Would he take the responsibility on of finding out from his department, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question to the Minister responsible for fire management. Mr. Speaker, last week the Minister responded to a question on June 5th, and had indicated to this House that two companies were contracted to provide an experienced pilot to accompany

the DC-4 crews. One was Foulger Aviation Services of British Columbia and the other was Ken Harvey Associates of Alberta. It was my understanding at the time that it was a different company; that it was Air Spray from Red Deer.

Can the Minister indicate to this House whether or not his department has used Air Spray to assist DC-4s this past summer? Thank you.

Thank you. Since the Minister does not know for sure what the process is, Mr. Speaker, my understanding is fire control asks the contractor to provide resources if they're fixed-wing, helicopter or any type of aircraft. I'm trying to determine who the responsibility lies with; whether it is the contractor who brings in these services, or whether it's a departmental responsibility. This is why I'm trying to determine this, in order to be able to question the process used when they want to get southern expertise to assist them in fighting fires. Thank you.

As the Minister indicated, it's up to the fire centre to determine. Would the Minister determine whether or not the fire centre acquires the resources from northern contractors, or does the department take on the responsibility of acquiring these services and advise the House accordingly? Thank you.

Would the Minister be able to determine whether it is the northern contractor to be able to bring in these resources, or a departmental responsibility and advise the House? Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, the other question I want to ask under the responsibility of the same Minister is with respect to --as he indicated in his Minister's statement --how the department plans to address using resources; whether it be helicopters, fixed-wing, or machinery

from the community. With respect to requesting resources to assist with the fire, is it the responsibility of the Government of the Northwest Territories fire management program to call in the resources, or is it the responsibility of the contractor providing these types of services to the government? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister responsible for fire suppression a question with respect to his Minister's statement. I commend him for being able to give an increase to the certified firefighters, as they certainly are worth all of the money that they make. They work very hard and they work in very hard conditions. I've noted that the Minister has increased their wages from $8.75 to $11.50 per hour. The Minister indicated in Fort Smith in May that he was going to do this. I would like to ask the Minister whether this increase in salary is effective today's date, or at the beginning of the fire season. Thank you.

Thank you. Final supplementary. The Minister indicated in his statement that the agreement transferred a staff of 122 employees. I would like clarification on whether these 122 employees were current PYs within the Northwest Territories, or did we receive any additional PYs from out of the Northwest Territories upon the transfer? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister mentioned the different levels of airports. Currently, I know our regional people at the community level, even though we have an Arctic A airport, also look after B and C airports. So will they continue with the responsibility of look is after the B and C airports? Thank you.