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This fonds consists of approximately 1.15 m of textual material, 60 maps, 3 architectural plans and 84 photographs generated by the Local Trustee Board, Municipal District of Yellowknife, Town of Yellowknife, and the City of Yellowknife between 1940 and 2005.

The textual materials, which date from 1940 to 2005, include Local Trustee Board/City Council meeting minutes, correspondence files, Centennial Committee records, licenses, Yellowknife Board of Trade records, and by-laws. Subject files also include road construction, hospital construction, health and welfare, taxes, elections, federal funding, lot development, budgets, infrastructure development and the construction of housing. There are records from the Town's Planning Committee including budget information, utility franchise information, and records relating to town planning and zoning. A select number of municipal financial statements can also be found within this fonds.

This fonds also contains a select number of reports commissioned by the city and presented to council on issues such as the Yellowknife School District and water and sewage systems. Also included are reports delivered by the City of Yellowknife Heritage Committee, a committee funded directly by the City of Yellowknife. These records include "Policy for the Preservation and Development of Yellowknife's Heritage Resources," prepared by the Yellowknife Heritage Committee (1986), and a copy of the pamphlet entitled "Four Walking Tours of Yellowknife Old Town" (1987). As well, there are several reports authored between 2001-2005 documenting abandoned or demolished Yellowknife buildings as well as an inventory of New Town Historical Buildings.

The cartographic materials consist of maps of Yellowknife, development plans for Frame Lake and the capital site, street lighting plans, plans for water and sewage services, and zoning plans.

There are also architectural plans documenting the renovation of City Hall in 1969.

The graphic content, dating from 1920-1973, depicts meetings of the Municipal Council, municipal buildings, houses and businesses in the town. Buildings depicted include the Gerry Murphy Arena, the Municipal Town Hall, City Hall, the Bellanca Building, St. Patrick's High School, William McDonald High School and Mildred Hall Elementary School. Several photographs feature airplanes operated in Yellowknife by local transportation companies. There are also photographs taken during a dinner attended by Commissioner Stuart Hodgson and Bishop Henry Cook to mark the unveiling of Pilot’s Monument in Yellowknife.

Two are titled "Plan showing boundaries for the Capital Site. City of Yellowknife. Scale 1" to 200'." The first of these is annotated to illustrate the proposed site of the causeway, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, and Legislative Assembly. The second includes a more detailed illustration of the site of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Commissioner Stuart Hodgson signed both plans on July 31, 1974. The third map is titled "Schedule 1-Zoning By-Law for Yellowknife No. 2717." The scale is 1/5000. This plan includes details of limited development south of Frame Lake.

Plan Showing Boundaries for the Capital Site. City of Yellowknife. [Illustrates plans for causeway, museum, and site that is now the location of the legislative assembly to the north of the downtown Yellowknife area. Map includes location of town sites including City Hall, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (R.C.M.P) building, and Bowling Green Apartments. The map is signed by Stuart Hodgson, approved July 31, 1974.]

Plan Showing Boundaries for the Capital Site. City of Yellowknife. [Illustrates future location of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. A rough sketch of the building is drawn in. Map includes location of town sites to the south of Frame Lake. The map is signed by Stuart Hodgson, approved July 31, 1974.]

Schedule 1-Zoning By-Law No. 2747 City of Yellowknife, N.W.T [Northwest Territories]. Scale 1/5000. [Depicts the settlement of Yellowknife from the Kam Lake industrial district to N'dilo, with an insert illustrating land leased by Imperial Oil and Cominco. Legend labels various zones as "park," "mixed use," "residential," etc.]

Cartographic records are primarily comprised of zoning maps, but also include infrastructural development plans for roads, water and sewage, and lighting systems. Photographs feature buildings and people in and around Yellowknife, including the Gerry Murphy Arena, Municipal Town Hall and Yellowknife schools. Textual records include certified copies of City Council meeting minutes and correspondence, town planning records, business license, election records (including voter lists) financial, and files regarding the Centennial Committee, Town Planning Committee and Museum Committee.

Municipal District of Yellowknife. [Map depicting business, residential zones as well as trailer parks, recreational parks and schools in Yellowknife]. Scale 1" to 600 ft.

[Map of Yellowknife illustrating existing water and sewage system including sewer and water extensions, pump house and disposal plant]. Scale 1" to 600 ft.

Municipal District of Yellowknife Works Program. [Map of Yellowknife from the location of McNiven Beach to the middle of Latham Island illustrating existing and proposed roads and sidewalks] Scale 1" to 600 ft.

Town of Yellowknife Parcel P. Scale 1" to 200 ft. [Map illustrates an area of land north of the downtown area where the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and the Legislative Assembly are located and extends eastward to the present day Niven lake neighbourhood]

Town of Yellowknife Parcel Q. Scale 1" to 200 ft. [Depicts an area of land south of Niven Lake]

Town of Yellowknife Parcel R. Scale 1" to 200 ft. [Depicts an area of land stretching from Back Bay to 42nd street]

Town of Yellowknife Parcel S. Scale 1" to 200 ft. [Depicts an area of land between 49th and 50th Avenue]

Town of Yellowknife Parcel T. Scale 1" to 200 ft. [Depicts an area of land between 49th and 50th Avenue]

Town of Yellowknife Parcel U. Scale 1" to 200 ft. [Depicts Jolliffe Island]

Town of Yellowknife Parcel V. Scale 1" to 200 ft. [Depicts land between the coastline of Back Bay to the centre of Latham Island]

Town of Yellowknife Parcel W. Scale 1" to 200 ft. [Depicts a parcel of land on Latham Island along Yellowknife Bay coastline]

Town of Yellowknife Parcel X. Scale 1" to 200 ft. [Depicts a parcel of land on Latham Island along Back Bay coastline]

Town of Yellowknife Parcel Y. Scale 1" to 200 ft. [Depicts the eastern arm of Latham Island]

Town of Yellowknife Sub-Division Parcel S. Scale 1" to 100 ft. [Depicts a parcel of land between 49th and 50th Avenue and between 37th and 39th Street]