Contributions,
Keewatin, total region, $541,000.
Debates of May 24th, 1996
This is page numbers 619 - 646 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 3rd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was communities.
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Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
--- Agreed
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Total contributions, $1.829 million, is deferred, and total activity, $8.445 million, is deferred. Continuing on to page 10-34, detail of grants and contributions, grants, $4.789 million.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
--- Agreed
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Contributions, the total of which is not until you get to page 10-37. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Madam Chair. On contributions, the water/sewer service subsidy program ... Can the Minister tell me of the amount of reductions that are given to the municipalities for their water/sewer program?
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Madam Chair. More in reference to the new subsidy program that they're coming up with. I would like to know more about this 'yardstick efficiency' they speak of.
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Manitok Thompson Aivilik
Thank you, Madam Chair. I will refer that question to Vern Christensen.
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Christensen
Thank you, Madam Chair. In reviewing the water and sewer subsidy program, and reducing expenditures in that area, the department looked at various communities in the Northwest Territories and attempted to come up with some benchmarks as to what is an efficiently run system and compared how other communities are delivering their service, and estimated, based on that analysis, what budget they felt a community would require to operate and maintain the water and sewer system. On
the basis of that, they came up with allocations which would be given to communities by way of block funding under the reformed water and sewer services policy.
It might be of interest to the Member that of the communities that have largely piped water and sewer services, Inuvik was one of the communities that was referred to as one of the more efficient communities. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a little more on this. What was the cost of installing the meters that were done recently?
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Christensen
Thank you, Madam Chair. The total cost of installing about 800 meters on the Inuvik water/sewer system was $523,205, of which the Government of the Northwest Territories paid $418,565 and the remainder was drawn from a reserve fund which had been accumulated by the Inuvik Utilities Planning Committee in managing that utilidor system. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Madam Chair. What will the cost of monitoring these meters be per year?
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Christensen
Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't have a precise estimate of what the cost would be just to monitor the meters, but it will cost more to monitor the meters and invoice consumers on the basis of a metered water and sewer system, as opposed to simply issuing invoices for flat monthly charges. Certainly, that's administratively easier than metering. However, there are a lot of benefits associated with having a metered water system. It provides the information that customers need to know that they are being treated fairly and equitably in terms of what they pay monthly for the water they use, and it also encourages water conservation on the water/sewer system. It will also, as a result, defer capital expenditures on the water/sewer system that might otherwise be needed earlier because of the unchecked water demand on the system. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Madam Chair. Can you give me an estimate of how much it would cost to monitor the system?
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