Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to make a comment with regard to this department's work with projects which go into the communities, especially the smaller communities. The department is working quite well in trying to provide funding which is allocated to a community, so they can try to keep the money in the community. The money would then circulate within the community and in the region, but if the community and the region cannot handle it, then it gets out of the region. This is fine as long as it stays in the north. However, more and more I am hearing that there are a couple of instances in Trout Lake where a project is happening and a local electrical company was not made aware that the work went outside of the community and outside of the region. In fact, I think it went to a firm in Edmonton. In instances such as this, the people of the region would like to have an opportunity to be able to have a shot at the project. In this case, it did not happen. I did not catch it either. It came in after the fact. I do not know how we can remedy situations such as this. The department is working well at this, but sometimes things slide by. I wanted to bring this to the attention of the Minister and the department. Sometimes this type of approach needs to be more fine tuned. The way in which the contracts are let out in the communities, sometimes it is negotiated with a community corporation. I agree with this because it gives an opportunity for the community to benefit from a project in their community and their region. I wanted to make this one comment. Does the Minister wish to comment on that?
Jim Antoine on Committee Motion 113-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation 9
In the Legislative Assembly on March 22nd, 1993. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 113-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation 9
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 22nd, 1993
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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