‘A bridge to history’; Yellowknife community builds new bridge to increase access to local cemetery
Over 12,000 hours worth of volunteered time went into building this bridge, says Mike Kalnay director for the Rotary Club.
Yellowknife celebrates the unveiling of a 65-foot suspension bridge at Back Bay Cemetery. “The people buried here are Yellowknife’s earliest settlers,” as stated in an email. Over $115,000 worth of labour, supplies, and cash donations went into the construction of the new bridge. Yusur Al-Bahrani, president for Rotary True North,…