Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Apparently, the installation of the backwash system is not working, as we continue delivering November 1st and it is already not working, Mr. Speaker. What will the department do with the Department of Public Works to make sure that the people in Sachs Harbour have access to the water and the water treatment plant, and when will it be done? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We looked at this issue in a number of different ways. We have sent cameras through the pipe. We have had a number of people that are expert in the field look at it. We think the auto flush system is the way to go. We are quite comfortable that we will solve the issue. We will continue to monitor it. We will continue to have people on the ground and see if there are any problems with this new methodology of solving the water issue. Failing that, we will have to look at changing the intake pipe on this system. That would be very costly. So we would like to try this new method or add this new component to the water system for that community. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Supplementary, Mr. Pokiak.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, I would like to say one more time that, as of November 1st, today, it is still not repaired. Apparently, that system is not working. Right now, when they have to drill a hole in the water lake in Sachs Harbour, it takes a while. They have to do that every morning when they first get there. It takes time to do that. With the new system that they installed, it was supposed to fix that problem. Apparently, it is not working. When can he assure that these people in Sachs Harbour will be able to access the...(inaudible)...and do their discharge and assist the people over there? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We'll have to commit to getting back to the Member with an update. We were not aware that the system was not operating at this point. Our information indicates that the system was installed in September and it had some minor upgrades that had to be done and that the system is supposed to be working. So we'll have to commit to the Member that we'll take a look at the situation, along with Public Works, and we'll report back to the Member as to how things are. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Final supplementary, Mr. Pokiak.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate that, Mr. Speaker. One last question I'd like to ask the Minister of MACA. Since last fall, I know there have been charges going back and forth to Sachs Harbour and I understand that maybe that project is over budget. I'd like to know what the final cost is to get it repaired. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would have to consult with Public Works. Public Works is the lead in this area for this project. Although it's a MACA project, the project management is being done by a different department. So I'd have to gather that information and provide it to the Member. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Honourable Minister responsible for the Power Corporation, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there are several areas that are looked at. Again, this decision wasn't made by myself as the Minister. The decision was made by the board. Again, we do look at different areas when they make that decision. The question about system availability, that's one of the areas that they look at. They look in regards to the efficiency of the business; and also look at the operational side; and also look at staff turnover; they look at issues in regard to hazard spills, like I mentioned earlier; and also employee satisfaction. Again, this bonus was based on last year's evaluation. I have to agree with the Member. I have raised this issue with the board in regards to the number of outages, but also you have to realize in the communities of Yellowknife, Hay River and others, they basically do provide power at a wholesale to the distributor which the distributor is basically Northland Utilities. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Supplementary, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to ask the Minister this question: Considering the fact that many businesses here in my constituency are losing money -- and I'm talking about restaurants and other service-related industries -- when the power goes out, they lose money. How are they expected to recoup the money that they've lost because the power goes out every second day? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Speaker, in regards to Yellowknife power outages, again we will take some responsibility for that in regards to power outages because of the hydro line system that we have. Again, once the power basically reaches Yellowknife, it's the responsibility of the provider, which is Northland Utilities. They are presently in the process of overhauling the system here in Yellowknife where they're upgrading the system, and, because of these upgrades, that is where a majority of these problems have occurred. But again, Mr. Speaker, one of the main components of determining a person's compensation is the system availability, and that is one of the areas that they have to basically determine their evaluation on. With that, again, the bonuses are based on last year's review. So that will be a very driving component that will be seriously looked at in regards to how people will be based and determined exactly how they will be compensated. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Time for oral questions has expired; however, I'll allow the Member a supplementary question. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've been living in this community for 27 years and every year that I can remember, the power goes out during the summer. It's a right of passage for the summer. The power goes out every second day and sometimes two and three times a day. So I think we certainly have a problem in that area. I'd like to ask the Minister if he could tell this House exactly -- and he mentioned it to my colleague Mr. Villeneuve -- he said that remuneration for the president of the Power Corporation was based on a comparable, competitive scenario. I'd like to ask the Minister exactly what are we paying the president of the Power Corporation and where did he come up with that figure? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Speaker, again, the area of the bonus is based on the scenario that these individuals do not receive overtime. These individuals, the 40-some individuals we're talking about here, are basically non unionized employees. These are basically employees that are working at our regional offices throughout the Northwest Territories and headquarters in Hay River. So again, the bonuses are based on a formula that's determined on the basis of how much time and also how they have performed over the year. Thank you.