Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Arlooktoo.
Debates of May 17th, 1996
Topics
Question 261-13(3): Status Of Fort Mcpherson Water Treatment Plant Review
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs is currently beginning a study to look for any options that the committee may have, and have identified $40,000 for this study.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.
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Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the concern of the community is not another study, but the question of the water quality. There was a report issued by your department and it stated that there are some traces of cancer-causing components in the water supply. I think that is the biggest concern of the community to date. We are talking about six different chemicals that you have been adding to the water system to try to resolve this problem ... So with regard to that, the $40,000 study is great, but we have a concern with the community which is now becoming a health concern. I see there is a real urgency to try to find a mechanism of dealing with this. Will the Minister, and his honourable colleague, the Minister of MACA, make an attempt to go into the community and sit down with community members and the people from the Health department, municipality and band council to try to resolve this ASAP?
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Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Arlooktoo.
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, I very well understand the concerns of the community and of the MLA. According to a recent sampling, the water quality meets the standards of the Canadian drinking water standards. The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs and Public Works representatives who represent the Minister and myself will be in the communities and have been consulting with the communities to work on any future solutions.
The water treatment plant that is in Fort McPherson right now was built in 1989 at a cost of $2 million. We are currently spending $120,000 a year on some improvements since then. I am informed that the occurrence of these chemicals is a seasonal spring-time occurrence due to lowwater levels and isn't unique to this community. I share the concerns of the Member and I assure him that we will work as closely as we can to try to deal with it.
I am also informed that the cost of another supply would cost in the area of $8 million to $10 million. Because of that, we need to look at this very carefully.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With regard to the statement by the Minister, I would like to ask him and his colleague from MACA, if they could travel to Fort McPherson with me to have a public meeting on this issue and get input from the community, and also see exactly what we are talking about. You are talking about $40,000 to do another study. You are saying because it is going to cost $8 million to look at an additional water source, you are coming up with a Band-aid solution. Yet, the community feels strongly that it is more than a water quality issue; it is a health issue. I would like to send an invitation out to the Minister and the Minister of MACA to travel to Fort McPherson to have a public meeting on this issue.
Supplementary To Question 261-13(3): Status Of Fort Mcpherson Water Treatment Plant Review
Question 261-13(3): Status Of Fort Mcpherson Water Treatment Plant Review
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Arlooktoo.
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, I would be interested in talking further with the Member on this. I can assure him that if the Minister of MACA and myself aren't able to travel, we will send our senior officials there to make sure the concerns of the community are heard.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Krutko.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The invitation was to you, Mr. Minister; not to your advisors. I would like you to be there in person, so you can hear, first hand, the concerns that I am hearing with regard to this health issue. We don't need any more bureaucrats. We need a Minister to resolve this issue.
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Question 261-13(3): Status Of Fort Mcpherson Water Treatment Plant Review
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Arlooktoo.
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, like I said, I am interested in sitting down with the Member and looking at our schedules to see if there is a possibility to do that. We are in the middle of dealing with the budget and immediately after that, I have made some commitments elsewhere, but I will sit down and talk to the Member about it.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Barnabas.
Question 262-13(3): Air Terminal Requirements In Grise Fiord
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 16th, 1996
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Levi Barnabas High Arctic
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Transportation. In my constituency of Grise Fiord, there was an air terminal building built. However, due to the severe weather, that building was torn down and they are using an office building. I was told that the community and the airport have weather conditions that are not always the same. I am wondering if the Minister could look into this matter. Thank you.
Question 262-13(3): Air Terminal Requirements In Grise Fiord
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Antoine.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will take the Member's questions and comments and look into the matter.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Picco.
Question 263-13(3): Regular Meetings With Prime Minister Before Division
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I was pleased to hear in the Premier's statement that his meeting with the Prime Minister went well. As a result of the tight time lines with division and the recently-announced federal funding for Nunavut, will the Premier be seeking further regular meetings with the Prime Minister with the run up to division on April 1, 1999?
Question 263-13(3): Regular Meetings With Prime Minister Before Division
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Premier, Mr. Morin.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think June 20th or 2 1 st, I will be going to Ottawa for a First Ministers' Conference. I think that with the issues we have to deal with as governments throughout Canada, I will have the opportunity to meet with the Prime Minister many times between now and April 1, 1999. I will not only raise the issue of division, but us creating two new territories in the North, new political jurisdictions, the constitution and any other issue that needs to be raised. Thank you.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the discussions the Premier had with the Prime Minister of Canada, was there any indication from the Prime Minister that there may be an opportunity -- given the $150 million in announced funding for Nunavut that we have a major problem with -- for this government to increase that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 263-13(3): Regular Meetings With Prime Minister Before Division
Question 263-13(3): Regular Meetings With Prime Minister Before Division
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.