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NWTRPA News

NWTRPA June is Recreation and Parks Month (JRPM) Photo Contest

What is JRPM? June is Recreation and Parks Month (JRPM) is an annual observance celebrated in Canada to promote the importance of...

NWTRPA Exercise and Wellness Survey

Interested in exercise and wellness training? Have some great ideas about how to better promote physical activity in the NWT? Want to win...

2020 NWTRPA Award of Excellence Winner: Rob Johnson

For over 20 years the NWTRPA Awards Program has been celebrating and recognizing recreation professionals and volunteers in northern...

Yearbooks at Residential Schools

There are very few records produced by students while they were at northern residential schools. One exception is yearbooks.

Welcome to our New Website!

Welcome to our new website! Thanks for visiting. We’ve updated our website to be faster, more accessible, and (we hope!) easier to navigate.

Meet Delanie, NWTRPA Active Communities Coordinator

We’re excited to welcome Delanie Vail to the NWTRPA team as the Active Communities Coordinator! Delanie was born and raised in the...

Photographs and Residential School Research

Guided by a committee of former students and intergenerational survivors, the NWT Recreation and Parks Association (NWTRPA) and...

Walking Edéhzhíe like our ancestors

Walk to Tuk is definitely about getting physically active and connecting with people in our communities, and across the NWT. But it's...

2020 NWTRPA Innovation Award Winner: Inemesit Graham

For over 20 years the NWTRPA Awards Program has been celebrating and recognizing recreation professionals and volunteers in northern...

Creation of Western Arctic Youth Collective (WAYC)

Drin Gwinzii, my name is Peter Greenland. I am currently 27 years old and living in Ottawa, working as a carpenter. Originally, I am from...

Meet Abby our New Administrative Coordinator!

Abby grew up in Hay River, NT and moved to Yellowknife once she was in high school. Abby is very passionate about hockey and staying...