Arctic Ambassador Program

The Arctic Ambassador Program is the flagship program of NWT Seniors’ Society which encourages seniors to participate in their communities and be leaders in providing a valuable service to the travelling public. Since March, 2008 when the program first started with volunteers at the Yellowknife Airport, there have been an increasing demand for volunteers to cover more shifts.

In June 2009 the volunteers will be meeting more flights from southern cities during the afternoon and evening. With the expanded volunteer base of over 30 now in Yellowknife, we will also be operating from the Northern Frontier Regional Visitors Centre over the summer months. The volunteers will greet visitors, share their experiences living in the North, and point the visitors to interesting venues, events and promote the local businesses in the City of Yellowknife.

All of these volunteer hours have been an added service for the City of Yellowknife, NWT Tourism and Northern Frontier Regional Visitors Centre in Yellowknife. The next plan is to expand into the communities of Hay River, Fort Simpson and Norman Wells. The museums and visitors centres in these three communities have shown an interest in having volunteers share their cultural and traditional knowledge for the visitors who come to their towns over the summer season.

Watch for further updates and pictures as we expand the program over the summer months.

If you wish to learn more about the program and volunteer please feel free to contact:

Yvonne Quick
Program Coordinator
Ph: (867) 920-7444; Fax: (867) 920-7601
Email: seniors@yk.com The Seniors' Information Line
1-800-661-0878