The Town of Inuvik will continue hosting Arctic Markets throughout the winter this year, following the success of the summer season.

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Ideas for when and how to host the markets were discussed during an Arctic Market community meeting at the Midnight Sun Complex on Sept. 7.

A number of vendors were in attendance, as well as Moses and Mayor Jim McDonald.

The idea is to host the winter markets twice a month inside the Midnight Sun Complex, with the majority of them likely taking place on Saturdays, said Moses.

They would be scheduled near holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and the Sunrise Festival to give vendors more opportunity to sell baked goods or crafts they would normally sell around special occasions.

One vendor mentioned that the opening of the Inuvik-Tuk highway could draw more people from Tuktoyaktuk into town for the markets as well.

SA国际影视传媒淛ust having opportunities for people to sell, (it) seems to be that people want to buy,SA国际影视传媒� said Ray Solotki, executive director at the Inuvik Community Greenhouse. SA国际影视传媒淭hey want everyone's goods. They want to go out and have something to do.SA国际影视传媒�

She said both the Tuesday and Saturday markets were a hit this summer and that people have expressed a positive attitude about them.

She added the greenhouse's average sales from the markets more than doubled from last year.

Moses has also received calls from residents expressing they enjoyed the addition of the Tuesday markets with live music and fresh veggies, she said.

SA国际影视传媒淭his is why we do it, is to support our local growers and crafters and bakers,SA国际影视传媒� said Moses.

Although Sept. 2 was originally supposed to be the final Saturday Arctic Market of the year, the greenhouse stepped up to hold a few more on Sept. 9, 16 and 23 SA国际影视传媒� which is also the fall fair.

While a final schedule for the winter markets has yet to be released, Moses confirmed the first one will take place on Oct. 7.