Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could the Minister indicate how that compares to last year? Is the work being done with summer students and employment being tied in at all to the Maximizing Northern Employment Initiative with the commitments made by the Premier to provide jobs not only for graduates, but for students? Thank you.
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Rattray
Mr. Chairman, last year we had approximately 20 summer students employed by the department. I expect we will approximately be the same for the current year. Yes, we are looking at these positions and trying to tie them in with the Maximizing Northern Employment Strategy. There appears to be some potentially good opportunities here, particularly for trying to enhance the employment opportunities over the space of a couple of years for individuals and try to track some of their development.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The heavy equipment operator position in Lutselk'e, has that happened already? If not, when do we anticipate that to happen?
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Rattray
Mr. Chairman, that is actually eliminated from our department, but it was added into MACA's department. We transferred over the responsibility for heavy equipment maintenance from our department to MACA. So the individual is still there, the position still exists. It is just attached to a different department.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is a very novel idea. I am just wondering if there are any other positions and/or program responsibilities the department is planning on transferring to other departments. Thank you.
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Rattray
Mr. Chairman, we do not have anything on the books at the present time. Obviously, we are waiting to find out what the story is on petroleum products program. With respect to this particular item, it has been kind of an orphan. We do not have a great deal of capacity with respect to heavy equipment and vehicles. That is much more a community function. MACA's intention here is to try to tie the function more tightly to communities. That was the reason for this particular transfer.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
So just to confirm, Mr. Chairman, just the one position in Lutselk'e was transferred from Public Works to Municipal and Community Affairs?
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Rattray
Mr. Chairman, that is correct.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Rattray. We are on page 5-18, information item, active positions.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have a question on office space rental in Rae. What kind of office space is this identifying?
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Rattray
Mr. Chairman, we are referring to the Nishi Khon Centre Building that is leased for the purpose of government offices. There is the friendship centre as well.
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you. I do not know how they do this, but I understand MACA is in there; Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development; the band; the hamlet and the friendship centre, I am not sure, just drugs and alcohol, I guess. Why is DPW paying for rent when other people occupy the building?