Yes, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the minute there's another evacuation, all of the things start to happen again. The GNWT provides firstly, obviously, the cost of fighting the fire and, again, accommodations to all those who have been doing so tirelessly, 24/7 now for over a week. Mr. Speaker, we also will be providing again emergency transportation, emergency sheltering, emergency relief in terms of food, toiletries, some basic necessities. And perhaps what we now observed is that a lot of people don't want to come to Yellowknife. I appreciate that. We do now have also the community back -- the community government hosting grant through MACA to try to support communities around the lake who have been stepping up and stepping in. So that support will be available again. And, Mr. Speaker, any community that is affected by a seven day or longer order will now be subject to this policy. That again is part of trying to get -- you know, it's a policy that was developed in the space of days by public servants who are also being asked to address some of the other needs and emergencies. We've done our best to try to make it clear, accessible and, Mr. Speaker, it'll be available going forward. Thank you.
Caroline Wawzonek on Question 1516-19(2): Emergency Leave for Government of the Northwest Territories Employees and income Support for Residents Impacted by Evacuation Orders
In the Legislative Assembly on May 25th, 2023. See this statement in context.
Question 1516-19(2): Emergency Leave for Government of the Northwest Territories Employees and income Support for Residents Impacted by Evacuation Orders
Oral Questions
May 25th, 2023
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