Mackenzie Delta

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Debates of , (day 9)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document Workers’ Compensation Board of the NWT and Nunavut 2007 Corporate Plan. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , (day 9)

So with that, I'd like to thank you very much. Enjoy your trip home and I wish you all the best. Thank you.

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Debates of , (day 8)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can direct the department to notify communities when the water levels will be raised by way of raising the water in the dam. Thank you.

Debates of , (day 8)

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today to give you a status report on the energy conservation initiatives undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Services. This work was initiated last year through the GNWT's energy conservation action plan and supports this government’s action on climate change, as described in the NWT Greenhouse Gas Strategy, while upholding the principle of the NWT energy plan.

Earlier this year, I reported that PWS had been working with the Department of Justice to install a biomass heating system -- wood pellet boilers -- at North Slave Correctional facility. This has...

Debates of , (day 8)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’ll refer that question to Mr. Voytilla.

Debates of , (day 8)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With regard to looking at consultations and the aspects around compensation, again the corporation, Deze, has just formed a couple of weeks ago. It will be that agency or board who will be the ones doing consultation in the communities through our partnership with the Metis and the Akaitcho. We feel that allowing that agency to do the consultation and filing and application to the environmental regulatory boards will now open it up to public scrutiny where the public now has a format where they can ask questions, they can debate issues, they can talk about the...

Debates of , (day 8)

Yes, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , (day 8)

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled Biomass Heating System Project Report: North Slave Correctional Facility, Yellowknife, NT. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , (day 8)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are going through the Town of Inuvik because they have the lease on the existing ball field. In order for us to acquire that field, we will have to replace it with another field somewhere else. That is the reason we are going through the Town of Inuvik and allowing them to facilitate. We are willing to enter into an agreement with them by way of a written agreement and have it clearly spelled out that any resources needed for a new ball field…We will be able to approve that by way of building it into the budget of the new high school. Thank you.

Debates of , (day 8)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Suffice to the Member, I will do up a letter, cc it to all the communities, direct it to the president of the corporation to ensure that they have these consultations, inform the communities when they are going to release any water from the Taltson hydro facility which may affect the water levels downstream. Thank you.