Yukon NDP members from along the North Alaska Highway communities of Haines Junction, Burwash Landing, Destruction Bay and Beaver Creek braved a wet August afternoon today to pick Sally Wright as their party’s candidate for the upcoming territorial election. Wright says that she is excited to roll up her sleeves and work alongside the Yukon NDP’s strong team of candidates and sitting MLAs to develop renewable energy infrastructure that creates jobs and protects the environment.

Renewable energy expert, artist, writer and longtime Kluane resident Sally Wright has announced her plans to run for the Yukon NDP in her home riding in the next territorial election. Wright, an emerging Yukon filmmaker and a longtime member of the Yukon Conservation Society, says that the NDP's belief that Yukon needs a robust green energy future resonates with her views about energy and positive community development.