Committee Motion 20-15(4): Recommendation For Energy Efficient Facilities, Equipment And Employee Rewards Programs, Carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. There's a facility planner and a project officer for the school projects up in Inuvik. I don't see it reflected here in the active positions for Beaufort-Delta, yet I see an increase of two in Yellowknife headquarters. I hope these two positions aren't goi

Question 387-15(4): Impact On Closure Of The Perry Building  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My final question to the Minister is, are we still making lease payments on this building? Thank you.

Question 387-15(4): Impact On Closure Of The Perry Building  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks to the Minister for the update. I understand that the Perry Building, once the other floor or top floors are cleared of equipment and personnel and snow is kept off the roof, I understand that the bottom floor tenants might be able to move back in

Question 387-15(4): Impact On Closure Of The Perry Building  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Inuvik is well trained in finding alternative arrangements for some of our government-run buildings up there. I would like to ask the Minister of Public Works and Services on the status of the five departments that were within the Perry Buil

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize a constituent of mine and he is also the chair of the WCB, Mr. Denny Rodgers. Welcome, Denny. ---Applause

Northern-based Drug And Alcohol Treatment Programs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, recently in Inuvik there was another meeting held on the effects of crack cocaine. This is the second such meeting within the past 18 months and people up there are still getting frustrated with the onslaught of drugs into the community. Man

Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a few comments and a couple of questions that I would like to ask the Minister. I have 10 minutes, but I doubt I will be using that, and whatever is left, I will donate to my colleagues. ---Laughter Next to the concerns we have with housing, the

Question 373-15(4): Reducing Costs On Goods And Services  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Minister. I think I heard some kind of a commitment there from the Minister that he will instruct his department in house to go and do a bit of a survey with some of the northern businesses to see what we can do. Did I hear a commitment th

Question 373-15(4): Reducing Costs On Goods And Services  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my Member's statement I was speaking about the high cost of living and how I thought the businesses, the high cost of fuel and that...There were some ways, some ideas we could come up with the businesses to help...or not help. I am not implying that.

Impact Of Fuel Costs On Costs Of Living  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, all of the communities we visited during our pre-budget tour, every one of them, and it probably applies to all 33 communities, have a real concern with the high cost of living in their communities. We listened as they spoke of the high cost

Committee Motion 19-15(4) Recommendation To The Municipal And Community Affairs Remedy Access To Land Issues, Carried  ...as well as renovations to long-term care facilities in the communities. The committee believes it is important to keep patients in long-term care as close as possible to their families for as long as possible. Funding For Foster Care Over the last number of years there has

Committee Motion 19-15(4) Recommendation To The Municipal And Community Affairs Remedy Access To Land Issues, Carried  There is concern at the committee level that there is sometimes a leaning towards protecting government assets, such as health centres, in the larger communities, over ensuring that all NWT residents have access to the same level of health care at the community level. It is note

Question 358-15(4): Safety Of GNWT Workers  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to know how many other Perry buildings there are in Inuvik. Has DPW been inspecting these buildings to make sure we don't find ourselves in another situation like this? I would like to know what the plans are for the future wit

Question 358-15(4): Safety Of GNWT Workers  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A structural engineer was called in October, I believe. He didn't report back to DPW until the beginning of February. I would like to know why it took so long for the structural engineer to come back to DPW and, meanwhile, the employees are working in p

Question 358-15(4): Safety Of GNWT Workers  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my Member's statement, I spoke on the state of the buildings in Inuvik. My questions are for the Minister of Public Works. In July of 2005, cracks were noticed in the Perry Building during a visual inspection and yet we didn't call the structural en