SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - City council has established a list of names of Yellowknifers to draw from when naming new roads, but have not made the information public yet because council is still waiting for the OK from the people the names belong to.

"We've got a list of names for streets which have been submitted by the Heritage Committee," said Mayor Gord Van Tighem. "We will figure out which ones we want," he said, adding the individuals will then be contacted if they are still living, and if not them, the families of the deceased.

Van Tighem said the names won't be made public until "next time we need to name a street."

$1,000 lobster crock

A lobster crock, an indoor climbing wall, and a new motor for a marine rescue boat are among items which may be funded by the City of Yellowknife's special grant fund, if an approving motion is passed by city council on March 8.

City councillor Mark Heyck asked council about the inclusion of a $1,000 lobster crock for the Yellowknife Rotary Club at a municipal services committee meeting on March 1. Heyck was told the crock was requested in response to an overwhelming turnout for the Rotary Club's inaugural lobster bash held last year as a fundraiser. This crock will help the Rotary Club accommodate hungry Yellowknifers.

"It's the size of a bathtub," said Coun. Lydia Bardak. "You can cook 75 lobsters at a time."

Some other highlights from the list of recipients include; $10,000 to go toward the resurrection of Raven Mad Daze, $5,000 to the Yellowknife Golf Club to put in grass at a designated green, and $1,000 to the Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts to print a cookbook.

The total amount of money that may be given out is $93,500, divided amongst 22 organizations.

Bin colours questioned

Six more dual-purpose bins for garbage and recycling will be placed downtown this year, but some city councillors questioned their colours.

At a municipal services committee meeting on March 1, Coun. Bob Brooks asked why the bins were completely green, which is a colour commonly associated with garbage rather than half-green and half-blue - blue being normally associated with recycling. Brooks said people may not get the message that they can put both their recycling and garbage in these bins.

"That's the way they come. You order them in standard colours," said Grant White, director of community services, adding the bins are labelled as recycling and garbage repositories.

Mayor Gord Van Tighem told Yellowknifer on March 1 the bins will have decals on them, designed by local artists, in order to help distinguish that they are for both recycling and garbage.

Van Tighem said the bins should be in place within the next two months.

"Probably in time for the spring cleanup," said Van Tighem.