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September 24, 1975

Until 1979, the Northwest Territories –east and west – was represented by only one member of Parliament, a situation that satisfied no one.

In 1975, a federal commission made a short-lived proposal to create two new federal constituencies along a line that would have put what is now called the Kitikmeot region into a western constituency. But Nunavut residents rejected the proposal, and Ottawa eventually created a new federal riding called "Nunatsiaq" that followed the boundary of the original Nunavut proposal. The Kitkmeot and the Inuvialuit region were therefore included in Nunatsiaq.

Electoral division proposed

Nunatsiaq News

IQALUIT — The Federal Electorial Boundaries Commission of the Northwest Territories has recommended a division of the NWT into two electoral districts along the following general line:
The Western district is be called Mackenzie-Arctic and is to include within its perimeters all of the area generally west of 100 degrees longitude with the addition of the settlements of Spence Bay, Gjoa Haven and Pelly Bay.

The Eastern district is to be called Nunatsiaq and includes all of the area generally east of 100 degrees longitude except for the settlements of Spence Bay, Gjoa Haven and Pelly Bay.

In formulating the boundary between these two districts special consideration was given to three factors: 1) ease of transportation and communication within the electoral districts; 2) geographic size and shape of the electoral districts relative to one another; and 3) community or diversity of interests of the inhabitants of the various regions of the Territories.

The plan of the Commission is to advertise a map showing the proposed two districts with its names along with the location and dates that the Commission intends to hold sittings. The advertisement will appear in most of the large northern newspapers and in the Canada Gazette. Twenty-three (23) days will be allowed from the date that the advertisement appears in the Canada Gazette, sometime in October, to permit persons to give written notice to the Commission that they wish to make representation regarding the proposed boundary.

The notice of intention to make representation to the Commission must state: a) the name and address of the person by whom the representation is ought to be made, and b) the concise nature of the representation and the interest of such person. The person signing the notice must also state at which one of the places named in the advertisement he wishes to be heard. (In the Eastern Arctic there will be hearings in Pond Inlet and Frobisher Bay in late November; we hope to have the advertisement next week).

Any person group interested in making his or its view known about the proposed boundary may by letter or telegram write to the Secretary of the Commission at the following address:
Mr. Nick G. Sibbeston, Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Northwest Territories, P.O. Box 340, Post Office Building, Yellowknife, NWT, X0E 1H0.

The Commission will hold sittings in those places shown in the advertisement and after considering all submissions will make its final recommendation and report to Parliament.
An attempt will be made to get this message across to every resident of the Territories. Radio and television messages will be made in English, Indian and the Eskimo languages.

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