Job Posting : Seasonal Museum Manager

About the Role The Hay River Museum Society is seeking an enthusiastic and community-minded Seasonal Museum Manager to join our team for the remainder of the 2026 season and continue in the position for the coming year. Reporting to the Hay River Museum Society Board,...

Come Visit in July!!

Visit often in July!!! Come into the "The Old Hotel Building - ZOO" to see the exhibits, take part in the workshops and enjoy the entertainment.  All summer long; guests can paint fish for the fence or rocks for the Friendship Rock Garden.  Bocce Balls are available...

Hay River Museum Society Successful AGM

The Hay River Museum Society 2026 AGM was well attended this year.   Those that attended were updated on the latest financial and operational reports but also all of the active projects on the go including;  the Bay Building renovation, some of the exhibits and...

My Summer on the Radium Franklin

The Hay River Museum Society has been working with Marine Transportation Services and grant funders to be able to bring the Radium Franklin to the Hay River Heritage Centre as a permanent exhibit. Listen to one young persons (at the time) experience getting a job on...

Bruce Green Remembered

Bruce Green Remembered The Hay River Museum Society extends their deepest sympathy to the Green family on the passing of Bruce Green. Bruce’s involvement meant so much to the Museum Society. He was a great contributor to the fossil collection, an advocate for the very...

H. H. Williams Memorial Hospital Display

Come and see the display in the Rowes mall!!H.H. Williams Memorial Hospital in Hay River, Northwest Territories was the primary hospital serving the town and surrounding South Slave region for many decades. The facility was originally constructed in the mid-1960s...

The Hay River Heritage Centre Gets a New Foundation

The Hay River Museum Society is excited to have a new foundation for the old Hudson's Bay Building, now the Hay River Heritage Centre.  The new foundation provides a stable platform for the building to sit on.  Stay tuned as we progress to re opening this year.