Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, and it deals with the block funding agreement between the Government of the Northwest Territories and the city of Yellowknife. Yellowknife MLAs fully supported that agreement and acknowledge the efforts of the Finance Minister, Mr. Pollard, and the then Minister of MACA, Mr. Patterson, in closing this very progressive arrangement. It was understood that there were some extraordinary repair requirements that would be kept outside of that arrangement, and they included the central business district, the sewer and water system in the central business district, and also the School Draw area. There have been negotiations between the government and the city over the past couple of years, and my understanding is FMB has said they want to negotiate it on a year-by-year basis and not a long-term deal. I wonder if the Minister could enlighten me as to the progress of those negotiations.
Michael Ballantyne on Question 201-12(5): Block Funding Agreement Re Yellowknife Sewer System
In the Legislative Assembly on February 24th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Question 201-12(5): Block Funding Agreement Re Yellowknife Sewer System
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 23rd, 1994
Page 347
Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
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