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About Yellowknife

At the edge of the Arctic, in the heart of the wilderness, lies a city of youth, energy, adventure and prosperity. Yellowknife is a culturally rich capital thriving with diversity, and home to about 20,000 people. Located on the shores of the beautiful Great Slave Lake, only 512 km south of the Arctic Circle, we are known for our outdoor recreation, midnight sun, aurora borealis and an unusual blend of northern culture... a City where history is found throughout a modern, bustling metropolis.

Built on gold, nurtured by government and growing with diamonds, Yellowknife offers unrivalled opportunities for investment, tourism, business development and employment.  The abundance of minerals, oil and gas in the NWT has had dramatic economic impacts on Yellowknife.  Since the discovery of diamonds in 1991, we have three operating diamond mines in the NWT. 

If there is any part of Canada that can say "we hold the future", it must certainly be Yellowknife - The Diamond Capital of North America™.Attachment (6.2 MB)

For detailed information and statistics on Yellowknife, click hereAttachment (6.2 MB)

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