Councillor Garett Cochrane will be Yellowknife’s next deputy mayor. Cochrane told councillors on Monday that 2023 was a “short but tumultuous year,” but that he remains a “diplomatic, calm, reliable leader” with a lot of responsibility. “Being that I’m the first gay Métis on council, who probably wouldn’t have had…
R.J. Simpson, the MLA for Hay River North and former cabinet minister, was elected Premier of the Northwest Territories last week. We sat down with the new premier to discuss UNDRIP, relationships with Indigenous communities, his record as Minister of Education, Culture, and Employment, and other issues. Here’s that conversation,…
R.J. Simpson is the new Premier of the Northwest Territories. The MLA for Hay River North and former cabinet minister was elected to the top office by colleagues on Thursday. At the start of the day, there were four nominees for Premier: Simpson, Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart, Yellowknife South…
The nominations for Premier of the Northwest Territories are in, and each of the candidates has made their appeal to the N.W.T.’s small and Indigenous communities. R.J. Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek all put their names in the hat for premier on Thursday. Each gave a 20-minute…
The Legislative Assembly is going to look very different next week. During election night on Tuesday, seven incumbent MLAs, including two cabinet ministers and the speaker of the house, were defeated: Ronald Bonnetrouge of Dehcho; Katrina Nokleby of Great Slave; Rocky Simpson of Hay River South; Diane Archie of Inuvik…
Michael Vandell will serve a second term as chief of Deh Gáh Got’îê First Nation. That’s according to results shared by the returning officer on social media on Tuesday, following the day’s election. Vandell defeated challenger Xavier Canadien by 178 votes to 110. Seven of the 14 candidates for councillor…
Dates have been set for elections for the Deh Gáh Got’îê First Nation. Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, according to a notice from Electoral Officer Phoebe Parent dated Oct. 25. Advance polls are being held Thursday, Oct. 26 and Thursday, Nov. 2. Chief Michael Vandell…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned to Yellowknife to announce a new affordable housing project, as he continued his tour of the wildfire-devastated territory on Thursday. The 50-unit affordable housing project is slated for completion in 2025. Trudeau was joined at the announcement by Premier Caroline Cochrane, MP Michael McLeod, Mayor…
It was an eventful final day of the annual general assembly (AGA) of the Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC), as two former presidents of Designated Gwich’in Organizations (DGOs) were banned from serving for life and one delegation temporarily walked out. The three-day AGA wrapped up on Thursday, during a day of…
“You have no idea what it is to live life with the fear that your child could commit suicide at any time,” says Violet Collinson with tears in her eyes. “And anything that encourages that, I’m against.” Collinson has a deeply personal connection to today’s rally: She says her own…