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BACK TO BUSINESS: Polar Tech would trade record sales for return to normal life
Strong sales numbers are good. Record sales numbers are better. Or are they? The answer is complicated for Polar Tech. “We’ve had a record-breaking year,” …
BACK TO BUSINESS: Focus on Northern anglers a great catch for Yellowknife Sportfishing Adventures
The business fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic left Andrew Moore with no choice but to cast north, a bid that helped Yellowknife Sportfishing Adventures hook …
BACK TO BUSINESS: Covid hands Peterson’s Point Lake Lodge a chance to cater more to Northern tourists
After a summer of no tourists, for a lodge that depends on tourists, the owners of Peterson’s Point Lake Lodge look back at the season …
BACK TO BUSINESS: Just Furs reopens to warm up Yellowknifers in winter
Just Furs is back, just in time to help keep Yellowknifers warm as temperatures drop further, and as owner Kristine Bourque ponders the future of …
BACK TO BUSINESS: Do you know where your chocolate comes from?
It’s no secret that the chocolate industry can be shady business. Before Cabin Snacks and Chocolate became foraged wild food chocolate bars, Sarah Van Stiphout …
BACK TO BUSINESS: Online sales shift was roaster’s recipe for success
For seven months, not a creature has stirred anywhere near Barren Ground Coffee’s modest 51 Avenue storefront. But the roast must go on and behind the …
BACK TO BUSINESS: Zehabesha Ethiopian Food owners touched by community support
Dinku Tadesse becomes misty eyed when he talks about the support Yellowknife has shown his restaurant. He and his wife Eline Baye opened Zehabesha Traditional …
BACK TO BUSINESS: New focus guides Jackpine Paddle to calm waters
Some businesses have found themselves adapting to the circumstances of the pandemic just to survive, but some, like Jackpine Paddle have found a way to …
BACK TO BUSINESS: Two stores, two decades, one pandemic survived for downtown retailer
Owning a business is not something that Vicki Tompkins grew up dreaming of, but in her now decades of entrepreneurship she said she “loves every …