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ArtsCultureMarket10TuesdaySeptember102013ByRENEFRANCOEURThetrialisoverandta-blesladenwithhomemadejelliesrabbitmukluksembroideredglovesparkacoversandfreshherbsandvegetableshavebeenputawayuntilnextJune.TheArcticMarketinIn-uvikhaswrappedupwhatorganizersarecallingasuccessfulandprotablerstseason.Theideaofacommu-nitymarketplacewastheresultoffeedbackandex-presseddesireatacom-munityleveltheTownofInuviksimplyprovidedtheforumJackieChallisthetownseconomicdevelop-mentandtourismmanagersaidinarecentpressrelease.Wetookregistrationssetuptablesandevencre-atedaFacebookpagebutitwastheworkofthesell-erscraftersgrowersandbakersthatreallymadeitaworthyproject.ThemarketwhichranasapilotthissummertookplaceeverySaturdayfromFirstArcticMarketwrapsupinInuvik1100a.m.to200p.m.inJimKoeParkfromJune22untilAug.31rainorshine.Planningisalreadyun-derwayfornextsummerwhenorganizershopetoin-creasethenumberofsellersaswellasexpandtheexist-ingmarketinfrastructuretoincludeitemssuchasnewtentsbannersasoundsys-temandsignage.Boostinglocalgrowersandartisansbyprovidingacommunityretailvenuefortheirproductswasthedriv-ingforcebehindthemarket.Tablesforvendorsandpar-ticipationinthemarketwasfreeofchargeandtheonlyrulewasthatallitemssoldattheArcticMarkethadtobegrownmadesewnbakedcookedorcreatedbyhandlocally.Themarketranfor11weeksenduringallsortsofweatherincludingsleetandsnow.Thenalmarketwaschillywithtempera-turesdippingtoamere4CbutvendorsandcustomerswerekeptwarmbyabigreandhotteathankstoInuvikMayorFloydRolanddonatingwoodandInuvikNativeBandChiefHerbertBlakesupplyingthekettlesandgettingtherestoked.Over30differentvendorssetuptablesthroughouttheseasonwithanaverageof7-10eachweek.Crowdsrangingfrom15to150cameouttoperusethroughthegoodsincludingfreshproduceandowersstonecarvingsjewellerytextileskamiksandmore.ThismarketwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheamazingcommunitymemberswhocameouteachandeverySaturdaytobuydirectlyfromtheirneigh-bourstheytooshouldbeapplaudedforbuyingandsupportingtheirlocalcom-munityChallissaid.Over15000insaleswasestimatedtobethetotalgen-eratedwithmoneygoingdi-rectlyintothehandsofthelocalvendorsandcommu-nity.Roughly90percentofthesaleswenttolocalpeoplewiththeremaindergoingtoout-of-townvisitors.EQUIPMENTRENTALINDUSTRIALSUPPLYATrueNorthernCompany103KamLakeRoadYellowknifeNTPh867766-6025Fax867873-4871PhotosSamanthaStokellShirleyEliasdemonstrateshowtoplaywithInuityo-yos.DonGillisofLexCarversCreativeCollectiblesholdshisfavouritemuskoxcarvingattheInuvikArcticMarketinJuly.CustomersbuysomebakedgoodsandcranberryjamattheArcticMarket.ElizaFirthleftandhergranddaughterParisWainmanselljewelleryattheArcticMarketonJuly6.Themarketalsoboastshandsewnitemsforsale.