Yellowknife City Councillor Rommel Silverio has announced he’s running to become the member of the Legislative Assembly for the riding of Kam Lake. Silverio is a two-term city councillor having been re-elected last year. He says obviously he could not hold down both jobs if he wins but says that…
Long-time Yellowknifer Thom Jarvis has declared his intention to run to become a member of the NWT Legislative Assembly in the Riding of Yellowknife Centre. In breaking the news to CKLB Friday evening, Jarvis says he both works and lives downtown in the riding and is confident that he is…
The federal government has committed almost $1.8 million dollars to help improve the quality of life for Elders and other senior citizens in the Northwest Territories. The funding announcement was made Thursday at the Avens Seniors Centre in Yellowknife by NWT MP Michael McLeod. It’s the latest in a slew…
Updated August 30, 2019 to reflect the answers of the Government of the Northwest Territories. When it comes to Fort Good Hope’s ongoing self-government negotiations, there’s still a “large gap” between the community and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), says Chief Negotiator Daniel T’Seleie. For now, that means…
Kateri Lynn was the youngest candidate running for a position on the Yellowknives Dene First Nation council and she got the most votes. The 19-year-old receives 204 votes to win a seat representing Dettah. According to an interview with NNSL earlier this month, she said a lack of youth representation…
Former territorial cabinet minister Michael Miltenberger has confirmed he is not looking to regain his MLA seat in the Fort Smith-area riding of Thebacha. The politician turned businessman has however endorsed Denise Yuhas for the job. “She is a successful, local, Metis businesswoman and I belive she is the best…
A little over a month since being elected, Fort Good Hope Chief Daniel Masuzumi is pushing for the community administration to be more accountable. The election of a new council kicked off an audit on the community’s finances. Since then, Masuzumi said the band office is “conducting an evaluation of…
If Premier Bob McLeod has decided whether he will run in this fall’s territorial election, he is keeping his decision private, at least for now. Some observers expected the only two-term premier in the history of the Northwest Territories to announce his retirement on the final day of the 18th…
There were tears, laughter, glad-handing, backslapping and chest thumping as the members of the 18th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly sat for the final time on Friday. It was pointed out that when the 18th Assembly convened four years ago, a 230 item mandate was declared. Of that, 202 were completed,…
The National Chief of the Dene Nation is echoing the positive sentiments of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde after the federal government Wednesday approved a class action settlement with survivors of Indian Day Schools. Both Norman Yakeleya and Bellegarde say the settlement is an important step towards…