Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Ms. Kelly.
Debates of June 9th, 2016
This is page numbers 493-524 of the Hansard for the 18th 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 work.
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Kelly
Thank you, Mr. Chair. There will be five additional sites that will be added to the 90 existing hydrometric sites in the NWT. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the work that is going to be done this year. I am wondering about the next couple of years after that. Is there a longer term plan or commitment from the department to continue to expand the hydrometric network? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Kelly
Thanks, Mr. Chair. There has been an assessment done of priority monitoring stations. As resources become available, we will of course look at those stations in the future. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks for the answer. I will try to work with the department to continue to expand that network. The last question I had, Mr. Chair, is contract services, there is quite a large increase there from the previous year. What is that additional money going to be used for? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Craig
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I refer back to the comments made by Dr. Kelly earlier regarding the transboundary and water stewardship funding, where we moved contribution funding into O and M and contracted services is one of the areas where we moved those funds. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Sorry. One more. I just didn't know where to ask this question in other sections. We are supposed to be talking about water, but I understand the department is also developing some air quality regulations. Just wondering if the Minister can provide a bit of a status report of where that work is at. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Kelly
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The expectation is that the framework for air regulations will be going out for engagement this month. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
No thanks, Mr. Chair. That is good news. I appreciate the responses. Thanks.
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The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Any further questions to page 99? Activity total, $11,475,000. Are we agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, committee.
That brings us to page 103. Environment and Natural Resources, wildlife, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $13,957,000. Committee, we will defer this page and turn to page 104. Wildlife, grants, contributions, and transfers, information item. Any questions, Committee? Mr. Vanthuyne
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will just go back to the previous page under grants, contributions, and transfers, a question there first in that we are allocating $574,000 down roughly about $50,000 or $60,000 from the year previous, but down significantly from 2014-15. I am wondering just in general if the department has a comment with regard to that effect. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Campbell
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The majority of that funding is on two big initiatives. One of them was the grants and contribution for the completion of the Wildlife Act, and the second area is the grants and contribution that went towards the Barren Ground Caribou Strategy. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. That might help explain a little bit. Then I guess on page 104 under contributions, the Wildlife Management
Board, would that be similar reasoning for the reduction in the proposed amount this year of $118,000 versus last year's nearly $180,000? If we can get clarification, that would be appreciated. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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