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Get the latest news, updates, and stories from Walk to Tuk. From prize announcements to inspirational team stories, this is your hub for everything happening during the challenge. Check back regularly for new features, contest updates, and important event information!

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Fri Dec 01 2023
Walk to Tuk is Back!

Walk to Tuk registration is open, and we want you to join us this winter!! There are so many reasons to participate in Walk to Tuk, and it wouldn’t be possible without our amazing sponsors.

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Wed Dec 27 2023
Tips for Creating Senior Friendly Health Habits

– By Joyce Wilson

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Wed Jan 03 2024
A Dream - Mission Accomplished

By Jan Rosdail

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Wed Feb 28 2024
BIglakelate

Brian Jasper was born and raised in Yellowknife on Chief Drygeese Territory, a place he continues to call home. A self-taught artist, Brian sculpts using local deadfall. He currently paints on dark canvas with colourful acrylic paint. Much of his canvas-based work is centred on themes of self, gender, societal structures/stigmas & landscape/skylines as living aspects of spirit & self-reflection. When you look at the Land, the Land looks back.

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Tue Mar 05 2024
Jessica’s 4th-Grade Class / La classe de 4e de Jessica

Over a month ago, Amber O’Reilly created a beautiful poem entitled “Walk Together” and in an amazing chain of events, Jessica’s 4th-grade French immersion students from Įtłʼǫ̀ Elementary School were inspired to write their own winter poetry.

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Wed Mar 06 2024
NWT/NU Lotteries Team Captain Prizes

Team captains are essential to Walk to Tuk for many reasons, not the least of which is the role they play in helping to motivate their team and logging the teams’ mileage. All NWT team captains who have submitted their team’s walking time/distance have been entered into a draw to win one of two indigenous carvings. Captain Prizes would be impossible without one of our major funders, NWT/NU Lotteries.

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Wed Dec 13 2023
Community Health Representative from Tulít'a & Walk to Tuk

The NWT Recreation and Parks Active Communities Director, Nuka de Jocas interviewed Tulít'a's very own Community Health Representative, Rena Chapple, about her experience with Walk to Tuk over the years. Here's what she had to say.

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Wed Mar 06 2024
Canadian North Grand Prize

All participants from the NWT, whose teams complete Walk to Tuk, will be entered into a draw for one of two grand prizes: a travel voucher (including return) for Western-based travel with Canadian North.

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Wed Mar 06 2024
Honourable Mentions for the Walk to Tuk February Photo Contest

It was very difficult choosing winners amongst all the beautiful images that were submitted for the Walk to Tuk February Photo Contest. We know how much work it takes to remove the gloves from your hands in the blistering cold to capture these gems. Our next photo contest will start in January 2025 so stay tuned!

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Wed Jan 10 2024
Walk Together

Amber O’Reilly is a French-Canadian multilingual poet, spoken word artist, playwright and screenwriter born, raised and based in Yellowknife. Here is her original poem and video inspired by Walk to Tuk titled: Walk Together.

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