Madam Premier.

Mr. Speaker, yes.

Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Whitford.

Mr. Allooloo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, the department is not aware of this. The Member is correct, back in 1978 the Cosmos 954 Russian satellite came out of orbit and parts of the satellite landed in barren lands of the Thelon game sanctuary. An extensive military clean up started, and they completed the clean up of the site. Debris was found. The military used advanced technology to find and locate any material in that particular area. If there is anything left which was undetected, my department is quite satisfied that it would be very small. To our knowledge, no one has found pieces of the satellite. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.

Mr. Allooloo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If there are going to be any scientific studies in the Northwest Territories, they require a permit from the Science Institute. If they are going to look for any historic artifacts, they require a permit to do exploration. If they are going to do anything which affects the land and the animals, they require a permit. Mr. Speaker, if there is any information which my department or I do not have with respect to this satellite that came out of orbit, I would be very interested to find out about that particular pilot who may have seen a large hole in the lake. I will look into this. I

will speak with the Member privately to try and locate this person to find out what he saw. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.

You are bordering on asking an opinion of the Minister. I will let the Minister field this question. Mr. Allooloo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Anyone can look for anything in the Northwest Territories. If they are going to do actual physical work or disturb the land, aside from the traditional type of use, they require a permit. Thank you.

Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Lewis.

I would like to follow-up on the question raised by the Member for Thebacha, to the Minister who is looking after the responsibility for Economic Development and Tourism. We heard last night, Mr. Speaker, and I know this issue has been around for 15 years now, about the problems of the fishermen on Great Slave Lake. We heard last night that the very best fisherman, Mr. Alex Morin, on Great Slave Lake can no longer make a living and he has to sell off some of his equipment. Can the Minister explain to this House the circumstances which lead to the very best fisherman not being able to make a living and having to sell off some of his equipment so that he can live.

Ms. Cournoyea.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to give a complete response, I have some ideas and I know some of the circumstances, but I do not know all of the circumstances. The Minister of Economic Development and Tourism has been following this item for three or four months. I would like to take the question as notice so that he may be able to give a full reply to the Member's question. I will take the question as notice. Thank you.

The question has been taken as notice. Item 5, oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Housing. Last year, Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Housing tabled the annual report of the NWT Housing Corporation. When will the Minister be tabling the report for the NWT Housing Corporation this year? Thank you.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not know.

Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Mr. Speaker, according to the act, the Minister is to table a report yearly in this House of the NWT Housing Corporation. The last report was tabled in March 1992. Will the Minister find out whether this report is being developed and advise this House when he will be tabling this report? Thank you.