If Yellowknife agrees to host the 2026 Arctic Winter Games (AWG), Mayor Rebecca Alty says it would need a lot of help from the territorial government. In a city meeting last week, Alty said she plans to bring forward a motion for the city support the territory’s bid to host the games, but only in an advisory capacity. The 2026 games had first been slated to be held in Russia, but the Arctic Winter Games international committee has suspended Russia’s hosting due to its war with Ukraine. Gary Schauerte, the department’s director of sport, recreation and youth, brought that proposal to a Yellowknife council meeting in January. Though city staff were expected to have that analysis report ready sometime in the spring, Alty said last week that her motion would be in lieu of that report.

Source: CBC News April 05, 2023 14:45 UTC