Return to Written Question 6-14(6) asked by the Member for Tu Nedhe to the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs concerning the Ndilo community status.
- There is no current arrangement between the City of Yellowknife, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories regarding the status of Ndilo. Each of these three governments have relationships with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and themselves, but there has been no discussion of the need to a formal arrangement among these agencies regarding the status of Ndilo.
- Mr. Speaker, as there is no agreement amongst the three governments, there is no end date.
- The City of Yellowknife received the following amounts from the Government of Canada for grants-in-lieu of taxes for Ndilo:
- $125,793.00 for 2002;
- $105,997.00 for 2001; and,
- $107,296.00 for 2000.
The City of Yellowknife received for each of the last three years $9,688.00 annually from the Government of the NWT for grants-in-lieu of taxes for Ndilo.4. The City of Yellowknife accounts for the grant-in-lieu of taxes in the same manner it accounts for all other funds, through the publication of its budget and financial statements. The City of Yellowknife is not required to report its expenditures specifically on behalf of Ndilo, therefore, I am unable to answer the remainder of this question.5. Mr. Speaker, presently the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs does not treat Ndilo as a separate community for funding, however, on occasion MACA has provided some capital funding for projects within Ndilo on a case-by-case basis. In 1998, negotiations began between the Government of the Northwest Territories, the City of Yellowknife and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation for the creation of a single community from Detah, Enodah and Ndilo. In 1999, it was verbally agreed by all parties that these negotiations should be conducted through the land, resources and self-government negotiating process with the Akaitcho Dene First Nations, the Government of the Northwest Territories and Canada. Depending upon the outcome of these negotiations, there may be a change in status for Ndilo. However, Mr. Speaker, it would be premature to consider changing the status for Ndilo before these negotiations are completed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.