From January 29-February 4, Wood Buffalo will welcome approximately 2,100 athletes, coaches, mission staff and officials from 11 contingents for the 2023 Arctic Winter Games (AWG). The AWG is a high-profile Circumpolar sports competition for northern and arctic athletes. The first Games were held in Yellowknife in 1970, with 500 participants from Yukon, NWT and Alaska. Participants now come from Alaska, Northern Alberta, Yukon, Nunavut, Nunavik, Northwest Territories, Russia, Greenland, Finland and Norway. The Games will be hosted at venues across Wood Buffalo on Treaty 8 Territory, ancestral and traditional land of the Cree, Dene and Métis people. To make this a successful event we anticipate a need for 3,000 volunteers during Games time. Those interested in volunteering for the Games are encouraged to sign-up for the Wood Buffalo 2023 Arctic Winter Games Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/awg2022/signup Wood Buffalo, it’s our Time to Shine!