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Kivalliq region. 125 thousand dollars this year for the establishment of a Visitors' Information Centre in Rankin Inlet.
Two million dollars over five years.
Could I have a brief description and justification for that project.
That 125 thousand dollars for 2000/2001 is to work together with the major centres in the Nunavut region.
In the Kivalliq they do not have a visitors' information centre.
This would be like an interpretative centre and an office.
When I land at the airport at Rankin Inlet there is a visitors' information centre for the Kivalliq in there and it is staffed by a 70 or 80 thousand dollar a year employee paid for by Nunavut Tourism.
There are also displays in there for the region.
Can you tell me, this 2 million dollars that we are spending in Rankin Inlet, if this is for the new construction of a building or is that just a ball park figure that was plugged in there.
Or is the 125 thousand dollars this year just for a study to see what kind of a facility they need.
Perhaps I can make it a little bit more clear about the visitors' centre at the terminal in Rankin Inlet.
There is no visitors' centre in Rankin Inlet so that is why they have put that tourism office at the terminal.
The money for this year will be used for planning the office.
Chairperson (interpretation): Thank you Mr. Minister. Mr. McLean.
I am not an expert on Rankin Inlet or I don't profess to know everything about the community, but has the department considered in its bold initiatives and visitors centres and multi-million dollar campgrounds to get the private sector involved or lease it off them or to build and lease back when projects seem to get over the million dollar range.
Chairperson (interpretation): Thank you Mr. McLean. Minister Kilabuk.
Yes when we are doing the planning of the visitors' information centre in Rankin Inlet we will consider that as well.
On the same topic as Mr. McLean, that 125 thousand dollars.
In prior years we used 75 thousand, there is over 2 million dollars to be used in total in the coming years.
Perhaps it will be a building, it will not just be a visitor information centre, but I think there is going to be a building.
I know there is 75 thousand used in a prior year and like I stated before because Rankin Inlet is one of the major centres and it does not have a visitors information centre, we wanted to be able to have a plan to put that in there.
That is just a capital projection.
Any more questions or comments on the Kivalliq region.
The regular members would like to make a recommendation.
Therefore, for that reason, Mr. Chairman, we would like to also take a short break to review our recommendation about this department.
He wants to report progress.
The Speaker can enter the House.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 12 and 13 and tabled documents 41 – 1(3), 61 – 1(3), 85 – 1(3), 87 – 1(3) and 93 – 1(3) and would like to report that Bill 12 is ready for third reading.
And Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the committee of the whole be concurred with.
Bill 12 – An Act to Amend the Divisional Education Councils' Dissolution Act – Third Reading
Mr. Speaker, I move seconded by the Honourable Member for Pangnirtung that Bill 12, An Act to Amend the Divisional Education Councils' Dissolution Act, be read for the third time.
Speaker: The motion is in order. All those in favour. All those opposed. Motion is carried.
Bill 12 has had third reading. Item 22. Orders of the Day.
Meeting of regular caucus tomorrow morning at half past eight.
Orders of the Day for Friday, April 28
Tabled Document 93 – 1(3)
Tabled Document 95 – 1(3)
Tabled Document 96 – 1(3)
Tabled Document 97 – 1(3)
According to the authority vested in me by motion 3 – 1(3) this house stands adjourned until Friday April 28, in the year 2000, at 10:00 a.m.
>>House adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
DAY 43
Friday, April 28, 2000
Pages 1977 - 2027
Opening Prayer 1977
Assent to Bills 1977
Ministers’ Statements 1977
Members’ Statements 1978
Returns to Oral Questions 1984
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 1985
Oral Questions 1985
Tabling of Documents 2001
Notices of Motions 2002
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 2004
Report of the Committee of the Whole 2026
Orders of the Day 2026
Friday April 28, 2000 1977
128 - 1(3): Five Year Review of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (Okalik) 1977
378 - 1(3): Appreciation for Charter (Puqiqnak) 1978
379 - 1(3): Gifts from Santa Clause (McLean) 1979
380 - 1(3): Sanikiluaq Easter Celebrations (Kattuk) 1980
381 - 1(3): Hall Beach Fishing Derby (Irqittuq) 1980
382 - 1(3): Tribute to Relatives (Anawak) 1981
383 - 1(3): Visit to Uqqumiut Constituency (Iqaqrialu) 1981
384 - 1(3): Income Tax Services (Barnabas) 1982
385 - 1(3): Dogteam Travelling (Alakannuark) 1982
386 - 1(3): Frobisher Inn Official Opening (Tootoo) 1982
387 - 1(3): Tasiujarjuaq Place Name Project (Picco) 1983
Return to OQ 530 - 1(3): Furniture for Employees (Thompson) 1984
539 - 1(3): Transportation of Government Employees Household Effects (Barnabas) 1985
540 - 1(3): CBC News Stories (Nutarak) 1986
541 - 1(3): Nunavut Tourism and the Nunavut Development Corporation Financial Reports (McLean) 1987
542 - 1(3): Infrastructure for Non-Decentralised Communities (Barnabas) 1987
543 - 1(3): Per Capita Funding Increases (Iqaqrialu) 1988
544 - 1(3): Pond Inlet School Budget Allocation (Nutarak) 1989
545 - 1(3): Home Ownership Programs (Nutarak) 1990
546 - 1(3): Status of Furniture for Baker Lake Offices (McLean) 1991
547 – 1(3): Internet Services in the Communities (Akesuk)) 1992
548 – 1(3): Amount of Homeownership Assistance (Iqaqrialu) 1993
549 – 1(3): Smoking Cessation (Nutarak) 1995
550 – 1(3): Types of Homeownership Programs (Tootoo) 1997
551 – 1(3): Social Worker Recruitment and Retention (Barnabas) 1999
552 – 1(3): Distribution of Smoking Cessation Funding (Iqaqrialu) 2000
99 – 1(3): Five Year Review of the Land Claims Agreement (Okalik) 2001
100 – 1(3): Letter from NEU Member (Thompson) 2002
60 – 1(3): Natural Resources Training Centre Feasibility Study 2021
61 – 1(3): Parks and Tourism Socio-Economic Benefits 2022  Friday April 28, 2000
Friday April 28, 2000
Speaker (Hon. Kevin O’Brien): I would like to ask Mr. Havioyak to say the prayer.
Speaker: Good morning members, before we proceed with the Orders of the Day I would like to read a letter from the Commissioner, addressed to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, it states,
“ As I am unable to be present and give assent to the following Bill please be advised that I give assent to Bill 12, An Act to Amend the Divisional Educational Council Dissolution Act.
Thank you, Sincerely Peter Irniq, Commissioner of Nunavut”.
I believe members are aware that there was a death in his family and we send our condolences to Mr. Irniq.
He is absent from his position to attend the funeral.
Minister’s Statement 128 - 1(3): Five Year Review of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
Hon. Paul Okalik (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker and good morning.
First, I would like to recognize a person sitting in the gallery, NTI President Paul Quassa, welcome and his executive assistant Lena Evic-Twerdin.
Mr. Speaker, later today I will table the 5 year review on the implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Avery Cooper of Yellowknife conducted the independent review.
The 5 year review covers the period of 1993 to 1998, prior to the creation of the Nunavut Government.
The results of the review are currently being used as a basis to improve on the implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Since the creation of Nunavut relations between the territorial government and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated have steadily improved.
We are moving forward in implementing the Nunavut Land Claim.
Last year the government and NTI signed the Clyde River Protocol that continues the important task of bringing structure to our evolving relationship.
On April 1, the government is unveiled a new business incentive policy called the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti policy which implements Article 24.
The government is developing wildlife legislation with the participation of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and Nunavut Wildlife Management Board as called for in Article 5 in the Land Claims Agreement.
The government is reviewing current laws and they will be amended to better reflect the realities that exist in Nunavut.
They will take into account the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Discussions are on going with the federal government and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated to enhance the role of the Nunavut Implementation Panel and its ability to track each party’s obligations with in the land claims agreement, as is identified in the review.
Mr. Speaker our government is working with other signatories on how to improve the implementation and I know that the next review will be build upon this 5 year review and Nunavut will be stronger.
Member’s Statement 378 - 1(3): Appreciation for Charter
Mr. Speaker during the Easter break I went home for the weekend and on our way there we had aboard the plane a young couple who travelled with us from Rankin Inlet to Baker Lake and finally on to Gjoa Haven.
Mr. Speaker, this couple comes from the community of Taloyoak in my riding.
The young man is son is the oldest person in Nattilik area who is also my in-law.
As with Inuit people we do not usually say the names of our in- laws.
It is traditional taboo not to call them by their first name so I will not.
On behalf on Arnaquatsaaq Niviugak I would like to thank the government for making room on the charter plane to Kivalliq and into Natillik riding.
They brought their adopted child and an elder to Gjoa Haven.
The Anglican Minister from Iqaluit, Daniel Aupaluk and his wife were also there, so also on behalf of Reverend Aupaluk I would like to thank the government for making room available on the flight.
Member’s Statement 379 - 1(3): Gifts from Santa Claus
I know there are only 240 shopping days to Christmas but as thoughts of sugar plums dance through my head I say yes Iqaluit, there is a Santa Clause.
The elf responsible for Public Works and Housing delivered three duplexes to Apex.
The elf responsible for Health and Social Services delivered a 1.2 million dollar incinerator and promised a new hospital.
The elf responsible for Sustainable Development delivered a 1.5 million dollar campground and a 500 thousand dollar visitor centre renovation.
The elf responsible for Education delivered a 5 million dollar French school and yes Mr. Speaker, some day if the rules permit my children might be able to attend.
The elf responsible for Community Government and Transportation delivered almost 4 million dollars in water treatment plants and sewage treatment plants and a new dump, and yes, he forgot a grader with an operator to fill the streets.
And yes Mr. Speaker, the main elf, the Premier delivered decentralization to Baker Lake and as I stand here today I say yes Mr. Speaker, I believe in Santa Clause.
Member’s Statement 380 - 1(3): Sanikiluaq Easter Celebrations
Hon. Peter Kattuk (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
My colleague’s statement is very good but this morning I rise to speak about what had happened during the Easter long weekend.
I went back home to my riding during the Easter long weekend and the Sanikiluaq residents held a feast and games celebrating Easter.
I am very proud to say Mr. Speaker during our feast they were able to provide us with caribou meat although we do not have caribou available in our islands.
In the 1970s there were some reindeer transported to Sanikiluaq on the Belcher Islands.
But today I am proud to say that we got Caribou meat from Nunavik.
The Sanikiluaq residents are no longer able to go out hunting for caribou so I am very happy that they provided us with the caribou meat.
We held wonderful celebrations and Mr. Speaker, by the way I would like to say today the Canada geese have already arrived in Sanikiluaq.
Speaker: Members Statements.
Member’s Statement 381 - 1(3): Hall Beach Fishing Derby
My voice cannot get back to normal now.
I press the wrong button, today I think my equipment feels it is a Friday.
Mr. Speaker I rise today to tell you that on the May 22 long weekend, my community will hold a fishing derby.
The whole family enjoys that time of the year.
It is not just for the residents of Hall Beach but for the residents of Igloolik to.
We usually get people coming from Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet for the fishing derby also.
Even the people just visiting the community take part in the fishing derby.
So, my colleagues, before you run out of your constituency budget please prepare to go to Hall Beach to take part in the fishing derby and catch lake trout.
I do have a Bombardier that can carry eight passengers and I have a very huge kamotik.
I think I can take all of you by my Bombardier and I will pull the kamotik behind.
Some can ride in the kamotik and some can ride in the Bombardier.
In regards to Peter Kattuk's member's statement, he said the Canadian geese are already in Sanikiluaq.
I feel sorry that you have been selected as a minister because you will now not have the opportunity to go out geese hunting this year.
Member’s Statement 382 - 1(3): Tribute to Relatives
Speaker: Members’ Statements, Mr. Anawak.
As Inuit when we adopt children and it is our custom to keep all involved well informed of each other and where they come from.
I was adopted myself as my colleagues may know but do not know who I am related to.
I want to mention my family for your benefit and as a tribute to them.
Mary Autut in Rankin Inlet is my sister by adoption and in Repulse Bay I have a step brother Josaphee Angotingoar and Timotee Angotingoar in Chesterfield Inlet.
I have a step sister Phillipa Piova Aggark in Chesterfield Inlet and also in Repulse Bay I have a younger step brother Louie Angotingoar, and through my adoption I do have another sister Mary Sagiaktuk Matto in Coral Harbour and Rhoda Ivalu in Repulse Bay.
Leo Angotingoar and Angoelie Nakolak in Coral Harbour.
Mike Tulugak who is my older brother and Madaline Arnauaq Manitok and Elizabeth Pitauyok Kusugak who are my sisters. Peter Anawak my brother, Johnah Anawak my step brother, Donna Anawak my brother, Paul Anawak who is my younger brother; Margret Anawak who is my sister; Jackie Anawak and Imelda Panik Anawak are my step sisters.
With all these relatives I wanted to make sure to mention their names. Although you have relatives you do not even think about adopted even though you may have adoptive parents you treat them like real parents and even when you were adopted you do not lose relationships with your biological parents.
So I just want everyone to be aware that we have to be sensitive to relatives.
Member’s Statement 383 - 1(3): Visit to Uqqumiut Constituency
Mr. Speaker I would like to inform everyone that I will be leaving shortly because of an invitation to my community.
We have been having our session for quite a long time, all your hair is turning white in front of my eyes, and I am the only one in this whole house with good hair.
One member is balding that I wanted to tell him that I could give him some of my beard to transplant.
Member’s Statement 384 - 1(3): Income Tax Services
As a MLA representing the high arctic in the constituency of Quttiktuq I represent Santa Clause and I just want to remind my colleague whether you are naughty or nice, you may or may not get your wish.
(interpretation)Thank you Mr. Speaker.
This is the end of the month of April and we have been dealing with our income taxes for a number of weeks now.
One of the reasons that I want to stand up in this house this morning is that there are a lot of smaller communities that do not services available to help them with their income tax forms.
Especially those who do not know how to speak English or write English.
I want to bring this up now and over the last 5 years Mr. Picco and I have been pushing to resolve this issue.
I would just like to inform the members that it will be an ongoing issue with me until it is resolved.
Member’s Statement 385 - 1(3): Dogteam Travelling
Mr. Speaker I rise today as it is Friday and it will the weekend where we will be taking a break.
To my colleagues I would like to say that I am the oldest one and there is a person across from me whose head is shining more and more every day.
When we were young we used to do all kinds of things and have joyous time as young people.
If the person who was my peer who is now of the same age as me I am sure he is watching I say hi.
We used to go dog teaming together and of course tobacco was not readily available in those days.
On our way home we travelled all night by dog team.
We had tea and we had pipe tobacco.
We had one kamotik and we were travelling together by dog team and were tired and getting drowsy and we started putting tea leaves into our pipe and tried smoking it and there was a fire and sparks flying all the way on our trail.
What a time it was.
Member’s Statement 386 - 1(3): Frobisher Inn Official Opening
Mr. Speaker I rise today to thank my colleagues the Regular Members, the Premier and the Cabinet Members for attending the grand opening of the newly renovated Frobisher Inn last evening.
I would also like to thank Mr. Doug Cox for inviting us there to share in the moment along with other residents and other business people in Iqaluit who were there.
There was a wonderful selection of fine food and beverages and Mr. Speaker, I don't know if you noticed as well as I did that my colleagues here took full advantage of this fine free dining opportunity last night.
Everybody appreciated it quite well.
Mr. Speaker, investments like this in the community have a positive impact of the economy here, not only in Iqaluit but Nunavut as a whole.
There was, as the Premier pointed out in his comments, there was only one negative impact that this fine facility would have and that is the fact that the members would want to stay in town longer in the newly renovated rooms that are now nicer and more comfortable.
That would mean longer session and the negative impact only affects eight members that I can think of in Nunavut.
I think that I would look forward to longer sessions and questions periods and longer committee of the whole.
So I would like to thank all members for participating yesterday.
Member’s Statement 387 - 1(3): Tasiujarjuaq Place Name Project
Hon. Ed Picco: Good morning Mr. Speaker.
Premier Paul Okalik and I along with many Iqaluit residents attended the official launch of Tasiujarjuaq Places Names Map Project at the Parish Hall.
Mr. Speaker the Tasiujarjuaq map is the first one produced under the South Baffin Place Names Project which began in 1994 as a project of the Nunavut Research Institute and the elders of Iqaluit and Kimmirut.
The Nunavut Planning Commission and the Qikiqtaaluk Corporation later joined the project and helped make the production of the Tasiujarjuaq map possible earlier this year.
Mr. Speaker the map contained eighty-two Inuktitut names of the lakes, rivers, channels islands, mountains and other geographic features of the Tasiujarjuaq area.
A brief explanation of elders knowledge associated each of the place names is also included
The named features associated are outlined in colour.
Many of the place names in the Tasiujarjuaq map were originally recorded by Arnakallak, an expert hunter of the Iqaluit area, years ago perhaps in the 1940s on the map of the South Baffin.
Arnakallak is well known to many Iqaluit residents and is my wife's adopted grandfather.
Participants in the South Baffin Place Names project worked long and hard to ensure that some of the place names that Arnakallak recorded were transferred to the Tasiujarjuaq map as accurate and complete.
An example Mr. Speaker, there is a lake that in English we call Crazy Lake.
In Inuktitut I have always called it Aqitungjuk Lake but I now know the real name of the lake.
I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of everyone who took part in the Tasiujarjuaq phase of the South Baffin Place Names Project, especially our elders.
This map would not have been possible without the dedication of the interviewers who worked many hours with our elders to gather and interpret and verify the place names information.
I would like to graciously thank the late Abe Okpik, Pauloosie Kilabuk, Aseena Mablick, Shuvinai Mablick, Aaju Peter, Lynn Cousins and Louis McComber.
Sincere appreciation is also due to Lynn Peplinski who co-ordinated the South Baffin Place Names Project since its beginning in 1994.
Mr. Speaker I would like to seek unanimous consent to complete my member's statement.
Speaker: the member is seeking unanimous consent to conclude his statement.
No nays please proceed Mr. Picco.
Hon. Ed Picco: Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues.
Her commitment has been vital to the success of this project.
I would also like to make a special acknowledgement of those people who took part in the project and no longer are with us today.
Mr. Speaker the maps will be sold in order to pay for its printing costs and help generate funds to produce other place names and maps in the future.
The Nunavut Research Institute along with other groups and individuals will continue to create Inuktitut place name maps for other areas in the South Baffin and perhaps for other regions.
Mr. Speaker traditional place names and the rich information that is associated with them is irreplaceable.
Much work still lies ahead to document the thousands of Inuktitut places for the benefit of future generations.
Item 4. Returns to Oral Questions
Return to OQ 530 - 1(3): Furniture for Employees
Hon. Manitok Thompson: (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Yesterday there was a question posed to my department and I would like to make a return to an oral question asked by Levi Barnabas on April 27, 2000.
The question posed by the member was would employees moving from one community to another be giving funding to buy furniture.
(interpretation ends) For decentralized positions in different communities, Public Works and Service is responsible to furnish these units for decentralized positions.
Office furniture is also going to be supplied by public works and services.
Mr. Speaker, for the normal staff housing that is already in use and not related to decentralisation an offer is made to the employees based on what is available.
This may be furnished or unfurnished unit and it would be up to the employees to accept the unit offered.
For ordinary staff housing no decision has been made to standardise all units as furnished or unfurnished.
I forgot during my member's statement to include Louis Toonik in Repulse Bay and I have an older brother Peter Irniq, not the commissioner, but a person with the same name.
We used to go to school in Chesterfield Inlet and I have friends here who used to go to school with me, that was John Amagoalik who was one of the students there during my time and also the Nunavut Tunngavik President, Paul Quassa, Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
I would like to recognize an old friend of mine, a long time friend of mine, In 1975 we went to school together, Lena Evic-Twerdin.
I believe that it was 1975 that we were teacher trainees and we were together for about a year in Iqaluit.
We were both twenty-one when we went to school there for teacher training in 1977.
There was also Joalie Evic from the Baffin, Joelie Sanguya and George Mackenzie, Rosemary Twerdin from Uqsuqtuq.
Question 539 - 1(3): Transportation of Government Employees Household Effects
I am not sure which Minister this question is directed to.
We saw in the newspapers that the contract for personal effects been advertised for government employees.
I am not sure which Minister I have to ask this question to.
I just wondered whether this could be used for decentralised staff, say for instance if I was from Sanikiluaq and if I want to move my personal effects.
I just wondered if this would be allowed.
I believe the Member is referring to the request of proposal for moving household effects.
If that were the case, it is the responsibility of Human Resources.
I would like to say yes, I understand that it is closed.
There are some evaluations being done.