Thank you. In her department, does land administration include the survey people? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Ms. Mike.

Yes, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Time for oral questions has lapsed. Mr. Lewis, I will put you on my list as first for tomorrow. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Gargan.

Thank you. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Ballantyne.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I have already noted my concern about the impact of the proposed 22 per cent low-water surcharge for domestic consumers on the Snare system. Would the Minister responsible for Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources advise this House of the added costs to Royal Oak Mine and Miramar Con Mine of this proposed rate increase?

Thank you. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Mr. Clerk.

Madam Speaker, Return to Written Question 5-12(6), asked by Mr. Ng of the Minister of Health and Social Services, concerning the number of physician positions in the health boards and department.

The total number of approved physician positions in the health boards and the Department of Health and Social Services is thirty-five (35).

The employees of the health boards are as follows:

-Eight (8) positions are based in Iqaluit serving the Baffin region (including one regional medical health officer);

-One (1) position is based in Cambridge Bay serving the eastern part of the Kitikmeot region;

-Six (6) positions are based in Inuvik serving most of the Inuvialuit and Gwich'in communities;

-Three (3) positions are located in Fort Smith;

-One (1) position is based in and serves Rae while making visits to Snare Lake;

-One (1) position is based in and serves Fort Simpson while making visits to Wrigley, Nahanni Butte, Trout Lake and Jean Marie River;

-Thirteen (13) physician specialists positions are located in Yellowknife and provide medical specialty services to the western NWT including the Kitikmeot region.

These positions are sometimes filled with locum physicians on service contract arrangements when recruitment is in progress.

The department employs two (2) medical health officers to act as consultants to all health boards except for the Baffin Regional Health Board who employ their own regional medical health officer.

The department maintains one service contract with an Edmonton physician for specialty medical services to provide consulting geriatrician services to the NWT health boards.

Thank you. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 14-12(6), "Open for Business" - Privatizing the Northwest Territories Power Corporation; Tabled Document 23-12(6), Report of the 1993-94 Electoral District Boundaries Commission Northwest Territories; Minister's Statement 11-12(6), Return to Session; Committee Report 6-12(6), Report on the Review of Bill 3 - Guardianship and Trusteeship Act; Committee Report 10-12(6), Report on the Review of the 1995-96 Capital Estimates; Committee Report 11-12(6), Report on the First Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner of the NWT; Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1995-96; Bill 2, Aboriginal Custom Adoption Recognition Act; Bill 3, Guardianship and Trusteeship Act; Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Arctic College Act; and, Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Public Utilities Act, with Mr. Ningark in the chair. Thank you.

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Thank you. The committee will come to order. Yesterday, when we concluded committee of the whole, we were dealing with Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1995-96, Education, Culture and Employment, and Committee Report 10-12(6). What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.

Thank you. Do we have the concurrence of the committee that we once we conclude with Education, Culture and Employment, that we move on to Health and Social Services?

Agreed.

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Yes, after the 15 minute break. Thank you.

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Department Of Education, Culture And Employment

Thank you. The committee will come back to order. The Department of Education, Culture and Employment 1995-96 capital estimates begins on page 16-02. When we concluded yesterday, we were on general comments. General comments. Do you want to go into detail?

Agreed.

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Culture & Careers

Page 16-9, culture and careers, building and works, headquarters, total region, $215,000. Agreed?

Agreed.

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Thank you. Fort Smith, total region, $3.863 million. Agreed?

Agreed.

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Thank you. Inuvik, total region, $150,000. Agreed?

Agreed.

---Agreed