As 2025 dawns, wind the clock back 50 years and see what the Northwest Territories looked like – and who was in northern headlines – in 1975.
There were some big-name visitors to the North that year.
Prince Charles made his way to the NWT, as did Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his young son Justin.
Meanwhile, the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry – otherwise known as the Berger Inquiry as it was led by Thomas Berger – was in full swing, with hearings taking place across the territory. (Berger passed away in 2021. To learn more about him and the inquiry, read his obituary.)
In Yellowknife that year, residents approved spending an extra $320,000 on a new city hall and relocating a tennis court. The old Museum of the North, on the corner of Franklin Avenue and 48 Street, became the city library. The Con Mine was approaching the pouring of gold brick number 5,000.
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On this page, we’ve collected a few dozen of our favourite photos from the NWT Archives that are dated 1975.
The NWT Archives offers both a physical archive in Yellowknife and a website where you can browse thousands of photos and other documents.
