On August 18, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper fly from Calgary, Alberta, to Whitehorse, Yukon, for his eighth annual Northern tour. Prime Minister Stephen Harper attends a barbecue in Whitehorse, Yukon. On August 19, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces support for the skilled trades at Quantum Machine Works Ltd. in Whitehorse, Yukon. Prior to the announcement, he chats with Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper go for a hike at Miles Canyon near Whitehorse, Yukon. They are joined by Members of Caucus and touring stakeholders for a picnic lunch at Miles Canyon. Later that day, Prime Minister Stephen Harper boards the Hercules in Whitehorse, Yukon, en route to Hay River, Northwest Territories. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife, Laureen Harper, pause for a photo at Alexandra Falls in the Northwest Territories. On August 20, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife, Laureen Harper, participate in a roundtable discussion on Aboriginal skills training for the resource sector in Hay River, Northwest Territories. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces support for a new mining sector skills training program in the Northwest Territories and in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut in Hay River, Northwest Territories. Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in OP NANOOK 13 in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, with members of the Canadian Rangers. On August 21, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is made an Honorary Ranger in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Rob Nicholson, Minister of National Defence, participate in a boat patrol with members of the Canadian Rangers in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, and Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, enjoy a community event at a local elementary school in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, are briefed on the Franklin expedition during their visit on board the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Coast Guard ship with Captain Stuart Aldridge, Douglas Stenton, Director of Heritage for the Government of Nunavut, and Ryan Harris, Senior Marine Archaeologist in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. Later that day, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by cadets upon his arrival in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. With his wife Laureen, he attends a community event in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. On August 22, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, discuss the geo-mapping of Canada's North with Natural Resources Canada's Dr. Donna Kirkwood in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces further support to promote responsible resource development in Canada's North in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Members of Caucus participate in the Arctic Leaders Working Meeting in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper learn about Mirnguiqsirviit Territorial Park during a tour with Nunavut Archaeological Repatriation Researcher, Dr. Karen Ryan in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. On August 23, Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, for Nunavik, Quebec. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, tours the Raglan Mine in Nunavik, Quebec. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces support for development of clean energy in Northern Quebec following his tour of the Raglan Mine in Nunavik, Quebec. The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Rob Nicholson, Laureen Harper, Leona Aglukkaq, Lydia Anguyoak, Darrell Pasloski, Joe Oliver, Donna Kirkwood, Karen Ryan, Kristan Straub, Stephen Lecce, Julie Vaux, Joanne McNamara, Ryan Leef, Bernard Valcourt, Stuart Aldridge, Douglas Stenton, Ryan Harris, Steven Staley.
