r/Yellowknife

Hi you gorgeous humans!
My husband and I are in town for the first time and are looking for hidden gems of things to do. Most of the suggestions we have been given aurora based or fishing based and whilst I love a good adventure, fishing ain’t it. 😂
We have a car and are up for (almost) anything.
Bonus points if there are Indigenous communities we can support whilst here.

A group of 5 girls is coming up for a bachelorette party this summer, and we’re looking for recommendations for a full day fishing charter. We’d love a fun, beginner-friendly guide with a great local reputation. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Hi! I was wondering if anyone had any leads on private french tutors/classes in the city. I know College Nordique offers classes but unfortunately it doesn’t fit with my schedule and I prefer working 1-on-1. I’ve tried searching for a french tutor online this past month as well but haven’t had much luck. I can only pay for so much trial classes lol.

Would appreciate any recs! Thank you.

I had an incredibly upsetting and unprofessional experience at Haks Autobody yesterday, and I’m looking for advice on the best way to handle this.

When I arrived to get a repair quote, Sinead? the owner bypassed any professional conversation and immediately started making aggressive, prejudiced assumptions about my background. He openly expressed hostility, treated me as if I were a criminal, and made derogatory, baseless comments about me not having insurance.

His behavior was not just rude; it was clearly discriminatory and entirely unprovoked. It was one of the most hostile interactions I have ever had at a place of business, and it left me feeling unsafe.

I am looking for advice on the following:

1. Is there a formal way to report a business for this kind of aggressive, discriminatory conduct?
2. Should I file a complaint with a consumer protection agency or a human rights board?
3. How can I handle this to ensure there are consequences for this type of behavior without putting myself in further conflict?

I want to take the right steps to address this professionally. Any advice on how to report this effectively would be appreciated.

The intention in addressing this is that if today we allow such open hate / discrimination and unprofessionalism towards one group of people, this may happen to us tomorrow as we all are from some group that can be discriminated against in one way or the other.

Hello, using a throwaway account as I’ve got an offer for a job at STH nursing in the ICU. I’m currently in Toronto and super interested in visiting/living in Yellowknife for a bit! I’m wondering if there’s anyone who could give me some firsthand info about working at STH or in the ICU there? I understand it’s not going to be like downtown Toronto and it will be frigid when I come (January) but would just like some more info regarding what shifts are like, work culture, patient population etc.

Extra info on places to try/visit in the winter months also appreciated! Got some ideas already but want to make the most of my time!

Hello, i need to go to dowtnown soon and i only have a bike right now. Place i need to go to has bike racks outside. I have a u lock with me. I dont think i’ll be gone inside the building for more than 40 minutes. It’s an old and uninteresting bike but you know how it is. Still okay to park my bike there? I know that there’s still a risk lol

Hi everyone, a family member recently mentioned that he’d be willing to give me some airline miles to make a trip up to Yellowknife this coming winter (December/January) as he knows it’s a dream trip of mine, and I was wondering what you guys might have for recommendations for the trip.
I’d be coming up with either my wife of my sister, I’m not sure, but I’d love to hear if anyone has any suggestions for what I could do while up there.
Also, is it possible to rent a vehicle in the area?
I’d be in town for probably 3-5 days, so I’d have plenty of time.
Any recommendations/suggestions would be greatly appreciated 😊

Just wondering if anyone here has somewhat recently done their class 4 license in Yellowknife and where you went to get the medical fitness form filled out. I'm getting mixed information from people, and from what I know primary care doesn't do forms? To note, I do not have a family doctor at this time. Thanks for any help so I don't have to go around in circles!

I know it’s always a good idea to have apple care, i just wonder if anyone has had experience doing apple’s express replacement? How was it? Did apple send you the replacement device directly to your home? Any problems with sending your broken device to apple? Before i go ahead and buy apple care for my device, which i really will. Given that there are no apple store or authorized apple service in YK.

Thanks!