Mahsi, Mr. Chair. Healthy Children Initiative — I believe that was the question. The contribution to the communities to provide early intervention services, and we do have quite a number of organizations that are active in it to date throughout the North. Mahsi.
Debates of June 9th, 2008
This is page numbers 993 to 1058 of the Hansard for the 16th Assembly, 2nd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was education.
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Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Daniels
In addition to the information provided, the programming is targeted at children between the ages of zero and six years of age. So it tries to help children get off to a healthy start. For example, some organizations might run a breakfast program; that's an example of how that particular type of funding might be used.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
That was the answer I was looking for.
Under Minority Language Education, et cetera, et cetera, we have $2.2 million. I'm just wondering: is that flow-through money?
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Daniels
Mr. Chair, yes, this is money that we in turn pass on to the education councils to deliver French language programming in the schools.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Glen Abernethy
Thank you,
Mr. Daniels. Mr. Hawkins? All right. Page 8-20, Activity Summary, Education and Culture, Grants and Contributions — Continued.
Department of Education, Culture and
Employment, Activity Summary, Education and
Culture, Grants and Contributions — Continued, (page 8-20), approved.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Glen Abernethy
Page 8-21, Activity Summary, Education and Culture, Grants and Contributions. Mr. Hawkins.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
June 8th, 2008
Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Chairman, an issue I raised a few times is the spectrum of what “arts” is, and “recognition.” We have support for northern performers, and I was wondering if there were any plans in this $137,000 to look at a program that demonstrates more of a recognition program for those who are performing the arts, whether it be music, dance, painting, et cetera — anything to raise that bar.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Jackson Lafferty Monfwi
Mahsi, Mr. Chair. We do provide funding through the Northern Performers. The recognition part — certainly they are recognizing this format as well. But we'll take that into consideration as a department as we move forward. Mahsi.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Chairman, that answer was fine.
Under heritage and cultural projects, has the department ever looked at sending some of our heritage items out to schools — the caravan approach — to get kids a tactile, hands-on experience with both culture and history? I seem to recall that when I was a youth, these tractor trailers would show up in our community. They'd park, they'd open their doors, and kids would learn science and culture. I was just wondering if we had any programs that would fall out of this. Or have you ever considered these types of programs to get our art and culture out there, as well as our heritage items, not just to the Territories but to express what we do throughout Canada? My first question really is around the North, about giving kids more of a hands-on experience of what culture and heritage products are about in the Northwest Territories.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Jackson Lafferty Monfwi
Mr.
Chair, under ECE
there is a museum that displays these artifacts and the history of the North and its surroundings. We do get those displays out to the communities, the community schools as well. It's part of the rotation to other regions. So we are doing that.
Also, every now and then at the museum here there are different displays, depending on what's happening during the week. So I think we are doing what the Member is referring to. Mahsi.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Glen Abernethy
Thank you, Minister Lafferty. We're on page 8-21, Activity Summary, Education and Culture, Grants and Contributions — Continued.
Department of Education, Culture and
Employment, Activity Summary, Education and Culture, Grants and Contributions — Continued, (page 8-21) approved.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Glen Abernethy
Page 8-22, Activity Summary, Education and Culture, Grants and Contributions — Continued, Total Contributions. Mr. Hawkins.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to take a second to compliment the department — it being Education, and, although they're not up right at this moment, the Department of Public Works — for coming together and helping the St. Joe's project come forth. It was a bit of an unusual process, but it will deliver a quality product. So I just want to acknowledge that work on St. Joe's as it moves forward.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Glen Abernethy
Thank you,
Mr.
Hawkins. There's no question there.
Mr. McLeod.
Interjection.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob McLeod Yellowknife South
Yeah, I’ve got nine minutes and 58 seconds.
The $3.5 million for the renovation shows up under Grants and Contributions. That's the same as the money in the infrastructure. I noticed in the infrastructure part of it there's $3.5 million. Is that the same money?
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Paul Devitt
Mr. Chair, the answer is yes, it is. It's shown here because it's being contributed to the Yellowknife Catholic School District.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Just one clarification on that, if I may follow up on the Member for Inuvik. Who’s going to own the school when we’re done?
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Paul Devitt
Yellowknife Catholic Schools owns the school now and would continue to own the school when the renovation is finished.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Glen Abernethy
Thank you, Mr. Devitt. We’re on page 8-22, Activity Summary, Education and Culture, Grants and Contributions — continued, Total Contributions: $155.448 million; Total Grants and Contributions: $155.448 million.
Department of Education, Culture and
Employment, Activity Summary, Education and Culture, Grants and Contributions — Continued: $155.448 million, approved.
Committee Motion 34-16(2) To Reinstate $110,000 For The Coordinator Assessment And Evaluation Position, Department Of Education, Culture And Employment, Under The Education And Culture Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Glen Abernethy
Moving along to 8-24, information item, Education and Culture, Active Positions.
Department of Education, Culture and
Employment, Activity Summary, Education and Culture, Active Positions, information item, (page 8-24), approved.