
Strong direction. Northern solutions.

ABOUT ME
A lifelong Northerner with a passion for the North
I was born and raised in the North - this has been and will always be my home. I am raising a family here and am passionate about promoting and making the North a better place to live. This love for our beautiful city and for the North is the reason I am running in this year's Territorial election - I want to contribute and make a positive impact.
We are coming up to a critical phase in diamond mining, a significant driver for our economy. To ensure that we are not caught flat-footed in determining what comes next for our economy, we need to take action now. Focusing on providing better supports to mining and further diversifying our economy, will be critical.
I have spent the last 15 years taking on progressively more senior roles within the mining industry. During this time, I learned a great deal about the mining industry, gained a solid business background, worked hard at developing relationships with individuals in all sectors, and have paid attention to the goings on of our Legislature.
With my experience, my drive to get things done, and my passion for the North, I am committed to working hard to make positive change. I hope you join me on this journey and allow me to work for you to make a difference during the 19th Legislative Assembly.
PILLAR 1
The Economy & Cost of Living
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Mining
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Creating the right incentives and environment for mineral exploration and development
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Focus on developing regulations that support exploration and development while ensuring benefits are seen throughout the life of a project
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Completion of land claims to build more certainty in the mining industry, and others
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Diversification
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Continue marketing Aurora tourism, but also build marketing around current non-peak periods
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Incentivizing private sector tourism product development
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Expansion of the Yellowknife Airport - extension of the runway, building of a hotel
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Cost of Living
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Assessment of all taxes for residents and the basis for taxes is critical to determining whether they are effective or perhaps doing more harm than good
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Infrastructure development, in particular Talston and the Slave Geological Province Corridor, will be important to reducing the cost of living and making the North a more attractive place to invest
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PILLAR 2
Northern Healthcare
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Stanton Hospital
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Additional resources required to adequately staff the hospital
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Adequate resources means we are more likely to be able to offer currently unavailable treatments / health services to better utilize our state of the art infrastructure
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Drug & Alcohol Treatment
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A Yellowknife-based treatment centre offering residential treatment and outpatient aftercare is critical to addressing many social issues we are seeing in Yellowknife and across the North
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Centre must offer supports to address mental health issues, including residential school-related impacts
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'Made in the NWT' approach to cultural representation in treatment content including on-the-land programming
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PILLAR 3
Educating Northerners
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Our Youth
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We need to invest in more teachers and support staff to reduce class sizes and ensure special needs are met
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Day care and after school care must be re-assessed - availability of these services must be increased and costs need to be more affordable
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'Made in the NWT' approach needed in order to address obstacles impacting graduation rates
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Polytechnic Institute
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Must be based in Yellowknife to ensure we are able to attract not just the right calibre of talent to head up departments but also students from other jurisdictions
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Focus program offerings on fields of study that align with professions that we typically have difficulty staffing from within the NWT
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Build partnerships with various industries to support work placements and hiring, increasing likelihood of retaining people for the long-term
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PILLAR 4
Environment
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Environmental Protection & Remediation
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Development must be done in a way that minimizes the impact on our environment and it must be responsible
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Need stronger partnerships with all key stakeholders to address concerns, adjust expectations and make changes to regulations
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Need to become experts at remediation to truly be able to lead remediation efforts in the future and ensure benefits remain in the North
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Renewable Energy
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Must ensure greater investment in renewable energy across the North, including wind, solar, biomass
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Talston Hydroelectricity Expansion Project important to improving access to renewable energy and reducing green house gases
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Partnerships with the Federal Government, industries, Indigenous groups and other jurisdictions key to seeing this much-needed infrastructure
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