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.
For over 20 years the NWTRPA Awards Program has been celebrating and recognizing recreation professionals and volunteers in northern communities for their efforts and achievements in promoting recreation and active living for all northerners. This feature of Davonna Kasook is the first in a series of profiles of the 2019 NWTRPA Award W […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2020 – Sǫ̀mba K’è (Yellowknife, NT)
Today, the NWTRPA is proud to announce that Walk to Tuk will be
helping an unprecedented number of NWT residents get and/or stay active this
winter. When registration closed on January 16, over 4,900 people on 420 teams had registered for the non-profit
organ […]
The NWTRPA is sponsoring three Paddling Film Festival stops in the NWT this year.
Rapid Media’s Paddling Film
Festival showcases the world’s best paddling films to audiences in Canada,
United States and around the world. The festival inspires more people to
explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push physical and emotional […]
We’re excited to welcome Kaila Jefferd-Moore to the NWTRPA team as the Membership and Communications Coordinator!
Don’t wait to sign up – the deadline to register for Walk to Tuk is January 16, 2020.
2020 marks the tenth anniversary of Walk to Tuk. We are celebrating this milestone with a new website, new sponsors, and a new staff member.
