Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have several questions about the Marine Resupply Terminal for Rankin Inlet of $820,000. How much of that is shared by the federal government of that remaining $820,000?
Debates of Feb. 18th, 1997
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Committee Motion 14-13(4): Recommendation To Reinstate Original Funding For Arviat Airport Lighting Project
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Antoine.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, of the $820,000, a $125,000 is recoverable from the federal government. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Keewatin, Mr. Ootes.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
It is only $125,000 out of the $820,000 that is recoverable. This particular funding can be moved to other projects of a similar type and can we still obtain the federal equivalent funding for that?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, yes, the honourable Member is correct. To recover
$125,000, we could probably move some of the funds to similar type of marine projects. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Building and works, Keewatin region. Total region, $1,618,000. Mr. Ootes.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wonder if the Minister could clarify for us exactly what the $820,000 is for?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the $820,000 has been put there for the Marine Resupply Terminal and $250,000 has been committed already to do work on the hamlet of Rankin full authority agreement. That leaves $507,000 that is still uncommitted at the present time. Maybe I will just leave it at that. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Building and works, Keewatin region. Total region, $1,618,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Rabesca.
Committee Motion 15-13(4): Recommendation To Remove Projects Related To The Rankin Inlet Tank Farm
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James Rabesca North Slave
Yes, Mr. Chairman. I would like to make a motion regarding the capital project. I move that the Department of Transportation remove any and all of the capital projects related to the Rankin Inlet tank farm until such time as the final report of the Keewatin Resupply Steering Committee is made available.
Committee Motion 15-13(4): Recommendation To Remove Projects Related To The Rankin Inlet Tank Farm
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. I am told that the motion is in Committee Report 4-13(4) and the motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Steen.
Committee Motion 15-13(4): Recommendation To Remove Projects Related To The Rankin Inlet Tank Farm
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Committee Motion 15-13(4): Recommendation To Remove Projects Related To The Rankin Inlet Tank Farm
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The Chair John Ningark
It is in your Committee Report 4-13(4), the Standing Committee on Resource Management and Development, Report on the 1997/98 Main Estimates. You should have a copy. To the motion. I have Mr. Ootes and Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Ootes.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Chairman. I would just like to make reference to some items that were discussed in the committee regarding the funding for the Rankin Inlet tank farm project and the docking facility. The committee agreed that the docking facility in Rankin Inlet was not linked to the tank farm, but that the tank farm project was linked to the tank farm. The Minister had informed the committee that $820,000 in the 97/98 main estimates was linked to the tank farm itself. We were awaiting the report of the Keewatin Resupply Steering Committee and that report has now been put forward. The Minister felt he should leave the money in the estimates until such time as that particular report had come through. Now that the report and its recommendations have been issued, it is felt by the committee Members that money, directly attributed to the tank farm should not be spent on that project. Hence the reason for the motion, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. To the motion. I have Mr. Erasmus, and Mr. Steen. To the motion. Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Mr. Chairman, my problem is I do not know if this $820,000 dollars is for this tank farm. I do know this report has been available for a couple of months. I do not know why it has not been tabled or made available. Has it been tabled? Then it is available. I do not understand what the point of the motion is, if that information is already available. I find it difficult to vote for this motion under the circumstances.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. I have Mr. Steen and Mr. Henry. To the motion. Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I have a similar opinion as Mr. Erasmus. A while ago, I read a report where David beat Goliath and I thought the whole issue had been settled. I am on that committee. I was under the impression that was the last meeting of that committee. Therefore, the report should have been available. I am also not totally convinced that the $820,000 actually relates to the tank farm, but rather towards improving the docking facilities. At this point in time I can not support the motion. I believe there is justification for the expenditures, bearing in mind that we have already spent $964,000 on it last year. We just can not drop the project in the middle before it is terminated. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. To the motion. I have Mr. Henry and Mr. O'Brien. To the motion, Mr. Henry.
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I can not support this motion either. I think it is premature. I think there are many questions that need to be answered on what this $820,000 is for. I know, as Mr. Steen has mentioned, there was $964,000 spent last year. There certainly are questions in my mind, whether this is for a Rankin Inlet tank farm or not. I think that is what the motion is deciding that it is. I certainly would like questions answered about this, and I am not asking for them to be done now, I realize I can not get that. The motion is premature, Mr. Chairman, but I do know one thing. There has been money spent in Rankin Inlet, whether it is to do with the Rankin Inlet tank farm or moorings. There is nothing worse in any community than having something half finished. I think that is a very poor investment of funds. Apart from that, the questions need to be answered about what the project is about before any one can make a decision on it, and maybe the movers do have much more information available to them than I do. It would have been important to have that information available before this motion even came forward. I will not be able to support this motion. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.