Daniel McNeely

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's more of a comment here. I understand on the issue of capital that one of the bridges that was talked about years ago was the Oscar Creek bridge 30 kilometres north of Norman Wells on the application. Now the application has come to this entrance in accounting for it, so I'm satisfied I'm going to get a little piece of the pie. After all the discussions about highways, I feel kind of lost here; and boats. I don't have a boat yet, but nevertheless we'll move on.

All in all, Mr. Chair, I'm quite satisfied with the capital being presented and the avenues to ensure capital...

Thank you for the response. Would the Minister, through the regional office, make trips of campaign informational sessions, open houses, to the four surrounding communities in the Sahtu, particular Fort Good Hope, Deline, Tulita, and Colville?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm encouraged by the recent consultation on the new legislation for the first ever Mineral Resources Act. This is valuable information that needs to be shared and is within the strategy, the NWT Geological Survey Strategic Plan, released this past March, Mr. Speaker. My question is: what awareness of this strategy has the department done since? Mahsi.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Today I wear my traditional vest in recognition of the NWT Arts Week. The residents of the Northwest Territories possess and produce world-wide unique art. Among the unique inventory is our art of traditional knowledge captured in our elders. The NWT Geological Survey Strategy is one of many strategic plans developed by this government. Strategic plans are an essential element to management's ability to enhance the directives as developed.

Having a model or strategy supported by management's ability to achieve our government's mandate for the people we represent is a...

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Cochrane. Thank you, Minister Cochrane. Mr. Martin.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Cochrane.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. During the planning on retrofits, upgrading, the list of units identified, is it a practice of the department to upgrade with additional features to include energy efficient appliances and techniques, for example? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you for the allowance, Mr. Chair. I just want to make a comment that I look forward to working with both departments of Public Works and Services, or a DOY now on the end of department, to try and merge some input from the community on the cultural design of the appearance of the building so it fits with the community leadership's input into the image of the building, not necessarily the technical side of the interior where it is more to meet health standards. I am thinking the outside definitely would be of interest to the community, to have some cultural features of the building. Thank...