Old Friends, New Services: the 2011 Nunavut Trade Show

Another year, another successful Nunavut Trade Show and Conference!

Hosted by the Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) at the Arctic Winter Games Complex in Iqaluit from September 27-29, 2011, the annual trade show provided businesses, government departments, hamlets, non-governmental organizations and many other Nunavummiut with the opportunity to examine how to work better together, and exchange both business ideas and opinions.

This year was slightly different however, as this year Aarluk was joined by Francis Liska of Otus Group, who are partnering with Aarluk to provide a new business management analysis service across the territory. This service will help address a gap in Nunavut’s business community, which is that of business aftercare programs. It was Francis’ first trip to Iqaluit, and the experience was as memorable for him as it was for us. Stay tuned for more information on this new service later in the week.

The trade show ended with a charity gala and auction, with funds going towards Breakfast for Learning Nunavut (www.breakfastforlearning.ca/nunavut), a non-profit organization solely dedicated to child nutrition programs, empowering communities across Nunavut to start and sustain school nutrition programs in order to enhance learning and the healthy development of children and youth. To support this worthy cause, Aarluk donated a gift certificate entering a team of four into next year’s Habitat for Humanity charity golf tournament in Ottawa (also a great cause!).

Aarluk would like to thank everyone that stopped by to say hi at our booth. We’d also like to thank all of the BRCC staff, including Sarah LeBlanc, Hal Timar, Lisa McGrath, and Lise Chouinard who, as usual did a great job and responded to exhibitors' needs immediately. We look forward to working with you at the next Nunavut Tradeshow, and before that the Northern Lights Tradeshow (http://www.northernlightsottawa.com/) from February 1-4, 2012!