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14TuesdaySeptember32013StillnotenoughsupportforNWTlmlocalproducersMovebyArcticAirtoManitobashowsNWTstillunfriendlytolmArtsCultureFilmTelevisionByMEAGANWOHLBERGFilmandtelevisionen-thusiastsintheNWTletoutacollectivegroanlastweekuponhearingthean-nouncementthatthenextepisodeofCBCTVseriesArcticAirwouldbeshotinManitobaratherthaninYellowknifewhereitssetandhasbeenfilmedpreviously.Whilethemovebytheshowtoamoreeconomi-calplaceofbusinesswasnosurprisetomostinvolvedintheindustryintheNorthwhohavelittletodowiththesouthernproductionitnone-thelessmanagedtotriggersomedisappointedreactionsfromNorthernerswhosayitstimetheNWTguresouthowtoentertainoutsideinterestsorelsebuildsthecapacitytocreateitsownArcticAirequivalent.ForTravisMercrediafreelancerinpost-productionsoundwhosworkedonpro-gramslikeDeneAJourneyandfeaturelmTheLesserBlessedthemovesignalsafrustratingcontinuedlackofmovementonthepartoftheterritorialgovernmenttocreateincentivesforthelmindustry.Thespin-offbenetsseemtomakesensebuttogetmoreproductionsuphereweneedtocreateataxcredit.Thatsnumberonehesaid.ThatshowyougetlmindustryuphereCrunchthenumbersandsayThisiswhatwecanaffordforataxcredit.Atleastitssomekindofincen-tiveratherthanbeinglikeWehavenothing.MercredioriginallyfromFortSmithsaiditwasheart-breakingtowatchTheLesserBlessed-almsetinhishometown-shotinOntariobecausetheproducercouldntndfundingtoshootintheNWT.ThoughArcticAirisntaspersonalhesaiditsanotherwakeupcallthattheNWTneedstogetittogetheronmakingartsandcultureapriority.Themarketingthatwevehadwithoutevenhavingtodoanythingissogood.Thisisnotgoingtolastforever.Weneedtostarttakingadvantageofthefascinationthatpeopleseemtobehavingwiththisplacehesaid.IceRoadTruckers-Imeanthatsthemostmundanethingeverbutsomehowitsjustahotidea.Weshouldtakeadvantageofthis.Thisissomethingthatcouldturnaroundandspinoffandwecouldhaveasortofsmallbusinesssectorherethatisquiteagile.RequestsforcommentfromtheNWTdepartmentofIndustryTourismandInvestmentonincentivesforthelmindustrywereunsuccessful.BuyinglocalwatchinglocalSimilartothewaytheboomandbustminingecon-omycontinuestocausestrug-glesintheterritorythoseinthelocallmindustrysaywatchingsouthernproducerscomeandinevitablygowillbeawayoflifeuntilmoresupportisgiventoprofes-sionalswhocalltheNWTtheirhome.PabloSaravanjaalm-makerproducerandentre-preneurbehindtheArtlessCollectivesaidthemovebyArcticAirtoManitobaisdisappointingforbusi-nessinYellowknifebutnotsurprising.Asabusinesspersonandsomeonewhorunsapro-ductioncompanylocallyIcompletelyunderstandhesaid.Youvegottodothingsthataresustainableforyourbusinessandyouvegottobeconsciousoftheeconomics.Imsurprisedtheyevershotanythingheretobehonest.Itdidntmakeeconomicsense.Whatissurprisinghesaidisthatmorepeopledontcareaboutsupportingmade-in-the-NorthTVandlm-amovethatwouldonedayseeshowslikeArcticAircreatedandownedbyNWTers.ItdidntmakesenseforaproductioncompanyfromBCtocometotheNWT.WhatdoesmakesenseisproducingdevelopingpromotingandsupportingNorthernproductionsthatare100percentNorthernmadeintheNorthbyNorth-erners.Theresnoadditionalcostsbecausetheyrealreadyherehesaid.IwouldlovetoseethenextArcticAirorthenextbigrealitytelevisionpro-gramormajorfeaturelmthatfeaturesNorthernsto-rytellingorNorthernstoriestobemadehereandfortheNWTtogetbehindit-thepeoplethegovernmentev-erybody.Letsbuildahome-grownindustryandbelessdependentonoutsiderstodevelopanindustryforus.Saravanjasaiditsuptothepublicasmuchasgov-ernmenttosupportlocalsmallerproducerstakerisksonNorthernerswant-ingtogetintotheindustryandpromoteshowsalreadybeingshotintheNorthinordertoforgeasustainablesectorintheNWT.FellowArtlesslmmakerJayBulckaertsecondedthesentimentaddingthattolosealocalproductionlikeDeneAJourneywouldbefarmoredamagingtothelocalecon-omythanwatchingArcticAirskipovertheNWTonitswaytoManitoba.DeneAJourneyhires10peoplefull-timewhopaymortgagesinthistownpaytaxesinthistownbuyfood365daysayearinthistown.Thatwouldbeadevastationifthatshowleft.Thatshowactuallybenetsthisecon-omytechnicallymorethanArcticAirdidandmoresus-tainablyhesaid.Theselocalshowsarewaymoreimportantandbenecialfortheeconomytheindustryfortrainingpurposesformentorshipforallthosethings.Andpeopleneedtocareabouttheseshowsmorebecausetheresmoretocareaboutontheseshows.PhotocourtesyofCBCThecrewofCBCsArcticAirwhosestorycentersonYellowknifeNWTshotscenesforanewepisodeontheBrokenheadFirstNationnorthofWinnipegManitobalastweek.