Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Your final, short supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you. I trust the Minister will work hard on behalf of the people in Colville Lake and the people without RCMP detachments who are looking to you for that type of support. Will the Minister work with his officials to look at increasing the patrols to the communities such as Colville Lake and bump up the security safety mechanisms so that the people know that they can sleep in peace?

The department already has been working with the RCMP in increasing the number and length of patrols in the communities. To that end, we have actually put an additional position, an RCMP position in Fort Good Hope to provide some coverage to Colville. But I understand there are still concerns in the communities, and I’m happy to go meet with the individuals in Colville Lake to talk about what they would like to do to address these problems, what community solutions they have, and from there we can build into some larger picture solutions. I’m looking forward to working with the Member and his communities. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ve had discussions with the department at the deputy minister level, and I’ve talked to the CEOs of the health authorities in one short lunch meeting and have advised them that this is the direction that I’m hoping to take the department more into prevention. Thank you.

In discussions during our strategic planning there were references made to increasing the prevention budget to 1.5, possibly 2 percent in the prevention budget. Currently, we’re under 1 percent within the GNWT health and social services system. Is the department ready for that increase of funding dollars to be allocated to the communities across the Northwest Territories? There is a possibility that there might be one or two job positions that might need to be created with that increased funding. Has the Department of Health and Social Services looked into possible increased human resources for that? Thank you.

The department is looking at essentially a repackaging of what’s happening in the communities. We would see our budgets… You know we cannot increase the budget by ourselves. I mean, it takes the whole House to do that, but we can start to move the funding around internally, and what we’re thinking about doing at this time is repackaging the money that’s going into prevention that’s kind of scattered all over the department, repackage, focus in on community delivery by helping assist the community organizations to deliver the prevention programs. Thank you.

I know the current policy within the Health Promotion Fund that is regulated through the Department of Health and Social Services, one

of the policies is anybody who receives funding for a project cannot get funding for any subsequent years for the same project even though the project may have made significant differences in the lives of Northerners throughout the Northwest Territories. Will the Minister commit to revising that policy, re-evaluating it and making the necessary changes so that the projects that we do have across the Northwest Territories that make those positive changes can continue to get funding for subsequent years?

This will be part of the repackaging of the way we are doing business. Communities that have success in programs and then have the program cut off after one year is not something that we want to continue. If communities have success with good programs in the schools or in the communities that are helping with prevention and are doing good upstream work for the Department of Health and for the people in the North, we are going to continue to fund those. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Item 8, written questions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are directed to the Minister of Health and Social Services.

1. Can the Minister outline the process, with

measurable outcomes, that will be used to ensure that water sources are safe to drink?

2. Can the Minister provide a departmental work

plan that will guide this government to build and implement safe drinking water sources in our communities?

3. Can the Minister provide a strategic plan on how

the community of Fort Good Hope can be involved in developing new water sources for the community?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Item 9, returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to opening address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. The honourable Minister of ITI, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document, entitled “NWT Business Development and Investment Corporation 2010-2011 Annual Report.” Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. The honourable Minister of ENR, Mr. Miltenberger.

I propose to table the following document, entitled “Waste Reduction and Recovery Program 2010-2011 Annual Report.” Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The honourable Minister of ECE, Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document, entitled “Annual Report on Official Languages 2010-2011.” Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Colleagues, I wish to table the official voting results of the general election of the 17

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Assembly held on October 1, 2011. The official voting results are published in accordance with Section 265(1) and (2) of the Elections and Plebiscites Act.

Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 2-17(1), Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2012-2013, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair. By the authority given to me as Speaker by Motion 18-17(1), I hereby authorize the House to sit beyond the daily hour of adjournment to consider the business before the House, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

I would like to call Committee of the Whole to order. There is one item before us on our agenda today. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It is the desire of Committee of the Whole to continue with Tabled Document 2-17(1), Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2012-2013, for the departments of Transportation; Industry, Tourism and Investment; Environment and Natural Resources; Finance; and the Legislative Assembly.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Is the committee agreed?