Supplementary To Question 89-16(1): GNWT Fiscal Framework  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in relation to that, can I ask the Minister to also provide us with the most updated five-year infrastructure acquisition plan including all projects that are leveraged?

Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank the Premier for his sessional statement, as well. In my own priorities for what I thought that the government should be doing during the upcoming strategic planning process, I would like the government to look at targeting various are

Condition Of Highway No. 6  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker…(English not provided) ---Applause Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I will be speaking about the deplorable condition of Highway No. 6 and the serious safety issues affecting the residents of Fort Resolution. Mr. Speaker, the road is very sof

Question 63-16(1): Condition Of Highway No. 6  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today in my Member’s statement I spoke of the deplorable condition of Highway No. 6 and the fact that my constituents in Fort Resolution take their lives into their hands when they drive that road. Can the Minister tell this Assembly whether

Supplementary To Question 63-16(1): Condition Of Highway No. 6  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We need to do something to that highway before it disappears into the muskeg or, worse, before a bad accident occurs on that highway. Can the Minister commit to having his officials look at the situation taking into account the potential impact of the Ta

Supplementary To Question 63-16(1): Condition Of Highway No. 6  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Currently there is $34 million in the capital plan for chipseal and pavement overlay. Can the Minister tell me how much of the $34 million has been earmarked for Highway No. 6, if any?

Supplementary To Question 63-16(1): Condition Of Highway No. 6  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the Minister commit to taking a drive with me to the community during the summer months to see the highway first hand, Highway No. 6? Hopefully it will be raining then. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Infrastructure Improvements For Tu Nedhe Communities  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker…(English not provided). In my Member’s statement today, I want to speak about the need to reprofile the seniors’ facility in Fort Resolution to meet long-term care needs of our elders. As it stands now, Mr. Speaker, as soon as an elder gets t

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize a couple of constituents of mine in the gallery, Kara King and Arthur Beck. ---Applause

Question 30-16(1): Expansion Of Seniors’ Facility In Fort Resolution  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my Member’s statement today, I spoke of the need to reprofile the senior citizens’ facility in Fort Resolution to handle extended care. I can tell you that a facility lends itself to doing this. So there is only a minimum capital cost involved, but t

Supplementary To Question 30-16(1): Expansion Of Seniors’ Facility In Fort Resolution  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Minister for that answer. I know that many elders from Fort Resolution have lived in, and are living in, extended care situations in Yellowknife, Hay River and Fort Smith. Can the Minister tell me whether the department has done any cost-ben

Supplementary To Question 30-16(1): Expansion Of Seniors’ Facility In Fort Resolution  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Minister commit to providing all of the options, examination of those options on this issue, to the Legislative Assembly for the February session?

Recreational Opportunities For Youth In Tu Nedhe  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker…(English not provided) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. ---Applause I have been talking in my language about the need to provide recreation opportunities for the youth in the communities of Lutselk’e and Fort Resolution. Youth in the larger communi

Question 23-16(1): Community Infrastructure Block Funding  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I spoke about the fact that block funding under the New Deal does not meet infrastructure needs for smaller NWT communities. It would be very difficult, if not impossible, for a community like Lutselk’e to build infrastructure, like thei

Supplementary To Question 23-16(1): Community Infrastructure Block Funding  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Everyone here is aware there are many unforeseen factors that affect budgeting from year to year. Competing priorities relating to health and safety of residents will always trump recreation infrastructure. In better words, if the water truck breaks down b