Mr. Speaker, one of the things we heard from NWTAC and a lot of the communities that are on the highway system, is their lack of capacity to respond to accidents that might be outside the town. We have $200,000 that was earmarked for ground ambulance and highway service rescue. We have decided that we’re going to allocate some of that for training. So we’ll have a lot of people in communities that are trained to be first responders. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Speaker, what is the status of the ground ambulance and highway rescue services funding review? This has been going on for some time there. Mahsi.
Mr. Speaker, we had identified $200,000 in the past for ground ambulance and highway services. We had some communities take us up on that money. Once they realized there is a huge liability without the proper training, they kind of backed off a bit.
We are looking at the overall picture. There is a departmental advisory committee that’s looking at it right now, and we’re waiting to see what they come back with, what some of their recommendations might be. So we are looking forward to that. Once we get that, we’ll be able to share it with the Members. We will share it with NWTAC, and look forward to ensuring that our folks in the front lines are trained as proper first responders. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Final, short supplementary, Mr. Nadli.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The summer travel season, especially for tourist travellers, is coming up here fairly soon. When can this House expect to see the results of this review that the Minister is referring to? Mahsi.
Mr. Speaker, it is an ongoing review. I will contact those that are involved, and see where they’re at, and see if there are any preliminary findings that I can share with the Members. I will be sure to give that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
My questions are for the Minister of Human Resources.
How many GNWT employment opportunities were advertised in 2011 and 2012?
How many of these positions were filled by Priority 1 candidates as identified under the Affirmative Action Policy?
How many of these positions were filled by Priority 2 candidates?
What was the total number of applicants in 2011 and 2012 and how many of the applicants were Priority 1 or Priority 2 candidates?
Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following three documents, entitled 2011-2012 Report of the Legal Services Board of the Northwest Territories, the NWT Law Foundation’s 30th Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2012, and the NWT Coroners Service 2011 Annual Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Miltenberger.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document, entitled Northwest Territories Main Estimates, 2013-2014. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Hawkins.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to table a letter addressed to me. It’s in response to a written question I wrote, Written Question 12-17(3), regarding senior management bonus salary ranges. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Item 17, notices of motion. Item 18, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 19, motions. Item 20, first reading of bills. Item 21, second reading of bills. Item 22, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.
I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. The only item in Committee of the Whole today is Tabled Document 9-17(4). What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Menicoche.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that we report progress.
Item 23, report of Committee of the Whole, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 9-17(4) and would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Do I have a seconder? Mr. Beaulieu.
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Mr. Speaker, orders of the day for Friday, February 8, 2013, 10:00 a.m.:
Prayer
Ministers’ Statements
Members’ Statements
Returns to Oral Questions
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Acknowledgements
Oral Questions
Written Questions
Returns to Written Questions
Replies to Opening Address
Replies to Budget Address
Petitions
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
Tabling of Documents
Notices of Motion
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
Motions
Motion 1-17(4), Setting of Session Hours by Speaker
First Reading of Bills
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Tabled Document 9-17(4), NWT Main Estimates, 2013-2014
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Orders of the Day
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Friday, November 8th, at 10:00 a.m.
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