Inuvik Boot Lake

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Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 14)

Just one last final question here. Is there any type of clauses that are put into the initial contract for big projects like this when we get an initial contractor doing the assessments? Are there any clauses that would put any change order costs or additional costs on the contractor to ensure that they do a completely thorough assessment of the project that needs to be completed? Is there any type of clause in the contract and, if not, would the Minister be willing to get one completed? Or adding one?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 14)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Once again under this heading, I’ll go back to my initial questioning in terms of contract and procurement where I made mention of it in the general comments. Specifically, when this department does any contracting procurement, and awards contracts through the RFP process, and does look at awarding contracts to whomever it may be that get the winning contract, whether they’re a northern contractor or a southern contractor, how often does this department conduct change orders?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I know that both comments were pretty long there, and I do understand the Minister does have a very big department and a lot of responsibility to be working with, he and his staff. When I do refer to reports I refer to it from a ground-level worker, which I’ve done for many, many years, and some recommendations when I left a conference or a workshop feeling good knowing that those recommendations were to be addressed or looked at and they never, ever did. Now that I’m in a position to see if we can try to get those addressed, I feel good about it because I’m saying...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 14)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just to briefly touch on this motion here. I think committee members and residents don’t have to look any further than some of the key findings in the Health Status Report that was brought forth in August 2011 and some of the key findings that need to be addressed to protect and increase the healthy living of our residents of the Northwest Territories. Obviously, with my background, and seeing the effectiveness of health promotion and education initiatives, and putting more dollars into that and investing into our people, I will be supporting this motion. Like I said...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 14)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a motion. I move that this committee strongly recommends that the government take immediate action to identify the funding necessary to develop and establish a territorial detox program model and implementation plan that will lead to the creation of four detox beds – two each in the northern and southern parts of the Northwest Territories – during the 2013-2014 fiscal year.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 14)

Thank you. Would the Minister not only look at the detachments here in the Northwest Territories, but also work with other jurisdictions that might have possibly taken some of the artifacts, some of the archives from the Northwest Territories when we didn’t have specific detachments here in the Northwest Territories and look at possibly bringing them back to the North? So our Northerners, our residents, can see those archives, see those artifacts, and be proud of the RCMP and the heritage that they have in the Northwest Territories. Would the Minister be willing to look at other jurisdictions...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just following up to my Member’s statement earlier, the North has a big history of work that the RCMP division has done not only in the Northwest Territories but across Nunavut and the Yukon as well. I’d like to ask the Minister of Justice if there’s any type of museum infrastructure or some room dedicated to all of the history, and the good work and significant events that the RCMP “G” Division has done in the North, and is there somewhere dedicated in the Northwest Territories that our residents and our public can be part of that history and learn that history. Thank...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 13)

Just staying under this division here, in terms of long-term care, I know in Inuvik we do have a waiting list of seniors that are requesting to get into the long-term care facilities and also looking at funding for the day program use. Kind of two questions, but the first one is: Does the Minister have a plan to address the waiting list of seniors wanting to get into the long-term care unit within the regional hospital? Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 13)

Leading on to the next question, does the Minister know the stats of babies that are born with jaundice in the past fiscal year? Can he provide those kinds of stats?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 13)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to ask the Minister, in terms of under the territorial health services division, if he’s got a plan in place for the oral health care, such as dental health for some of the smaller communities that don’t have those services, and if he would be willing to commit to having a more ongoing presence in the smaller communities, such as possibly creating some type of mobile dental unit.

Dental care services that are needed for some of the dental care in the small communities are not being addressed, and in some cases our dental hygienists are only going in for a...