Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Could the Minister tell me also in regards to private schooling, it references the Western Arctic Leaders' Program. How much of the $326,000 is for that program in Fort Smith?
Debates of May 11th, 1999
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The funding is $165,000 approximately, including the funding for the building.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The $165,000 does not include the housing of the students for that program. What is the total cost of running that program in Fort Smith?
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Could the Minister tell me where do the majority of the students for this Western Arctic Leaders' Program come from?
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
The students, depending on the year, come from across the Western Arctic.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. I find it kind of ironic that a community like Deline that is trying to get their students to larger centres such as Yellowknife to get a better education, yet we are able to fund $160,000 to a special interest group to run a similar program in Fort Smith. What is the difference between this program and a community such as Deline having the opportunity to run a similar arrangement in Yellowknife?
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The department currently assists with funding for three small residences. There is one in Fort Smith, there is one in Rae, and there is one in Fort Simpson that are run and have been running for a number of years. The Leadership Program is one of those three. Thank you.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. In regards to the way those programs are funded, are they not funded through the Dogrib Divisional Board of Education and the Deh Cho Divisional Board of Education? Is that where the funding comes from?
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The deputy is more familiar with that particular funding issue than I so I will ask him to respond.
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Cleveland
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The funding for the Deh Cho residents is funded through the Deh Cho Divisional Education Council and the funding for the Dogrib residents in Edzo is funded through the Dogrib Community Services Board. Thank you.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Why is there such a discretion between funding these things through the Divisional Board of Education which are allocated funds for such programs yet we are also funding a private school, an exclusive private school, to a small handful of students?
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. It is not an exclusive private school. It is a school that has students, at this point, from all over the Western Arctic, many from small communities. Just about all of them are from small communities. It has been in operation for approximately eight years. The Dogrib currently get about $216,000 for the operation of their student residence. In addition, the department has funded the Dogrib School Board for another $553,000 for the operation of the high school programs in small communities. In the Deh Cho, they get about $88,000. In addition, the department has funded the amount of $539,000 for the operation of high school programs for smaller communities under the funding formula which the divisional board has chosen to put some of that money towards the residents. Thank you.