I have a return to a question asked by Mrs. Marie-Jewell on December 11, regarding a policy on travel arrangements for students. A new procedure on student travel arrangements was initiated last year. Travel arrangements are now being made through travel agents in a student's home community, wherever possible. Letters were sent to all travel agencies in the NWT to see if they were interested in participating.
The travel agency in Fort Smith contacted the Department of Education a month ago to say that they had not received the letter but that they were interested in taking part. As all Christmas travel had already been arranged, the department made sure that the Fort Smith travel agency would be used by students from Fort Smith when they returned home at the end of this school year. The travel agency in Fort Smith was satisfied with this proposal. Hopefully, this will also result in less confusion in the future for students travelling home to Fort Smith.