Thank you, oral question, supplementary Mr. Miltenberger.
Debates of Oct. 4th, 1996
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Return To Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Supplementary To Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My concern is that the effect that this potential development will have all the way down to the Arctic circle and whether the Government of the Northwest Territories will be taking an active position on this or will we be standing passively by while Alberta does it's own internal hearings to decide on this mega-project, which is, I think, yet another one. I think there are already three or four major pulp mills spewing their effluent into the various rivers with various degrees of cleanliness.
I think it is something that concerns us all. It has been on the books for a number of years since we started way back in the early eighties, so I would like to know, is the Government of the Northwest Territories going to playing a role in this? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, it is the interest on the part of this government to maintain a close working relationship with the Alberta government. They are an adjacent jurisdiction with many common interests and concerns that are shared particularly between the two respective Premiers, there is a good working relationship and we have had occasion to meet with the Minister of the Environment for Alberta. There will probably be some meetings requested to seek assurance that in fact the proposed mill, as it stands now, in using the mechanism proposed, will not affect water quality in the Northwest Territories. This is the preliminary assurance given to us however, we will consider seeking a meeting with the government of Alberta to get further assurance that this, in fact, will be the case. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral question, supplementary. Mr. Miltenberger.
Supplementary To Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Will the government, as well as getting those political assurances, be putting some technical people on the alert, I guess I could phrase it that way, so that they can, in fact, monitor the technical development as well. Political assurances is one thing. How that actually translates down into actual implementation can often be dramatically different and there are a lot of very detailed things, other than water quality, fish habitat, ecosystems, river basin - environmental impacts are a whole range of issues.
So will the government, in fact, be tracking this process throughout and on all levels? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, of course it is understood that we have to have response and commitment by the Alberta government to the sub-standive recommendations of the study that was given to us some months ago and that this will require the Alberta government to respond to specific concerns raised in the recommendations and it will be our responsibility to ensure that there is real commitment on the part of all parties to substantiate the concerns that have been expressed to date and the interests that have been expressed to date by all parties and governments
to respect the integrity and the quality of the environment and to try, however possible to respond positively to those recommendations. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
Question 394-13(3): Pulp Mill Development In Northern Alberta
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions, Mr. Barnabas.
Question 395-13(3): Concerns Regarding The Sea Lift To Grise Fiord
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Levi Barnabas High Arctic
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I indicated earlier, I wish to make an emergency statement and my question will be directed to the Premier since the Minister of Transportation is not here.
There is a serious emergency situation in Grise Fiord. The ice conditions are the worst in living memory. There is a stretch of 60 miles of heavy packed ice which has prevented the cargo ship, carrying goods for the hamlet, the Housing Association and the Co-op from reaching the community.
This ship is currently in Pond Inlet and will be returning to Montreal as it cannot even try to return to Resolute Bay because of the bad ice there as well.
The Canadian Coast Guard ice-breakers have tried to assist, travelling from the Kitikmeot but the ice is now so bad that they cannot help and will have to return to their base in BC via the Panama Canal.
The plan is to return the goods to Montreal and attempt the following:
1) Use food mail via aircraft for goods that qualify.
2) Ship other goods by truck to Yellowknife and fly it to Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord, items that will fit in the plane.
3) Store all other good until next year.
Mr. Speaker, my question to the Premier is whether this government would have any emergency resources to assist in flying in goods to Grise Fiord as the Co-op is the only store in town and their only source of food, clothing, and dry goods?
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 395-13(3): Concerns Regarding The Sea Lift To Grise Fiord
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Premier.
Return To Question 395-13(3): Concerns Regarding The Sea Lift To Grise Fiord
Question 395-13(3): Concerns Regarding The Sea Lift To Grise Fiord
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The role of transportation is to communicate with the Canadian Coast Guard. The Member has information that seems more information than I have on this issue in front of me today.
Let me assure the Member that I understand it is a serious issue and we as a government will do everything possible to make sure that our communities have adequate food levels and supplies in their communities to survive through the winter months.
We also have emergency measures that we can use and that is cost shared with the federal government.
So right now, people from the Department of Transportation as well people from Public Works as well as people from MACA are working on the issue to make sure that community is adequately supplied for the year to come. Thank you.
Return To Question 395-13(3): Concerns Regarding The Sea Lift To Grise Fiord
Question 395-13(3): Concerns Regarding The Sea Lift To Grise Fiord
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Next oral question. Supplementary, Mr. Barnabas.
Return To Question 395-13(3): Concerns Regarding The Sea Lift To Grise Fiord
Question 395-13(3): Concerns Regarding The Sea Lift To Grise Fiord
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Levi Barnabas High Arctic
No.
Return To Question 395-13(3): Concerns Regarding The Sea Lift To Grise Fiord
Question 395-13(3): Concerns Regarding The Sea Lift To Grise Fiord
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral question, Mr. Roland.
Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 3rd, 1996
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question will be directed to the Minister of Health and Social Services. Last year through the business plans we had discussed the re-organization of the health boards and I would like an update from the Minister as to what has happened with the board representatives in the downsizing from a number, I believe, was 16 in the Inuvik region to six. Thank you.
Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng.
Return To Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the plan has been approved for the downsizing to the six board members for the Inuvik Health Board. But we are awaiting the finalization of names from some of the representative organizations that would make up the Inuvik Regional Health Board to finalize this matter, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
Return To Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral question, supplementary, Mr. Roland.
Supplementary To Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Does the Minister have a timeline on when the final seats will be put forward, seeing that we are starting into fall and things tend to get busy. So is there a timeline to this? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng.
Further Return To Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have actively been requesting the names from the organizations that were supposed to put forward representatives to sit on the health board. I will once again have the departmental officials contact them to see if we can expedite this as quickly as possible because I share the same concern with the honourable member, we are getting into a busier season and we have to try to finalize and put closure to a lot of these issues. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions, supplementary, Mr. Roland.
Supplementary To Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you Mr. Speaker. Further to the question of timeline, are there enough members on there to be functional at the present time?
Supplementary To Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Question 396-13(3): Reorganization Of The Inuvik Health Board
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng