William "Bill" H. Berg (1941 – October 1, 1967)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235870612/william-harvey-berg was a Royal Canadian Mounted police man, game outfitter and a territorial level politician from

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

, Canada. He briefly served as a member of the

Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories (with Northwest hyphenated as North-West until 1906), is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada. It is a uni ...

from July 4, 1967, until his death on October 1, 1967.

Political career and death

Berg ran for a seat to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the

1967 Northwest Territories general election The 1967 Northwest Territories general election took place on July 4, 1967. Tragedy would ensue after this election as member-elect Bill Berg died in a plane crash while flying into Yellowknife on October 1, only a few days before the new council ...

. He won the electoral district of Mackenzie River. Berg won the district easily over two other opponents, on election night he jumped out to a lead with over half the popular vote. The results of four polls however did not report for a number of days due to a communication blackout leaving the Mackenzie River election in doubt along with the results in two other districts. Berg died on October 1, 1967, in a plane crash into mountainous terrain near Little Dal Lake,

. Everyone on board the plane, 5 passengers and 1 crew member perished in the accident. The passengers were returning from a hunting trip. The

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

rescue team which found the wreckage of the Northern Mountain Air plane on October 5, 1967, found all the bodies on the aircraft were burned beyond recognition. The Northwest Territories government named Mount Berg in his honor.

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Northwest Territories Legislature
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