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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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Covid landed some heavy blows early on in the fight, but Stanley Boxing Gym and Fitness is still on its feet and ready for the next round. As a business whose basic operations involve close physical contact, the 54 Avenue gym was closed for almost three months after the pandemic arrived in the NWT. Healthy …

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Yellowknife’s only musical instrument shop has been feeling the rhythm of life under the pandemic slowdown. The clientele at Fiddles and Stix Music Centre represents the fact that so many Northerners have been at home instead of at the work site since the pandemic and ensuing social lockdowns arrived. “People definitely turn to music at …

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Created By Nana has been busy crafting homemade meals and knitted wares during the pandemic, but the two person outlet has also been creating its own good fortune. The food and knitted clothing maker is among the few Yellowknife businesses that have experienced steady activity and revenue flows while the pandemic forced many others to …

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Like all Yellowknife businesses tied to tourism, Sundog has trod a rough path over the past few months but found summer camps to be a revenue lifeline. With border closures and pandemic disruptions drastically cutting tourist arrivals after March, the outdoor adventure company was forced to modify and pare down its programming during the summer. …

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Weaver and Devore Trading has been here for as long as Yellowknife has existed and this week celebrates its 84th anniversary. Throughout a world war, ups and downs in the economy, comings and goings of governments and changes in technology and retail trends the store has kept providing customers with outdoor gear and meeting general …

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The Covid pandemic has pushed YK Gold and Silver to innovate for its business survival by examining rocks that are much older than gold. In fact, it’s the oldest rocks on Earth that the Yellowknife company is trying to leverage into its new business strategy. Acasta Gneiss, which has been radio carbon dated as 4.03 …

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