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Compressed ice road season pushes Norman Wells trucker to the limit The past year of hauling has been the equivalent of an ice road roller coaster for Wayne Kakfwi. The early months of the Covid-19 pandemic last spring took away much of his work as a hauler with his small operation Northbound Contractors. He formed …

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Leilani Alcock’s home-based business grown steadily since February. Years from now, Northern economists might look back on the Covid-19 pandemic as an era that sparked the growth of home-based food businesses. Chews and Bites YK is the latest such business to launch in Yellowknife. Specializing in the cuisine of the Philippines – but not exclusively …

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Enodah Wilderness Travel Ltd. secured a contract with the Canadian Armed Forces to support annual Northern training drills Yellowknifers may have seen military helicopters and reports of diving exercises as part of Canadian Armed Forces Northern training.  To carry out that training, the military requires local partnerships. Enodah Wilderness Travel Ltd., a Ndilo-based tourism company, …

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Yellowknife couple behind the business take pride in creating products endeared by recipients There is something special about a personalized product that is uniquely your own. For Jane and Gordon Arychuk, creating those things “is an honour.” ArTech Engraves has been in operation since October 2018. In that time, Jane and Gordon have engraved countless …

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Former LCP Health clinic expands, reorienting to sports physiotherapy. The Covid-19 pandemic knocked the Yellowknife Physiotherapy (YKPT) Sport and Rehab Clinic off balance for a few months, before it regained its footing. Formerly known as LCP Health, the clinic changed its name in February to reflect its expansion. Last month, it hired Grecia Delgadillo, a …

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Delivery service launches after popular reception at YK Farmer’s Market food booth. Yellowknifers used to go to the Bengali chefs for their food, now the chefs go to Yellowknifers. Following their successful run at the Yellowknife Farmer’s Market in the summer, K M Safat Rashif and his wife Shamima Fahmida launched the Bengali Chef food …

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Welder Pete Rose takes slowdown in stride, appreciates better work-life balance. Oil rigs have kept pumping throughout the pandemic in Norman Wells, but many of Pete Rose’s industrial projects dried up. His one-man operation Pete Rose Welding saw about half of its business decline overall since the Covid-19 pandemic arrived last March. “It hurt a …

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Jackie Hall never imagined she’d turn her hobby into a business – now she can’t keep ahead of Yellowknifers’ penchant for products. Former government director turned Yellowknife entrepreneur Jackie Hall has been helping Yellowknifers stay squeaky clean for almost two years through Prosperous Lake Soap Co.  Now retired, Hall launched her company in May 2019 …

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Working fewer hours but seeing more patients remotely, says physiotherapist Kaeleigh Brown The Covid-19 pandemic gave Wildrose Physiotherapy an opportunity to lock in a virtual approach to health care. When coronavirus first arrived in the NWT last March, Wildrose owner Kaeleigh Brown halted in-person appointments. Search for virtual platform She remained closed for about six …

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Borders are closed and would-be visitors unable to travel, local residents can still send a piece of Yellowknife to friends and family outside the NWT through the creative products featured at one local business.  Yellowknife Cards has only been in operation for one year, but its cards have quickly become a staple at markets and …

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