NWT Tourism has released its 2019 Explorers’ Guide. The popular photo-filled guide showcases the wonders of the NWT to potential visitors and inspires them to look beyond the aurora to seek out fishing, paddling or camping adventures across all of the NWT's five regions.
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Expansion and improvements are coming to Hay River’s Fisherman’s Wharf. The popular weekly market place, which currently operates only in the summer months, is structured around a strip of open-air stalls.
A public event in Fort Smith on January 7th marked the grand opening of the newest addition to Aurora College’s Thebacha Campus – the Centre for Mine and Industry Training (CMIT).
Yesterday the GNWT and the government of Canada announced $8.9 million for the construction of a new fish plant in Hay River. The state-of-the-art processing facility is a key element in the GNWT’s strategy to revitalize the Great Slave Lake fishery.
Commercial fishing on Great Slave Lake has been a mainstay of the South Slave economy since the 1950s when the fishery was developed to supply export markets. The Government of Canada and the GNWT have teamed up to commit 8.9 million funding for a new fish plant in Hay River.
Set to open in the summer of 2019, North-Wright Airways’ Ten Stone Mountain Lodge at Hay Lake has attracted adventure seekers who desire a luxurious twist. “We could not have done it without the support of the GNWT,” said Travis Wright of accessing the Tourism Product Development and Marketing Program to help get the idea off-the-ground.
Kylik Kisoun of Tundra North Tours’ hard work was recognized on a national scale this year when he won the 2019 National Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneur Award.
The Culture Centre in Whatı̀ was buzzing this week with information and ideas on maximizing benefits and opportunities arising from the construction of the all-season road to the community.
Through the NWT Film Commission, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment is proud to continue its sponsorship of the Dead North Film Festival in 2019 and looks forward to building on the numerous made-in-the-north success stories realized in 2018.
The Fur Institute of Canada sponsored its annual “Fur day on the Hill” event December 3rd in Ottawa.
The event, organized in partnership with the International Fur Federation, brought together trappers, hunters, farmers, scientists, industry professionals, designers, retailers, auction houses and others engaged in the trade from across the country and gave them an opportunity to meet with their Members of Parliament, Senators, Ministers and department officials to advocate on behalf of the fur industry.