High flight
By Lisa Hicks First Air is changing its game plan. By streamlining operations & forging new partnerships, the company sees blue skies ahead With the volatility in the airline industry and fierce competition in the Yellowknife market, it can be challenging for a smaller operator to stand against the national carriers. Yet, this is exactly what First […]
One man’s waste is KBL’s wealth
One man’s waste is KBL’s wealth Named Business of the Year by the NWT Chamber of Commerce last year, KBL Environmental Ltd. is on a roll. It grew out of a larger sister company, trucking company Kavanaugh Brothers Ltd., to become the only government-approved receiver of hazardous waste in the Northwest Territories. KBL now surpasses […]
CIBC’s been banking cold Arctic cash for 77 years
CIBC’s been banking cold Arctic cash for 77 years The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) first set up shop in Yellowknife on Valentine’s Day, 1938, when the Canadian Bank of Commerce opened a branch in a small log cabin. It was the only chartered bank branch in the Northwest Territories, which at that time […]
Finning makes Earthmoving easy
It was the diamond mining rush in the 1990s and the start-up of the Ekati mine in 1998 that first attracted Finning (Canada) to Yellowknife. “Since then, this city has proven to be a good location in the North to logistically do business,” says Kyle Wright, major account product support representative for Finning. Business has […]
Change means success for Kellett Communications
Change means success for Kellett Communications Kellett Communications is a modern communications agency, and offers, in addition to the usual marketing and communications services, business analysis, facilitation, business policy development, on-line marketing, website development and application development, among other services. Its client roster has included some of the largest corporations and organizations in the north […]
From rotary phones to iPhones, NorthwesTel upgrades to keep pace
From rotary phones to iPhones, NorthwesTel upgrades to keep pace Arguably one of the best-known brands in the North is telecommunications provider NorthwesTel Inc., which provides phone, internet and television services in the Yukon, NWT, Nunavut and northern British Columbia. The company certainly thinks big, describing itself as covering, “…the largest operating area of any […]
Bicycle repairman. Social media consultant. Marketer. Web designer. Photographer. Humanitarian. Author. Publisher. Bread baker. YK Chamber member.
Bicycle repairman. Social media consultant. Marketer. Web designer. Photographer. Humanitarian. Author. Publisher. Bread baker. YK Chamber member. To call Kyle Thomas a Renaissance man does him a disservice. The term doesn’t tell you how busy he is, changing the many hats he wears in his daily life. And besides, it’s an old-fashioned term that doesn’t […]
Accounting for the past & for a busy future
Accounting for the past & for a busy future When Paul Nind started a small accounting firm in 1969 with one secretary and one student, Yellowknife had only been the capital of the Northwest Territories for two years. The city wouldn’t be incorporated for another year and business was still conducted on hand-written paper ledgers. […]
A motorcycle & a mission
A motorcycle & a mission Motorcycles weren’t just for men and neither was the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce presidency, thought Shirley McGrath. To prove it, she became the first woman president of the Yellowknife Chamber, for a one-year term between 1992 and 1993. She also rode a motorcycle. McGrath came back to Yellowknife in 1987 […]
SHOP YK: Six Reasons Why Shopping Local Matters
SHOP YK: Six Reasons Why Shopping Local Matters Consumers across Canada are harnessing their purchasing power as they embrace the “Shop Local” trend. The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce and the City of Yellowknife have recently ramped up promotion of the #ShopYK message – but do you know why it’s so important to support local businesses? […]
