After a busy circuit that saw NWT-linked films showcased at festivals in Vancouver; London, England; Edmonton; Reykjavik; and Toronto, NWT films will be celebrated at home this week. The 13th Annual Yellowknife International Film Festival runs November 5-10.
For National Francophone Immigration Week we’re profiling five Francophone immigrants who chose the NWT as their new home. In our first profile, read all about Paris-born IT specialist Amin.
From November 3 to 9, 2019, Canada will be celebrating National Francophone Immigration Week, an initiative of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA) du Canada. To mark the occasion, the Conseil de développement économique des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (CDÉTNO) and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) are honouring five Francophone immigrants who chose the Northwest Territories as their new home.
The Northwest Territories is home to a growing tourism industry that requires a skilled and dedicated workforce and growing and investing in a sustainable, professional, skilled and trained NWT tourism workforce is a key component of the GNWT’s Tourism 2020 strategy.
As the Canadian film festival circuit continues, the NWT’s presence on the national stage is also on the rise. The latest stop: ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival - the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous screen content.
The numbers are in and we’re doing a deep-dive into what the stats show us about progress made under the Tourism 2020 strategy, which sunsets in March 2020. Let’s take a look at what the numbers tell us about our progress so far.
On November 1, 2019 Prospecting Permit Applications submitted in-person to the Mining Recorder’s Office starting at 8:30am are given first priority on a first come, first-served basis.
Arts, culture, traditional demonstrations, scenic tours and even the world’s most northern golf course were enjoyed by nearly 1,500 cruise ship passengers aboard four different cruise ships, as they explored the NWT community of Ulukhaktok and met the hamlet’s welcoming people.
This year’s Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce Business Awards recognized leaders in financial achievement, customer service excellence, community involvement, safety culture and innovation.
The world got its first glimpse of the anticipated Red Snow film during a sold out premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) earlier this month. Audiences must have been impressed by what they saw because the film went on to take home VIFF’s Most Popular Canadian Feature Award.
