On August 23, Prime Minister Stephen Harper departs for his annual Northern tour, with stops scheduled in Resolute Bay, Baker Lake, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Haines Junction and the Lowell Glacier. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Chief of Staff Nigel Wright, Ministers John Duncan, Leona Aglukkaq and Joe Oliver are on the C-17 en route to Resolute Bay, Nunavut. In Resolute Bay, Prime Minister Stephen Harper receives a briefing on the emergency response to the crash of First Air Flight 6560. Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers a speech to troops involved in Operation Nanook 11, as emergency responders from the crash of First Air Flight 6560 look on. Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits the Thule Monument with Minister Joe Oliver, Mayor Tabitha Mullin, Minister Leona Aglukkaq and Senator Dennis Patterson. Prime Minister Stephen Harper comforts Aziz Kheraj, owner of the South Camp Inn, who lost a granddaughter and several members of his staff. Prime Minister Stephen Harper presents a wreath to Tabitha Mullin, Mayor of Resolute Bay. Prime Minister Stephen Harper consoles family members of the victims of the crash of First Air Flight 6560. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with First Air employees. Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours a research building during a visit to Resolute Bay. On August 24, Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours the Meadowbank Gold Mine in Baker Lake, Nunavut. Minister Leona Aglukkaq and Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet with community members at the Meadowbank Gold Mine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is interviewed by Chip Cummins of The Wall Street Journal. On August 25, Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, where he visits Buffalo Air. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is joined by Floyd Roland, Premier of the Northwest Territories, Eva Aariak, Premier of Nunavut, and Dennis Pasloski, Premier of Yukon as he announces an extension of the Territorial Health System Sustainability Initiative while at Stanton Territorial Health Authority. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with families of victims of the crash of First Air Flight 6560 while in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in Whitehorse, Yukon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits the MacBride Museum in Whitehorse. On August 26, Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in Haines Junction, Yukon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours the construction site of the Kluane National Park Visitor Centre and Da Ku Cultural Centre in Haines Junction. Stephen Harper and Nigel Wright tour the Lowell Glacier and Kluane National Park. The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Nigel Wright, John Duncan, Leona Aglukkaq, Joe Oliver, Walter Semianiw, Dennis Patterson, Aziz Kheraj, Tabitha Mullin, Chip Cummins, Floyd Roland, Eva Aariak, Darrell Pasloski, Joe McBryan, Jim Corkal.
