The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has waived tourism renewal licensing fees for the third year in a row, as the global pandemic continues to impact the tourism industry.
Under the Tourism Act, all tourism operators providing commercial tourism activities in the Northwest Territories (NWT) are required to have a valid Tourism Operator Licence (TOL) with prescribed support documents including proof of insurance.
Lisa and Lona have been park operators at Fred Henne for the past 12 years, cultivating interpretive and cultural programming for visitors. Long-time Northerners, they consistently offer campers opportunities to engage with local Indigenous Elders through storytelling and workshops on traditional crafts like jewelry making, sewing and beading. They provide voyageur canoe rides on special days, as well as activities for children like bird watching and interactive nature experiences.
The Yellowknife International Film Festival may have ended for the public on November 7th but the festival’s industry series continued through to November 26 with industry-targeted opportunities for professional development and training. They included a Discoverability Workshop, a live table read and a pitch contest.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), South Korea, will conduct cold-weather testing on their Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) at the Yellowknife Airport (YZF). Testing is expected to start on December 6, 2021, depending on weather conditions, and will continue until early February 2022.
Hundreds of NWT residents attended the NWT Handmade Holiday Market over the November 20-21 weekend.
As travel resumes for many, the Edmonton International Airport will once again be a hub for passengers awaiting flights or between connections.
Today the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced the relaunch of its successful bookkeeping initiative to support businesses in accessing financial planning advice.
They are called Socio-economic Agreements (or SEAs) and they set out commitments made by a company and GNWT during its regulatory review.
The annual Socio-Economic Agreement Report, tabled in the NWT legislative Assembly on Tuesday, provides a summary of data and information on social and economic indicators that have been identified to track potential linkages between the NWT’s three diamond mines and the social health and economic wellbeing of its communities and people.
Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Industry Tourism and Investment today provided the following update to Members of the Legislative Assembly on the GNWT’s on-going procurement review.
