Debates of Oct. 20th, 2008

This is page numbers 1767 to 1822 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 going.

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Prayer

Minister’s Statement 110-16(2) Supports For Former Residential School Students

Minister’s Statement 111-16(2) Recognition Of Small Business Week 2008

Minister’s Statement 112-16(2) Foster Family Appreciation Week

Minister’s Statement 113-16(2) Meeting Of Housing Ministers

Tabling of Documents

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Tabled Document 93-16(2) Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2009–2010

Committee Motion 82-16(2) Recommended Funding Increase Of $1,400,000 For Highway #7 Km 0–254.1 Liard Highway Under The Department Of Transportation (Td 93-16(2)) (Committee Motion Carried)

Committee Motion 83-16(2) Deferral Of Consideration Of Education And Culture Activity In Education, Culture And Employment Capital Estimates (Td 93-16(2)) (Committee Motion Carried)

Committee Motion 84-16(2) Deletion Of $12,000,000 From Public Works And Services For GNWT Multi-Use Facility And Records Storage/request For Market Disruption Analysis/ Technical Evaluations (Td 93-16(2)) (Committee Motion Defeated)

Committee Motion 85-16(2) Recommendation To Advance By One Fiscal Year The Diamond Jenness School Renovation Under The Departmentof Education, Culture And Employment (Td 93-16(2)) (Committee Motion Carried)

Committee Motion 86-16(2) Recommendation To Advance By Two Fiscal Years The Jh Sissons School Renovation Under The Department Of Education, Culture And Employment (Td 93-16(2)) (Committee Motion Carried)

Committee Motion 87-16(2) Recommendation To Include An Extension To The Mangilaluk School In The Five-Year Capital Plan (Committee Motion Carried)

Committee Motion 88-16(2) Concurrence Of Tabled Document 93-16(2): Capital Estimates 2009–2010 (Committee Motion Carried)

Report of Committee of the Whole

Orders of the Day

Committee Motion 82-16(2) Recommended Funding Increase Of $1,400,000 For Highway #7 Km 0–254.1 Liard Highway Under The Department Of Transportation (Td 93-16(2)) (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. We’re on page 10-4, Environment and Natural Resources, Activity Summary, Corporate Management, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $336,000.

Department of Environment and Natural

Resources, Activity Summary, Corporate Management, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $336,000, approved.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

We’ll move along to page 10-7, Environment and Natural Resources, Activity Summary, Wildlife, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $402,000.

Department of Environment and Natural

Resources, Activity Summary, Wildlife, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $402,000, approved.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

We’ll move along to page 10-10, Environment and Natural Resources, Activity Summary, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary. Mr. Krutko.

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regard to the Shell Lake storage building I’d like to know exactly what’s being done in that particular facility. Is that part of the move of the people from the office downtown out to Shell Lake? Is this a continuing expenditure on that particular move?

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Miltenberger.

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is to replace a building that is currently 30 years old to store forest fire equipment and supplies. It’s 80 square metres, and it’s a cold storage building.

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Is that in regard to the pilings or substrate — the cost of that expenditure?

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

The design is a metal clad building on a foundation suitable for an unheated environment on permafrost.

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

In regard to the cost of the improvements at Shell Lake how much money has been expended there to date?

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

I don’t have that detail here with me. I have the capital substantiations, but I don’t have that program detail here with me.

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’d like to know if I can get that information, please.

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Yes.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. We’re on page 10-10, Environment and Natural Resources, Activity Summary, Forest Management, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $430,000.

Department of Environment and Natural

Resources, Activity Summary, Forest Management, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $430,000, approved.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Return to page 10-2, the department summary. We’re on page 10-2, Environment and Natural Resources, Department Summary, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $1.168 million.

Department of Environment and Natural

Resources, Department Summary, Infrastructure

Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $1.168 million, approved.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Does the committee agree that we have concluded the Department of Environment and Natural Resources?

Some Honourable Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

All right. What is the wish of the committee? Take a break? Let’s take a five minute break.

The Committee of the Whole took a short

recess.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Let’s reconvene Committee of the Whole. We’re reviewing Tabled Document 93-16(2). We’ve just concluded Environment and Natural Resources. We’ll move along to the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Is committee agreed?

Some Honourable Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Committee, when we deferred this item last Thursday, we were on page 7-7, so we’ll commence again with 7-7. Is the committee agreed?

Some Honourable Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

We’re on 7-7, Education, Culture and Employment, Activity Summary, Education and Culture, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $74.794 million. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Jane Groenewegen Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m just having a hard time finding it. Page 7-7? Oh, okay. All right. I’m just looking in the wrong book.

First of all, let me say that Public Works and Services has done a very good job of providing information. We asked for numerous things, which were provided in a very timely manner. Mr. Miltenberger was quoted in Hansard last week as saying that he couldn’t get a list of the subcontractors on the Inuvik schools project until the appropriation had been voted on in the House, and in fact, that list was provided to Members today. So that was very good.

The analysis on the cost per square foot compared to other schools that have been built recently was provided to us. Anyway, I could go on. There’s a long list of information that we requested as a committee that Public Works and Services got back to us with in a very timely manner and with the kinds of answers specifically we were looking for. It wasn’t like we asked one question and they provided some different information that was unrelated.

There was one thing I asked Mr. Miltenberger in the House last week, though. I asked him who signed the RODs that gave the authority to the Department of Public Works and Services to enter into the negotiations and the subsequent letter of intent with the contractor for the Inuvik schools. I was wondering if Mr. Miltenberger would have that information at this time.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Minister Miltenberger.

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The proposal for the negotiated contract was brought forward by the then Minister of Public Works and Services in August 2007, I believe. Permission was considered and authority was given by Premier Handley, who was Premier of the day.

Debates of Oct. 20th, 2008

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