The Department of Industry, Tourism & Investment (ITI) was a gold sponsor of the recent Thebacha Trade Show in Fort Smith. ITI sponsored 4 booths to help promote NWT Arts and artists registered with the program. John Rombough, Levi MacDonald and Cindy Daniels took advantage of the opportunity to display and highlight their work while Melissa Johns, Regional Business Programs Officer, let people know more about the NWT Arts Program.
ITI News
May 9, 2018
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In the Northwest Territories there is no shortage of powerful stories to tell. Two of those stories, told through film, were centre-stage at the recent NorthwestFest International Documentary Festival, hosted in Edmonton May 3 – 13: When They Awake and End of the Ice Age.
May 8, 2018
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Tourism businesses in the Northwest Territories (NWT) now have a free new training tool at their disposal. The Business, Market and Trade (BMT) Ready program teaches participants what it takes to sell tourism products to travellers from around the world.
May 4, 2018
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ENGAGEMENT DEADLINE: 5PM!
The public engagement phase on the GNWT's proposed changes to NWT oil and gas laws ends today.
May 2, 2018
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Any comprehensive engagement on legislation must recognize the unique perspectives that stakeholders with specific expertise can bring to the table.
The GNWT reached out to these groups with meetings geared specifically to hearing and recording their input.
May 1, 2018
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Public engagement community visits wrapped up in April as the GNWT visited the North and South Slave regions to hear their input on proposed changes to oil and gas laws.
April 24, 2018
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Meetings, panel discussions, and networking are on the agenda as the Minister and Department of ITI jump across the pond to push investment in NWT mining.
April 23, 2018
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Interested in starting a tourism business in Tuktoyaktuk? Want to learn more about what it takes to be a great northern host? Two free workshops in Tuktoyaktuk can tell you everything you need to know.
April 20, 2018
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As the GNWT continues to build and invest in the NWT’s film sector in support of greater economic diversification and development, one of our own is already making waves on the big screen, most recently for his work on Academy Award winning film, The Shape of Water. Dashen Naidoo, was born and raised in Yellowknife and it was a long road filled with hard work that took him from the video room at St. Patrick’s High School to working on multi-million dollar red-carpet films.
April 20, 2018
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Looking for film equipment at a good price to shoot your masterpiece? One of the NWT’s top film societies is now better equipped than ever to help you out – thanks to a funding partnership with ITI.