Condolences To The Family And Friends Of The Late Mr. Karl Mueller Of Enterprise  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Karl is survived by his wife, Anne, who continues to live in Enterprise. He was cremated and will be buried in Winnipeg, Manitoba, near some of his relatives. A memorial service will be held on May 28 th at 2:00 p.m. in the community hall of Enterpri

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  I am also pleased to welcome Erin Nadli from my riding and my hometown of Fort Providence, who is now here with us as Premier for the day. Erin, along with many students throughout the North, entered an essay contest explaining why she wanted to be Premier for the day. She was qu

Minister’s Statement 27-16(6): Inuvik Schools Project  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, the Department of Public Works and Services is proceeding with the delivery of the combined schools project for the replacement of the Samuel Hearne Secondary School and Sir Alexander Mackenzie School

Question 105-16(6): All-Weather Highway Between Tuktoyaktuk And Inuvik  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member is not wasting any time getting on top of the subject. The Minister was just announced, I think four hours ago. We already, as I’ve indicated, have been working on a draft for some correspondence to go to the Minister. We are trying to encoura

Question 105-16(6): All-Weather Highway Between Tuktoyaktuk And Inuvik  The project, in terms of where it’s at with the environmental review process, we expect that the draft environmental impact statement will be delivered to the review board by the end of the month. We also have information on that statement that provides details on engineering and

Question 105-16(6): All-Weather Highway Between Tuktoyaktuk And Inuvik  The answer is yes, there is a lot of work that still has to be done. We are planning a comprehensive summer program. The work that needs to be done includes fisheries studies, wildlife surveys, things of that nature. This information will supplement the work that’s already been d

Question 105-16(6): All-Weather Highway Between Tuktoyaktuk And Inuvik  There’s a lot of ifs in that question that we need to resolve. First of all we need to see what is in the new federal budget. Does it include dollars for this section of highway that the Member is referring to. We also would need to see the results from the review board. We’d als

Question 112-16(6): Spending On Capital Projects In The Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There was a barrage of questions in that preamble there. I’ll try to answer the best I can. Mr. Speaker, the Member is correct; we’ve really taken the position that we needed to invest as a government with some funding that we were able to discuss and ne

Question 112-16(6): Spending On Capital Projects In The Northwest Territories  Mr. Speaker, we do have a huge deficit in terms of capital. It’s well over $2 billion if we were going to start to factor in all the needs across the Territories. We do have teams of staff that look at all the projects that come forward from the different departments and we do tr

Question 112-16(6): Spending On Capital Projects In The Northwest Territories  Thank you. I would have to question that comment and review what information we provide to the Construction Association. We do have a very good relationship, as we do with the other organizations and Aboriginal governments. In many cases, once the budget is approved, we do provid

Question 112-16(6): Spending On Capital Projects In The Northwest Territories  Thank you. We do place great value on our ability to have discussions with the NWT Construction Association. We deal with other associations across the Territories, also. We also value the input from the MLAs. Mr. Speaker, we’re always in a position to improve our capital proce

Question 119-16(6): Summer Student Employment For Transportation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We place great emphasis on hiring students. We think it’s an important part of our practice to have students involved in our projects and in our departments. With the departments that I represent, both Public Works and Services and Transportation, so far w

Question 119-16(6): Summer Student Employment For Transportation  With the departments I represent, our goal is to hire 48 students, and we’re just about there. We’re short roughly a dozen students. The reason for that is we have a number of students who have identified that they want to work with us but they still haven’t, in some cases, final

Question 119-16(6): Summer Student Employment For Transportation  There are opportunities in all our projects that we undertake to deliver, including with the contractors. Thank you.

Question 119-16(6): Summer Student Employment For Transportation  I’d need clarity to that question on whether he’s referring to this year or since the start of this government, Mr. Speaker.