Thebacha Business Development Services hosted their 14^TH Annual Thebacha Trade Show April 27th in Fort Smith. The show featured a sold-out group of 40+ exhibitors and a huge attendance of trade-show-goers from around the region.

There are two new faces in ITI’s Inuvik regional office that you should meet – especially if you are an entrepreneur or small business owner.

When Manuel Jorge moved to the North in the 1980s, it was to make a living retrofitting and building new homes in the communities. He soon saw opportunity in manufacturing and assembling essential building components in the North.

In April, the community of Łutselk’e became the latest to host a conference aimed at identifying and advancing Indigenous tourism product development opportunities.

The Geological Association of Canada has announced this year’s winners of the Léopol Gélinas Medal.

The NWT Business Development and Investment Corporation (BDIC) is seeking expressions of interest from qualified candidates to become members of the Board of Directors.

National Canadian Film Day was celebrated in Yellowknife and Hay River on April 17th this year.  Elijah and The Rock Creature was the film of choice for both communities and was filmed in various locations in the South Slave.  The film Grizzly’s, a Canadian feature, and the short film Sapsuckers, about the Birch syrup farm near Yellowknife, were also shown in Hay River. 

We know the North can capture a filmmaker’s imagination.  From Disney movies and Discovery Channel programming to television advertising, our North is increasingly being accessed by producers looking for unique, new and exotic locations.

A $2.7 M investment in economic development is a good demonstration of how the GNWT is working with partners like CanNor to advance economic development and diversification in the NWT.