Boom!
May 9, 2008 by Meretta
When we bought our house here in Yellowknife, we knew there were plans to develop the neighborhood and that we’d be losing our fabulous backyard. We’d hoped though, that the developers would see all that sloping rock as too cost prohibitive and that they’d scrap the plans and we’d forever be free to play in the wilderness that stretches back from our deck.
No such luck. 
Phase VII of the Niven Lake Development is underway and they are drilling and blasting and the dust is flying. It’s an interesting process to see them “sculpt” the land in this manner, but still it’s disconcerting. Not only because the blasting shakes the entire house, but because we know the landscape is being changed forever.
On a lighter note, though we’re dipping down into negative temperatures each night, spring has definitely arrived and we are REALLY enjoying the warmer weather. It’s so nice to be able to go out without having layers and layers of clothing on!
That sucks. Who would blast that beautiful rock? I’m hoping you get to keep some–I mean there has to be other land, right?
Our area is the latest in Yellowknife to be developed…as far as I know, everything else is filled up already. I do hope this is the last phase of the development though.
I LOATHE developers. I hope there’s a special circle of hell for them.
They’ve made our life hell here for the past few years.
I totally sympathize.
I can sympathize with the loss of your greenspace. We’re hoping to buy the lot beside ours so we can have more room for the kids to roam and prevent another house from squeezing in.
Spring has hit here too! There are a few patches of snow on the north-facing slopes, but it’s 62F during the day. We’re feeling the heat, baby! Still a wee bit frosty at night, but that’s okay by me
I wish lots of cities would take the initiative to rebuild and invest in the inner cities instead of constantly developing. Our inner city has gorgeous Victorian homes - and then there’s apartment buildings scattered between them. It’s mostly low-income, welfare people who live here and the rich have moved out the outskirts of town in these huge McMansions.
It’s really very sad.