Ms. Cournoyea.
Debates of March 31st, 1992
Topics
Supplementary To Question O454-12(2): Administrative Changes For Nwt Power Corporation To Assume Responsibility For Petroleum, And Lubricants Section
Question O454-12(2): Administrative Changes For NWT Power Corporation To Assume Responsibility For Petroleum, Oil And Lubricants Section
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Further Return To Question O454-12(2): Administrative Changes For Nwt Power Corporation To Assume Responsibility For Petroleum, And Lubricants Section
Question O454-12(2): Administrative Changes For NWT Power Corporation To Assume Responsibility For Petroleum, Oil And Lubricants Section
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Yes, Mr. Speaker. When the question was posed, I did check with the chairman of the board and the people in the office in Hay River, and this was confirmed.
Further Return To Question O454-12(2): Administrative Changes For Nwt Power Corporation To Assume Responsibility For Petroleum, And Lubricants Section
Question O454-12(2): Administrative Changes For NWT Power Corporation To Assume Responsibility For Petroleum, Oil And Lubricants Section
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Mr. Dent.
Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Education. On March 12, in response to a question I asked the Minister regarding the installation of satellite receivers in schools, the Minister advised that he would inform this House what steps his department was taking to co-ordinate the planning for such installations with this project. Can we expect this information to be provided this week?
Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Return To Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Over the past three years the Department of Education has conducted extensive research into a distance education delivery. Several pilot projects have been successfully conducted through the Baffin Divisional Board and Yellowknife Education District No. 2. The Department of Education has also sponsored demonstration sessions for boards and Arctic College personnel. The department is co-ordinating all activities. in the field of distance education. So to some degree we have started a distance education program in some locations, and Yellowknife Education District No. 2 is involved.
Return To Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Dent.
Supplementary To Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
My question on March 12th was in line with schools who want to pick up the Knowledge Network and access educational programming provided by provinces in the South. I am sure the Minister will know it costs a fair bit of money for each school district or school board to look into the suitability of satellite receivers and satellite equipment. So I am wondering if the Minister will agree to reduce costs and the duplication of efforts by undertaking a co-ordinated,
Territories-wide needs assessment of schools' telecommunication requirements.
Supplementary To Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We will do everything we can to assist the educational boards throughout the NWT, so the overall cost to our government and to the school board will be minimized. As the Member suggested, we will have a co-ordinated approach, so we will be working with the divisional boards or the school districts.
Further Return To Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Dent.
Supplementary To Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Given that each regional board works independently, in order to help them save money, can the Minister advise this House that his department will consider tendering for the acquisition of satellite receivers and equipment on a Territories-wide basis if it is found that their use is suitable for schools?
Supplementary To Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That is one of the options the department will be looking at. Our interest is first to educate the students who may not otherwise have access in their own communities to programs that can be provided in bigger centres. Our interest will be to keep the cost down so that this program will not be something that the government or school boards cannot afford. So I will keep the Member as informed as possible as to what we are doing in terms of tendering that kind of project.
Further Return To Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
Question O455-12(2): Installation Of Satellite Receivers In Schools
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Question O456-12(2): School Bus Contract, Fort Smith
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March 30th, 1992
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Education. Apparently the school bus contract in Fort Smith has been awarded for three years. However, since this contract has been in place, there was a provision that handicapped bus service had to be provided. To date this handicapped bus service has not been provided. Will the Minister of Education review to determine whether the contractor is in compliance with the contract for providing school bus services?
Question O456-12(2): School Bus Contract, Fort Smith
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Yes, I will review what the Member is requesting.
Return To Question O456-12(2): School Bus Contract, Fort Smith
Question O456-12(2): School Bus Contract, Fort Smith
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Mr. Gargan.
Question O457-12(2): Review Of Akaitcho Hall Advisory Board
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Education. It is with regard to a letter written in January about the Akaitcho Hall board which operates in an advisory capacity. There was a movement for it to become a management board, and board development officers from the Department of Education were assigned to it. But that has been eliminated now. In the Minister's response to me he indicated that the advisory board now is going to be involved with preliminary planning and with the operation and maintenance of the student hostel -- everything other than addressing whether or not the advisory board could become more autonomous and serve as a management board. Is there any direction in that area?
Question O457-12(2): Review Of Akaitcho Hall Advisory Board
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the past, the board has been helpful to my department in advising how to approach Akaitcho Hall. Because of the recent reviews of the agencies and the boards of this government, I will be working very closely with the agencies and boards and commissions committee to deal with that board as well.
Return To Question O457-12(2): Review Of Akaitcho Hall Advisory Board
Question O457-12(2): Review Of Akaitcho Hall Advisory Board
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Gargan.
Supplementary To Question O457-12(2): Review Of Akaitcho Hall Advisory Board
Question O457-12(2): Review Of Akaitcho Hall Advisory Board
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is the Minister advising me that there is going to be a review of the standing committee on agencies, boards and commissions to review the Akaitcho Hall advisory board?
Supplementary To Question O457-12(2): Review Of Akaitcho Hall Advisory Board
Question O457-12(2): Review Of Akaitcho Hall Advisory Board
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.