Ernie Bernhardt
Ernest Bernhardt is a former territorial level politician.
Bernhardt was born in around 1944.[1] He lost his mother at 10 years old, which his siblings and a nun cared for him afterwards. He was forced to attend an Immaculate Conception Indian Residential School in Aklavik, Northwest Territories, then moved to Akaitcho Hall residential school in Yellowknife in 1959 and Grandin College in Fort Smith.[2][3]
Bernhardt was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election, defeating Kelvin Ng and three others.[1] He resigned mid-term in 1993 which Ng won in the subsequent by-election.[4] Bernhardt faced off Ng again in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election but was defeated by Ng.[1]
In November 2009, Bernhardt was acclaimed as mayor of Kugluktuk, saying that he wished to maintain a "unified municipal council." Bernhardt was sworn in on December 7, 2009.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Michaud, Maurice Y. (22 June 2019). "People: Ernest Bernhardt". PoliCan. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ Dubuc, Chantal (2021-08-04). "Survivor's memories of plane trip to N.W.T. residential school points to aviation's role in the system". CBC News. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ Fraser, Crystal (2024-11-26). "Ernie Bernhardt". How I Survived Podcast (Podcast). PodBean. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ Bell, Jim (2003-09-26). "Kelvin Ng to quit territorial politics". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ "Mayor acclaimed in Kugluktuk". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
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