Thank you. Mr. Krutko.
Debates of July 5th, 2000
This is page numbers 467 - 532 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 chairman.
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Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regard to servicing the communities, you have community liaison officers in which there seems to be a bit of turnover in that area. The communities would like to have more say or input into the service in the communities. Do you allow the communities or the housing association within our communities to have a say on who is going to serve the communities from the regional offices, in regard to the community liaison officers who go into the communities for program evaluations or explain the different programs to homeowners?
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Allen.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No, that is the responsibility of the district director who oversees the regional operations. Thank you.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Krutko.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regards to the process for evaluating or interviewing these people, do these communities have any say or are they involved in the interview process to ensure that they have input from the communities? Those people are there to serve the communities, not the district office. Are there any attempts made by the district office to ensure community involvement in the hiring practices for people who will be working directly with the communities?
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Minister Allen.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No, not at this time. There is no community input into the hiring process. Thank you.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Krutko.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Allen.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe that we could address that easily. I believe that it allows us some flexibility in dealing with the communities on that issue. Thank you.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Krutko.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is there a process for accountability or evaluation or reviews done on the different district area offices to ensure that they are operating as they are supposed to?
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Anderson.
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Anderson
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, the Corporation is in the process of establishing a district controllership function that will be responsible to provide functional support to the district offices. In that process, this position will be going out and travelling to the regions and to the communities to assess efficiency, effectiveness, and economy. Thank you.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Krutko.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Are there any evaluations done at the regional offices or within the regions to see exactly what units the corporation has and what shape they are in? How often do you have to do renovations or upgrades on the different facilities to see when you need to replace them?
One thing that you do not see in this budget that you used to see in previous years, was whether a housing unit was going into a particular community. It was listed for each community that was going to get it, how many units and what the cost of that unit is. With regard to how this budget is laid out, you do not see that. Is there any way of tracking or evaluating the different assets that are in the different regions or the districts, so when you make the decision, you can see where the money should go or if an elders' facility should be built or more money needed for improvements? That you are able to track it?
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Allen.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Mr. Beaulieu.
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Beaulieu
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We have a maintenance management operating system in place at the Housing Corporation, which gives us a condition rating of each of the 2,256 units that we have on the inventory. We are aware of the condition rating of each unit and whether or not a unit has reached a point where it could be written off. We attempt to utilize our maintenance dollars and renovation dollars to ensure that the unit is maintained, so it is not written off.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Krutko.
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regard to the local housing authorities, what is the process for them to say that they are not satisfied with the service that they are being provided or that they have a complaint about a particular officer to say that their issues are not being addressed? Do you have a particular process for appeal? Who do they go to? Do they go directly to the Minister, especially if they have a problem at the regional or district office?
Committee Motion 19-14(3): Recommendation That The GNWT Not Make Any Further Reductions In Funding To The Northwest Territories Transportation System (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Allen.