Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 22)

Yes, that is correct. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. One of the reasons and the biggest concern we haven't ever looked at doing this, the last time the department has looked at it, is the major safety concerns out there with the pressure ridges. Changing conditions and climate changes have probably made that road, if we did put a road out there, very unpredictable and very costly to operate. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 22)

"In time." No. That information should be readily available, and I think we will maybe even try to pull together some of the other projects so that we can get an example of what has been done in the department.

One thing I can say about it is that, when we are working on these projects, we try to put as much in the RFP as we possibly can to make sure Northerners benefit from these things, and training is a big part of it. We work closely with the Minister of ECE. He has his Skills 4 Success. These things are important to all Northerners. We have to make sure that we try to benefit the most we...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. When it is appropriate, we will share that information with the Members. Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, that's true and that will be all rolled in with all of our other assets. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. There is no other program. Docks fall under the Community Access Program only. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. No, there's no money set aside for hypothetically what's coming down the pipe for the Manufacturing Strategy. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, the Member can ask those questions here. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will speak a little slower.

The first short-term contract was from November to April of this year. That one is going to be done here right away. We are going to do another one from April until September on that, hoping substantial completion is done by then,

Then, any long-term contract, we haven't decided on a term or anything, we will be sitting down to figure out what the length of term that is going to be going forward. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm not the Minister of the Power Corporation, but I think I know enough about it to speak to this a little bit. The reason that it's at the 15 kilowatt is to protect the rate bases to start with, because the problem with that is that you start getting into these people who get bigger than 15. Say you get to 500 kilowatts or more, you know, you start getting into independent power producers, things that we're going to have that in our energy plan for some of the communities that want to be able to sell it back into the system for Aboriginal governments and communities.

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