Debates of Feb. 11th, 1998

This is page numbers 703 - 737 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 5th 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
Plan 2000 Update
Strategic Initiatives Fund
Moosehide Tanning Opportunities
The Cultural Importance Of Moosehide
Lahm Ridge Tower Transaction
Gun Control Legislation
Contracting Policies
Hunter Support Programs
United Nations Investigation Into Treaty Rights
Termination Of Northwest Territories Ski Division Head Coach
The Carving Industry
Acknowledging Arviat Hamlet Efforts
Fort Resolution
The Transition From Trapping To Tourism
Summer Student Employment Opportunities
Regulatory Reform Initiative
Yellowknife Dog Musher Sam Perrino
Elders' Home For Broughton Island
The Cultural Importance Of The Moose
Mandatory Leave During The Christmas Season
Return To Oral Question 252-13(5): Concerns With Northern Skills Development Program In Pangnirtung
Return To Oral Question 264-13(5): Northern Shrimp Fishery
Anonymous Note To An Mla
Transition From Trapping To Tourism
Termination Of Northwest Territories Ski Coach
Freight Costs For Gjoa Haven Swimming Pool
Moosehides For Arts And Crafts
Need For An Elders' Home In Broughton Island
Keewatin Pilot Project Meeting In Rankin Inlet
Lahm Ridge Tower Lease Renewal
Preservation Of Aboriginal Culture And Traditions
Revenues From Diamond Production
Regulatory Reform Secretariat
Permit Policy To Sell Tobacco Products
Land Claims And Diamond Mining
Return To Oral Question 291-13(5): Land Claims And Diamond Mining
Youth Employment Progress
Costs Of Yellowknife Office Lease Renewals
Directives For Leasing Procedures
Student Loan Remission Policy
Commitment Authority Of Deputy Ministers
Item 8: Returns To Written Questions
Return To Written Question 2-13(5): Concerns With Lack Of Education Funding
Return To Written Question 3-13(5): Payroll Tax Information
Return To Written Question 4-13(5): Federal Mining Subsidies
Tabled Document 41-13(5): Financial Administration Manual Directive 802-1
Tabled Document 42-13(5): Letter From Hamlet Of Coral Harbour Regarding An Appointment To The Hunter Support Program Sub-committee
Tabled Document 43-13(5): Letter To Northwest Territories Construction Association Regarding Public/private Partnerships
Tabled Document 44-13(5): Response From Northwest Territories Construction Association Regarding Public/private Partnerships
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
To Defer Further Consideration, Fort Smith Region, Detail Of Capital Community Operations
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Item 22: Orders Of The Day

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you. Would the Sergeant-at-Arms bring in the witnesses and seat them. Could I have the Minister introduce her witnesses please?

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Manitok Thompson Aivilik

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To my left is Ms. Penny Ballantyne, my deputy minister for the department and to my right is Mr. Vern Christensen, assistant deputy minister for MACA, and Chris Keeley, director of finance for MACA. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you, Madam Minister. Welcome to the committee. We are on page 4-12, buildings and works, Fort Smith region. Total region, page 4-13, $721,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you. Buildings and works, Inuvik region. Total, page 4-14, $554,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you. Buildings and works, Baffin region. Total, page 4-15, $3.490 million. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you. Buildings and works,

Keewatin region. Total, page 4-16, $1.364 million. I will recognize Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question is regarding the community hall for $1 million in Chesterfield Inlet. Was that part of the five year capital plan?

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Madam Minister.

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Manitok Thompson Aivilik

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will be asking my assistant deputy minister for more detail on this, but the community of Chesterfield Inlet has a school that does not have a gymnasium. The size did not qualify for education to give them a gymnasium, so the hamlet decided to give up their community hall and attach it to the school to make a gymnasium for the children. It was always in their plan, but the two bodies worked together to make a gymnasium for the children. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you, Ms. Thompson. Who are you recognizing, your deputy minister or Mr. Christensen?

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Manitok Thompson Aivilik

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think I have already answered that. I was not sure if I had the detail in front of me, but I have answered that already I think. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you, Madam Minister. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question was, was this part of the five year capital plan? Was this in any five year capital plan?

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Ms. Minister.

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Manitok Thompson Aivilik

Thank you. Yes, it was always in their five year capital plan. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you, Ms. Thompson. I recognize Mr. Picco.

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Edward Picco Iqaluit

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, under the community gym/hall retrofit for Repulse Bay, there is only $40,000 this year in the capital estimates, but they are anticipating $255,000 in future years. We have already spent $472,000. I wonder if we could get some correlation on those two figures? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you, Mr. Picco. Ms. Thompson.

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Manitok Thompson Aivilik

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will refer that to Mr. Vern Christensen.

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The Chair

The Chair Vince Steen

Thank you, Ms. Thompson. Mr. Christensen.

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Christensen

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This project involved a similar project to that which occurred in Chesterfield Inlet where we were working co-operatively with the Department of Education on renovations to the school. At present, the hamlet office and hall is complexed but undersized for the needs of the hamlet of Repulse Bay. Again, we used part of the budget to coincide with the scheduling for the work being done on the school to modify the gym to be multi-purpose. The remaining budget, then, is to do the renovations to the hamlet office/hall structure that currently exists. It really is a flow of funding to fit the implementation of the work for the whole project.