My question is for the Minister of Education, the Honourable Mr. Dent. I have received a letter from a student who is attending the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, SAIT, in Calgary and she informs me by her letter that she was granted financial assistance to attend school and now that has been cut off. Yvette Schreder is her name. She quit her job with the City of Yellowknife after Christmas to enrol in a transitions program at SAIT. In the previous November, Miss Schreder was informed by the GNWT that she would be approved and that she had been approved for a basic grant and a primary loan. Then, in December she was granted a needs assessed loan. When she got to Calgary on January 16, she was informed by the territorial government that the territorial government does not support students in the transitions programs because it is considered an upgrading program which is not funded by the GNWT, and her funding was pulled as a result. She has been able to get some money together and has remained in the transition program at SAIT, but her tuition costs which she has raised herself with difficulty has been $1,400. My question to the Minister, could he confirm that apparently there are other students who have been informed of the same funding cut. I wonder if the Minister could tell us if he is aware of this and if this is correct this student and other students have been cut off of this funding.
Jake Ootes on Question 282-13(4): Financial Assistance For Sait Student
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Question 282-13(4): Financial Assistance For Sait Student
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 9th, 1997
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