(Microphone turned off)...of the community. I guess I would also ask how they determined the final outcome of the selection. Was it advertised? Was it on a time frame? Were there deadlines to meet, then interviews were done, and then selections were made on the merit of the interviews? Or, did they just say these people are interested in these areas, and these are the ones who are going to be trained?

Qujannamiik. The honourable Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm not exactly sure how they choose the trainees. What I do know is that the Department of Education is involved with that as well as ourselves. They must be going to a broad base; putting signs up in the community to get as many people interested as possible. I would hope that is how it is being done.

Thank you. General comments. Mr. Ng.

(Microphone turned off)...Mr. Chairman.

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would just like to assure the Member that I will look into his issue and his concern. We will ensure that every person who wants to be trained in Fort Providence will have the opportunity to apply for that training.

Mr. Minister, I think we missed the last part because your microphone was turned off.

I will work with the Minister of Education to ensure those people who want to be trained in Providence have the opportunity to apply.

Thank you. Mr. Gargan.

Okay. I'm interested in finding out exactly how the selection was made, too. My final concern, Mr. Chairman, is regarding projects that are implemented in some communities. I think I brought the situation in Kakisa up with the Minister already. This morning I received a phone call from Kakisa; last weekend, I talked with some of the members from Kakisa; and, about a week ago, I did the same thing. The community is involved with the project that is occurring in

Kakisa, and I appreciate that. But, they don't seem to be consulted about what is happening.

I think they are told to do something and that is it. The community is not aware of the timetable, what the schedule is, or even who is going to be doing the work. It is sort of a day-to-day thing, where one day the project supervisor says they are going to be hiring people from Yellowknife to work on gyprock and the next day they change their story. Community consultation is important in these projects and I hope the people in Kakisa are informed about that project. Of course, the appropriate body would be the band council. I hope they learn what is happening, what the schedules are, what the timetable is and whether there are any changes.

We don't have telephones, but we asked the supervisor to put in telephone outlets so that, in a couple of years, we don't cover the walls with wires because they couldn't be buried. That is the kind of consultation I am referring to. It seems to me, in the last three weeks, the information I've been getting is construction is continuing, but there is hardly any consultation.

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you. There are four to six local workers currently on site with this construction management contract that is going on in Kakisa now, with a superintendent. If the superintendent, Maddigan Consulting Ltd, is supplying the construction management, Mr. Gargan, I will make a commitment to you now that my deputy minister will be on the phone tomorrow to tell him to meet with the community and do so weekly from now on.

Also, if he does have people coming in from Yellowknife, he will instruct them to turn around and go back to Yellowknife, because there are adequate people in the community to do this labour. We will do it with local people.

Thank you. General comments. Mr. Pudluk.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to ask a very quick question of the Minister. Mr. Whitford mentioned my concern. Like I was saying, Grise Fiord almost didn't get their supplies this summer because of the ice. I know there will be some construction of fuel storage facilities in some communities. I want to ask the Minister, does Grise Fiord have a one-year supply of fuel or a two-year supply of fuel since you guys have said it will be slated for a tankard, if they could make it to Grise Fiord. Thank you.

Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In all communities it's a one-year supply, Mr. Pudluk. I was listening to your Member's statement the other day in the House and it did raise a concern with me as well: if we're having difficulties getting in, especially to a community like Grise Fiord where that airport is so small -- I've been there -- there would be no way of resupplying fuel if we ran out of fuel. So it is something that should be addressed. Let me assure you that my deputy minister will look into it to come up with a contingency plan, because we cannot have that cost to this government of flying

in fuel or evacuating a community if it runs out of fuel. We should be planning better than that.

I don't know what the problem is with this ice breaker getting in there; maybe the ice is thicker now or something, but it's something that has to be addressed. I thank you for bringing that concern to our attention.

Thank you. Mr. Pudluk.

Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the Minister for sharing my concern. There will be another problem next year or the year after because some of the old ice is starting to move south from north of Resolute Bay. They call it Ice Island. It's been there for a long time. ...(inaudible)...occupied Ice Island. Last year it was starting to move around and starting to break. Some of it has gone through Resolute Bay. This old ice is starting to pass by those communities.

Resolute Bay always has a two-year supply of fuel from Esso, not this government. For sure, if they run out of fuel, there is no way. Only twin otters fly in there and they can't carry very much fuel. If the Minister would look into my concern, I would appreciate it. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With the new condition arising up there, I guess old ice means tough ice, which is hard to break. With that coming further south, we have to address that problem. We should plan properly and ensure that we have fuel in our communities and they don't run out. As soon as the department gets back to me on it, I will get in touch with you. Thank you.

Thank you. I would like to apologize to Mr. Ng; I should have recognized you. From here you and Ludy look alike and about the same height. So I should have recognized you, I got confused here. Mr. Ng.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to ask the Minister, with respect to his opening comments regarding the consultation on the business incentive policy and what type of timetable the department is trying to undertake this consultation in. What type of groups and organizations are they planning to consult with in order to meet the time frame of intending to take the revisions of the policy to Cabinet before the end of the fiscal year? Thank you.