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Debates of Feb. 21st, 2003
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Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The Chair does not recognize a quorum in the House. Ring the bells.
---Ringing of Bells
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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The Chair Paul Delorey
We have a motion the floor. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Page 4-17, emergency services, operations expense, total operations expense, $703,000.
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
community Governance
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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The Chair Paul Delorey
On to 4-21, community governance, operations expense, total operations expense, $771,000.
community Governance
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
lands Administration
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Page 4-25, lands administration, operations expense, total operations expense, $2.178 million.
lands Administration
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
sport, Recreation And Youth
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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sport, Recreation And Youth
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, again in this area, I find severe and major problems in delivery of sport and recreation in the Northwest Territories. Our representation at territorial, national and international sporting events is one-sided. We seem to be very efficient at sending representation from regional centres, territorial centres, but we hardly ever send anyone from our communities.
That tells me that we are doing something wrong. This is an issue that we discussed on day one. We are going down that same road again. Whether it's a road of truth or not, that's for Mr. Lafferty and Mr. Handley to hash out. Mr. Chairman, it's a problem that's continuing. I have had the opportunity to review Sport North annual reports going back ten years. You look at the scholarships, the high performance, 90 percent are in regional centres, 90 percent. This was way before Nunavut left, Mr. Chairman. It seems that we have a sporting organization that represents a segment of our population and doesn't represent the other segment of our population very well.
I will be sharing information that I gathered from my colleagues when I have finished compiling the information I get. I am not there yet, but that information will tell my colleagues that delivery of sport and recreation is very one-sided. In fact, Mr. Chairman, the numbers in any other jurisdiction would warrant a review. Again, I think it's the attitude and philosophy we have as a government to deliver those programs and services. I don't want to ask questions because it's been demonstrated that we don't get the response, so I am just going to use the information that I have and try to educate. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
sport, Recreation And Youth
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Nitah. I didn't hear a question there, but I will give the Minister an opportunity to respond if he would like. Mr. Steen.
sport, Recreation And Youth
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, some of our sports partners actually had the same concern as the Member. That's why they had organizational meetings as to how to address this particular concern. They have had these meetings, including Sport North, and the overall agreement is that an NWT sports board would be created which would give direction to Sport North as to how they spend their finances. In the past, they felt that the small communities didn't have all that much input into those decisions. So small communities are now being given the opportunity to do this through their regional sports groups and bring their concerns to the NWT sports board, once it's created. It will be at that level that the decision would be how Sport North would spend the lottery funding. I appreciate the concern the Member has brought up. We are planning to see what results come out of the final meeting they have planned. I believe it's for next month. Hopefully we can see some movement on the board being established. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
sport, Recreation And Youth
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sport, Recreation And Youth
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On that page I am just wondering, given what the Minister stated in his opening statement about there being more money that's being set aside to support sports and recreational facilities and the Minister stated that this new community initiative program will allow communities to apply for up to $100,000 per year, I am just wondering where we would find that budget. Is it part of this item here on page 4-29? Thank you.
sport, Recreation And Youth
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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sport, Recreation And Youth
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I am advised that it's under regional operations in the budget.
sport, Recreation And Youth
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sport, Recreation And Youth
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could I get some help on where that item is? Is that to come later on in the department's budget?
sport, Recreation And Youth
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you. I think it's probably coming up on page 4-33. Would you like to confirm that, Mr. Steen?
sport, Recreation And Youth
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Our numbers on our pages might be a little different. We are showing 4-36. It's under regional operations.
sport, Recreation And Youth
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sport, Recreation And Youth
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I found it, so I will address it when we get there. Thank you.
sport, Recreation And Youth
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you. Page 4-29, sport, recreation and youth, operations expense, total operations expense, $1.043 million. Mr. Braden.
sport, Recreation And Youth
Committee Motion 2-14(6) Recommendation To Change Delivery Of Highway Emergency Services, Carried
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, in connection with this activity area, I would like to explore something that has gone on in the past year or so and I think it's been discussed in this budget review. That is our consideration of the major sporting events and how we can engage more participation, especially at the smaller community level. There was, as part of a discussion paper, an option proposed that would see the creation of an NWT games in off years from the Arctic Winter Games. That's something that could engage and foster that kind of participation. I wanted to ask the Minister what the status of that particular approach is. Thank you.