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11TuesdayOctober12013TuesdayOct.292013startingat900a.m.RegularmeetingstofollowonOctober2930and31EMABBoardroom204-5006FranklinAve.YellowknifeWhenWhereForfurtherinformationcontactMarkFenwickat867766-3682.ANNUALGENERALMEETINGoftheEnvironmentalMonitoringAdvisoryBoardArtistsaddvisionforYellowknifesdowntownByJACKDANYLCHUKKnownastheGoldRangeBlockandStaggerLanedowntownYellowknifesprob-lempatchofrealestatehasde-edtheeffortsofcityplannersandpublic-mindedcitizensformorethanadecade.Lastweek18artistsmen-toredbyHalifax-baseddocu-mentaryphotographerHan-nahMinzlofftooktheirturnatimaginingafuturefortheparkinglotsandshutteredbuildingsthatareawaitingthewreckershammer.From700to900p.m.Fri-daytheypassedoutbannockandjamtothosewhoventuredintoanassemblageoftreebranchesstrungwithChrist-maslightspaintedcargopal-letsandrocksarrangedaroundarepresentationalre.SponsoredbytheYellow-knifeArtistRunCommunityCentrewitha9000grantfromtheterritorialgovern-mentThisCityastheprojectwasknownbroughtartiststo-gethertothinkabouttrans-formingthespaceMinzloffexplainedtothesmallcrowd.Thisisanexcitingcul-minationofalotofworkMinzloffsaid.ThoughthemockuparbourandreplacelookedlikeascrapwoodStonehengeoratheparkinglotsaidattheprojectsopeningmeetingthatstreetpeopleshouldbepartofit.Theyweretherehelpingtostringlightsandarrangepallets.Nearthesouthendoftheblocktheartistspaintedachalkboardonthebarriersurroundingacondemnedcitybuilding.ItaskedWhatbringsyouasenseofbelong-ingandinvitedthemtowishthiswasThenightwasahugesuc-cessMizloffwroteinanemailtoTheJournalwithover200peopleockingtoThisCityforconversationteaandbannock.Thecornerwastransformedintoavibrantcommunitydestination.AcompletestrangerwhohaslivedinYellowknifeforover25yearsaskedifhecouldgivemeahugYouhavenoideawhatthismeanstometoseethisplacesoalivehesaidIlovewhatyouvedone.ThankyouMizloffcontinued.IheardtalkofmakingThisCityintoaweeklyormonthlyeventmakingthedowntownvibrantthroughartisdenitelyontheagenda.FormethesuccessoftheThisCitywillreallybemeasuredthroughthelongtermactionsofthecommunity.ThisCityisonemoreper-spectiveforthecurrentcitycounciltoconsiderwhenitdraftsaplanfortheblockthatisdominatedbybarsemptybuildingsandpublicbencheswherethehome-lessandunemployedgatheratallhours.Substanceabusersandag-gressivepanhandlershavebeenblamedfortheexodusofretailersfromdowntown.Drivenbycomplaintsfromcustomersanddrawnbyfreeparkingbusinesseshavere-locatedtostripmallsonOldAirportRd.Citycouncilshavefret-tedovertheblocksincetheDowntownPlanwasadoptedin2000.Itledthecitytobuythreepropertieson50thSt.forapublichousingproject-anideathatwasabandonedwhenownersofkeybusi-nessesrefusedtosell.Thecurrentcounciliswrestlingwithwhethertosellthepropertiesitboughtthreeyearsagoorcontinuewithlandassemblyandplan-ningforredevelopmentoftheareawithyetanotherroundofpublicconsultation.Areporttocouncillastweeksaidtopprioritiesidenti-edinpreviousconsultationsincludedclosingpartof50thSt.publicwashroomsbuyingmorepropertylandscapingstreetfurnitureandpublicart.50thSt.isaplaceforsocialinteractionintheheartofthecitywhereallpeoplewanttogowalkaroundfeelsafeandcomfortableaccordingtothevisioningstatementthatac-companiedthelistofpriorities.Itisaninvitingstreetclosedtotrafcbeautiedandlledwithfunactivities.Avibrantplacetocelebratecul-turalartisticandcommunityeventsthestatementsaid.ItsalsotheplaceinYellow-knifethattheartistswhopar-ticipatedinthedesignprojectwithMinzloffsaidtheywereleastlikelytovisit.forticationbuiltbypeoplewithaccesstoanunlimitedsupplyofducttapeshesaidtheimportancelayinthepublicschancetohelpusre-imaginedowntownYellowknifeandwritetheirdreamsonsquaresofclothpromisingthattheideaswillbepassedontocityplanners.YellowknifeartistDianeBoudreauwhoseplaquesofnativebirdsandberriesbrightentheblankwallofArtsCulturePublicArtPhotosJackDanylchukFlutistWilliamGreenlandplaysattheopeningofThisCityat50thSt.andFranklinAve.earlyFridayevening.Yellowknifersexpressavarietyofopinionsonwhattheythinkshouldbedonewiththeinfamous50thSt.cornerwheretheformerCornerMartusedtobe.ArtsCultureAdministrationAuroraArtsSocietyheadsinnewdirectionByJACKDANYLCHUKTheAuroraArtsSocietychosethe10thanniversaryofitsfoundingasanorgani-zationpromotingtheartstoforgeanewdirection.Wewillbeanadminis-trativeboardinthefuturepresidentMarcusJacksonsaidafterthesocietysannualgeneralmeetinglastSaturdaylikeaminiatureversionoftheNWTArtsCouncil.Sinceitwasfoundedadecadeagothesocietyhasevolvedfrompromotingandsupportingtheartstobuild-ingacommunitytosupportandadvocateforthevisualarts.Artistswilltakeamoreac-tiveroleinthenewAurorasaidJacksonproposingandmanagingeventsratherthanrelyingonthevolunteerboardwhichwillreviewapplicationsforfunding.ThemeetingcappedArtsWeekwhichbeganwithTrashformationajuriedex-hibitionofworksmadeen-tirelyofrecycledmaterialstudiotoursandThisCityaworkshopbyphotographerHannahMinzloffonre-imag-iningurbanneighbourhoods.Trashformationattractedadozenentries.ThewinnerwasselectedbyviewerswhochoseasculpturebyYellow-knifeartistTerryPamplin.InGoinggoinggonePamplinframesanoutlineoftheConMineRobertsonheadframeinthewindowofatru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