Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In Fort Simpson, for example, there was a major project relating to a road crossing to the mainland that was part of the block funding agreement. They are making some major improvements to the sewage treatment facilities in Fort Simpson, as well as road repairs, including some paving work. Whereas in Inuvik, there has been a lot of ongoing work on some of their basic infrastructure that has not occurred in Fort Simpson, and so their annual amount is lower. I do not have the details here on the specific projects that went into the discussion around the block funding amounts. Having agreed on what the block funding amounts are, it frees the community to, after we have entered into the agreement, to decide on what those allocations will be within the community. The basis for the amount may be different than how the community is actually expending those funds from year-to-year. Again, that would become part of the discussion when we are evaluating the success of the current block funding agreement and going into the negotiation of a renewal. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Christensen on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 1998. 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 10th, 1998
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