{"id":18200,"date":"2025-07-23T14:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/18200\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T14:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:55:15","slug":"iqaluit-named-nunavuts-most-active-community-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/18200\/","title":{"rendered":"Iqaluit named Nunavut\u2019s \u2018most active community\u2019 again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"byline\"><a class=\"category health\" href=\"https:\/\/nunatsiaq.com\/tag\/health\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Health<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Jul 22, 2025 \u2013 4:09 pm EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"subhead\">Non-profit ParticipAction awards city $15,000 for local physical activity and sport initiatives<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iqaluit-run-by-corey.jpg\" title=\"Iqaluit named Nunavut\u2019s \u2018most active community\u2019 again\"><br \/>\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iqaluit-run-by-corey.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" title=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants hit the road during the Iqaluit Run in August 2024. ParticipAction has again named Iqaluit as Nunavut\u2019s most active community. (File photo by Corey Larocque)<\/p>\n<p class=\"author custom\">By Nunatsiaq News<\/p>\n<p>Iqaluit is once again Nunavut\u2019s \u201cmost active community,\u201d according ParticipAction, a national charity that promotes physical activity.<\/p>\n<p>It awarded the city $15,000 to support local physical activity and sports initiatives, a news release from the organization said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In its own news release, the City of Iqaluit said the prize money will be used \u201cto enhance community-based physical activity initiatives and opportunities for residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One city or town from each of the 13 territories and provinces received a prize as part of ParticipAction\u2019s Community Challenge initiative, which ran throughout June. Richmond, B.C., was named \u201cCanada\u2019s most active community,\u201d earning a $100,000 prize.<\/p>\n<p>ParticipAction recognized Iqaluit for providing free pool passes to people and families facing financial difficulties and for implementing pool times specifically for elders and individuals requiring physical rehabilitation to engage in physical activity in a safe space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe community also offered fitness classes tailored to individuals with special needs, providing a welcoming, supportive environment where residents can stay active and enjoy the benefits of regular exercise,\u201d the ParticipAction news release said.<\/p>\n<p>ParticipAction previously named Iqaluit as Nunavut\u2019s most active community in <a href=\"https:\/\/nunatsiaq.com\/stories\/article\/iqaluit-named-nunavuts-most-active-community\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2023<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nunatsiaq.com\/stories\/article\/city-support-pushes-iqaluit-to-be-nunavuts-most-active-community\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nunatsiaq.com\/ads\/legislative-assembly_privacy-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753282514_659_A-14519.95_r.gif\" class=\"no-lazy-load wp-post-image\" title=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Health\u00a0\u00a0Jul 22, 2025 \u2013 4:09 pm EDT Non-profit ParticipAction awards city $15,000 for local physical activity and sport&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18201,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,66],"class_list":["post-18200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}