GOVERNMENT, YELLOWKNIFE

City of Yellowknife
the City of Yellowknife, Capital of the Northwest Territories & Diamond Capital of North AmericaT. We are a culturally rich city thriving with diversity, and home to over 18,000 people. Yellowknife is a capital at the edge of the wilderness, surrounded by history, culture, adventure and prosperity.

Our city is a place of beautiful contrasts. On the north shore of Great Slave Lake, modern high-rise towers overlook the rustic heritage buildings of Yellowknife's not so distant frontier past. A modern metropolis meets a vast wilderness. The brilliance of summer's midnight sun gives way to winter's dazzling display of the aurora borealis.

Yellowknife is literally built on gold, with the tunnels of both gold mines burrowing deep beneath the streets, a city where "the gold is paved with streets". Yellowknife is the centre for transportation, communication, recreation, commerce, tourism, health care, mining and government for the Northwest Territories.

With the recent discovery of diamonds north of our city, Yellowknife faces a brilliant future as home to diamond manufacturing and retail activity.

NWT Government
The Northwest Territories has amazing potential, from its land and resources to its people and spirit. Continuing development in non-renewable resources, local businesses, tourism and people's skills and abilities will ensure that the NWT is a prosperous and secure place to live and to raise a family in the years to come.

In the NWT, there is a renewed sense of enthusiasm about the prospects we have for the future. Our political landscape is changing as land claim and self-government processes are settled. The challenge is to make the most of the opportunities in a way that respects all the people of the North.

Nature is in balance here. You can view rare wildlife species, from white wolves to white whales, and see herds of bison, prowling bears, moose and caribou by the thousands.

This is the land where the world's best northern lights dance during the dark winter months and where the sun never sets during the summer.

City Hall Phone Directories
Looking for that elusive contact at City hall? Here are some helpful lists.

Government of Canada Information
Comprehensive list that provides direct links to the primary Web sites of the Government of Canada departments, agencies and Crown corporations, as well as links to major Canadian Political Parties.

TERRITORIAL POLITICS:

The political process of Canada's Northwest Territories is as unique as its landscape. There are no political parties. Instead, candidates are elected by the community based largely on family ties and personality. The N.W.T has seen dramatic changes from its days of "benign neglect" before 1950 to the evolution of its current consensus-style of government. Deeply rooted in Native tradition, the Northwest Territories' distinct form of government has been described as the most interesting parliamentary system in the world.