Business

Nunavut business owners have withstood another Covid-19 lockdown but nearly two years of pandemic disruptions has left them reeling, says Clarence Synard, president of the Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce.

After a long and challenging process, Jennifer Baerg Steyn has emerged as the new owner of Yellowknife Book Cellar, taking over from founder Judith Drinnan.

Bill Rowe, the patriarch of a deep-rooted Hay River family, died this week at the age of 90.

Out of 19 accepted proposals, two were recently chosen as recipients of the $100,000 Northwest Territories (NWT) Manufacturing Innovation and Technology Contribution.

The latest wave of Covid-19, combined with weather delays and cancellations, is creating a cargo backlog for Canadian North across the Qikiqtaaluk region.

Gold Terra, which has been exploring the Campbell shear, has provided a few updates pertaining to future operations and management.

NorZinc Ltd. announced Dec. 20 that due to “unexpected regulatory requirements,” construction of the Pioneer winter road to its Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver project in the Deh Cho region will be postponed by a year.

With Covid-19 cases climbing at its mine sites, Agnico Eagle has decided to once again send its Nunavummiut workforce home to protect staff and the communities, the company announced Wednesday.

Made in Yellowknife Day was conceived to give a boost to local businesses and to reward some lucky Yellowknife shoppers.

De Beers Group announced Thursday that a $110-million Snap Lake mine closure contract has been awarded to MET/Nuna, a joint venture between the North Slave Métis Alliance (NSMA) and Inuit-owned Nuna Logistics.