Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Député de Monfwi

Circonscription électorale de Monfwi

Jane Weyallon Armstrong a été élue députée de la circonscription de Monfwi à la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Jane Weyallon Armstrong a été élue à la 19e Assemblée lors d’une élection partielle pour représenter la circonscription de Monfwi. 

Elle est née à Fort Rae, aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Résidant actuellement à Behchoko, aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest, son parcours a laissé une trace indélébile dans sa collectivité. 

Ayant été présidente de l’Association des femmes autochtones de 2019 à 2021, Jane Weyallon Armstrong a collaboré avec les membres du conseil d’administration sur le rapport final de l’Enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées. Son engagement pour la cause a joué un rôle majeur dans la résolution de problèmes cruciaux. 

La riche participation de Jane Weyallon Armstrong à la gouvernance de la collectivité comprend des rôles tels que conseillère à l’administration communautaire de Behchoko (2009-2013, 2017-2021, juin et juillet 2021) et membre de l’assemblée du gouvernement tłı̨chǫ (gouvernement de consensus) de 2009 à 2013. En outre, elle a siégé à l’Office d’examen des répercussions environnementales de la vallée du Mackenzie de 2020 à 2021. 

Avec une carrière de plus de 25 ans au Conseil scolaire de division des Dogrib (aujourd’hui l’Agence de services communautaires tłįchǫ), Jane Weyallon Armstrong a eu une incidence positive sur la vie d’élèves du secondaire issus de diverses collectivités. Ses fonctions de directrice de résidence, puis de coordonnatrice, d’agente de liaison et de responsable des services aux étudiants et d’aide à la transition après les études ont mis en évidence son dévouement à l’éducation et au développement de la collectivité. 

Jane Weyallon Armstrong a fait ses études secondaires à l’École Sir John Franklin à Yellowknife, et résidait à l’Akaitcho Hall. Elle a décroché un baccalauréat ès arts avec une majeure en politique et une mineure en études autochtones à l’université de la Saskatchewan. En 1994, elle a obtenu un diplôme de travailleuse sociale au Collège Aurora, au Campus Thebacha, et en 1992, un diplôme d’assistante sociale auprès des enfants et des jeunes au Mount Royal College. Jane Weyallon Armstrong a élevé sa fille avec son conjoint et se réjouit aujourd’hui d’être la fière grand-mère d’un petit-fils. Elle s’intéresse à la couture et à la lecture et participe à diverses activités culturelles. Son engagement de longue date en tant que bénévole pour des événements de collecte de fonds et des sorties scolaires souligne son dévouement pour le bien-être de la collectivité.

Committees

Jane Weyallon Armstrong
Monfwi
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Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
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Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 34)

Yes, within this fiscal year or any other fiscal year, because there was a plan done for 10-year housing plan from 2012 to 2022 of how many houses they were going to retrofit. So that one is over and done with. So I'm just wondering, does the department actually have any funds to do major retrofit when they are -- you know, because the housing is saying they don't have any money to fix up some of these units and other organizations have fixed up a unit because they didn't have any. The Indigenous government fix up some of the units in my riding because housing do not have any -- they don't...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 33)

Thank you. I'm not going to ask -- carbon emission is important, but I'm not going to ask about that regarding these trucks. One truck, is that one truck allocated for Behchoko? Because, you know, a lesson learned from the forest fire 2023 and prior to that Whati went through the same thing probably in 2017 or 2018, and now we have all-season road and this truck, it's going to be useful. There's Behchoko, Edzo, and Whati. Why only one truck that's allocated to Tlicho region?

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 33)

Well, that's a long time because we know that Frank Channel bridge, there's a lot of people that are concerned about the Frank Channel bridge, you know, even to travel on it. And, like, this -- our school buses go on it every day. And I know I talked to some of the residents. They were really concerned. They said they don't feel comfortable travelling on the Frank Channel bridge. And I thought, you know, the last time, when the other Minister was here, she did say that it was going to start last fiscal year 2024-2025 and to date, it's -- I mean, 2027-2028. So it's a long time to wait...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 33)

Thank you. Menzi Community School was on the book last time, and it's not listed as a project listing now. What happened to it; why it's not on this? Because it was on it the last time but it's not on there anymore, so I just wanted to know what happened for the same thing. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 33)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Okay, I know that we've been talking about this for quite some time, and the local leaders and Tlicho government have been talking about it too as well. So Behchoko's school planning, you know, it says planning for Behchoko school and estimated completion date or time within completion is 2025-2026. So I just wanted to ask the Minister where it's at with the planning at the moment? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 33)

Okay. Well, I thought 9-1-1 was part of MACA so I did -- I wanted to know what's the average.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 33)

Okay. So maybe he can answer this too as well. Paramedics, because they provide money. They provide money to train. So paramedics in the NWT. So are paramedics in the territory supplied with naloxone kit to administer on site during an emergency?

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 33)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So how do communities go about applying for these fundings, especially those without first responders? I have three communities. There's Whati, Gameti, Wekweeti, and I heard of other small communities that don't have first responder. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 33)

Yeah, well, that's good, no, that's good. I know that, I see that. You know, the -- it's -- I live in Behchoko in -- you know, so I see -- I see the new infrastructure that was -- you know, was upgraded and so which is good, you know, but we're -- I'm just saying that Frank Channel is in the central locations. You know, we're close to Yellowknife, we're close to south. You know, we're not too far off in the south. We're closer to the border. So that's why I'm saying, you know, like, territorial fire centre, I think, you know, why not that go somewhere else? It should have been more -- or, you...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 33)

Mr. Speaker, I will have questions for the Minister of MACA.