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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.
Rocky Simpson and Wally Schumann are once again battling it out for the Hay River South seat. Both previously occupied it. Vince McKay is new to territorial but spent more than a decade on town council.
Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby was originally fined $7,500 by her colleagues on Friday for returning to Yellowknife, but the total was reduced after she made a $3,500 charitable donation.
The Town of Hay River said late Sunday night that wildfires have burned property and structures in Paradise Gardens and south through Enterprise.
The community of Hay River, N.W.T., is evacuating due to a nearby wildfire. Residents are being told to head for the airport, as a new fire near Paradise Gardens and Garden Road has closed Highway 2 out of the community.