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
Shane Thompson
Nahendeh
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Shane_thompson@ntassembly.ca
Phone
867-767-9141 (link is a phone number)
Extension
11128
Constituency Office

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

Phone
867-695-3780(link is a phone number)

Statements in Debates

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

On my left is deputy minister Gareau.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

So we're working with NWTAC, as I said previously. We're also working with our three or our other two territorial governments, Nunavut and the Yukon, to reach out to the federal government to talk about this. We're working collaboratively with NWTAC and their sister organizations on a plan we're trying to address. And when we look outside the box and inside the box, we are making the commitment to have four programs or policies that we have and they're going to be done this fiscal year. So it's going to be done, prepared, and working with them. So we are addressing this. We have 33...

Question 1201-19(2): Lessons Learned from Recent Flooding
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The answer is yes, we are working on that. We're working with the town. There's a lot of discussion again. We're also working with the federal government, and we're trying to find and identifying funding sources to address this mitigation, to make sure that this situation doesn't happen again or we're prepared for it if it happens, or floods happening again. So we are working with the town as well as K'atlodeeche First Nation on this very topic. And, again, like I said, we're reaching out to the federal government and trying to find additional funds and funding...

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

Thank you. So it is one of our priorities to get done, and we're working with NWTAC on that. But for clarity on how the process is done, I'll turn to the deputy minister with your permission, Madam Chair.

Question 1201-19(2): Lessons Learned from Recent Flooding
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, thanks to the Member for the questions here. Work is underway to conduct an afteraction review of the 2022 flood and the 2021 flood. Once completed, the recommendations will be public. MACA has worked with ENR and hydraulic experts to examine the cause of the 2021 and the 2022 flood, and we'll be doing the same thing with the 2022 flood. The work has been included include the production of flood extensive planning, our mapping of it, the flood zone and that. And this information will be provided to the communities of the town of Hay River and K'atlodeeche...

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

So we don't have that detail. I'll have to get back to committee. Thank you.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

So for that detail, I'll just turn to the deputy minister. Thank you.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

For that type of detail, I'll turn to the deputy minister. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

Okay, so the amount we're giving the communities, yes. The community plans, no. Those plans belong to the communities. Thank you.

Committee Motion 298-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Justice - Assembly – Deferral of Department (page 60), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 123)

The same thing with YK North, we'll give you the information. We'll provide that information to you. You will have it. And it can be made public. As I told the Member previously, yes, there's aging infrastructure. Municipal governments makes decisions on their capital plan. They make decisions, and we support their decisions on how we do it. Thank you, Madam Chair.