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The Conference B:11.5” S:10.5” T:11” that Changes Everything Ignite creativity in a landscape alive with This is a place to truly unwind from the hustle of city life. Your delegates can escape to concentrate on an unforgettable inspiration. There’s an energy in the meeting or conference. They can play a round of golf on a Northwest Territories that sparks creativity unique sand course, or boat and picnic at midnight. They and a sense of adventure. Take your next can fish for world records, or just laze away an afternoon. In conference away from the everyday and into winter, snuggled into down parkas, they’ll be mesmerized by the light show in the night sky. the Northwest Territories, and come back refreshed and full of new ideas. The Northwest Territories boasts the venues and services you need to run your next world-class event. In spring and summer, it’s “daytime” almost around the clock. From wilderness lodges to city hotels, meeting rooms to The long light-filled hours offer an energy boost that’s hard conference centres, our professional hotels, meeting centres to resist. In autumn and winter, a time of long nights, the and planners will ensure a first rate show. And anywhere Northern Lights dance overhead in a surreal and breathtaking you go in this vast territory, you will be charmed by a truly light show. northern welcome.

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You can reach the Northwest TO HELP. Territories from any major city in North America by flying J.F. BERGERON / NWTT BERGERON J.F. to Edmonton or Calgary, Alberta or Ottawa, Ontario. Then make easy connections with frequently scheduled jet services to Yellowknife and beyond.

Air Canada, Canadian North, First Air, WestJet, and Air North offer direct jet service to Yellowknife from Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa. It’s only a ninety- TO IQALUIT minute flight from Edmonton to Yellowknife, crossing Great Slave Lake. Canadian North and First Air carry on to Norman Wells and Inuvik. TO OTTAWA Jets also cross the Arctic from Ottawa

via Nunavut, and from Whitehorse, SASKATCHEWAN Yukon, to Yellowknife several times BRITISH COLUMBIA Tour operators offer a wide range of sightseeing and a week. From Yellowknife, regional TO VANCOUVER Deciding to hold your next conference or event TO EDMONTON & CALGARY adventure packages that can add an extra dimension to carriers provide scheduled service to in the Northwest Territories is your first step in your conference or event. Have an extra day? Plan a day trip all major centres. the right direction. You will be choosing a unique to explore by boat, air, or walking and skiing trails. Some and spectacular location and you will be putting conference goers might take the opportunity to visit a yourself in the competent hands of experienced wilderness lodge, or choose a fishing trip to remember. For spouse and guest activities, and pre- and post-conference professionals. events, NWT tour operators offer an attractive array of PRINCIPAL AIR ROUTES sightseeing and adventure packages. Have a few days? Enjoy TO YELLOWKNIFE FROM: The NWT Conference Bureau can help you plan your event lakeside lodges that cater to your every need. by suggesting venues and locales as well as pre- and Edmonton Air Canada, Canadian North, First Air and WestJet post-conference activities. Several independent conference For more information on planning your next conference Calgary Air Canada, WestJet planners based in the Northwest Territories are available to in the Northwest Territories visit present creative solutions for your event, and to take care www.conferences.spectacularnwt.com or email Ottawa Canadian North, First Air, Air North of logistics from flight arrangements to meals, and hotels to [email protected]. entertainment. Whitehorse Air North

2. Midnight Sun 3. Catch of 4. Waterways WHY CHOOSE Imagine catching a trophy fish or From flat water paddling to running the Day scoring a hole in one at midnight, We’ve got some of the world’s Class 5 rapids, there’s a lake or when the sky still looks like mid- largest and feistiest species of river for every paddler. Travel with afternoon. When the sun never freshwater fish – and we’ve got an experienced outfitter for a THE NWT? sleeps, why should you? carefree and safe experience on them in abundance. The only thing Reasons to have your next better than the catch is the shore our remote northern rivers and conference in the Spectacular lunch of fresh fish that follows. lakes. 10 Northwest Territories. / NWTT KAWAI MAKI / NWTT LYNCH WAYNE DAVE BROSHA / NWTT

The Northwest Territories is a place that feeds your mind, body and soul. When your delegates aren’t getting down to brass 5. Winter Fun 6. Amazing 7. The Facilities Try something new or something Wildlife Our unique architecture is tacks, they’ll be feeding their adventurous spirit. And there are familiar in an unforgettable setting. Take a guided tour – or a simple inspired by Northwest Territories’ countless ways to explore. This conference won’t just get results. Dogsledding, skiing, snowmobiling, hike – to see the wildlife that culture and landscape. Spaces snowshoeing – all like you’ve never thrives North of 60. You just can accommodate both intimate It’ll shorten your Bucket List. seen before. might see caribou, reindeer, and immense gatherings and are wolves, Arctic fox or muskox, equipped for a world-class event. to name a few. MAKI KAWAI | NWTT KAWAI MAKI GEORGE FISCHER GEORGE FISCHER TOURS BACKYARD MY 1. The Northern Lights Pull up a chair and tip back your head. The Aurora Borealis is on display in the Northwest Territories on clear nights from late August through April. An ideal location on the globe, frequently cloudless skies and extremely low light pollution put your chances of seeing the Aurora at a maximum. It’s said that in the silence of the wilderness you can actually hear them swirl. Experienced guides 8. Vibrant 9. Meet the 10. Barrenlands can show you the lights in style. Or look up, on your way home from Culture Artist Take in the rich colours and untamed dinner – you might catch a dazzling display of colour when the night Eleven official languages are spoken in Talk to an artist or buy direct at landscape of the barrenlands. sky is dark. The Aurora Borealis is the world’s greatest light show. the NWT’s 33 communities. Centuries- the Great Northern Arts Festival Comfortable camps welcome visitors Where better to watch than from the Aurora Capital of the World? old traditions are maintained every day. in Inuvik or the Open Sky Festival with guided hiking, wildlife viewing Marvel at the skill of Dene and Inuvialuit in Fort Simpson, where northern and photography. drummers or try jigging to a fiddler in carvers and visual artists gather coastal communities to the North. to share their knowledge.

attractions, the surrounding region is fishing, boating and canoeing country. Set on ZOE KO / NWTT the north shore of Great Slave Lake, the city provides access to dozens of lodges on almost uncounted lakes and rivers. In autumn and winter, visitors enjoy well- organized Aurora viewing adventures by dog team or at specially equipped lodges. HANS PFAFF | NWTT PFAFF HANS WESTERN ARCTIC Inuvik is the centre of the Land of the Midnight Sun, north of the Arctic Circle. For about six weeks each summer the sun never sets. There’s year round road access via the Dempster Highway, and in winter, ice roads extend to Tuktoyaktuk and to Aklavik nearby. Don’t miss summer tours on the Mackenzie Delta to fish or spot rare birds raising their chicks. Visit an Arctic Park for a true Arctic adventure. JASON VAN BRUGGEN | NWTT BRUGGEN VAN JASON SOUTH SLAVE Wherever you go in the Northwest Territories you’ll encounter unique cultural experiences. in our 33 Hay River and Fort Smith are located south of Great Slave Lake. Hay River is an communities, 11 official languages are spoken. Inuvik, which means place of man, celebrates the fusion of inland Arctic port, with sea-going tugs and barges, and a wide sandy beach. Fort Smith is headquarters for Wood Buffalo National Park, home to wood bison and the Inuvialuit and Gwich’in cultures - two peoples that have roamed the Arctic for millenia. Several festivals dot endangered Whooping Crane. White water enthusiasts play in the Slave River rapids the Inuvik calendar, offering art and music and the opportunity to meet and engage with Arctic cultures. in summer, while the park offers awesome star watching in autumn and winter. In the 1940s, Norman Wells, in the Sahtu Dene region, North Slave is home to the Tlicho people. Behchoko is

CANOE NORTH ADVENTURES NORTH CANOE became the centre for a massive effort to locate a route the largest of these communities, about 80 km west of SAHTU across the mountains to Whitehorse, Yukon. Now the Yellowknife by road. Visitors may have an opportunity to Norman Wells is a centre for tourism through the summer months, and home of regional centre for the Sahtu claim, Norman Wells is the join in a cultural event – perhaps a drum dance or hand the Canol story. Go for a sightseeing trip to view the Mackenzie Mountains, source gateway to this route, the Canol, a rugged trail for hikers. games. In Yellowknife, the Long John Jamboree, Aboriginal of some of the NWT’s great canoeing rivers. Attractive and historic communities Sahtu communities like Déline and Fort Good Hope maintain Day, Canada Day and Folk on the Rocks bring out a nearby offer unique cultural experiences. Visit Deline on Great Bear Lake, one of the strong ties to cultural traditions, which they are proud to multicultural crowd, and the summertime weekly Farmer’s largest lakes in the world, and spend time in this culturally rich community. share with visitors. Market features food from the NWT and many countries.

JASON VAN BRUGGEN | NWTT BRUGGEN VAN JASON At Fort Simpson, headquarters for the Dehcho claim, Hay River’s twin community is K’atlo’deeche, across the DEHCHO the Slavey people retain strong links to Naha Dehe – the Hay River. This Dene Reserve hosts an annual spring event Fort Simpson is headquarters for two national park reserves, and a mecca for Nahanni. A mysterious tribe once inhabited the mountains, with dog races and a hand games tournament, which draws canoeists, hikers and climbers. Don’t miss a flight into Nahanni National Park but they disappeared many years ago. Visitors will meet people from many communities. At Fort Smith, a strong Métis Reserve to see nine-storey-high Virginia Falls, or visit a lodge nestled in the Slavey Dene and learn their stories at the Open Sky Festival, tradition is expressed in summer feasts and a music festival. mountains. Great rivers, including Deh Cho (the Mackenzie) and the Liard drain or on visits to Nahanni National Park Reserve. about a fifth of Canada, and guides can show your group some excellent fishing.

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ROUTES Paved Surface Trans Canada Trail

Unpaved Surface Heritage River

Winter Access Only Dempster Highway

Deh Cho Connection Canol Hiking Route

COMMUNITIES Capital Community

THEMED ROUTES Dempster Highway Ingraham Trail

Frontier Trail Liard Trail

Great Slave Route Waterfalls Route

Heritage Route Wood Buffalo Route

SYMBOLS Ferry Day Use Parks

Waterfall Parks with Campgrounds

Historical Site National Parks/Landmarks

Visitor Information Diamond Mine

NORTH AMERICA

HIGHWAY DISTANCES

Edmonton to Yellowknife 1504 km Edmonton to Hay River 1097 km Edmonton to Fort Simpson 1449 km Hay River to Fort Smith 273 km Hay River to Fort Resolution 156 km Hay River to Fort Simpson 429 km Hay River to Yellowknife 483 km Fort Nelson to Fort Simpson 478 km Whitehorse to Inuvik 1222 km Dawson to Inuvik 730 km 1 km = .62 miles

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Half & Full-day Tours Yellowknife City Tour | Hiking Tours | Shopping Tours | Northern Artist Studio Tour | Sightseeing | Northern Lights Tours Fly-out Packages Wildlife Photography AD| Fishing Packages TK Custom Tours & Step-on Guide Services . . ence sts nfer gue ur co es/ nce yo ous Tours to com nt and enha g sp Fle pleme anyin xible s ccomp cheduling for delegates and a

867.920.4654 | [email protected] | mybackyardtours.com destination NORTH SLAVE: When EXPLORING YELLOWKNIFE the North… Yellowknife has the ability to host conferences for as many as 1200 delegates. The City, capital of the Northwest Territories, is a centre for culture, mining and exploration. The city was founded on gold, The Explorer Hotel Yellowknife and now is the northern centre for Canadian diamonds. There are three diamond mines operating north of The Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife, NWT is the largest hotel Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, and one more opening in 2016. Canada’s diamond production is third in Canada’s Arctic with 187 rooms, a 350 person conference centre and offering innovative Northern cuisine. in the world by value. Some two dozen restaurants surprise visitors with a tasty selection of cosmopolitan 1.800.661.0892 explorerhotel.ca cuisine, ranging from freshwater fish and Arctic char to tapas and sushi.

Frobisher Inn Iqaluit There are plenty of activities to keep your delegates busy City tourism operators offer local, cultural and naturalist Featuring an impressive new conference centre and Nunavut’s in off time – from a welcoming visitor centre to a fine tours and great fishing or paddling on the big lake. There’s finest restaurant, the 95-room Frobisher Inn is Iqaluit’s premier territorial museum, from the unique snowhouse shaped a challenging 18-hole sand golf course that welcomes choice for business or pleasure travel. NWT Legislative Assembly building to a 297 seat Northern visitors and a workshop where visitors can stencil unique 1.877.422.9422 frobisherinn.com Arts and Cultural Centre. There’s fine shopping too, for arts designs on recycled glass. In winter, dogsled adventures, and crafts and diamonds. snowmobiling and Aurora viewing are featured attractions.

… EXPERIENCE the warmth of Walking and running trails wind through parkland and Prices for hotel rooms vary from $125 to $250 per night. around local lakes. A dozen lakes suitable for canoeing, Canada’s premier Arctic hotels boating or fishing are just a few minutes out of town. VISITYELLOWKNIFE.COM

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NOVA COURT HOTEL AND SUITES DISCOVERY INN NORTHERN ARTS NORTHERN UNITED PLACE/YELLOWKNIFE SAH NAJI KWE LODGE HOTELS Rooms: 54 Rooms: 41 AND CULTURAL CENTRE UNITED CHURCH Capacity: 24 Meeting Cap: 63 Toll Free: 867-873-4151 Capacity: 297 Capacity: 180 Telephone: 867-371-3144 Toll Free: 1-866-570-6682 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867-873-4950 Telephone: 867-873-6291 E-mail: [email protected] CAPITAL SUITES YELLOWKNIFE Telephone: 867-873-6686 Website: discoveryinn.ca Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: rabescasresources.com Rooms: 78 Email: [email protected] Conveniently located in downtown Yellowknife. Website: www.naccnt.ca/rental Website: www.yellowknifeunitedchurch.ca Lodge and Tlicho Dene traditional style camp Telephone: 867-669-6400 Website: novacourthotelyellowknife.com Private bath, cable TV, phone, wi-fi, air conditioning, NACC is the largest and most modern performing Fully equipped auditorium holds 180, or 130 with facilities located on scenic shore of Great Slave Lake Email: [email protected] Nova Court offers fully-furnished kitchenettes as kitchenette, complimentary parking, family arts centre in the Northwest Territories, with tables and chairs. Smaller rooms for 40 theatre- at Behchoko. All season, day workshops and cultural Website: capitalsuites.ca/Yellowknife well as spacious single rooms to accommodate all restaurant. Group rates. 297 seats. The atmosphere is warm, inviting and style, boardroom seats 15, two smaller break-out inclusion, for groups of up to 24. Larger groups can Cozy studios to one, two and three bedroom suites travellers. Meeting capacity of 63 people. Bed and Breakfast options are also available, visit comfortable, with vibrant new red seats in the rooms. Kitchen available. be accommodated with outdoor pavilions for up to 80 available. All suites feature fully equipped kitchens, spectacularnwt.com for details. theatre and a foyer decorated with Northern art. persons on a seasonal basis from mid-May to end- spacious living rooms and dining room tables. Wi-fi, POLAR DEVELOPMENTS LTD Seating is intimate with the furthest seat only 35 feet PRINCE OF WALES September annually. fitness facility, and laundry services available. Rooms 31 from the stage. Two change rooms with a bathroom NORTHERN HERITAGE CENTRE Telephone: 867-873-5701 ADDITIONAL FACILITIES and showering facilities are available backstage. TREE OF PEACE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Capacity: 217 Email: [email protected] Spacious loading dock and storage space available. Capacity: 250 COAST FRASER TOWER Telephone: 867-873-7551 Website: polardevelopments.com/apthotels.html Telephone: 867-873-2864 Rooms: 58 Email: [email protected] Enjoy apartment style hotel suites at the Watermark CAPITOL THEATRE Email: [email protected] Meeting Cap: 20 NORTHERN FRONTIER Website: www.pwnhc.ca/about/facility-rental or the Anderson Thompson Tower in downtown Multipurpose Hall seats 250, a large boardroom Toll Free: 800-716-6199 CONFERENCE CENTRE VISITORS CENTRE NWT art and history exhibits, as well as the Yellowknife. Full kitchen, office workspace, Internet, seats 100 and a small boardroom seats 20. Telephone: 867-873-8700 Capacity: 519 Capacity: 150 Centre’s unique architecture, make for a unique and TV and DVD. Both towers have fitness centres, Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867-873-2861 Telephone: 867-873-4262 fascinating venue. Auditorium can accommodate 217 balconies and common deck with views of lake or city. Website: coasthotels.com Can seat 122, 160 or 237 guests in three separate Email: [email protected] and in-house café can accommodate 83 seated or Yellowknife’s premier all-suite hotel with beautifully theatres. Superb acoustics, large screens and Website: visityellowknife.com 100 standing. appointed guest rooms, a selection of one- and SUPER 8 YELLOWKNIFE comfortable seating. Ability to accommodate all Welcoming display area in top rated visitor two-bedroom suites, fully-equipped kitchens, wi-fi Rooms: 56 technical and audio-visual requirements, as well as information centre accommodates up to 150 and balconies catering to individual travellers’ needs. Telephone: 867-669-8888 catering. Large lobby for coffee breaks. for receptions and events. Two boardrooms Continental breakfast, fitness centre and steam Website: www.super8.com/yellowknife accommodate up to 20 and 25 people. Catering menu room, and 24-hour front desk service provided. Conveniently located near many restaurants, retail CHIEF DRYGEESE CONFERENCE CENTRE – available. Walking distance to downtown, movies, restaurants, and grocery stores and Stanton Territorial Hospital. YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION government offices and hiking trails. Pet friendly. Complimentary breakfast, wi-fi and fitness centre. Capacity: 400 Laundry facilities. Air conditioned rooms with Telephone: 867-873-4307 DAYS INN AND SUITES HOTEL microwave, refrigerators, coffee/tea makers. E-Mail: [email protected] Rooms: 80 Attractive circular building on the shore of Great Meeting Cap: 60 YELLOWKNIFE INN Slave Lake. $800 full day, $500 half day. DAVE BROSHA | NWTT BROSHA DAVE Toll Free: 1-877-839-1236 Rooms: 129 | NWTT BERGERON J.F. Telephone: 867-873-9700 Meeting Cap: 260 MULTIPLEX (CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE) Email: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-800-661-0580 Meeting Cap: 1495 Website: daysinnyellowknife.com Telephone: 867-873-2601 Telephone: 867-669-3457 Located in the heart of downtown Yellowknife. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] We offer complimentary wi-fi, local phone calls, Website: www.yellowknifeinn.com Website: yellowknife.ca airport shuttle, newspaper and in-room coffee. Earn Accommodations in the heart of downtown Multiplex gym capacity is 500 standing, 340 Wyndham ® Rewards with every stay! Relax in our Yellowknife. Well suited for both business and leisure seated. Ed Jesky Arena capacity is 930 seated sauna/exercise room. travellers, our pet-friendly hotel offers free wi-fi and and Shorty Brown Arena holds 225 seated. Large business centre. Fitness centre access. lobby for hosting breaks, ticket sales, coat checks, EXPLORER HOTEL administration, etc. Multipurpose meeting room seats 30. Plenty of parking. Rooms: 187 ARNICA INN Meeting Cap: 350 Rooms: 43 Toll Free: 1-800-661-0892 Meeting Cap: 12 Telephone: 867-873-3531 Toll Free: 877-873-8511 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867-873-8511 Website: www.explorerhotel.ca Email: [email protected] A full-service hotel with exceptional views. Website: arnica-inn.com

Located downtown, near shopping, attractions and Located near the shores of Great Slave Lake in | NWTT BROSHA DAVE restaurants. Banquet facilities with ten meeting Yellowknife, this 43-room hotel offers guests a rooms and capacity of 350 people. 187 hotel rooms quaint stay, with direct access to both Old Town and with AC, cable TV and wi-fi. Deluxe suites with downtown. Offering free wi-fi, airport shuttle service fireplaces and Jacuzzis. Fitness facility. Pets allowed. and continental breakfast. Full kitchenette suites are English, French, German and Japanese spoken. available for those looking for a longer stay. Meeting capacity of 12 people.

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NORTHERN CHICKS CATERING CITY CAB CATERING Contact: Linda Fry, Tammy Barnes Telephone: 867-873-4444 Telephone: 867-446-4410 or 867-444-0057 Ready to take your next NATIONAL CAR RENTAL AURORA VILLAGE Toll Free: 800-387-4747 Onsite cap: 100 TRANSPORTATION Telephone: 867-920- 2970 Telephone: 867-669-0006 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: nationalcar.com Website: auroravillage.com HERTZ YELLOWKNIFE We host and cater events for up to 100 guests at our Toll Free: 800-263-0600 ROYAL RENT A CAR to new heights? Prelude Lake facility. Bus service available. Telephone: 867-766-3838 Telephone: 867-873-3400 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] DIAMANTE RESTAURANT Website: hertz.ca Contact: Steve Dinham YELLOWKNIFE TRANSIT Telephone: 867-920-2971 or 4914 AURORA TAXI Telephone: 867-920-5600 Website: www.diamanterestaurant.com Telephone: 867-873-5050 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.yellowknife.ca/en/ GOURMET CUP living-here/schedules-and-maps.asp Contact: Lesley Bromley ARCTIC EXECUTIVE LIMOUSINE Telephone: 867-873-8782 Telephone: 873-446-5656 In addition, several Aurora operators have full sized Coffee, tea, lattes, smoothies, etc. Sandwiches and Email: [email protected] buses. These include Beck’s Kennels and Aurora soup in winter, sandwiches and salads in summer. Website: ardenbnb.ca/Limo Village. Closed Sundays. BUDGET CAR AND TRUCK RENTAL To see our full listing of tours and activities, MUSEUM CAFÉ Toll Free: 800-286-8900 visit spectacularnwt.com or call our toll free On site cap: 83 Telephone: 867-920-9209 number: 1-866-661-0788 Contact: Wally Sheper Website: Budget.ca Telephone: 867-873-7570 Located in the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage CARDINAL COACHLINES Centre, on the shores of Frame Lake in downtown Telephone: 867-873-4693 Yellowknife. Catering services available year-round. Email: [email protected] DAVE BROSHA / NWTT BROSHA DAVE / NWTT BROSHA DAVE

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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION CATERING HOTELS ADDITIONAL FACILITIES Contact: Elaine White Telephone: 867-777-2861 Catering for up to 100. ARCTIC CHALET LTD. MIDNIGHT SUN COMPLEX Rooms: 10 Capacity: 400 TONIMOES RESTAURANT AND SHIVERS Toll Free: 800- 685-9417 Telephone: 867- 777-2443 LOUNGE Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867-777-3535 Telephone: 867-777-4900 Website: inuvik.ca/tourism/conventions Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Inuvik’s new multi-function conference centre Website: arcticchalet.com In the Mackenzie Hotel. Catering for up to 100. Full-service cabin resort located in a beautiful natural is ideally suited for conferences, tradeshows, workshops, seminars and other activities. The centre setting on the edge of Inuvik. Motel-style rooms TWISTED LADLE are private non-smoking units with kitchenettes, is within walking distance of accommodations and Contact: Rob Harrington satellite TV, phone, wi-fi, and bath. Common the downtown area. Capacities: Community Centre – Telephone: 867-777-3216 sunroom, porches, and some balconies have great 325; Arena Complex – 400; Full Meeting Room – 60; Catering for up to 200. views. Pet friendly. Arctic Chalet offers tours and Half Meeting Room – 30. Audio-visual equipment, other activities. tradeshow equipment, catering equipment, chat room, presentation equipment and wi-fi. TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL SUITES INUVIK Rooms: 82 AURORA COLLEGE Toll Free: 877-699-9444 Capacity: 25 ARCTIC CHALET Telephone: 867-777-7800 Telephone: 867-678-6300 Telephone: 867-777-3535 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 4X4 Dodge Megacab Truck, SUVs and ten-passenger Website: auroracollege.nt.ca Website: Capitalsuites.ca tour van. Discount vehicles available for town use only. Within a few minutes walk of downtown we provide Boardroom seats 15 and classroom seats 25. Rentals include set-up, coffee and some equipment. the only executive suites in Inuvik. The premier choice DELTA CAB for government and corporate travel. Offering studio Telephone: 867-777-5888 rooms, one-bedroom and executive suites. Included INUVIK CENTENNIAL LIBRARY Capacity: 20 are wi-fi, shuttle to/from the airport, business DRIVING FORCE VEHICLE RENTALS centre, fitness room, guest laundry facilities, meeting Telephone: 867-777-8620 Toll Free: 800-936-9353 room and satellite cable with LCD TV. Equipped to Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867- 777-2346 handle large groups, businesses and corporations. Boardroom accommodates 20. Rentals include set- up, coffee and tea. Email: [email protected] Website: drivingforce.ca NOVA INN INGAMO HALL FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Rooms: 42 MGM SERVICES DESTINATION WESTERN ARCTIC: Toll Free: 867-374-6682 Capacity: 270 Telephone: 867-777-2166 Contact: Moses Gordon Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867-777-4295 Website: Novahotels.ca Community: Inuvik Main Hall accommodates 250, boardroom Website: mgmbusservices.webs.com Convenient access to the business section and the Three 14-passenger vans and one 7-passenger SUV. hospital. Rooms include in-room coffee, tea, ironing accommodates 20. Rentals include set-up, coffee and tea. board and wi-fi. Standard queen and suites with NORTHWIND BUS SERVICES kitchenettes. Complimentary continental breakfast Telephone: 867-777-2426 included. Wheelchair accessible elevator, wheelchair Additional meeting space is available. Website: northwindltd.ca lift. Please inquire about rooms for pets. INUVIK 70-passenger, 48-passenger, and 20-passenger CATERING buses, and two 15-passenger vans. For 50 to 500 delegates Inuvik is ready to host your event. This bustling town of 3,500 is the largest Canadian MACKENZIE HOTEL Rooms: 96 UNITED CAB community north of the Arctic Circle and a centre for government, education, exploration and tourism. Its Telephone: 867-777-2861 INGAMO HALL TRADITIONAL CATERING Telephone: 867-777-5050 Email: [email protected] Contact: Brenda Jerome Website: mackenziehotel.com position at the edge of one of the world’s most scenic river deltas makes for a breathtaking conference location. Telephone: 867-777-2166 Centrally located, the Mackenzie offers a wide Catering traditional meals for up to 50. range of well appointed suites and guest services, CONFERENCE SERVICES including exercise room, jacuzzi and wi-fi. Located on Of particular interest to those hosting large conferences is 1300 km down the Mackenzie river. INUKSHOOK CATERING the municipal Midnight Sun Complex, which hosts events Inuvik lies at the edge of the scenic Mackenzie Delta. Fly to Mackenzie Road in downtown Inuvik near the Igloo church. Contact: Joey Watters for up to 500 in summer and more intimate gatherings Tuktoyaktuk for a day tour and the chance to dip a toe in Telephone: 867-777-2077 THE TOWN OF INUVIK Email: [email protected] Contact: Jackie Challis year-round. Comfortable accommodations include three the Arctic Ocean. Let a tourism operator boat you through Bed and Breakfast options are also available, visit spectacularnwt.com for details. Email: [email protected] hotels, and an apartment hotel. Prices range from $110 the Mackenzie Delta channels. Sign your group up for a tour To see our full listing of tours and activities, visit to $250 per night. Delegates have plenty of options for to the Arctic Circle on the Dempster Highway, and a visit to spectacularnwt.com or call our toll free number: tours in the area. Take in an art or music festival. Compare historic Tsiigehtchic and Fort McPherson. 1-866-661-0788 notes with gardeners at the community greenhouse, a local landmark. Tour the Igloo Church built by volunteers and a Daily flights connect with Edmonton, Vancouver and visionary priest. Visit Ingamo Hall, the largest log structure Calgary via Yellowknife and Whitehorse. Travel with in the Arctic, crafted from a thousand logs rafted more than Canadian North, First Air or Air North.

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BACK EDDY COCKTAIL LOUNGE PTARMIGAN INN HOTELS INC. HOTELS AND RESTAURANT Toll Free: 800-661-0842 Capacity: 100 Telephone: 867-874-6781 Telephone: (867) 874-6680 Email: [email protected] CAMBRIDGE EXECUTIVE Inside catering only. One room capacity of 70, one Website: Ptarmiganinn.com SUITES HOTEL room capacity of 30. Outside catering for 50 to 500 people. Rooms: 24 plus Toll Free: 866-277-7757 CHIEF LAMALICE CENTRE SOARING EAGLE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Telephone: 867-874-2233 K’ATLO’DEECHE FIRST Telephone: 867-874-6581 Email: reservations@ Email: [email protected] greenwayaccommodations.ca NATION RESERVE Website: greenwayaccommodations.ca Capacity: 20, 50, 300 Telephone: 867-874-6701 THE BOARD ROOM Offering one and two bedroom suites. Each unit Capacity: 80 has a fully equipped kitchen, spacious dining area, Email: [email protected] Website: Katlodeeche.com Telephone: 867-874-2111 comfortable living room, full-sized washroom and Capacity and catering for up to 80 people. a private balcony. We also provide secure wi-fi and The Chief Lamalice Complex can accommodate satellite TV service. 300 people. Flip charts, sound systems, projectors (including Proxima) and screens are available. Additional meeting space is available. Northern food catering in-house only. NORTH COUNTRY INN Rooms: 27 DON STEWART RECREATION CENTRE TRANSPORTATION Toll Free: 877-362-4206 Capacity: 1230 Telephone: 867- 874-6792 Telephone: 867-874-6522 x 226 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] BUDGET CAR AND TRUCK RENTAL Website: ncinn.net Website: hayriver.com Telephone: 867-874-7777 Perfect for you whether you’re in town for business Hay River’s community hall hosts up to 150 people, Website: Budget.ca or here to enjoy the fantastic attractions. Single, the Don Wieterman Room – 80 people, arena ice Two locations; Hay River airport and Kingland Ford. double and kitchenette suites with all the at-home surface – 700 people with exhibitor space for 90 comforts. Wi-fi and complimentary continental booths. The curling rink accommodates up to 400 FRONTIER COACHLINES breakfast included. Discounted rates for seniors, GEROLD SIGL / NWTT people, with exhibitor space for 45 booths. Screens, Telephone: 867-874-2566 sporting events and groups. Within walking distance projectors, flip charts, Proxima, coffee makers and Email: [email protected] to downtown and all amenities. support staff provided. Three full-sized air-conditioned coaches seating 50- 55 passengers each, one 15-passenger coach and PTARMIGAN INN HAY RIVER GOLF CLUB one 12-passenger coach. DESTINATION SOUTH SLAVE: Rooms: 42 Capacity: 150 – 350 Toll Free: 800-661-0842 Telephone: 867-874-6290 RELIABLE CABS Telephone: 867-874-6781 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867-874-4444 Email: [email protected] Open seasonally. Sit-down dinners for 150. Our Club Website: www.ptarmiganinn.com Room accommodates 350 people for finger foods, To see our full listing of tours and activities, visit Banquet, conference and catering facilities. Capacity with outdoor deck. Catering provided on site. spectacularnwt.com or call our toll free number: 120 in banquet room and outside catering for up to 500 1-866-661-0788 people. Convenient downtown location and offers wi-fi and satellite TV. Corporate, government, senior and JIM LAMALICE WILDERNESS LODGE sports rates available. Capacity: 220 HAY RIVE R Contact: Ken Norn South of Great Slave Lake, Hay River is a traditional meeting place of the Slavey Dene. The town has a Bed and Breakfast options are also available, visit Telephone: 867-875-8383 spectacularnwt.com for details. This new 4400 sq-ft building opened in 2015 well-deserved reputation for energy and ingenuity. Modern and newly renovated hotels cater to business at Sandy Creek, on the Katlodeeche Reserve. events and offer fine dining, sports bars and fitness rooms. Comfortable meeting facilities at Hay River’s Conference and dining seating at tables for 10 ADDITIONAL FACILITIES persons. Fully catered menus can include traditional Dene food, standard banquet fare or special menus. recreation centre, the Legion and the golf club can host groups of up to 150 people. Meeting participants can be bused to the Lodge from ANCHORAGE GUEST HOUSE accommodations in Hay River. Accommodation is available for up to 300 at various hotels, the river and half an hour away by road is the K’atlo’deeche Capacity: 10 Toll Free: 866-277-7757 MOUNTAIN AVEN ENTERPRISES motels and apartment hotels. Prices range from $100 to Reserve that welcomes groups and offers cross cultural Telephone: 867-874-2233 Telephone: 867-875-7065 $230 per night. activities. Email: reservations@ Email: [email protected] greenwayaccommodations.ca Large gazebo for special functions. Year-round. Website: greenwayaccommodations.ca Hay River is home of Buffalo Airways, the star of reality A short drive south on the Mackenzie Highway is Twin Falls Hold a conference or meeting in our large boardroom television show Ice Pilots NWT. The company’s vintage DC-3 Park, featuring two magnificent waterfalls feeding the Hay that is fully equipped with wireless and satellite TV service. Enjoy our spacious common areas including aircraft carry passengers to Yellowknife across Great Slave River, an ideal spot for a group picnic. a living room, dining room and library, ideal for a Lake. Visitors can enjoy a round of golf on a pretty nine-hole retreat or family reunion. Open year-round and located on Vale Island, just a ten-minute drive from course beside the Hay River, or walk the sandy beaches and Direct flights provided from Edmonton and Yellowknife via Hay River town centre. regional trails. In winter, dogsledding is an option. Across Northwestern Air Lease, First Air and Buffalo Airways.

2016 CONFERENCE GUIDE LISTINGS FORT SIMPSON Indicates a member of Northwest Territories Tourism at the time of publication.

WILLOWS INN HOTELS Rooms: 6 ADDITIONAL FACILITIES Telephone: 867-695-2077 Email: [email protected] JANOR GUEST HOUSE Website: www.janor.ca DEH CHO FIRST NATION Rooms: 6 The Willows Inn is a 6-room, motel-style Capacity: 58 Telephone: 867-695-2077 accommodation, with a private exterior entrance to Toll Free: 866-995-3748 Email: [email protected] each room. Set up your office away-from-the-office Telephone: 867-695-2610 Website: www.janor.ca in a spacious workspace with a desk and table, and Email: [email protected] Janor Guest House is a friendly, shared-living free high speed wi-fi. Guests have access to a fully Website: www.dehcho.org/facility_rental.htm accommodation with 6 bedrooms (2 with ensuite equipped kitchen, laundry facilities upon request and Two rooms accommodate up to 28 and 30 people. baths and 4 standard rooms sharing 2 bathrooms); a large deck with BBQ. Complimentary self-serve Ideal for business meetings, training, conferences each with a queen bed. The large common living continental breakfast. and workshops. The rooms come equipped with area with 2 satellite TVs, free wi-fi, 2 laptops, a fully tables, comfortable chairs, wireless Internet and equipped kitchen, laundry and a small exercise area MARODA MOTEL whiteboards. Audio/visual equipment and flip charts make Janor a comfortable, homey environment. Rooms: 15 available. Telephone: 867-695-2602 NAHANNI INN LTD. FORT SIMPSON RECREATION CENTRE Telephone: 867-695-3300 Rooms: 40 MONA’S PLACE Telephone: 867-695-2201 Email: [email protected] Rooms: 4 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867-695-3253 Available to guests is a coffee shop, restaurant, bar SEVEN SPRUCE GOLF COURSE Email: [email protected] and airport shuttle service. Telephone: 867-695-2787 Features include spacious rooms with individual Website: http://www.fortsimpsonchamber.ca/ access, personal fridge, microwave, workspace and featured-post-5/ THE MACKENZIE REST INN table, satellite TV and wi-fi. Rooms: 6 DESTINATION DEHCHO: Toll Free: 877-679-4563 Bed and Breakfast options are also available, Telephone: 867-695-2357 visit spectacularnwt.com for details. TRANSPORTATION Email: [email protected] Website: www.mackenzierest.ca/contact.html The Mackenzie Rest Inn has 6 guest rooms and offers K AND K EXPEDITING a complimentary hot breakfast. For groups or business Telephone: 867-695-2276 people, there are ample meeting areas around the Email: [email protected] house for information sharing or socializing. The Website: kandk.ca open areas around the home feature piped in music Vehicle rentals FORT (for mood setting) on the main floor. The Mackenzie Rest Inn also features a large kitchen, dining area and SIMPSON AIR outdoor BBQ for relaxed, enjoyable meals. Telephone: 867-695-2505 Email: [email protected] Website: simpsonair.ca Fly-in tours to Nahanni National Park Reserve. SIMPSON To see our full listing of tours and activities, visit spectacularnwt.com or call our toll free number: Fort Simpson is the gateway to Nahanni National Park Reserve. This is an ideal location for a small group, who 1-866-661-0788 can then tour the park by air. The town has facilities at the recreation centre for conferences for up to 100 TERRY PARKER / NWTT PARKER TERRY persons, and local airlines offer charter service into the Nahanni’s highlights. / NWTT PARKER TERRY JASON VAN BRUGGEN | NWTT BRUGGEN VAN JASON Fort Simpson is located on an island at the confluence of the Liard and Mackenzie rivers. The town has several active artists, who draw on the skills and traditions of the Slavey Dene of the region. A cultural exchange is possible.

This is the town that the late Pope John Paul II visited in 1987, and the location of the visit is a heritage area overlooking the rivers. The village has an attractive golf course, and walking trails. Boat tours are offered on the Mackenzie and the North Nahanni rivers.

First Air and Air Tindi offer scheduled flights to Fort Simpson from Yellowknife.

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2016 CONFERENCE GUIDE LISTINGS NORMAN WELLS Indicates a member of Northwest Territories Tourism at the time of publication.

GREY GOOSE LODGE HOTELS Rooms: 12 TRANSPORTATION Telephone: 867-589-5500 Email: [email protected] HERITAGE HOTEL NORMAN WELLS Website: destinationdeline.com Rooms: 29 Hotel located in Deline. Restaurant seats 35, and two TRANSPORTATION LTD. Telephone: 867-587-5000 additional meeting areas are available: John Tetso Telephone: 867-587-2416 Email: [email protected] building seats up to 15, and the Dene Naowere Ko Email: [email protected] Website: heritagehotelnwt.com Cultural Centre has seating for up to 150. The Lodge Truck rentals, 4X4 light truck rentals for Norman Located on the Mackenzie River with views of the serves as an activity centre for guided excursions Wells area. Service station, gas, diesel, oil. Mackenzie and Franklin Mountain Ranges. Private including fishing and interpretive tours. bath, TV, wi-fi , wheelchair accessible. Restaurant, NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS LTD. licensed bar. Non-smoking. Fitness and golf passes Bed and Breakfast options are also available, visit Telephone: 867-587-2288 available for guest use. spectacularnwt.com for details. Email: [email protected] Website: north-wrightairways.com YAMOURI INN Scheduled flights in the Sahtu region, mountain Rooms: 24 ADDITIONAL FACILITIES charter specialists, aviation museum at DOT Lake. Telephone: 867-587-2744 Email: [email protected] To see our full listing of tours and activities, visit Rooms include private bath, air conditioning, fridge, NORMAN WELLS COMMUNITY HALL spectacularnwt.com or call our toll free number: phone, satellite TV. Licensed dining, lounge, cabaret, Telephone: 867-587-3721 1-866-661-0788 coffee shop. Airport transportation. Group rates Email: [email protected] available. Website: normanwells.com

CANOE NORTH ADVENTURES LODGE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION #287 B&B Telephone: 867-587-4127, 867-587-2318 Capcity: 14 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 519-941-6654 Telephone: 867-587-4440 (June to August) ROYAL MACKENZIE CATERING Email: [email protected] Contact: Karea Peachey Website: canoenorthadventures.com Telephone: 867-587-6720 destination SAHTU: Affordable rustic accommodation in our award- Email: [email protected] winning timber frame and log building located on DOT Lake, at the North-Wright Air float base, with stunning mountain views. Overnight or multi- day accommodation for canoe-trippers, tourists, business travellers and hunters. Open May 15 to NORMAN September 15. BENJI STRAKER / GNWT - ITI / GNWT STRAKER BENJI WELLS / NWTT PFAFF HANS For groups of less than 100, Norman Wells is an excellent choice. Two hotels have restaurants, and rooms range from $150 to $265 per night. The Norman Wells Heritage Centre tells the story of the oil find at Norman Wells and of the Canol Trail. There is a log cabin on site built by a Dene elder, and there are several interesting relics from the Canol era.

The Legion and the Community Hall join the Heritage Hotel along the shore of the Mackenzie River, trips by air into the with comfortable meeting rooms for up to 100 delegates. Mackenzie Mountains for spectacular scenery and views of parts of the Canol project route, and fishing trips to remote There is a picturesque four hole golf course behind the mountain lakes. Legion, and a collection of aviation memorabilia at DOT Daily flights connect Norman Wells to Edmonton, Calgary, lake. Hiking trails in the mountains behind the town lead to Yellowknife and Inuvik via Canadian North, First Air and scenic lookouts. Local activities include searching for fossils North-Wright Airways.

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Indicates a member of Northwest Territories Tourism at the time of publication. FORT SMITH

WOOD BUFFALO INN MARTSELOS SERVICES LTD. HOTELS Rooms: 9 Contact: Micky Martselos Telephone: 867-872-3222 Telephone: 867-872-3222 Email: [email protected] PELICAN RAPIDS INN Website: woodbuffaloinn.com NORTHERN LIFE MUSEUM AND Rooms: 31 Centrally located in Fort Smith offering fully equipped Toll Free: 877-362-4205 air-conditioned suites with kitchenette, dining area, CULTURAL CENTRE Telephone: 867-872-2789 living room with satellite TV and wi-fi, bedroom and Capacity: 115 Email: [email protected] bath. Telephone: 867-872-2859 Website: pelicanrapidsinn.com Email: [email protected] Cocktail lounge, dining room, restaurant, meeting Bed and Breakfast options are also available, visit Website: www.nlmcc.ca/rentals rooms, air conditioning, satellite TV, Jacuzzi and spectacularnwt.com for details. Can accommodate groups as large as 115, with space more. Wheelchair accessible. Standard, deluxe or for up to 65 and up to 35 in two smaller meeting business suites. rooms. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES

AURORA GUEST HOUSE PELICAN RAPIDS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB Rooms: 17 ANNA’S HOME COOKING Telephone: 867-872-2337 Telephone: 867-872-2777 Summer only Contact: Anna Kikoak Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867-872-2582 Centrally located. Comfortable rooms with satellite TV, mini fridges, sinks. Shared washrooms, UNCLE GABE’S FRIENDSHIP CENTRE bathrobes supplied. Continental breakfast. Features FORT SMITH COMMUNITY RECREATION Telephone: 867-872-3004 two meeting rooms, one accommodating 18, one CENTRE Email: [email protected] suitable for up to 60 persons. Telephone: 867-872-4732 Website: fortsmith.ca TRANSPORTATION GRUB BOX AND CAMPFIRE GRILL Contact: Sholto Douglas Telephone: 867-872-4407 VISA RENTALS, LEASING AND SALES Telephone: 867-872-5121 Light duty pickup truck rentals.

SOUTH SLAVE REGION: To see our full listing of tours and activities, visit spectacularnwt.com or call our toll free number: 1-866-661-0788 JASON VAN BRUGGEN | NWTT BRUGGEN VAN JASON FORT SMITH | NWTT BRUGGEN VAN JASON Fort Smith is nestled on the bank of the Slave River, once the main route to the Northwest Territories. The Northern Life Museum and Cultural Centre and Fort Smith Mission Historic Park offer a glimpse into the region’s long history.

The town is headquarters for Wood Buffalo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Canada’s largest national park. Interpretive tours are offered to learn about park highlights including the free roaming bison, the salt plains and the endangered Whooping Cranes that nest here each summer.

For whitewater enthusiasts, Class 5 rapids on the Slave River draw paddlers from across the continent. There is one hotel, and meeting centres include the Northern Life Museum and the community recreation centre. There are extensive walking trails and in winter skiing and snowmobiling are popular.

Northwestern Air Lease offers scheduled fights to Fort Smith from Edmonton and Yellowknife.

Indicates a member of Northwest Territories Tourism at the time of publication. CORPORATE GETAWAYS

SCOTT LAKE LODGE HEARNE LAKE LODGE PLUMMER’S LODGE GREAT SLAVE AND South Slave North Slave GREAT BEAR LAKE Max Group: ?? Max Group: 8 North Slave, Sahtu Telephone: 715-362-7031 Telephone: 866-729-7453 Max Group: 44 in each lodge Eco–friendly Scott Lake Lodge claims some of the The lodge is open year-round and located on Hearne Telephone: 800-665-0240 finest Pike, Lake Trout, Grayling and Whitefish waters Lake, a short 20-minute float or ski plane ride east Plummer’s Arctic Lodges has been offering world- in North America. Accommodations include luxurious of Yellowknife. The lodge’s experienced owner/ class Lake Trout fishing for over 60 years in the private cabins, and a fully appointed main lodge with operators will take you to the best fishing spots and, pristine waters of the Great Bear and Great Slave hot tub, massage and games room. Many fly out after a full day on the water, will serve up hearty lakes. The lodge holds world records for Lake Trout, options are available to fish rivers and lakes that home cooking for dinner. Unwind with a massage Arctic Char and Arctic Grayling and was named #1 rarely see a visitor. Scott Lake offers a comfortable, from a registered massage therapist or with a soak Fishing Destination in North America by Field and intimate location for conferences and corporate in the hot tub. Stream magazine. retreats, with air access from Saskatoon. KASBA LAKE LODGE TROPHY LODGE South Slave BLACHFORD LAKE LODGE North Slave Max Group: 35 North Slave Telephone: 867-873-5420 Telephone: 250-248-3572 Max Group: 26 Whether your trip is for business or pleasure, Trophy This fly-in fishing experience places you in untouched Telephone: 867-873-3303 Lodge has what you need to make it unforgettable. wilderness, far from roads and RVs, for legendary The Ultimate Aurora experience at Blachford Lake The lodge is fully equipped to host conferences, fishing. Arrive by plane on a private airstrip, steps Lodge is one of the Canadian Tourism Commission’s retreats, or angling getaways. Fly in to our lodge’s away from your comfortable cabin. Each day, a Signature Experiences. The lodge sits alone on a 17- scenic location on the East Arm of Great Slave Lake world-class fishing guide will take you to the best mile long lake southeast of Yellowknife, Northwest and find your trophy lake trout, Arctic grayling spots to find your favorite species. And after a Territories, and is accessible only by air charter from or northern pike. Just bring your food and fishing fantastic day of fishing, enjoy gourmet meals and a the NWT capital. Blachford Lake Lodge’s unique equipment, Trophy Lodge will take care of the rest. location, comfortable northern wilderness setting, fully-licensed lounge. security and unobtrusive service are ideal for cost- YELLOWKNIFE OUTDOOR ADVENTURES effective small conferences, workshops and team LAC LA MARTRE ADVENTURES building for elite groups. North Slave North Slave Telephone: 867-444-8320 Max Group: 14 Winner of the Trip Advisor Award of Excellence ENODAH WILDERNESS TRAVEL Telephone: 810-334-9381 in 2011, 2013 and 2014. Yellowknife Outdoor AND TROUT ROCK LODGE The 2014 World record holder for a 46-inch Northern Adventures offers fully guided boat trips, North Slave Pike was caught fly-fishing at Lac La Martre sightseeing, bird watching, fishing for pike and Max Group: 30 Lodge. The lodge sits on an island in the centre of famous dinner cruises. Enjoy fly-in day trips to Telephone: 867-873-4334 1,000-square-mile Lac La Martre, which is visited the East Arm of Great Slave Lake, Virginia Falls, or This unique lodge is located amid a maze of islands by fewer than 100 anglers per year. The lodge is into Nahanni National Park Reserve. Our fall and SPECTACULAR on Great Slave Lake’s 100-mile long North Arm. accessible only by floatplane and houses guests in winter tours include Aurora viewing from our cozy The rugged and beautiful area looks much the same seven comfortable cabins with full bathrooms and wilderness cabin, guided snowmobile excursions on today as it did a thousand years ago. Trout Rock heaters. Great Slave Lake and the surrounding area, city tours, Lodge is well known for its home cooked meals, ice road tours, art tours and dog sled rides. excellent fishing, Aurora viewing and Northern NORTH NAHANNI NATURALIST LODGE hospitality. The main lodge has a fantastic view for DehCho YELLOW DOG LODGE dining and meetings, as well as a satellite telephone, Max Group: 18 North Slave wi-fi and a fully licensed lounge. Telephone: 867-695-2116 Max Group: 24 North Nahanni Naturalist Lodge is the only resort Telephone: 403-668-9936 CORPORATE FRONTIER FISHING LODGE on Cli Lake in the Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Yellow Dog Lodge is located between Duncan and North Slave Territories and its Nahanni tour is one of the Graham Lakes, a 15-minute float or ski plane ride Max Group: 30 Canadian Tourism Commission’s Canadian Signature northeast of Yellowknife. The lodge features great Telephone: 877-465-6843 Experiences. Lodge meals showcase local Dene sport fishing, brilliant opportunities for outdoor Frontier Fishing Lodge is located on the East Arm cuisine, such as stews, bannock, homemade soups adventure and knowledgeable, friendly staff. The of the Great Slave Lake, close to Lutsel K’e, a Dene and freshly caught whitefish or lake trout. Unwind nearby lakes and streams offer the finest lake trout, Village located 120 miles east of Yellowknife. The in the lodge’s sauna or hot tub or relax by the cozy northern pike and Arctic grayling in the region. G ETAWAYS wilderness is pristine, the fish are plentiful and the woodstove in the main lodge and share the day’s Yellow Dog Lodge has been endorsed as a Canadian accommodations are first-class. stories with your companions or other guests. Signature Experience by the Canadian Tourism J.F.BERGERON | NWTT Commission. If you’re looking for a venue that will allow you to truly unplug, that GREY GOOSE LODGE PETERSON’S POINT LAKE LODGE Sahtu North Slave will give your company complete privacy, or will be a reward not Max Group: 24 Max Group: 10 Telephone: 867-589-5500 Telephone: 867-920-4654 easily forgotten, look no further than the listings on this page. Begin your lodge retreat by air from Yellowknife and Our packages begin in Yellowknife, the capital Norman Wells to Deline, an aboriginal community of the Northwest Territories. From there you’ll Your journey to a Northwest Territories lodge may include a with talented artisans and spectacular views. fly 205 miles north to Point Lake, 40 miles from Grey Goose Lodge is a welcoming and friendly the Arctic Circle. Services available at Peterson’s floatplane, a snowmobile, or a motorboat ride along one of our establishment, with a rustic charm, modern include group fishing trips, photography adventures, conveniences and an incredible view of Great Bear conferences or corporate retreats, and Coppermine mighty rivers. Experienced guides are there to show you storied Lake. Explore all that Deline has to offer on guided River paddling excursions. The lodge’s certified cook excursions like ice or sport fishing, ATV adventures serves delicious and healthy meals and can easily places, the best fishing spots and breathtaking views. and interpretive or cultural tours. accommodate guests who have special dietary or health requirements.

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EVENT PLANNING SERVICES There are many experienced professionals in the Northwest Territories who can help make your event a resounding success. Contact these service providers directly or contact the Northwest Territories Conference Bureau to be connected with a service provider who best suits your needs. Travelling in a group? KELLETT COMMUNICATIONS EVENT PLANNING Telephone: 867-669-9344 SHIPPING SERVICES Email: [email protected] Migrating to meetings in the north? Website: Kellett.nt.ca BIRCH SPARK CREATIVE From event planning, creative design, online BUFFALO AIR EXPRESS Contact: Johanna Tiemessen registration to on-site execution, our events team Telephone: 867-873-2084 Telephone: 867-445-5888 knows what it takes to pull together a fun, yet Email: [email protected] professional, gathering. CANADIAN NORTH CARGO With over ten years planning unique gatherings Telephone: 866-663-2223 in the North, we can help ensure your gathering NFS FINANCIAL AND CONFERENCE is successful and your guests are treated to true PLANNING SERVICES FIRST AIR CARGO northern hospitality. Contact: Barbara Kardash Telephone: 800-568-7497 Telephone: 867-920-4587 x 450 BOTTOM LINE PR COMPANY Email: [email protected] Purolator, Canada Post and Fedex provide services Contact: Lona Collins, Lisa Tesar Planning services and boardroom rentals in the NWT Telephone: 867-445-5306 or 5304 Email: [email protected] OUTCROP COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE SUPPLIES CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS Telephone: 867-766-6700 Email: [email protected] Contact: Lynda Comerford Website: Outcrop.com Telephone: 867-873-4746 YELLOWKNIFE EVENT RENTALS Event co-ordination and custom print and digital Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867-446-4889 marketing solutions. We specialize in showcasing Writing, editing, publications, conference/event or 867-445-1192 the North. planning. Equipment for any event, from tents and dance floors to drapery to linens and tableware. Set up and take PRESTIGE PLANNING down services. DEMPSEY CONSULTING Contact: Darlene Mandeville Contact: Colin Dempsey Telephone: 867-873-6121 TRADE SHOW DIRECT – HAY RIVER Telephone: 867-445-2017 Facsimile: 867-920-4742 Contact: Jeff Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Event and meeting planner and entertainment Telephone: 867-874-3123 organizer. TAIT COMMUNICATIONS Telephone: 867-669-6211 AUDIO/VISUAL FUNDAMENTALS UNLIMITED Email: [email protected] Contact: Julie Coad Our knowledgeable support staff can handle every Telephone: 867-444-8330 detail from planning to on-the-ground coordination. PIDO PRODUCTION LTD. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 867-873-5458 Event organization and party rental equipment. THE TOWN OF INUVIK Email: [email protected] Contact: Jackie Challis Sound systems and recording for all sizes of events, Email: [email protected] from concerts to conferences.

FIRST NORTH PRODUCTIONS Top of the World Travel located in Yellowknife, Contact: John Gon Telephone: 867-873-6992 or 867-444-0249 is the Northwest Territories premiere travel planner. Email: [email protected] Audio and video production and equipment rentals.

To see our full listing of tours and activities, visit spectacularnwt.com or call our toll free number: • Northern Travel Advisors • Exclusive Air and Hotel Rates 1-866-661-0788 • Pre and Post Conference Tours • Full Travel Management and Conference Planning Services

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NEW DODGE / CHRYSLER UNITS CARS – VANS – JEEPS – 4×4 TRUCKS give barbara a call at 867-766-3838 to make your reservation or call 1-800-263-0600 or visit www.hertz.ca