Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm pleased to present the report of the Standing Committee on Finance on the NWT Power Corporation. Since the Government of the Northwest Territories took over the Power Corporation, the corporation has improved greatly in every way, including service, responsiveness, and profitability. The most notable recent development was the signing of an agreement with the Dogrib Development Corporation to build new hydroelectric facilities. Such cooperation with local organizations and people will do nothing but good for the north.

The committee would like to see results of the customer satisfaction survey that the corporation was to have undertaken. Given past complaints about the corporations' performance, we feel that the results of such a study would be of great benefit to the corporation's service record.

Committee Members also expressed a desire for the corporation to put more effort into exploring alternative energy sources. Any initiative which might bring down costs to consumers should be carefully investigated by the corporation. The Power Corporation is an important economic and social instrument that should continue to plan an important role serving the people of the north in cooperation with the Government of the Northwest Territories.

That concludes the report of the Standing Committee on Finance.