Spring flooding severely damaged houses, roads and key infrastructure in Hay River, N.W.T. and the surrounding area. The Government of the Northwest Territories is projecting recovery will cost more than $174 million, according to a report tabled in the N.W.T. Legislative Assembly last week.
The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly is back in session as of Thursday. According to the former caucus chair, it's now crunch time for MLAs to make progress on some promised business before the 2023 general election.
To get more Indigenous people employed with the Northwest Territories government, grade school education in the communities needs to be bolstered, said Chief Danny Gaudet of the Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government during an N.W.T. government committee meeting Friday.
The N.W.T. has been relying on the Taltson expansion project to hit its carbon reduction targets for years. But as 2030 looms closer, Yellowknife North MLA Rylund Johnson says it's "really unlikely" it'll be built in time.
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