Success Stories
The North West Company established the Healthy Horizons Foundation in 2015 with the specific aim of supporting healthy living for children and youth in the communities we serve by providing grants to community-based programs under the guidance of local, regional and national organizations.
The Healthy Horizons Foundation accepts grant applications twice a year, prioritizing youth-focused physical activity, nutrition, education and well-being programs. Some examples are: sports activities, exercise facilities, nutritional literacy, land-based learning, cooking workshops and community/family resource centres.
The foundation has provided over $1.7 million* in grants to youth programming in more than 125 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities* across Canada. Read some of the success stories below.
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Healthy Horizons helps Cat Lake hit the ice
Hockey athletes aged 5-18 in Cat Lake, ON were overjoyed to see the pristine surface of their outdoor ice rink, following the efforts of Matthew Klockenga and the Great Commission Foundation (GCF) in making the facility fit for play. By working with the Healthy Horizons Foundation, Klockenga and the GFC acquired an ice resurfacer –…
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Lights On program strives to brighten Fort Simpson
The Lights On program in Liidlii Kue First Nation, Fort Simpson, NT, received a funding boost this year, thanks to The North West Company’s Healthy Horizons Foundation. Lights On aims to provide adolescents in the area a safe and fun place to spend their time during the winter months while keeping them physically active. The…
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Discovering Beauval through an outdoor program
Beauval’s Canoe Healing Program – which allows Indigenous youth to connect with nature and build an active lifestyle – is enjoying massive success, thanks to The North West Company’s Healthy Horizons Grant of $5,000. Through the program, young participants in the northern Saskatchewan village along the banks of the beautiful Beaver River gain a better…
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Healthy Horizons Foundation grant supports nutrition literacy for Rankin Inlet students
Healthy Horizons is delighted to select Ilitaqsiniq as the inaugural Healthy Horizons grant recipient. An $8,200 grant was awarded to Ilitaqsiniq to support the launch of a six-week Kids Cooking Class program. Over the course of the program, 15 students from Simon Alaittuq School in Rankin Inlet, NU, learned how to cook and bake wholesome, healthy meals from scratch.…
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List of Communities Impacted
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, SK
- Akulivik, QC Arctic Bay, NU Arviat, NU
- Attawapiskat First Nation, ON
- Aujuittuq, NU (Grise Ford)
- Aupaluk, QC
- Baker Lake, NU
- Barren Lands First Nation, MB (Brochet)
- Bearskin Lake First Nation, ON
- Beauval, SK
- Behdzi Ahda’ First Nation, NT (Colville Lake)
- Behchoko, NT
- Bloodvein River First Nation, MB
- Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, MB
- Berens River First Nation, MB
- Black Lake, MB
- Bigstone Cree Nation, AB (Wabasca)
- Buffalo Narrows, SK
- Bunibonibee Cree Nation, MB (Oxford House)
- Cambridge Bay, NU
- Cartwright, NL
- Cat Lake First Nation, ON Chemawawin
- Cree Nation, MB (Easterville)
- Chesterfield Inlet, NU
- Churchill, MB
- Coral Harbour, NU
- Clearwater River Dene Nation, SK
(La Loche) - Clyde River, NT
- Cranberry Portage, MB
- Cree Nation of Chisasibi, QC
- Cree Nation of Waskaganish, QC
- Cross Lake First Nation, MB
- Cumberland House Cree Nation, SK
- Dakota Plains First Nation, MB
- Dakota Tipi First Nation, MB
- Deer Lake First Nation, ON
- Deline First Nation, NT
- English River First Nation, NT (Patuanak)
- Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation, SK
- Fort Albany First Nation, ON
- Fort Fitzgerald, NT
- Fort McPherson, NT
- Fort Severn First Nation, ON
- Fox Lake Cree Nation, AB
- Garden Hill First Nation, MB
- Gjoa Haven, NU
- God’s Lake First Nation, MB
- Grand Rapids, MB
- Hamlet of Fort Providence, NT
- Hamlet of Fort Resolution, NT
- Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL
- Hollow Water First Nation, MB
- Igloolik, NU
- Île-à-la-Crosse, SK
- Inuvik, NT Iqaluit, NU
- Island Lake, MB
- Ivujivik, QC
- Kangiqsujuaq, QC
- Kangirsuk, QC
- Kasabonika Lake First Nation, ON
- Kashechewan First Nation, ON
- Keeseekoowenin, SK
- Keewaywin First Nation, ON
- K’atl’odeeche First Nation, NT (
Hay River) - Kimmirut, NU
- Kinngait, NU (Cape Dorset)
- Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, ON
- Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, QC
- Koocheching First Nation, ON
- Kugaaruk, NU (Pelly Bay)
- Kugluktuk, NU
- Kujjuuaraapik, QC
- Kuujjuaq, QC
- Lac du Bonnet, MB
- Lac Seul First Nation, ON
- Lake Manitoba First Nation, MB
- Lake St. Martin First Nation, MB
- Lakeshore, MB Leaf Rapids, MB
- M’Chigeeng First Nation, ON
- Manto Sipi Cree Nation, MB (Gods River)
- Marcel Colomb First Nation, MB
(Lynn Lake) - Meadow Lake, SK
- Mathias Colomb First Nation, MB (Pukatawagan)
- Mosakahiken Cree Nation, MB
(Moose Lake) - Moose Factory, ON
- Nain, NL
- Natuashish, NL
- Nibinamik First Nation, ON
(Summer Beaver) - Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, MB
(Nelson House) - North Battleford, SK
- North Caribou Lake First Nation, ON (Weagamow Lake)
- Northlands First Nations, MB (Lac Brochet)
- Norway House Cree Nation, MB
- Opaskwayak Cree Nation, MB (The Pas)
- Opawakoscikcan, SK (Pelican Narrows)
- O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, MB
(South Indian Lake) - Pangnirtung, NU Paulatuk, NT
- Pauingassi First Nation, MB
- Peawanuck, ON Pickle Lake, ON Pikangikum First Nation, ON Pinawa, MB Pinaymootang First Nation, MB Pine Creek First Nation, MB Pond Inlet, NU Poplar Hill First Nation, ON Poplar River First Nation, MB Prince Albert, SK Puvirnituq, QC Qikiqtarjuaq, NU Qu’apelle Valley, SK Quaasuittuq, NU (Resolute Bay) Quaqtaq, QC Rankin Inlet, NU Regina, SK Repulse Bay, NU (Naujaat) Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, MB Sachigo Lake First Nation, ON Salluit, QC Sanikiluaq, NU Sanirajak, NU (Hall Beach) Saskatoon, SK Sayisi Dene First Nation, MB (Tadoule Lake) Seven Sisters Falls, MB Shamattawa First Nation, MB Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, NL Smith’s Landing First Nation Border Town, NT St. Theresa Point First Nation, MB Stanley Mission, SK Taloyoak, NU Tataskweyak Cree Nation, MB (Split Lake) Thompson, MB Tikigâksuagusik, NL (Rigolet) Tlegohli, NT (Norman Wells) Tthebatthie Denesųłiné Nation, NT (Fort Smith) Tuktoyaktuk, NT Ulukhaktok, NT Umiujaq, QC Village of Fort Simpson, NT Wabowden, MB Wasagamack First Nation, MB Whale Cove, NU Whitemouth, MB Winnipeg, MB Wollaston Lake, SK Webequie First Nation, MB Wunnumin Lake First Nation, ON Yellowknife, NT Yellowknives Dene First Nation, NT (Dettah) Yellowknives Dene First Nation, NT (Ndilq) York Factory First Nation, MB
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- Fruit and vegetable trays available for entertaining and sharing
- Healthy snacks for the entire family
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- Our produce is hand-checked throughout the day to bring you our freshest
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- We ensure food safety compliance with the requirements of the CFIA
- Maintaining a clean department to ensure food safety
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