Flood response, COVID-19 restrictions top of mind for short N.W.T. legislative session
The N.W.T. legislature is back for a short, but busy session. CBC heard from some MLA s about their top priorities.
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Posted: May 26, 2021 7:01 PM CT | Last Updated: May 27
A view of the inside of the NWT s legislative assembly. Session starts up again for seven days so MLAs can pass small adjustments to departmental budgets. (Chantal Dubuc/CBC)
Politicians are descending on Yellowknife this week for a short, but busy session of the legislative assembly, their first since passing the territorial budget in March.
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Posted: May 13, 2021 8:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 13
Annette Mason, centre, helps evacuees from Jean Marie River at the front desk of the Snowshoe Inn in Fort Providence, N.W.T.(Travis Burke/CBC)
Annette Mason and the staff at Fort Providence s Snowshoe Inn in Northwest Territories started preparing for possible flood evacuees on May 7, when reports of flooding started coming from nearby Jean Marie River.
By Saturday night, it was all hands on deck for Mason, two volunteer staff and the handful of housekeepers at the inn, as evacuees started rolling in at all hours of the night. We just had to welcome them with open arms, Mason, the hotel s manager, told CBC.
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