Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Député de Monfwi

Circonscription électorale de Monfwi

Jane Weyallon Armstrong a été élue députée de la circonscription de Monfwi à la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Jane Weyallon Armstrong a été élue à la 19e Assemblée lors d’une élection partielle pour représenter la circonscription de Monfwi. 

Elle est née à Fort Rae, aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Résidant actuellement à Behchoko, aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest, son parcours a laissé une trace indélébile dans sa collectivité. 

Ayant été présidente de l’Association des femmes autochtones de 2019 à 2021, Jane Weyallon Armstrong a collaboré avec les membres du conseil d’administration sur le rapport final de l’Enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées. Son engagement pour la cause a joué un rôle majeur dans la résolution de problèmes cruciaux. 

La riche participation de Jane Weyallon Armstrong à la gouvernance de la collectivité comprend des rôles tels que conseillère à l’administration communautaire de Behchoko (2009-2013, 2017-2021, juin et juillet 2021) et membre de l’assemblée du gouvernement tłı̨chǫ (gouvernement de consensus) de 2009 à 2013. En outre, elle a siégé à l’Office d’examen des répercussions environnementales de la vallée du Mackenzie de 2020 à 2021. 

Avec une carrière de plus de 25 ans au Conseil scolaire de division des Dogrib (aujourd’hui l’Agence de services communautaires tłįchǫ), Jane Weyallon Armstrong a eu une incidence positive sur la vie d’élèves du secondaire issus de diverses collectivités. Ses fonctions de directrice de résidence, puis de coordonnatrice, d’agente de liaison et de responsable des services aux étudiants et d’aide à la transition après les études ont mis en évidence son dévouement à l’éducation et au développement de la collectivité. 

Jane Weyallon Armstrong a fait ses études secondaires à l’École Sir John Franklin à Yellowknife, et résidait à l’Akaitcho Hall. Elle a décroché un baccalauréat ès arts avec une majeure en politique et une mineure en études autochtones à l’université de la Saskatchewan. En 1994, elle a obtenu un diplôme de travailleuse sociale au Collège Aurora, au Campus Thebacha, et en 1992, un diplôme d’assistante sociale auprès des enfants et des jeunes au Mount Royal College. Jane Weyallon Armstrong a élevé sa fille avec son conjoint et se réjouit aujourd’hui d’être la fière grand-mère d’un petit-fils. Elle s’intéresse à la couture et à la lecture et participe à diverses activités culturelles. Son engagement de longue date en tant que bénévole pour des événements de collecte de fonds et des sorties scolaires souligne son dévouement pour le bien-être de la collectivité.

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Responsabilisation et supervision
Affaires sociales
Opérations gouvernementales
Member Jane Weyallon Armstrong
Monfwi
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Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 139)

Okay, I just said that it's not just Tlicho communities. There's four Tlicho communities. There's Dettah, N'dilo. There Lutselk'e. There's Fort Resolution and Yellowknife headquarters I mean, North Slave. You know, Yellowknife is for us, it's headquarters. So I'm just how many of this position is allocated in the outlying communities?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 139)

Okay. So that North Slave district office here, it says there's you recognize North Slave district office for the active position. And, I mean, for North Slave district, but you recognize Tlicho but there's nothing allocated there. So I ask why is that?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 139)

I was just wondering because if that includes the LHO office?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 138)

Thank you. I know that within our LHO, they are understaffed in Behchoko, Whati, and Gameti, and there's nothing in Wekweeti. There's no LHO office there. So I know that they are understaffed and they are overworked and, as a result, many of these units are sitting empty. Some of them have been sitting empty for over ten years. And I can tell you there's a house that has been sitting, that's vacant since 2009. To date, it's still sitting vacant. In 2009, it was in good operation. And what the Minister's office should have done was gave that unit to the family member that are living in the area...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 138)

Yes, I know there are people that I have been talking to, they want they're waiting. And I sent in numerous emails to the Minister to get in contact with these people. And there's a lot of people that are I know people have different perspectives. Some people in favour. Some people are not in favour. That's up to them. But there are a lot of people that are interested. They want to become a homeowner. And they're waiting patiently. They're waiting from the executive office where all the decisions are being made. So I just wanted to ask the Minister will this be completed within this fiscal...

Written Question 58-19(2): Frank Channel Bridge Replacement
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 138)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Frank Channel Bridge Replacement. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for Infrastructure. The Frank Channel Bridge is a critical piece of infrastructure for the Northwest Territories, providing access to the Tlicho communities, Yellowknife, and the mines in the Slave Geological Province region.

I have four questions:

Can the Minister provide a detailed breakdown of the additional costs identified for the Frank Channel Bridge Replacement Project?

Can the Minister provide a detailed breakdown of funding already committed or budgeted by the Government of...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 138)

Yeah, no, well this will really free up a lot of housing for the Housing to build more houses in small communities. And I can't believe it that we do have a homeless specialist in our own territory where there's 50 percent of the population are Indigenous and most of the people that are living in those units are Indigenous people. You know, and it is I find it offensive because in our like, we never really had any issues with this in the past. And this goes back to colonization. From the beginning, we've been asked we've been told how to live, what to do, all those things. There's a lot of...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 138)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to ask the Minister, the executive, about eight months ago we passed a motion to transfer public housing units that tenant lived in for over 20 years, for most of their life, where they raised their children. And today I just wanted to ask the Minister how many of those units were transferred?

Member’s Statement 1347-19(2): Decentralizaton of Housing Northwest Territories North Slave District Office to Tlicho Region
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Decentralizations of North Slave district housing office. Mr. Speaker, I have spoken in this House many times about the housing crisis in the Tlicho region. There are not enough homes to house the people in Tlicho region. The homes we do have are overcrowded and undermaintained. Many homes have mold. There are no housing staff in district office that speak Tlicho language. Further, there are not enough housing staff in the Tlicho region, and they are overworked. Tlicho residents need someone who can speak the language to help them deal with their housing issues. If...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Sorry about that. 254 allocated for this fiscal year, I'm just asking if it's going to be enough to make up for the year 20212022, there was only three and it's lapsed. Like, aren't we, like I'm just trying to ask if it's enough to make up for the years that we lost due to COVID?