Debates of February 19, 2016 (day 2)

February
19
2016
Session
18th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
2
Speaker
Jackson Lafferty
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Members Present
Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Green, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Hon. Bob McLeod, Hon. Robert McLeod, Mr. McNeely, Hon. Alfred Moses, Mr. Nadli, Mr. Nakimayak, Mr. O’Reilly, Hon. Wally Schumann, Hon. Louis Sebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne
Assembly Members
Topics
Acknowledgements 1-18(2): Courteney Lizotte, Canada’s 40 Outstanding Principals Award Recipient
Acknowledgements 2-18(2): Passing of Esther Braden
Member’s Statement on 2023 Canada Winter Games
Member’s Statement on Admissions Policy for Ecole Boreale
Member’s Statement on Budgetary Priorities and Consultation Process
Member’s Statement on Buffalo Airways and Ice Pilots NWT
Member’s Statement on Completion of the Willow River Bridge Project
Member’s Statement on Future of the Northwest Territories
Member’s Statement on Northwest Territories Fiscal Situation
Member’s Statement on Recognizing the Cultural Contribution of Gerald Kisoun
Member’s Statement on Residential School Experiences and Impacts
Minister’s Statement 1-18(2): Fiscal Update
Question 10-18(2): Building Canada Plan
Question 11-18(2): Budget Consultation Process
Question 12-18(2): Child Care Facilities in the Sahtu
Question 13-18(2): Completion of Willow River Bridge Project
Question 14-18(2): Enrolment Directive for French First Language
Question 15-18(2): Yellowknife RCMP Staff Housing
Question 16-18(2): Supporting a Local Workforce
Question 17-18(2): Arctic Winter Games Application Process
Question 18-18(2): Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report
Question 19-18(2): GNWT Support for 2023 Canada Winter Games
Question 20-18(2): Incentives to Support Mineral Exploration
Question 21-18(2): Impact of Water Levels on Hydroelectric Power Generation
Question 22-18(2): Designation of Oil and Gas Operations Regulator
Statements

Member’s Statement on Buffalo Airways and Ice Pilots NWT

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to take a moment to recognize Buffalo Airways, a business within the Range Lake constituency. This long-standing business has been a staple within our community for over 40 years. With the premiere of Ice Pilots Northwest Territories in 2009, we received international attention from this highly popular television show, located here in the North.

I would like to congratulate Buffalo Airways on six successful seasons and for the various nominations and awards won with this television series. Throughout the duration of the show, Ice Pilots was nominated four times for the Canadian Screen Awards, which brought them to a win in 2015. Ice Pilots received one last nomination for their final season, and I wish them the best of luck during the awards ceremony on March 13, 2016. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.