Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have four simple questions for the Minister of MACA and the "yes" answer works out to 72 cents per day per person.
Can the I'd ask the Minister what or if she can confirm the amount of lottery funds received from Hay River retailers goes to the Hay River sports clubs. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member for Hay River South. Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The department is currently completing the accountability requirements for physical activity and sports recreation fund. To date, with the three retailers in Hay River, they generated approximately 660,000 in that revenue. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister. Oral questions. Member for Hay River South.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I guess I use that 72 cents because, you know, we're look for the last five years, the Hay River Ski Club has received $33,655 per year, and they got roughly 260 members, and they run about 180 days. So, you know and that's what it costs, 72 cents a day. Yet if we do nothing with sports, we're going to just to give you an idea of what incarceration costs, $75 to $200 a day, where a hospital stay might be $2,000 a day. So, you know, for a minimum amount of money, we can give youth the chance to, you know, to evolve and to, you know, pursue their dreams. So I would ask the can the Minister confirm, I guess, if the legacy funding agreement between the Hay River Ski Club and the NWT Sports and Recreation Council is to be renewed as it expired in March of this year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Legacy Retail Grant Program was created by the Northwest Territories Recreation Council to mitigate the loss of revenue to sport organizations because of the possible tax implication. The program was provided funding for five years and in those five years, they were to create a transitional plan. And we at this time, we notified the ski club that we would no longer be renewing the funding for the ski club. But we do have a onetime contribution for the ski club under our volunteer organization development program that is available to the ski club since the agreement has now been discontinued. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And can the Minister confirm the amount of that one time, I guess, contribution or is are they required to is the ski club required to actually apply for it and possibly get turned down? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That is an applicationbased program for the Legacy Retail grants. But they are eligible I just want to say that, you know, the eligibility, it is a it is an application based program, but there is the Western Canada Lotteries program that we do have. But I don't want to discourage the ski club from discontinuing what services that they have provided in the community, and that MACA is available to look at different programming that would best suit the ski club since the elimination of the fiveyear agreement between the ski club and MACA. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Mr. Speaker, you know, the ski club, they're really concerned that they might not be able to operate this year, and if a funding arrangement of the GNWT is not forthcoming, I guess I'd ask the Minister if she's just willing to let the Hay River Ski Club cease to operate?
But before she answers that, I would offer her a solution. I would ask her to seek funds from Health and Justice because some of the because without options, that's where some of our youth are headed, if we don't get that support. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would not like to see the ski club close their doors, but, you know, through the department, we have you know, we do operate, and we do look at the revenues for the Western Canada Lotteries. So through that program and also the additional program fundings we do have for nonprofit organizations and youth, I would like to follow up with the member to provide those funding opportunities that may be able to provide additional support to the ski club in Hay River. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister. Oral questions. Member for Nunakput.
