Mahsi, Madam Speaker. The Minister also suggested in the...(inaudible)...that we don't have a perfect world. I agree with him. He compared my concern with Giant Mine's emissions to emissions from vehicles and furnaces in homes. We cannot make Yellowknife air perfectly clean, and private individuals are attempting to reduce their own pollution. But when it comes to sulphur dioxide in Yellowknife, Giant Mine is by far the biggest source. The report his department prepared last year stated that Giant Mine contributes the bulk of arsenic and sulphur into the Yellowknife environment. In comparison, the NWT Power Corporation Jackfish Lake diesel plant's yearly sulphur dioxide emissions are less than Giant puts out in one day. Is the Minister committed to ensure that acceptable standards for emissions are met, and will he be negotiating on an individual basis with every large company that chooses to set up operations in the north? Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Question 319-12(5): Emissions From Giant Mine
In the Legislative Assembly on March 17th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 319-12(5): Emissions From Giant Mine
Question 319-12(5): Emissions From Giant Mine
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 16th, 1994
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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