Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Shane Thompson says Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby chose 'personal comfort' over public safety orders when she decided to re-enter Yellowknife despite a mandatory evacuation order.
Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Shane Thompson says Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby chose "personal comfort" over public safety orders when she decided to re-enter Yellowknife despite a mandatory evacuation order.·Katrina Nokleby, the N.W.T. MLA for Great Slave, returned to Yellowknife last week to volunteer as an adviser for Dettah's incoming chief, Ernest Betsina.
It isn't clear if she's allowed to be there, though Nokleby told CBC News she believes she re-entered legally. Thefor Yellowknife, N'dilǫ, Dettah, and the Ingraham Trail states only essential persons are allowed in these communities right now. "I can provide good advice to people," she said. "I have a lot to offer. I don't have a family. It's just me that I'm worried about. So you know, at the end of the day, whether I sit here, or I sit in Behchokǫ, I'm much more useful here."
N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane issued a rebuke of her own Saturday, telling CBC News Nokleby's characterization of the wildfire threat is "not the reality." She called Nokleby's characterization of the wildfire situation "incredibly disrespectful" to fire crews who are working long days and missing time with their families.
While Betsina is the chief-elect for Dettah, having won the recent election, he has not yet taken over for current chief Edward Sangris.Nokleby also concedes the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, which includes the emergency management organization, declined her request to volunteer in the Yellowknife protection effort.
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