The Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) and the Labrador North Chamber of Commerce (LNCC) recently produced another successful Northern Lights, a high-profile business and cultural showcase of Nunavut, Nunavik and Labrador / Nunatsiavut.
Northern Lights 2016 was held at the Shaw Centre (formerly the Ottawa Convention Centre) in Ottawa, Ontario, January 27-30, 2016. The four-day event attracted 200 exhibitors and 1,200 delegates.
New this year, in collaboration with ArcticNet, Northern Lights 2016 hosted the 4th annual Arctic Inspiration Prize Awards Ceremony.
One of the highlights of this year’s show was a visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The goal of the Northern Lights Conference is to showcase the best that Eastern Canada’s Arctic and North has to offer, whether it be industry, tourism, arts and culture, or the many other areas where progress and opportunities are happening.
- Creation of stronger relationships between northern regions.
- Promotion of the respective regions to southern markets and business concerns.
- Promotion of economic development opportunities available in the Eastern Arctic and North.
- Promotion of joint ventures and the exchange of information between the northern regions and others.
- Allow northern organizations the opportunity to establish new relationships with southern businesses.
- Promotion of Eastern Arctic tourism, culture and the arts to both the south and other northern regions.
- Provide a high profile southern venue for the sale of arts and crafts.
