Bob McLeod

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are working with the company that has developed the technology and they have indicated that they still need some time to finalize the cost, and in order to do that they need a proposal from us so that they have all the parameters. RSW have done a lot of preliminary work. They’ve looked at the hydro potential of the majority of the rivers in the Northwest Territories so they have a very good idea of where the best potential for in-stream hydro to work. So we are looking at Deline and other possible locations in the Northwest Territories.

Not unless there’s a hunter and a trapper practicing agriculture as well. No, it’s not open to agriculture. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, the pipeline office does go to the communities. For those people in the communities that are interested in trades, they are prepared to direct them to the right people. We work very closely with Education, Culture and Employment. Not only has the pipeline increased their commitment for apprentices, they’ve increased it significantly.

As far as the approved funds, if our budget is approved, there will be $148,000 to continue to support efforts in relation to any B regulatory review; $300,000 contribution to APG; $360,000 for Aboriginal capacity building, contribution funding for...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have tried a number of different things. We communicated with the federal government, who are the land managers. They have responded in writing indicating they are not prepared to take any action to stop ATV drivers. We have committed to preparing signs to advise the four-wheelers of the importance and sensitive nature of the park. We’re also trying to educate the four-wheelers that come up there. I think we’ve been in contact with the group that was there previously and I think they were planning to come up, but then they realized the sensitive nature and I understood...

Mr. Chairman, I’m pleased to present the Department of Human Resources 2011-2012 main estimates. The department’s mandate is to provide leadership and direction to departments and agencies in all areas of human resource management. In doing so Human Resources is guided by legislation, policies, and strategies; in particular, 20/20: A Brilliant North, the Northwest Territories Public Service Strategic Plan. As Members know, this comprehensive framework sets out a 10-year plan for the development of the public service in the Northwest Territories.

The focus for 2011-2012 will be on fixing the...

As we outlined in our presentation or briefing the other day, the Government of the Northwest Territories is a signatory to the regulatory agreement and we’re participating in the coordination of the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline regulatory process. The Mackenzie Gas Pipeline is expected to require 6,911 permits or licences, most of which will be reviewed by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The regulators and boards have made a commitment to a maximum 11-month review process for permits. It hasn’t been contemplated that we would have to change any regulations or develop any new...

We’ll commit to getting information from NTEC that we can provide to the Member with regard to information on potential hydro in his riding.

I will look forward to the e-mail.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will respond in a general way and then I will have Mr. Vician. I think the best way to look at it is, when we had a downturn in the economy and two of the three diamond mines shut down for extended periods, the people that were laid off were mainly southern workers that didn’t live in the Northwest Territories. So the mines went to special effort to keep Aboriginal and northern employees on and they did that until the economy recovered and I think things may have changed when the mines moved from open pit to underground mining where the skill sets required a change...

The operation of parks is by contract and I guess what I meant was they don’t collect enough revenues to pay for all of the contract. So they collect revenues and then they get a top-up from the department is generally how we work with our contractors. Thank you.