The mood was casual as Yellowknife candidates discussed the environment, quality of life and the economy at the youth-led candidate forum at Sir John Franklin High School Wednesday evening.
The Northwest Territories' 20th Assembly will inherit a host of unfinished infrastructure projects, calls for more social programs, and the bill for this summer's wildfire disasters and paying for all that could push the territory over its debt cap.
On Nov. 14, N.W.T. voters will head to polls to elect the next Legislative Assembly. The issues facing the territory are significant the election comes after a summer of wildfires, and in the midst the impending closure of major diamond mines, a declining population and a housing crisis.