I look forward to that new protocol, because it was about 11,500 litres spilled in Fort Good Hope due to the damage of one of the faulty valves that were leaking. I want to ask the Minister if this is the case in other tank farms across the Northwest Territories where this piece of valve was fitted into our tank farms.

Mr. Speaker, we’ve done a number of upgrades to tank farms around the Northwest Territories, and one of the things that we’ve done is put a secondary safety valve on the ones that we’re responsible for. Unfortunately, at Fort Good Hope the two valves failed and we ended up with an oil spill of 11,500 litres. Fortunately, it was all contained within the berm so that there is no environmental damage. It has been cleaned up. The department and its partners are doing research, an investigation into the valves that leaked. We had sent out staff to all of our tank farms to physically take a look at the valves to make sure that none are leaking. Of the 20 we have in place, the only two that appear to have leaked are the ones in Fort Good Hope and we’re confident that we’re not going to experience any more leaks. But we are going to monitor them on a regular basis, daily, by the contractors, to make sure that any leaks that happen are known early to stop excessive amounts of fuel being spilled. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, the information I have in front of me is October 29, 2012, one litre of gasoline in Fort Good Hope is about $1.07. So we lost 11,500 litres of fuel. Thank God for the berms that they had built there.

Can he also communicate this to the Minister of Environmental and Natural Resources, that when there are spills of such a large amount, that the MLA is also kept up to date as to the environmental damages and what’s happening with the damaged fuel that’s in that area? Can the Minister inform me this will be done as soon as possible? I hope that we have a new policy by next week.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Final supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to also ask the Minister for a response in regard to the fault of this fuel spill. Was it the manufacturer? Was it the contractor? I’m hoping that with the operator that they do certain checks, that the operator doesn’t get dinged with a big fuel bill for cleanup. Has that been sorted out? Is the person who is responsible picking up the tab on this?

As I indicated previously, there is an investigation and research being done into this particular case. It is my understanding that there have been discussions with insurance companies and other individuals involved so the cost can be covered.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Health and Social Services. I’d like to ask the Minister if there are any plans to offer wellness programs at the Gwich’in wellness centre this year.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m hoping that this was one of the areas that the Minister’s Forum on Addictions and Community Wellness would be looking at. I know that infrastructure is available and exists within existing infrastructure that is designed for wellness and treatment. I’m hoping that it’s looked at, but I don’t have an indication now that they have looked at that. Not because they haven’t, but because they just haven’t advised me that they have. Initially when we rolled out our wellness plan, I don’t believe there was money allocated to work within that wellness camp.

In the past few years, we’ve had great success at the Gwich’in wellness camp offering programs to elders and other people who needed help dealing with everything that’s come out of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. There is a growing demand for wellness in all regions but especially up in the Mackenzie Delta where we don’t have facilities available. I’d like to ask the Minister if he will work with the Gwich’in Tribal Council to offer programs that people could take advantage of.

I am prepared to have the department and the Beaufort-Delta Health and Social Services Authority engage the Gwich’in

Tribal Council to see if it’s feasible for us to do some wellness work at that camp.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. 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. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following three documents, entitled Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2011-2012; Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2011-2012; and Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2012-2013.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a document here from the Department of Justice, the RCMP Detachment Comparison Report, Northwest Territories, for the Sahtu Region.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Item 15, notices of motion. Mr. Dolynny.

I give notice that on Monday, March 11, 2013, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment revise its Diamond Policy Framework to reflect the needs of a successful secondary industry by:• securing the diamond certification process and

enhanced marketing of the Polar Bear trademark;• strengthening

conditions for northern-approved

manufacturers with the goal of keeping diamonds in the North;• establishing a diamond bourse to facilitate

localized sorting, evaluating and rough box purchasing; and• emphasizing

socio-economic

agreements

where

local job security and creation and a balance of skills, gender and ethnicity are paramount;

And further, that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide a comprehensive response to this motion within 120 days.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Mr. Blake.

There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called.

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