Shane Thompson

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

Board of Management

Nahendeh

Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box

1320

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Phone

Extension

11128

Constituency Office

9706-100th Street
Fort Simpson NT X0E 0N0
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Statements in Debates

Debates of June 17, 2016 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

If we go online, will we be able to provide the same service to the lawyers and the public that is required if the subscriptions are not being used?

Debates of June 17, 2016 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister then explain to us what he means by their kind of a leave of absence? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of June 17, 2016 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

If we have these subscriptions, what… Are you not going to be using them anymore or is it not going to be out there? How is this going to be handled if we do not get these hard copies?

Debates of June 17, 2016 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister elaborate on what act he’s talking about? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of June 17, 2016 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Okay, I’m just a little bit confused on why we would have this over expenditure of $244,000 every year. Is this related to just the subscriptions?

Question 256-18(2): Procedure to Address AfterHours Issues at Small Airports

Debates of June 17, 2016 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Minister for his answer. I’m not trying to be rude and I understand there’s a 1-800 number. What I’m trying to find out is does the regional offices provide this information to the duty officer so that he’s able to communicate this information after hours or on weekends or is there another system in place that contractor or the airlines have to contact the local contractor, which is sometime impossible to get a hold of him, especially in the smaller communities, especially on weekends when they’re out on their land doing stuff. Can the Minister please...

Debates of June 17, 2016 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. No further questions on this page, thank you.

Question 256-18(2): Procedure to Address AfterHours Issues at Small Airports

Debates of June 17, 2016 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Maybe I’ll get all four questions here. I guess what I’m asking the Minister is: how can a duty officer in Yellowknife have the information to be able to provide the regional services after hours so they can get concrete and safe information.

Debates of June 17, 2016 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Maybe it’s Friday and I’m not getting the message, here. Is the department willing to look at the potential of having to cover, in the short-term if this report isn’t done, to offer this type of programming until such time as a new program is implemented? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 248-18(2): Procedure to Address AfterHours Issues at Small Airports

Debates of June 17, 2016 , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Minister for that answer, and that’s great to hear there’s a 1877 number. When the Minister talked about the contact being a duty officer in Yellowknife, was this always the practice to have the duty officer in Yellowknife deal with it, or was it a regional office? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.