Thank you, Madam Chair. Regarding the population being included in the block funding for Yellowknife, my assistant has spoken to the person who put together the block funding arrangement. She has informed me that Ndilo was not included. There were no dollars included for Ndilo in the block funding. Also, although the Ndilo residents have access to the City of Yellowknife's recreational facilities, not many people actually take advantage of those facilities for the simple fact that they cannot afford to. The residents of Fort Rae also have access to those facilities, as do the residents of Ingraham Trail. It is very difficult for me to accept that they are getting much more access to those facilities than the people from Rae or the Ingraham Trail. I would hope that we could come to some solution, so we do not have to wait until the amalgamation is legally formalized before Ndilo can start getting its own funding. If they are included in the City of Yellowknife's block funding, then it should be a simple matter of cutting them out and reducing the City's block funding by whatever amount the community of Ndilo would normally get if it was another community the same size, say it was sitting in Fort Franklin's area or whatever. I do not expect a reply, Madam Chair. Thank you.
Roy Erasmus on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 27th, 1997
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
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