Thank you, Minister Nerysoo. Mr. Koe.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
I have two more questions. Under page 18-18, there is an item called labour pools. Is this money also what might be used for your new programs or is this a separate or another make-work program for communities? I would like some idea what this contribution plot is and what it is used for.
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, it is one of those other additional funding resources that we could access for the new investing in people for education and training.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My last question under this category is about education development on page 18-19. There are funds for native communications. Who does this $105,000 go to and what criteria is used to allocate the money?
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Thank you. I believe you are referring to native communications. Inuit Broadcasting was given $35,000; Inuvialuit Communications, $35,000; and, Native Communications Society, $35,000.
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Mr. Chairman, under northern performers again, I've been watching the northern arts festival on TV. Is this the category that is under? They are holding it in Inuvik this year. Is anybody who wants to participate assisted under this program?
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
This would be the program that they would apply under to get financial assistance.
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Presumably then, this grant is for artists right across the Northwest Territories. Do we have enough or are we looking at situations where we have to turn down a lot in order to stay within this limit?
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
We have had to turn a few away, but it hasn't been that significant. In other words, we have
been able to fund most of the major events that are occurring at which performers have been requested to attend.
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
I would like to ask the Minister about educational leave and classroom assistance. I realize we don't have anything for this, but what is happening now with regard to classroom assistance as they progress and develop their skills through the years? Or is it still covered under Arctic College and the classroom assistants just maintain their salaries?
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Thanks, Mr. Chairman. It depends, as they progress through the program, they could qualify as teachers. In fact, some of them are participating in our community teacher education program as well so, in that sense, we do have a situation where they are progressing up the ladder.
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
So that doesn't restrict the classroom assistants from progressing then. My other concern, Mr. Chairman, is with regard to school closures under education authority contributions. Last month, on February 16, a number of schools closed. A number of them closed due to different circumstances. It could have been cold temperatures or busses not running. Of course, it trickles down. It started off with the school closing in Fort Simpson and people in communities like Fort Providence asked, why are we not closed? I would like to ask, are you developing some kind of policy with regard to when schools should be closed or when they shouldn't? Or is this pretty well up to the communities?
I talked with the principal this afternoon on it and he said there should be a guideline about what constitutes school closures. If it is 35, 40 or 50 degrees below, or whatever the case might be, I would hope there would be some guidelines for schools closing. I'm sure it affects students.
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Thank you. Most boards are supposed to have those policies and criteria in place because, generally speaking, they manage the schools and they're responsible for dealing with those situations.
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