Thank you, Mr. Antoine. Mr. McLeod.
Debates of June 29th, 2000
This is page numbers 295 - 364 of the Hansard for the 14th Assembly, 3rd 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 communities.
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 29th, 2000
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Michael McLeod Deh Cho
Getting all the plans from the communities in my riding, I looked at them and they are nowhere near what came from the regions to the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, and what is on the capital plan here. Recognizing there were a lot of cuts, and I do not expect everything to make it to this budget, but I feel that the communities are being misled. They are spending, in some cases, two or three days working on capital plans and it is not reaching this level.
I would like to know if that is not the intent, if the Minister would provide that direction to the regions?
Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Yes, we will provide that direction to the regional staff and headquarters, as well. Thank you.
Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you. I would like to ask the Minister if he could tell me where the Fort McPherson water resupply is at? How soon can we see some activities happening? What is happening to date on that?
Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, in the Fort McPherson water supply, it is in the budget to be completed this year. We have been working with the Gwich'in Tribal Council. The Deepwater Lake, where the new water supply will come from, is on Gwich'in land, from the Gwich'in land claims agreement. The department has been given authority to negotiate with the Gwich'in Tribal Council to see about accessing the lake for water.
So, I think we are moving along on schedule. Thank you.
Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I received an interesting phone call today about a contract that went to build some tanks for the water treatment plant in Fort McPherson, where it was issued to NTCL. In which they got a call, I believe it was yesterday, from Mr. Rattray, saying that they are going to go back out to public tender. Yet they were the only group to put a bid in on the first tender.
I am just wondering, if this thing is on track, why are they going back out to public tender for the tanks for the treatment facilities? So I would like to ask the Minister, who is in charge of this process, and why are they having to re-tender on the tanks for this facility?
Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you. I do not know what the honourable Member is referring to. I was just consulted here briefly by the deputy minister, in regard to this latest development. I do not know. We are not aware of what the latest is on that.
As far as I am concerned, the dollars are there. Once they are approved and we have authority to negotiate with the Gwich'in Tribal Council, I would like to get this project underway and completed as soon as we can, according to the timeframe. There may be some changes that I have to find out about, but I would like to see this project go ahead. I think it is going to be going ahead according to schedule. Thank you.
Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could the Minister check into the situation that I mentioned, where I got a call from NTCL, saying they got a call from Mr. Bruce Rattray, saying the contract they supposedly won is now going to be re-tendered? That will have an effect on this project.
Besides that, in regard to the Aklavik project, they were supposed to be in-line to have an upgrade, in which, looking at the budget, there was only $75,000. But they were supposed to have a complete overhaul of that water facility, which was in earlier budgets, but now I see that there has only been $75,000 allocated for that specific project.
I am wondering you talk about communities setting priorities or helping develop the five year capital plan, but every time there is a project that is on the books, it just seems like it just keeps getting postponed. They use the argument, for the cuts and what not that is coming in the budget, that they have to somehow take that out of there.
So I am just wondering, can the Minister tell me if this project will be going ahead and will we see a replacement within the next two years or so?
Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, this project is going to go ahead. It is not in the capital area, where we are looking at. It is in the regional operations. It is a contribution to Aklavik. So water treatment plan upgrade, it is $250,000 in contribution to the municipality.
In this budget, there are some projects that we retained as a department, and they are different projects that the municipalities are managing themselves through contribution. So this project is going to go ahead. Thank you.
Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have a question on the bridge for Rae. It says, 2001-2002, $375,000, then 2002-2003, $5,000. I am just wondering, are you going to build a bridge and then paint it after? Is there air there, that $5,000 go ahead on 2000-2001?
-- Laughter
Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you. These type of projects are usually handled this way so that there is a warranty work or there may be some deficiencies that may be needed to be done afterwards. That is what it is. Thank you.
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have one more question. I just do not understand it. It is residential Harbour Way in Tuktoyaktuk. There is a lot of money being put towards it. To me, it sounds like when you say Harbour Way, it is a marine project or something like that. I am just wondering what it is doing in Municipal and Community Affairs. If they could just let me know that.
Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 14-14(3): Recommendation For Legislation Requiring Minimum Notification Period Of One Year For Reductions (carried)
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a land development program. It is to maintain enough lots to meet forecast residential lot demand. It is the name of the area along the harbour, I believe. That is what it is called. Thank you.
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