2023 NWT Election
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Caroline Wawzonek
Candidate in the Yellowknife South Yellowknife race.
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GNWT approves $75 million more to fight wildfires
August 28, 2023
NNSL Media - ...of the NWT legislative assembly have unanimously approved $75 million in additional funds to cover the costs to fight wildfires. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek described the sum as “substantial.” The GNWT’s $178 million surplus announced in February wasn’t enough to cover all of the extraordinary...
NWT evacuee accommodation: What you say and what governments say
August 26, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...fighting fires in the North, and individuals who have extended their generosity to support evacuees. What does the GNWT say? Finance minister Caroline Wawzonek announced on Friday a new Evacuation Travel Support Program, which offers NWT residents who left by car to a southern jurisdiction a one-time...
Wildfire update, Aug. 25 9:30 p.m.: Hay River prepares for worst as wildfire situation takes a turn
August 25, 2023
CKLB 101.9 - ...area, the fire remains about 15 km from the N.W.T. capital at its nearest point, according to the most recent estimate. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek announced a suite of new financial supports for evacuees: Residents who evacuated by car will now receive $750 per vehicle if they evacuated outside...
Live: Wildfire bears down on Hay River from the west
August 25, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...provide some relief, even while not necessarily fixing each and every individual circumstance or need that’s being experienced,” says Minister Caroline Wawzonek of the new evacuation funding that was just announced. There’s also info about support for small businesses in this report. 19:07 – The press...
NWT Wildfires: What you need to know as of 11 a.m. Aug. 24
August 24, 2023
NNSL Media - ...GNWT is asking you to de-register with your current evacuation centre and register with the new one when you arrive. – [Aug. 23] Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek says cabinet will ask the Legislative Assembly for money to begin an evacuee compensation program during the emergency sitting Aug. 28. – [Aug....
As it happened: Thursday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees
August 24, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...asked me about this. I guarantee you that the GNWT wants you to do that, because the minister of finance told me as much face-to-face two days ago. Caroline Wawzonek told me: “The income disruption program is flexible. We have to have policies that have wording on the webpage, but it is meant to be flexible. If...
NWT Wildfires: What you need to know as of 10 a.m. Aug. 23
August 23, 2023
NNSL Media - ...the GNWT is asking you to de-register with your current evacuation centre and register with the new one when you arrive. – Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek says cabinet will ask the Legislative Assembly for money to begin an evacuee compensation program during the emergency sitting Aug. 28. – Food...
NDP, Greens call for federal funding for NWT evacuees
August 22, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...for evacuees who arranged their own travel or accomodations, or evacuated prior to the official order. On Tuesday afternoon, NWT finance minister Caroline Wawzonek said she recognizes the distress over the lack of financial aid for people who have incurred costs related to evacuation. She said her department is...
As it happened: Tuesday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees
August 22, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...continues. “We’re going to make sure that all of that continues no matter how long the evacuation orders last.” 19:11 – Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek says, “People are actively doing that work to ensure that publicly funded supports are designed to be fair to be reasonable and to be...
Guide to financial assistance and other supports for NWT evacuees
August 18, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...page has been created to connect individuals to financial support. (Cabin Radio has not verified the legitimacy of this page.) Insurance Minister Caroline Wawzonek says that the Insurance Bureau of Canada – an association that represents Canadian home, auto and business insurance companies – reached out to...
Guide to financial assistance and other supports for NWT evacuees
August 18, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...page has been created to connect individuals to financial support. (Cabin Radio has not verified the legitimacy of this page.) Insurance Minister Caroline Wawzonek says that the Insurance Bureau of Canada – an association that represents Canadian home, auto and business insurance companies – reached out to...
GNWT overzealously redacted mining industry documents
July 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...help the mining industry rebound from Covid-19 turned into “a high-level, bi-monthly lobbying campaign behind closed doors.” Industry minister Caroline Wawzonek has consistently denied that the meetings were secret, and has characterized them as perfectly appropriate for an industry that generates a third of...
In pictures: Yellowknife’s 2023 Canada Day parade
July 1, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...the downtown Independent. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio The head of the parade marches down Franklin Avenue. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio NWT minister Caroline Wawzonek on her bike. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Rebecca Alty jogs to catch up with the parade. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio From left: Constance Adeniran,...
PHOTOS: Community shows its colours in first ever Pride Parade
June 24, 2023
NNSL Media - ...and Lee Algiak, wished the community a happy Pride month. Jonathan Gardiner/NNSL photo. One of the people invited to speak at the event was Caroline Wawzonek, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women. She talked about the work the legislative assembly has been doing as part of their national action...
Evacuees from Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation should get more help from GNWT: Rocky Simpson
June 12, 2023
NNSL Media - ...and why was it based on income disruption and not an actual cost incurred as this may exclude many evacuees?,” Simpson asked Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek. Wawzonek said the biggest issue was population. “We’re not Alberta,” she said. “They were dealing with less than one percent of their...