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Hollywood comic actor Will Ferrell gave his second shout out to Yellowknife this year while promoting his upcoming film The Campaign in Toronto on Monday.

The first occurred in April when Ferrell suggested during an interview that he and Don Cherry had "enjoyed" road trips to the capital of the NWT. Ferrell's film The Campaign premieres on Aug. 10 but its arrival date in Yellowknife has yet to be determined.

- Lyndsay Herman

Up in smoke

Theatrical smoke may be visible near Vee Lake Road and Giant Mine tomorrow during filming for an undisclosed movie or TV show.

A public notice issued by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada states the smoke is designed to resemble a forest fire but will not involve flames and will occur away from buildings.

Smoke may have been visible in the same area last Saturday for the same reason.

- Lyndsay Herman

Fundraising with flowers

Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming Yellowknife Garden Tour.

Gardens around Yellowknife are being primped and prepared for the tour, which is scheduled to run from noon to 4 p.m. on Aug. 12.

All proceeds will support the BETTY House fundraising campaign.

- Lyndsay Herman

Hardy remembered

A funeral for Yellowknife resident Josh Hardy, 18, who died Thursday in an Edmonton hospital after being medevaced from Yellowknife following a skateboarding accident July 23 on the McMahon Frame Lake Trail, will be held today at 10 a.m. in Edmonton at the Harmony First Memorial Chapel. A celebration of his life is being planned to be held in Yellowknife next week.

- Sara Wilson

Doyle offered acting role

The executive director of the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce will be getting a chance to see what it's like on the other side of the interviewing process. Tim Doyle, who has declared himself a candidate for mayor in October's municipal election, said that he has been asked to be part of the filming for Arctic Air's upcoming season. "(I) got asked to play a media reporter for the new season of Arctic Air today," he said.

- Sara Wilson

More food going around

Kivalliq

More than 360,000 pounds (163,293 kg) of country food was shipped through Sakku First Aviation and Qikiqtani First Aviation between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012, the aviation companies announced on July 23.

This is a 308 per cent increase to previous annual averages of country food shipping. The companies attribute this growth to the introduction of a $1.50-per-kilogram country food shipping rate introduced on July 1 at the behest of the Kivalliq Inuit Association and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association.

"This represents a significant way that Inuit are helping Inuit have access to lower cost, nutritious country food," said Patrick Tagoona, president of Sakku First Aviation.

Important dates for wildlife management board

Kivalliq

The deadline for submitting input to the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board's decision on how to manage the Western Hudson Bay polar bear population was this past Monday.

It will be holding a decision-making session on managing the polar bears, as well as its integrated fisheries management plan for narwhal, in Iqaluit from Aug. 13 to 15.

Mountie pleads not guilty

Baker Lake

An RCMP constable accused of sexual assault pleaded not guilty in court last week.

Const. Justin Dickens, 31, was charged following a complaint from a woman this past April. The complaint relates to an alleged incident two years ago in Baker Lake.

The matter has been set for trial in Baker Lake on Dec. 4.

Dickens, who has four years of service with the RCMP, is suspended with pay and is on administrative leave.

- Jeanne Gagnon

KIA offices move

Rankin Inlet

The Kivalliq Inuit Association office in Rankin Inlet moved to a new home on July 26.

It is now in the new Sakku Development Corp. building, across from the old post office.

"Everyone is in one building now," said Gabriel Karlik, the communications person for KIA, explaining that at the previous site the social development branch was housed in a separate area.

He said Sakku Development Corp. is moving in to its offices in the new building this week.

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