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Yellowknife city manager Sheila Bassi-Kellett announced in an email to city staff on Friday that she'll step down from the role in March 2024.

The mood was casual as Yellowknife candidates discussed the environment, quality of life and the economy at the youth-led candidate forum at Sir John Franklin High School Wednesday evening.

On Nov. 14, N.W.T. voters will head to polls to elect the next Legislative Assembly.  The issues facing the territory are significant — the election comes after a summer of wildfires, and in the midst the impending closure of major diamond mines, a declining population and a housing crisis.

Katrina Nokleby is looking to defend her seat against Yellowknife city councillor Stacie Arden Smith, N.W.T. government employee Kate Reid, and James Lawrance, a veteran employee of various orders of government.

Many of the people planning to run in the 2023 Northwest Territories election have political experience — indeed, at least four are members of their community’s council right now. Here's what happens during the campaign and if they win.