2023 NWT Election
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Shane Thompson
Candidate in the Nahendeh All Ridings race.
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Housing confusion leaves Enterprise family ‘nowhere to go’
November 28, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...their stay would be extended until the end of January. At a meeting in October, former Hay River South MLA Rocky Simpson says he was assured by Shane Thompson, the minister responsible for Maca, that the Cleary family would receive emergency accommodation until the end of January. “When I talked to the...
What your new MLAs say they want for the Northwest Territories
November 28, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...all GNWT jobs stay in place, and aid local governments in keeping residents healthy and happy through funding programs and addressing local issues. Shane Thompson, Nahendeh We need to continue to invest in infrastructure that enhances the well-being of individuals, such as long-term fourplex facilities in...
When the Heart Says No: How does Premier Simpson sound?
November 28, 2023
NNSL Media - ... Otherwise, it’s like a person playing in the Yellowknife Recreational Hockey League and expecting to play for the Edmonton Oilers. R.J. Simpson, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek are the only MLAs with experience as a minister, so they are the only credible candidates for premier in my eyes. Simpson is...
In pictures: MLAs are sworn in on a new note of optimism
November 24, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...though, some MLAs found broader meaning in the event than simply the formal start of work. From left: George Nerysoo, Jane Weyallon Armstrong and Shane Thompson. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Jane Weyallon Armstrong, beginning her first full term as the Monfwi MLA, wore a pin featuring a photograph of her late...
20th Legislative Assembly Officially Sworn In
November 24, 2023
My Yellow Knife Now - ...for Hay River North – Denny Rogers for Inuvik Boot Lake – Lesa Semmler for Inuvik Twin Lake – George Nerysoo for Mackenzie Delta – Shane Thompson for Nehendeh – Lucy Kuptana for Nunakput – Kieron Testart for Range Lake – Daniel McNeely for Sahtu – Jay MacDonald for Thebacha –...
Majority of MLA-elects want addiction treatment facilities in the N.W.T.
November 20, 2023
CBC North - ...MLA-elect for Dehcho, said she would support regional treatment centres, but these would need to prioritize on-the-land healing. Incumbent MLA Shane Thompson in Fort Liard, N.W.T. Thompson said he would support addictions treatment centres that use the resources available in the territory. (Luke...
Meet the NWT premier and cabinet you told us you want
November 20, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...election. On this page, find out who’d be in charge if it was up to you. We already know that Lesa Semmler, RJ Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek are interested in the premier’s job. Meanwhile, every MLA-elect we could reach told us they had at least some interest in a...
There’s a line forming to be in the next NWT cabinet
November 17, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...was “impossible” to rule out other roles before getting to know her colleagues. Sheryl Yakeleya had no comment. Kieron Testart, RJ Simpson and Shane Thompson all told us they are interested in the role of premier (or, failing that, a role in cabinet). Lesa Semmler didn’t rule out an interest in the...
Should Shane Thompson be the NWT’s next premier?
November 17, 2023
Cabin Radio - Shane Thompson has joined RJ Simpson in lining up a bid to become the Northwest Territories’ next premier. Some of those who lost to him in the Nahendeh district, meanwhile, say he shouldn’t even run for cabinet this time around. Thompson came through a six-way contest to hold the seat for a third term,...
Election 2023: Residents vote for change as seven incumbents ousted
November 15, 2023
CKLB 101.9 - ...Daniel McNeely. Just four incumbents defeated their challengers: Hay River North’s R.J. Simpson; Inuvik Twin Lakes’s Lesa Semmler; Nahendeh’s Shane Thompson; and Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh’s Richard Edjericon Three were acclaimed — Caitlin Cleveland of Kam Lake, Jane Weyallon-Armstrong of Monfwi, and...
Re-elected MLA Lesa Semmler weighing a run for N.W.T. premiership
November 15, 2023
CBC North - ...the last legislative assembly are heading into the next one: Semmler, Jane Weyallon Armstrong, Caitlin Cleveland, Richard Edjericon, R.J. Simpson, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek. Of those, Simpson, Thompson and Wawzonek have served in cabinet. The territory's last premier, Caroline Cochrane, did not...
Unofficial Election Results Provided by Elections NWT
November 15, 2023
My Yellow Knife Now - ...Nerysoo 233 Richard Ross Jr. 176 - Advertisement - Nahendeh: Sharon Allen 149 Josh Campbell 21 Mavis Cli-Michaud 185 Hillary Deneron 149 Shane Thompson 326 Les Wright 115 Nunakput: Lucy Kuptana 340 Vince Teddy 159 Range Lake: Aaron Reid 155 Nicole Sok 109 Kieron Testart 326 Sahtu: Paulie...
Key takeaways from the 2023 N.W.T. election
November 15, 2023
CBC North - .... Meanwhile Hay River South voters chose Vince McKay, a firefighter and former town councillor, over incumbent Rocky Simpson. A referendum on Shane Thompson It's been just three months since two-thirds of the territory's population were forced to leave their homes due to wildfires, and the Hamlet of...
These experienced ministers wonder: who should lead the NWT next?
November 15, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...Yellowknife and two members from the south,” she added, referring to a convention that sets out how cabinet should be geographically balanced. Shane Thompson, the environment and communities minister whose roles were central to the flood and fire crises of recent years, has won his Nahendeh seat for the...
What happened in the NWT election? Get a quick summary
November 15, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...won easily in Hay River North and has already said he’ll run for premier. Caroline Wawzonek is expected to be in contention for the role and Shane Thompson, re-elected in Nahendeh, suggested he may do the same. Seven incumbents lost: ministers Diane Archie and Paulie Chinna were beaten by Denny Rodgers...