The NWTRPA honoured seven incredible individuals last night: Doreen Nitsiza, Karen Johnson, Dale Loutit, Davonna Kasook, Lena and Henry McKay, and Joanne Ogina.
The NWT Recreation and Parks Association’s Annual Conference, Awards Banquet, and AGM begin in a few days!
This has been a summer of change for the NWTRPA. As you may have seen from recent posts, we welcomed two new people to the staff team: Bri Krekoski, who will be covering for Sheena Tremblay, the Director of Active Communities, while she is on maternity leave; and Rachel Cluderay, who is stepping into the role of On the Land Programs Con […]
We’d like to introduce Bri Krekoski to the NWTRPA team! In case you haven’t heard, our Director of Active Communities, Sheena Tremblay is away on maternity leave. While Sheena is away, Bri is taking on Sheena’s role and we are excited to introduce her to you.
Bri was born and raised on a farm near St […]
Have you registered for the 2019 NWTRPA and Youth Centres Conference yet?
There are only 15 days left to secure your spot at the premier event for exploring trends and challenges in the NWT recreation sector. The conference is a space for learning, growth, and connection for recreation, health, and community leaders. Attendees w […]
We are excited to welcome our new team member, Rachel Cluderay as the On the Land Programs Consultant! Rachel was born and raised in Somba K’e, Denedeh and is of Cree ancestry. She is a Paddle Canada certified Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer and Sea Kayak Level 1 Skills Instructor. You may have […]
The NWTRPA and Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute will be offering a De-Escalating Potentially Violent Situations™ workshop instructed by Marnie Stickley, MSW, RSW in Yellowknife and Hay River.
This
workshop is designed to teach people to de-escalate potentially violent
situations through assertiveness and inte […]
We are now accepting board nominations for President, Beaufort Delta Regional Director, Dehcho Regional Director, Yellowknife Regional Director, and Director-at-Large.
It’s September! That means that the first snow isn’t likely too far off.
In 2019, we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the NWT Recreation and Parks Association by looking back at the people, events, programs, and projects that have made the NWTRPA what it is today. In our last post, we met the people who served as presidents of the NWTRPA from 2004 to today (we recognized the presidents from 1989 t […]
