Debates of Nov. 2nd, 1994

This is page numbers 679 - 714 of the Hansard for the 12th Assembly, 6th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was community.

Topics

Members Present
Item 1: Prayer
Sympathies
Implementation Of The Infrastructure Program
Community Access Roads
Phase-out Of Flight Support Services
Prayers And Condolences Offered To Families Of Lost Hunters
Condolences To Families Of Lost Hunters
Passing Of Mr. Simonie Alainga
Tragic Hunting Accident In Frobisher Bay
Condolences To Families And Friends Of Lost Hunters
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
Impact Of Flight Service Station Closures
Future Plans For Education Strategy To 2010
Power Costs Paid By Royal Oak And Miramar Con Mines
Time Frame For Changes To Bip
Territorial Groups Refusing To Pay Payroll Tax
Rcmp Policy For Visiting Inmates
Provision Of Services To Special Needs Children
Response To NWT Tourism Strategy
Extension Of Mackenzie Highway
Inequities In Property Taxation System Re Delinquent Accounts
Use Of Global Positioning System In Northern Aviation
Enforcement Of Tobacco Tax Act
Item 8: Returns To Written Questions
Return To Written Question 4-12(6): GNWT Policies On Advertising Supplements
Return To Written Question 7-12(6) Asked By Mr. Ballantyne To The Minister Of Education, Culture And Employment Concerning Teachers' Aides And Special Needs Students In The NWT School System.Return To Written Question 7-12(6): Teachers' Aides And Special Needs Students In The NWT School System
Return To Written Question 8-12(6): Costs Associated With Special Needs Persons In The Nwt
Return To Written Question 10-12(6): Speech Therapy Services And Private Practices
Item 13: Tabling Of Documents
Bill 19: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1994-95
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Bill 3: Guardianship And Trusteeship Act
To Amend Clause 1 Of Bill 3
To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 3
To Amend Clause 7 Of Bill 3
To Amend Clause 8 Of Bill 3
To Amend Clause 10 Of Bill 3
To Amend Clause 12 Of Bill 3
To Amend Clause 31 Of Bill 3
To Amend Clause 32 Of Bill 3
To Amend Clause 33 Of Bill 3
Bill 15: An Act To Amend The Legislative Assembly And Executive Council Act
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1995-96Committee Report 10-12(6): Report On The Review Of The 1995-96 Capital Estimates
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Bill 7: An Act To Amend The Arctic College Act
Item 22: Orders Of The Day

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Madam Minister.

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Mr. Chairman, so far, we have not spent any money as a result of amendments to the quarry that Mr. Gargan is talking about. Perhaps I could get clarification when he's talking about a legal issue. I am not quite sure which issue he is talking about.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Gargan.

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Mr. Chairman, I don't know if this is O and M or not. I was just trying to suggest that because gravel is part of capital, I was just wondering whether we resolved the old issue of travel and the legal issue. We had to refer back to 1963 when the Commissioner's Land Act came into force. The municipal acts came into force, but in order to address the legal issue, we went back to 1963 regarding gravel to communities. Either the municipalities own it or they don't own it. I think that was the whole issue. I'm just wondering if you had resolved that.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Madam Minister.

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The issue is not so much on the ownership, but the passage of that legislation made it more explicit for the municipal governments to be operating a quarry.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. General comments. Are you ready for details?

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November 2nd, 1994

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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Line By Line

Directorate

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The Chair John Ningark

Of course you are. Section 11, page 9. Directorate, equipment acquisition, headquarters, total

region, $40,000.

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Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Agreed. Thank you. Total equipment acquisition, $40,000.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Total activity for this page is $40,000.

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Agreed.

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Community Planning

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Page 11-11, community planing, buildings and works, headquarters, total region, $1.028 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Fort Smith. Mr. Gargan.

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask the department whether or not...Two years ago in Fort Providence, or thereabouts, they did a community plan. Once they do that, does the department plan the necessary dollars for the community plan to come into effect, or are those plans used but not compulsory, for lack of a better word.

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The Chair John Ningark

Qujannamiik. Madam Minister.

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Those plans are not binding. The council can change them through a by-law.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Fort Smith, total region, $1.552 million. Mr. Gargan.

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Mr. Chairman, in Providence, for example, the community plan affects all the departments. It affects Transportation, the nursing station, Education and a lot of the other departments when you do that planning. I'm just wondering if there are efforts. I realize you said you could change it through the hamlet council, but what I would like to know is whether the plans themselves are also being collaborated in cooperation with other departments in order for the plan to come into effect. If one department doesn't do it and others do, the whole purpose of the exercise is really a waste of time. If you can't tell the nursing station that we'd like to use that area for residential areas, and we wanted to plan based on the wishes of the community, I guess if they say no then we have a problem. I'm just wondering if you have a way of dealing with it.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. I will let the honourable Minister respond to Mr. Gargan's question, but after that, I will recognize the clock. Madam Minister.

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, the department does work with other departments, and community consultation and public meetings take place as well so that there are no problems that are cropping up later on.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. The hour being 6:00, I will rise and report progress. Thank you, Madam Minister, and thank you, witnesses, on behalf of the committee. Thank you again.