It’s not something that happens often in an election campaign. All four major
parties running candidates in the North agree on an issue. They want to support
an Indigenous-led program that could benefit Northern communities.
That sparkly white layer that coated Yellowknife’s trees earlier this month is called rime ice, though some might confuse it for hoarfrost. It’s since been blanketed in snow thanks to the dump over the weekend.
Leaders from the Sahtu, including the mayors of Norman Wells and Tulita, along with the region's MLA were in Yellowknife last week, meeting with cabinet ministers about rising costs that have been described as a "crisis".
