Arctic Tourism Development: Examining the Franklin Wrecks as a Potential Tourism Destination ...

• Main Author: Weber, Melissa Sue
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2023
• Subjects: Arctic Tourism; Tourism Development; Arctic; Canada; Gjoa Haven; Nunavut; inuit
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-29043; http://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/44837

Marine tourism in the Canadian Arctic is a rapidly growing industry. The discovery of two shipwrecks, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, in 2014 and 2016 was a monumental and historic moment in Canada. It is anticipated that their discovery will stimulate tourism demand and development opportunities in and around Gjoa Haven, Nunavut - the community that is nearest to the wreck's sites. The community of Gjoa Haven played a critical role in the discovery of the shipwrecks by participating in explorations and offering historical Inuit knowledge of the region and of relevant oral histories. The community will be co-managing the Wrecks of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site (WET NHS) with the federal government agency, Parks Canada and as such will have an influential role in the site's development and management. This study examined Arctic tourism development through various perspectives (i.e. residents' of Gjoa Haven and potential tourists) to achieve the overarching research aim of better ...