Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I assume, along with myself and yourself, that all the Members here will encourage all the youth of the Northwest Territories who are congregating in Hay River tonight to be in the 24th Annual Track and Field for the Northwest Territories.

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This event, like I indicated, has over 1,100 athletes and a couple hundred volunteers from the community that are helping to feed, to house and to manage where everybody goes. My assistant is out there working on the shot put event right now. The weather typically is either hot or cold or rainy, and this year we got cold. It...

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Is there a question there, Mr. Bromley?

All those opposed, please stand.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I indicated in my Member’s statement, a vital service in Hay River, which is the handi-van, that deals with seniors and people with disabilities to get around the community to attend medical appointments and stuff like that, has not been receiving any government funding and has seen cost increases and has pressures there. So my questions are for the Minister of Health today.

Is there any funding available to assist these people, seniors with disabilities, to get to their medical appointments and go throughout the community of Hay River?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Kalgutkar. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. I’ll allow the mover to make a final comment.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. I’ll take that as a statement. Next I have Mr. Yakeleya, then Mr. Hawkins.

Page 12, Department of Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, directorate and administration, not previously authorized, $1.378 million; education and culture, not previously authorized, negative $1.899 million. Total department, not previously authorized, negative $521,000. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Next I have Ms. Bisaro.