Item 5, oral questions. Item 6, written questions. Item 7, returns to written questions. Mr. Clerk.

Mr. Speaker, this is a return to Written Question 27-12(3), asked by Mr. Zoe to the Minister of Government Services and Public Works, regarding the contracts awarded to Robinson Enterprises Ltd., RTL.

Following is a record of contracts awarded to Robinson Enterprises Limited, RTL, from fiscal years 1983-84 to 1992-93 inclusive, by the Department of Government Services and Public Works and its predecessors.

1983-94

Rental and operation of backhoe, Dettah access road, $1,750; materials testing facility, Yellowknife, $30,570; granular base application, Ingraham Trail, $234,349; equipment rental, various, $1,200; grading/granular base and asphalt, Rae access road, $596,949; campground upgrading, Prelude Lake, $17,965; bailey bridge, kilometres 55 to highway 4, Cameron River, $12,244; crushing, kilometres 0 to 84, highway 1, $1,428,000; concession building pad, Long Lake, $15,900; Dettah access road, Dettah, $673,185; equipment rental, various, $4,000; sewer/water line repair, various headquarters, $20,000.

1984/85

Asphalt surface treatment kilometre 2 to 19, Ingraham Trail, $1,073,098; highway 3 grade repairs, Rae access road, $167,640; construction of turnaround, Edzo, $2,370; sample quarrying and hauling, highway 1, $27,360; " as and when" equipment rental, Yellowknife, $6,000; equipment rental, Hay River, $4,600; heavy excavation equipment rental, Edzo, $2,240; crusher plant operation, Yellowknife, $10,500; park site preparation, Yellowknife, $15,900.

1985/86

Supply and install 52 traffic signs, Rae-Edzo, $8,944; fencing and miscellaneous work, Fort Rae, $65,483; load/haul/spread sandy material, Dettah access road, $29,025; backhoe rental, Dettah access road, $1,000; assist ice trapped ferry, Fort Providence, $10,344; aggregate crushing, highway 3, $224,000; gravel resurfacing, highway 3, $97,480; reconstruction kilometre 19 to 28.4, Ingraham Trail, $970,162; trailer dump station, Prelude Lake, $28,865.

1986/87

Gravel resurfacing, highway 4, $62,063; security fence, north ferry loading, Fort Providence, $23,840; repairs, Ingraham Trail, $2,000; scarification and resurfacing roads, Dettah, $31,805; rock quarrying and crushing, Ingraham Trail, $482,080; granular investigation, Fort Rae, $4,640; water supply, Snowdrift, $407,158; highway 3 repairs and access road, Rae, $407,150; drilling test holes in parking lot, Prelude Lake, $1,250; sheet pile walls restoration, Dory Point, $132,104; aggregate crushing, highway 5, $93,750; supply and erect office complex, Hay River, $60,600; removal of water tap houses, Rae, $22,375; sewer main excavation/materials, Rae-Edzo, $10,000; highway maintenance, three years, Liard Highway, $1,674,020; resurfacing, highway 3, $78,370.

1986/87 - Robinson's Trucking/Stan Dean & Sons Ltd. (A Joint Venture)

Paving, highway 2, $2,649,060.

1987/88

Resurfacing, Yellowknife, $4,875; landscaping PWNHC, Yellowknife, $16,754; dust control program, Dettah, $23,556; north ferry landing repairs, Fort Providence, $32,000; road construction, Rae-Edzo, $8,500; bank stabilization, Rae-Edzo, $7,675; test hole excavation, Rae-Edzo, $2,810; dozer rental, highway 1, various Fort Smith, $4,850; crush/stockpile/bedrock, various Fort Smith, $1,081,250; crushing highways 1 and 7, various Fort Smith, $1,025,000; crushing highway 5, various, Fort Smith, $109,850; equipment rental, various, Fort Smith, $10,000; crushed granular product, various, Kitikmeot, $409,956; crushing, highway 3, Yellowknife, $737,500.

1988/89

Phase II land development, Fort Rae, $141,750; repairs highway 3, kilometre 241.6, Edzo, $11,140.

1989/90

Rainbow Valley lot 500 access road, Yellowknife, $54,390; water treatment plant, Fort McPherson, $445,936.

1990/91

Sewage treatment/road related works, Dettah, $189,578; water/sewer system improvements, Fort McPherson, $1,000,196; drill, blast and stockpile granular material, Coppermine, $528,150.

1991/92

Land development, Dettah, $121,387; access road, Legislative Assembly, Yellowknife, $230,610; water and sewage improvements, Fort McPherson, $790,409.

1992/93

Land development, area I and II, Rae, $94,915; fuel haul, Lac La Martre/Rae Lakes/Jean Marie River/Trout Lake, $72,457.

Following is a record of contracts awarded to Robinson Enterprises Limited, RTL from fiscal years 1989/90 to 1992/93 inclusive, by the Department of Transportation.

1989/90

Crush/haul/stockpile granular material, highway 3, $2,347,340; grade all rental, Ingraham Trail, $10,000; bridge signing, Ingraham Trail, $5,995; drill, blast and crush, highway 1, $1,512,080; rental hydraulic excavator, Dory Point ferry crossing, $17,368.

1990/91

Access area construction, Fred Henne Park, $184,060; gravel resurfacing, highway 3, $262,504; gravel resurfacing, highway 5, $135,556; culvert replacement, highway 3, $109,263; winter road construction/maintenance, Rae Lakes-Lac La Martre, $243,600; crush/haul/stockpile granular material, highway 7, $296,900.

1991/92

Reconstruction, Mackenzie Highway, $3,335,573; crushed gravel production, Dempster Highway 8, $563,460; resurfacing, highway 3, $213,168; aggregate crushing, highway 5, $64,640; gravel resurfacing, highway 1 and 7, $28,163; resurfacing, highway 3, $34,565; rental of gravel resurfacing equipment, highway 4, $58,954; highway surface improvement, highways 1, 3, 4 and 5, $961,200; widening and upgrading, highway 3, $910,121; supply gravel, highway 4, 23,000; equipment rental for culvert replacement, highway 4, $66,000; excavate/load/haul/stockpile material, highway 1 and 3, $1,124,000; equipment rental, highway 3, $9,600; supply and stockpile crushed aggregate, Yellowknife, $22,500, winter road construction/maintenance, Rae Lakes-Lac La Martre, $288,350, haul 2 tandem trucks, Edmonton to Hay River, $2,350.

1992/93

Haul and spread water for road maintenance, Yellowknife area, $86,400; supply/delivery crushed aggregate, Yellowknife, $34,375; airport and access road construction, Lac La Martre, $1,874,514; highway reconstruction, Mackenzie Highway, $2,676,966; asphalt concrete paving, highway 3, $465,043; crushing/granular materials, Paulatuk, $567,640; stabilization and asphaltic treatment, Mackenzie Highway 1, $1,545,602; lease of incinerator, Dory point camp, $1,000; haulout/improvements/earthworks, Liard ferry crossing, $154,100; supply and operation of backhoe, Yellowknife access road, $3,000; installation of meteorology station, Lac La Martre, $7,000; equipment rental, Yellowknife, $3,300; hauling/stockpiling granular material, highway 3, $483,625; supply/apply 1800 tonnes DL10, highways 1 and 3, $525,240; gravel/resurfacing, highways 3 and 4, $132,107; crush/stockpile granular material, highway 3, $32,400; crush/stockpile aggregate, highway 3, $242,900; haul gravel, White Beach to Yellowknife, $1,716; backhoe rental for culvert installation, Yellowknife, $5,500; drilling/blasting limestone bedrock, highway 3, $103,900.

Return to Written Question 28-12(3), asked by Mr. Zoe to the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation, concerning NWTPC contracts with RTL, Robinson Enterprises Ltd.

Since transfer from the federal government on May 5, 1988, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation has entered one contract with RTL, Robinson Enterprises Ltd.

Dated February 15, 1989, this contract was the opening and maintenance of a winter road, and the ripping, loading, hauling and stockpiling of 10,000 cubic yards of gravel from the Strutt Lake Gravel pit.

Payments against this contract totalled $203,750.

Thank you. Before I go to the next agenda item, I have received the following message from the Honourable Daniel Norris, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, "Dear Mr. Speaker, I wish to advise that I recommend to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories the passage of Bill 24, Write-off Of Debts Act, 1993, during the Third Session of the 12th Legislative Assembly."

Item 8, Replies to Opening Address. Mr. Lewis.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have been told by one Member in this Assembly that when one replies to the Commissioner's address you should simply deal with local issues, issues people tell you about on the street or on the telephone. When you get involved in all the issues this Assembly is concerned with that really should be...

Excuse me, Mr. Lewis. I have been informed that the honourable Member gave a reply on December 7, this is a continuation of the same session. The Member has

already taken advantage of his one opportunity.

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Good try, Mr. Lewis. Item 8, replies to opening address. Item 9, petitions. Item 10, reports of standing and special committees. Item 11, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 12, tabling of documents. Mr. Todd.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table Tabled Document 97-12(3), a report to the Legislative Assembly - Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (1990).

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Item 12, tabling of documents. Mr. Kakfwi.

Item 12, tabling of documents. Mr. Koe.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I have two documents I wish to table. I wish to table Tabled Document 99-12(3), a copy of a letter addressed to the Honourable Rebecca Mike, Minister of Health and Social Services from the Status of Women Council of the NWT. Mr. Speaker, this letter addresses the Status of Women Council's concerns regarding Minister Mike's position on not increasing social assistance food allowances.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table Tabled Document 100-12(3), the resolutions made at the Beaufort/Delta leaders conference which was held in Inuvik on February 8 and 9, 1993.

Item 12, tabling of documents. Ms. Cournoyea.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table Tabled Document 101-12(3), proposed bill, Payroll Tax Act, 1993.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table Tabled Document 102-12(3), proposed bill, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, No. 2. Thank you.

Item 12, tabling of documents. Item 13, notices of motion. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 15, motions. Motion 24-12(3), Tabled Document 91-12(3) and Tabled Document 92-12(3) to Committee of the Whole, Mr. Lewis.

My seconder to the motion is not in the House, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Lewis, you can name another seconder or stand it down for the day. Mr. Lewis.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik that Tabled Document 91-12(3), Northwest Territories AIDS Project Review 1992 and Tabled Document 92-12(3), HIV and AIDS in the NWT in 1993, be moved into committee of the whole for discussion.

The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

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Tabled Document 91-12(3) and Tabled Document 92-12(3) will be moved into committee of the whole at the appropriate time. Item 16, first reading of bills. Ms. Cournoyea.

Bill 23: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 1992-93

The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.