2023 NWT Election
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Shane Thompson
Candidate in the Nahendeh All Ridings race.
Shane can be reached at dlori.richards@gmail.com, or by calling 867-873-1633.
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Live: RJ Simpson is new NWT premier, cabinet also chosen
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...a community outside Yellowknife for the first time since 2011. Both Wawzonek and Testart represent Yellowknife districts. Earlier, Nahendeh MLA Shane Thompson became the NWT’s speaker-elect as he emotionally dropped out of the race to become premier. Thompson, formerly the environment and communities...
Live: RJ Simpson is the new NWT premier
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...a community outside Yellowknife for the first time since 2011. Both Wawzonek and Testart represent Yellowknife districts. Earlier, Nahendeh MLA Shane Thompson became the NWT’s speaker-elect as he emotionally dropped out of the race to become premier. Thompson, formerly the environment and communities...
Live: Shane Thompson becomes speaker, is out of premier race
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - Shane Thompson became the NWT’s speaker-elect as he emotionally dropped out of the race to become premier during Thursday’s key session at the legislature. Thompson, formerly the environment and communities minister, said he had been encouraged to become the speaker and help the new government set a more...
NWT MLAs are choosing a new premier and cabinet
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...the day. Loading… The four candidates for premier include three people who served as cabinet members for the past four years – RJ Simpson, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek – and one former regular MLA, Kieron Testart. Wawzonek and Testart are from Yellowknife, while Simpson represents the Hay...
MLA candidates for premier on why their colleagues should pick them for the job
December 6, 2023
CBC North - ...next premier, CBC Trailbreaker host Hilary Bird sat down with each candidate who has put their name forward. R.J. Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek are all making a play for the premiership. Find the audio here of what they told CBC News this week. All four stood up in...
Metis organization eager to collaborate with next NWT premier on land claim goal
December 5, 2023
NNSL Media - ...on Thursday, Dec. 7. There are four contenders in the running to replace outgoing premier Caroline Cochrane: R.J. Simpson of Hay River North, Shane Thompson of Nahendeh, Kieron Testart of Range Lake, and Caroline Wawzonek of Yellowknife South. Whitford and Harman said they are “supportive of all of...
Here’s what each premier candidate said about small and Indigenous communities
December 1, 2023
CKLB 101.9 - ...are in, and each of the candidates has made their appeal to the N.W.T.’s small and Indigenous communities. R.J. Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek all put their names in the hat for premier on Thursday. Each gave a 20-minute pitch explaining why they should get the top...
Four candidates step forward to become new premier
November 30, 2023
NNSL Media - ...to run for premier put their names forward. The quartet looking to become the top politician include Hay River North MLA R.J. Simpson, Nahendeh MLA Shane Thompson, Yellowknife South MLA Caroline Wawzonek and Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart. Candidates had up to 20 minutes to persuade colleagues to vote for them...
How the four candidates for NWT premier say they’ll do the job
November 30, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek made their pitches to become the next NWT premier on Thursday. The premier will be chosen by a secret ballot of MLAs on Thursday next week, December 7. Simpson, Testart, Thompson and Wawzonek are the four people who rose to accept nomination for...
Live: Candidates for NWT premier to be nominated
November 30, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...MLAs on Thursday next week, December 7. So far, five people are understood to be interested in the job: Lesa Semmler, RJ Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek. Thursday will make clear if any of those are not putting their names forward, and if anyone else is joining them. Speeches...
N.W.T. family’s temporary accommodation has run out — despite minister’s promise
November 29, 2023
CBC North - ... An aerial view after a wildfire tore through Enterprise, burning down most of the small N.W.T. community. (Tyson Koschik/CBC) But then, on Oct. 3, Shane Thompson — the Municipal and Community Affairs Minister at the time — committed to providing accommodations for those who lost their homes until the end...
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...