Debates of Feb. 21st, 1997

This is page numbers 769 - 801 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
Community Development Approach To Empowerment
Scouting And Guiding Week In Canada
Yellowknife Scouting And Guiding Movement
GNWT Telephone Directory
Light Reading Materials
Passing Of Inuvik Elder Effie Rogers
Congratulations To Bruce Rigby
NWT Birth Rate
Passing Of Arviat Elder Lucy Aiyarani
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Future Of The NWT Power Corporation
Iqaluit Ers Training Funds
Impacts Of Communications Privatization
Lease Arrangements Beyond Division
Nationwide Academic Tests
NWT Arts Council Funding Guidelines
Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
Hunter Traffic Between Rae And Colomac
Use Of Equipment At Delta House
Post Division Power Corporation Structure
Funding For Revenue Initiatives
Implementing Plan 2000
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Recommendation For Standing Committee Consideration Of Alcohol And Drug Strategy
Recommendation For Health And Social Services Support Of Key Fas/fae Priorities
Recommendation To Hold Fort Simpson Projects, Group Home And Violence Shelter Pending Final Decision On Use Of Hospital
Recommendation That Inuvik And Iqaluit Hospital Replacements Begin In 1998/99
Item 20: Report Of The Committee Of The Whole
Item 22: Orders Of The Day

Committee Motion 19-13(4): Recommendation To Hold Fort Simpson Projects, Group Home And Violence Shelter Pending Final Decision On Use Of Hospital
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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Mr. Chairman, are these engineering costs?

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The Chair John Ningark

Mr. Minister.

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, no, they are not engineering costs. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Community programs and services. Final supplementary, Mr. Steen.

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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could the Minister then tell me what these costs are, if they are not engineering costs?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, sorry for the confusion. I guess if things worked out in respect to defining the roles of what the Inuvik hospital is and Iqaluit for that manner, there will be some preliminary design, preliminary engineering work that would take place in this coming fiscal year, Mr. Chairman. To clarify, yes, some of the dollars that are allocated this year, $395,000, for Inuvik, for example, will be lumped in with the anticipated carry forward of the $2.1 million that was not spent last year, so there will be $2.5 million per se for Inuvik for some of these planning and preliminary design work, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Detail of capital, community programs and services contributions, Inuvik region, total region, $395,000. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. How much money will be available for the Inuvik planning this year?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. The honourable Minister for Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng.

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, there would be the $395,000 that are in this capital estimate before you now that we are discussing, plus the approximately $2.1 million that would be anticipated to be carried forward into the next fiscal year, so a total of approximately $2.5 million. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Contributions, Inuvik region, total region, $395,000. Mr. Steen.

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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Mr. Chairman, so this prior year cost, the money is not spent. Is that what the Minister is saying?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Honourable Minister.

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Member is correct. It was appropriated last year, but only about $200,000 has been spent of that $2.3 million, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Contributions, Inuvik region. Mr. Steen.

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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Well, Mr. Chairman, I just have a problem with this. How can it be a cost if it is not spent?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Would you clarify, Mr. Minister?

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

I am not the Minister of Finance. I would just say that it is based upon being appropriated last year and because of the timing it was not done. That was the year the dollars were approved. I guess that is probably how our system works, it gets charged out in the year that it was approved, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Contributions, Inuvik region. Mr. Steen.

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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Mr. Chairman, can we get an indication from the Minister when he would know whether or not he could start the engineering design for the hospital?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, it is anticipated, optimistically, later on this fall. Once we get through the operational planning side of things and depending what rolls out of the strategic planning process, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Qujannamiik, Mr. Minister. Contributions, Inuvik region, total region, $395,000. Do we agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.