Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In light of my Member's statement, has the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism already made a preliminary feasibility study of those economic potentials that I talked

about? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to make my statement that will help not only government in developing a sustainable economy but also, more importantly, the people of Coral Harbour, Repulse Bay and other surrounding communities. There is potential to develop the best known source of limestone in North America, which occurs in large deposits across the south end of Southampton Island. It has been documented that a large deposit of oilbearing shale is located on the island as well. This oil deposit has potential for use in the local power plant and export revenues for Coral Harbour. At the north end of the island, there is a commercial fish quota of 30,000 pounds and a narwhal quota as well. Neither quota has been filled for many years because of the inaccessibility of this area.

Mr. Speaker, in light of high unemployment and lack of sustainable economy in the region, I will be requesting this government to create an action plan to build a substandard road to Tikiraq Bay. Building a substandard road all the way to Tikiraq Bay, with good gravel which does not need to be hauled or crushed readily available, would make it cost effective. There is locally available equipment, business companies and qualified manpower.

Mr. Speaker, later today I will be asking the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism if he has already made some preliminary feasibility studies of those economic potentials. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I guess my concern here is, I think the question was asked and the answer was that nurses have to be qualified to practise in the NWT. In the past, we made a practice of having registered nurses to practise, especially in the small communities because there are no doctors. When they are coming into the NWT from other jurisdictions, say Manitoba, going to a small community in the Keewatin, would they at least have to be registered nurses registered in that jurisdiction before they are accepted to work in the NWT, to qualify under clause (3.1)?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am referring to clause 3, clause (3.1), employment. A person who holds a temporary exemption certificate may be employed. In other words, they do not need to be certified in the North to be certified because this act will allow them to have a certificate of exemption. If there is no certificate required for the Northwest Territories for that period of time, at least can we be assured that they will be certified when they are coming in from another jurisdiction, by that jurisdiction?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. However, with this new act, this requirement no longer will be necessary. How am I going to be assured that these nurses will be certified in other jurisdictions before they are hired with that exemption in the North?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have just a straight question, actually, to the Minister. What is the present requirement? In other words, how many months does the nurse from other jurisdictions have to be in the NWT before she is registered?

The reason I am asking the question is that there is a requirement for not more than 24 months. That is two years. What is the present length right now before that nurse can be registered?

Mr. Speaker, I would like to table Tabled Document 53-12(2), Our Link to the Past, The Passing of Tradition from One Generation to Another.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister

also tell me, in the event that there is no funding found among those three departments and agencies, has he been talking with the Minister of Personnel to try to have the students to continue their second year of the program?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Education. I have received a copy of his letter to Mr. Kusugak, who is also a second year student of KTEP, Keewatin Teacher Education Program, and he stated in his letter that he was hopeful they would find a way to provide financial support to enable 10 students to enrol in the program in September. Can the Minister tell this House what is the status of talks with his department and the Keewatin Divisional Board of Education and Arctic College in light of this letter?