Michael Nadli

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to understand again. Maybe we could get an explanation from the Minister: why was ambulatory care services established as a separate key activity? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. If the Minister could also maybe indicate, state in terms of the timeliness, in terms of the full implementation of recognizing the Dene fonts and its use in the vital stats. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This will be my last question. Perhaps in the future, a community decides for the purposes of bringing better services to their communities, how would they remove themselves from the authority perhaps to join other authorities, say, from the Deh Cho to perhaps the Hay River Health Authority. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’m just going to figure out at what point I could ask the appropriate question. My question is in regards to the transformation efforts in terms of centralizing or getting the health authorities together under one umbrella, that was via Bill 44. I just wanted to get a sense from the Minister in terms of providing reassurance especially for small communities that have at the ground level, at the community level an input in terms of decision-making of their healthcare needs and, you know, their aspirations to ensure that we bring good quality care to people that live in...

I would like to thank the Minister for his reply. Here in the NWT, we promote the day of natural resource development. If that happens, we are quite fortunate especially if you are a neighbouring community, you have access to jobs that are fairly limited, and business opportunities, to ensure that the community grows. Plus, we also have the expectation that we are trying to balance economic and social impacts. Is the Minister aware of any effort being made to help the people of Enterprise benefit from the proposed pellet mill especially in terms of jobs and other economic opportunities?

Mahsi. Mr. Speaker. Small communities sometimes are drive-by communities. We drive by, and we see a small community, and we just drive by. One particular community is Enterprise, located within my riding. It is in the Deh Cho riding, but it also has access to the jurisdiction of the South Slave district offices. However, my questions today are for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. Can the Minister explain how Enterprise is involved in discussions at a territorial level about initiatives and activities that have an impact on the community? Mahsi.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Enterprise is the first Northwest Territories community on the Mackenzie Highway north of the Alberta border. Built when the highway was first extended into the NWT to capture highway trade, Enterprise is home to just over a hundred people at the junction of Highways No. 1 and No. 2, 43 kilometres south of Hay River. Enterprise is too often overlooked because of its size. The mayor recently shared some concerns with me that the community is under-represented and goes unnoticed, especially its Aboriginal population. Mr. Speaker, according to census data, almost...

Yes, thank you. Again, Mr. Chair, I’m just trying to… Maybe… I don’t know if the Minister or his officials would have access to just a total figure amount for in one year how much money is expended in terms of medevacs out of small communities into Yellowknife. Thank you.

Yes, just maybe a final question, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to get some clarification. Where in this budget in the Interim Resource Management Assistant Program located? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wanted to get an understanding in terms of the government’s work, especially this department, with groups that haven’t settled a land claim in terms of what kind of resources the government is providing in terms of assistance. I wanted to see if I can get some clarification in terms of Wildlife Management Boards. Is that strictly for land claim groups or does that include non-claim groups? Thank you.