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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 22)

It’s my understanding that Level A is a health station with no nurse. It’s my understanding that a Level B is a community health centre, which does have nurses but is more specific to providing services in that community. It’s my understanding that a Level B-C facility is a regional health and social services centre, which does have regional outreach responsibility to Level A and B communities. It’s my understanding that a Level C is also a regional health and social services centre but with a greater degree of diagnostic capabilities and some additional services, which is, I think, the point...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 22)

Mr. Chair, obviously, we encourage the Department of Health and the Department of Public Works and Services to make sure that those buildings are as efficient as possible to keep our operation costs down.

My last question on this section is about the seventh item down you’ve got a GNWT office and records centre warehouse and you’re doing some tenant improvements in Inuvik. I’m assuming that that is a health related building, or a health related tenant improvement, but it’s not particularly clear. Can you tell me what tenant improvements we’re doing and for which division of Health and Social...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Going back to my original question, is there a bit of a timeline on that? When are we going to be seeing that plan coming back and when can we actually expect to see some progress being done on the facility itself at Stanton?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That is all great. I have just one more suggestion to the Minister.

The upper gallery in the museum, there is a long walkway where they have held a number of shows. Just in the past week, I attended a photo show that was there. It is a prime location where a curated show could be facilitated. I was wondering if I could get the Minister to commit to having the museum actually do some research on what the criteria are for a candidate counsel for something to be considered a curated show so that we can take advantage of that long hallway, and maybe with very little expense...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 22)

I’d like to thank the Minister for that. I’m in no way knocking any of the things we’re doing, and I think this government is doing an awful lot with respect to arts.

During the Arts Week I had a number of artists in the Northwest Territories say how grateful they are for the increased level of support that we’re providing. But I’m talking about something specific here. I’m talking about a curated show. The advantage to that is that if we facilitate a curated show for our northern artists, then our northern artists have an opportunity to take advantage of programs that the Canada Council offers...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 22)

Currently the majority of NWT artists are unable to apply for support from Canada Council. One of the primary criteria for them is that an individual must have been involved in a curated show. By supporting curated shows here in the Northwest Territories, we are opening our local artists to significant opportunities on a national level through the Canada Council sponsored shows, training opportunities and international events. These, by default, increase the national and international awareness of the Northwest Territories, which is good for tourism. Support of our artists is a win-win...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 22)

For clarity, the answer is yes, we’re going to be bringing people from any community and every community in the Northwest Territories to Fort Smith and Hay River as the need exists and as programs are available. I think it’s a simple yes or no answer. These two facilities are going to be used for everywhere in the Northwest Territories. Is that right? Yes or no. No explanations. Yes or no works for me.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 22)

I just want to follow up on some of the questions my colleague Mr. Ramsay was asking. It got a little confusing for me, but to sort of put it into perspective, I was wondering if the Minister could tell me what a Level A health and social services station is responsible for.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 22)

Thank you to the Minister for that. Same page, slightly different topic. I see that there are a number of replacements for health centres, one in Hay River, one in Fort Providence, as well as a renovation in Fort Smith and there’s a health centre and long-term care facility in Norman Wells. Given the strategic vision of this 16th Assembly, can you tell me whether or not those buildings are being built environmentally responsible? Specifically, are you putting pellet boilers and those types of equipment in these new health centres in the renovations to save us money over the long term? Thank...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Since being elected and coming into this Assembly, one of the issues that was on Yellowknife’s agenda, obviously, was the Stanton Territorial Health Centre here in Yellowknife. It was in the plan when we first got here, there was some work being done, but it seems that it’s dropped off and we often ask about the Stanton Master Development Plan and it seems to be gone yet again.

The building needs work. I know that there are things being done in the department, the Foundation for Change being the primary one, but I still wonder when are we going to see something come...