Your final supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in view of the demonstrated need in Hay River for two additional doctors, which would allow expectant mothers to give birth in Hay River, as well as the need for dental surgeries to continue in Hay River, will the Minister commit to providing the funding so that Hay River can acquire these two positions? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the focus right now in the communities outside of Yellowknife and Inuvik has been on making sure we have adequate general practitioners and that is still the focus. We do commit to ensuring that Hay River, like Fort Smith, Yellowknife, Inuvik and Fort Simpson and the Deh Cho and the Dogrib have adequate doctor services. Thank you.

Item 6, oral questions. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Clerk.

Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, February 26, 2003, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South that the Government of the Northwest Territories undertake the necessary work to draft and introduce a Family Violence Protection Act in the Legislative Assembly by June 2003 for consideration. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Mr. Dent.

The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favor? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

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Motion 3-14(6), Mr. McLeod. Motion 3-14(6) will stay on the order paper until tomorrow. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration of Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 3, Bill 6, Bill 7, Bill 8 and committee reports 3-14(6), 4-14(6), 5-14(6) and 6-14(6) with Mr. Delorey in the chair.

I call the committee to order. We have a number of items to discuss in Committee of the Whole. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to recommend that the committee continue consideration of Bill 3 and committee reports 3-14(6), 4-14(6) and 5-14(6) concurrently to first finish up the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs and then move into the Department of Transportation.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The Chair is going to call a short break. We will come back with the Department of MACA.

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I would like to call the committee back to order. We will continue with Municipal and Community Affairs. Does the Minister wish to bring any witnesses, Mr. Steen?

Yes, I do, Mr. Chairman.

Does the committee agree? Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses in, please. Mr. Minister, for the record, could you introduce your witnesses, please?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, on my right is Debbie DeLancey, deputy minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and on my left is Sheila Bassi-Kellett, director of corporate affairs.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Committee members will notice there has been an information item circled. That information was requested last week on sports and recreation and community allocation. I understand, Mr. Minister, you have some further clarification under capital, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, on Friday when we left off under this underlined item activity, there were questions raised by Mr. Bell as to capital figures for the Rae water treatment plant and he was questioning the final figure, which showed the final figure of $1.775 million for the water treatment plant in Rae as a total, but in fact that figure should be $2.375 million and the reason for that, Mr. Chairman, I passed out a sheet explaining where the mistake was made. It comes under the Rae water treatment plant for prior years cost. It shows $325,000 when, in fact, that figure should be $925,000. That would then require us to have a carry over in June of $600,000, which is not spent yet but then that brings the final figure in the end to $2.375 million. Mr. Chairman, while I am on the subject, there is also the same type of mistake in the solid waste disposal site for Rae Lakes, which is on the same page and shows a figure of $208,000. In fact that figure should be $308,000 because there is a carry over of $100,000 as well. We couldn't complete the permitting because we couldn't get the permit from Indian Affairs to do the job, due to land claims negotiations with the Dogrib. So, the final figure on that line would be $863,000 rather than $763,000. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you Minister Steen. You left off Friday on the Municipal and Community Affairs, cap 6, total regional operations, $5.235 million.