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This accession consists of records from the Policy, Legislation and Communications division of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. Many of the records relate to communications, including policy, briefing notes, reports on ITI programs and initiatives, program/service catalogue, communications plans, Trappers newsletters, NWT Arts newsletters, sector profiles, brochures, fact sheets, informational booklets,signage content, website content and look and feel, Visual Identity Guidelines for NWT Arts branding, and records of the ITI Communications Committee. Other records relate to the negotiation of socio-economic agreements with De Beers (Gahcho Kue), Avalon, and Fortune (NICO), including correspondence, negotiation mandate, workplan, draft agreements, briefing notes, meeting notes and agendas, a decision paper, a table comparing agreements, presentation slides, and speaking notes.

This accession consists of strategic planning documents, vision papers, survey results, and program descriptions related to the department's development and use of Internet-related services and infrastructure. It includes "From Vision to Reality: Strategies for the Use of Information Networks to Address the Needs of ECE" as well as records from the Information Networks Development Project, Information Networks Steering Committee, and Communication Networks Development Project.

Northwest Territories. Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Information Networks division
N-1997-018 · Accession · [1992]

The sound recording contains examples of recordings broadcast by the Fort Liard Communication Society radio station CHFL. The recordings include local reports, elders' stories, interviews with Members of the Legislative Assembly, local musicians and Christmas messages.

Fort Liard Band Council
O'Reilly, Kevin, 1958-
N-1990-505 · Accession · 1989

This accession consists of one envelope bearing a postmark stamped 30 June 1989, the last day of business for the first Frame Lake South Post Office operated in Yellowknife.

Canada Post
Dennis Duffy fonds
146 · Fonds · 1977

This fonds consists of two audio reels (archival masters) and one audio cassette (original master) containing the recording entitled "Hooked on the North." The recordings were compiled from oral history tapes of Marjorie Nichol (N-1992-019) and Dennis Williams (N-1992-018). These excerpts are interspersed with narration and music.

Duffy, Dennis
Drama Arctic fonds
191 · Fonds · [ca. 1975?]

This fonds consists of one DAT audio cassette and one sound cassette. The DAT is approximately 60 minutes in length and is of Inuit and Dene raven legends retold by Drama Arctic. The recording, produced by CFYK in Yellowknife, features the voices of Kathleen Johnson, Mick Mallon and Louis Blondin.

Drama Arctic
Oblates of Mary Immaculate
N-1998-050 · Accession · 1971 [copied 1986]
Part of Oblates of Mary Immaculate fonds

Records are comprised of photocopies of documents found among Father LeMeur's papers shortly after he died. Included are English translations of Father LeMeur's Inuvialuktun radio program broadcast over CFCT Tuk Radio, a manuscript entitled "True Experiences- Men of the North," a notebook in Inuvialuktun and miscellaneous papers most of which are also in Inuvialuktun.

Nick Sibbeston
N-1992-272 · Accession · [197-], copied 2000
Part of Nick Sibbeston fonds

Many of the sound recordings are episodes of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) program "Dene Gonde."

N-2007-003 · Accession · [197-?]

The textual records consist of a membership card and blank letterhead from the Tuktoyaktuk Broadcasting Association which operated CFCT Tuktoyaktuk Radio Station. The sound recording is of the radio log for one day of programming (date unknown).

CFCT Tuktoyaktuk Radio Station
G-1999-055 · Accession · 1969-1977
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Information fonds

These files were from the Central Registry and were from the following Central Registry blocks: Policy (11-000) which contains files about departmental and territorial policy and directives; Settlements (11-004) contains files on Rae, Port Burwell, Iqaluit and Fort Smith; Tours (11-005) contains files on the Commissioner's Tours of the Arctic; Publications (11-006) contains copies of the GNWT publication 'H.Q. Bulletin' and Communications (11-012) contains files relating to the development of community broadcast stations in the north.

197 · Fonds · [196- to 198-]

This fonds consists of 296 reel to reels (original masters) and 678 audio cassettes (original masters) copied to 661 sound CDs (RedBook Audio format - Archival Masters), which contain approximately 1013 oral history recordings and 1.2 meters of transcriptions from the Committee for Original People's Entitlement (COPE). The sound CDs constitute the archival masters. These recordings are in Inuvialuktun, Gwich'in and North Slavey and contain life stories of elders as well as traditional legends. Many of the recordings are part of CBC broadcast programming.

Committee for Original Peoples' Entitlement. Oral History Project
N-2015-007 · Accession · [1958?]-[196-]

The slides depict airport radio stations and former Royal Canadian Corps of Signals stations. They were created by Milton Watts during his time as a radio technician in Norman Wells, Fort Smith, Wrigley and Fort Norman (now Tulita) in the 1950s and 1960s.

Watts, Milton
Salmita Mine Logbook
N-1999-058 · Accession · [1957-1958]

Records are comprised of a logbook of radio transmissions made between Salmita Mine and elsewhere. The majority of the calls are between Salmita and Yellowknife. Transmissions include day to day operations at the mine, requests for supplies, and contact with family members. Notable participants include John H. Parker and N.W. Byrne. The first half of the book is handwritten in pencil and ink, the second half is typed.

Yellowknife Radio Ltd
429-S09 · Series · 1956-1982
Part of Glick family fonds

Series consists of records relating to the operation of Yellowknife Radio Limited (also known as Yellowknife Radio and Records Shop and YK Radio). Records include financial statements, meeting minutes, and advertisements, as well as recordings of local bands that were made in the store.

YK Radio was a retail establishment for records, radios and appliances in downtown Yellowknife. Harold Glick began the business in October 1948, selling products and offering repair services. The store was initially in a wall tent next door to the Gold Range Hotel, and by 1952 had moved into a new building. In 1958 an addition was added to the shop. The store’s offerings expanded to include jewelry and furniture. As of 1968-1970, the company had three directors: Harold Glick (President), Zelda Glick (Secretary-Treasurer), and Jacob Isaac Glick (Vice President). By 1972, Derek A. Finall had replaced J.I. Glick as a Director. In 1986 the business was sold to Roy Williams.

Glick, Harold
N-1979-037 · Accession · [1955-1977?]

Records include images of a telephone exchange building in Yellowknife and the Yellowknife Telephone Company Building. The colour photo is of a sketch of the proposed Yellowknife CNT building. One photo is stamped "Reimann Studios."

Strock, Reeve O.
N-1992-259 · Accession · 1938

This accession consists of one card, mailed in August 1938, confirming a QSO (amateur radio contact) between Arctic VE5LD in Gjoa Haven and W2GTZ in New York on 5/11, 1937.

Ephemera Collection
N-1998-006 · Accession · [1938]

The records consist of the history of the Signal Corps in Fort Rae and Yellowknife, and a copy of Life magazine from September 19, 1938.

Canada. Canada Post
N-1992-035 · Accession · 1934-1973

This accession consists of one register entitled "General Record of Registered Letters", and was compiled by Post Office employees at Lake Harbour.

Canada Post