As the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) rolls out its engagement effort, we sat down with Minister of ITI Wally Schumann to discuss the engagement initiative.
ITI News
March 23, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment’s engagement team was in the Dehcho last week to begin their NWT-wide conversation with residents on proposed changes to laws governing oil and gas development in the Northwest Territories.
March 22, 2018
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In the heart of the Mackenzie Mountains, a group of 12 gather around a small campfire, eating a dinner of stew and bannock. Their day has been a long one of hiking along the Canol Trail, stooping to cut and coil lengths of communication wire with each step.
There is no one else around for hundreds of kilometres.Margaret McDonald sits amongst them, preparing rose hips, spruce gum, and birch fungus that she collected during the day.
March 22, 2018
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Representatives from the Department of Industry Tourism and Investment were in Calgary this week to participate in the 18th Annual Arctic Oil & Gas Symposium. For senior government officials, key industry players, and northern community leaders, the annually conference is an opportunity to talk candidly about oil and gas development in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
March 20, 2018
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The South Slave Arctic Winter Games are underway and as athletes and their supporters from around the circumpolar North descend on Hay River and Fort Smith, they are likely experiencing some special touches made possible by the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment.
March 19, 2018
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Genuine Mackenzie Valley Furs (GMVF) from the Northwest Territories (NWT) held strong at a recent auction in Helsinki, Finland. Click on the full story for sale prices and highlights.
March 19, 2018
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March 19, 2018
Today is the last day to apply to sit on the Tourism Marketing Advisory Committee. This committee provides NWT Tourism with strategic advice on marketing and recommends the annual marketing plan to the Minister of ITI.
The scope of work includes:
March 14, 2018
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The Northwest Territories diamond industry took centre stage yesterday in a one-day diamond expo presented as part of the State visit by their Majesties King Phillippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians.
March 9, 2018
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From social media marketing to first aid training, the Tourism Training Fund (TTF) provides support for a variety of courses that can help you build a career in tourism. The deadline to apply is April 9, 2018.
March 9, 2018
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What do monkeys and the trees in a forest have to do with economic development? It’s a metaphor, developed by Hidalgo and Hausmann (2009), to shed light on how products are linked to one another. Firms are monkeys, living on trees; products are trees that form a forest. Economic progress occurs as we move to a denser part of the forest, with a diversification of products. Dr. Atif Kubursi can explain....