In 2007, 3.4 million watched the premiere of Ice Road Truckers, the first reality TV series filmed in the NWT, making it the most-watched original telecast in History Channel’s 12 year history.
Products include wood and metal fabrication for the mining and exploration industries, boats, and concrete and home products. Can mineral processing be next?
Most NWT construction firms start small with little more than a tool box and a pickup truck. Some have grown considerably, expanding into southern Canada and abroad.
In the Northwest Territories electricity is generated in three ways: hydropower, diesel fuel and natural gas. Future options include geothermal, biomass and wind power.