Richard Edjericon

Member du Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh 

Circonscription électorale de Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh

Richard Edjericon a été élu pour la première fois dans la circonscription de Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh lors de la 19e Assemblée en 2022 et a été réélu à la 20e Assemblée l’année suivante. Descendant du chef Oliver Edjericon, signataire du traité n° 8 conclu avec les Chipewyans, Richard Edjericon est né et a grandi à Little Buffalo River, près de Fort Resolution. Il a fréquenté l’école secondaire Diamond Jenness à Hay River et l’Akaitcho Hall à Yellowknife.

Titulaire d’un certificat de compagnon charpentier délivré par le Collège Thebacha de Fort Smith, M. Edjericon compte près de quarante ans d’expérience en tant que compagnon charpentier certifié. Il a travaillé aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest et au Nunavut dans le domaine de la construction résidentielle et commerciale.

Son travail dans le secteur de la construction l’a finalement amené à travailler pour Habitation Territoires du Nord-Ouest en tant que coordonnateur de l’entretien du Slave Nord. Il est également devenu directeur général de la division du logement de la Première Nation des Dénés Yellowknives.

Le dévouement de M. Edjericon envers sa collectivité l’a amené à briguer le poste de chef élu de Dettah et de la Première Nation des Dénés Yellowknives, qu’il a occupé de 1999 à 2003. Il est également devenu le grand chef porte-parole par intérim des chefs du territoire d’Akaitcho pour le gouvernement du territoire d’Akaitcho. Il a ensuite rejoint l’Office d’examen des répercussions environnementales de la vallée du Mackenzie en 2007, dont il est rapidement devenu le président, avant d’être reconduit à ce poste en 2011.

Les réalisations dont M. Edjericon est le plus fier sont le règlement de différends frontaliers, la signature d’accords politiques, l’instauration de relations plus équitables entre les nations et la promotion du développement économique. En tant que député, il apporte sa passion pour un Nord plus juste et plus prospère, ainsi que ses connaissances approfondies dans les domaines du logement, de l’économie et de la politique. Il vit à Ndilo avec sa femme, Aleida.

Committees

Responsabilisation et supervision
Bureau de régie
Opérations gouvernementales
Richard Edjericon
Tu Nedhé - Wiilideh
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Boîte
1320
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-767-9143
Extension
12185
Mobile
867-445-8298
Bureau de circonscription
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-447-0439

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 53)

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 275-20(1) and, Mr. Speaker, I move the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 53)

Thank you. The motion's in order. To the motion.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 53)

I now call the Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee? I'm going to go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.

Question 628-20(1): Junction Lights on Highways 4 and 5
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 53)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Pine Point mine is looking at restarting up again sometime in the near future and my question, again, now is the Minister of Infrastructure is that is there also another study on this road for high traffic demands on that road? Thank you.

Member’s Statement 591-20(1): Junction Lights on Highway 5
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 53)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At the beginning of this Assembly, we came together to agree on several key priorities to focus on during our term. One of those key priorities is ensuring the safety of residents and communities. While territorial-wide dangers like disasters and crime often come to mind when we think about public safety, but we're also hear to solve public safety challenges which is unique to our communities as well.

A challenge to public safety my constituents uniquely face is the lack of junction lights on Highway No. 5 on the way to Fort Resolution. Without these lights, drivers...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 53)

Question has been called. All in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried. Thank you.

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 53)

Does committee agree?

Question 628-20(1): Junction Lights on Highways 4 and 5
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 53)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Ingraham Trail, again, is Highway No. 3. Dettah is Highway No. 4. Highway No. 5 is Fort Smith. And Highway No. 6, Fort Resolution. Mr. Speaker, to meet the 20th Assembly's mandate for safe residents and communities, my question to the Minister is that what can we do to work towards to put up junction lights in these two locations probably in the next -- in the near future? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 628-20(1): Junction Lights on Highways 4 and 5
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 53)

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Infrastructure. Mr. Speaker, Ingraham Trail is Highway No. 3, and Dettah is Highway No. 4. Mr. Speaker, since the mining industry's been around for a while, they used to have anywhere from 13 to 15,000 truckloads that go through to the mining ice road, and they'd pass the junction of Dettah Road of Highway No. 4. I raised this issue in the 19th Assembly, and I was told that there was a study that was done. I just wanted to ask the Minister maybe she could let me know what the study was about and what were their findings. Thank...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 52)

Thank you. Any other Members that have questions? Member from the Deh Cho.