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Check out Fort Liard, N.W.T.'s, gingerbread houses

A gingerbread house-making event in Fort Liard, N.W.T., served as a chance for the community to gather during the dark winter months.

The event had so many participants, they ran out of gingerbread boxes

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A woman and a young girl smile at a camera.
Victoria Klondike and her daughter Dayna at the gingerbread event. (Submitted by Holly Fantasque)

A gingerbread house-making event in Fort Liard, N.W.T., served as a chance for the community to gather during the dark winter months. 

"Holidays can be really hard for some people as we don't know what they're going on in their daily lives. It could be somebody's first Christmas without a loved one. I know I am going through that and I miss my auntie very dearly," said Holly Fantasque, Fort Liard's recreation manager-in-training. 

Fantasque helped organize the event, which took place on Dec. 5, alongside the healthy families programmer for Fort Liard. 

A girl stands next to a little gingerbread house.
Destiny Berreault was one of the contestants for the gingerbread making event in Fort Liard. (Submitted by Holly Fantasque)

"I helped out with her, it was a huge event, we had over 50 people and ran out of our gingerbread boxes," she said. 

"Overall I think it was really great. It was the first time I seen that many people come out for an event to come and socialize. I think it was really great for them as well as we don't get that too often anymore." 

Fantasque said especially since it's colder outside, there's fewer chances to gather. She said she hopes to help organize the event again next year.

A woman sits at a table with a gingerbread house.
Emily Wetrade works on a gingerbread house in Fort Liard in early December. (Submitted by Holly Fantasque)
A man and a boy sit in front of a gingerbread house.
Hunter Bertrand-Deneron, right, and his nephew Farron at the gingerbread making event in Fort Liard. (Submitted by Holly Fantasque)
A group of girls work on gingerbread houses.
Jonalizza Bertrand, left, Tara McLeod, back right, and Carlene Sassie, front right. (Submitted by Holly Fantasque)
A group works on gingerbread houses.
A gingerbread making event was held in Fort Liard on Dec. 5. (Submitted by Holly Fantasque)

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