Shop Local Initiatives

Shop Local - #ShopYK

Shop Local This Holiday Season:

The City of Yellowknife, Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment would like to thank everyone who participated in #ShopYK throughout November.

This year, 584 people entered #ShopYK, with purchases made at 90 different Yellowknife businesses.

Congratulations to the following winners!

$2,500 Winner:

• Kate Mansfield

$1,000 Winners:

• Ronan Valdez
• Salama Kulan

$500 Winners:

• Angie Benoit
• Krista Christensen
• Evelyn Keeping
• Muriel Singleton
• Adam Bathe

$200 Winners:

• Rowan Novinger
• Daniel Vaskanin
• Tommy Tinqui
• Patricia Kalgutkar
• Randy Lorenzo Lim
• Arianne Bernier
• Tricia McFaull
• Kate Cannell
• Jill Rivera
• Geela Qaqqasiq
• Samantha Halweg
• Breanna Dennison
• Heidi Kane
• Rommel Silverio
• Teri Thayer

All winners received gift cards for their prize amount, to the Yellowknife small business of their choice. 

Made in Yellowknife Day - #MadeinYK

The City of Yellowknife and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment would like to thank everyone who participated in the #MadeinYK campaign this year. #MadeinYK ran at numerous holiday markets throughout the holiday season.

Residents who spent $20 or more when purchasing locally made products were given an entry ballot into the draw. 432 residents entered #MadeinYK, with purchases made at 8 different holiday markets throughout the City. 

Congratulations to the following winners!

$1,000 Winner:

• Stephanie Yuill

$500 Winners:

• Linda Bussey
• Shayna Hallett

$250 Winners:

• Olivia Osburn
• Evelyn Keeping
• Mathew Norman
• Melanie Coad
• Jennifer MacKay
• Christal Doherty
• Melissa Sockwell
• Bernadette Weaver

All winners received gift cards for their prize amount, to the Yellowknife small business of their choice.