steam in Yellowknife. He speaks of sustainability for his business in a way demonstrates its importance to people who live in remote communities and have a true connection with their land. “With us at the top
of Canada, we really have to get creative in remain- ing committed to sustainability…we are on trucked- in water and trucked-out sewage, so there are these constant challenges.”
The ideas and possibilities seem as vast as the land they inhabit. Fletcher goes on to say, “Our favourite saying when people ask how we accomplish all we do is it’s like a duck on water… looks calm on the surface but under- neath, we’re treading water like crazy!” “So, as we were soaking all this money into the brew pub, we didn’t even know if we were going to be awarded a licence to manufacture beer.” Treading water or not, the NWT Brewing Co. is swiftly becoming the pride of Canada’s great white north.
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