In celebration of June is Recreation and Parks Month and Senior Citizens’ Month, we’re teaming up with the NWT Seniors’ Society to host a multi-generational photo contest!
Elders and older adults experience isolation during normal times, and now while we’re asked to stop visiting them in-person, isolation is an even bigger risk.
Each week, we’re featuring different NWT communities in a Community Caring Spotlight to share what northerners are doing to support Elders through the COVID-19 pand […]
Given current GNWT public health directives, the NWTRPA has made the difficult decision not to offer June Get Active grants this year.
Joanne is the 2019 winner of the Honourary Life Membership Award for her work in Ulukhaktok, NT.
The NWTRPA has created this resource to guide each region and/or community on how to access on the land funding during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NWTRPA recognizes priorities must shift to keep the health of our Elders a central focus to Generations on the Move.
Dear NWTRPA members, partners, and NWT residents,
Given recent public health directives to stay home wherever possible and cancel public gatherings to limit the spread of COVID-19, the NWTRPA has made the decision to postpone all of our face-to-face programming indefinitely.
There are currently so many unknowns and uncertainti […]
The NWT Seniors’ Society is hosting a four-year project for adults 55 years and older to increase contact, activities, and social interaction, by building connections through activities and community engagement in 10 NWT communities.
Walking along Back Bay in Yellowknife. Photo by Vince Alfy.
Every year the NWTRPA hopes to inspire northerners to get out and get active in the wintertime. This year, Walk to Tuk celebrated its 10th anniversary—and it was the biggest, and best year yet!
For the 10th anniversary, we held a special community celebration in Zhatı […]
We're looking for new faces to join a steering committee to help develop a training program for on the land leaders to respond to, and manage difficult situations both out on the land and in their communities.
