This is page numbers 49 - 72 of the Hansard for the 12th Assembly, 1st Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was community.

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Question O64-12(1): Services Provided To Communities Governed By Chiefs And Band Councils
Item 5: Oral Questions

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Mr. Speaker, I want to assure the honourable Member that there is no intention or direction from this government to treat a community that is governed by a chief and band council less favourably than other communities. In the matter of the three smaller communities you are speaking of, these are new communities and when they were formed they were more traditional communities. I believe initially they did not get into the requests for community infrastructure because they were more interested in living off the land and being away from the big problems of infrastructure. Therefore, the requests were not put forward to change how they were living in a very small community. If their desires are changing, I do not believe that this government intends to or should be penalizing anyone. They should be put into the planning process like any other community. Thank you.

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Question O64-12(1): Services Provided To Communities Governed By Chiefs And Band Councils
Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Oral questions. Mr. Lewis.

Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Government Services. From 1979 until 1988 the government had a piece of legislation, which would be enabling legislation, so that we could establish a brewery in the Northwest Territories, so we could use our own water to manufacture a product. In 1987 the government met out at Snare Lake and decided that a priority for economic development was import substitution. Instead of bringing all the stuff in from the South, we would make it here in the Territories. I tried to introduce a Private Members' Bill in 1988 but failed to get it through the House, mostly because of my own errors and so on, but now that we are in a new Assembly I would like to ask the Minister whether the government intends to bring that piece of legislation forward during this Assembly.

The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Mr. Ningark.

John Ningark Natilikmiot

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since anything to do with liquor becomes a big issue throughout the Northwest Territories, not only in Yellowknife and in bigger centres, I would like to take that question as notice. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

The question is taken as notice. Oral questions. Mr. Gargan.

Question O66-12(1): Renewable Resources Funding Allocations
Item 5: Oral Questions

December 10th, 1991

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Renewable Resources. I would like to ask the Minister how the funding allocations are done for local hunters and trappers associations. It varies. They have what they call the community harvesters assistance program and the organized hunts program, outpost camps, and also regional hunters and trappers associations that are given grants. They also have local hunters and trappers associations. The grants given to hunters and trappers vary from $8000 up to $48,000. I want to ask the Minister if he might be able to tell me how they determine, if there is a regional hunters and trappers association, how the grants are given to local hunters and trappers associations, as well as how grants are given for organized hunts.

The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

I think that one would probably be better put in the form of a written question, but Mr. Ningark can respond to that.

John Ningark Natilikmiot

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will be able to provide the Member with the information this week. Thank you.

The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

The question is taken as notice. Oral questions. Oral questions. Item 6, written questions. Written

questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a written question for the Minister of Renewable Resources. Will the Minister provide to this House a breakdown of how much funding is given to each community through: a) the community harvesters assistance program; b) administration and special projects; c) outpost camps; d) organized community hunts. Thank you.

The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Written questions. Written questions. Mr. Gargan.

Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Mr. Speaker, my written question is to the Minister responsible for the Status of Women or the Government Leader. The Status of Women Council has a non-native community worker who goes out into the communities to encourage women's groups through workshops and instruction. However, this community worker only visits 10 communities a year. On the other hand, the Native Women's Organization has members in all 34 NWT communities. My question is, could the honourable Member please inform the House why we have not provided adequate funding to native women's organizations at the community level?

Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

In the past fiscal year the YWCA, a Yellowknife based organization, received over $500,000 from this government. However, the Native Women's Association, which unlike the YWCA has a membership which extends to all communities in the Northwest Territories, received only $175,000. Could the Minister please explain why an organization that primarily serves Yellowknife has received such preferential funding status?

Supplementary to that, would the Minister advise the House whether the government is willing to review its entire approach to funding women's organizations?

Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Mr. Speaker, my third question is that the Native Women's Association is an organization more than a decade old, with over 900 Inuit, Dene and Metis members and representatives in every community. It is on the verge of collapse due to inadequate funding. This organization provides programs to communities across the North. In view of this government's commitment to communities having more control over their own affairs and providing solutions at a local level, what funding is this government prepared to provide to ensure that the Native Women's Association does not collapse. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Thank you, Mr. Gargan. Written questions. Written questions.

Item 7, returns to written questions. Returns to written questions.

Item 8, replies to Opening Address. Replies to Opening Address. Item 9, petitions. Mr. Arvaluk.

Item 9: Petitions
Item 9: Petitions

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James Arvaluk Aivilik

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to present Petition 1-12(1) to this House on behalf of the residents of Chesterfield Inlet. Mr. Speaker, the petition is signed by 167 people and requests that the RCMP place a full-time officer in Chesterfield Inlet. The hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet currently has a by-law officer. However, the by-law officer is ineffective and cannot properly deal with all related problems. Mr. Speaker, I support this petition and urge this House to give the same support. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 9: Petitions
Item 9: Petitions

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Petitions. Petitions. Mr. Pudlat.

Item 9: Petitions
Item 9: Petitions

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Kenoayoak Pudlat Baffin South

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have Petition 2-12(1) with regard to northern people that run their own business. I would like to be quite clear, Mr. Speaker, but it has something to do with the power rates. This petition probably affects all the NWT residents, but it is the business people that are worried about having to pay high power bills. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 9: Petitions
Item 9: Petitions

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Thank you. Petitions. Petitions.

Item 10, reports of standing and special committees. Reports of standing and special committees. Item 11, tabling of documents. Mr. Pollard.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table Tabled Document 9-12(1), NWTPC Cost of Service Review, December 1991, a report of the Public Utilities Board respecting the proposed cost of service methodology of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation, and an executive summary in Inuktitut. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Tabling of documents. Mr. Lewis.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table Tabled Document 10-12(1), a document prepared for the NWT Council for Disabled Persons which deals with respite care. We sometimes do not recognize, Mr. Speaker, that it is not only the disabled persons but the care-givers and the whole family that have problems. This is a suggestion for a policy proposal to be developed by government, if they would take a good look at it. There are two documents, one called "Respite Care" and the other one "Proposal for Respite Care Policy." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Tabling of documents. Tabling of documents.

I wish to inform the House that pursuant to section 21(1)(c) of the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act, I wish to table Tabled Document 11-12(1), Report to the Chairman, Management and Services Board, on the examination of the accounts and financial transactions of the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Fund for the year ended March 31, 1991, prepared by the Auditor General of Canada.

Tabling of documents. Item 12, notices of motions. Mr. Lewis.

Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Friday, December 13, 1991, I shall move the following motion: Whereas the council finds that the cost -- this is the Council

for Disabled Persons -- of rental space is a heavy burden on its resources and has begun a drive to purchase its own building; now therefore, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that the Department of Social Services considers a contribution to the NWT Council for Disabled Persons building project.