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15TuesdayAugust52014ByJACKDANYLCHUKOutsideofwinterfestivalsthatdrawhundredstoOldTownYellowknifesoldestneighbourhoodiswelloffthebeatentrackformostwholiveinotherpartsofthecity.ButlastweekendscoresofpeoplemadetheirwaydownFranklinAve.towalkthestreetswherethecitybeganalmost80yearsagoasasup-plybaseandtransportationhubfortheminingindustry.TheoccasionwastheeighthannualRambleandRideatwo-dayfestivalofmusicfoodartsandcraftsthatopenedFridayeveningwithabicycleridefromCityHalltoOldTownandendedSundaywithanafternoonconcertattheGovernmentDock.InbetweenpaddleboardvoyagesonBackBaytoursofthehouseboatcommunityartisanalpreserveshand-madejewelryt-shirtsandpiecesoftheoldestrockintheworldchippedfromanislandintheAcastaRiverwereallonoffer.Itwasalsoanopportunitytowitnessthecumulativeim-pactof1.2-millioninpub-licspendingonlandmarksthatlanguishedindisrepairasthecitymovedupthehilltoNewTownandexpandedsouthandwest.Thisrepresentswhathap-penswhenagovernmentin-vestsinitspublicspacesMayorMarkHeycksaidSat-urdayafterhecutribbonsontherefurbishedGovernmentDockandanewparkatthebaseofPilotsMonument.FormostoftheweekendsmokeandsootpushedEn-vironmentCanadasairqual-ityindexscalewellbeyond10promptingHeycktojokethatsomeoneshouldprintat-shirtthatcelebratessur-viving2014inYellowknife.LastyearHeyckcuttheribbononareconstructedWildcatCafaprojectthatcosttaxpayersmorethan500000.ThebillforthelatestimprovementstoOldTownreached700000pushed200000overbud-getbythedemolitionofahistoricbuildingthatwasfoundtocontainleadpaint.PilotsMonumentParkshapedtoresembleanaircraftwingandthelandscapedGovernmentDockgrewoutofthecitysHarbourPlanadocumentthatprovokedcriti-cismfromsometraditionalwaterfrontusers.ForHeyckthevalueofthechangeisinpublicuseandenjoymentofspace.NotmanyyearsagoYel-lowknifescivicplazawasaYellowknifersrambleandridethroughOldTownArtsCultureRambleRidePhotosJackDanylchukandBillBradenDarianErasmusandNicoleBiggsjoininthepalletpaintingeventoneofmanyhands-onactivitiesatthispastweekendsRambleandRide.LauraBainandCamillaMacEachernrollavintagebicyclebuiltfortwotoOldTowntoopentheeighthannualRambleandRideacelebrationoftheneighbourhoodwhereYellowknifebeganalmost80yearsago.decayingarenasurroundedbyaparkinglot.NowIseethepublicen-joyingthatspaceeverydayhesaid.TheBorderlessArtMovementorBAMpresentsatableauofGeorgeHandelsWaterMusicthefamous1717symphonyperformedforKingGeorge1onabargeasitoateddownLondonsRiverThames.LackingarivertheperformancewasconductedontheshoresofYellowknifeBayattheDancingMooseBB.TawnaBrownpaintedtheWildcatCafbeforethecityspentalmost600000torenovatethehistoricbuildingandobtainedlimitedtradmarkrightstothename.ItwasoneofmanyartworksforsaleatRambleandRide.YellowknifeveterinarianTomPiszhitcheduphiswagonandhorsesandtrottedthroughYellowknifessmokyOldTownwindingstreetstojointheRambleandRide.