Question 85-16(2) Condition Of Arena In Lutselk’e  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. This week I spoke about the problems Lutselk’e is facing with the arena. Today I would like to ask follow-up questions to the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. Mr. Speaker, this matter is very serious for the community. It seems the community

Question 85-16(2) Condition Of Arena In Lutselk’e  Would the Minister commit to making a visit to Lutselk’e with me to discuss arena operations and other related matters pertaining to the arena?

Question 79-16(2) Preventative Maintenance Programs For Seniors And Disabled Homeowners  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Today, I spoke about seniors and disabled homeowners and their need to be able to access assistance from this government to conduct regular preventive maintenance work on their homes. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister of the NWT Housing Corporation provide t

Question 79-16(2) Preventative Maintenance Programs For Seniors And Disabled Homeowners  I’d like to thank the Minister for the answer. I would like to, once again, emphasize the need for providing assistance to seniors and disabled homeowners who are doing preventive maintenance work on their homes. Can the Minister tell me if these homeowners can access preventive-

Question 79-16(2) Preventative Maintenance Programs For Seniors And Disabled Homeowners  Mr. Speaker, with the current CARE program in place, there’s such things as a requirement for full insurance on the program. Some of my constituents, Mr. Speaker, live in log homes. There are no fire hydrants and no full-time firefighters. This all adds to the cost of insurance.

Preventative Maintenance Programs For Senior And Disabled Homeowners  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. [English translation not provided.] Mr. Speaker, today I would like to talk about the issue of preventative maintenance programs for seniors and disabled persons. Many seniors and disabled persons who own their own homes are already burdened with a limit

Preventative Maintenance Programs For Senior And Disabled Homeowners  Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement. Unanimous consent granted.

Preventative Maintenance Programs For Senior And Disabled Homeowners  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, according to the current housing market in the South Slave, the average cost of a home is $300,000. So for the cost of less than half the cost of an average house in the South Slave region, we can once again provid

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize the interpreters and interpreter trainees: Alizette Abel; Terry Villeneuve; Archie Smith — the bestest guy; Mary Jane Michel; Bernadette Lockhart; Elizabeth Boucher; Henry Catholique; and Joyce Isadore. Thank you.

Infrastructure Requirements In Constituency  [English translation not provided.] Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, back on November 28 I spoke about infrastructure needs for the youth in Tu Nedhe, the Tu Nedhe riding. On Monday I talked about providing support to communities to allow them to hire qualified recreation s

Infrastructure Requirements In Constituency  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, the department’s mandate is clear: to provide support to communities, to provide local sport and recreation programs. According to my communities the support being provided is insufficient. The department needs to re-e

Acknowledgement 4-16(2) Amber Mandeville — Fort Resolution  Today I wish to acknowledge a young athlete and role model, 16-year-old Amber Mandeville of Fort Resolution. Amber enjoys being out on the land, helping others, giving meat to elders, and taking visitors up the Talston River and Jean River. Last year, Amber was chosen as top ju

Question 61-16(2) Operational Support For Sport, Youth And Recreational Facilities  Today I talked about the importance of providing adequate support to deliver sport recreation youth programs to my communities and to another riding. My questions are for Minister of MACA. Mr. Speaker, what is the Minister going to do to assist the community of Lutselk’e regard

Question 61-16(2) Operational Support For Sport, Youth And Recreational Facilities  On a previous occasion the Minister replied to one of my questions about working for sport and youth infrastructure from different sources. Can the Minister tell me if he has worked directly with the communities of Lutselk’e and Fort Resolution in regard to leveraging dollars fro

Question 61-16(2) Operational Support For Sport, Youth And Recreational Facilities  In one of the previous replies from the Minister pertaining to the new deal, the Minister indicated there would be evaluations on the new deal. Can the Minister tell me if the evaluation of the new deal has been planned for Lutselk’e and Fort Resolution?