HAVE YOUR SAY!
The Social Development Committee invites you to share your views at a public meeting in Hay River on Bill 34: Trespass to Property Act.
The purpose of the proposed Bill is to enhance public safety and private property protections. To achieve this, the Bill will address significant gaps in trespassing law by creating a new law intended to govern trespass to private property, to schools, and to certain types of private interests on public lands such as leases.
The Bill will protect Indigenous rights by ensuring land, resources, and self-government agreements take precedence over the legislation, and ensuring that the proposed Act will be interpreted in accordance with recognition and affirmation of existing Indigenous and treaty rights.
Read the plain language summary of the Bill here.
The meeting is being held at the Ptarmigan Inn in Hay River. A public supper will start at 5:30 p.m., with the meeting starting at 6 p.m.
Share your views by:
- Attending the meeting in person; or
- Sending in a written submission to @email by February 2, 2026.
Watch the proceedings online on the Assembly’s YouTube channel.