Posted: Mar 01, 2021 7:36 PM CT | Last Updated: March 2
The Frontier Fishing Lodge in Łutsël K é.(Submitted by Frontier Fishing Lodge)
Łutsël K é Dene First Nation is outraged that more than a year after purchasing the Frontier Fishing Lodge, they are stuck in a bureaucratic trap over permits, says Chief Darryl Marlowe.
The First Nation is concerned that unless licensing issues are resolved there won t be a business left to license, Marlowe said in a Monday news release. The crushing impacts of GNWT bureaucracy and the collapse of the tourism industry as a result of the COVID[-19] pandemic meant that 2020 was a complete write-off for the lodge, wrote Marlowe.
CanNor to northern businesses: If you need COVID relief, come to us
Mélanie Joly, the minister of economic development, says if more support is needed, more support will come for northern businesses.
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More than $30M given to 563 small- and medium-sized northern businesses since start of pandemic, says agency
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 24, 2020 We re in the economic crisis and a pandemic. At this point, we need to help businesses survive this pandemic period so that s why I say if they need funding, they should come and see us, Economic Development Minister Mélanie Joly said of northern businesses on Monday.(Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
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Government of Canada investments aimed at supporting key areas of the Northern economy and maintaining over 1,675 jobs across Canada s territories in 2020
IQALUIT, NU, Dec. 22, 2020 /CNW/ - 2020 has been an unprecedented year which has brought unique challenges to businesses across Canada, particularly for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the territories – Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon. The Government of Canada has been there to support entrepreneurs and businesses through diverse measures since the beginning of the pandemic and continues to support their recovery by making strategic investments that will help Canada recover from the COVID-19 recession.