HMCS Yellowknife crew donation – the Yellowknife Community Foundation was pleased to receive a donation from the crew of the HMCS Yellowknife earlier this week. Presenting the cheque to Foundation President Bronwyn Watters is Leading Seaman Eric Arabia. To his left Commanding Officer Lieutenant-Commander Donald Thompson-Greiff. To Ms. Watters right, Robin Greig, Foundation Board Member
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2026 Grantee Ceremony and Appreciation Dinner
On October 15th, 2026, YKCF hosted its annual grantee ceremony and appreciation dinner. We are proud to support the vital work going on in the community, and couldn’t have asked for a better evening to celebrate.
Congratulations once again to our grantees, and thank you to our fund advisors and sponsors. Check out the gallery below to celebrate them with us.
Photos by Tommy Jorge, Uplift Media: https://www.uplift-media.ca/
2026 Student Award Ceremony
On July 21st, 2026, the Yellowknife Community Foundation held its annual student award ceremony at Somba K’e Civic Plaza to celebrate the year’s cohort of scholarship recipients.
It was truly beautiful to see the community gather in support of its students, accompanied by sunshine, great music, and delicious food from the farmers’ market. We can’t wait for next year.
We would like to thank our fund advisors and community partners for their support:
- Amanda Mallon
- Robert and Anna Tumchewics
- Doreen Cleary
- Stephen Dunbar, Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
- Terence Courtoreille, Housing NWT
- Shawna Lampi-Legaree, Sean Legaree, and Stephen Legaree
- TJ Ebbeling
- Robert Charpentier
- Matthew Jodoin, Parsons
- Northwyne Music
- Back Bay Productions
2026 Grantees
In 2026, the Yellowknife Community Foundation disbursed over $250,000 in grants as follows: