Thank you. Could you turn back to page 4-7. Municipal and Community Affairs, department summary, total operations expense, $77.397 million.
Debates of March 26th, 2004
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 384
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Agreed. Thank you. Would you please turn to infrastructure acquisition to CAP-7. Municipal and Community Affairs, lands and infrastructure administration, total lands and infrastructure administration, $6.995.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Agreed. Thank you. Regional operations, total regional operations, $7.002 million. Mr. Villeneuve.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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Robert Villeneuve Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Madam Chair. Just referring back to my earlier question on the sewage truck in Lutselk'e on the 2001 capital acquisition plan has been bumped to 2005-06 now. I'm just curious as to why the change was made when the sewage truck is barely making it around town, it is in really dire need and there is more money being expended on it just in keeping it running and doing a lot of replacements on it. Why it is not going to be replaced in this year's acquisitions? Thank you, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Madam Chair, I don't have the previous year's five-year capital plan, but if it did move back one year, then the reason being is once it got into our process of prioritizing various capital needs, there were other pressing needs. That's the reason it has been pushed back, if that's the case. Thank you.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 384
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 384
Robert Villeneuve Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Madam Chair. Just noting a note I got here from Chief Archie Catholique of Lutselk'e Dene First Nations stressing the need that the sewage truck is being underutilized. They are only using it when they deem it absolutely necessary that it has to go to a certain number of houses per day. They are trying to minimize the use of the truck, just due to the fact that now they have to wait one more year and will probably expend more municipal dollars on the upkeep and the maintenance to keep this truck going, as well with the depreciation of the garbage truck. I'm just wondering if any extra dollars will be given to municipal operations and maintenance for the upkeep or the extra money required to keep these vehicles on the road. Is that taken into consideration when commitments like this are suddenly bumped one or two years down the road with the government's re-appropriation of funds? I'm wondering if new monies are going to the council just so they can keep these vehicles in working order for the extra year or two that they have to use them. Thank you.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 384
Henry Zoe North Slave
Madam Chair, I understand where the Member is coming from, and I can assure him that I can have someone...Actually, I do have someone from
Municipal and Community Affairs who is a mechanic who lives right in Lutselk'e, and I can have him look at how bad a shape that particular equipment is in and report back to me. If it's required, based on his assessment, if we have to buy additional parts to enhance the life of the equipment, we will assist in that manner. But I can get an assessment done by the mechanic that we have living in Lutselk'e. Thank you.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 385
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 385
Robert Villeneuve Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate the prompt direction that the Minister is going to give to this request, and I look forward to receiving some correspondence in relation to what the overall assessment is on the condition of the sewage truck and possibly the garbage truck, also. Maybe if they could get an assessment done on that while they're conducting this one. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 385
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 385
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 385
The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you, Mr. Zoe. Regional operations, total regional operations, $7.002 million.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 385
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 385
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you. Does the committee agree that we have concluded the review of the main estimates for Municipal and Community Affairs?
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 385
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Agreed. Thank you, Minister Zoe, and thank you to your officials for helping us get through this department today. Thank you.
What is the wish of the committee now? Would you like to proceed with the Department of Justice and the Minister's opening remarks?
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 385
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Agreed. Thank you. I am seeing mixed messages here, so I would like to take a five-minute break. We will have a five-minute break and come back with the Minister of Justice.
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