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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 43)

Looking at the budget, there is an increase of about $100,000 in regards to emergency management. Could you elaborate on that?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 43)

Just following up on a question asked by my colleague Mr. Bromley in regard to how do we help LHOs getting out of arrears. I think Tsiigehtchic should be a good role model for people to follow because they had the same problem. They basically had to downsize their operation in which they, like you mentioned, they just simply cut themselves right down to two people. You have a maintainer and basically a local administrator. But again, what they did there was they worked with their tenants, they found a bunch of units they had to dispose of, they hired people, or didn’t hire them but basically...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 43)

So is that over and above the $4.4 million or is that in addition, a separate cost altogether for the nine communities and the $44.3 million is for the remaining 24 communities?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 43)

It was my understanding that the Department of ITI is responsible for implementing the guidelines to ensure that the completion of those reports are filed and done on a quarterly or annual basis as part of the contracts that are let by way of negotiated contracts. Can the Minister assure me that those reports will be available to myself and anyone who requires them?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regards to public safety, one of the issues in regards to fire safety regulations -- and again I mentioned earlier in my opening comments – and giving the communities and volunteer firefighters in our communities the tools that they need to ensure that they not only have the training and they have the equipment, but more importantly, that we are able to not only enforce the regulations that we put in force but also that we ensure that we have the capacity in our communities to ensure that we are there in regards to protecting the public when it talks about fire...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 43)

I better put on my rose coloured glasses. My question is in regard to LHOs. I know the community of Tsiigehtchic did raise this question with the Minister that they had an LHO in the community of Tsiigehtchic but they don’t have it anymore. I noted, looking through your information, you have units in some 26 communities but you only have 23 LHOs. I’d just like to ask when can we expect to see an LHO in the community of Tsiigehtchic where they had a local housing authority previous and they don’t have that anymore. I’d just like to know when we can see that local housing authority being...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With regard to the additional funding of $1.140 million for mobile utility costs, I’m wondering exactly how much that dollar has been allocated. Is it in all communities? It’s a grant program. You mentioned eligible community governments. Who are the eligible community governments? Is it all community governments or only tax-based community governments?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 43)

Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my remarks and I apologize.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 43)

Can the Minister or the deputy tell us which communities are those?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 42)

Minister of Housing.