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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I'm glad that job search is underway to assist the individuals. My second question there, Mr. Speaker, is what is the Department of ECE's position on the current learning centres' facilities or the buildings; what are the future plans of those assets? Mahsi.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Closure of community learning centres: Mr. Speaker, the Sahtu region, like other regions of the Northwest Territories, heard loud and clear the closures of 19 community learning centres. Mr. Speaker, the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated shares this frustration.
Mr. Speaker, of this, the Sahtu region will see nine job losses. This action has created a number of issues, barriers on capacity, at a time that is critically important on workforce readiness. Mr. Speaker, I highlight two major projects on our horizon: Number 1, the Norman Wells oil field closure; Number 2, the...
Thank you to the Minister for that reply. I'm glad efforts are taken to make use of these facilities. I've been in a number of them, and they're ideal buildings for other uses.
So my last question: Will the Minister support a joint meeting between each Sahtu community leadership and the department so we can share the information updated and what the future plans are? Mahsi.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today my questions are to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. What is the Department of ECE's preparations to retain the nine positions lost in the Sahtu because of the community learning centres' closures? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Due to previous engagements I will be leaving afterwards but I, too, will be joining the theme day on the learning centre closures. I wouldn't be doing my job, Mr. Speaker, if I didn't voice the concerns that I heard recently from constituents in the Sahtu. We are going to see, and layoff slips have been awarded, to nine positions, and the loss of training opportunities by this government and also the closure of these facilities is going to be a loss to the education foundation of each community.
There's projects in the horizon. How do we readiness our workforce in...
Thank you. Committee, we will differ the legislative summary and review the estimates by activity summary beginning with expenditures on behalf of the Members starting on page 8. Are there any questions? The Member from Frame Lake, please proceed.
Agreed. Thank you. Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses into the chamber.
Would the Speaker please introduce his witnesses.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Do you wish to bring witnesses into the house?
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your hardworking committee has been considering Tabled Document 275-20(1), and I would like to report progress with zero motions carried. And Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
I really want to thank the Minister for providing those measures. This window is going to close in another seven weeks, so we got to make sure that we have the schedule and monitor the schedule. My last question here will be, to the Minister, provide advanced notices to my office and the public travellers for the transportation of the Colville Lake school wide dimensional loads. Mahsi.