2023 NWT Election
Vince Mckay
Candidate in the Hay River South Hay River race.
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N.W.T. asks regulator to intervene in CN Rail’s decision to scrap rail line
April 7, 2025
CBC North - ...of the Northwest Territories] will not stand by as CN Rail shirks its responsibility," reads a written statement from N.W.T. Infrastructure Minister Vince McKay, in a news release on Monday. The government says it applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency for adjudication, saying the rail company "has...
Changes in GNWT’s minister duties and leadership announced
March 31, 2025
My Yellow Knife Now - ...moved into the role of Minister of Justice and Government House Leader but will continue as Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Minister Vince McKay has taken on the role of Minister of Infrastructure, in addition to his roles as Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister Responsible...
N.W.T. premier creates new ministry for ‘major, nation-building’ infrastructure projects
March 31, 2025
CBC North - ...will continue on as finance minister as well minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation. (Natalie Pressman/CBC) Minister Vince McKay will now take on the infrastructure portfolio in cabinet, previously held by Wawzonek. McKay will also continue as minister of municipal and...
NWT premier announces cabinet shuffle
March 31, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...to be minister of Environment and Climate Change and will take over the justice portfolio and role as government house leader from Simpson. Vince McKay will continue to be minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and will take over the infrastructure portfolio from Wawzonek. He will also retain...
NWT ministers tackle questions in annual ‘bear pit’
March 6, 2025
Cabin Radio - ... “It is really difficult decisions, but we have to refine policies. We have to offer supports.” Preparing for emergencies Communities minister Vince McKay was asked what actions the GNWT was taking to ensure communities were adequately prepared for future emergencies. In response, he asked members of...
In the NWT, who received a King Charles III Coronation Medal?
March 5, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...Nerysoo Helen Kitekudluk Kyran Alikamik Lois Firth Lafferty Mary Jane Cazon Meika McDonald Nathan Kogiak Rory Voudrach Shirley Lamalice Vince McKay Violet Noksana Nominated by MP Michael McLeod Gavin Cazon-Wilkes Conrad Schubert Simon Cloutier Ollie Williams Kelsey Townend Joseph Philip...
Cell service dead zones, cash for communities and another upset MLA round out the week
February 28, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...but instead will adjust distribution models that have remained unchanged for 15 years. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Vince McKay told the NWT Assembly (and later Friday, the NWT Association of Communities AGM in Yellowknife), that in years past, some community governments have...
MLAs endorse call for federal aid to Norman Wells
February 28, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...the community – especially the seniors who reside there and may be vulnerable if the town is forced to shut down services. Communities minister Vince McKay said the GNWT has taken steps to ease the financial burden on residents and businesses. He said the territorial government is focused on both...
Shauna Morgan questions NWT’s plan for civic addresses
February 12, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...– who represents the trail’s residents – asked what the territory’s plan is for the hundreds of residents who live in unincorporated areas. Vince McKay, the minister of municipal and community affairs, said it’s difficult to apply civic addresses to those areas, adding that using kilometre...
Regulate online gambling, NWT MLAs are told
December 18, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...gaming. ‘Normalization’ concern Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart brought a representative of GeoComply to a meeting with communities minister Vince McKay in October. “Opening the market to legal online sports betting and igaming could offer substantial benefits to the NWT, including increased tax...
Going off the deep end arguing for a new all-season pool for Behchokǫ̀
October 23, 2024
CKLB 101.9 - ...Pool, until the gleaming new pool opens across the parking lot. Here is an exchange between the MLA and Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Vince McKay: Weyallon Armstrong: “When the swimming pool in Edzo burned down, there was insufficient insurance proceeds to rebuild the swimming pool due to...
GNWT donates $150K to Norman Wells food bank
October 21, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...to the community. “The community of Norman Wells has shown incredible resilience in the face of rising costs and supply chain disruptions,” Vince McKay, the communities minister, said in a statement. “We will continue to monitor this situation closely and adjust our efforts to ensure families...
Premier, ministers, mayor meet over Yellowknife encampment
August 20, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...Hall said Mayor Rebecca Alty had met with Premier RJ Simpson, housing minister Lucy Kuptana, health minister Lesa Semmler and communities minister Vince McKay late last week “to discuss the recent tent encampment established in downtown Yellowknife.” The city said the municipality and GNWT had...
Enterprise rail yard sees ‘bigger picture’ in Hay River line closure
August 9, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...fuel are being brought in by air, which is generally a much costlier measure. Wear and tear In May, Hay River South MLA and communities minister Vince McKay called CN’s decision not to repair the line “truly astonishing” and described it as “neglect.” McKay suggested the need to truck fuel...
N.W.T. government officials, Yellowknife mayor respond to evacuation re-entry emails
August 6, 2024
CBC North - ...in the event of future wildfire evacuations, but more discussions are still needed. CBC News spoke with Rebecca Alty, Yellowknife's mayor; Vince McKay, the minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA); and Jay Boast, an information officer with the N.W.T. emergency management organization...