The 19th Assembly of the N.W.T. was shaped by crises, beginning with a pandemic just weeks after the last premier was sworn in, and continuing with disastrous floods and wildfires. Will these be on the minds of voters next month?
Despite this summer’s wildfire emergencies, and recent years’ devastating floods and the COVID-19 pandemic, there are at least 30 people who have said they're keen to lead the territory through any future crisis as MLAs.
Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby was originally fined $7,500 by her colleagues on Friday for returning to Yellowknife, but the total was reduced after she made a $3,500 charitable donation.