Germany’s president is to arrive in the Northwest Territories today to begin the final leg of his four-day official visit to Canada.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to be welcomed at the Yellowknife airport by territorial commissioner Margaret Thom and Mayor Rebecca Alty.
He is set to join Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at Joint Task Force North headquarters for a tour and briefing with senior officials.
They will then head north to the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk where they are to meet with Indigenous leaders and members of the community.
While in Tuktoyaktuk, they plan to visit the shore of the Arctic Ocean to learn about the effects of climate change and view homes that were relocated due to coastal erosion….