The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Social Development, chaired by Nehendeh MLA Shane Thompson, will hold a number of public hearings across the territory on two bills – Bill 45: Corrections Act and Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act. The committee will be in Fort Smith on Monday, May…
An arrest warrant has been issued for a former mayor of the Sahtu community of Norman Wells, convicted of cocaine possession, after he failed to show up in a Yellowknife court Friday for sentencing. Nathan Watson, 49, was found guilty earlier this year of possessing cocaine. That was despite an…
A Yellowknife banker wants to become the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories. Yanik D’Aigle announced Thursday that he is seeking the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) nomination to be the party’s candidate in the NWT. According to a news release, his nomination package has been received by…
To kick off National Nurses Week, the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (RNANT/NU) signed and Memorandum of Understanding to introduce a single regulatory body for all nurses in the territory. Right now, nursing positions are registered differently—if at all—in…
For the first time in the Northwest Territories, the federal Green Party has two people seeking the nomination to run in this fall’s general election. The two candidates are former City Councillor and lawyer Paul Falvo and William Gagnon. Green members will be voting on Friday May 10th at the…
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has announced that the nomination period for the riding of Northwest Territories is now open. A news release invites all interested members to submit nomination applications no later thatn May 16th a 3:00 pm local time. After the end of the two-week period, there…
After a packed meeting on Tuesday evening, the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment held a second meeting Thursday night to hear from the public. The discussion covered three Bills: the Protected Areas Act (Bill 38), the Environmental Rights Act (Bill 39), and the…
Members of the Inuvik Native Band went to the polls yesterday to elect their next Chief. Two candidates put their names forward. Robert Charlie was elected with 60 votes over Richard Ross who received 41 votes. Only 101 ballots were cast, out of the 502 eligible voters in Inuvik. Joining…
Starting on Monday, the 17th session of the territory’s youth parliament will take place. Nineteen high school students from across the NWT, each representing their riding, will participate in three days of meetings and briefings. In a news release, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) says the program is…
The barrage of public meetings on proposed laws continues next week throughout the territory. The Government of the Northwest Territories’ Standing Committee on Economic Development and the Environment will be traveling to hear from the public once again on three different bills: Bill 34, the Mineral Resources Act; Bill 36,…