David Krutko

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again, the office of the chief information officer is undertaking this. They are doing a performance evaluation and ensuring that the plan and assessment of the program is completed. They are telling me that they should have something back by the end of July. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to recognize a constituent of mine, Mr. James Andre, who’s in town for the presentation this evening with regard to the Three Rivers Conference that’s going to take place at 7:30 at Northern United Place. I’d also like to recognize a former constituent from Aklavik, Bella Husky. Welcome.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we do design and build to ensure that the capital investment that we are making is there for the long term. Again, we are ensuring that the quality of that infrastructure is going to be able to maintain itself over 30 to 40 years. So again, it is a part of the design, construct, and more importantly ensuring the energy conservation and the style that we use is cost efficient. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have been working with departments and also we are looking at the whole energy conservation design of public infrastructure in regards to making sure that we do bring down the cost, but more importantly that we do have something that’s affordable and meets our budget amounts. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in regards to the cost of construction, in most cases we have a rough estimate of what we expect the price to come in on. Again, we do look at what else is happening in other areas, what’s in general contracting area, what’s happening in the industry, so again we do try to ensure that we do come up with a number that meets our requirements, but more importantly that we can afford to build at that cost and not to build something that’s extreme where we cannot afford it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we do have an interdepartmental committee that’s looking at the whole area of infrastructure. Again, this could be one of the issues that they look at. Again, we are trying to ensure that we find ways not only to deliver our existing infrastructure, but more importantly the infrastructure going forward. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, on April 19, 2007, youth from across the Northwest Territories participated in the 9th Annual Territorial Skills Competition. Over 100 northern youth were entered into the various competitive events designed to foster careers and trades in technology. I would like to extend congratulations to those who took part, especially those competitors in the worksite safety event.

The worksite safety event involved three parts. Competitors gave an oral presentation on workplace health or safety topic of their choice. They took a written test and were also asked to identify safety hazards at...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, every year, we join together to celebrate North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, which this year falls on May 6th to 12th. This safety and health related week was first marked by an agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States in 1997. In Canada, Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Week had been celebrated for 10 years prior to its international launching.

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week’s goal is to focus the attention of employers, workers, the general public and all partners in occupational safety and the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will commit to meeting with the Power Corp, but I have spoken with my office this morning and they have informed me that they are in discussions with Tamerlane in working out an agreement. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are in the business to make a profit and we have definitely been working with Tamerlane with regard to discussions we have had with them to trying to assist by supplying power. Again, we do have to work out a power purchase agreement and make sure they do have the project.