Thank you, Madam Chair. At present, the water and sewer services subsidy policy is such that, in towns and villages, they have been charged .33 cents per litre for consumption in a village like Fort Simpson. In Arviat, the rate is .27 cents per litre for residential consumption. What happens in the reform that the department has introduced for water and sewer services program is that it becomes the community's decision of what the rate structure will be in the communities. Rather than a subsidy based on a preset rate, the communities now have flexibility to set those rates themselves. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Christensen on Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
In the Legislative Assembly on May 24th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 24th, 1996
Page 642
Christensen
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