Hay River Crowned Northwest Territories’ Most Active Community

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hay River is the Northwest Territories’ Most Active Community!

Hay River wins funds after residents and organizations got active throughout June during the 2025 ParticipACTION Community Challenge presented by Novo Nordisk

July 22, 2025 – The sixth edition of the ParticipACTION Community Challenge, a national physical activity and sport initiative that encourages everyone to get active throughout June, ended with Hay River earning the title of the Northwest Territories’ Most Active Community and winning funds to support local physical activity and sport initiatives.

“On behalf of the Council of the Town of Hay River, I am proud to celebrate the remarkable success of this year’s ParticipACTION Community Challenge. Hundreds of our residents committed thousands of hours to healthy, active living, and this initiative truly brought our community together around a shared goal of fitness and well-being.

We are deeply grateful to our Recreation and Community Services team for their outstanding leadership throughout the Challenge, and to every organization and participant whose enthusiasm and dedication continue to prove that Hay River is truly the hub of recreation in the North.”

– Mayor Kandis Jameson, Town of Hay River

The community of Hay River had over 64 organizations participate in the 2025 Challenge through over 726 activities, programs and events. 516 individuals registered with over 53,000 participations tracked. The Town of Hay River will use the prize money of $15,000 to support the planned upgrades of recreation assets in the community.