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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 […]

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.

In January, Walk to Tuk is celebrating its tenth anniversary. As part of this milestone birthday, the NWTRPA is launching a new website to support this long-standing and much-loved winter walking challenge (stay tuned for more information on that!). We are also welcoming a new staff member to take Walk to Tuk into its next decade, St […]

In the winter of 2003, the NWTRPA Board led by President Theresa Ross hired Geoff Ray to be the organization’s first full-time Executive Director. Geoff was more than just the NWTRPA’s first full-time ED, he was the organization’s first full-time employee period. And what an employee he was. Though initially only hired as a one-yea […]

Information we learned during the NWTRPA and CTRI organized event which took place in October in Yellowknife and Hay River.

Applications are now open! The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) is providing a grant program to fund community-level projects that aim to increase the participation and/or retention of girls and women in recreational sport.

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. Most recently, we shared the story of Arctic Symposium ’96, but we’ve also written posts about, for example, the NWTRPA logo and o […]