“I saw it as an opportunity to better my business and diversify in a way that I wasn’t able to before” said Andrew Moore – owner operator of Yellowknife Sport Fishing.

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment has released its reporting of oil and gas activity in the Northwest Territories for 2020. In what proved to be a slower year, Minister Caroline Wawzonek said much of the focus was towards the future.

The total aggregate oil production between January 1 and December 31, 2020, was 1,946,717 barrels.  The total aggregate natural gas production was 51.22 million cubic feet.

For years, the Royal Canadian Legion in Norman Wells has dreamed of expanding their four-hole golf course – a popular destination for visitors to their town.

Yellowknife — June 29, 2021

Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) today announced new engagements with stakeholders and partners to help advance a Northwest Territories (NWT) Knowledge Economy (KE).

NWT groups and residents have the opportunity to explore and contribute to the discussion around the KE through a number of engagements, an online survey and an ideas platform.

ITI Minister Caroline Wawzonek announced this week that the GNWT is beginning work with a broad range of partners to create a Knowledge Economy Action Plan for the Northwest Territories.

Two NWT films will be showing on the big screen at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto in March 2022. They were the NWT winners of the 2021 National 48 Hour Short Film Challenge hosted by Western Arctic Moving Pictures (WAMP).

Tourism funding announced by the federal government May 28, 2021 is already at work in Hay River.

Supported by $57,500 received from the GNWT through ITI’s Community Tourism Coordinator Program ($50,000) and Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program ($7,500), the combined government investment is helping the town re-imagine its tourism offerings to attract a greater variety and number of travelers to the ‘Hub of the North’.

The NWT Film Commission hosted a webinar June 10th for members of the NWT film industry interested in learning more about the GNWT’s new Producer Incentive Pilot Program.  The new program was introduced on June 1st, 2021. (You can view the full webinar here.)

New Film Strategy Launches for Next Five Years with Producer Incentive Pilot

After spending close to a year in the Northwest Territories because of travel restrictions, Alexandrea Malakoe and her family decided, last January, that it was time to take a staycation.

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment is seeking to appoint qualified individuals to the Agricultural Products Marketing Council.