New Democrats from the Northwest Territories finally have a candidate for the upcoming federal election. According to a news release from the NWT Federal NDP Electoral District Association, Inuvik resident Mary Beckett will be their candidate. The NDP is the last of the main federal parties to announce their candidate…
Edjericon is back on the ticket. Richard Edjericon, a former chief of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, and former chair of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board is joining the race for MLA in the riding of Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. In 2015 he was defeated by incumbent Tom Beaulieu. Beaulieu…
The federal government is investing in its “gateway to the North” says Minister of National Defence Harjit S. Sajjan. Sajjan was in Yellowknife on Wednesday to announce $150 million in funding over five years to extend the runway at Inuvik’s Mike Zubko Airport by more than 900 meters. The money…
The Government of the Northwest Territories is facing a 20 million dollar representative action lawsuit over it’s number of privacy breaches. Steven Cooper, a former resident of the NWT and lawyer based in Edmonton is one of the litigators representing residents whose personal health records have been breached. Cooper says…
The former Speaker of the NWT Legislative Assembly has announced that he is running to become the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the riding on Nunakput. Jackie Jacobson was the MLA for the riding from 2007 to 2015 and was the Speaker for his second term. He says his…
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…