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.
The N.W.T. Association of Communities (NWTAC) hosted a series of online election forums for its board members on Wednesday but the forum for ridings north of Great Slave Lake drew only two of the 10 invited candidates.
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.