Two events on Saturday with markedly opposite themes will give people a lot of options this weekend.
The Boot Lake Boogie encourages residents to walk the Boot Lake and come back to Jim Koe Park for a barbecue, music and refreshments.
The event is part of the country鈥檚 Trans Canada Trail celebrations. The Trans Canada Trail ends in Inuvik in summer, though with the opening of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk highway it will soon extend to the Arctic coast.
鈥淭he community is such an active community and they enjoy any type of event like this,鈥� said Lise Saumur, director of community services for the town.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 a great time for people to get together and enjoy Boot Lake and go back to the park and have a bit of a celebration. I know on the same day there鈥檚 a demo derby, so there鈥檚 lots for people to do, as is usual in Inuvik.鈥�
The Government of Canada provided $1 million for Trans Canada Trail funding in 2017, as part of the Canada 150 events. Inuvik received $2,500.
The Canada 150 fund was created in April 2015 and has a total budget of $200 million.
The event starts at noon at Jim Koe Park, from which residents will walk the Boot Lake Trail and then return to the park for a celebration until 5 p.m.
Out at the Navy Road pit, the Iron Horse Klub will be hosting a demolition derby on Saturday as well, starting at noon.
