Debates of Feb. 18th, 1997

This is page numbers 661 - 686 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 4th 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 chairman.

Topics

Members Present
Item 1: Prayer
Minister Absent From The House
Clyde River Library
Recognition Of Deceased Constituents
Social Program Needs And Pressures
Western Constitutional Development
Nunavut Leaders' Summit
Congratulations To Richard Beck
Parish Mission Spiritual Gathering
Pay Equity Dispute
Passing Of Her Father
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
General Hunting License Applications
Inuit Employees
Western Employment Strategy
Item 10: Petitions
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Recommendation To Reinstate Original Funding For Arviat Airport Lighting Project
Recommendation To Remove Projects Related To The Rankin Inlet Tank Farm
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Item 22: Orders Of The Day

Committee Motion 14-13(4): Recommendation To Reinstate Original Funding For Arviat Airport Lighting Project
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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I understand then that there is no requirement for the contractors to post notice that they would be seeking staff to carry out these contracts. I wonder if the department would consider, in some form,

making this as one of the conditions of the contract that they would advertise and seek staff from the territories through the papers, so that people, for instance, in my region would know that the job is going on and the company may need equipment operators. How are we going to find out about this stuff if we do not go to that process?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. On the policy, Mr. Minister.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we could look at it as another provision that we could put into putting out the public tender. We have the Business Incentive Policy. We also try to encourage as much northern hire as possible. We could add this. We could look at it to see if we could add it on as one of the provisions in putting out the public tender. We could certainly look at it. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Qujannamiik. Total region. Mr. Steen.

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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would just like to make a comment that I am encouraged by the Minister's comments and I hope that they give this serious consideration.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. That was a comment by the honourable Member for Nunakput. Could we have the honourable Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On Highway No. 3, are there goods shipped on there for northern communities?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. I believe your mike was off, but I heard you mention Yellowknife, honourable Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to know if Highway No. 3 services any communities other than Yellowknife.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Mr. Chairman, Highway No. 3 starts over in the Fort Providence junction. It services Fort Providence for a small part of it, then Rae-Edzo, and it goes into Yellowknife. If people are driving to Yellowknife to take planes further north and goods further north, then you could also say that, yes, it provides goods to go into northern communities. You go into Wha Ti, Rae Lakes and Snare Lake. You could say, yes, Highway No. 3 services more than Yellowknife. Certainly, it services the mines north of Yellowknife on the winter road for resupply. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Fort Smith, building and works, total region. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I heard the Minister say Wha Ti, Rae Lakes, Providence, Rae-Edzo and Yellowknife of course. Were there any others that I might have missed?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister, is Pelly Bay included? Mr. Minister.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Snare Lake and points north, whatever flight goes into the north into Kitikmeot. You could say that Highway No. 3 services all the communities that use Yellowknife for a hub for air transportation. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total region. The honourable Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So Highway No. 3 is actually used to provide goods to all these communities, including the Kitikmeot. In other words, without that highway, it seems likely to me that the price of goods would be higher, because they would have to use planes or whatever to bring those goods to those communities. Is this a fair assumption?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. The Honourable Minister for Transportation, Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, the assumption is the same as mine, that there is benefit for using Yellowknife as a hub with goods that come up on trucks on Highway No. 3. It services communities into the Kitikmeot, communities that use Yellowknife as a hub. Certainly prices are higher than you would see on an annual sealift in the Arctic. But certainly it provides the goods at quite a reasonable cost. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Building and works, Fort Smith region. Total region, $8,501,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Page 10-20, details of capital, highways, buildings and works, Inuvik region. Total region, $2,700,000. Agreed. Mr. Roland.

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Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik

I would like to know what section of the road is this that is being reconstructed? Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. On the Inuvik region, Mr. Minister.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Highway No. 8, kilometre 0 to 257 in the Inuvik region, starts at the Yukon border and goes to Inuvik in that area. The 1997-98 program will consist of embankment widening, reshaping and gravelling kilometre 87 to kilometre 95. There will be a survey and design of kilometre 95 to kilometre 100. Thank you.