Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, there are. There is mammography capacity in Inuvik. As well, we have a contractual arrangement for the South Slave with the Alberta Screening Program, which is a mobile screening unit. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, is that mammography machine in Inuvik up and operating now? And are there any plans for putting mammography machines in other locations such as Hay River? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister Miltenberger. Two questions there.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The unit in Inuvik is operational. I understand they do have problems keeping qualified staff due to the low volume. We have no further plans at present to place any new machines in other communities. We are working with the authorities to come up with a pilot project to improve how we currently provide the services that we do. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, would the Minister please inform the House if he is aware of how many women from the Northwest Territories are receiving treatment for breast cancer on an annual basis? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can indicate to the Member that my understanding is we do about 1,500 mammograms a year. How many women are actually being treated for breast cancer, I do not have those figures at my finger tips, but I can provide them. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Your final supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I have demonstrated, I believe there is a tremendous need for a mammography machine in Hay River. In this way, the women of the South Slave region could receive the quality care that they so rightfully deserve. Asking women to go to Yellowknife for mammograms is not the answer, Mr. Speaker, as some of these same women that require regular mammograms very often have to absorb the infamous $250 co-payment to do this. Would the Minister agree to direct his department to do an analysis to determine the feasibility of having a mammogram machine installed in Hay River to serve the women of Hay River and the surrounding area? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I indicated, there is a pilot project underway looking at how we can provide better services for breast cancer screening. We are spending $270,000 to do that, working in conjunction with the Breast Health Advisory Committee. If out of that comes a suggestion that we should be expanding the service, then we will look at that. I would point out again that currently there is some difficulty in Inuvik retaining the qualified people they do have to run their mammography unit. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Minister Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the government in conjunction with the Mine Training Committee, which has representation from various organizations, and additionally an oil and gas committee, which has representation from industry from aboriginal governments and groups and so forth, developed a proposal to the federal government, specifically Human Resources Development Canada, for approximately $25 million in contribution funding to support our funding. We are contributing in mining approximately $25 million among all the organizations and in oil and gas approximately $20 million funding. We have asked Human Resources Development Canada to provide funding also to support our particular human resource development programs. Mr. Nitah asked how that will benefit communities. The intent here, Mr. Speaker, is to concentrate funding on the training of our people, people in the communities, that may wish to move into oil and gas, that may wish to move into the mining area. They are both entry-level type programs and also for those who are already experienced to move into types of work that require more experience, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Minister Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister made reference to us about the availability of the $25 million program that she has established and that was announced in the federal budget back several months ago, the availability of funding for aboriginal human resource development and skill development. She indicated to me that there is a high probability that she can access funding for us. She did not indicate the amount. It is a two-year program that she has of $25 million that is already in the federal budget. Now comes the time for allocation. She indicated and left me with the feeling that certainly the Territories are high on her agenda, we just do not know the amount of funding that may be available, Mr. Speaker. I emphasized to her that we do have great need here in the Territories because of our impending possibilities in the mining area for the three diamond mines, and the possible activity of a pipeline and resultant exploration activity. So, there is a lot of potential for us here in the Territories for employment, but a lot of our people need training and that was the intent behind our submissions, but also that is the intent behind the money that Minister Stewart has. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Minister Ootes.