Katrina Nokleby is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2019 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Great Slave,and she was elected to the territorial executive committee on October 24,2019.[2] Until August 2020 her Cabinet portfolio included Minister of Infrastructure,Minister of Industry,Tourism and Investment,and Minister Responsible for the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission,[3] but was removed from such ministerial positions by Premier Caroline Cochrane citing a “failure to manage her office”.[4] On August 26,2020 the Legislative Assembly voted 16 to 1 (with one abstention) to remove Ms. Nokelby from cabinet.[5]
Ms. Nokleby was born in Matsqui,BC and currently resides in the Great Slave riding in Yellowknife,NT. Prior to moving to Yellowknife,Ms. Nokleby taught English overseas in South Korea for three one-year contracts. She used the time between work terms to travel within Asia including Cambodia,Japan,and China.[6]
Ms. Nokleby has a Bachelor of Applied Science as a Geological Engineer.
Ms,Nokleby was a Councilor for the NT and NU Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists and was the President (2015-2017) and Secretary (2012-2014) of the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies in the Northwest Territories.
Since 2006,Ms. Nokleby has worked in Yellowknife as a consultant in the environmental,earthworks,and ice engineering fields where she travelled extensively to sites throughout the Northwest Territories,Nunavut,and Yukon.
Ms. Nokleby has been a leader with the Girl Guides of Canada since 2007,was the Director of YWCA NWT from 2015 to 2019,and has volunteered at a variety of local events in Yellowknife like Folk on the Rocks,Pride,North Slave Métis Fish Fry,Long John Jamboree,etc.
Ms. Nokleby enjoys travel,playing soccer and slopitch,board games and crosswords
After a controversial term as MLA,Nokleby was defeated in her bid for reelection,placing third.
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