The past 16 months have been a wild ride for the owners of Savannah’s Family Restaurant, one of the newest eateries in Yellowknife. They opened on March 18, 2019 and wree forced to close because of the Covid-19 pandemic exactly 366 days later. “We were a bit nervous. It was right during tax season,” said …
Bullock’s Bistro is proving that adaptability is necessary if a business is to last 30 years and counting, let alone last through a pandemic. Like numerous businesses in Yellowknife, Bullock’s was laid low by Covid-19 and closed from March 17 until June 13. The situation pushed the iconic restaurant to prove its mettle and it …
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Water is essential for all of us, and coffee for some of us, but for Tundra Transfer both are its saviours as it recovers from a pandemic downturn. The purified water and coffee supplies company was hit hard by Covid, which dragged down its revenues to less than half of last year’s. As a one-stop …
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The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on NWT businesses has been mostly negative, but Napa Auto Parts has emerged from the lockdown with its motor revving. “We’re selling more of everything. We’re basically back to normal now,” said manager Bill Smith. Like almost all businesses in Yellowknife, activity at Napa slowed down right after the …
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Hazem Kobaisy uses two words to describe the resumption of business at his dental clinic: “crazy busy.” Somba K’e Family Dental closed in March because of the Covid pandemic, then reopened in mid-June shortly after chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kandola sent Kobaisy a letter authorizing him to resume services. He has since been …
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On July 25th, 2020, we can make a positive difference for Canada’s future!The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce has registered the Yellowknife business community for The Big Spend, a one-day national shopping event designed to generate a $100 million spend to benefit local economies across Canada. We’re asking Yellowknife consumers to take action by joining thousands …
Where’s the beef? It’s back in Stanton Plaza, almost exactly six months after the beef of M&M Food Market went away when the old shop closed down on Jan. 17. “I just got the a-OK yesterday at noon that we got the business licence,” manager Tabatha Hamer said Wednesday. It will hold its soft opening …
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Staff at North of 60 Massage Therapy and Wellness are getting a handle on the tensions of business recovery after they closed for more than two months during the Covid lockdown. “We re-opened on June 1, which was also our three-year business anniversary,” said Krista Rusk and Danielle Horvat, co-owners and masseuses at the massage …
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Fishers of all skill levels now have the chance to visit the East Arm of Great Slave Lake on a new Air Tindi flight. On June 27 the airline flew its first group to Etthen Island, about 140 km east of Yellowknife, where the 10 tourists cast their lines into the waters for a day …
The unmistakable aroma of injera and rice filled Zehabesha’s dining room Monday afternoon. For the first time in months, the traditional Ethopian restaurant opened the space to dining customers craving slow-cooked beef stew, kik alicha or curried chicken. Co-owner Dinku Tadesse couldn’t be happier — or more appreciative. Tadesse, who runs the downtown spot with …
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