Northwest Territories voters chose to shake things up this election, with 7 incumbents losing their seats and 9 new faces elected. With three MLAs-elect returning after a hiatus, nine of 19 MLAs-elect are brand new.
R.J. Simpson, minister of education, culture and employment, said the second phase of an assessment is currently underway. The first assessment revealed “moderate potential for contaminated soil or groundwater.”
What do Aurora College students think about the future of the polytechnic university's future campus? CBC spoke with one alumni and one current student about the matter. They say the upgrade is much-needed, and wherever it's built, there will be some amount of disruption.
New city councillors Rob Warburton and Cat McGurk, along with re-elected councillor Stacie Arden Smith spoke with CBC's Loren McGinnis, host of The Trailbreaker, on Tuesday about their plans for the next four years.
After Aurora College proposed building a polytechnic university campus on Tin Can Hill, Yellowknife residents who want to preserve the area began organizing online. Now, they're hoping to make it a key election issue.