A Canadian North airplane prepares to land at the Pangnirtung airport in September 2023. Destination Nunavut’s marketing plan is focused on tourists from North America, Europe and Australia, but not China. (File photo by Corey Larocque)
Territory’s tourism sector focused on markets in U.S., Australia and Europe
Canada is again an approved destination for Chinese group travel, but Nunavut’s travel industry isn’t rushing to launch a Mandarin-language marketing campaign any time soon.
Aivilik MLA Hannah Angootealuk, right, is the first of 21 MLAs to be sworn into office Thursday morning. Nunavut Commissioner Eva Aariak and RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. Pauline Melanson, who is pictured at left, presided over the ceremony to officially welcome the MLAs to office. Members are scheduled to meet for their first sitting Thursday afternoon. Following that, premier-elect John Main and eight cabinet ministers are to be sworn in to their executive positions. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)