A temporary art gallery will be “popping” up in Yellowknife’s Centre Square Mall to celebrate NWT Arts Week September 25-30. Pop by the event and watch artwork created before your eyes, meet artists from across the NWT, listen to live performances, and tour the curated art collection.
ITI News
September 20, 2017
Blog Entry
NWT Arts Week begins September 25 and there is a lot to celebrate across the territory. Here is a list of some of the fun, free events taking place. Be sure to visit NWT Arts for up to date listings of events for Arts Week and throughout the year.
September 20, 2017
Blog Entry
Over 300 pounds of potatoes have been harvested from the Fort McPherson community garden this season. Earlier this week, students from the Chief Julius School had some fun with hands-on learning as they pulled and weighed the locally-grown vegetables.
September 20, 2017
Blog Entry
The GNWT has introduced a new and improved online directory for its Business Incentive Program (BIP). The directory, which launched this week on the Department of Industry Tourism and Investment’s website, offers clients a more-streamlined and user-friendly way to access data and information that they can use to research or inform their proposal writing.
September 18, 2017
Blog Entry
We’re more than halfway through our engagement roadshow for the new Mineral Resources Act—the Northwest Territories’ first ever homegrown mining legislation.
After covering the capital and heading down to Fort Simpson to hear from the Dehcho, we went north to Norman Wells and Inuvik to hear from folks in the Sahtu and Beaufort Delta.
Let’s take a look back at these sessions.
September 18, 2017
Blog Entry
Mining and mineral exploration projects require governments, businesses, and people with different priorities and mandates to work together to find common ground and reach the best outcomes for their own values and stakeholders.
September 15, 2017
Blog Entry
Dinner conversation was all about economic development in the Northwest Territories (NWT) on Wednesday night as delegates at the Opportunities North Conference enjoyed an NWT-themed gala dinner.
September 14, 2017
Blog Entry
Economic Opportunities in the Northwest Territories (NWT) were well-represented this week at the Opportunities North Conference in Edmonton September 12-14. The annual conference, sponsored in part by the GNWT’s Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI), focuses on creating and expanding opportunities and partnerships for Northern communities.
September 14, 2017
Blog Entry
The creativity and inventiveness of their “Discover Our Secrets” marketing campaign has landed NWT Tourism on the shortlist for the WestJet Social Media Initiative of the Year Award. It is one of 13 national awards distributed annually by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and the Toronto Star to recognize success, leadership and innovation.
September 13, 2017
Blog Entry
Minister Wally Schumann hosted his federal counterpart, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay, in Hay River September 8, 2017. The afternoon tour included stops at two of the NWT’s most advanced commercial agriculture operations: the Northern Farm Institute (NFTI) and Polar Eggs.