Henry Zoe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can assure the Member that I can have my regional staff from Municipal and Community Affairs visit with the municipal councils to see what is the best alternative to curb the dust control in Tulita. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the issue of dust control at the community level, the Member for Sahtu raised with me earlier this week. I have taken it to my department to see how we can assist the particular community that he made reference to, particularly Tulita. The department, through our formula financing, is providing funding to undertake this type of dust control at the community level. With regard to chipsealing, we do have a five-year plan that we jointly developed with the Department of Transportation. Tulita is scheduled for 2006-07. As the Member knows, we try to do...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address an incident concerning my personal conduct that occurred at the Royal Canadian Legion Yellowknife branch on the evening of May 15, 2004. On the evening in question, I was involved in a verbal altercation with a number of members of the Legion. During that incident I made an inappropriate statement concerning fellow Legion members that I deeply regret.

Mr. Speaker, I take full responsibility for my conduct on the evening in question. Shortly after the incident occurred, I apologized in writing and in person to the management and...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, (Translation) I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the seven Pages who served this House in the last three days. These students are constituents of mine from Chief Jimmy Bruneau Regional High School in Edzo and were selected by Principal Rita Mueller with their hard work and dedication shown in their studies. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank these following students: Kevin Crookedhand, Cassandra Camsell, Tia Marissa Gon, Rambo MacKenzie, Mandy Mantla, John Paul Rabesca and Ernest Smith for a job well done.

Mr. Speaker, I have a return to written question asked by Mr. Braden on March 24, 2004, regarding reclamation of Miramar Con Mine. Mr. Braden asked if there is a specified reclamation standard in the Con Mine leases that the leaseholder must achieve. The leases require Miramar Con Mine to prepare a restoration plan dealing with, among other things, the removal of buildings and structures on the property, roads, and the land in general. The plan is to be prepared with the objective of restoring the land to an environmentally-safe and reusable condition, to the satisfaction of the deputy...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize one of my constituents, Mr. Ernie Smith. He is also a band councillor from Rae-Edzo. Welcome to the House. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 5, Tlicho Community Government Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill gives effect to chapter 8 of the Tlicho agreement relating to Tlicho community governments. It establishes the community governments of Behchoko, Wha Ti, Gameti and Wekweti and describes their boundaries. The provisions for community governance are modeled upon those set out in the proposed statutes included as schedules to Bill 25, the Municipal Statutes Replacement Act, through variances due to results from the Tlicho...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if the honourable Member wants me to give him a definition, it’s someone like the honourable Member when he was an athlete in Inuvik in skiing. Someone in that calibre. Thank you.

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Mr. Speaker, I’m not quite clear as to the question that the honourable Member is raising. An NWT-wide Olympic games? I haven’t heard of anything of that sort before. Thank you.