Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In conjunction with a number of different departments, most notably in this area probably MACA, we have been working to ensure that there are monies available for communities who wish to sit down with the pipeline proponents and discuss through negotiations some fee-for-service arrangements to make sure that their community infrastructure is not overly impacted with the additional activity in the region. There was a fund also rolled out about a year ago now, Resource Pre-Development Program. I think it is about $250,000 per region for communities to be better prepared. Health and Social Services, with the other social program departments, have been hosting regional workshops to better understand the challenges and the social envelope that communities will have to come to grips with. There are a number of initiatives underway. We have the coordinating body, the Mackenzie Valley pipeline office. That is our communication folks out of Hay River who are working with communities and making sure the messaging from our government is one message across departments and that we are working very closely with our communities to make sure they have the ability, the capacity and the money to be at the table and to be recognized throughout this regulatory hearing process. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Brendan Bell on Question 480-15(4): Impacts To Communities Along Mackenzie Gas Pipeline Route
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Question 480-15(4): Impacts To Communities Along Mackenzie Gas Pipeline Route
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 27th, 2006
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