Shane Thompson

NWT Wildfires: GNWT maintains budget surplus of $5 million

September 14, 2023

NNSL Media - ...having to take on additional debt, which avoids us having to take on the additional costs of that debt.” Municipal and Community Affairs minister Shane Thompson said over 6,600 vehicles have passed the Deh Cho bridge in the return to Yellowknife. Wawzonek said the GNWT was confident the economy would...

Ottawa commits $28.8M to fund NWT firefighting

September 10, 2023

Cabin Radio - ...under the program, which is $28.8 million over five years. At a Thursday territorial press conference, NWT environment and communities minister Shane Thompson said: “We’re very happy with the number.” Thompson said he believed Wilkinson had also committed to fast-tracking the funding to the...

Shane Thompson to visit wildfire-hit Enterprise

September 5, 2023

Cabin Radio - ...NWT’s environment and communities minister is set to visit Enterprise for the first time since the hamlet was devastated by a wildfire. Shane Thompson said on Saturday he had been in talks with Enterprise Mayor Michael St Amour about visiting the community “to see the impact on it.” On Tuesday...

Mavis Cli-Michaud to run for Nahendeh MLA

September 5, 2023

Cabin Radio - ... Cli-Michaud confirmed by email on Monday that she intends to run in the Nahendeh district. The incumbent is environment and communities minister Shane Thompson, who has held the Nahendeh seat since 2015. Thompson has yet to publicly state whether he will seek re-election. Even if Thompson doesn’t run,...

The devastation of Enterprise and its path to recovery

September 2, 2023

Cabin Radio - ...every day. “There’s absolutely nothing that anyone could say that could repair anyone’s feelings about what happened there,” he said. Shane Thompson, the NWT’s environment and communities minister, said this week that an examination of what happened to Enterprise would form part of the...

WILDFIRE UPDATE, AUG. 31, 7:30 P.M.: “The calm before the storm today—literally.”

August 31, 2023

CKLB 101.9 - ...Marie River, Kakisa, Wekweètì, Sambaa K’e, and “potentially” the Ingraham Trail, according to Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Shane Thompson. This policy offers financial compensation to N.W.T. residents who suffered losses due to the wildfire that are not otherwise covered by insurance. ...

Live: NWT postpones Yellowknife’s reopening

August 30, 2023

Cabin Radio - ...share information about peoples needs and situations,” says Batiste Foisy, who works for AFCY. 13:16 – Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Shane Thompson has renewed the territorial state of emergency from August 29 until September 11, 2023. The state of emergency was first declared on August 15...

As it happened: NWT postpones Yellowknife’s reopening on Wednesday

August 30, 2023

Cabin Radio - ...share information about peoples needs and situations,” says Batiste Foisy, who works for AFCY. 13:16 – Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Shane Thompson has renewed the territorial state of emergency from August 29 until September 11, 2023. The state of emergency was first declared on August 15...

MLA wants Indigenous governments involved in emergency decisions

August 29, 2023

Cabin Radio - ...North. He said changing the legislation warrants a more thorough review. Frame Lake MLA Kevin O’Reilly, Hay River South MLA Rocky Simpson, and Shane Thompson, minister of environment and municipal affairs, also took issue with amending legislation without review and during an ongoing crisis. “We’ve...

Investigate Enterprise wildfire response, Deh Cho MLA says

August 29, 2023

NNSL Media - ...Enterprise on Aug. 13 and 14. NNSL file photo Although Bonnetrouge was seeking answers from the minister of Environment and Climate Change (ECC), Shane Thompson, the floor was turned over to Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek since Bonnetrouge mentioned that the costs to rebuild are relevant to territorial...

Hay River will ‘get through’ third evacuation in two years, says mayor

August 28, 2023

Cabin Radio - ...support she is seeking. “Premier Cochrane is on speed dial. So is Minister Thompson,” she said, referring to NWT Premier Caroline Cochrane and Shane Thompson, the environment and communities minister. On Sunday, when more support was needed, she said heavy-duty and medium-duty helicopters were sent over....

N.W.T. minister slams MLA’s decision to return to Yellowknife despite evacuation order; RCMP investigating

August 27, 2023

CBC North - ...northwest of Yellowknife poses an urgent threat. Leaders slam decision to return In an email Saturday, Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Shane Thompson condemned Nokleby's actions. "If the reports are true, it is very frustrating that the MLA would choose personal comfort over complying with public...

Live: Wildfire bears down on Hay River from the west

August 25, 2023

Cabin Radio - ...pushed the fire closer to town along the highway, forcing crews and aircraft to pull back and regroup at a safe distance distance,” says Minister Shane Thompson of the Hay River fire. Everyone, with the exception of firefighters, should be evacuating the community right now. Head to the airport if you...

Live: Wednesday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees

August 23, 2023

Cabin Radio - ...a “factor being considered” in how to get more support out to residents. “That’ll be part of the questions that we are looking at,” says Shane Thompson. “If it’s a $5,000 deductible, we need to look at that.” 7:45 – Thompson says trucks are now being allowed to come through and get food to...

As it happened: Wednesday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees