ITI News

May 3, 2017

Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway Provides New Research Frontiers in Geoscience

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May 3, 2017

The Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway (ITH), a 140km-long road that reaches to Canada’s arctic coast, is scheduled to open on November 15, 2017. While economic opportunities in the form of tourism, employment and business development have been heralded, unexpected opportunities in geoscience research have come along for the ride. The ITH crosses over permafrost terrain and this new research and monitoring can inform maintenance, regulation and climate change adaptation strategies related to this project.

May 2, 2017

North Slave Region Meeting Focuses on Fishing

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Optimism, fresh ideas and constructive conversation shined last week when fishers on the north side of Great Slave Lake met with staff from the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI). It was also an opportunity to enhance relationships and collaboration with the NWT Fishermen’s Federation (NWTFF).

April 28, 2017

Mining Incentive Program – Deadline April 29

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Prospectors and exploration companies pursuing projects in the Northwest Territories (NWT) have one day left to apply for the Mining Incentive Program (MIP), which closes on April 29, 2017.

April 27, 2017

Project Made Possible: NWT Photographer Bill Braden Releases Aurora Book

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Bill Braden estimates that he’s taken hundreds of thousands of photos of the sky, scenery, wildlife, industry and people of the Northwest Territories (NWT) over the last 50 years and last month, a collection of those photos made it into Bill’s newly released photography book Aurora Up!

April 20, 2017

NWT Agricultural Products Marketing Council – Seeking Board Members

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Are you a Northwest Territories (NWT) resident with a strong understanding of northern agriculture within your community or region? You may be a good fit for the NWT Agricultural Products Marketing Council. The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) is seeking candidates to serve on the Council.

April 19, 2017

NWT Parks Reservation System Opening: By the Numbers

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The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) opened the Northwest Territories (NWT) Parks Online Reservation System over two days last week and received a huge level of interest and interaction. See the recap here!

April 13, 2017

Yellowknife Manufacturers Shine During Site Tour

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Government officials got a first-hand look at some of the businesses that make up Yellowknife’s manufacturing community this week. Several Ministers, MLAs and senior officials took part in the tour organized by the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) to increase awareness of locally-fabricated products and the importance of the sector in diversifying the economy.

April 13, 2017

Fort Simpson’s Papal Site Makes Debut on Timber Kings April 16

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Fans of the hit show Timber Kings may see some familiar faces and locations in the show’s “Reach for the Sky” episode that premieres Sunday, April 16 at 8:00pm on HGTV. This week’s show will document the work of the renowned Timber King log-smiths who constructed a 50-foot-tall log teepee at the iconic Papal Site in Fort Simpson successfully claiming the title of the world’s largest wooden teepee.
(Photo: Todd Noseworthy)

April 13, 2017

The World’s Largest Film Festival Debuts April 19

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It’s been dubbed the World’s Largest Film Festival! National Canadian Film Day - an annual coast-to-coast-to-coast film screening that will take place this year on April 19 and celebrate Canada’s 150th. Approximately 1,700 events are taking place including several in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

April 11, 2017

Paulatuk Embraces and Inspires Agriculture Development

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Thanks to the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) and a group of dedicated volunteers, residents of Paulatuk can look forward to fresh, locally grown salad on their dinner plates again this summer.

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