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RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION OF NUNAVUT
Established 2010
2026 WINTER YOUTH AFTER-SCHOOL & PD CAMP WEEK COMMUNITY APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!
Community applications for RPAN's 2026 NU MOVES WINTER YOUTH AFTER-SCHOOL AND PD CAMP WEEK program are now open until November 3, 2025! Nunavut Communities may apply to participate in the program and training to be hosted in Winnipeg, MB in early January, 2026. For more information about the NU Moves Winter Youth After-School & PD Camp week program, click here! If you're a recreation professional in a Nunavut community and want to register your community, please click here!
2025 NU Sport and Recreation Awards
On October 4, 2025, RPAN hosted in partnership with the GN Sport and Recreation Division and NU Sport Federation the 2025 NU Sport and Recreation Awards in Iqaluit, where athletes, coaches, administrators and volunteers were honoured for their commitment, dedication and accomplishments over the past year to the sport and recreation sector. Click here to find out more!
2025 GET HAPPY SUMMER DAY CAMPS A HUGE SUCCESS!
Fall is upon us and the 2025 Get Happy Summer Day Camp program has come to a close, with a record-setting 16 communities, 120 youth leaders and more than 1,300 children participating in the camps! Thanks to all of the recreation staff, youth leaders, communities and partners for their participation, support and assistance in making a difference in communities across Nunavut! Click here to find out more about the program!
2025 RECREATION & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WELCOMES MORE THAN 40 DELEGATES, INCLUDING FACILITY OPERATORS FOR 1ST TIME
Over the weekend of October 3-5, RPAN welcomed more than 40 delegates from across Nunavut to Iqaluit for the 2025 Recreation and Leadership conference, including a facility stream for the first time to coincide with the recreation professional stream, allowing recreation staff and facility operators to network, learn and improve their skills to support the recreation and sport sector and communities across Nunavut. Learn more here!
CPRA Awards
Congratulations to this year's winners of the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) awards, including several from Nunavut: Jolene Curley, Recreation Director, Arviat - 2025 Award of Merit; and Naja Pearce, Recreation Coordinator, Iqaluit - 2025 Emerging Leader of the Year!
RPAN 2025-2026 Board of Directors
The Recreation and Parks Association of Nunavut is pleased to announce the newly appointed Board of Directors who will lead the RPAN vision for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year.
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PRESIDENT - Kimberley Young
VICE-PRESIDENT - Nathan Annanaut
DIRECTOR, FINANCE - Breton McNeil
DIRECTOR, BAFFIN - Qumangaapik Arnatsiaq
DIRECTOR, KIVALLIQ - Jolene Curley
DIRECTOR, KITIKMEOT - Mathious Boullianne
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