2023 NWT Election
Lucy Kuptana
Candidate in the Nunakput All Ridings race.
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Fire at Yellowknife encampment ‘preventable,’ lawyer says
October 22, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...this encampment problem,” he said on Wednesday. “Serious urgency is before us.” In response to questions from Hawkins, housing minister Lucy Kuptana said Housing NWT is “looking at delivering an all-of-government approach in terms of policy” by the spring of 2026. “We have to be careful in...
Elders in public housing should not be charged rent, says MLA
October 22, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...serious about this question. I don’t want no chuckles. Thank you.” The request seemed to momentarily stump Minister responsible for Housing NWT Lucy Kuptana. “Just thinking about the question and how can we eliminate rent for seniors in the Northwest Territories, understanding the situation we’re in...
Tuktoyaktuk ‘told to find funding within’ after major flood
October 22, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...were damaged and blocked by high water and massive piles of driftwood. Weyallon Armstrong is the Monfwi MLA, representing the Tłı̨chǫ region. Lucy Kuptana, the MLA representing Tuktoyaktuk, is a cabinet member. Weyallon Armstrong said Tuktoyaktuk had been “proactive over the last 10 years” in its...
New Yellowknife transitional housing may not open before December
October 20, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...we are going to be heading into winter soon, so that’s very concerning. We’re hoping to have the facility open by December,” housing minister Lucy Kuptana told the legislature on Friday. She was responding to questions from Great Slave MLA Kate Reid, who noted “it’s getting cold outside” and...
NWT expects to have family violence action plan by June 2026
October 20, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...existing programs and services. The GNWT promised to deliver such a plan in a 2023 document. Asked by Morgan when that action plan would emerge, Lucy Kuptana – the NWT’s minister responsible for the status of women – said the “projected completion date for the action plan is June of 2026.” An...
‘Being respectful isn’t an option — it is essential’
October 17, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...NWT to consider placing a housing position directly in one of the Tłı̨chǫ communities from the North Slave housing office in Yellowknife. Lucy Kuptana, Minister responsible for Housing NWT, replied that location visits to the region are regularly...
PM Mark Carney visits hometown of Fort Smith and town of Inuvik today
July 23, 2025
My Yellow Knife Now - ... Earlier this month, Minister Rechie Valdez visited the city of Yellowknife to lead the Status of Women’s 43rd annual forum together with Minister Lucy Kuptana. Minister Valdez spoke of the ways that goals of economic empowerment can be connected to ending gender-based violence, supporting Indigenous...
Indigenous leaders and GNWT reps gather in times marked by “uncertainty”
June 19, 2025
My Yellow Knife Now - ...Premier R.J. Simpson, Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek, Minister Lesa Semmler, Minister Caitlin Cleveland, Minister Vince McKay and Minister Lucy Kuptana. The Northwest Territories Council of Leaders Memorandum of Understanding was signed by leadership in June 2021. The MOU’s four year term and...
GNWT to allow homeless encampments this summer on Commissioner’s land
May 26, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...for unknown other charges. Premier R.J. Simpson had been shepherding the Homelessness Strategy until handing it off in March to Housing Minister Lucy Kuptana in her capacity as Minister Responsible for Housing NWT. MLAs from communities outside of Yellowknife last summer questioned if enough is being...
MLAs turn up volume in NWT Assembly; Speaker’s temper blows
May 25, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...medical travel program is expected to come into effect on September 1st. Also, Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers pleaded with Housing Minister Lucy Kuptana to find a solution for residents of Nova Apartments who “live in fear” of the crime and violence that has for some time plagued the block, which...
Lack of rent control in N.W.T. to be reassessed this year, minister says
May 6, 2025
CBC North - ...in small communities are typically occupied by essential workers such as teachers and healthcare workers or community members. Housing Minister Lucy Kuptana said increasing the rents was a "tough but necessary decision" in a statement to CBC. She said the adjustment was crucial to maintain fairness in...
‘It’s going to hit people really hard’: Housing N.W.T. hiking rent by hundreds of dollars for some units
May 1, 2025
CBC North - ...responsible for any changes made to the N.W.T. Residential Tenancy Act. CBC News requested an interview with Macdonald, and N.W.T. Housing Minister Lucy Kuptana, but did not receive a response by the time of...
Changes in GNWT’s minister duties and leadership announced
March 31, 2025
My Yellow Knife Now - ...Minister Responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission, and Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board. Minister Lucy Kuptana will continue her role as Minister Responsible for Housing Northwest Territories. Minister Kuptana will now oversee the NWT Homelessness Strategy,...
N.W.T. premier creates new ministry for ‘major, nation-building’ infrastructure projects
March 31, 2025
CBC North - ...Indigenous partnerships will be essential to advancing these priority projects," the release states. Simpson also said Monday that Housing Minister Lucy Kuptana will now be responsible for the N.W.T. homelessness strategy. The move is "part of ongoing efforts to strengthen coordination and support around...
NWT premier announces cabinet shuffle
March 31, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...Board. Responsibility for the territory’s homelessness strategy will move from the Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs to Housing NWT. Lucy Kuptana is the minister responsible for the housing corporation while Simpson is the minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs. Monday’s release...