Tongues have been wagging about the possible return of Kentucky Fried Chicken to the city.

Those rumours could be answered as soon as today, when the agenda for Monday's Municipal Services Committee meeting is released. On it will be details of a request to permit three fast food restaurants to be built on 251 Old Airport Rd. SA国际影视传媒� a vacant lot behind Northland Utilities Ltd

While not confirmed by press time, it is widely rumoured those businesses are KFC, Taco Bell and Starbucks.

It was big news in Yellowknife in the summer of 2015 when Kentucky Fried Chicken kicked the bucket after 48 years in the city. 

In the days leading up to the closure, the store delivered 29 cases of chicken, with each case holding 10 bags that contained 18 pieces, adding up to 5,220 pieces in total. All of it was gone in less than 36 hours.

KFC was shipped all over the territory by fans of the secret recipe coated bird.

Since then, Mary BrownSA国际影视传媒檚 fried chicken has opened here. On opening day, people waited up to two hours to try the chicken, causing a line of cars to stretch down Borden Drive.

Two is better than one for job training

Kellett Communications and momentum training services have teamed up to provide an enhanced on-the-job education for northern workers, including GNWT employees, stated a Kellett Communications news release.

The two companies are joining forces after being awarded a contract from the Department of

Municipal and Community Affairs to redevelop curriculum for the Recreation Leaders Certificate Program.

This means changes to core services the department provides to their business partners including consumer engagement, digital applications and marketing strategies.

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Coast Fraser Tower going full apartment

Folks looking for new spaces to rent could be happy to hear the Coast Fraser Tower is converting to a full apartment complex.

Neither the manager at Coast Fraser Tower nor the property owners SA国际影视传媒� Midwest Property Management could be reached for comment before press-time.

However a recent media report indicated the building's 58 hotel rooms will close down on July 15 as the owners prepare to renovate what was the city's first high-rise building, built in 1970.

The tower's website also ends bookings for hotel rooms in mid-July.