Debates of Sept. 8th, 1999
This is page numbers 19 - 39 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 8th 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 nurses.
Topics
- Members Present
- Item 1: Prayer
- Minister's Statement 4-13(8): Nursing Compensation
- Member's Statement 6-13(8): Concerns Of Giant Mine Employees
- Member's Statement 7-13(8): Concerns Of Giant Mine Employees
- Member's Statement 8-13(8): Expansion Of Inuvik Natural Gas Conversion Program
- Member's Statement 9-13(8): Recycling Program For Beverage Containers
- Member's Statement 10-13(8): Concerns Of Giant Mine Employees
- Member's Statement 11-13(8): Commissioner's Awards Ceremonies In Nunakput
- Member's Statement 12-13(8): Dogrib Land Claim Agreement-in-principle
- Member's Statement 13-13(8): Concerns Of Giant Mine Employees
- Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
- Question 9-13(8): Role Of Nursing Mentors
- Question 10-13(8): Natural Gas Conversion Project Expansion
- Question 11-13(8): Pay And Benefits To Medical Professionals
- Question 12-13(8): Addressing Potential Doctor Shortage
- Question 13-13(8): Beverage Container Recycling Legislation
- Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
- Question 15-13(8): Tobacco Addiction Among Northerners
- Question 16-13(8): Recruitment Of A Territorial Librarian
- Question 17-13(8): Projected Budget Shortfall Update
- Question 18-13(8): Mackenzie Delta Forest Fire Concerns
- Question 19-13(8): Location Of Nursing Mentor Positions
- Question 20-13(8): Wages Of Alcohol And Drug Workers
- Item 12: Reports Of Committees On The Review Of Bills
- Tabled Document 3-13(8): Workers' Compensation Board, 1998 Annual Report
- Tabled Document 4-13(8): Letters From Constituents Regarding School Funding Levels
- Item 17: First Reading Of Bills
- Bill 2: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1999-2000
- Bill 3: Legislative Assembly And Executive Council Act
- Bill 2: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1999-2000
- Bill 3: Legislative Assembly And Executive Council Act
- Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
- Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
- Item 22: Orders Of The Day
Question 13-13(8): Beverage Container Recycling Legislation
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Kakfwi.
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Question 13-13(8): Beverage Container Recycling Legislation
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will consider the request and advise Members of the viability of getting into the recycling business, as well as getting some advice, if there is necessary and appropriate legislation that could be looked at and put in place. Thank you.
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Question 13-13(8): Beverage Container Recycling Legislation
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Mr. Krutko.
Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
September 8th, 1999
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of MACA. It is in regard to increased values of property in my riding. A lot of people feel that they have basically been over-assessed on their property values and that there is no real mechanism that was followed for consultation or how they came up with that number. I asked the department and the Minister to look at this and was told that the municipalities were the ones that set the value of those properties. I was unable to find any motions by the municipal councils or anything in public records stating they did come up with the price and value of those properties. I would like to ask the Minister about the problem the people are facing with the increased property taxes and also the purchase of land at a fair market value.
In the place of Aklavik, Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of insurance companies that will not ensure any properties in Aklavik because it sits in a flood plain. Also, in order to develop any properties in Aklavik, you have to spend a lot of your own money to develop the pads and whatnot and driveways for those properties yourself. That is left to the individual to bear that cost. I would like to ask the Minister exactly what he is doing to ensure that consultation on this matter has been followed and people are being informed and allowed to state how they can deal with this problem and go through it with his department? Thank you.
Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Community and Municipal Affairs, Mr. Steen.
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Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I just finished signing off a letter to the Member on this particular issue. The price of lots, in particular to the community of Aklavik, was based on the price of developing that particular lot in 1997. I believe in 1997, the price of developing a lot in Aklavik was estimated at $13,000. However, the way the system works, is that you work backwards from that number. If your lot is say at ten years previous, you would have been assessed at the price of developing that land ten years previously, so you would not pay $13,000. What the price of the lot is, is that any time after 1997 if you wish to purchase a lot, that would be the price you would pay, $13,000. If you had it previous to 1997, you would then also have an opportunity of having your lease applied to the cost of the lots. That would bring the price down further. Mr. Speaker, the department is also, at this time, writing and informing the communities that they are prepared to send staff into the community to put up on a workshop and explain the process to the people in the communities. This applies to the other communities in the Beaufort Delta region as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.
Supplementary To Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regard to how they came up with the value of the property, a lot of the concerns I hear from my constituents is that they have made a personal investment themselves by developing that property. The municipality did not assist on the purchase of the gravel or even development of the site itself. I would like to ask the Minister, if he is willing to also consider the cost to individuals to develop their own property and take that off the purchase price of that property that they are presently occupying?
Supplementary To Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Steen.
Further Return To Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, at this point in time, I am not sure if the $13,000 includes the price of for instance, hauling gravel and putting it on the lot, or whether it is just the development of the lot which would include construction of the road, putting in power, that sort of cost. I am not sure if it includes the cost of actually placing gravel on the lot. I am sure that within the workshop, and the time the
workshop is being held, all these questions would be addressed by the department. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.
Supplementary To Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regard to the area of how the assessment took place and what was considered, I would like to ask the Minister if he could also have the information available for the public meetings on how much money has been spent in each of these municipalities to develop lots and properties. If you go through the Main Estimates, in the case of Aklavik last year, I think they got $30,000 and the year before they got $20,000. If you divide that up between 700 people, it does not meet the number of $13,000. I would like to know exactly how they came up with the $13,000 and if they could ensure that the department has that information available on the funds that have been spent to date within each community on developing property.
Supplementary To Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Steen.
Further Return To Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, I will have the department respond to the Member's specific questions and advise him and the community how the department arrived at that particular figure and what it includes.
Further Return To Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Question 14-13(8): Property Values In Mackenzie Delta
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.
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