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Aurora Village is celebrating its milestone of 20 years in business, but the past six months haven’t been a dazzling ride. “Over the years, we have come to be known as one of the world’s premier viewing locations for aurora,” said marketing manager James Robinson. “And pretty much overnight, that stopped in March.” The aurora …

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When many Yellowknife businesses closed their doors and hunkered down in April during the strictest period of the pandemic lockdown, Agameima’s Kitchen was just starting out. Owners Agatha Gil Barraquio and Jimma Jockpuol, initially sought to open a small, physical restaurant serving a range of international cuisines. They had been planning the business since last …

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For Kingpin Bowling Centre, the Covid-19 pandemic has knocked over most of its pins, but the game isn’t over yet. Owner Ella Liu decided to shut down the alley just three days before the NWT’s first case of coronavirus was announced on March 21. Then for over four months there were no more strikes, spares, …

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The Covid-19 pandemic has been a catalyst in a type of rebirth for Piercings by Haylee J. Just days before the first confirmed case of the virus was announced in the NWT, the owner voluntarily closed her old piercing shop in the CloudWorks building on 52 Street. “A lot of what I do involves getting …

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“Only the flexible survive” might someday be an aphorism coined to describe how small businesses can cope with a pandemic. In the case of Fish on the Bay, its small size and mobility helped it adapt as its regular business channels dried up over the last six months. When the pandemic arrived in the NWT …

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Safaa Nielsen admits that a pandemic wasn’t high on her list of eventualities for the business plan she prepared before she opened Anytime Fitness in January 2019. Just as unexpected was how fast things changed once Covid arrived in the NWT, quieting the sounds of fitness classes and exercise machines in her 24-hour gym when …

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Culinary historians might one day write about how Yellowknifers’ appetite for meat persisted even during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, and possibly beyond. At least that’s what the last six months have shown the owner of Northern Fancy Meats, Terry Greene, who said business has been steady ever since Covid arrived in the NWT in …

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Business schools might someday use the experience of Sam Yang as a case study in general managers leading an enterprise in troubled times. Three days after he took the reins as general manager of the Chateau Nova Hotel and its Quarry Restaurant and Lounge on March 16, he had to lay staff off due to …

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For Etienne Croteau, the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on his restaurant Flavour Trader was like a mass dine and dash. There was no slow, winding down of business or gradual exodus of customers. Once the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre closed its doors on March 16, his fine dining restaurant that occupied part …

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