2023 NWT Election
Denny Rodgers
Candidate in the Inuvik Boot Lake Inuvik race.
Denny can be reached at DennyRodgers2023@gmail.com, or by calling 867-678-0646.
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After weeks of back and forth, N.W.T. Legislative Assembly passes budget
June 14, 2024
CBC North - ...$1.5 million for the Community Access Program and funding to continue the operations of the Fort Smith Correctional Centre. Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers called discussions around the budget "a balance." Denny Rodgers, MLA for Inuvik Boot Lake, was pleased the budget passed but still wants to see...
NWT politicians call for mental health crisis intervention team
June 14, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...some 2,268 calls to shelters between April 2022 and April 2024, Hawkins said, only three percent of which resulted in charges. Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers, sharing his support for the motion, said: “I want RCMP to be RCMP.” An RCMP vehicle behind police tape on April 17, 2024. Ollie Williams/Cabin...
NWT’s 20th Assembly passes its first budget
June 13, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...MLAs. That included money to reverse the planned closure of the men’s unit at Fort Smith’s jail and reinstate some midwifery funding. MLAs Denny Rodgers, Danny McNeely, Jane Weyallon Armstrong, Sheryl Yakeleya and Julian Morse spoke about the importance of compromise and collaborative process between...
Can the NWT police its way out of the drug crisis?
June 12, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...response to these predators, we are not going to be able to keep communities safe.” MLAs Danny McNeely, George Nerysoo, Sheryl Yakeleya and Denny Rodgers spoke in favour of increasing RCMP resources. Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Richard Edjericon introduced a motion calling for a canine unit to be...
MLAs call for assembly to close municipal funding gap
June 10, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...that affects communities all across the territory and I hope we make some solid progress in this assembly,” she said. Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers, previously a councillor and mayor in the town, said it’s “very important” for the territory to bridge the funding gap and ensure funding is...
No free ticket home for residents injured while outside NWT, says minister
May 30, 2024
CKLB 101.9 - ...K’e will have a teacher for its high school next year. The last full-time teacher left in November, leaving substitutes to fill the gap. And Denny Rodgers, MLA for Inuvik Boot Lake, praised the Gwichin Tribal Council’s re-opening of Gwichin Wellness Camp. Federal funding was received to renovate the...
‘Look outside the box.’ MLA calls for changes to barging service
May 29, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...challenges in recent years. “The issues with low water, problems with our transportation corridor are likely not to go away any time soon,” Denny Rodgers told the legislature on Monday. “I think it’s time we started to look outside the box logistically.” Resupply barges for Tulita and Norman...
NWT ‘definitely committed’ as Aurora College transformation delayed
May 28, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...came from inconsistent third-party channels. She said that complicated the provision of consistent programming. On Tuesday, Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers asked Cleveland if her department would consider funding the transition team again to continue its work and provide funding to reopen a centre for...
Gerry Kisoun becomes NWT commissioner in Inuvik ceremony
May 14, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...swearing-in of MLAs. They are also ambassadors of sorts for the territory – and for their home communities. “It’s amazing for us,” said Denny Rodgers, the Inuvik Boot Lake MLA. “They could not have picked a better person. Gerry is so well-respected, such an amazing storyteller and just a real...
MLAs wonder who’ll benefit if NWT makes carbon tax changes
April 9, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...different approaches. “I don’t think anyone can make the federal government do what we want,” Testart was forced to tell Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers when Rodgers asked if Testart’s bill would ease the high cost of living. Denny Rodgers asks a question of Kieron Testart. Ollie Williams/Cabin...
NWT’s MLAs pass Israel-Hamas ceasefire motion
February 29, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...that Gazans are being starved on purpose through the withholding of aid,” he said. Cabinet abstains, commits to response Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers said he wrestled with whether or not to support the motion as he took issue with how it was worded. “The language tries to simplify an incredibly...
Bill to repeal NWT’s carbon tax clears second reading
February 28, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...financial uncertainty for the mining industry, while she said the bill fails to address concerns regarding offset payments for large emitters. Denny Rodgers, the MLA for Inuvik Boot Lake, said he also worries about how the bill could impact the mining industry. But Rodgers said he supported the bill...
Dental care increases medical travel, need for beds in Yellowknife
February 28, 2024
CBC North - ...for travel dates. "It was really stressful because I took time off work and had my child with me as well," said Lennie. Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers says the lack of dental services has been hard for families. "You know the burden on families as well, travelling back and forth to Yellowknife....
Live: MLAs pass motion calling for wildfire public inquiry
February 22, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...all 10 regular MLAs present supported an inquiry. Six cabinet members opposed the motion. Two MLAs weren’t in attendance – Inuvik Boot Lake’s Denny Rodgers and Yellowknife South’s Caroline Wawzonek, the finance minister. While the motion passed, cabinet has said a yes vote does not automatically...
Here’s how N.W.T. MLAs say they’ll vote on a public inquiry into last summer’s wildfire response
February 22, 2024
CBC North - ...be required of my role as Speaker. As well, I do not like to speculate on what is going to happen until it is done," he said. MLAs George Nerysoo, Denny Rodgers, Richard Edjericon, Jane Weyallon Armstrong and Danny McNeely did not respond to CBC's question. The motion on whether to call a public inquiry is...