ITI's Michelle Keizer, Tourism Development Officer, and Tina Schwartzenberger, Business Programs Officer were on hand Wednesday at the Annual Community Services Fair in Fort Smith to chat with residents about the various programs and services offered by the Department.

Minister Wally Schumann was on-hand as the third-annual Urban Hide Tanning Camp kicked off with an opening ceremony earlier today at Somba K'e Park. Dene Nahjo — a Yellowknife-based Indigenous leadership organization — is hosting the celebration of Dene art, culture, technology, and history September 19 – 29.

Campers at Blackstone Territorial Park now have another option for accommodations. A new cabin facility can sleep four people and includes two cots, a wood stove and two picnic tables. With the park typically operating until the end of September each year, the new infrastructure is especially welcome as the temperature lowers.

NWT Arts was in the South Slave Region last week installing a new display in Fort Resolution and refreshing others in Hay River and Fort Smith. The displays showcase artists from the region’s communities and provide information on where you can buy authentic NWT Art in the area. 

The media spotlight will once-again be on the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway (ITH) this week with the arrival of Chevrolet Canada and a fleet of travel and automotive writers, photographers and videographers. The visit is a part of Chevrolet’s launch of their newest Silverado on the NWT’s iconic new highway. 

If you enjoy art, music and great food be sure not to miss Fort Smith’s Premier Art Sale this Saturday at Mission Historic Park in Fort Smith. 

Minister Schumann appeared this week before the Special Senate Committee on the Arctic.The Committee is touring Canada’s North to address a number of themes capsulated by the federal government’s proposed Arctic Policy Framework.

Attention Beaufort Delta artists: the fascinating 10-week training for Merging Arts and Crafts with Technology and Manufacturing will return to the region this winter.