Prime Minister Stephen Harper's annual Northern tour. On Augutst 23,, Prime Minister Stephen Harper boards the Airbus in Ottawa kicking off his annual northern tour. Stephen Harper arrives at the Churchill Airport for a funding announcement at the Manitoba runway. Leroy O'Higgins of Parks Canada walks through the Cape Merry National Historic Site with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Churchill, Manitoba. On August 24, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces that Canada's High Arctic Research Station will be located in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, during a press conference in Churchill, Manitoba. Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits the Eskimo Museum (now called the Itsanitaq Museum) in Churchill, Manitoba. Prime Minister Stephen Harper walks to a large inukshuk through driving rain on the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. On August 25, Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets Rangers on arrival in Resolute, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper affirms Canada's Arctic sovereignty in an address to the troops involved in Operation NANOOK 10 in Resolute, Nunavut. Prime Minister Harper meets with indigenous community leaders in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Stephen Harper dances to indigenous drums during a cultural performance and tries an indigenous drum. Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets local residents in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. On August 26, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is joined on Tuk Point in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, by Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health; Merven Gruben, Mayor of Tuktoyaktuk; John Duncan, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; and Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. Stephen Harper takes a spin on an ATV [all-terrain vehicle] prior to boarding his flight to Whitehorse in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. Prime Minister Stephen Harper hosts a roundtable with the Dream Catcher Mentoring group in Whitehorse, Yukon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers a speech in Whitehorse. On August 27, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces investments in affordable housing across the Yukon during a speech in Whitehorse. Senator Daniel Lang, Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Ketza Group's Peter Densmore, Minister for Indian Affairs and Northern Development, John Duncan and Ketza Group's Brian Dower tour the Whitehorse Seniors Housing Project in Whitehorse, Yukon. The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Diane Bellerive, Greg Selinger, Chuck Strahl, Vic Toews, Leroy O'Higgins, Walter Natynczyk, Leona Aglukkaq, Merven Gruben, John Duncan, Gail Shea, Linda Aranda, Shayna Kinney, Alice Hartling, Ben Pereira, Kelvin Choy, Dennis Fentie, Daniel Lang, Peter Densmore, Brian Dower.
