GNWT looking for input on tourism

Posted By: Francis Tessier-Burns November 14, 2019

The Government of the Northwest Territories wants to hear your ideas to improve tourism.

Over the next few weeks, the GNWT will be hosting meetings across the territory for residents to share their input on how to develop the tourism industry.

That input will go to develop the GNWT’s five-year plan for tourism investment.

“The GNWT is confident that with strategic planning, support and guidance, this sector can foster new jobs, small business ventures, investments in community infrastructure and services,” said Industry, Tourism and Investment Minister Katrina Nockleby in a statement.

According to recent government numbers, the tourism industry brought in $210 million to the territory last year.

Here is the meeting schedule:

  • Norman Wells, November 20 (7 p.m.), Curling Club
  • Inuvik, November 21 (6 p.m.), Midnight Sun complex
  • Hay River, November 26 (7 p.m.), Legion Branch 250
  • Fort Smith, November 27 (7 p.m.), Town of Fort Smith Theatre Room
  • Fort Simpson, December 3 (6 p.m.), Community Hall
  • Yellowknife, December 4 (7 p.m.), Quality Inn
  • Dettah, December 5 (7 p.m.), Chief Drygeese conference centre

About the Author

Francis Tessier-Burns
Francis was a reporter with CKLB from January 2019 to March 2023. In his time with CKLB, he had the immense pleasure and honour of learning about northern Indigenous cultures.