Arctic Market
The Arctic Market promotes local growers, artisans, crafters, bakers & chefs by providing a community retail venue for their products. The market is inclusive and welcomes everyone to participate.
Our market runs in both the Summer and Winters seasons. You can find out more on how to visit the market or how to become a vendor at the market below.
How to Apply for Food Establishment Permit
GNWT Food Establishment Permit Application User Guide
GNWT Application for Food Establishment Permit
Arctic Market Contact Information
- By phone: 867.777.8618
- By email: Tourism@Inuvik.ca
- By Facebook Direct Message: Arctic Market Facebook Page
- Register here
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From June to September, the Arctic Market takes place each Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm in the covered wooden boardwalk at the Inuvik Welcome Centre located in Chief Jim Koe Park and each Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 8 pm at the Inuvik Community Greenhouse. From October to May the Arctic Market’s time is usually Noon to 3pm but can vary depending on any related event’s schedule.
Location and time are subject to change. For the most up to date information follow : https://www.facebook.com/Arctic.Market/
Arctic Market Information for VendorsRegister online as an Arctic Market Vendor Register over the phone at 867.777.8618 or in person at the Welcome Centre at 190 Mackenzie Road, Inuvik in Chief Jim Koe Park.
2024 Arctic Market Vendor Rates Off Season Pass $65 Summer Saturday Pass $100 Summer Wednesday Pass $100 Summer Saturday Power Pass $100 Summer Pass $180 Per Market Power Fee $10
2024 Arctic Market Agreement- Welcome Info Sheet for Vendors - Download Here
Arctic Market Food Vendor FormsGNWT Food Establishment Permit Application User Guide GNWT Application for Food Establishment Permit
Arctic Market Contact Information
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Meet the Market
Meet the Market allows you to get to know each of our vendors, find out what they sell, and why they love making, creating, & baking as they do.
| Alice Kimiksana - Artist |
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Alice Kimiksana Ulukhaktok Popular Item: Seal Skin Crafts
Alice Kimiksana is inspired by other people enjoying her arts and crafts. Originally from Ulukhaktok, Alice can be found at the Arctic Market selling her popular mukluk ornaments, but she also has an eye for creating wonderful seal skin crafts too.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Ulukhaktok
Q: How long have you been crafting? A: Since I was 10 years old
Q: Who or what inspires you? A: Making people happy
Q: What is your favourite piece you ever created? A: Little ornaments, like the little booties
Q: How do you decided what you are going to create next? A: I just sit down and do what I want to do
Q: What is your most frequently asked question? A: "What kind of material is this?" "Where do you get it from?"
Q: When I'm not crafting, I am...? A: Taking walks all over
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| Asha Mohammed - Food Vendor |
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Asha Mohammed Sudan Popular Item: Samosas & Sweet Donuts
Asha, originally from Sudan can be found at the Arctic Market alongside her son. Grab a bite to eat from Asha and try her samosas or a sweet donut.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Sudan
Q: When did you learn how to cook? A: When I was 10 years old, my mother taught me how to cook
Q: What is your favourite kitchen gadget/utensil? A: My tool is my pan
Q: Who or what inspires you to share your food creations with others? A: My mother inspires me to share my food with others
Q: What is your favourite meal/dish you ever created? A: Injera with chicken sauce
Q: Do you prefer to stick the recipes, or do you like to make your own creations? A: I like to make my own creative dishes
Q: What is your most frequently asked question by customers? A: Most people ask me about my sweets
Q: When I'm not cooking, I am...? A: I mostly spend my time at home with my family
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| Cathy Cockney - Artist |
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Inuvik Popular Item: Ookpiks
Crafting since 1985, Cathy has incredible skill and talent when creating her work. Cathy takes pride in creating various pieces, but is generally known for her beautiful Atiqluks and cute Seal Skin Ookpiks.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Inuvik
Q: How long have you been crafting? A: Since 1985
Q: What is your most important art/craft tool? A: Beading
Q: What is your favourite piece you ever created? A: Caribou Skin Mukluks
Q: How do you decide what you are going to create next? A: I see what sells, but it also depends on the season
Q: What is your most frequently asked question by customers? A: "How long did it take you to make this?"
Q: When I'm not crafting, I am...? A: Playing cards
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| Esther Kay - Food Vendor |
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Inuvik Popular Item: Bread & Buns
Esther is a great member of Inuvik's community and is a long time baker specializing in bread and buns. Esther's products sell quick, so be sure to head to the market early to buy a loaf of bread, you don't want to miss out.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Inuvik
Q: When did you learn to cook? A: In my 20's, my parents taught me on the wood stove
Q: What is your favourite kitchen gadget/utensil? A: My pans
Q: Who or what inspires you to share your food creations with others? A: People in general
Q: What is your favourite meal/dish you ever created? A: Roast ham or pea soup with ham
Q: Do you prefer to stick to the recipes, or do you like to make your own creations? A: I always make my own
Q: What is your most frequently asked question by customers? A: They like to talk to me about my bread
Q: When I'm not cooking, I am...? A: Crafting or traveling to the communities like McPherson with the Elders and cooking and hanging out with them
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| Fatima Tin - Artist |
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Inuvik Popular Item: Henna Tattoos
Fatima has been crafting for over 35 years, and she has an array of different skills in the arts and crafts field including, sewing, floral arrangement and henna tattoos. Fatima is a regular Arctic Market vendor, so head to the Market and learn more about her many art skills and craftsmanship.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Inuvik
Q: How long have you been crafting? A: 35+ years
Q: What is your most important art/craft tool? A: Creativity
Q: Who or what inspires you? A: The community
Q: What us your favourite piece you ever created? A: Wedding bouquets
Q: How do you decide what you are going to create next? A: You pick something and you go with it, you have to try different ideas in your mind
Q: What is you most frequently asked question by customers? A: "Did you make this?"
Q: When I'm not crafting, I am...? A: Cooking
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| Laure Frajman - Food Vendor |
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Paris Popular Item: Fireweed Jam
Laure is inspired by natural and the natural qualities of local ingredients such as fireweed. Each product is lovingly handmade emphasizing all natural ingredients, check out the popular fireweed jam or event the fireweed shampoo in Summer.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Paris
Q: How long have you been crafting? A: A year
Q: What is your most important art/craft tool? A: The quality of the oil and natural products
Q: Who or what inspires you? A: The season as all my products are seasonal
Q: What is your favourite piece you ever created? A: Fireweed shampoo
Q: How do you decide what you are going to create next? A: It depends on the season, what is available, what's different, what's around us and what I feel like me skin needs at the moment
Q: What is you most frequently asked question by customers? A: They ask about the ingredients I use
Q: When I'm not crafting, I am...? A: Foraging and trying the foods
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| Mahafuza Khanom - Food Vendor |
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Bangladesh Popular Item: Samosas & Kabobs
Mahafuza, originally from Bangladesh can be found at the Arctic Market regularly with her daughter Fariha selling samosas of every flavour, delicious kabobs alongside her famous sauce.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Bangladesh and Inuvik
Q: When did you learn to cook? A: My mom and my family taught me when I was 12 years old
Q: What is your favourite kitchen gadget/utensil? A: Utensils and dishes: Knives, plates, bowls etc
Q: Who or what inspires you to share your food creations with others? A: I like cooking in general. I work at the daycare kitchen
Q: What is your favourite meal/dish you ever created? A: Rice and fish, samosas and Bangladeshi Biryani
Q: Do you prefer to stick to the recipes, or do you like to make your own creations? A: Sometimes I follow my family's recipes, sometimes I follow my own
Q: What is your most frequently asked question by customers? A: "How do you make the sauce?"
Q: When I'm not cooking, I am...? A: Listening to music
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| Marlene Snowshoe - Artist |
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Fort McPherson Popular Item: Beaded Ornaments
Marlene has been crafting for over 40 years, after her Mother in Law taught her how to bead. Since Marlene beaded her first pair of uppers, she has been crafting ever since and often travels from Fort McPherson to attend the Arctic Market in Inuvik.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Fort McPherson
Q: How long have you been crafting? A: 40 years
Q: Who or what inspires you? A: My Mother in Law, she got me into beading and taught me how make uppers
Q: What is you favourite piece you ever created? A: My little ornaments
Q: How do you decide what you are going to create next? A: I look at other people for ideas
Q: What is your most frequently asked question by customers? A: "Do you have any more?"
Q: When I'm not crafting, I am...? A: Cooking and cleaning
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| Mary Anne Francey - Artist |
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Inuvik Popular Item: Necklaces & Earrings
A regular vendor at the Arctic Market, Mary- Anne can be found selling her beautiful handcrafted necklaces and earrings. Inspired by nature and her Arctic surroundings each piece is uniquely designed and handmade.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Inuvik
Q: How long have you been crafting? A: 3 years
Q:What is you most important art/craft tool? A: Pliers
Q: Who or what inspires you? A: Nature
Q: What is your favourite piece you ever created? A: The Arctic Rose Earrings and Necklace or the lichen
Q: How do you decide what you are going to create next? A: I go out and pick a bunch of flowers and I lay them all out and the I can decide what to do next
Q: What is your most frequently asked question? A: "Is it local?"
Q: When I'm not crafting, I am...? A: Spending time with my family
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| Melanie Kimiksana - Artist |
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Ulukhaktok Popular Item: Little Ornaments
Originally from Ulukhaktok, Melanie follows in the footstep of her mother Alice Kimiksana and continues to keep crafting in the family and will often attend the Arctic Market to sell little ornaments and card holders.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Ulukhaktok
Q: How long have you been crafting? A: 10 years
Q: Who or what inspires you? A: My mother, Alice Kimiksana I've watched her my whole life
Q: What is your favourite piece you ever created? A: My first pair of uppers
Q: How do you decide what you are going to create next? A: It all depends on what materials I have
Q: What is your most frequently asked questions by customers? A: "Did you make that yourself?"
Q: When I'm not crafting, I am...? A: Thinking of crafting
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| Patrick Gesret - Food Vendor |
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Patrick Gesret France Popular Item: Chili, Fruit Loaves & Peach Juice
Patrick is a long time Arctic Market vendor, selling a variety of products for the whole family. Children love Patrick's peach juice and sweet treat, but be sure you don't miss a treat with his tasty chili.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Inuvik
Q: When did you learn to cook? A: My mom taught me when I was 7 years old
Q: What is your favourite kitchen gadget/utensil? A: A whisk
Q: Who or what inspires you to share your food creations with others? A: There's a demand for it, so I come to the market
Q: What is your favourite meal/dish you ever created? A: Couscous
Q: Do you prefer to stick to the recipes, or do you like to make your own creations? A: Usually I follow the recipes but sometimes I MacGyver it
Q: What is your most frequently asked question by customers? A: "Are the berries local?"
Q: When I'm not cooking, I am...? A: Eating leftovers |
| Raquel Mendoza - Food Vendor |
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Combo in Town Popular Item: Fried Chicken Noodle Combo
Raquel, originally from the Philippines can be found at the Arctic Market regularly selling their noodle or rice combos. You can even often pre-order your combos for your Friday evening meals, just check out the Combo in Town Facebook Page.
Q: What community do you represent? A: Philippines
Q: When did you learn to cook? A: My husband does most of the cooking, I help sell the food
Q: What is your favourite kitchen gadget/utensil? A: Wooden Spoons
Q: Who or what inspires you to share your food creations with others? A: The people in Inuvik, people are always sending us positive messages and asking us to cook more
Q: What is your favourite meal/dish you ever created? A: Noodles or Pancit as it is known in Tagalog
Q: Do you prefer to stick to the recipes, or do you like to make your own creations? A: Sometimes we play with it, but people really prefer to stick to the combo
Q: What is your most frequently asked question by customers? A: "How do you make the spring rolls?" "Are they homemade?"
Q: When I'm not cooking, I am...? A: Spending time with my family and my kids and taking time to rest
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| Sallie Ross - Food Vendor |
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Inuvik Popular Item: Cinnamon Buns
Sallie is known for her cooking and baking at different events. You better head down to the market early to grab a bite to eat before it's gone!
Q: What community do you represent? A: Inuvik
Q: When did you learn how to cook?
Q: What is your favourite kitchen gadget/utensil? A: My double oven
Q: Who or what inspires you to share your food creations with others? A: The kids. My daughter Alyssa wanted to earn her own money at 12, so I told her she could help me man the table
Q: What is your favourite meal/dish you ever created? A: We have perfected home cooked meals. Christmas and Thanksgiving are big productions
Q: Do you prefer to stick to the recipes, or do you like to make your own creations? A: I cook on the fly but I bake with a recipe but sometimes switch out the ingredients
Q: What is your most frequently asked question by customers? A: "Do you have anymore pepperoni buns?"
Q: When I'm not cooking, I am...? A: Quilting
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Cathy Cockney
Esther Kay 
Fatima Tin 
Laure Frajman
Mahafuza Khanom
Marlene Snowshoe 
Mary-Anne Francey
Melanie Kimiksana 
Raquel Mendoza 
Sallie Ross
Is there any better way of starting off your weekend than with a visit to the local Arctic Market?
Looking for more information? You can find the Arctic Market on Facebook.