Thank you, Mr. Nitah. Minister Steen.
Debates of Feb. 21st, 2003
This is page numbers 231 - 260 of the Hansard for the 14th Assembly, 6th 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 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Vince Steen Nunakput
MACA just had an engineering consulting firm complete a study on the Tuktoyaktuk solid waste site and the future of the site. Tuk did have a plan to relocate the solid waste site in relation to the construction of a road to a gravel source. Tuk is now reconsidering whether or not they have the option of relocating the solid waste site. Based on the engineer's report, if they change some of the management plan of the solid waste site, they may be able to extend the life of the solid waste site for a number of years yet. Tuk is reviewing the solid waste site report as to whether or not there would be any immediate need for further funding at this point. However, in relation to the $400,000, Tuk has decided that the shoreline erosion is more of an urgency to control than it is to relocate the solid waste site at this point. So they are asking for permission to use the money for capital rather than O and M. If they were to use it on shoreline erosion, it would be considered capital and, therefore, we have to have approval from FMB for that. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as a Member and as an individual, I have no right to argue the desires or requests of the community, but I do have a question as to why a study to determine if you could extend the life of a solid waste site was done in the first place. Was it done after the request for capital was done, after the $400,000 was identified in the capital process? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I believe the study was done to justify the original expenses, but they had a recommendation in there as well that if a situation didn't develop that they have another place to relocate to, then there are certain steps they could do to extend the life of the existing site.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, is it a common practice by the department to identify a budget in capital and then do a study after the fact to justify if it's needed? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, the budget was established based on the engineer's study. It's not done before the study, it's based on the engineering study.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Mr. Chairman, I think we are experiencing a communication difficulty here. If the Minister is telling me the engineers went in and did a study, identified $400,000 to relocate the solid waste site and from the same engineering study, we determined that with a minor investment into that solid waste site, we could get another 10 years out of it. Therefore, I ask why was $400,000 identified? Was $400,000 identified as a need to address the minor repairs to extend the life of the solid waste site or was that $400,000 identified to be used to relocate the site? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, the $400,000 and another $400,000 this year and $200,000 next year were identified to relocate the solid waste site. However, the road that gives the community the option to relocate was not constructed so the community has to re-examine its plans for the solid waste site. Thank you.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, so that I understand this correctly, $400,000 was identified. Actually $1.04 million in total was identified for the relocation of the site but there is no road. It seems like they have put the cart before the horse here. Is that a common practice by the department? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, the community had at that time planned that there would be a road to relocate to a new solid waste site. That portion of the plan did not develop. It was not the fault of the community, it just didn't develop. So, there is no road to relocate to, so that is why the community has asked to re-examine its plan as to where it can relocate to, whether or not they have to take certain steps to extend the life of the solid waste site that they presently have. Thank you.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, what is troubling me here is we identified a little over $1 million dollars for a relocation of the site and I am wondering who is paying for the road? Who is supposed to pay for the road? Is it a cost that was going to be incurred by the community or was it a cost that was going to be incurred by this government, whether it's part of Transportation, or MACA? That is where my confusion is, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, the road project was a plan under Transportation and I believe it was a shared cost with the federal government and an aboriginal group. A third part of the funding, one third of it didn't show up so, the project was dropped. Thank you.
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On this line I see $440,000 has been spent on prior years cost. What was that $440,000 spent on?
Committee Motion 3-14(6): To Cease Work On The Main Street Paving Program Until Baseline Data On Dust Levels And Health Information Can Be Collected, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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