Yellowknife - Best small skyline in Canada

Northern Heights · #1 Posted **Nov 23, 2010, 5:20 PM**

Welcome to my new thread devoted to Canada's best skyline with a population under 100,000... and believe it or not, Yellowknife only has 19,500... Think your city could do better with that population?

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If you look in the last picture, I live in the tallest building. My condo occupies a portion of the 17th and 18th floors, and the views are amazing! I'll be posting more pics, but if anyone else has any nice ones of Yellowknife, please post them!

Dylan Leblanc · #2 Posted **Nov 24, 2010, 9:24 AM**

Alright! SkyscraperPage Forumer Meet 2011 in Yellowknife!!

diskojoe · #3 Posted **Nov 24, 2010, 4:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Northern Heights

If you look in the last picture, I live in the tallest building. My condo occupies a portion of the 17th and 18th floors, and the views are amazing! I'll be posting more pics, but if anyone else has any nice ones of Yellowknife, please post them!

So does this mean youre inviting me to come visit?

whiteford · #4 Posted **Nov 24, 2010, 8:08 PM**

i love it. i think Prince Albert, Sask, would give it a run though. here is a link with some photo's taken by various people of and for the city of prince albert.
http://www.citypa.ca/Visitors/PhotoG...2/Default.aspx

circle33 · #5 Posted **Nov 24, 2010, 8:15 PM**

I don't think P.A., with twice the population, holds a candle to Yellowknife. To each his own.

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whiteford · #6 Posted **Nov 24, 2010, 8:17 PM**

and i mean it would give it a run, i don't mean is is nicer. yellow knife is still king of small northern cities. i think that prince albert could have a better skyline with one or two good towers. North Battleford, Sask, has great potential as well. Nice picture and thank you for sharing that.

Northern Heights · #7 Posted **Nov 24, 2010, 8:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dylan Leblanc

Alright! SkyscraperPage Forumer Meet 2011 in Yellowknife!!

I think that's a great idea...I'll host the meet and greet at my place, which is most fittingly the highest resisdence in the city!

Northern Heights · #8 Posted **Nov 24, 2010, 8:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by circle33

I don't think P.A., with twice the population, holds a candle to Yellowknife. To each his own.

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I'm with you on that one, Circle33... most towns/cities in Canada with a population of 150,000 can't come close to the 'Knife! We da bomb!!!

Northern Heights · #9 Posted **Nov 24, 2010, 9:45 PM**

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...I put the second to last one in just because I love the picture...

Northern Heights · #10 Posted **Nov 24, 2010, 9:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by diskojoe

So does this mean youre inviting me to come visit?

...and yes Diskojoe, come visit me anytime...

diskojoe · #11 Posted **Nov 29, 2010, 9:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Northern Heights

...and yes Diskojoe, come visit me anytime...

if i ever make it that far north i will and i assure you it will be during summer cause because I dont do -37

M II A II R II K · #12 Posted **Nov 29, 2010, 10:15 PM**

And we can have SSP Local: Yellowknife!

Northern Heights · #13 Posted **Nov 30, 2010, 5:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by diskojoe

if i ever make it that far north i will and i assure you it will be during summer cause because I dont do -37

But diskojoe...it's a dry cold

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diskojoe · #14 Posted **Dec 6, 2010, 8:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Northern Heights

But diskojoe...it's a dry cold

hehehe

honestly, -37 degrees scares the hell out of me. but it you promise to drag me out of the snow when i turn into an ice cube and warm me back up ill still consider it.

CyberEric · #15 Posted **Dec 7, 2010, 10:59 PM**

Wow, that is really impressive for such a small town. My college town had that many people and I think the tallest building there was 4 stories.

In a word; why?
Is there some tourist industry there or something?

diskojoe · #16 Posted **Dec 9, 2010, 5:26 PM**

I think this pic answers that question.....

glowrock · #17 Posted **Dec 9, 2010, 5:32 PM**

I'm leaning towards a large mining influence in Yellowknife, perhaps? But yes, the aurora is amazing!

Though a very scary thought is that -37C is nearly the same in fahrenheit! (-35, I just checked!)

Aaron (Glowrock)

diskojoe · #18 Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 8:02 PM**

Thats what im saying. id be an ice cube because i would definitely be out there taking some pictures of the aurora.

M II A II R II K · #19 Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 9:12 PM**

I would go and especially go out to take pictures if I could take a space suit with me.

RCDC · #20 Posted **Dec 11, 2010, 3:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by CyberEric

Wow, that is really impressive for such a small town. My college town had that many people and I think the tallest building there was 4 stories.

In a word; why?
Is there some tourist industry there or something?

I can think of many reasons. More efficient buildings, more compact, leading to less road paving, repair, and snow clearing, less utility distances. The list goes on. All adding up to less energy use, and a place with charm to boot. Just because there's plenty of land around doesn't mean you have to blanket it with one-stories and asphalt. Sadly, this mentality is all too rare in the US.

Thanks for the pics, this is quite a revelation. High today of 45F/7C here. Too cold!