Ken Weaver remembers a time when he and his seven siblings would come home after school and get to work at his parent’s store. They would bag groceries, stock shelves, clean coolers and generally tidy the store. In the evenings his youngest sister could be found curled up with a blanket in a cozy corner of the store. When Yellowknife’s first general store opened its doors in 1936, its owners Harry Weaver and Ellis “Bud” Devore, had no way of knowing that it would sustain four generation of family.
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February 20, 2020
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Thanks to a greenhouse business in Fort Smith, locals can grow their own tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and even pumpkins within the NWT’s growing season. Hilary Turko, the heart and mind behind the business, Roots and Ruminants, is now entering her fourth growing season after purchasing the 30-year-old business.
February 20, 2020
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Canada looked North on Feb 8th as Scotia Bank’s “Hockey Day in Canada” celebrated its 20th iteration in Yellowknife and points further North. (Délı̨nę is the location of the first recorded ice hockey game in North America.)
February 18, 2020
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In Tulita, families stroll the 8km of groomed trail between the Mackenzie River and Bear River Campgrounds; they sit down to enjoy meals together under covered gazebos and hold sharing circles within a campground teepee. Read the full story to hear how parks infrastructure is making a difference to locals in Tulita.
February 18, 2020
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You will be hard pressed to miss any of the 388 NWT athletes at the 50th Arctic Winter Games. Their new stand-out uniforms show off not only bold colours but an in-demand fur trimmed hood.
February 17, 2020
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Want to help steer the direction of tourism in the Northwest Territories? Apply to sit on the Tourism Marketing Advisory Committee!
February 14, 2020
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Watching kids in Tuktoyaktuk gobble up peas from their community greenhouse while the summer snow fell was something Ray Solotki will never forget. She is the Executive Director of the Inuvik Community Greenhouse and over the last five growing seasons, has spent her time with her hands in the dirt across the Beaufort Delta Region.
February 13, 2020
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The jetstream turbo prop sits on the runway, packed with hockey sticks, gear and 14 kids that are brimming with excitement and perhaps a touch of nerves. For many of them, this is their first time on a plane, and their first time away from home. They’re on their way to Alberta for a hockey game and Northwestern Air Lease (NWAL) pilot Brian Harrold is making sure they get there.
February 13, 2020
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Film and television producer Caroline Cox emerged on the Northwest Territories (NWT) film scene only five years ago and she’s already taking it by storm. Following on the success of her series Wild Kitchen, Cox most recently took home the top prize at Prime Time Ottawa’s Power Pitch competition for her upcoming feature-length film Food for the Rest of Us. We caught up with her to hear more.
February 13, 2020
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Representatives from the Northwest Territories (NWT) presented to the European Union (EU) Commission last month recommending solutions to streamline the import of seal products from the NWT.