Another year, another crop of small-scale agriculture success stories from communities above the Arctic Circle.
The stories are highlighted in Beaufort Delta Small Scale Foods Program 2016-2017 Year in Review authored by the Inuvik Greenhouse Society.
The NWT needs an economic foundation of increased exploration and new mines to build and diversify its economy. And, for money managers looking to invest, the NWT has a lot to offer.
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.
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).
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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)
