Kennady lake is the site of a future mine. Kennady lake is on the barrenlands. There are trees around; few, small and far between. There's a lotsa water but it is all frozen. When flying in you could see the ice....deep, dark, blue ice on the lakes and brown murky ice frozen over the bogs and marshes. You could see far below afew ski-doos and 18 wheelers crawling along the ice road. They looked like so many small black fleas crawling over the belly of a dog. Exploration camps are small and impermanent. The people there live in canvas tents outfitted with kerosene stoves. There is a canvas latrine and canvas everything; even a canvas and plywood make shift kitchen; It is all very quaint. They have internet; one terminal. And a groundline; one phone with a satellite dish.Work is 12 hours a day; 12 dollars an hour. Free food; good food. Chips, bars, pepsi, potatoes, meat...real food; No...
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Native village of Rae-Edzo (Behcho ko)
by omehes
If you drive to or from Yellowknife, don't miss out this Dogrib community on the lake. They are two separated settlements, Rae sits on the end of the road off the main highway with interestingly scattered houses without fences or divide. There is a christian church in the village and a big podium for the drummers. There are many more smaller settlements scattered along the shores of the lake and to get to some of them takes about 7 days by canoe (as I was told by a local chap, who stopped by and told me some stories and asked for a cigarette). It was a nice experience. Be careful though, don't overrun the dogs of the villagers.
fossils finds and fishing
by vickiv
On the shores of Lac la Martre there were the most awesome huge fossils - put to shame anything else i've seen in Canada (mostly on large boulders). The fishing here is incredible - if you are a fishing enthusiast the arctic char are plentiful and mostly near trophy size (at least were in late 1970's when i visited here for months)Watch out for bears etc. though. No motels that i know of. Quite a lot of blackflies in the summer. Avoid fishing in their spring - the fish are tired and thin from the winter. Lovely hiking in the hills in winter.
Ice Road
by crummey
“Lac De Gras” is at approximately 64 degrees north; Very close to the Arctic Circle.The winters are long and cold. The primary industry is the diamond mines. the NWT Mining Act dictates for how long that people can stay. The mining camps are drug and alcohol free. There is a disproportionate male to female ratio. Ek’ati is the name of a Diamond mine near Lac De Gras, NWT. There are other diamond mines in the vicinity including Diavik Diamond mine on East Island, Lac De Gras and Snap Lake Diamond project slightly farther to the south. Alcohol is banned from these camps.The camps are designed with "arctic corridors" so that people rarely have to leave the buildings. In spare time from work, people press weights, exercise, pursue their individual hobbies, cruise the net, watch satellite TV, gossip etc..The nights are very long in winter and the northern lights are, of course, breath taking....
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