Debates of March 2, 2016 (day 9)

March
2
2016
Session
18th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
9
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. Robert McLeod, Hon. Alfred Moses, Mr. Nakimayak, Mr. O’Reilly, Hon. Wally Schumann, Hon. Louis Sebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne
Assembly Members
Topics
Bill 4: Interim Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2016-2017
Member’s Statement on Best Wishes to Kam Lake Athletes Participating in 2016 Arctic Winter Games
Member’s Statement on Best Wishes to NWT Athletes Participating in 2016 Arctic Winter Games
Member’s Statement on Condolences to Family and Friends of the Late Otto Binder
Member’s Statement on Environmental Management System
Member’s Statement on Income Assistance Policies
Member’s Statement on Northern Immigration Strategy
Member’s Statement on Northern Youth Abroad Program
Member’s Statement on Replacement of Moose Kerr School
Member’s Statement on School Absenteeism Rates in Small Communities
Member’s Statement on Spring Events in Hay River Area
Minister’s Statement 19-18(2): Community Fuel Prices
Minister’s Statement 20-18(2): New Electronics Recycling Program
Minister’s Statement 21-18(2): On the Land Collaborative Fund
Minister’s Statement 22-18(2): Premier Absent from the House
Question 100-18(2): Participant Funding for Environmental Assessments
Question 101-18(2): Highway NO. 1 Maintenance
Question 102-18(2): Support for NWT Athletes
Question 103-18(2): Eligibility for Rental Assistance
Question 104-18(2): Suicide Prevention and Awareness Programs
Question 105-18(2): Long-Term Care Program Review
Question 106-18(2): Fibre Optic Link Project
Question 107-18(2): Status of Thaidene Nene Park Development
Question 108-18(2): Boat for Aklavik RCMP Detachment
Question 109-18(2): Highway NO. 1 Maintenance
Question 97-18(2): Addressing Housing Core Needs
Question 98-18(2): Replacement of Moose Kerr School
Question 99-18(2): Northern Immigration Strategy
Tabled Document 24-18(2): Follow-Up Letter for ORAL QUESTION 18-18(2): Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report
Written Question 2-18(2): Environmental Liability at Prairie Creek Mine Site
Written Question 3-18(2): Remediation of the Prairie Creek Mine Site
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Written Question 3-18(2): Remediation of the Prairie Creek Mine Site

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker, again my questions are for the Minister of Lands.

Regarding the Prairie Creek Mine site and its ultimate environmental remediation and abandonment, what would it cost to remediate the entire site to current standards, and:

Is there an approved plan to carry out this work?

What is the current amount and form of financial security held under various instruments for the Prairie Creek Mine site?

Does Canadian Zinc have the financial capacity to conduct a full remediation on the basis of its current worth?

What is the plan to close any shortfall between the currently held financial security and the site environmental liability to ensure there are no public liabilities?

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.