On the first day of his annual Northern tour, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by locals during a welcoming ceremony in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. On the 27, Stephen Harper boards a Hercules C-130 plane in Inuvik N.W.T. bound for Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. Stephen Harper is greeted by locals upon his arrival in Tuktoyaktuk. Stephen Harper signs a drummer's drum, adding his signature to the ones by former Prime Minister Paul Martin, his wife Sheila Martin, and by Governor General Michaëlle Jean. Stephen Harper visits the Coast Guard boat Nahidik and holds a news conference in front of it. Stephen Harper visits a retirement home in Tuktoyaktuk. Stephen Harper boards a Hercules C-130 plane in Tuktoyaktuk bound for Dawson City, Yukon. Stephen Harper arrives in Dawson City, Yukon, where he is greeted by Canadian Rangers and Junior Rangers. Stephen Harper visits the Dawson City Museum where he learns how to sluice for gold. He also visits the Palace Grand Theatre in Dawson City. On August 28, Stephen Harper meets with native community leaders in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Stephen Harper and various caucus members attend an event commemorating the official opening of the town by former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. Stephen Harper announces plans for a new icebreaker in a speech about Arctic sovereignty in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Stephen Harper walks through Inuvik with the town mayor, Derek Lindsay. Stephen Harper meets with ministers during a Planning and Priorities Committee meeting in Inuvik. He also meets with the northern premiers. Prime Minister Stephen Harper sits and poses in the cockpit of a CF-18s at the Air Base in Inuvik. Stephen Harper poses with RCMP in Inuvik. The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Floyd Roland, John Baird, Peter MacKay, Derek Lindsay, Dennis Fentie, Paul Okalik, Kevin Lynch, Brent Handy, Mark Hickey, Chuck Strahl, Mary Simon, Jim Prentice, Tony Clement, Gary Lunn, Bruce Carson, Vic Toews, Marjory LeBreton, Jim Flaherty, Stockwell Day, Michael Fortier, David Emerson, Josée Verner.
