Hello,
Last week Hay River hosted NWT Tourism and our 2022 AGM & Conference. Thank you so much to all that were able to attend, and to all of our sponsors that helped make it such a successful event.
New Board and Executive
The 2022/23 NWT Tourism board of Directors is as follows:
- Gerry Kisoun-Inuvialuit Regional Corp – Chairperson
- Harold Grinde-Gana River Outfitters – Vice Chairperson
- Verda Law-Yellowknife Tours – Treasurer
- Edie Yoder-Hearne Lake Lodge – Secretary
- Giselle Marion-Ticho Government
- Dana Hibbard-Nahanni Wild
- Paul Harrington-Northwest Territories Metis Nation
- Wendy Grater-Black Feather-The Adventure Company
- Chief Fred Sangris-Akaitcho Territory Government
- Bobby Drygeese-B Dene Adventures
- Liza McPherson-Dehcho First Nations
- Samantha Stuart-Canadian North
- Jonah Mitchell-Parks Canada (Ex-officio)
- Tracy St.Denis-GNWT-ITI (Ex-officio)
Thank you to all that have put your name forward to the board of directors for NWT Tourism. The board of directors looks forward to working together for our members and our industry. A special thank you to our outgoing treasurer and long time board member Cathy Allooloo. Thank you for all the time and effort you have given to NWT Tourism over the years, your work is greatly appreciated.
Resolutions
All 5 resolutions that were presented were passed at the AGM, please see below for links to each.
- AIR ACCESS INTO AND WITHIN THE NWT
- ASSISTANCE FOR REMOTE LODGES TO TRANSITION TO NEW SATELLITE OPTIONS
- EXTENSION OF TERRITORIAL CAMPGROUND AND PARKS AND TERRITORIAL VISITOR INFORMATION CENTERS SEASON
- IMPORTANCE OF THE WORKFORCE OT THE SUCCESS OF BUSINESS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR
- REDUCING THE IMPACT OF LAND LEASE COST INCREASES ON OUTFITTERS WITH OUTPOST CABINS
Auction
Every year at the AGM & Conference we hold an auction to raise funds for our two annual NWT Tourism scholarships. This year was absolutely spectacular!! With help from auctioneer extraordinaire Wally Schumann, and his spotter, our very own entertaining Mike Olson, $10,050 was raised. Our amazing partners at the Explorer matched the funds raised with a donation of $10,000.00. A total of $20,050.00 was raised for our scholarships!! Thank you so much to all that donated to the auction, and to all those that bid - thank you for making the auction such a huge success!!
Survey
We feel that the AGM & conference was a huge success; we had a fantastic venue, filled with amazing people, speakers, and presenters, but we would really like to hear your thoughts. We will be sending out a survey to ask for your feedback and suggestions on the AGM and Conference this Friday, November 4. Please take a few minutes to fill it out to help us plan for next years event.
Again, thank you to all that were able to attend, and we look forward to seeing you all next year!