Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, supplementary to the same article. Minister, recognizing that we have a support from every wildlife management group conceivable in the system, namely Kitikmeot region, will the Honourable Minister communicate with the Minister of Justice to speed up the process? Thank you.
Debates of Jan. 29th, 1997
Topics
Supplementary To Question 156-13(4): Keewatin Region Muskox Quotas
Question 156-13(4): Keewatin Region Muskox Quotas
Item 6: Oral Questions
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
Supplementary To Question 156-13(4): Keewatin Region Muskox Quotas
Question 156-13(4): Keewatin Region Muskox Quotas
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 156-13(4): Keewatin Region Muskox Quotas
Question 156-13(4): Keewatin Region Muskox Quotas
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, I shall enquire of the Minister if there is some assurance that he can give as to how soon the process will be completed so that we can inform the people of Kitikmeot that we have and are able to meet their requests on a timely basis. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 156-13(4): Keewatin Region Muskox Quotas
Question 156-13(4): Keewatin Region Muskox Quotas
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Erasmus.
Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Premier. Mr. Premier, I just wanted to follow up on my Member's statement on the funding for Detah and N'dilo. Considering the fact that they are in the process of amalgamating into one community, is it possible for this government to start treating Detah and N'dilo as one community, in terms of funding? Thank you.
Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Premier.
Return To Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is not a new issue to this government and it has been raised previously through previous governments about N'dilo and Detah working to become one community and given proper funding. Presently, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs and the Minister is working with both Chief Beaulieu and Chief Sangris to try to facilitate that. The Department of MACA is currently facilitating discussions between the band and the city to determine the financial arrangements that can be made to transfer funding to the band, so that it can deliver services to N'dilo residents directly, as well. Thank you.
Return To Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Erasmus.
Supplementary To Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Considering the fact that it may take some time for the amalgamation to formally occur, is it possible for the Cabinet to start treating the two communities as one community prior to the formal legal process has been completed, and to inform them of such? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Dettah And N'dilo
Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Presently, whenever any issues come up in N'dilo and Detah, I know that many times I have seen the chiefs, Mr. Beaulieu and Mr. Sangris, visit the Minister's office to talk directly to the Ministers. We never talk to the Mayor of Yellowknife on the N'dilo and Detah issues. We do treat them separately, and we will continue to do that. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Dettah And N'dilo
Question 157-13(4): Funding Arrangements For Detah And N'dilo
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Mrs. Groenewegen.
Question 158-13(4): Review Of Programs Provided To Seniors
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Minister for Education, Culture, and Employment. Presently the support to seniors in the Northwest Territories run a full spectrum from no support to full support. For example, in public housing where all the living expenses, except possibly for food and incidentals, are covered by this government, programs of support to seniors are uncoordinated and inconsistent. As such, it is my understanding that these programs are in the process of being reviewed. Can the Minister confirm for me that this review is in fact planned or under way and what we might expect to see addressed in that review and what time frame we are looking at? That is just one question, by the way.
Question 158-13(4): Review Of Programs Provided To Seniors
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. How many questions is that? The Minister of Education, Culture, and Employment, Mr. Dent. Three questions, I heard.
Return To Question 158-13(4): Review Of Programs Provided To Seniors
Question 158-13(4): Review Of Programs Provided To Seniors
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can confirm that there is a review under way of programs provided to seniors. I am afraid that I do not have the time table with me for the review, so I will have to take the last two questions as notice.
Return To Question 158-13(4): Review Of Programs Provided To Seniors
Question 158-13(4): Review Of Programs Provided To Seniors
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. The question is taken as notice. Oral questions. Mr. Krutko.
Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Item 6: Oral Questions
January 28th, 1997
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my opening statement I read a letter from the Chief of Fort McPherson to the Chief of Old Crow in regards to the destruction of their school. In response to that, the community has made an offer to the people of Old Crow to assist them because they have gone through a similar incident a year ago, in which we had to cope with the loss of the school and also, how do you deal with the whole question about where you put the students, and dealing with stress that comes along with a loss of any major facility, especially for the children. In regard to the Fort McPherson groups, which consists of the education council, the band, Tl'oondih healing society. They are formulating a committee to look at what is going to be needed for Old Crow, especially because this fire occurred while school was being conducted. A lot of the children were left with just the shirts on their backs. They lost their parkas, their toques, and their shoes, and whatever. So with that, Mr. Speaker, I would like to question to the Premier if there is any way that this government can assist in this matter to help the Fort McPherson working group in regards to their efforts, allow them with this government, to assist the people of Old Crow. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Premier.
Return To Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too would like to pass on my condolences on the loss of the school in Old Crow in the Yukon to those people. I know how important a building of that nature is to the people in a various small remote community. As far as what this government can do to assist in Old Crow, as the Members know that we as a public government are entrusted with funds on behalf of the public of the Northwest Territories to spend on Northwest Territories residents. It would be quite difficult for us to assist financially in the Yukon, pretty well impossible. We can help by getting the news out, we can help by asking people in different communities to donate to people in Old Crow, Yukon for the books and whatever else is available. We do have people that can assist in that way. I would be pleased to find out who does that sort of thing on behalf of the government and put them in touch with Mr. Krutko. Thank you.
Return To Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.
Supplementary To Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regards to knowing this is in another jurisdiction, is there any possible way this government could put out a call letter for items such as clothing for the children in regards to parkas or shoes or whatever. Having gone through this with the destruction of the Chief Julius School in Fort McPherson, is there a policy in place that we can possibly assist by allowing that policy to be used to assist another jurisdiction in the destruction of a fire?
Supplementary To Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. I am not too sure whether the question was, does this government have a policy in place to help other jurisdictions. Mr. Krutko, is that the question?
Supplementary To Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The question relates to the incident that occurred in Fort McPherson last year. I asked the question, is there a policy in place from this government to deal with disasters such as a loss of a school, so that we can assist and be able to orientate the community along with the organizations to pull themselves together and know where to go and find those resources to assist in finding locations for classrooms, finding books and other things like that, which may be needed to get them through that period of time when there is no school in that community.
Supplementary To Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
It is difficult to rule on this because it is related to a concern outside the Northwest Territories. I will ask if the Premier is willing to respond. Mr. Premier.
Return To Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Question 159-13(4): Old Crow School Fire
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Like I said earlier, our sympathy does go out to the community. I do believe that the Yukon government has not requested any assistance from the Northwest Territories government that I know of. They do have the jurisdiction of Old Crow in the Yukon and they must have emergency measures. As a matter of fact, when I met with the Minister of Transportation from the Yukon government today, he did inform me that as we spoke there was a team going into the Old Crow from the Yukon government to assess the situation, meet with the community leadership, so that the Yukon government could respond in a very effective, timely manner to the disaster in Old Crow, Yukon. The Yukon government does seem to have the situation handled and once again we do pass on our condolences to that community. We wish Fort McPherson all the best in raising donations to assist the Gwich'in in the Yukon. I am sure people watching the Legislative Assembly, if Mr. Krutko could just let those people know where they can send things to assist, I am sure they will, as northerners usually do. Thank you.