Students aged seven to 13 from Yellowknife’s Mildred Hall School already had a memorable evening planned. Then the lights went out.
After all, it made sense there was no electricity. This is the Ice Age we’re talking about.
An exhibit about ancient mammals and the Earth’s timeline – one that began in a few classrooms at Mildred Hall – transferred to the NWT’s biggest museum, the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, after curators were impressed by the students’ work.
About three minutes into its grand opening ceremony last Thursday, a power outage began across Yellowknife that ultimately lasted for four hours.
Listen to Cabin Radio’s interviews with the students and staff who made it happen, as well as the museum’s assistant director.
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