Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Braden.
Debates of March 24th, 2004
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To the topic of schools and planning schools, especially in Yellowknife. Now that we are on the record, I would like to add another comment that is becoming more and more evident. I think the Minister has mentioned that he has heard from three school boards in the city that are anticipating new schools. I count four. Then I would add the Arctic College campus for many years, I think since its inception, there has been talk of a campus. I guess my suggestion there is because we are looking at so many different institutions, potential institutions at such a cost and such a large land quantum that I would like to suggest the department take a lead role in doing a city-wide, all-inclusive board survey of the city's needs, perhaps a 10 or 20-year period because I don't know that planning various schools on a one-off basis really serves the community in the best way. We seem now to have so many things coming to the table at the same time that more of a comprehensive review would serve us well. I will stop there if the Minister wants to make a comment; I have one other point I would like to ask, Mr. Chairman.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Braden certainly raises a good point and we can certainly take a look at what we can do. It's complicated by the different numbers of boards we have in town and trying to predict where the growth is going to be in relation to each one becomes more difficult and makes planning an overall response a lot more difficult. It would certainly be advantageous if we could find some way to do that. We will certainly raise that with our partners here and see what the opportunities might be.
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Bill Braden Great Slave
To the inclusion in the capital plan here, Mr. Chairman, of K'alemi Dene School replacement and, as we have already discussed, a new potential high school in Yellowknife, are these new additions to the capital plan? I am wondering at what point did these items get added to the plan, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Mr. Chairman, these were in the 20-year plan, but each year we go through the plan and a lot of it depends on population. What has happened is that Yellowknife has gotten to the point where we can predict when the schools will reach full occupancy, and so that caused that one to get moved into the system. So they are always identified as somewhere in there being needs. But every year we go through the plan and some communities are going to move around depending on the occupancy load of the schools, on the physical condition, the safety issues that we have to deal with. They aren't new projects but this is their first appearance in the five-year plan.
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The Chair David Ramsay
Thank you, Mr. Minister. We will now go to Education, Culture and Employment, CAP-17, total advanced education and careers, $3.749 million.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Ramsay
Then we go down to education and culture, total education and culture, $9.681 million.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Ramsay
Does committee agree that consideration of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment is concluded?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Ramsay
The motion is in order. To the motion. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
I will now rise and report progress.
---Applause
Thank you, Mr. Minister, Mr. Devitt, and Mr. Cleveland. We appreciate your time today and this evening. Thank you, Sergeant-at-Arms. Thank you.
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Item 21: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
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David Ramsay Kam Lake
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 1, Appropriation Act, 2004-2005 and Committee Report 2-15(3) and would like to report progress with two motions being adopted and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
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The Speaker David Krutko
Do you have a seconder for that? Mr. Braden. The motion is in order. To the motion.
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Some Hon. Members
Question.
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The Speaker David Krutko
All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Item 22, third reading of bills. Item 23, Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.
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Clerk Of The House Mr. Tim Mercer
Mr. Speaker, there will be a meeting of the Board of Management tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m.; a meeting of the Accountability and Oversight committee at 9:00 a.m.; and, a meeting of the Governance and Economic Development committee at noon.
Orders of the day for Thursday, March 25th:
- Prayer
- Ministers' Statements
- Members' Statements
- Reports of Standing and Special Committees
- Returns to Oral Questions
- Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
- Oral Questions
- Written Questions
- Returns to Written Questions
- Replies to Opening Address
- Replies to Budget Address
- Petitions
- Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
- Tabling of Documents
- Notices of Motion
- Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
- Motions
- First Reading of Bills
- Second Reading of Bills
- Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
- Bill 1, Appropriation Act, 2004-2005
- Bill 4, Supplementary appropriation Act, No. 3, 2003-2004
- Committee Report 1-15(3), Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight Report on the Review of the Draft 2004-2005 Main Estimates
- Committee Report 2-15(3), Standing Committee on Social Programs Report on the Review of the Draft 2004-2005 Main Estimates
- Committee Report 3-15(3), Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development Report on the Review of the Draft 2004-2005 Main Estimates
- Report of Committee of the Whole
- Third Reading of Bills
- Orders of the Day