Mary Beckett, an Inuvik-based businesswoman and devoted New Democrat, has officially joined the federal race. The NWT NDP hosted an official acclamation party on Wednesday evening at the North Star Building of the Union of Northern Workers on 53 Street in Yellowknife. About 15 local party supporters attended the event and heard about Beckett’s background […]
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Simon Whitehouse came to Yellowknife to work with Northern News Services in 2011. A through and through "County boy" from Prince Edward County, Ont., Simon obtained his journalism education at Algonquin College and the University of Ottawa. Working in Yellowknife, he covers city hall and general news. As a board member of the United Way NWT and Rotary True North, he believes in the importance of civic engagement and community building. He spends his spare time with his boxer Sharona. Simon can be reached at (867) 766-8295 and editorial@nnsl.com.
