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#ShopNWT: Aurora Coupons brings YK business promotions to users’ fingertips
It might have been natural to despair at the hardships the COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed on Yellowknife businesses, but Rami Kassem kept a watchful eye on new opportunities. In August of 2020, he began working on a digital platform that would produce coupon vouchers for businesses in the city. After six months of working with …
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#shopNWT: Keeping the Gold Rush alive
Much like the boom and bust of the mining sector, Jake Olson, owner of Yk Gold and Silver, is looking optimistically at the continued rebound of his mineral manufacturing business. The lifelong Yellowknifer has been trying to keep the history of the city’s gold and mining heritage alive through his souvenir product line as well …
Norman Wells #ShopNWT participant Rampart Rentals grows and changes with the community
The amount of work that Joshua Earls does around Norman Wells might make observers wonder if the name of Rampart Rentals falls short of capturing everything his company is capable of. And rentals have nothing to do with it. “We’re a grocery and hardware store mostly,” said Earls. “When the store originally started it was …
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One of a Thai reflects on a decade of business in YK
June marks one decade in business for Yellowknife’s food truck mainstay, One of a Thai. The family who started the business couldn’t imagine in 2011 that it would grow to this extent or last this long. “We’re the only Thai-Lao family up here, along with my cousin and my mom,” said One of a Thai …
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Get in the driver’s seat at Aurora Ford with #ShopNWT
Living in the remote North, few in Canada appreciate their trucks, boats and quads more. For more than 50 years, Aurora Ford Hay River has been the place to find an array of vehicles and accessories that help residents contend with the challenges of the cold and dark or sunny and warm seasonal climates. From …
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Just Raven’ about Inuvik business
Just Raven’ Fabrics is the destination for customers looking to “create their own magic.” The store offers both in-store and online shopping. Rather than shipping from a warehouse far, far away, Just Raven’ customers orders come straight from Inuvik. Bernice Lavoie is no stranger to doing business in the community — she and her husband …
Medicine Shoppe just one of many #ShopNWT participants
Ian Wasserman likes doing business in Yellowknife because he says “it’s got a small-town feel.” And he knows a thing or two about small towns — he’s from Humboldt, Sask., originally. 13 years and one move to the North later, he says he said he likes doing business in Yellowknife because “it’s a really friendly …
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