On August 20, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper depart for the Prime Minister's annual northern tour from Ottawa. They arrive in Whitehorse, Yukon, the first stop of their northern tour, where they are greeted by Rangers. In Carcross, Yukon, they ride all-terrain vehicles through the Carcross Desert and ride behind sled dogs. Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers remarks. The next day, Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours Minto Mine, a copper-gold mine where he announces the signing of an agreement that will help the Yukon further benefit from resource development. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with local miners. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski at Minto Mine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper arrive in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. They visit Canoe North Adventures and take an aerial tour of Norman Well. On August 22, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper fly to Canada's newest national park, Nááts'ihch'oh National Park Reserve, in the Northwest Territories. Back in Norman Wells, Prime Minister Stephen Harper stands on the driving range at the Ptarmigan Golf Course. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper pose for photos outside of the Royal Canadian Legion in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. Prime Minister Stephen Harper stands on the shore of the Mackenzie River after events in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper arrive in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. They chat and have their photo taken with a greeting party after arriving in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper looks on as Google representatives Karin Tuxen-Bettman and Chris Kalluk demonstrate new Google Earth technology in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper participate in a community feast in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. On August 23, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper listen as a Google representative demonstrates how the Google Street View trike will help add Cambridge Bay to Google Maps in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers remarks in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Minister Stephen Harper meets with Eva Aariak, Premier of Nunavut, and Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, in the community museum in the Killinik High School during his stop in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Then, Prime Minister Stephen Harper flies to Churchill, Manitoba. He is greeted by Minister Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, General Walter Natynczyk, Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier-General Christian Juneau, Joint Task Force West (JTFW) and Land Force Western Area Commander, and members of the Department of National Defence Firefighters, as well as by Canadian Rangers upon his arrival in Churchill, Manitoba. On August 24, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, participate in OP NANOOK 12. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper tour York Factory, Manitoba. Prime Minister Stephen Harper looks at artifacts at York Factory in Manitoba along with Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper fly back to Churchill after touring York Factory in northern Manitoba. The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Laureen Harper, Darrell Pasloski, Karin Tuxen-Bettman, Chris Kalluk, Eva Aariak, Leona Aglukkaq, Peter MacKay, Walter Natynczyk, Christian Juneau.
