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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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...
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...