Last night NWT Tourism's Discover our Secrets campaign received some well-deserved national recognition at the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) gala. It was nominated for the Social Media Initiative of the Year award. Although they didn’t take home the title, the success of the campaign surpassed all expectations.
Sunrise Cabinets and Millwork Ltd. is proving that you don’t need to be located in a major centre to deliver excellence. In addition to their first-class installation, service, and warranty, their product is made-in-the–NWT.
The federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay formally introduced the initiatives and priorities of the $1 billion partnership Friday in Regina. So what does it mean for the NWT?
Holiday shoppers flocked to Yellowknife’s Multiplex last weekend for the first annual Shop YK Tradeshow. For the inaugural event, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment’s North Slave Office provided support for eight artists to profile their work.
120 days of engagement on the NWT’s new Mineral Resources Act will soon come to a close.
For Ulukhaktok’s David Kuptana, navigating the land is in his blood.
His father was a polar bear hunter and worked as a guide for those with the gumption to give the northern hunt a shot. David grew to love hunting and mastered the art with his father’s help. He would later follow in his footsteps and began guiding for a wilderness outfitting company —using the skills he gained on-the-land to share his land with visitors from all over the world.
This latest overview details a spike in new claims year-over-year — sparked in-part by a mini-staking rush after two reports on the geology of the Slave Geological Province were released by the NWT Geological Survey earlier this year — and outlines exploration efforts across the territory.
Minister Schumann was presented this week with a commemorative photo of Grade 4 students participating in the Mining Matters program. For Community Relations Advisor, Valerie Gordon, who coordinates the GNWT’s support and delivery of the program, the happy smiling faces are an affirmation of the program’s down to earth approach – and the importance of using creative demonstrations to facilitate an understanding of mining in today’s youth.
Excellence in mining and exploration was celebrated yesterday at the first-ever NWT MAX Awards. The event wrapped up this year’s Geoscience Forum which ran November 14 - 16.
The GNWT’s Department of ITI hosted a public engagement session at the Yellowknife Geoscience Forum this week to gain even more input for its development of the NWT’s first homegrown mining and exploration Act.
