2023 NWT Election
Jay MacDonald
Candidate in the Thebacha All Ridings race.
Jay can be reached at Jayformlathebacha@gmail.com, or by calling 867-621-2029.
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$375M agreement was a deal done differently
November 14, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...Just one opposing voice can force a delay. “A lot of effort went into ensuring that the legislation got passed in a very timely manner,” said Jay Macdonald, the NWT’s environment minister, who was responsible for steering the bill through the House. “My cabinet colleagues and my other regular MLA...
Police now work with housing officials to oust traffickers, rowdy tenants from public housing units
November 1, 2024
CKLB 101.9 - ...Edjericon. Wawzonek said collaboratively exploring financing options for improved cell service is “absolutely” something that can happen. And Jay Macdonald, who is Minister of Environment and Climate Change, said a major agreement was ratified this week which will help fund Indigenous-led conservation...
Union attacks GNWT over decision to close Fort Smith’s jail
November 1, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...temporary stay looks to be coming to an end – and Yellowknife Centre MLA Robert Hawkins said this week he is concerned about what happens next. (Jay Macdonald, the Thebacha MLA who represents Fort Smith, is a member of cabinet – a role that can limit some ministers’ ability to air constituents’...
Treaty interpretations spark disagreements at N.W.T. appeal court over caribou management
October 25, 2024
CBC North - ...taking more than what they need and there's nobody really overseeing that," said Kochon. The appeal court has reserved its decision in the case. Jay Macdonald, current Environment and Climate Change minister, declined to comment as legal proceedings are...
MLAs highlight use of traditional knowledge in N.W.T. firefighting efforts
October 21, 2024
CBC North - ...knowledge in fighting fires and forest management. "Traditional knowledge plays a big role in how we fight fire in the Northwest Territories," said Jay Macdonald, minister of Environment and Climate Change. "Over the last number of years … it was noticeable that you could see we were starting to lose that...
N.W.T. gov’t commits to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050
October 17, 2024
CBC North - ...to net-zero by 2050 four years ago. "It's a wonderful target, I'm excited about the target," said Environment and Climate Change Minister Jay Macdonald. His department and Infrastructure share the responsibility of mapping the territory's path forward. But, like Wawzonek, he emphasized that the...
Sahtu Secretariat annual meeting kicks off in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T.
September 24, 2024
CBC North - ...for an all-season road to the community was another subject that will be discussed, McNeely said. Lesa Semmler, N.W.T. health minister, along with Jay Macdonald, the minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Danny McNeely, Sahtu MLA, are all in attendance for the meeting. "It's a pleasure to be able...
N.W.T. considers making producers deal with used oil, tires and electrical items
June 25, 2024
CBC North - ...have some form of EPR program already, and the Yukon is working on one for common blue-bin items as well as paint, waste oil and antifreeze. Jay Macdonald, the N.W.T.'s environment minister, told the Legislative Assembly earlier this month his department was considering EPR for used oil, tires and...
Yesterday’s Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę and GNWT bilateral in Yellowknife
June 19, 2024
My Yellow Knife Now - ...in Yellowknife, Premier R.J. Simpson, Ministers Caroline Wawzonek, Caitlin Cleveland, Lucy Kuptana, Jay Macdonald, Vince McKay, and Lesa Semmler convened with the Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government’s Ɂekw’ahtı̨dǝ́ Danny Gaudet, Ɂekw’ahtı̨ Raymond Taneton, and Délı̨nę...
Wildfire near Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., still being held at bay; territory to hold fire briefing
June 17, 2024
CBC North - ...away from the community for much of the day. Additional crews sent in to fight Fort Good Hope-area fire, N.W.T. minister says Duration 2:00 Jay Macdonald, minister of environment and climate change in N.W.T., says a wildfire has reached the edge of Fort Good Hope — but to date no structures have...
N.W.T. MLAs vote for inquiry into 2023 wildfire response, but premier makes no promises
February 22, 2024
CBC North - ...and do better for future evacuations. He also echoed his colleagues that they would need to constrain cost, scope and timeline of the inquiry. Jay Macdonald, minister of Environment and Climate Change — one of the departments undergoing a contracted review — said the public should participate in...
Live: MLAs pass motion calling for wildfire public inquiry
February 22, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...– would require explaining how that aligns with the Simpson government’s stated intent to work more closely with Indigenous leaders. Even so, Jay Macdonald and Vince McKay – two cabinet members who were residents of Fort Smith and Hay River respectively, better known for their careers in municipal...
Territory’s fire crews plan earlier start to tackle holdover fires
February 22, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...of fires have continued to burn through the winter. Responding to questions in the legislature from Sahtu MLA Danny McNeely, environment minister Jay Macdonald said climate change and an extended period of drought had “certainly shown us the need to be proactive.” He said holdover fires – those that...
NWT wildfires: who’s reviewing what, so far?
February 14, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...as well as public forums in affected communities. He did not indicate when the assessment is expected to be complete. Environment minister Jay Macdonald told the legislature the review for his department is being conducted by a team of wildfire and program assessment experts. Macdonald said that...
N.W.T. minister urges emergency preparedness ahead of 2024 ‘high-risk’ wildfire season
February 8, 2024
CBC North - ...and the loss of homes, cabins and most of the community of Enterprise to fire. More than 4 million hectares of land burned across the territory. Jay Macdonald, minister of ECC, said his department, too, is anticipating a difficult fire season and ECC is bringing in extra fire crews and aircraft to prepare....