Bill Lyall
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Bill Lyall C.M.
(b. 1941, Fort Ross
) of Cambridge Bay
, Nunavut
, Canada
is a former territorial level politician. Lyall was elected to the 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
in the 1975 election
.
Lyall grew up in Taloyoak
, known then as Spence Bay, Northwest Territories
, one of ten children of Ernie and Nipisha Lyall. He attended Sir John Franklin High School in Yellowknife
and then a technology college in Alberta
.
After returning to Taloyoak, he later moved to Cambridge Bay. In 1975, he was elected to the NWT Legislature. He ran again in the 1979 election
, as did his younger brother Bobby Lyall, but the election was won by Kane Tologanak
.
In 1978, Lyall was elected president of the Ikaluktutiak Co-op in Cambridge Bay, a position he still holds. By 1993, he had helped the Co-op grow from $300,000 in assets to $2.3 million. Later in the 1970s he became a director of Canadian Arctic Producers, a native owned arts and crafts wholesaler. In 1981, he helped form the Arctic Cooperative
, a merger between the Canadian Arctic Co-operative Federation and Canadian Arctic Producers. He is the current president of the Arctic Cooperative, a position he has held for several years, and represents the communities of Kugluktuk
, Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven
, Taloyoak, Kugaaruk
(all in Nunavut) and Ulukhaktok
(Northwest Territories).
In 1992, he was awarded the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
and in 1994 he won the National Aboriginal Achievement Award
for business. In 2003, he was made a member of the Order of Canada
in recognition of his work with the Arctic Cooperative.
Lyall was also vice-chair of the Nunavut Implementation Commission
.
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
(b. 1941, Fort Ross
Fort Ross, Nunavut
Fort Ross is an uninhabited former trading post in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Founded in 1937 it was the last trading post to be established by the Hudson's Bay Company....
) of Cambridge Bay
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Cambridge Bay, named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, is a hamlet located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada...
, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
is a former territorial level politician. Lyall was elected to the 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
The 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 15th assembly of the territorial government. The assembly lasted from 1975 until 1979...
in the 1975 election
Northwest Territories general election, 1975
The Northwest Territories general election, 1975 was the 13th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on March 10, 1975. This was the first general election since 1902 that all the members of the assembly were elected...
.
Lyall grew up in Taloyoak
Taloyoak, Nunavut
Taloyoak or Talurjuaq is located on the Boothia Peninsula, Kitikmeot, in Canada's Nunavut Territory. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sealift. Taloyoak may mean "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for caribou hunting...
, known then as Spence Bay, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, one of ten children of Ernie and Nipisha Lyall. He attended Sir John Franklin High School in Yellowknife
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Yellowknife is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories , Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, approximately south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River...
and then a technology college in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
After returning to Taloyoak, he later moved to Cambridge Bay. In 1975, he was elected to the NWT Legislature. He ran again in the 1979 election
Northwest Territories general election, 1979
The Northwest Territories general election, 1979 was the 14th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on October 1, 1979....
, as did his younger brother Bobby Lyall, but the election was won by Kane Tologanak
Kane Tologanak
Kane Tologanak is a Copper Inuit and former Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 to 1983.Tologanak was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election. He served one term and did not return when the legislature was...
.
In 1978, Lyall was elected president of the Ikaluktutiak Co-op in Cambridge Bay, a position he still holds. By 1993, he had helped the Co-op grow from $300,000 in assets to $2.3 million. Later in the 1970s he became a director of Canadian Arctic Producers, a native owned arts and crafts wholesaler. In 1981, he helped form the Arctic Cooperative
Arctic Cooperative
Arctic Co-operatives Limited is a cooperative federation owned and controlled by 32 community-based cooperative business enterprises located in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and northern Manitoba, Canada...
, a merger between the Canadian Arctic Co-operative Federation and Canadian Arctic Producers. He is the current president of the Arctic Cooperative, a position he has held for several years, and represents the communities of Kugluktuk
Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Kugluktuk is a hamlet located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island...
, Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut
Gjoa Haven is a hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the Kitikmeot Region, northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It is the only settlement on King William Island...
, Taloyoak, Kugaaruk
Kugaaruk, Nunavut
-Culture:The historical inhabitants were Arviligjuarmiut. Kugaaruk is a traditional "Central Inuit" community. Until 1968, the people followed a nomadic lifestyle. The population is approximately 97% Inuit and most people self-identify as Netsilik Inuit. The residents blend a land based lifestyle...
(all in Nunavut) and Ulukhaktok
Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories
Ulukhaktok is a small hamlet on the west coast of Victoria Island, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The 2006 census indicated a population of 398 of which 360 were Inuvialuit or Inuit along with 7.5% non-Aboriginal and 2.5% North American Indian...
(Northwest Territories).
In 1992, he was awarded the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
The 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal is a commemorative medal struck by the Royal Canadian Mint celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada...
and in 1994 he won the National Aboriginal Achievement Award
National Aboriginal Achievement Awards
The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards are annual awards presented by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation in Canada. The awards are intended to celebrate and encourage excellence in the Aboriginal community.-About:...
for business. In 2003, he was made a member of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
in recognition of his work with the Arctic Cooperative.
Lyall was also vice-chair of the Nunavut Implementation Commission
Nunavut Implementation Commission
The Nunavut Implementation Commission was a federally appointed body of nine political figures and community leaders appointed from across Northwest Territories, Canada to establish and implement policy towards the division of Northwest Territories and the creation of Nunavut.The commission was in...
.
External links
- Campaigning on brotherly love from CBC, a video clip of Bill and Bobby Lyall