Thank you Mr. Speaker. I am very pleased that the Member has asked me a question on this and the opportunity to speak on this, Mr. Speaker. There is a difficult situation between the DEC and the DEA and Hay River representatives. We are doing our best to resolve that issue through mediation. In terms of alternatives to this, we have suggested the process of mediation because we feel that it does need that process to see if some of the issues that are before us can be resolved. There is an opportunity for Hay River, which I have offered before, to have a separate DEA or DEC from the regional DEC. The cost factor has entered into this time and time again, Mr. Speaker, and that extra cost factor is substantial. It is approximately $500,000 or within that range, and as a government we are just not prepared to pay that particular price. I have stated that if the community looked at the possibility then there is some way to resolve it, in that fashion, then certainly we would be very, very interested in doing that. Thank you.
Jake Ootes on Question 356-14(5): Education Governance Issues In Hay River
In the Legislative Assembly on October 2nd, 2003. See this statement in context.
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Question 356-14(5): Education Governance Issues In Hay River
Item 7: Oral Questions
October 1st, 2003
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