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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 45)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to recognize Brian Kardash, a schoolteacher from Fort Resolution from last year and Patricia’s husband, as you indicated. I never met his father, but I understand that’s Dan Kardash.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 45)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, will be supporting the motion. I would like to thank Mr. Bromley. I think it’s important to put good healthy food on the table, and I consider milk to be very healthy. As people in the House know, I support the youth strongly, and I’m happy to see that they will be getting a good start with milk and so on. So I, too, will support the motion. Perhaps at some point this milk subsidy can be expanded to formula and start with infants right up to 12 years old.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 45)

Will the Minister and the department agree to do a mechanical assessment of all heavy equipment in Tu Nedhe to determine what needs to be done to assist the communities to reduce capital expenditures in this area?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 45)

Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Today I talked about the maintenance of heavy equipment assets in Fort Resolution and Lutselk’e and the need for the department to provide assistance to the communities. I’d like to follow up on my statement with questions for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.

Will the department work with the communities in developing much needed maintenance programs for the heavy equipment assets in both Fort Resolution and Lutselk’e?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 44)

I thank the deputy minister for the answer. Just for more information on the chipseal overlay on Highway No. 6, there are only about 15 kilometres that are chipsealed. The department did add an additional five or six kilometres of chipseal beyond what used to be the community of Pine Point. If those are areas that would be considered under this program, then it does leave the rest of the highway for the budget that’s scheduled for Highway No. 6. I’m happy with that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 44)

I was wondering if the government or the Department of Public Works has done a technical evaluation on the GNWT-owned office space that would be vacated to move into the new office space.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 44)

Okay. Following up on questions from other MLAs, I know there was indication that because of the nature of the way the office space in Inuvik is spread out around the community, although there may be a 7 per cent vacancy rate, there are small pockets all over the community. I was wondering what the opposition to actually doing a market evaluation would be.

I know that if we support a small business under some of our small business programs, even a person who owns a small business could have a lot less of an impact on something like this. That person is actually going into an area where there’s...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am going to talk about another community for just a minute. I was wondering if the department had done a technical assessment on GNWT-owned office space in Lutselk’e.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 44)

I’m familiar with the date of the Deninu school. I believe the Deninu school was built in 1972, so I guess it’s 36 years old. I know there was some retrofit work done on the school. Could the deputy minister advise me when the Lutselk’e school was built — the current school?