The Kitikmeot Trade Show is coming back to Cambridge Bay from Feb. 15 to 17. More than 52 booths will be open, representing key Northern organizations such as POLAR Knowledge Canada, Canadian North, Aurora Energy Solutions Inc., Qulliq Energy Corporation, Government of Nunavut and more.

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The pre-meet and greet takes place at the CHARS campus, followed by the meet and greet at the Luke Novoligak Community Hall. The Trade Show floor will be located at the Kiilinik High School gymnasium.

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Each year, the show welcomes organizations from the provincial, federal, non-profit and private sector.

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The event takes between five to six months to prepare, according to MacEachern: SA国际影视传媒淥ur biggest challenge was to accommodate all the participants. Creating space can be challenging in facilities, which have a maximum capacity of 200 people like at the community Hall in Cambridge Bay.SA国际影视传媒�

The limited space to host the events also has a positive effect on the quality of representatives each organization sends.

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Everyone is invited to visit and employment opportunities will also be available at the event.

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