Michael Nadli

Could you be clearer? Which Minister are you talking about? Is it the Indian Affairs Minister or is it the territorial Minister?

A final question. It’s very clear that we still have a few outstanding regions that don’t have a land claim or a settled land claim per se. I wanted to know, if any, what role would they have in terms of the Surface Rights Board? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I, too, had some comments. This is the first of a series of legislation that are going to be mirrored to move the devolution forward. I just wanted to highlight a couple of comments and end off with a question.

Throughout this process as we contemplate this mirror legislation, what got us here was the negotiations process towards devolution. Usually in a negotiation process you have parties, and each party that’s represented at the table reports to their principals. Of course, in the negotiations process, parties agree to the subject matter that needs to be negotiated...

I would like to thank the Minister for committing to following up on details of the construction and so forth.

What would a person from Enterprise need to do in order to work at the tower, notwithstanding that there’s a public process in terms of the tendering, but there’s an interest in terms of the local community being employed. What would a person from Enterprise need to do in order to work at the tower? Mahsi.

The Minister has indicated that the construction will start. Has a site and contractor for the construction been selected? Mahsi.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Money is set aside for this year’s capital plan for a new fire lookout tower in Enterprise. The tower will replace an existing tower located in an isolated part of the Cameron Hills, 73 kilometres from Kakisa.

Like other fire lookout towers, the Cameron tower is staffed from mid-May to mid-August by a contract employee from Hay River. It is used for fire detection and it is also part of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ communication system. However, the tower has limited visibility over Hay River and the Cameron Hills Plateau. It can only be serviced by...

Thank you. If I could ask the Premier just to perhaps further elaborate with a formal meeting to acknowledge indeed they have a settled land claim and they’ll be welcomed to the board.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Perhaps it could be a very simplistic question, but perhaps I’ll pose it to the Premier; if not, maybe the staff that are with him. I know the whole intention of this whole exercise is to, of course, bear the responsibility of the GNWT with more responsibilities on the public lands and resources and we’re at that point.

My question is: What role would the Department of Aboriginal Affairs have in terms of the Surface Rights Board Act? Plus, this is rather significant in terms of setting the course for perhaps more decision-making here in the North, but it stems from mirror...

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, March 10, 2014, I will move the following motion: now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that the Government of the Northwest Territories, prior to summer 2014, honour its commitments and work with those Northwest Territories First Nations and entrepreneurs that have an interest in harvesting morels and other mushrooms, to implement interim measures that regulate and manage the commercial harvest of wild mushrooms; and further, that the Government of the Northwest Territories immediately begin drafting...

I would like to ask the Minister how can local businesses benefit from tower construction and operation if a contractor hasn’t been selected yet. Mahsi.