Ulus were won, friends were made and pins were exchanged: The 2023 Arctic Winter Games in Wood Buffalo, Alta., came to a close on Saturday with a ceremony in Fort McMurray, Alta.
Chris Stipdonk, a veteran of knuckle hop, made it 188 feet on Wednesday 21 and a half feet farther than the next competitor seizing gold. He fell just shy of the 191 feet he needed to break the Arctic Winter Games record.
After years of online events and cancellations, the territory's Aboriginal Sport Circle is getting ready to host its inaugural Indigenous Summer Games in Yellowknife, and athletes are eager to take part.