History
SSI Micro was founded in 1990 in Fort Providence. They provided businesses with a fully equipped sales, training and technical service center along with computer sales and repairs. At this time SSI Micro became the 13th division of a much larger group of companies operated by the Philipp family since 1965. This group of companies offered a vast range of services and employment opportunity in the community of Fort Providence, including the Snowshoe Inn, coffee shop and gift shop. For many years the company also operated the ferry that provides the only road access from Southern Canada to the Northwest Territories.
SSI Micro was one of the first Internet Service Providers (ISP's) in Northern Canada. They opened a branch in Yellowknife in 1995.
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