Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know the RCMP are evaluating the pilot in Gameti. We originally thought it would potentially take two officers. We had to bring in additional reinforcements. I think we are up to five or six officers at a time for periods in Gameti. It was, by all accounts, very, very successful. We will continue to evaluate. We will look at other communities where there are pressures. My focus in Wrigley is to try to get a permanent police presence, but if there are other things that we need to do in the interim in addition to our small community strategy, I am prepared to discuss those. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Supplementary, Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can just assure the Minister that this side of the House will support any initiatives the Minister puts forward with regard to small communities. Is there a special action team that the Minister has with Health and Social Services to address health concerns and policing at the same time, Mr. Speaker?

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have been discussing this with my colleague, the Minister of Health. We do have a Social Envelope Ministers Committee that discusses these issues frequently. I have talked about this and we have seen over the years here, especially recently, that it has been difficult in his community of Wrigley to get a permanent nurse in the community. One of the concerns was about the lack of a permanent policing presence. We are trying to work on that. We recognize there are linkages here. We can't afford to be a stovepipe. So we are collaborating. I am trying to coordinate our efforts. It is important for us to get both police and nurses on the ground in the small communities and we recognize the concern, problem in Wrigley. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Oral questions. Written questions. The Honourable Member for Monfwi, Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are to the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation.

1. What is the total number of public housing units in Behchoko, and what is the number of each type of unit?
2. How many of those units are occupied by:
3. a. 1-2 persons
4. b. 3-4 persons
5. c. 5-6 persons
6. d. 7-8 persons
7. e. 9 or more persons
3. What is the maximum number of persons occupying any one of those units?
4. How many of those units had a monthly rent, as of June 1, 2006, of:
5. a. Under $100
6. b. $101-$250
7. c. $251-$500
8. d. $501-$750
9. e. $751-$1,000
10. f. $1,001-$1,250
11. g. $1,251-$1,500
12. h. $1,501-$1,750
13. i. $1,751-$2,000
14. j. $2,001-$2,250
15. k. $2,251-$2,500
16. l. $2,501 or more
5. What is the highest rent being charged on any one of those units?
6. How many of those units have rent arrears owing by the current tenants of:
7. a. Under $100
8. b. $101-$1,000
9. c. $1,001-$5,000
10. d. $5,001-$10,000
11. e. $10,001-$15,000
12. f. $15,001-$20,000
13. g. $20,000-$30,000
14. h. $30,001-$40,000
15. i. $40,000-$50,000
16. j. Over $50,000
7. What is the maximum amount of arrears owed on any one of those units?
8. Of all the units on which arrears are owed, what are the average and median amounts of the arrears?
9. How many of those units have had major repairs within the past five years, and what was the nature of those repairs?
10. As of June 1, 2006, of the current public housing tenants, how many have had their most recent household income assessment within:
12. a. the last month
13. b. the last 1-2 months
14. c. the last 2-3 months
15. d. the last 3-6 months
16. e. the last 6-12 months
17. f. no income assessment within the last year
11. For each type of unit, what are the minimum, maximum and average buy-out costs?
12. As of June 1, 2006, how many of those public housing units had received at least one visit from a Tenant Relations Officer within the last year?

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Written questions. Returns to written questions. Replies to opening address. Petitions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to present a petition dealing with the matter of specialists surgical services located in Inuvik Hospital. Mr. Speaker, this petition contains 794 signatures of Beaufort-Delta residents and, Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request that the Minister of Health and Social Services confirm through a ministerial directive stating that the Beaufort-Delta Health and Social Services Authority has the authority to staff specialists who are necessary for surgical service and salary and benefit level for a specialist, including general practitioners with special training, surgeons, obstetricians, anaesthesiologists, nurse practitioners and registered nurses. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Petitions. Reports of committees on the review of bills. Tabling of documents. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled Sixteenth Annual Report of the Victims Assistance Committee of the NWT, 2004-2005. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Tabling of documents. Pursuant to section 5.31 of the Supplementary Allowances Act, I wish to table the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act - Election for the Member for Monfwi, Mr. Jackson Lafferty.

Pursuant to section 21 of the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act, I wish to table the financial statements for the Legislative Assembly retiring allowance fund for the year ended March 31, 2006.

Tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.

I beg your pardon, Mr. Speaker. It's the next item.

Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Notices of motion. Notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, June 5, 2006, I will move that Bill 6, Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, June 5, 2006, I will move that Bill 7, Pharmacy Act, be read for the first time.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, June 5, 2006, I will move that Bill 8, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, be read for the first time.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.