcome

The Basic Facts

Yellowknife is situated on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, the fifth largest lake in North America and the ninth largest lake in the world.

Yellowknife is home to over 18,000 people. Interestingly, Yellowknife has almost half of the population of the entire Northwest Territories! Yellowknife boasts one of the fastest growing populations in Canada. It has twice been recognized by national surveys as one of the top ten places to live in Canada.

The recent discovery of diamonds north of Yellowknife rivals the early boom days of gold, earning Yellowknife the title…Diamond Capital of North America. In addition, Yellowknife is the business, political, transportation and communications center of the Northwest Territories.




A little bit of history

Yellowknife is a town built on a rich gold mining heritage. Yellowknife began in the 1930’s when gold was discovered. In fact, the city of Yellowknife is built on gold with mine tunnels burrowing deep beneath the city streets.

How YellowKnife got its name:

Despite it’s strong ties to gold, the name Yellowknife does not derive from gold but from copper. So how did Yellowknife get its name? It actually goes back much further than the 1930s. In 1770, when Samuel Hearne was exploring the Great Slave Lake area, he encountered a tribe of Aboriginal people who used copper-bladed, yellow-colored knives. Fur traders soon began to refer to these people as the Yellowknives, and the tribe’s home become known as Yellowknife.

It wasn’t until 1896 that gold was discovered but because of the inaccessibility of the land, the rush did not begin until the 1930s. Aviation opened the North and the city began to grow and expand its boundaries in the 1940s and 1950s.

Yellowknife became the capital in 1967 and was declared a city in 1970. In fact, it is actually the only ‘city’ in the Northwest Territories.


Home to the ‘Northern Lights’

Yellowknife is one of the best locations in the world for viewing the aurora borealis or northern lights. People come from all over the world to Yellowknife during the winter months to see the unique and beautiful northern lights.

You may wonder why these northern lights occur? Well, to put it simply, the aurora or northern lights result from forms of electromagnetic energy that are drawn to the earths’ poles, literally charging the atmosphere and causing it to glow.




Some fun facts

For those into fishing, lake trout have tipped the scales at over 70 lbs and Northern Pike at over 30 lbs.

Who says Yellowknife doesn’t have its share of celebrity ties? A piece of Hollywood can actually be found in Yellowknife. A small street in Old Town, Lois Lane, was named after Superman’s girlfriend played by Margot Kidder, who was born in Yellowknife. Also, Ragged Ass Road, which inspired Tom Cochrane’s album, is located in Yellowknife.

Yellowknife sits on the North shore of Great Slave Lake. The Mackenzie River, originating from this lake, drains into the Arctic Ocean. Together with its tributaries, it is the longest river in the world.

Yellowknife ranks #1 among all Canadian cities for summer sunshine. In June alone, there are over 375 hours of sunshine.

Bus schedules: http://www.yellowknife.ca/Residents/Bus_Schedules.html

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1636/yellow24853wa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

(New!) Yellowknife Transit is the only transit system in the Northwest Territories, providing the 17,000 residents of the territorial capital with two routes during the week and a one on weekends. 2485 is a Thomas Transit-Liner, shown on a cool day in May 2005. (Photo by Chris J.)

From http://www.tomsbuspage.ca/Misc.htm

8/10. Hard to imagine a "skyline" in a city of 17,000. One building is 20 stories?!? Wow!

I'm amazed how could a city with 17,000 inhabitants build highrises like that. Probably because of those living in poorer parts build them. And I am happy to see new houses are building in those areas. (Yes, lots of beautiful houses are replacing those old one, but those poorer people cannot afford them)

really nice. 7

8/10

hmmm, thank u for sharing those pics... so is there a raging nightlife in YellowKnife?

there is a pretty "raging" nightlife if you walk down 50th street on a Friday or Saturday nite, it's home to the Gold Range bar and things can get pretty crazy there

LOL

Keeping in mind that this city is close to the North Pole... and having a skyline?

9/10

amazing... 7/10

Such a cool name for a city. 7/10 considering its size and location.

7/10

7/10 ;)

10/10.... just imagine if the city had 17 million people! :D

Sorry I don't like this. 4

I'd absolutly love to visit Yellowknife, from what I hear and read it's an amazing place.
Jayayess1190, thank you very much for adding in many facts I did not know! You sound very interested in this tucked away Canadian gem!

Keep votin'!

Amazing for 17,000 people! Is there a reason why they build that way? It would have thought the permafrost would make high-rise construction impossible. I give 8.5

I love these photos, especially those showing the lake and the skyline together. The rocks and trees are very beautiful. I'm suprised that no one has mentioned that Yellowknife looks just like Sudbury in that respect... the resemblance is almost uncanny.

I have a question for Yellowknifers... is it possible to have ship traffic come up the Mackenzie from the Arctic? I know it is a very large river, and is only crossed by ferries. From looking at maps, I've always wondered in Yellowknife had the potential to be a port. I've noticed too that a rail line terminates at Hay River across the lake... are goods delivered from Hay River?

I didn't know a lot about Yellowknife, and am happy you took the time to create this
thread!!
I'm surprised at all the development, and very impressed! 8.5/10

algonquin:
i'm not sure if the mackenzie is suitable for heavy shipping but it is used by large barges to transport goods from the end of the railway at Hay River to communities along the river and further north in the arctic archipelago. However most goods to Yellowknife are delivered by truck, the highway into Yellowknife is finally all paved, the last 100km used to be pathetic. Within the next few years there will also be a bridge built across the Mackenzie at Fort Providence.

hmmm 3/10 . for its size --- 8/10

8/10

For its size, 10/10

nice for its size .......7.5/10.

Gotta get this one going again. ;)
:cheers:

9/10. Yellowknife's skyline basically kicks Timmins' ass to the curb, so how can I deny it high numbers?

So, to get to Yellowknife is there an established highway or do they have to cross the frozen lakes in winter?

So, to get to Yellowknife is there an established highway or do they have to cross the frozen lakes in winter?

They have to cross frozen lakes. They were supposed to start building a bridge soon called the Deh Cho Bridge.

That's a really big skyline for a town of only 17 thousand, Some cities have liek a million and can't even get a skyline like this

7.5

You don't cross any frozen lakes to get here, just the Mackenzie River by ice bridge in the winter and by ferry in the summer.

So, do they have fixed fiber lines to the rest of the major cities in Canada for tellecommunications or do you have to use sattelite. Also, electricity, are you connected to the national grid or is Yellowknife on an independent one?

Amazing city for less than 20000 ppl. 10/10

http://www.canadajournal.ca/images/NT-Yellowknife.jpg

http://www.yhssa.org/careers/images/picture_gallery/Yellowknife/Yk%20Oldtown.jpg

http://www.yhssa.org/careers/images/picture_gallery/Yellowknife/YK%20Downtown%2040%20Below.jpg

http://www.yhssa.org/careers/images/picture_gallery/Yellowknife/YK%20Highrises.jpg

http://www.yhssa.org/careers/images/picture_gallery/Yellowknife/YK%20Marina.jpg

http://www.yhssa.org/careers/images/picture_gallery/Yellowknife/YK%20Midnight%20Sun.jpg

http://www.yellowknife.ca/__shared/assets/Top_Pix_-_Gaye_Horn_-_City2937.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Yellowknife.jpg/800px-Yellowknife.jpg

http://www.stats.gov.nt.ca/Infrastructure/Pics/YK.JPG

And is this real?
http://www.yellowknife.ca/__shared/assets/Top_Pix_-_Stephen_Cumming_-_Aurora2943.jpg

Of course that real...havent you ever seen the northern lights?

I have been there a few times and yes it is very nice. the canadian shield adds to the beauty of this place. i give it a 10 for its size. I got to take some pics of north battleford for u all. same population, and not bad skyline also.

Sorry, but I think it's incomprehensible that a skyline with about 5 really squat buildings gets better scores than Melbourne, Sao Paulo, and countless other incredible skylines. The fact that a city is small doesn't make its skyline any better. I'm sure it's a nice town to visit, but the skyline is nonexistent. 1/10.

Please, this place is doing well here because it looks truely awsome, size is just a side issue. your a tool.

very disappointing.2/10.

Average Temperatures

Month Avg.
High Avg. Low Avg. Precip.
January -24.0? C -32.0? C 1.00 cm
February -20.0? C -29.0? C 1.00 cm
March -13.0? C -25.0? C 1.00 cm
April -1.0? C -12.0? C 1.00 cm
May 10.0? C 0.0? C 2.00 cm
June 18.0? C 8.0? C 2.00 cm
July 21.0? C 12.0? C 4.00 cm
August 18.0? C 10.0? C 4.00 cm
September 10.0? C 3.0? C 3.00 cm
October 1.0? C -4.0? C 3.00 cm
November -11.0? C -19.0? C 2.00 cm
December -20.0? C -28.0? C 1.00 cm
For the Americans
January -11.0? F -26.0? F 0.60 in
February -3.5? F -20.9? F 0.50 in
March 9.5? F -12.3? F 0.40 in
April 31.1? F 10.4? F 0.40 in
May 50.2? F 31.8? F 0.70 in
June 64.4? F 46.8? F 0.90 in
July 69.4? F 53.6? F 1.40 in
August 64.6? F 50.0? F 1.60 in
September 50.0? F 38.1? F 1.10 in
October 34.3? F 24.4? F 1.40 in
November 12.6? F -2.0? F 0.90 in
December -4.2? F -18.8? F 0.60 in

Today its -5 and -11 with the windchill.

I dont see how it can be rated one of the top 10 places to live in Canada, your balls are probably literarly frozen half the year. :eek2:

But it has a nice skyline, I must make a road trip up there soon. Always wanted to go down the Makenzie river(in the summer!)

So, do they have fixed fiber lines to the rest of the major cities in Canada for tellecommunications or do you have to use sattelite. Also, electricity, are you connected to the national grid or is Yellowknife on an independent one?

I'm not positive about the fixed fiber lines, I think we do, but we are definitely not connected to the national electricity grid. Our power mostly comes from a dam on the Slave River about 100km or so north of the city, and there is also a diesel generator in the city limits.

: you must all remember that the people who live up there love that kind of weather. all that snow is like a day at the beach for them. if they where to traval to New York, or Bang-Dick they would be in culture shock just as much as u whould be if you went there. they would be hot and crowded. Its all personal preferance, so what is not impressive to you is also a personal veiw. so your vote is counted, but so are all other votes on this form and looks like to me many more aggree that its a very nice skyline snow and all. allso nothing in any of your cities can compare to the northern lights that they get each night practicly so there.:baeh3:

very disappointing.2/10.

lol show me a picture of a skyline from your country in a town of 17,000.
:runaway:

Very interesting pictures, Yellowknife looks very impressive for a city with such a small population. Those winter temperatures look a bit chilly- I'm surprised that the temperature averages 21C in July though, very pleasant.

with a 20 000 pop, the city looks massive.
4/10 would do it.

Er, I'm curious, wat do those tall buildings function as? commercial/residential? with a population of under 20k, is evryone housed in those tall buildings? meaning to say everyone is clustered, building up in instead of building up? coz there's like a huge expanse of land.......

Er, I'm curious, wat do those tall buildings function as? commercial/residential? with a population of under 20k, is evryone housed in those tall buildings? meaning to say everyone is clustered, building up in instead of building up? coz there's like a huge expanse of land.......

Nah they're both... residential, commercial, and also government actually.
There's still houses and even some suburbs in Yellowknife. It's just a small northern town. (well huge for the north)

wtf?!

small size or not, thats still hideous.

7/10- you canadians sure know how to trick our simple minds lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowknife,_Northwest_Territories

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/2771/yellowknife6rr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

9.5/10 Very impresive view for a city of 17.000 !!! :) I assume that most of these office buldings are mainly used by government institutions and national businesses, but still the number and hights ... big wow :)

http://www.yellowknife.ca/__shared/assets/Top_Pix_-_Gaye_Horn_-_City2937.jpg

love dat pic :)

Nah they're both... residential, commercial, and also government actually.
There's still houses and even some suburbs in Yellowknife. It's just a small northern town. (well huge for the north)
That's a pleasant surprise for it's population size. 6.5/10

9.5/10 Very impresive view for a city of 17.000 !!! :) I assume that most of these office buldings are mainly used by government institutions and national businesses, but still the number and hights ... big wow :)

http://www.yellowknife.ca/__shared/assets/Top_Pix_-_Gaye_Horn_-_City2937.jpg

love dat pic :)

Well suprizingly some of them are apartments, with only the 'nicer' ones as government. Most business stays low to the ground.
And yes that's a lovely pic!

Nice Pics... how cold can it get?

lol show me a picture of a skyline from your country in a town of 17,000.
:runaway:
:applause: Yes.
For a city of its size, WOW. It is Very impressive.

3/10

lol show me a picture of a skyline from your country in a town of 17,000.
:runaway:
There is just no need to do that. I judge it from pics. 2/10. :)

There is just no need to do that. I judge it from pics. 2/10. :)

And so does everyone else. :)
17,000 people live there in the far North. If you can find a better skyline for those settings, I'll give you $100.00 USD

Nice Pics... how cold can it get?

It can get into the -40 degrees C. The averages however are in the -30s (or -20 degrees F)

Well suprizingly some of them are apartments, with only the 'nicer' ones as government. Most business stays low to the ground.
And yes that's a lovely pic!
Could it be because it's more efficient and economical to heat up an apartment building rather than hundreds of individual houses?

And so does everyone else. :)
17,000 people live there in the far North. If you can find a better skyline for those settings, I'll give you $100.00 USD
I can't give it more than that as it won't be fair to other cities which have better skylines. They deserve what they have though. :)

Could it be because it's more efficient and economical to heat up an apartment building rather than hundreds of individual houses?

Yes that would make sense. Apartments are cheaper anyways to build up north.

nice skyline
7/10

Jesus... 17k you say... ThunderBay looks like a dump compaired to yellowknife :nuts:

7,5/10

I used to live in a 52,000 pop. town, and our tallest was a 4 story apartment. I like this for the size.

6/10

Any one have pics of an airport or train station or bus terminal?
I forget what i gave it, its been a while. But now I give it a 8/10.
Excellent!

Any one have pics of an airport or train station or bus terminal?
I forget what i gave it, its been a while. But now I give it a 8/10.
Excellent!

http://www.dot.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/airports/airportProfile.aspx?AirportId=1

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5442/ykne1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkphotography/357609117/

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/708/3576091175c4810a1eebqd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

amazing and cold city, but the skyline is great for a city with 17000 hab.

8.5/10

7/10

ummm where is the skyline? all i see is a low rise town.

Yellowknife is amazing! Does anyone know how much it is growing and what projects are going on around there or going to be? 9/10

Yellowknife is amazing! Does anyone know how much it is growing and what projects are going on around there or going to be? 9/10

The population is slowly but steadily getting closer to 20,000. The last highrise built was a 15 story apartment tower overlooking the lake, about 5 or 6 years ago. The latest major development was a 4 story Federal government office building downtown that looks great, sorry I can't find a picture of it right now. There have been less major construction projects this year than the past few, however there was a story in the paper a few weeks ago about a planned hotel and conference centre the Yellowknives Dene people want to build right on the shore of Great Slave Lake, but it's not known when construction will start.

I never knew Yellowknife even had a skyline till now (8/10)

I can't wait to visit Yellowknife one day. It looks like a interesting and unique town in an amazing part of the world. Would be nice to see a new tallest there.

really neat :) 8/10

ummm where is the skyline? all i see is a low rise town.

A skyline does not have to be necessarily tall. Any building(s) that make a relief against the sky is considered a skyline. This includes moutains and trees etc.

i see a skyline.. a bigger one than any other city with 17 000 ppl

wow! 9/10

I'm not really into this whole rating deal... I must ask - what's with all these high numbers. I see at least a half-dozen randomly placed stubbies. Not really pretty ones I might add (No offence to Yellowknife). Might as well remove those buildings. The skyline would improve, yes? Maybe I could hammer together a tool shed and take a photo as the sun sets. I could put it up against the likes of Hong Kong and New York. Probably get a similar rating. :lol:

6/10

I'm not really into this whole rating deal... I must ask - what's with all these high numbers. I see at least a half-dozen randomly placed stubbies. Not really pretty ones I might add (No offence to Yellowknife). Might as well remove those buildings. The skyline would improve, yes? Maybe I could hammer together a tool shed and take a photo as the sun sets. I could put it up against the likes of Hong Kong and New York. Probably get a similar rating. :lol:

Well the rating system is a bit flawed for sure as it's rather subjective. Some people will inevitably not take context into account when considering a skyline and therefore compare cities of 20k to cities of 10 million (and vote accordingly) while others take the more realistic approach and factor in the size of the city relative to the size of the skyline (afterall, not every city can be 10 mil). That is why Yellowknife has a number of higher votes. Those who take more into account than what is just put in front of their face tend to give higher votes because they realize that this is a remote town on the edge of the earth and yet for 20k people they've managed to put up a skyline that could put cities 10 times their size down south to shame.

it really isn't that great...tops, a 7 even for it's size. do all the rich people live in those shacks?

My city is the same(ish) size and its tallest is 14 stories short of Yellowknifes!?!?

Makes me angry and confused lol

This is Yellowknife in winter

http://i12.tinypic.com/660zmmd.jpg


i want to live there. I love cold weather and the snow :banana:


http://i19.tinypic.com/4zn8psn.jpg

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oh and i forgot to say i gave 10/10 :D

believe it or not. I actually have this inner feeling to move there.

to see if there's anything that I can do.

anyways.. 10

believe it or not. I actually have this inner feeling to move there.

to see if there's anything that I can do.

anyways.. 10

i d love to move there too... if only i had canadian residence :cry:

damn.............for a city of that size 9/10

5/10

Yellowknife is cool ass!! For its size it gets a 9.....but even standing alone it does better than some cities....so it gets a 6 from me.

Nice place, I so like the northern towns like this one 7/10

6.5/10

Interesting place and one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. The Northwest Territory, of which Yellowknife is the capital, posted per capita income in 2006 of $97,923 Canadian or $99,881 in US dollars. Astounding! I believe it has the highest income levels of any jurisdiction in the Americas.

The diamond industry has boosted income levels from already lofty levels.

What's up, my hometown!!! lollll!

We are the centre of all activities in Northern Canada, we have the busiest airport in northern Canada. Our buildings are starting to age so that's why the city is planning to maintain them, but we're prepared for the future because climate change might make us a boomtown.

I enjoy living here anyway! I like ice fogs and auroras, and summer temperatures BTW reaches beyond 30c. Our winter temperatures are usually around -42c to -51c. Despte those temperatures, it is good to live here because we might have a potential to become the hub of the north somtime in the future.

^^ You're seeing a part of the world few of us will ever be so blessed to experience. The North fascinates me, and has the same mythical pull as the West does.

^^ You're seeing a part of the world few of us will ever be so blessed to experience. The North fascinates me, and has the same mythical pull as the West does.
^^
Thank you. And we are in the Northwest Territories. so it means that we are the combination of north and west, which is true because of the energy sector in our territory, and large-scale proposals in our territory.:banana:

Massive projects throughout the territory::banana:
1. Deh Cho Bridge - This will LINK Yellowknife and the mines to Southern Canada. This will slash out ferry crossings, which is environmentally dangerous (spill of goods in the Mackenzie river).:cheers:
2. Mackenzie Valley Pipeline - This will pick natural gas from the Mackenzie Delta, and from the Sverdrup Basin in Nunavut by 2030. The largest facility will be in Inuvik, the largest Canadian community north of the Arctic circle.:banana:
3. Mines (Diamonds, Gold, Uranium, etc.)- this is a thing of the past, and still going on.:cheers:
4. Mackenzie Valley Highway - plans are going on for an EXTENSION of the highway north of Wrigley, which is the current terminus of the highway.
5. Hydropower in Mackenzie River - this will use RUN-OF-RIVER technology and it can produce much energy as James Bay and Churchill Falls (capacity of 12,000 MW). They will be built in various parts of the river.:banana:
6. Geothermal Power in Yellowknife- The abandoned Con Mine is under Phase 2 of feasibility study for Canada's first LARGE-SCALE geothermal power plant (it depends if BC finishes first). It will provide heating in the city of Yellowknife. It will also provide water heating, snow melting, soil worming, and GREENHOUSE HEATING.:banana:
7. Devolution - the NWT is planning to be the first "HAVE" territory. Devolution in Yukon is done, in NWT, it's almost complete, in Nunavut, it's starting.:cheers:

7/10

girlicious:

Deh Cho Bridge? What body of water would it cross. Surely not the Great Slave Lake. I'd love to find out more. I'd also like to know how much further north the Mackenzie Valley Highway might go.

Canada has ignored the northern two-thirds of the nation for far too long. The south and the north need to be better integrated. It's fantastic that these projects are in the works. The new Pacific port in northern BC and a proposal to link Canada to Russia over the pole with a new shipping lane could radically change the way we view our nation. With the north rapidly warming, there is great optimism that NWT, Nunavut, and Yukon will continue to prosper and develop. It's an exciting time for your region and for Canada.

girlicious:

Deh Cho Bridge? What body of water would it cross. Surely not the Great Slave Lake. I'd love to find out more. I'd also like to know how much further north the Mackenzie Valley Highway might go.

Canada has ignored the northern two-thirds of the nation for far too long. The south and the north need to be better integrated. It's fantastic that these projects are in the works. The new Pacific port in northern BC and a proposal to link Canada to Russia over the pole with a new shipping lane could radically change the way we view our nation. With the north rapidly warming, there is great optimism that NWT, Nunavut, and Yukon will continue to prosper and develop. It's an exciting time for your region and for Canada.

The Deh Cho Bridge will cross the Mackenzie River, near the Great Slave Lake (near the split between Highway 1 [Mackenzie Highway] and Highway 3 [Yellowknife Highway]).

For the Mackeznie Highway, it will go northwards from Wrigley to the Dempster Highway, with a side road to Deline (near Great Bear Lake). When the extension is completed, all communities in the NWT will be connected except for Lutselk'e (eastern part of Great Slave Lake and near to the future national park in 2012), Paulatuk (being at the extreme northeast of the territory), Sachs Harbour (located at Banks Island), and Ulukhaktok (located at Victoria Island).

8.5, amazing -38°c

8.5, amazing -38°c


-38°c is WAY ABOVE NORMAL in Yellowknife. lol. We usually get from -42°c to -50°c during winter, at least, no windchills. lol

4/10

Not much buildings in the skyline

4/10

Not much buildings in the skyline


well, opinions are just opinions. lol.

Our land happens to be in the Canadian shield which is so ROCKY and we need to do some ROCK BLASTING and LEVELING them just to build homes and skyscrapers. So we are literally a "BOOM"town in two ways. lol

6/10

5/10

6/10


well. you like mika. me too. lol

-38°c is WAY ABOVE NORMAL in Yellowknife. lol. We usually get from -42°c to -50°c during winter, at least, no windchills. lol


Thats insane..i couldn't survive there.

I give it about...a 7.5
Pretty amazing for its size.
Where do they get the people to fill the buildings? LOL

-38°c is WAY ABOVE NORMAL in Yellowknife. lol. We usually get from -42°c to -50°c during winter, at least, no windchills. lol

Surely that's nighttime lows though. Edmonton can claim -35C and -44C but that certainly doesn't describe our winters.

WTF! It's fucking gorgeous!
8/10 for city size

Thats insane..i couldn't survive there.

I give it about...a 7.5
Pretty amazing for its size.
Where do they get the people to fill the buildings? LOL


They are more dense than Anchorage, believe it or not. it's because of Yknife's rocky terrain (located on the Canadian Shield) and permafrost. That's why Yknife gets almost the same number of buildings as Anchorage.

Don't worry. Yknife gets 30+C during summer. with humidex of around 40+C?. so no worries. but beware of tornadoes, even this north. lol

plus, coats and parkas are available anyway. so enjoy the auroras!

Inuvik, a town beside the Arctic Coast, gets 25+C, with humidex of 35+C.

I find it quite incredible that there are so many scores of 8/9 & 10 for this city. Regardless of its size, half a dozen 10 level boxes do not constitute a 10/10 skyline or even a 5/10 skyline.:bash:

There are no perfect cities so scores of 9 and above should only be reserved for places like NYC and HK. All it does show is how ridiculous these polls have become.

2/10

7/10

8/10

9/10

I would like to go fast forward and see what my city will look like in 50 years. imagine an arctic city taller than dubai, and denser than vancouver. lol.

in my dreams. lol

Nice collection of tallish buildings for a city that size, but it lacks a dense, built up core of lower buildings to prop up the skyline. It looks impressive from a distance though, so 7/10.

I would like to go fast forward and see what my city will look like in 50 years. imagine an arctic city taller than dubai, and denser than vancouver. lol.

in my dreams. lol

that would be cool lol

that would be cool lol

that could happen when mass migration due to climate change starts to kick in.

10/10 :)

8/10

Amazing for a city this small.

Amazing for a city this small.

Exactly! ... 8/10 Me gusta mucho

6/10

6/10

Ice Road truckers, nice little town, nice skyline, gave it 7/10...

7.5/10, amazing size considering it's population and the location. Unique since there are few arctic cities like this in NA.

Frame Lake offers the "densest" view of Yellowknife skyline.

http://www.yellowknife.ca/Assets/Economic+Development/TopPix+2006+-+small+images/Elkin_Larry_Skyline+of+Frame+Lake_1st_Skyline+$!26+Cityscapes.jpg

Source: (from Yellowknife's official website)
http://www.yellowknife.ca/City_Hall/Departments/Economic_Development/2006TOPPIXCONTEST/Top_Pix_2006_1st_Place_Winners.html

View from the dumpsite:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/33315071_b96297fbdc.jpg

Source: (credits to Lunch_Poet)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19683294@N00/33315071

From Frame Lake again:

http://meleah.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/picture-3.png

Source: http://meleah.wordpress.com

woo i love this city and is amazing only 17,000

6/10

6/10

amazing skyline for only 17,000. 10/10

17 000, that all? looks like it has atleast 10 times that population 7.5/10

according to Wikipedia the official 2006 population is 18,600. But even so your absolutely right the city looks like it has a population far bigger than the actual number.

considering the city, it has a pretty good skyline

8/10

8. Good. Regards.

5,5/10

17 000, that all? looks like it has atleast 10 times that population 7.5/10

Yellowknife 2006 population: 18,700 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowknife

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Downtown+Yellowknife&s=rec

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6/10

8/10

Considering the population.... Impressive. It looks like it could have a population of 50,000.

Yellowknife kicks ass!!

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7/10
big enough for its population.

Now that's a frontier town if I ever saw one. This skyline is better than many cities 10 times bigger.

It may not be an attractive skyline, but it sure gets props for its size

not much syline.. 4.5/10

not much syline.. 4.5/10

hahahahahahahahahahaha
for its pop, it would be hard to beat.

6/10

Its pretty nice for a city of its size. 8/10

Yellowknife Walmart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22009797@N00/3397259377)
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6.5/10

6/10.