Member Nahendeh

Speaker

Shane Thompson was re-elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly after serving in the 18th and 19th Assemblies representing the constituency of Nahendeh. Mr. Thompson is the Honorable Speaker of the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.

Mr. Thompson was first elected to the 18th Assembly in November 2015 and served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development. Mr. Thompson was also a member of the Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning, the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures, and the Striking Committee.

Mr. Thompson was born on July 11, 1963, in Hay River. He has lived in Kugluktuk (Coppermine), Inuvik, Hay River, and in Edmonton, while at the University of Alberta. Fort Simpson has been his home since 1992.

Mr. Thompson previously served two terms (three years each) as an elected official with the Fort Simpson District Education Authority, spending the last four years as the chairperson. Over the past 35 years, he has served on various community and territorial boards.

Mr. Thompson was employed as the Senior Sport and Recreation Coordinator with Municipal and Community Affairs (GNWT) in the Deh Cho region before being elected as a Member.

Mr. Thompson completed the Community Recreation Leaders Program at Arctic College in 1989 and is currently working on a Masters Certificate on Evaluation at the University of Victoria and Carleton University. He also completed three years towards an Education degree at the University of Alberta.

Mr. Thompson is an active volunteer with Northern Youth Aboard, CBET and Fundamental Movement, and HIGH FIVE®. As well, he is a past member of the Sport North Federation Board, NWT Softball and of NWTRPA, and the past president of Seven Spruce Golf Course.

Mr. Thompson is the father of seven children - five daughters and two sons – and has nine grandchildren.

He has been a Justice of the Peace since 1991.

Nahendeh Electoral District

Committees

Shane Thompson
Nahendeh
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Constituency Office

9706-100th Street
Fort Simpson NT X0E 0N0
Canada

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 44)

Okay. Thank you. Is the Minister saying that these inmates who are minimum security are going to be moved to Yellowknife or Fort Smith?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister please elaborate on what the body holding unit that is being scheduled for Fort Liard is all about? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Again, here we go, government expecting other people to get that information out to it. I'm asking the Minister will you make a commitment now to tell the town of Hay River this is what we're trying to do and how we're changing it? And it's not a Guthrie House, it's a model and some of the concepts to it. So let's be honest, it's not a Guthrie House model, we are not segregating the inmates, we are looking at putting this facility in there and doing different programming. And my understanding, you'll have minimum to maximum security people in this facility. So, again, the...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 44)

I appreciate that from the Minister. I'm hoping these positions can get filled sooner than later. Has the department completed or have they developed a training plan for the staff? Can the Minister advise us of what that training plan is?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 44)

I guess the next question is because this is going away from the Guthrie House model. We were talking about dealing with addictions and treatment and that, now we're talking about putting maximum security or going higher than minimum security into this community. So has the department actually reached out to the community and said this is what's going to be happening? Because this is not really a Guthrie model concept. The Guthrie model concept is to segregate the prisoners so they're on their addiction treatment area. I understand we're talking about family violence and working with that, but...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it's been about six months since the new fiscal year and the budget has been passed. I would like to ask the Minister of Lands some questions about the status of the equity lease issues. Can the Minister advise if the positions have been filled and the location of where the staff is? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 44)

Thank you. I appreciate that answer from the Minister. In regards to Sambaa K'e, we have known there are a number of units that are vacated, boarded up, or not being utilized, and the community has been looking at trying to access those facilities. What is the corporation's plan for those facilities? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am going to go back a little further in regard to utilizing this facility better or using it to its maximum capacity or increasing the capacity of this facility and that. Can the Minister tell us: the present facility, what is the occupancy? Is it shorter, or are there more numbers to it? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 44)

Thank you. I appreciate the answer from the Minister. Mr. Chair, can the Minister advise, when they are doing these major retrofits and that, how does that impact the clients or the people using these facilities? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 44)

Thank you. I appreciate the clarification from the Minister. Can the Minister advise when these projects are going to be done? Is it going to be during the school year, or is it going to be focused this summer? Thank you.