Yellowknife South

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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 45)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I know there’s an election coming up so maybe the Member wants to make sure everybody has a chicken in their pot or a turkey.

We do have programs to be accessed to provide for agricultural development. In the Member’s riding, in Deline there’s a group that have gotten together and they’re going to be raising chickens and turkeys and collecting eggs. So, definitely, it’s possible, and under the Growing Forward Project there are about eight or nine different categories that can be funded through that program. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 45)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We can provide those statistics to the Member. We have it here.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 45)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are working on finalizing a hydro strategy and we are working with NTEC to develop regional strategies. Funding has been identified for expansion of residual heat projects.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 45)

I think that would be the appropriate course of action. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 45)

The agreement was signed in the 15th Assembly and that agreement is binding for the life of the project. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 45)

We work very closely with NWT Tourism, which is our marketing arm, and we’ll make sure that they have all these links, if they don’t already have them, and we’ll commit to sharing the results of this report as soon as we get it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 45)

The NWT Farmers’ Association gets core funding, as well, and the Growing Forward Program that we have with the federal government, I think it’s budgeted for about $625,000. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 45)

I’m not sure what number he’s talking about, but our share of the geomatics is $476,000. If he’s asking about the contracts, I’ll ask Ms. Magrum to respond to that detailed question.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 45)

I guess there are a number of different ways we could evaluate it. We could use the Program Review Office to look at how efficient or effective these changes were. We will monitor on an ongoing basis in conjunction with the Public Utilities Board and I think the main test will be that these rates are out there and that the lower costs are passed on to the consumers. We will be monitoring as a department and as a government.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 45)

We distribute it to all departments, which it does not include NTPC because there is no businesses that provide that service and it is not our intention to look at other forms of generating power, but the boards and agencies are covered under either health or education. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.