Carolyn Hunter and her family of ten have a long standing tradition of combining family reunions with vacations. More often than not, these grand gatherings are conducted outside of the country, but the pandemic put a damper on those plans last summer.
Susan Wright of North-Wright Airways in Norman Wells says she and her husband have big plans for their beloved Ten Stone Mountain Lodge. “We dream about having a big wood fire sauna that has beautiful panoramic views, and want to see more water sports out there; and more private cabins,” she says.
Le château du Snowking était bien différent ce printemps. Le joyau du festival d’hiver de Yellowknife a fait partie des nombreuses activités touristiques touchées par la COVID-19.
Celebrate NWT Mining Week 2021, an initiative under MiningNorthWorks! with the support of the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
From July 12th to 15th the Great Northern Arts Festival successfully returned to Inuvik after a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19. The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) was excited to help welcome back artists and public alike by sponsoring the returning event.
Program adjustments to the recently introduced Pandemic Relief Extension Program (PREP) (link to the program page) now mean that businesses who rely on tourism but do not have a Tourism Operators Licence (TOL) can apply to the Department of Industry Tourism and Investment to be exempted from this requirement.
The Department of Industry Tourism and Investment is conducting a series of engagement sessions and interviews with key representatives to inform the design and strategy of an Action Plan to grow the knowledge economy in the Northwest Territories.
This is National Drowning Prevention Week, a week dedicated to increasing public awareness of drowning prevention in order to improve the public's ability to prevent water-related injury and death.
July 17th is National Parks day in the Northwest Territories. With so many great parks to choose from, NWT residents have an abundance of reasons and opportunities to celebrate.
Sparks Lake Lodge is located remotely in the South-East part of the NWT. With its own runway for airplanes, the lodge is a prime destination for fly-in fishing vacations. Dave Thompson and his business partner purchased the lodge in 2019.
