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50/50 LOT site plan 1:500 Seasonal Events & Activity in Downtown Yellowknife

Javaroma- musical jams- open mike

Multiplex- Indoor Garage Sale- Bike Rodeo- Car shows- Bingos- Autocrosses (in parking lot)- Community Showcase Weekend

ALL OF DOWNTOWN- PARKing day- spring clean-up- curbside giveaway weekend- garden tour (city-wide)

Sombe K’e Park- outdoor market

Sombe K’e Park- picnic/park bench area- community bbq

Sombe K’e Park- music festivals- Folk on the Rocks- various events- Canada Day Celebrations

Sombe K’e Park- boat launch for special events (canoes)

Frame Lake Trail- biking/walking

Frame Lake Trail- special cultural events

Explorer Hotel- various conferences- various events- art sales

St Pat`s & Sir John High Schools- various sports events- Ptarmicon

Northern Frontier Visitor’s Centre- bike rentals

Visitor’s Centre Parking Lot- typical food vendor location

Avens Parking Lot- typical food vendor location

Centre Square Mall- trade shows- various installations- conferences & meetings

Empty Lot by Gold Range- potential food vendor location

50/50 lot- potential foodvendor location

ARCC (Artist Run Community Centre)- Workshops- Musical jams and workshops

Twist/Fuego- patios open- open mike nights

Street Parking- typical food vendor location

Street Parking- potential food vendor location

Northern United Place- various craft sales

NACC - Northern Arts and Cultural Centre- Musical by Ptarmigan Ptheatrics- various plays and performances- various musical performances- Yellowknife Music Festival

Oldtown- WIldcat Cafe- Ramble & Ride- open mike atDancing Moose Cafe

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Museum- music at the museum- various exhibits and events

Northern Images- Jewelery Workshops

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Great Slave Lake- Snowking Festival- Long John JamboreeFRANKLIN AVENUE

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Explorer Hotel- Brrlesque- various conferences- various events- art sales

St Pat`s & Sir John High Schools- Territorial Skills Competition- various sports events

Frame Lake- Skating rink

Frame Lake- Snow Day Celebration- New Year`s Eve Fireworks

Sombe K’e Civic Plaza- Christmas Lights Across Canada

Northern Images- Jewelery Workshops

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Holy Trinity Anglican Church- Aurora Fiddle Society Jams

Centre Square Mall- trade shows- various installations- conferences & meetings

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POPULATION GROWTH BY AGE GROUP (2006-2011)Source: Statistics Canada Census of Population - 2006 & 2011

“[Artists] would like to have some kind of public art space that would be accessible in the downtown core. Ideally would like 50th Street to have a gallery space with a workshop space that also offers youth programming.”

“You could change the zoning and give people the opportunity to build bars and restaurants and put liquor licensing in. Then you can police it, concentrate it in one area. People will gravitate around that area.”

ABORIGINAL POPULATION (2011)Source: Statistics Canada, NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, 2011

INTERNAL VS EXTERNAL MIGRANTS (2011)Source: Statistics Canada, NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, 2011

EDUCATIONAL PROFILESource: Statistics Canada, NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, 2011

IMMIGRANT POPULATION (2011)Source: Statistics Canada, NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, 2011

WHO MAKES UP YELLOWKNIFE’S POPULATION?

Pg. 25 City of Yellowknife Economic Development Strategy

careers in Yellowknife. In 2001, Yellowknife’s population under the age of two was greater than the population between the ages of 45 to 65, boding well for the future of Yellowknife’s available labour force.

FIGURE 8: POPULATION BY AGE, YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA 2011

Source: Statistics Canada Census of the Population, 2011

However, these demographics have shifted, and Yellowknife has seen a dramatic increase in the age of the population (Figure 9). From 2001 to 2011, the population over the age of 44 has increased by over eight per cent, and the population of those younger than 44 has decreased by 16 percent.

FIGURE 9: POPULATION GROWTH BY AGE GROUP, 2006 TO 2011

Source: Statistics Canada Census of Population, 2006 and 2011

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Yellowknife’s population under the age of 20 has decreased by four per cent since 2006, and the NWT’s population under the age of 20 has decreased even more steeply by over eight per cent. This adds to the challenges posed by the decline in population of those aged 20-44. The NWT’s population aged 20-44 decreased by close to two per cent from 2006 to 2011, and Yellowknife’s young and middle-aged worker population increased only marginally. Yellowknife and the NWT will need to focus on attracting workers to the territory in order for future growth to occur.

Although the percentage of the total population that is over the age of 65 is still relatively low compared to the national average, this increase in those over the age of 65 suggests the need to investigate whether the city has the capacity to provide adequate and affordable housing, social assistance and health care to the elderly in need.

Aboriginal Population As a total percentage of population, Aboriginal people comprise more than 50% of the territorial population and approximately 25% of Yellowknife’s population (Figure 10). Most of Yellowknife’s Aboriginal people are First Nations, with smaller percentages identifying as Metis and Inuit.

The Aboriginal populations within the Northwest Territories will play an integral role in future economic development. Training programs for Aboriginal communities will assist youth in accessing future employment opportunities in Yellowknife and across the NWT.

FIGURE 10: ABORIGINAL POPULATION, YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND CANADA, 2011

Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011

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Growth and Change in Immigrant Population The majority of Yellowknife’s population (86.8%) is non-immigrant (Figure 11). This is significantly higher than the national average of 78.3%. Most immigrants, when entering Canada, settle in larger urban regions including Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto where established cultural communities have been formed. Climate might also act as a deterrent in attracting new immigrants to the North. Immigrants comprise a higher percentage of Yellowknife’s population than the territorial average. Although Yellowknife’s immigrant population is significantly lower than the national average, it seems that immigrants who are attracted to living in the NWT tend to settle in Yellowknife.

FIGURE 11: IMMIGRANT STATUS BY PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION, 2011

Source: Statistics Canada National Household Survey, 2011

The immigrant population that comes to Yellowknife is very young, with the smallest proportion of immigrants being over 45. More than 40% of immigrants come to Yellowknife between the ages of 25 to 44 years of age, most likely due to employment opportunities.

FIGURE 12: IMMIGRANT STATUS BY AGE AT IMMIGRATION, YELLOWKNIFE, 2011


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While immigrants comprise a smaller percentage of the population than the national average, Yellowknife also has a larger percentage of the population as non-permanent residents (1.5%) than the national average (1.1%). This could be driven by the fact that mining industry players are multi-national, global leaders and attract workers from around the globe to work in their head offices and facilities. However, more research would need to be conducted to validate this hypothesis.

Mobility and Migration FIGURE 13: INTERNAL VERSUS EXTERNAL MIGRANTS HAVING MOVED IN THE PAST 5 YEARS, 2011


Over 72% of the population who have relocated to Yellowknife in the past five years are from outside of the Northwest Territories. This trend is unique to the territories, where the labour force is small and specialized skills need to be recruited from outside of the territory. National trends highlight that most of Canada’s mobile populations migrate within the same province rather than to different provinces/territories. In contrast to the rest of Canada, only 16.3% of the population has migrated from elsewhere in the NWT and only 11.4% has migrated from outside of Canada.

Educational Attainment and Field of Study Compared to Canada and the NWT, Yellowknife’s population has high levels of educational attainment. Over 55% of the city’s population (Figure 13) has some form of post-secondary credentials including apprenticeship and trades certificates, college diplomas and university degrees. This is significantly higher than the national average of 50%. This is consistent with Yellowknife’s position as the administrative centre for the NWT.

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FIGURE 14: COMPARATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROFILE, PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION AGED 25 TO 64, 2011


FIGURE 15: EDUCATIONAL PROFILE BY MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY, YELLOWKNIFE, 2011


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DOWNTOWN feedback from the community

“We’ve relaxed a zoning by-law to make development easier. Ultimately, we need to look for a combination of commercial and residential. As much residential as possible should be built while retaining a commercial sense.”

“One way street with no parking would help or even two way street

with no parking would generate more traffic. That is what you want – walking area, more pedestrian feel.”

“City needs to provide services for [the youth population]. They need a safe place to go. Could provide counseling or just give them a safe and social place to go (ex. library).”

“People leave YK in the winter to go someplace warm… Can you create an environment thatpeople can find solace in? For example, indoor Water Park.”

“If you can bring the people downtown itwill be attractive for developers (maybe taxes incentives for example). Biggest challenge for residential development would be construction cost, especially if you want retail on first floor (high cost of rent).”?

The informati on on these graphs is compiled from interviews with various Yellowknife groups and individuals (2013-2015)

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Few Eyes on the StreetView on 50th Street - no acti vity or visual access onto the street creates the sense of an unsafe environment.

Size of Homeless Populati on in YellowknifeHomelessness in Yellowknife: An Emerging Social Challenge - Homless Hub Report 2011

Opaque wall - lack of acti vity and perceived safety issues50th Street Lot - west elevati on of Centre Square Mall. Opaque wall and vacant lot allows for no physical or visual access into or through the mall - vacant lot with inacti vity creates a hole in downtown.

Interrupti on of Pedestrian PathsCentre Square Mall Entrance at 50th Ave

Map of downtown Yellowknife - homeless/transiti on shelters, evening acti vity & safety

5Homelessness in Yellowknife An Emerging Social Challenge

2 The Face of Homelessness

Since the early 1990s, a general consensus has emerged

amongst policy makers as to the major causes of visible

homelessness throughout North America. First, there is

an entire jurisdiction are major causes of an increase in the

number of visibly homeless persons living in that jurisdiction

at a particular time. Such factors include—but are not limited

homelessness tend to be people who, prior to becoming

homeless, had more personal risk factors predisposing them to

homelessness. Such risk factors include—but are not limited

to—a psychiatric diagnosis, heavy use of drugs and alcohol,

and a lack of job skills (Burt et al., 2001: 8).

As cited in Abele (2009), an Aboriginal1 person in the NWT

is four times more likely than a non-Aboriginal person to be

unemployed (Abele, 2009: 55). Moreover, almost all visibly

homeless persons in the NWT are Aboriginal. According to

Abele, Falvo and Haché (2010):

Homeless sheltering statistics and anecdotal estimates

suggest that between 90 and 95 percent of Yellowknife’s

visible homeless population is Dene, Inuit or Métis

(Abele, Falvo and Haché, 2010: 4).

was released. It reported that 936 people had stayed in a

Yellowknife emergency shelter at some point in 2008 (YHC,

2009: 1). A crude way of thinking of this is to say that, in relation

of individuals experience at least one bout of homelessness at

some point in the year. As can be seen in Table 1 below, the

tends to hover around one percent.

Size of Yellowknife’s Homeless Population in Comparative Perspective

CityTotal Number of Unique

Individuals Using Shelter System

Total PopulationNumber of Shelter

Users as Percentage of General Population

Calgary 14,181 4.1391,889

Halifax 1,718 5.0976,273

Toronto 27,256 1.1182,305,2

Ottawa 7,445 9.0921,218

Yellowknife 936 0.5007,81

1. In this paper, Aboriginal includes Dene, Inuit and Métis.2. Author’s calculations.3. Perras and Huyder, 2003: 3.4. Community Action on Homelessness, 2010: 2.5. City of Toronto. 2010: Appendix D.6. Alliance to End Homelessness. 2010: 1.7. Yellowknife Homelessness Coalition, 2009: 1

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“Yellowknife is the highest vacancy spot in Canada… In a slow economy, there are rising costs and increasing

expenses.”

“The problem… is that streetscaping is being done wherever road repairs are needed, not necessarily

where it can have an impact on revitalization.”

Streetscaping & GreenscapingStreetscape development on 50th street by Overlander which can be used as a precedent - use of curb extensions, site furnishings, public art, building signage, vegetation, paving, etc.

Rating of Downtown Transportation Elements2008 Smart Growth Development Plan, City-Wide Interview Results

Rating of Downtown Streetscaping Priorities2008 Smart Growth Development Plan, City-Wide Interview Results

Needed Incentives for Business Growth & InvestmentCity of Yellowknife Economic Development Strategy

Vacant spaces & StreetscapingPublic art at the vacant 50/50 parking lot is placed high on the wall behind dumpsters, and in an area known for drug trading and loitering, making for an uninviting place.

Map of downtown Yellowknife - vacant lots, parking & streetscaping

top perceived issues

City of Yellowknife – Smart Growth Development Plan May 2008

City-Wide Questionnaire Results Page 12 Docs #135068

Further to the above 74% of respondents supported architectural standards in the Downtown, with 17% opposing and 9% don’t know. With reference to streetscaping, the following figure demonstrates the ranking of priorities for improvement with priorities given to cleaning litter, landscaped boulevards, façade/storefront improvements, and decorative sidewalk paving.

4.2.3 Old Airport Road Land Use and Urban Design Respondents primarily identify Old Airport Road as an automobile-oriented retail commercial corridor consisting of strip malls, big box stores, and professional services. There is strong support for diversification of services and amenities away from light industry to more tourist

Figure 3: Rating Downtown Urban Design Elements

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Figure 4: Downtown Streetscaping Priorities

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