The Yellowknife youth justice committee has been in operation since 1986. The amount of work they handled increased over a period of time, so they were given an executive director full time. More recently, a conflict arose between the members and there was a perceived conflict of interest between the executive director and the community justice specialist due to the spousal relationship they had. In 1992, we did a review of all young offenders service provisions in Yellowknife. As a result of the review, the youth justice committee reverted to volunteers. Many of the members resigned as a result of that. There is a committee now which the local justice specialist is now working with to make sure they become operational again. That is some of the things that were done. We just completed a financial audit of the money that had been used in previous years. We need to organize their paperwork and provide training in all the different areas of operation that they have. This is the work that has been undertaken. If the Member is suggesting the fast way to get this committee going again is to provide it with some money up front, we will look at it. But we have said to other communities, we try not to provide money for honorariums until there has been some commitment from committee members for a period of time. Yellowknife, being different, we could take that into consideration.
Stephen Kakfwi on Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95
In the Legislative Assembly on March 18th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 17th, 1994
Page 715
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