Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As part of the upgrading, we purchased and installed two new pumps which have increased the water supply. That improves the safety margin and the water supply. That was completed in December, 1992. Upon completion of installation of these new pumps, that main line was scoured, there was a great deal of high pressure water pushed through it. Shortly after completion of that process -- they do that to wash out any ice build up in the line -- Public Works located a small pin hole leak about 750 feet from the Char Lake pumphouse. It is believed that was caused by scouring that line. It is a pin hole leak that is causing this ice boil. It is ten feet high by ten feet wide. The pin hole is a flow metre on each side of the line, so the line going through and coming out is kept track of and the loss of water is at such a minimum, it does not register on the flow metre. So, it is not considered to be a high priority to fix it right away, but it will be fixed in the summer. There is not much loss of water, it just looks like lots with the big hill. Thank you.
Debates of March 30th, 1993
Topics
Return To Question 637-12(3): Water Reservoir Pipes Freezing In Resolute Bay
Question 637-12(3): Water Reservoir Pipes Freezing In Resolute Bay
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Return To Question 637-12(3): Water Reservoir Pipes Freezing In Resolute Bay
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Pudluk.
Supplementary To Question 637-12(3): Water Reservoir Pipes Freezing In Resolute Bay
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Ludy Pudluk High Arctic
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary to my question. Communities pay for their use of water. It is hoped that people will not have to pay unnecessarily because of the leaking water. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 637-12(3): Water Reservoir Pipes Freezing In Resolute Bay
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 637-12(3): Water Reservoir Pipes Freezing In Resolute Bay
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The water from Char Lake to the reservoir is untreated water, so no one has to pay for it. It does not register on the metres at all, so you cannot even estimate how many gallons it is, it is so minimum. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 637-12(3): Water Reservoir Pipes Freezing In Resolute Bay
Question 637-12(3): Water Reservoir Pipes Freezing In Resolute Bay
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Question 638-12(3): Rural And Remote Programs
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of the Housing Corporation. Mr. Speaker, I have a concern from one of my constituents with respect to the rural and remote program. Can the Minister of Housing indicate whether there have been any rural and remote programs in the NWT which have been considered written off, or transferred to other programs within the Housing Corporation? Thank you.
Question 638-12(3): Rural And Remote Programs
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Morin.
Question 638-12(3): Rural And Remote Programs
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would have to look into that. I will take that as notice and get back to the Member.
Question 638-12(3): Rural And Remote Programs
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
The question has been taken as notice. Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Koe.
Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Renewable Resources. At the annual general meeting of the Gwich'in renewable resources councils, a motion was passed requesting trappers be considered for some kind of compensation for lost revenues. Many times this session, various Members of this Assembly have raised the issue of the poor trapping season. In my area, in particular, they did not have enough traps to hand out to all the trappers, even though it was a policy of this government. Will the Minister review this issue and consider developing a program for compensating trappers for lost revenues?
Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Minister.
Return To Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My department is working on options for this particular problem in the western Arctic. Thank you.
Return To Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Koe.
Supplementary To Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Will the Minister and his department try to have something in place for this year, as many trappers have lost the entire winter's trapping and potential revenues? In particular, in Arctic Red River, Fort McPherson and Inuvik trappers did not even go out in some cases, so they did not earn anything from trapping. Will the Minister seriously consider look at compensating trappers this year?
Supplementary To Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Minister.
Further Return To Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We will be dealing with the trappers who have suffered hardship because of the poor trapping season and also because of the warm weather this winter. We will be dealing with trappers case by case. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Koe.
Supplementary To Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. In the motion I referred to earlier, I quote "Whereas the trappers of Fort McPherson and Arctic Red River who harvested in the Yukon were not properly
made aware that leg hold traps are still used in the Yukon; and where these trappers have lost one season of trapping in the Yukon." Will the Minister please check into this situation and advise those trappers in Arctic Red River and Fort McPherson as to why they were not properly informed of these regulations?
Supplementary To Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will look into the problem. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
Question 639-12(3): Compensation For Trappers For Lost Revenues
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Lewis.
Question 640-12(3): Status Of Family Law Review Working Group
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Justice, Mr. Speaker. In 1988, workers began the review of family law. Major aboriginal organizations, members of the legal profession, the advisory council on the Status of Women and the Departments of Social Services and Justice had people who worked on this working committee. According to the annual report of the Government of the Northwest Territories, this review was completed in 1991. Since, according to the annual report, it was completed in 1991, did the working committee disband or has it continued to work since then?
Question 640-12(3): Status Of Family Law Review Working Group
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Kakfwi.
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, the working group's responsibility originally was intended simply to oversee the work of a contractor who was signed on to do the actual research compilation and writing of the report. The contractor quit and left the project, which left the working group to take over the work of the contractor. This is in large part what took the report so long to be finalized. The working group itself has been disbanded. Thank you.