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Byrne Road is named after Norman Byrne Senior. Norm was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on February 19, 1912. He first came to the NWT in 1932 with his father, a mining developer, and his brother Jerry. Norm attended Queens University and graduated in 1936 with a degree in Mining Engineering. As a Mining Engineer, he worked at Goldfields in the Box Mine and the Athona Mine on Lake Athabaska, in northern Saskatchewan, and at the Slave Lake Gold Mine on Outpost Island, before becoming involved with the construction of the Canol pipeline during World War II. In 1945, Norm moved to Yellowknife, starting a business as a consulting Mining Engineer and was asked to survey the Discovery claims north of Yellowknife. The mine that was built on the Discovery site poured its first gold brick on February 10, 1950 and, over 17 years of operation, it produced more than $35 million worth of gold. Norm was key in the Discovery, Rayrock, Viking, Camlaren, Tundra, and Northland Mines and was great at rallying his men to put forth their best effort. In 1964 he started a second career as a real estate developer in Yellowknife, building homes and apartments through his company. Byrne and his wife Rose, had seven children, Donald, Barbara, Norman Junior, Judy, Elizabeth, Kathy, and Michael. Norm helped in the building of the Gerry Murphy Arena, St.Patrick's Church and St. Pat's High School, and he was also a strong supporter for the establishment of a Separate Catholic School System in Yellowknife. He served as chairman of the Separate School Board from its inception in 1951. Byrne was a vocal supporter of a lobby group to have Yellowknife declared the capital of the NWT. He was actively involved in many community organizations and served as an alderman and committee chairman for several years.