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Committee Motion 34-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation No. 34
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Equipment acquisition, headquarters, total region $83,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Total acquisition of equipment $83,000. Agreed? Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

Mr. Chairman, can I get a breakdown of this $83,000? Is that the acquisition of equipment for furniture for elders' residences? Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Madam Minister, could you provide a breakdown on this activity?

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Mr. Chairman, the project substantiation is to provide funds for buying new and replacing specialized equipment in elders' residences. Specialized equipment needs have been identified in most of the facilities in the Northwest Territories. The scope of work is; Fort Smith region $35,000, headquarters region $26,000, Inuvik region $22,000.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total acquisition of equipment $83,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Contributions, headquarters, total region $96,000. Mr. Koe.

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Fred Koe Inuvik

What is a non-G.N.W.T. elders' residence, how many of them are there, and where are they located?

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The Chair John Ningark

Madam Premier.

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Mr. Chairman, these are contract arrangements. The areas are: Northern Lights in Fort Smith; Woodland Manor in Hay River; and Aven Centre in Yellowknife.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total region $96,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Fort Smith, total region $158,000. Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Concerning constituency in the Fort Simpson area, I wanted to ask what is the process that communities have to get involved in, in order to be eligible to be considered for an elders' residence? There are a couple of communities in my constituency which have expressed interest in it. What is the process for being considered? Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Madam Premier, the criteria.

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Mr. Chairman, these are N.W.T. residences and they would fall into the normal capital planning process. I think the Member is aware of the planning at the community and regional levels, with the involvement of M.L.A.s. It would have to come up through the normal planning cycle.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you, Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Mr. Chairman, is there an assessment or evaluation process in place to determine the need for elders' residences? Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Madam Premier.

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

The community would advise the superintendent to request that an assessment be made of the community and the requirements, numbers and justification.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

I have a question related to the community of Fort Simpson and the elders' residence there. We have level I and level II care. As the elders get older we need to get into level three care for them. We might be infringing on a health issue but I know that Social Services is involved in providing the funding to take care of levels I and II. If we were to move to level III care, what would the community have to do to be considered for that? Thank you.