Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories Alberta. Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories The Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories in Canada is the highest appellate court which hears appeals from criminal cases and civil cases of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and justices of appeal which are appointed by the Governor-in-Council from justices of the Court of Appeal of Alberta and Saskatchewan Court of Appeal and the judges and ex officio judges of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. The Court of Appeal sits in Yellowknife, or, other locations in the Canadian territories
Yellowknife Yellowknife as having the coldest winter and longest snow cover season of any city in Canada, while also experiencing the sunniest spring and summer of any city in Canada. Yellowknife, like most other urban centres, has distinct commercial, industrial, and residential areas. Frame Lake, Niven Lake, Range Lake, and Old Town are the residential sectors, with some of the population living in high-rises in the downtown core. Niven Lake is the only area under active development and expansion. Downtown Yellowknife is home to most of the city's commercial activity, though some retail does exist in Range Lake. Industrial activity is