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Return To Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the intention that I have indicated is to move TTC. At present, the numbers indicate that half of the residents are from Yellowknife. Those numbers change based on demand and need from wherever the need may arise. It's the same circumstance just in Stanton, for example, where at least half the population has to travel into Yellowknife to get service, or if you want to go to the Territorial young offenders' facility in Inuvik, you have to go there. So I appreciate the concern that there may be residents in Yellowknife who have to travel to access the service, but the reality is that's what we all have to do at one time or another if we want services. We'll be making every effort to make sure that residential care is the last step that we take before all of our other options are explored and exhausted, and the intent is to keep children in their community if at all possible. In certain circumstances, that isn't the case and we have to make use of those facilities and, at present, the plan is to move that program to Hay River. Thank you.

Return To Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Supplementary To Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to continue to work on aspects of this that can help keep families and their children connected at least if not across the lake, here in our own community. If a family has a youngster in TTC right now in residential care, is this the best option for them? When TTC closes, are there any other options available in Yellowknife for continuing that kind of service for families who are based here? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Miltenberger.

Further Return To Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At present, they have one program in Yellowknife and that is the Territorial Treatment Centre. We are in the process of relocating that program and the service it provides. If children need that service, then they will have to go to Hay River to access it when that transition is made. There are other services available in Yellowknife, but at that level, should that residential program be required, it will be in Hay River. There is no plan at this point to move TTC and institute another institutional program in its place right now. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Supplementary To Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Mr. Speaker, I can appreciate the Minister is looking at the resources available and having a split service might not right now look feasible, but I would like to challenge the Minister on this one. Initially, we took a look at the requirements to renovate an old building and the option to put it into another one seemed the best way to go. I would really like to revisit the potential of establishing two centres, one where half the population can be served here in Yellowknife in the North Slave region and another at the potential new operation in Hay River. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Miltenberger.

Further Return To Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is an interesting challenge that the Member presents. If we are going to take that as a basis for allocation of programs in all other areas or if this is going to be a precedent, it's one that we would have to look at very carefully because of the potential implications. At present, it's a territorial facility. Territorial facilities, by definition, serve the whole territory and are located in one community. In this case, it would be located in Hay River. It's a service that will be easily accessible. It's a 35-minute flight across the lake for those children in Yellowknife who need to access that program. So it's as convenient as can be outside of Yellowknife. We will make every effort to be sensitive to all other impacts, but that is the reality at this point. Should there be added growth pressures in different areas, for example, as we look at repatriation of adults or some of our southern placements of children, then we will be looking at how we can provide those services in the North and where they would be provided. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Question 11-15(4): Location Of Treatment Centre Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Time for oral questions has expired. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, petitions. Item 9, reports of standing and special committees. Item 10, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Tabled Document 1-15(4): Letter From Tulita Chief To Tulita Education Authority Re Religious Instruction In School
Item 10: Tabling Of Documents

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Norman Yakeleya

Norman Yakeleya Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table a copy of a letter I received from the chief of the Tulita Dene Band to the Tulita District Education Authority and copied to the Minister of Education. The letter and attached petition request that religion instruction be reintroduced at the Chief Albert Wright School next year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Tabled Document 1-15(4): Letter From Tulita Chief To Tulita Education Authority Re Religious Instruction In School
Item 10: Tabling Of Documents

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Item 10, tabling of documents. Item 11, notices of motion. Item 12, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.

Bill 1: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2005-2006
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Friday, May 27, 2005, I will move that Bill 1, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2005-2006, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 1: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2005-2006
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Item 12, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.

Bill 2: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2004-2005
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, May 27, 2005, I will move that Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2004-2005, be read for the first time.

Bill 2: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2004-2005
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Item 12, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Bell.

Bill 3: An Act To Amend The Access To Information And Protection Of Privacy Act
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, May 27, 2005, I will move that Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 3: An Act To Amend The Access To Information And Protection Of Privacy Act
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Item 12, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.

Bill 4: An Act To Amend The Education Act
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, May 27, 2005, I will move that Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Education Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 4: An Act To Amend The Education Act
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Item 12, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Bell.

Bill 5: An Act To Amend The Judicature Act
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, May 27, 2005, I will move that Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Judicature Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 5: An Act To Amend The Judicature Act
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Item 12, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Bell.

Bill 6: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, May 27, 2005, I will move that Bill 6, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2005, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 6: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Item 12, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Bill 7: Personal Directives Act
Item 12: Notices Of Motion For First Reading Of Bills

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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, May 27, 2005, I will move that Bill 7, Personal Directives Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.