​The City of Yellowknife 2022 winter geotechnical drilling program involving specific sections of five City roads. Approximately 20 boreholes will be advanced using an auger drill (equipped with a rock hammer)  either to bedrock or to a depth where ice rich permafrost is not encountered.

The five City road sections to be evaluated are as follows:・ Franklin Avenue between 44 Street and 41 Street (Franklin Hill) ・ 44 Street between Franklin Ave. and the driveway for Kimberlite Career and Technical Centre (44 Street hill) ・ 49A Avenue between 43 Street and 41A Street・ Deh Cho Blvd between Kam Lake Road and Ellesmere Drive ・ Kam Lake Road between Coronation Drive and Curry Drive