2019 Canada Winter Games
February 14th, 2019 to March 3rd, 2019
Featuring 19 sports, over 150 events and a major arts and cultural festival, the 2019 Canada Winter Games will welcome up to 3,600 athletes, managers and coaches and more than 20,000 visitors.
The 2019 Games will be the largest...
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2018 NWT Sport Hall of Fame Inductees Announced.
Sport North is excited to announce that there will be three new inductees into the...
KidSport NWT issues $33,500 in Community Equipment Grants across the Northwest Territories.
The KidSport NWT Committee is excited to announce that they received 23 Community Equipment Grants...
NWTVA Announces Team NT Volleyball Coaching Staff for the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games
NWTVA Announces Team NT Volleyball Coaching Staff for the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games Yellowknife,...Upcoming Events
NWT Sport Hall of Fame
Sharon Firth (2012)
Cross Country Skiing
Sharon Firth was a product of a pioneering program to introduce skiing to Canada's North. Sharon and her sister, Shirley, dominated the Canadian women’s cross country skiing scene for many years. They were among the first Aboriginal women to compete in various international cross country ski competitions including four world ski championships.
From 1972 to 1984 Shirley & Sharon represented Canada in four consecutive Winter Olympics; a streak only equaled by speed skating legend Gaetan Boucher. Their determination and grit throughout the years has left an inspiring note for all...
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