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Records date from 1974-1994 and include regional consultation and development files related to parks, campgrounds, signage, tourist facilities, visitor’s centers, the Mackenzie and Liard highways and historical sites such as the Canol Heritage Trail. There are also records related to feasibility studies and reports regarding regional economic development projects, including marketing poultry and eggs, Hay River abattoir, Fort Resolution sawmill, Liard River Hydroelectric project, Slave River Hydroelectric project, and Slave River Bison Ranch. Additionally, there are records related to craft shops and marketing arts and crafts, as well as economic development plans for communities such as Fort Resolution, Fort Smith. Records also include guest book and visitor survey data from communities in the region, and minutes of meetings of the Big River Travel Association.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Fort Smith Regional Office

Records date from 1985-1994 and include a report from the NWT Business Council regarding participation in a Nordic Tour and the Department's response to the recommendations in the report. Records also include a legal opinion from Department of Justice and departmental strategy for the marketing and distribution of eggs in the NWT, an Inland Fisheries Marketing Study concerning the marketing and distribution of arctic char and whitefish, correspondence and documentation related to the management and development of forest resources in the NWT and a proposal for the Mount Pelly Land Preserve.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Tourism and Parks division

Records are from the Expo '86 exhibit and include the Content Master Plan for the Northwest Territories Pavilion at Expo 86; files submitted to the Executive Council; progress reports; a pavilion overview; and exit survey reports. The Content Master Plan documents the story line used at the pavilion and includes photocopies of images used, photocopies of artifacts to be displayed and the text that was to accompany these items.

Records are comprised of photocopies of correspondence and directives generated between March and July 1977 relating to federal employment initiative programmes and sources of federal funding available within the Northwest Territories, via the department. There is also a binder listing communities within the Northwest Territories, which details federal funding received, number of jobs created, and total man-weeks funded by federal manpower projects such as the Short Term Employment program (STEP) between May 1977 and October 1978.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Employment and Training division

Records include photocopies of three discussion papers/reports produced by different consulting firms. They include "Northern Mineral Strategy - A Discussion Paper," by Chamberlin/Reid; "Study on Different Modes of Transportation for Resupply in the Western Arctic," by Peter A. Seage, an independent consultant and expeditor from Inuvik, March 1980; and "Imperial Oil Ltd., Drilling Plans in Davis Strait," produced by Smith, Weisbeck and Associates and presented to the Northwest Territories Standing Committee on Resource Management on October 26, 1977.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Planning and Resource Development division

Records include meeting minutes, correspondence, and brochures from the NWT Hotels Association, Keewatin Tourism Committee, Northern Frontier Country Tourism Committee and the Arctic Coast Tourism Zone Association.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Tourism and Parks division

Records include files related to policy, public relations, and departmental organization; licensing of tourist lodges and outfitters; production and marketing of arts and crafts; and industrial establishments such as sawmills and the Hay River Furniture Plant. The files were managed by the Central Registry. Some records were created by the department's predecessors: the Department of Economic Development, the Department of Industry and Development, and related federal programs.

This accession consists of two copies of the agreement, dated 20 September 1986, to establish Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve. One copy of the agreement was signed in the park at Tanquary Fiord; the other was signed at Resolute. The signed agreements are stored in their original official folders. Also included in this accession are 9 colour photographic prints documenting the community of Resolute, the signing of the agreement, images of Tanquary Fiord and post signing festivities at Resolute.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Tourism and Parks division

Records are from the Central Registry system, Economic and Industrial Series (62 Block) and include files relating to Co-operatives, Arts and Crafts, Business Development, Foods, Settlements, Project Operations, Companies, Forestry, Marketing, Agricultural and Industrial Development and Financial Planning.

Records include Explorers Guides, issues of NWT Tourism Today magazine, and other promotional material and booklets related to canoeing, trail hiking, and parks. Some records were created while the division was part of the Department of Economic Development, and some were produced by arm's length agencies such as TravelArctic.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Tourism and Parks division

Records include reports from communities in the South Slave Region, including the Fort Smith Mission Historical Park Masterplan and Executive Summary, a Study on Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Production in the Northwest Territories, Market Analysis of Hay River Community Futures, Tourism Development Study, Hay River Abattoir EDA Sub-Committee file, and the Rae Lakes General Store Feasability Study.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. South Slave Regional Office

Records include policy files on issues such as tourism, business development, renewable resource development, and land use; studies such as base line studies, business development and impact studies; records related to the Economic Development Agreement (EDA); planning documents related to economic development and divisional goals and objectives and various committee files.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Directorate

This accession consists of several fisheries reports, some in draft form, prepared for the Department of Economic Development and Tourism. The reports include Market Research NWT Fish Products, NWT Commercial Fishing Strategy, NWT Fisheries Local Involvement Case Studies, NWT Fisheries: Mandates of Government Departments, and Tools and Measures for Fisheries Evaluation.

The images depict the arts and crafts display and the Dene and Inuit demonstrations that took place at the 1976 Olympics. In addition, there are two copies of a brochure entitled "1976 Olympics, Government of the N.W.T. Arts and Crafts" and an introduction to the demonstration of games, dancing and drumming performed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Arts and Crafts division

Records are from the Tourism series (61 Block) of the Central Registry system and include files on the development of the tourism industry in the Northwest Territories, such as administration, promotion, research and development. The files include copies of the Explorer's Guide, and records related to promotion efforts, fishing and hunting lodges.

Records include files related to strategic planning, policy development, decentralization efforts, assistance to businesses, the Canada-NWT Economic Development Agreement, and planning for a credit union for the NWT. Also included are records from the Department of Renewable Resources, including departmental planning, funding agreements, and records related to forest fire management.

Northwest Territories. Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Directorate