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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 8)

Thank you. The committee for Rural and Remote Communities was a very important committee that provided very important advice to the government in allocating funds, and I think through some of the work of the committee we’ve recognized on that committee, too, how important it is to invest in the youth.

The $400,000 that we recommended going into the Regional Sports Program I think is an excellent example of the investment in youth. The Youth Centre Funding Initiative is another good example of that. We actually doubled it from $250,000 to $500,000 for the youth centres across the Northwest...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 8)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do agree with the Member’s comment and I think this whole Assembly agrees with it. That’s why this Assembly has determined that in the life of the 16th Assembly the amount of money that we’ve put into youth is unprecedented in any Assembly before us. I think that goes a long way in showing that we do recognize that investing in youth is a very good issue and it’s something that we all support. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 7)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have with me today Mr. Mike Aumond to my left, deputy minister of Municipal and Community Affairs; Mr. David Kravitz is manager of community governance; Mr. Mark Aitken is director of legislation for Department of Justice.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 7)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I am here to present Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Local Authorities Elections Act.

The amendments included in Bill 8 are intended to update and modernize the legislation to keep pace with the needs of local authorities in the Northwest Territories, and reflect the input of our partners, the NWT Association of Communities and the Local Government Administrators of the NWT. I would like to extend my thanks to these organizations for their advice and assistance, and to the participants on the peer review group who contributed a significant amount of time and...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 7)

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, May 16, 2011, I will move that Bill 19, Cost of Credit Disclosure Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 7)

Yes, I would, Mr. Chairman.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 7)

Yes, I do, Mr. Chairman.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 7)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to speak about the value of strong community governments in the Northwest Territories.

Responsive community governments are critical to support healthy, safe, and vibrant communities. To assist the community governments in their efforts, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs works closely with the NWT Association of Communities and the Local Government Administrators of the NWT to provide training, resources, and opportunities for community governments to work with and learn from each other.

The NWT Association of Communities and the Local...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 6)

I have made commitments in this House in the past that we would try and get to as many folks in the communities, especially seniors, that would like to put in applications. I’ve made commitments to also have someone come along and interpret some of the programs so they’re more understanding of the programs that we offer and they’re able to fill out the applications a lot more accurately with the help of an interpreter. I have made those commitments.

As far as going door to door, that would require a great deal of time and resources. We prefer that those who feel that they need some work done or...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 6)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We continue to have discussions as senior management on how we can allocate more funding into the home repair. There are opportunities to move some money around and put it into home repairs, and we’re always open to that because we do recognize, as the Member does, that we do need to have a fairly good investment into the home repair, so that would deal with a lot of the adequacy issues we face in some of the small communities.