text: Tourism Prince Rupert has developed an outdoor vendor market located on the Atlin Promenade in Prince Rupert aimed at showcasing regional small businesses and artisans to cruise ship passengers for the 2023 cruise season. In lieu of market stalls, refurbished shipping containers have been used, providing shelter and calling to Prince Rupert’s main economic driver – international trade. The marketplace will not only create a unique and colourful market area for cruise passengers to explore, but it will also provide a new opportunity for regional artisans, small business owners, and vendors to showcase their products to an international audience. The market has been developed initially to operate around the 2023 cruise schedule, but vendors may also have weekly operating hours to service other visitor demographics as well as Prince Rupert residents. 20’ units are licenced on rotating two-week terms.