Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a Return to Oral Question asked by Mr. McLeod on November 2, 2000 regarding the process to establish a graveyard in a community.
The process for establishing a legally designated graveyard in the Northwest Territories is as follows:
- • The community identifies the location where they wish to locate the graveyard with the assistance of the MACA regional office.
- • At the request of the community, the regional health and social services board arranges for water table testing of the selected area to be conducted to ensure that the site is appropriate. This can only be performed when the ground is not frozen. The community is responsible for the costs of this service.
- • If the water table will allow for proper burying, the community may need to apply for:
- An access permit for road use from the Department of Transportation; and,
- A reserve on the land from MACA.
As the Member asked this question in relation to the community of Enterprise, department officials have advised me that information on the process has been supplied to the community. MACA will continue to assist them as requested.