Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a follow-up on my Member’s statement. I’d like to ask the Minister of Education a couple of questions. What is the Minister doing to address the need for a boarding home in Inuvik for students from small communities in the Beaufort-Delta?
Thank you, Mr. Blake. The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Lafferty.
This particular issue has been addressed with the Beaufort-Delta Education Council and there’s been some correspondence back and forth. This has been an ongoing issue and I did raise that issue with the board chairs, as well, during a chairs meeting. They’re fully aware of it. They’re doing what they can to accommodate those students that will be in Inuvik from outlying communities. We will continue to monitor that and we’ll continue to pressure the BDEC to assist those students to the best of their ability in the community of Inuvik.
If the numbers show that students from small communities are not succeeding in Inuvik, will the Minister take the steps necessary to provide a boarding home by this fall? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Blake. The Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Lafferty.
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Those need to be addressed with the Beaufort-Delta Education Council. My staff is listening. Definitely, my department will follow through and monitor, especially this fall, how many students will be attending Inuvik from the outlying communities, and the succession plan. I can get back to the Member about the number of students who will be boarding in Inuvik, and where they’re going to be boarding and provide that information to the Member from BDEC. Mahsi.
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The Member for Weledeh, Mr. Bromley.
