The Times Behind the Signs

"The Times Behind the Signs" (or TTBTS for short), is a book about the history behind Yellowknife's street names. It was written by Tyler Heal, a third-generation Yellowknifer. There are approximately 130 named streets in Yellowknife. The book, which was released 24 November 2007 in Yellowknife, was supported with grants from the NWT Arts Council, the City of Yellowknife Heritage Committee, and Diavik Diamond Mines. The publishing of this book has been undertaken by Crescent Group Ltd. (a local company), with help from various members of the community in editing and historical fact verification. The estimated page count is 70, in perfect-bound book form, ISBN 978-0-9739420-0-2. As well, all the proceeds form the sale of the book go towards the NWT Mining Heritage Society.

People in it

People who have had streets named after them include figures from Yellowknife's past such as Michel Sikyea, who is known for the "million dollar duck"; John Sissons, the first NWT Supreme Court Judge; Max Ward, both a pioneer in aviation, and founder of Wardair Airlines; Old Tom (Tom Doornbos to those who don't know); and Vic Ingraham, who was the typical northerner of the time and, for whom the Ingraham Trail (Highway 4) is named; it also contains the history behind Yellowknife's most infamous road, Ragged Ass Road.

External links

* [http://ykhistory.com "The Times Behind the Signs" homepage]
* [http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2006-11/nov3_06st.html "The stories behind the signs" (article in a Yellowknife paper)]
* [http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2005-07/jul20_05na.html "City Hall honours Yellowknife's past" (article in a Yellowknife paper)]
* [http://www.nnsl.com/members/newspapers/stories/nov23_07st.html Grade 11 youth releases book on street names]