The Town of Hay River has adopted a new program that will allow it to support the community’s various organizations. The Community Enhancement Grant Program Policy was passed at the June 25 regular meeting of council. It will affect sport, recreation, tourism or culture projects eligible for municipal funding. Michael Richardson, the town’s senior administrative [...]
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From beginning to end, like the championships themselves, the 2011 Territorial Track and Field opening ceremonies were a blur of anticipation, noise, energy and encouragement. Cheers echoed off the concrete floor and wooden stands in the arena on Wednesday night and camera flashes illuminated clusters of students as they gathered on the floor in the [...]
As the Southern edge of the territory nears the longest day of the year, young athletes across all of NWT are getting ready to test their limits. The excitement for the preparation of Hay River’s Annual Territorial Track and Field Meet will culminate at tonight’s opening ceremonies at the Don Stewart Recreation Centre. The town [...]
Ilona Gyapay was the sole Hay River athlete competing in cross-country skiing during this year’s Canada Winter Games competition. On Feb. 21 she competed in the 7.5-kilometre free interval start female race. Gyapay finished in 52nd place with a final race time of 27:04.20. She competed in the 1,000 m female sprint on Feb. 22, [...]
This year’s Northwest Territories Track and Field Championships has come to a close, but another successful year is on Hay River’s record. Over 1,000 kids from 17 communities across the NWT were in Hay River from June 2-4 competing for a territorial title. Despite potential complications with the construction of the new trades centre at [...]
Diamond Jenness Secondary School isn’t the only thing getting a makeover this year. The DJSS track, which has played host to the Northwest Territories Track and Field Championships since 1991, will be modified this year due to the construction of the school’s new trade centre. “It certainly is a different look out there,” Tim Borchuk, [...]
“Let the Games begin,” declared Arctic Winter Games president Gerry Thick Saturday night to a roaring crowd of over 1,800 athletes from around the polar world and a packed stadium full of fans. The 2010 Arctic Winter Games have officially begun in Grande Prairie, AB. Hay River’s 36 athletes join the massive Team NWT, made [...]
