Bush Order Provisions Ltd. will soon be the new bakery in town as the co-founding couple closes the deal on a commercial space in Yellowknife’s Kam Lake area. Yellowknifers will know Bush Order Provisions as the farmers market booth selling fresh breads, pizza dough and produce harvested from their market garden. Co-founders Kyle Thomas and …
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic certainly hit the community hard, the NWT Diamond Centre now wants to spread a little love to our brilliant and resilient community. In just six months’ time, our lives have been greatly changed and our community’s businesses have been impacted in many ways. There has been a lot of uncertainty, …
Things might be getting back to normal at Yellowknife’s only adult entertainment bar. On Wednesday, Scott Yuill, owner of Harley’s Hard Rock Saloon, announced that exotic dancers could be returning to work in the next couple of weeks, just don’t expect them to be stripping off their masks. Also, customers would be barred from touching …
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At a time when disinfectant has never been more top of mind, Yellowknife’s Molly Maid cleaning service has held steady through the Covid months. Aleem Shivji, owner of Molly Maid Yellowknife, lists the extra cleaning supplies the company has acquired on top of their usual brands. Some of the recent additions include gloves, hand sanitizer, …
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, …
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 …
“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 …
A Yellowknife business owner has responded to the pandemic by opening not one, but two businesses. Luna Liu is the owner of Destination NWT, a tourism operation that offers travel packages for English and Mandarin-speaking travellers. But like almost all operators in the tourism sector, the Covid-19 pandemic flattened her business activity. “We stopped all …
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