Western Arctic is a federal electoral district and senate division in Northwest Territories, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.
It is the only current electoral district of the territory and is represented in parliament by Dennis Bevington (New Democratic Party) in the 41st Canadian Parliament.
Read more about Western Arctic: Demographics, Geography, Federal Riding Associations, History, Members of Parliament, Election Results
Famous quotes containing the words western and/or arctic:
“Signal smokes, war drums, feathered bonnets against the western sky. New messiahs, young leaders are ready to hurl the finest light cavalry in the world against Fort Stark. In the Kiowa village, the beat of drums echoes in the pulsebeat of the young braves. Fighters under a common banner, old quarrels forgotten, Comanche rides with Arapaho, Apache with Cheyenne. All chant of war. War to drive the white man forever from the red man’s hunting ground.”
—Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)
“Nature confounds her summer distinctions at this season. The heavens seem to be nearer the earth. The elements are less reserved and distinct. Water turns to ice, rain to snow. The day is but a Scandinavian night. The winter is an arctic summer.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)