A documentation and evaluation of the Pangnirtung Tourism Program ...

• Main Author: Kuiper, Bob
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2010
• Subjects: Baffin Island; Baffin; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0097240; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0097240

The Pangnirtung Tourism Program was initiated by the Government of the Northwest Territories as a pilot study in northern community based tourism in Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, in 1981. This thesis is a case study documentation and evaluation of that program. Its focus is to examine the program from the perspective of its participants, which include the residents of Pangnirtung, and planners, tourism representatives, consultants and government officials that have been involved with the program. The thesis identifies what the program's objectives are, what the program's strengths and weaknesses are in achieving its objectives, and how it could have been improved to better meet local community development goals. Documentation methods included an extensive literature search, personal interviews with 101 program participants, and a one-month stay in Pangnirtung. The Pangnirtung Tourism Program was initiated with the following main objectives: a) to set up a test case and demonstration project in northern tourism ...