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Further Return To Question 455-13(5): Yellowknife Office Space Plan
Question 455-13(5): Yellowknife Office Space Plan
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Ootes.

Supplementary To Question 455-13(5): Yellowknife Office Space Plan
Question 455-13(5): Yellowknife Office Space Plan
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Jake Ootes

Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My concern is, we still have two departments spread over several buildings in Yellowknife. When we were talking about the Lahm Ridge Tower, I thought the idea behind it was to consolidate within one department. My question I asked earlier, which particular department is going into which building? We are still in a state of saying where are these departments? They are not being consolidated. Which department is going into the Lahm Ridge Tower? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 455-13(5): Yellowknife Office Space Plan
Question 455-13(5): Yellowknife Office Space Plan
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Antoine.

Further Return To Question 455-13(5): Yellowknife Office Space Plan
Question 455-13(5): Yellowknife Office Space Plan
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I have told the honourable Member, this plan was only approved last week. With the number of departments we have in Yellowknife, the number of surpluses and also the impending sale of the Laing Building, it will take some time before the plan falls into place. We are working on the plan. Perhaps it will be the Department of Transportation or Education, Culture and Employment, we do not know at this point in time, but it will be one of them. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 455-13(5): Yellowknife Office Space Plan
Question 455-13(5): Yellowknife Office Space Plan
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Krutko.

Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Item 6: Oral Questions

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Health and Social Services regarding the Grollier Hall residential school committee that has been formed in regard to the incident in the courts and the preparation for the individuals who were sexually abused when they were attending the school in Inuvik at this facility. What has the department done in regard to formulating an official policy in the Government of the Northwest Territories on this issue and question about intervention and the whole aspect of long-term healing that is going to be needed for these individuals.

Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Premier.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member referred to an overall government response to the issue and I would just like to inform the Member that we will be reviewing that. We have had Health and Social Services, Education and Justice working on that issue and we will be making a full statement in this Legislative Assembly next week. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Supplementary To Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister, are they also going to consider looking at the long-term healing process that is needed to deal with these individuals on a one-to-one basis. Is there an attempt to also look at the financial resources that are going to be needed to look at the long-term implications of this problem.

Supplementary To Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said earlier, Cabinet will be reviewing the work that Education, Health and Social Services and Justice have done on this issue. We will be making a statement in this Legislative Assembly next week. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Supplementary To Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Premier be making a statement to also identify resources at that time in light of the healing process that has been asked by the Grollier Hall committee? Are the resources going to be identified at that time?

Supplementary To Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Once again, we will be reviewing the work that Education, Health and Social Services and Justice have done. They have done some excellent work from my understanding, and we will be making a full statement in this Legislative Assembly next week. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
Question 456-13(5): Policy On Grollier Hall Issue
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Mr. Barnabas.

Question 457-13(5): Relocation Of Community Power Stations
Item 6: Oral Questions

February 25th, 1998

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Levi Barnabas High Arctic

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to follow up on the questions asked by my colleague, Mr. Evaloarjuk, to the same Minister. Mr. Speaker, in small communities, the power houses are right in the middle of the community and there is a lot of noise and smoke coming out of the power station. I notice here in Yellowknife and the bigger communities, like in Iqaluit, the power station is way out of the town. What I would like to know is, what is the process for the moving of the power station if requested by the community? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 457-13(5): Relocation Of Community Power Stations
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

The Minister responsible for the Power Corporation, Mr. Dent.

Return To Question 457-13(5): Relocation Of Community Power Stations
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I indicated in my reply to the honourable Member for Amituq, Mr. Evaloarjuk, the Power Corporation would not initiate such an action. I do not know what it would cost to a community like Arctic Bay, but I do know to move the power plant in Hall Beach would cost $4 million. The people who live in Hall Beach would have to pay for that. That would be $4 million which would come out of the pockets of the people who pay for power in that community. I would assume it would be close to that amount in other communities. If a community is interested in seeing the power plant moved, we would want, first of all, to have an opportunity to explain the impact to the community, what it would mean to their power bills. We are already paying very high power bills in the north and to increase that cost to recover an extra $4 million for the small number of people who pay for power in the north would be impossible. I doubt the community could afford the cost of moving it. There are, however, a number of money-saving opportunities. In the community of Fort McPherson, the power plant is also in the centre of the community, but what we have done is embarked on a joint venture with the community corporation to put in a heat recovery project whereby the town buildings are heated with heat that is otherwise going to waste from the power plant. This is saving people money right now on their heating bills, and it is contributing to a significant reduction in greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Return To Question 457-13(5): Relocation Of Community Power Stations
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Barnabas.

Supplementary To Question 457-13(5): Relocation Of Community Power Stations
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Levi Barnabas High Arctic

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I notice that about two or three years ago, when there was a low water supply here, all the communities in the Northwest Territories were paying four percent to the capital in order to keep the power rate low in Yellowknife. Why can the government not help out these communities if they can contribute half of the money? If the community can contribute half of the money, why cannot this department contribute half of it? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 457-13(5): Relocation Of Community Power Stations
Question 457-13(5): Relocation Of Community Power Stations
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Dent.

Further Return To Question 457-13(5): Relocation Of Community Power Stations
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I understand it, the Public Utilities Board agreed that $1 million of the $4 million that should be collected for the low water surcharge should come from the communities outside of the Snare system. The rationale for that was that in previous years when there had been high water, the rates in Yellowknife and on the Snare system were not dropped. The people of Yellowknife and Rae-Edzo and Detah actually contributed to the cost of keeping power down in other communities. The Public Utilities Board rationalized that a portion of the low water surcharge should be collected from those communities that had received benefit in the past.

Mr. Speaker, in response to the question as to why the government does not assist the community, that would be a situation the government could perhaps consider if the request was made by the community, but the Power Corporation alone cannot do that. By the rules of the Public Utilities Board, every community must pay 100 percent of its cost of power. The Power Corporation itself may not subsidize any community. If the government chooses to do it, that is a different matter, but that question would not be addressed to me. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Further Return To Question 457-13(5): Relocation Of Community Power Stations
Question 457-13(5): Relocation Of Community Power Stations
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. O'Brien.