Norman Yakeleya

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the town of Norman Wells and the residents of Norman Wells appreciate the Premier’s comments in terms of how this government is going to help with the natural gas supply. Mr. Speaker, the town of Norman Wells made comments to myself and Members of this House that when we had a meeting with them in terms of NCPC, the power rates would go up by using the NCPC supply. They want to maintain a certain level of affordable rates and again I am asking the Premier in terms of helping the people in Norman Wells make a conversion of their hot water tanks, electricity, fuel...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to speak about the success story of the Norman Wells Day Care. This is a great example of how a community can work to provide for itself. In the past, I spoke about the need for day care places in the Sahtu. The entire region had only 59 licensed day care spots. The new Norman Wells Day Care will add 20 day care and 10 pre-school spots thanks to the efforts of the Norman Wells Early Childhood Society. I would like to congratulate the society for the workers, the volunteers, Chamber of Commerce, the Norman Wells Land Corporation, the Town of...

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, May 14, 2007, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that this Legislative Assembly strongly recommends the government immediately undertake a comprehensive review of the Territorial Power Subsidy Program, including a comparison of power consumption levels in the various regions and different months of the year, in examination of the option of setting an annual maximum subsidy consumption level as opposed to the monthly maximum to identify changes to the program to ensure that power is...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the use of diesel means that then once a decision has been made by the town of Norman Wells, the power rates would go up and we would convert over 200 homes into diesel that are on natural gas now. Should the pipeline go through and Imperial says we are opening shop again, we have natural gas and you have to convert back if they want to go back to natural gas. That’s what the town is asking. Is there some assistance if they choose not to go into the diesel because of the power rates? Do they have some assurance that the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to continue with my question to the Premier in terms of Imperial Oil dropping the bomb in Norman Wells by cutting the fuel supply off to the town of Norman Wells. I want to ask the Premier if he would inform me, inform the House, inform the good people of Norman Wells in terms of what specific things this government is going to do to help residents of Norman Wells to look at possibly a conversion of the household products to keep their homes heated and operational once Imperial turns the tap off April 1, 2008. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the Premier in terms of the very disturbing meeting I had with the Town of Norman Wells, also some of the Regular MLAs that pass through here, that shocking crisis that the town of Norman Wells is at the beck and call of Imperial Oil in terms of turning off their gas by April 2008, April 1st. Shame on Imperial Oil. I want to ask the Government of the Northwest Territories, Imperial Oil, asking Imperial Oil to come up here and justify why they made this move. Shame on Imperial Oil. I want to ask the Government of the Northwest Territories, the...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Standing Committee on Social Programs met to review Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Legal Service Act, on April 19th and 20th and on May 8th in Yellowknife, on April 23rd in Tuktoyaktuk, and Inuvik and on April 24th in Ulukhaktok; on April 25th in Colville Lake; on April 26th in Behchoko. The committee would like to thank the Minister and all the witnesses who spoke to the bill.

The committee heard from Ms. Katherine R. Peterson, a member of the private bar in Yellowknife. Ms. Peterson was very concerned that the proposed amendment would create a different or a lower...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I understand also that the Government of Canada owns one-third of the Norman Wells field. You know, where are they in this business here in terms of helping out our people in the Northwest Territories? You know, the royalties that they collect in Norman Wells, the oilfield has produced billions of dollars for Imperial Oil so the board of directors and shareholders can sit on a nice cushy place in the southern parts of the States here. So, Mr. Speaker, again, I’m demanding that this government here ask the president of Imperial Oil to come up here and...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The town of Norman Wells was told that Imperial Oil were going to reduce their gas consumption in terms of supplying the town of Norman Wells. They were shocked that Imperial Oil said the reduction will be zero. Now that causes a huge crisis in my community of Norman Wells, in the region. Then Imperial Oil says, come on you guys, the pipeline is a good thing for us, sign on and let’s do something. How does Imperial Oil drag the people of Norman Wells through this, I don’t know what to call it, Mr. Speaker, but I’m asking can this government here demand to have the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to bring my Member’s Statement to the point of bridges since we’re talking about the bridge that’s going to benefit the people of the Northwest Territories; specifically the city of Yellowknife and also to the community of Fort Providence in terms of having a bridge being constructed across the mighty Deh Cho.

I want to ask and talk about my statement in terms of the Great Bear River bridge in the Sahtu River that has been somewhat postponed. I’m afraid to say cancellation because of the increased costs of this bridge. However, the people in our...