Sahtu

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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 13)

In terms of the monitoring, I would ask the Minister, if his department could review the obligations in terms of this government, the aboriginal governments and the invited guests, the outfitters, in terms of the agreements here? In terms of monitoring, there are certain provisions within our regulations that would be very helpful in terms of working on a committed agreement by our communities and the outfitters in terms of employment, in terms of wildlife meat coming into the communities. Can the Minister look at having a review if all parties could sit down and see where we could strengthen...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 12)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment.

Can the Minister provide to me in detail what renewable energy initiatives are planned for the Sahtu region in the next two years?

Will the Minister provide to me a comprehensive alternate energy plan that will reduce the cost of living in the Sahtu in the next two years?

Will the Minister of ITI outline how the department will work with the Arctic Energy Alliance to reduce the cost of living in the Sahtu; for example, training residents of the Sahtu to be certified energy advisors?

Can the Minister...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 12)

Mr. Speaker, if the call-out situation is very grave and is a matter of life and death, even if the nurse is on call, does this give enough warrant for the nurse to leave the health centre to attend the patient at their home?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 12)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the issue again is sometimes we get conflicting messages in our communities. When there is an accident on the winter road, sometimes there is a policy within the Health department that the nurses are unable to go out. With the RCMP, there is a policy. So the community takes it upon themselves to do their rescue here and sometimes it’s difficult in terms of the coordination. I will ask the Minister again, will he work very closely with the officials, work with the communities in terms of who they call and that nobody is left in the dark? Can the Minister...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 12)

So what I am hearing -- and the Minister can correct me if I misunderstood this -- is that the communities that are on the winter road system in Tlicho, Behchoko…Sorry, the Tlicho, the Sahtu or the Beaufort-Delta, anywhere where there is a winter road system, the communities in that area come to the department with a proposal to coordinate or organize themselves regarding ground rescue services, and the Minister would be willing to look at this to see how they can coordinate with the different departments to have a coordinated management approach to ground rescue services on the winter road...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 12)

Mr. Speaker, would the Minister be working with the Sahtu people through the various meetings between now and the deadline for submission to the Yukon Environmental Assessment Board? Would the Minister work closely with the Sahtu people?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 12)

Mr. Speaker, the Minister has said it may affect that. I believe that it will affect the wildlife on our side of the border. I want to ask the Minister, in terms of submitting comments to the proposed project to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board, when will the Minister submit his comments to that board?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 12)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I want to go back to a critical and important topic I raised earlier in this session: the proposed Mactung Mine in the Yukon. Over the next 16 years, Vancouver-based North American Tungsten wants to build, operate and eventually close the mine within 1,000 metres of Sahtu land on the NWT/Yukon border.

Mr. Speaker, North American Tungsten plans to mill 2,000 tonnes of ore every day. At peak operation, the mine will send 10 trucks each weighing 40 tonnes down the North CANOL Road every day. The mine requires construction of a dam, water reservoir, a tailings facility...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 12)

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister then provide some policy that states very clearly in the health centres that when there is a life or death situation, the nurse will attend at the patient’s home?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 12)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the Minister of Health and Social Services in terms of the response call-out policy with the local health centres. When there is a call from one of the community members in the communities asking for the nurse to come because of situations where a person can’t leave their house, what is the policy in terms of the nurse responding to a call?