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CANADIAN INDUSTRY ONLINE - APRIL 2012
TOURISM
Tourism is the largest sector of renewable-based industries in the NWT, and the majority of visitors to the territory touch down in Yellowknife. Tourism
pumps more money into the territorial economy than combined sales of agriculture, forestry, fishing, and trapping. In 2007-08, visitors to the terri-
tory spent more than $137 million. Yellowknife is also becoming a key conference and meeting destination. The city has the facilities, catering, fine
dining, accommodation, event planners, tourist attractions, and technological capabilities to host large and small events. In March 2008, Yellowknife
hosted the 20th Arctic Winter Games. The event drew approximately 2000 participants and 1500 spectators to the city. The International Congress on
Circumpolar Health 2009 brought medical scientists, health care specialists, health administrators, and indigenous peoples of the far North together
with approximately 600 delegates from across the circumpolar world.