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Traditional Skills Strengthen Cultural Links for Youth
(June 3, 2008) - Over 100 students from the Kalemi Dene School in N’dilo and the Kaw Tay Whee School in Dettah are learning and applying traditional life skills over the next two weeks in a Government of the Northwest Territories sponsored Traditional Skills Education Project.
Click here to read the news release on the Take a Kid Trapping event.
Tourism Week June 2-8, 2008
(June 2) - This is Tourism Week a nation-wide celebration of Canada's $71 billion tourism industry and its enormous contributions to the Canadian economy.
Click here to read the news release on Tourism Week.
Northwest Territories Fur Industry Takes Centre Stage
(April 29, 2008) – Speaking at the opening of the 2008 North American Fur Fair and Exhibition in Montreal, the Honourable Bob McLeod, Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Investment, endorsed the proud history of the Northwest Territories (NWT) trapping community and Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) support programs built on the time-honoured practices of passing on traditional skills and knowledge to the youth.
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Go to Genuine Mackenzie Valley Fur Program
Additional Funds to help NWT Tourism Industry meet Global Trends
(March 7, 2008) - Twelve proposals received under the new Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program were announced today by the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Bob McLeod.
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Go to Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program
Northwest Territorries Joins BizPaL
(February 21, 2008) — Starting and running a business in the Northwest Territories will become easier thanks to BizPaL, a new online business permit and licence service that saves time spent on paperwork and helps entrepreneurs start up faster.
Click here to read the news release on BizPal in the NWT.