Politics

Community, Featured, News, Politics February 24, 2021

Minister, CPHO talking isolation exemptions for Yukon travel

"The Dempster Highway is a vital lifeline for the Beaufort-Delta," said Lesa Semmler.


Now that the territorial government is granting isolation exceptions for some Nunavut residents travelling to the NWT, Lesa Semmler wants something similar for residents in the Beaufort-Delta going to the Yukon. “The Dempster Highway is a vital lifeline for the Beaufort-Delta and access to essential services, services they cannot get…

Featured, News, Politics February 17, 2021

Independent assessment coming for clerk’s office

The Board of Management decided on an assessment of the "culture and atmosphere for the entire office" rather than an investigation into Clerk Tim Mercer.


The Legislative Assembly’s Board of Management has decided to launch an independent workplace assessment of the Office of the Clerk. The decision comes days after reports of multiple complaints against Tim Mercer, the clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Earlier in the week, Tu Nehdé-Wiilideh MLA Steve Norn called for a…

Community, Featured, News, Politics February 9, 2021

MLAs call for better highway safety with increased cell coverage, lower speed limits

The Tłı̨chǫ Government says there were "at least six fatalities" on Highway 3 in 2020.


Frieda Martselos wants to take advantage of the progress fellow MLA Jackson Lafferty has made in working towards safer highways in the NWT. Martselos wants the territorial government to extend cellular coverage along Highway 5. Lafferty has long called for cellular coverage along Highway 3. Caroline Wawzonek, minister of Finance,…

Community, Featured, News, Politics December 9, 2020

Acho Dene Koe sets date for election

After two delays, Acho Dene Koe First Nation has finally set a date for its next election. The band passed a resolution saying the election would on April 14, 2021. ADKFN leaders have repeatedly cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the cause for the election delays. Federal legislation allowed bands to…

Featured, Life Style, News, Politics November 5, 2020

GNWT says framework coming to boost Indigenous staff levels

In the past year, the GNWT workforce has grown by 500 people. Only 156 of those are Indigenous Aboriginal hires.


The territorial government is working on an Indigenous recruitment and retention framework to try and address an ongoing lack of representation within its workforce. Indigenous staff levels have been around 30 per cent for years. Caroline Wawzonek, minister of Finance, is in charge of human resources. She announced the framework…