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NewroomsopenupatYellowknifesoatingBB18TuesdayOctober282014INDUSTRYTOURISMThenewPULSEWOODBUFFALOCALLLINE780-743-7000isaninormationlinenowavailabletoallRegionalMunicipalityoWoodBualocitizens24-hoursadaysevendaysaweek365daysayear.CallthisnumberandamemberothemunicipalRESDispatchwillanswereverycall.Itheycantansweryourquestionimmediatelyyouwillgetapersonalresponsewithin48hours.Thisisasimplewaytokeepyourfngersonthepulseothecommunity.Foremergenciesalwayscall911.ForaccuratecurrentinormationroundtheclockaboutanythingconcerningtheMunicipalitycall780-743-7000.FROMBUSPASSESTOBUSSHELTERSLOSTSWEATERSKEYSTOWINTERROADSSNOWREMOVALANDSTRAYDOGSWITHFLEASFROMPOTHOLESTOFLOODINGTREEBRANCHESBRICKSTOPARKINGANDTRAFFICLIGHTSCALLUSFORTHEFIXAREALPERSON.WITHREALANSWERS.EVERYTIME.ALLTHETIME.HAVEAQUESTIONCALL780-743-7000HAVEANEMERGENCYCALL911WWW.WOODBUFFALO.AB.CAByDALICARMICHAELVisitorstoYellowknifehavebeenabletoexpe-riencelifeinthecitysuniquehouseboatcommu-nityforthelasttwoyearsthankstotheownersofYellowknifeBayFloatingBedandBreakfast.TheoperatorsDanielGillisandMoniqueRobertdecidedtoextendtheirbusinessthisyearbyopeningasecondoatinghomeaone-storeybungalowthatsitsanchorednexttotheoriginaltwo-storeybuilding.WereallywantedtoexpanditandalsomakeitmoreprivatesoifpeoplewantedtocomeandjustbeontheirowntheycouldGillissaid.Welovemeetingnewpeopleandchattingoverthebreakfasttablebutnoteveryonewantstodothatandwedontwanttodothateverydayeither.ThecouplestillhasvisitorswhostayatthemainhouseinwhatscalledtheNorthernRoombutaccordingtoGillisabout70percentofpeopleoptforthebrandnewspacewhichisequippedwithonequeen-sizedbedonefold-outcouchanensuitebathroomandakitchenette.Itcanaccommodateuptofourpeopleatonetime.Robertafull-timepainterandsculptoralsousesthebuildingtocarryouthercreativework.TheStudioasitiscalledisdividedintoseparateworkandlivingareaswithaninsulatedalmostentirelysoundproofwallcreatingabarriertomaintainprivacy.Inorderfortheadditiontobeupandrunningforthe2014summerseasonGillisandRobertinitiatedconstructionbeforefreeze-uplastyear.Webuilttheoatationoutoffour16-footpropanetanksandwehadafriendhelpusweldthemalltogetherGillissaid.Thepro-cesstookaboutthreedaysafterwhichtheoatwaslaunchedandsettledinforthewin-terfreezeup.ConstructiononthehouseitselfbeganinFebruarywiththeownerswork-inglongdaysintemperaturesaround-30C.ItwashardanditwasslowandourtoolsdidntworkverywellfromthecoldGillissaidbutweweredeterminedtobuilditandgetitdonebyMarch.Webuiltitinabouttwoandahalfmonths.SinceopeningthenewaccommodationsinAprilGillissaidtheyvehadguestsalmosteveryevening.BBbusinessonholdforfreeze-upTheoatingBBiscurrentlyonhiatusuntilthisyearsicefreezeiscompletewhichGil-lishopeswillnishbytheendofNovember.Weactuallycloseitforupforthreetofourweeks.WedonteventhinkofhavingguestsatthistimeofyearGillissaidexplainingthatseasonalweatherlikethicksleetrainsnowandunevenlyformediceprovidedifcultanddangeroustravelconditionsforeventhemostexperiencedhouseboatersandtheliabilityriskforafewextraguestsisntworththetrouble.GillissaidheandRoberthaveneverfallenthroughtheicebutasanextraprecautiontheywearfullyprotectiveimmersionsuitswhentheycrossataskthatcantake15to45minutesde-pendingontheconditions.Fortherstfewweeksofthewintertheduopullsalongacanoewhilemakingthejourneytolandabackupsafetylineincasetheicegivesoutastheymarchalong.Thoughlivingoffthegridhasitschal-lengesGillissaidheenjoysthelifestyleandsharingitwithnewcomers.WhenIrstmovedtoYellowknifesixyearsagoImetthehouseboatcommunityrightawayhesaid.TheyrereallyinterestingfolksandIrealizedthatthelifestyleisprettyawe-someandtheviewisfullandverypeaceful.AfterbuildingupanicenesteggoffundswhileworkingforArcticEnergyAlliancethepairdecidedtobuildtheirownoatinghouseoverthesummerof2010ajobthattookabout10weekstotal.TheydecidedtoturnthehouseintoaBBin2012afterseeinghowmuchvis-itingfamilyandfriendsenjoyedtheexperience.WithshowslikeIceLakeRebelsgivingsome-whatdramaticrepresentationsoflifeonaYel-lowknifehouseboatGillissaidhelooksforwardtogivinghisguestsamorerealisticexperience.IhaveonlywatchedalittlebitofitbutIveheardthattheymakehouseboaterslooklikeredneckpeoplewhodontreallyknowwhattheyredoingwholivedangerouslyandarelivingasubsistencelifestylehesaid.ItsnotrealityandIthinkanybodywhoknowsanythingaboutanythingwillrealizethat.PhotoYellowknifeBayFloatingBBYellowknifeBayFloatingBBownersDanielGillisandMoniqueRobertspentlastwinterbuildingastudioadditiontotheirhomeonthewaterpicturedleft.ThenewspacecanholduptofourguestsandisalsohometoRobertsartstudio.