Advocacy Priorities
Downtown Safety Initiative Progress Report: What We’ve Done and What’s Next
Downtown Safety Initiative Progress Report: What We’ve Done and What’s Next PRESS RELEASE February 12, 2026 The City of Yellowknife and the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce have released a January 2026 progress update on the Downtown Safety Initiative, outlining actions taken and work underway to support a safer, more welcoming, and more…
Read MoreOpen Letter From NWT Businesses For A Call To Action For All Leaders In The Territory
Open Letter From NWT Businesses For A Call To Action For All Leaders In The Territory January 22, 2026 – Cabin Radio previously reported that “the NWT’s 2024 Gross Domestic Product (GDP), adjusted for inflation, is essentially the same as it was in 2002.” Think about that for a moment, our economy hasn’t grown in more than twenty years while every other province and…
Read MoreSupport For Advancing The North Slave Campus Proposal
December 9, 2025 The Honourable Caitlin Cleveland Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Government of the Northwest Territories 4570 48 Street Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 3A5 Canada Delivered by email: Caitlin_Cleveland@gov.nt.ca Subject: Support for Advancing the North Slave Campus Proposal Dear Minister Cleveland, On behalf of the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce, I…
Read MoreSubmission Response: City of Yellowknife’s 2026 Draft Budget – Transportation Plan Capital Projects
December 1, 2025 Mayor Ben Hendriksen and Members of Council City of Yellowknife 4807 52 Street Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N4 Re: Feedback on the 2026 Draft Budget – Transportation Plan Capital Projects Dear Mayor Hendriksen and Members of Council, On behalf of the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce and its membership, thank…
Read MorePress Release – Now Is the Time: Turning Federal Investment into Northern Opportunity
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Now Is the Time: Turning Federal Investment into Northern Opportunity Yellowknife, NT | November 18, 2025 – The 2025 federal budget marks one of the most significant commitments to Northern development in decades. The focus on Arctic security, critical infrastructure, critical minerals, and northern economic corridors…
Read MoreCity and Chamber Release “What We Heard” Report on Yellowknife’s Public Safety and Business Resilience
City and Chamber Release “What We Heard” Report on Yellowknife’s Public Safety and Business Resilience YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES | JULY 14, 2025 The City of Yellowknife and the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce have released a “What We Heard” report, summarizing local business perspectives on downtown safety, public space conditions, and ways to boost…
Read MoreAdvocacy Priorities 2025
2025 Advocacy Priorities For PDF Version of The 2025 Advocacy Priorities Click Here The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors recently met to discuss issues facing the Yellowknife business community. After much discussion they settled on a list of advocacy priorities for the year. This document provides for direction in the coming year but…
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Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce 2024 Advocacy Priorities For PDF Version of The 2024 Advocacy Priorities Click Here The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors recently met to discuss issues facing the Yellowknife business community. After much discussion they settled on a list of advocacy priorities for the year. This document provides for direction…
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