Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Member Monfwi

Jane Weyallon Armstrong was elected to the 20th Assembly to represent the constituency of Monfwi. Ms. Armstrong was elected to the 19th Assembly during a by-election to represent the constituency of Monfwi.

Ms. Weyallon Armstrong was born in Fort Rae, Northwest Territories. Currently residing in Behchoko, Northwest Territories, her impactful journey has left a lasting mark on her community.

Having served as President of the Native Women’s Association from 2019 to 2021, Ms. Weyallon Armstrong collaborated with board members on the National Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls final report. Her commitment to the cause has been a driving force in addressing crucial issues.

Ms. Weyallon Armstrong’s extensive involvement in community governance includes roles such as a Community Government of Behchoko Councillor (2009–2013, 2017–2021, June 2021 to July 2021) and Tlicho Government Assembly Member (Consensus Government) from 2009 to 2013. Additionally, she contributed by being on the Mackenzie Valley Impact Review Board from 2020 to 2021.

With a career spanning over 25 years at the Dogrib Divisional Board of Education (now Tlicho Community Services Agency), Ms. Weyallon Armstrong’s impact reached the lives of high school students from various communities. Her roles as Residence Manager and later as Coordinator, Community Liaison, and Student Transition Support Services showcased her dedication to education and community development.

Ms. Weyallon Armstrong’s educational journey includes graduating from Sir John Franklin Territorial High School in Yellowknife, where she resided at Akaitcho Hall. She earned a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Politics and a Minor in Native Studies from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1994, she obtained her Social Work Diploma from Aurora College, Thebacha Campus, and in 1992, she earned her Child and Youth Care Worker Diploma from Mount Royal College.

Ms. Weyallon Armstrong, in partnership with her spouse, have raised their daughter, and now revel in the role of proud grandparents to a grandson. Ms. Weyallon Armstrong possesses a range of interests that extend to sewing, reading, and engaging in various cultural activities. Her longstanding commitment to volunteering for fundraising events and field trips underscores her dedication to community well-being.

Monfwi Electoral District

Committees

Accountability and Oversight
Social Development
Government Operations
Jane Weyallon Armstrong
Monfwi
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
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Phone
(867) 767-9143

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 69)

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. See CJBS, it's not a renovations. It's a new school we're asking for -- the community is asking for. So I just wanted to clarify that.

But there are Whati school -- it's not just that, but I'm not too sure if this is part of the capital project where busing, if there was any communications or, you know, with the community members because with the community growing, you know, people going back -- going home, the community is going to go through what we are going through in Behchoko with that subdivision. We're building a new subdivision in Behchoko. And Whati is...

Question 861-20(1): Community Landfills
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 69)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, it's a good time to partner with ECC regarding that, that question.

Okay, Mr. Speaker, permafrost thaw is affecting landfills. Mr. Speaker, MACA guidelines for modified solid waste facilities were developed in 2003. Is the department considering updating these guidelines? They are now over 20 years old. Thank you.

Question 861-20(1): Community Landfills
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 69)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in NWT, the majority of our community landfills are unlined. For Minister of MACA, can the Minister indicate which communities in the NWT currently have lined landfills. Thank you.

Committee Report 29-20(1): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Committee Project: Housing as a Human Right,
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 69)

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Range Lake, that the remainder of the Committee Report 29-20(1), Standing Committee on Social Development's Report on Housing as a Human Right, be deemed read and printed in Hansard in its entirety. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Committee Report 29-20(1): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Committee Project: Housing as a Human Right,
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 69)

Executive summary: Mr. Speaker, the Standing Committee on Social Development presents this Report on committee Project: Housing as a Human Right, to advise the Government of the Northwest Territories on how to implement the right to adequate housing through updates to territorial laws and policies. The report outlines committee's study, public engagement, findings, and positions on key legislative and policy updates needed to advance housing rights in the Northwest Territories (NWT). The report puts forward 44 recommendations to guide the GNWT's response which will strengthen housing policy...

Committee Report 29-20(1): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Committee Project: Housing as a Human Right,
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 69)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your Standing Committee on Social Development is pleased to provide its Report on Housing as a Human Right and commends it to the House.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Mackenzie Delta, that the remainder of Committee Report 29-20(1), Standing Committee on Social Development's Report on Housing as a Human Right, be deemed read and printed in Hansard in its entirety. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ED: the link for Committee Report 29-20(1), Standing Committee on Social Development's Report on Housing as a Human Right can be found here.

Member’s Statement 772-20(1): Community Landfills
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 69)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. In many of our communities in Tlicho region and the rest of the NWT, landfills are not adequately engineered to protect people or the environment. They lack basic safeguards such as contaminant liners, designated waste zones, and proper leachate management. In some cases, waste is deposited directly on the land just a short distance from creeks, lakes, or wetlands, with no barriers to protect against runoff or groundwater contaminations.

Mr. Speaker, this is not just a technical oversight. This is a public health risk.

Improperly managed dumps attract...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 69)

Thank you. Yeah, with the community expanding, we will -- they will definitely need some form of transportation for the students. So that's about it, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 67)

Yeah, okay. Well, I wanted to go back to page 74.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 67)

Thank you. In Behchoko alone -- thank you for the information; I do appreciate that. In Behchoko, there's -- Behchoko Edzo, and Frank Channel, because people have been asking about that too as well that, you know, they need -- I know it's a separate. It's all considered as one community but it's still a distance. But that's up to the community government of Behchoko to determine. Another one too here is that I see on page 73 Canada housing infrastructure fund, and for Behchoko 29, 30, and Wekweeti, 27, 28. Can you explain to us what are these for? Canada housing infrastructure fund, investing...