CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONORS IN 2010
The Society would again like to give thanks to our many donors and sponsors for a very active year in 2010. Our two trust funds…
Read more
The 2011 City of Yellowknife Heritage Week was a great success with a number of well-attended events celebrating the mining history of our community.
Thanks to…
Read more
The Society would like to thank INAC and Rowes Construction for the successful backhaul of a jaw crusher from the Hidden Lake gold mine recently. The Hidden Lake…
Read more
REC HALL LEASE SIGNED
Several years of negotiation and what seemed like endless bureaucracy has paid for itself with the signing of a land sublease for the Giant…
Read more
The Society has erected new signs at its outdoor display area of the Giant Mine townsite. This permanent signage describes 28 individual pieces of mining machinery…
Read more
Rec Hall Foundation Repairs Complete!
After two months of construction, crews with Eddie Paul’s Nextreme Construction Ltd. completed repairs to the foundation of…
Read more
REC HALL FOUNDATION REPAIRS UNDERWAY
A small work crew led by Eddie Paul began excavation for a new concrete wall along the north side of the Recreation Hall at…
Read more
A special thanks to one of our corporate sponsors, Avalon Rare Metals, for donations towards the Society. Avalon pledged to donate $12 for every guest attending its…
Read more
A special thanks to one of our corporate sponsors, Avalon Rare Metals, for donations towards the Society. Avalon pledged to donate $12 for every guest attending its…
Read more
The Society is pleased to announce they have received a $5,000 donation from J&R Mechanical Ltd. Mr. Mike Vaydik, vice president of the Society, accepted the…
Read more
It is with great pleasure that the Society invites you to an open house at the Prospector (across from the Wildcat) from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on Thursday the 11…
Read more
BHP Billiton Donates to Mining Heritage
BHP Billiton’s EKATI Diamond Mine Community Partnership Program was established to help the North and Northerners achieve…
Read more
GEOSCIENCE FORUM FUNDRAISING
Once again this year the Society had a booth at the Geoscience Forum tradeshow. Several members volunteered their time and we made…
Read more
Annual General Meeting
The 2008/2009 Annual General Meeting for the NWT Mining Heritage Society was held on July 29th at our outdoor display area of the Giant Mine…
Read more
The Barge is Coming...and it has Beer!
June 20th will be a big celebration for the NWT Mining Heritage Society and all Yellowknifers. As part of the Yellowknife…
Read more
Passing the Heritage Torch
The big spring melt has started and summer will soon be here, so here are some updates from the Society as we plan for a busy season.…
Read more
Yellowknife's 75th Birthday!
As you may already know, 2009 is Yellowknife’s 75th anniversary. Gold was discovered in the Yellowknife area in 1934 during the Great…
Read more
Updates from the Society
Christmas and the dead of winter are almost upon us. Society members and friends are invited to a social gathering at the Bay Side Bed and…
Read more
Updates from the Society
The Society has taken a hiatus on construction and renovations this year but it has been busy lining things up for next year. We have been…
Read more
Norweta Cruise a Success!
The Society hosted two nights of entertainment and sightseeing on the Norweta on August 26-27th as part of its fundraising efforts. The…
Read more