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We will certainly look into seeing how we can make this a safe place to go to school, I guess because it is an old building.
I will have my staff look into it.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you, Ms. Thompson.
Maybe, Mr. Chairman, that if Mr. Levy or Ms. Hine can provide me with a list or if we are going to need some time to go over some of those things and see what the critical areas are that have the potential of costing us more money than looking at seeing if we could find ways to accommodate those prior to three years from now, that would be great.
Going on, the Minister mentioned Joamie School and there is some money in there for the replacement of that and I am very happy to say, you know, I have been very pleased with the work that has been done to expedite the replacement of the school.
I do not know if any of you have driven up past the old site where the old Joamie School stood and all the structural steel is up there already and I would just like to ask the Minister if she can update me and the Members of this House and the pubic as to the schedule that we are looking at for the reconstruction of Joamie School.
Joamie School should be built and ready for occupancy or have an opening September of 2005.
Mr. Chairman, I know I was up there the morning when the fire occurred with Mr. Levy and there were some discussions up there that morning as people wondering, you know, where the fire really got away from the fire department was in the crawl space.
And apparently and again, I do not, as you had indicated the other day that the final report is not out, but apparently that portion of the school was not sprinklered and I am just wondering if in the design for the new school that they are looking at having these places that are hard to get to for the firefighters sprinkled so that they do have that protection.
A little bit of water is a lot easier and cheaper to clean up than building a new school.
So, I am just wondering if the new school is going to have a sprinkler system throughout the entire school.
It’s hopeful that there will be no further fires and I’m sure all the Members agree that something like this is not cheap.
The design of this building will have adequate sprinkler systems to ensure that they would come on automatically.
We’re still waiting for the fire marshal’s report.
On the contract for the school, as the Minister indicated it’s going to be done December 2005.
I noticed that steel matter is up there, has the contract been advertised or awarded yet for the construction of the school?
Hon. Manitok Thompson: Mr. Chairman. I’m going to have Mr. Levy answer that question.
Chairman (interpretation): Mr. Levy.
We have awarded the structural component of the construction and what we’re doing at the same time is we’re just now completed the final design documents, tender ready, we call them documents for the remainder of the project and we will be tendering those very soon, before the new year, for the new calendar year we hope.
And at that point the successful contractor will take over the whole project including the structural part of it will become a sub contract of the main contract.
The remaining materials will arrive on next years sealift, and will take them next school year to complete the project as the Minister indicated.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you Lorne Levy.
It’s good to see that there has been flexibility on how to set this up to expedite it by awarding them separately with the whole after, I hope to see some more type of this ingenuity in coming up with future projects to help reduce costs, and speed things up throughout the territory.
My last question going over 9-7 is in Cambridge Bay, the Nunavut Arctic College student residence there, I understand that contract hasn’t been awarded yet; the funding has been increased by $800 thousand over what it was supposed to be.
I’m just wondering if the Minister can explain why there has been an increase of $800 thousand on that.
Hon. Manitok Thompson (interpretation): I’m tired Mr. Chairman, we are falling asleep.
I’ll have Mr. Lorne Levy reply, Mr. Chairman.
When we tendered the original design we only received one bid; on the advice of the Department of Public Works we felt that the bid did not reflect good value for the project and at the same time we assessed whether or not costs in Cambridge Bay would be such as we needed to adjust the budget as well.
What we did was a combination of both; we did increase the budget because we had another project, the housing association project which was similar to be able to better compare costs and at the same time now we are taking two different approaches, we’re working with the architect to try to find cost efficiency and re-tender and at the same time we’re looking at what we call design to build approach and seeing if that will give us better value where we put the design and construction all in one package to get the best value for the government.
But we are committed to completing the project and felt we needed to adjust the budget upwards slightly, based on the housing.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you Mr. Levy.
I guess I do not quite understand all that; the re-tender I guess, Mr. Levy, is going to design and build so part of those costs are the proponents that would have to include the design and costs as well into their bid price is that what he indicated?
Mr. Lorne Levy.
Mr. Levy: Yes. I apologize if I made it overly complicated.
We are working with the architect, the original architect, and there are some additional costs in that approach to re-design.
But, we feel those costs will be saved in what we gain in construction.
Then we are also in this design and build; the second approach that is where we offer the opportunity to have both the design and construction done as one package and so there are some design costs in that.
Again Public Works and Services is advised us there will be savings in the overall project, using that strategy.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you Mr. Lorne Levy.
Just a piece of advice in design is that if you have a square building rather than round building it’s cheaper.
Given that, Mr. Chairman, and recognizing the clock I would like to move that we report progress.
Mr. Speaker may return to the chambers now.
Thank you Madame Minister and her officials; at the next sitting we’ll see each other again.
Chairman (interpretation): Mr. Speaker, your Committee has been considering Bill 46 and Capital Estimates and would like to Report Progress and Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Speaker: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is a Motion on the Floor.
Mr. Picco will second the Motion.
A reminder, there will be a meeting of the regular caucus at half past 2:00 p.m. in the Natsiq Room and further reminder that the Special Committee on the Review of the Official Languages Act will meet at 9:00, Monday morning at Nanuq.
Orders for the Day for Monday, October 27, 2003:
This House stands adjourned until Monday, October 27th 2003 at 1:30 pm.
>>House adjourned at 2:09 pm.  Nunavut Canada
DAY 62
Monday October 27, 2003
Pages 4095 – 4156
Hon. Peter Kilabuk  (Pangnirtung)
Opening Prayer 4071
Ministers’ Statements 4071
Members’ Statements 4071
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 4071
Oral Questions 4071
Tabling of Documents 4071
Second Reading of Bills 4071
Monday October 27, 2003 4071
192 – 1(6): Minister Ng and Kilabuk Absent from the House (Okalik) 4071
193 – 1(6): Energy Initiatives (Picco) 4071
194 – 1(6): New RCMP Detachments (Okalik) 4071
195 – 1(6): Film Policy (Akesuk) 4071
637 – 1(6): Update on Government of Nunavut Progress (Iqaqrialu) 4071
638 – 1(6): Proud to Wear Vest (Okalik) 4071
639 – 1(6): Application for Mineral Exploration (Havioyak) 4071
640 – 1(6): Youth Programs in Nunavut (Puqiqnak) 4071
641 – 1(6): Concerns About Air Transportation in the Communities (Irqittuq) 4071
642 – 1(6): Youth of Nunavut Our Future (Alakannuark) 4071
643 – 1(6): Iqaluit Music Society a Successful Event (Tootoo) 4071
644 – 1(6): New Apex DEA Members (Picco) 4071
645 – 1(6): Nunavummiut to Work Harder on Abuse and Violence (Anawak) 4071
627 – 1(6): Lobby the Federal Government to Have Live Television Broadcast from Iqaluit (McLean) 4071
628 – 1(6): Cultural Orientation Program for New RCMP Recruits (Anawak) 4071
629 – 1(6): Use of Inuktitut Language in the Workplace (Irqittuq) 4071
630 – 1(6): Involved in Replacing the RCMP Hats (Puqiqnak) 4071
631 – 1(6): Cabinet Decision on Contract (Tootoo) 4071
632 – 1(6): Additional Director for Baffin, Keewatin and Kivalliq Regions (Nutarak) 4071
633 – 1(6): Elders Advisory Counselling Group (Iqaqrialu) 4071
634 – 1(6): Outpost Camp Programs (Havioyak) 4071
635 – 1(6): Provide Funds for a Private Consultant Feasibility Study on Coral Harbour Meat Plant (Netser) 4071
134 – 1(6): Letter to Minister Kattuk from the Northwest Territories Construction Association (Tootoo) 4071
Bill 40 – An Act to Amend the Northwest Territories Business Credit Corporation Act – Second Reading 4071
Bill 41 – An Act to Amend the Nursing Act – Second Reading 4071
Bill 42 – An Act to Amend the Labour Standards Act – Second Reading 4071
Bill 43 – An Act to Amend the Nunavut Personal Income Tax Act – Second Reading 4071
Bill 44 – Supplementary Appropriation Act No. 1, 2003/2004 – Second Reading 4071
Bill 45 – Supplementary Appropriation Act No. 2, 2003/2004 – Second Reading 4071
Bill 47 – Supplementary Appropriation Act No. 3, 2002/2003 – Second Reading 4071
Bill 48 – Supplementary Appropriation Act No. 4, 2002/2003 – Second Reading 4071
Honourable Olayuk Akesuk, Mr. Ovide Alakannuark, Mr. Jack Anawak, Mr. Donald Havioyak, Mr. David Iqaqrialu, Mr. Enoki Irqittuq, Honourable Peter Kattuk, Mr. Glenn McLean, Mr. Patterk Netser, Mr. Jobie Nutarak, Honourable Kevin O’Brien, Honourable Ed Picco, Mr. Uriash Puqiqnak, Hon. Manitok Thompson, Mr. Hunter Tootoo.
Minister’s Statement 192 – 1(6): Minister Ng and Kilabuk Absent from the House
I would like to inform the House that Minister Kilabuk will not be here today.
He will return in a few days.
Mr. Speaker, Minister Ng will not be present in the House today as well.
He’ll be arriving at about 4:0 p.m. this afternoon.
Minister’s Statement 193 – 1(6): Energy Initiatives
Mr. Speaker, good afternoon. Mr. Speaker, I'm very pleased to inform Members of various energy initiatives underway by the Qulliq Energy Corporation or QEC as its subsidiary Nunavut Power Corporation or NPC.
Mr. Speaker, these initiatives share the goal of reducing the territory’s dependence on imported fossil fuels by either improving energy use or developing renewable supply.
More over, all the measures will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.
Mr. Speaker, these initiatives include advancing district heating projects in Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet to utilize waste heat from diesel generators.
The contribution of $294 thousand from Indian Affairs and Northern Development and that’s by Minister Bob Nault in September will allow engineering and blueprints to be completed this fall.
The project will benefit up to nine government and commercial customers in Iqaluit and up to twelve in Rankin Inlet.
Collectively they will reduce, Mr. Speaker, I think this important to note, they will reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by the estimated 7,700 tonnes.
Mr. Speaker, that is correct, 7,700 tonnes.
The next step will be to proceed with construction provided the Federal Government is able to demonstrate an equally strong commitment during the capital phase.
Now, there are some capital costs.
Mr. Speaker, the office of Energy Efficiency of Natural Resources Canada has offered to create a Nunavut Energy Solution Centre. Mr. Speaker, among other tasks, the proposed centre will facilitate practical solutions for government, commercial and residential customers to improve energy efficiency.
Consumers will receive cost savings and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
Mr. Speaker, the funding proposal to the centres, the office of Energy Efficiency will be completed in the near future and likely mirror aspects of similar agencies already in place in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
Mr. Speaker, progress has also been made to utilize wind energy.
NPC issued a request for proposal, or RFP, to Wind Energy Services on behalf of the Government of Nunavut in January of 2003.
The scope of the work included the design, the financing, the construction and ongoing operations and maintenance of wind generating systems.
Five proposals were received and have been reviewed and assessed against the evaluation criteria.
Natural Resources Canada has also agreed to provide an independent due diligence of the proposal.
The due diligence will include an economic and technical review on our behalf, and is expected to be completed late this year.
Moreover, a recent meeting between representatives of QEC and officials from Natural Resources Canada Hydraulic Energy Program has indicated a willingness to assist NPC define the territory’s hydroelectricity potential.
While many of the proposed sites are long term initiatives that will be driven by large industrial customers, pre-feasibility work will help to clarify those projects with the greatest potential.
No field work is contemplated at this time and analysis will be primarily confined to “table top” studies.
However, technical and financial assistance from the federal government will help to determine the viability of this renewable resource within Nunavut.
This is the first step Mr. Speaker.
All these initiatives form part of a series of energy activities planned for the coming year.
All are designed to reduce Nunavut’s dependence on imported fossil fuel while delivering cost savings and benefiting the environment.
Mr. Speaker, I look forward to implementing this exciting agenda with QEC and NPC, and moving closer to the long term goal of energy self sufficiency.
Minister’s Statement 194 – 1(6): New RCMP Detachments
Mr. Speaker, today I would like to inform the House that the Department of Justice, working in close cooperation with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, have now established RCMP detachments in all twenty six Nunavut communities.
(interpretation ends) On Wednesday, September 24, 2003, I had the pleasure of attending the formal opening ceremony of the new detachment in Whale Cove.
I was accompanied on this trip by inspector Doug Reti from the RCMP, the Honourable Manitok Thompson, MLA for Rankin Inlet South and Whale Cove, as well as Superintendent Anne-Marie Murphy, from the Northern Territory of Australia, who was visiting Nunavut on a police exchange tour.
The community and the detachment members organized an official ceremony and feast that was well attended by the community.
Elder John Adjuk, the father of Whale Cove Mayor, Stanly Adjuk, cut the ribbon officially opening the new detachment.
(interpretation) On Thursday, September 25, I travelled to Chesterfield Inlet to open their new RCMP detachment.
Again, the community and the detachment organized a community event that included the entire student population, the Canadian Rangers and elected members of the Hamlet Council.
I was also invited to speak to the student body after the ceremony and took this opportunity to remind students that anything is possible if they remain in school and complete their education.
Mr. Speaker, Mayor Stanly Adjuk of Whale Cove and Mayor Tony Amauyak of Chesterfield Inlet both expressed their gratitude and pleasure at having RCMP detachments operational in their communities.
They look forward to working with the new members to ensure increased law enforcement and other community programming opportunities.
I am pleased that we now have RCMP detachments in each of the communities to help provide a safer environment for the residents of Nunavut.
Minister’s Statement 195 – 1(6): Film Policy
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to provide my colleagues with some very good news.
Our Cabinet has approved the Nunavut Film Development Policy.
Their approval brings to an end a process that began when film industry representatives repeatedly expressed a need for a Nunavut film development policy.
(interpretation ends)Their request for assistance did not fall on deaf ears, Mr. Speaker.
In July 2002, my department contracted a prominent filmmaker to work with a Government of Nunavut Woking Group to prepare a draft film development policy.
Representatives from DSD, Culture, Language, Elders and Youth, the Department of Finance and Ajjiit, the newly formed Nunavut Film Industry Association, participated in the Working Group.
The draft policy they developed was thoroughly reviewed by the government and industry before it was sent to Cabinet for approval.
Mr. Speaker, the policy is a good one.
It builds technical capacity in Nunavut, allowing Nunavummiut to take advantage of opportunities presented by the film and television industries.
The policy supports Nunavut based film production companies who wish to work in our territory.
(interpretation) The best news of all is that the government has backed up the policy with money.
My department has received $175 thousand in funding to establish a Film Commission and $500 thousand in one time funding to support major film projects in Nunavut.
Mr. Speaker, Zacharias Kunuk has already proven to the world how far Nunavut filmmakers can go with their work.
I believe this policy will help put other Nunavut filmmakers on the map. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
There must be at least one.
Member’s Statement 637 – 1(6): Update on Government of Nunavut Progress
Since the inception of Government of Nunavut, I would like to talk about what our progress has been up to date in our fourth year.
It’s good that we have done a lot in such a short time.
In four short years we have made great strides.
The Minister and their employees have gone through a lot, but Mr. Speaker I would also like to state that as people of Nunavut we have provided various legislation and that we are giving them out for the benefit of Nunavummiut.
The ordinary people out there have never made any legislation, but what the Inuit want is what we provided and we feel that we should be giving out information of the legislation that is about to be proposed.
Seeing all the proposed legislations and legislations that have been passed here in the House, some people have stated that they would like to see Nunavut made legislation provided by the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.
What we have done is just made amendments to legislation that we acquired from the NWT government.
We just get legislation from other provinces, the Federal Government and the previous NWT government.
There has never been any legislation coming from the public.
Mr. Speaker, I would also like to say, the people of Nunavut expect to see legislation being talked about here in the legislature.
Mr. Speaker, the people in the communities are the ones who elected us.
Those are the people who we should be representing.
They voted for us and we represent them in this House.
We have to provide for the people who voted for us with their expectations.
I know in the Government of Nunavut we have accomplished a lot in four short years.
The Ministers and the ordinary Members and the various departmental employees, who are the ones running the government?
Who are we going to listen to and who is going to be dictating the people of Nunavut?
Is it the Members or the Ministers?
Are we the ones that will have more power than the public?
Are we going to be providing Legislation for Members to pass and not listen to the people or is it going to be the civil servants who are going to be pushing for agreement to pass those Legislations?
I would like to know; we have to be able to provide the things that are the wishes of the people of Nunavummiut.
I think this is very important about which people are going to be pushing for those Legislations.
This will have to be clarified to the people of Nunavut, that way, we will have a better direction.
A lot of people in the Departments will have to be cleansed out in order for us to propose Legislation and to pass Legislation without it being done by the civil servants.
Member’s Statement 638 – 1(6): Proud to Wear Vest
Hon. Paul Okalik (interpretation): Mr. Speaker, I did not think that you were going to see my hand up.
Today, I would like to tell about the vest that I recently got, andI am very proud to wear it.
My sister, who passed away last year, used to make me things and she had selected what she wanted to make for me last year, prior to her passing, so what she did was she got the material ready, but was never able to complete the project.
My niece completed this vest and now I am able to wear it today.
This was made especially for me, we have the rabbits or ukaliq embroidered in the front and she made it by herself and with the dogs in the back, it represents the people out there who are voicing their needs and expressing their concerns to myself.
Member’s Statement 639 – 1(6): Application for Mineral Exploration
Greetings to those in Kugluktuk. (interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, I rise today to clarify comments that I made last week in this House.
On Thursday, I rose to question the Minister of Sustainable Development with the respect to the presence of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans personnel in Kitikmeot.
As my Colleagues are aware of, Mr. Speaker, the Kitikmeot Regions survive with mineral exploration, one of the variants of explorations is the sufficient amount of red tape that exploration companies must clear before undertaking exploration.
Mr. Speaker, on Thursday I asked the Minister to lobby for our region on the Federal level to ensure the staff from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is located to Kugluktuk to aid the application process and shorten the amount of time companies must wait for admission.
Uqaqti, Kitikmeot needs its resources, we know that.
I understand there are environmental concerns and I too, want my children to inherit the land in and as pure state as possible.
Uqaqti, however, our economic development and self reliance, a goal of the Bathurst Mandate, depends on mineral exploration.
Uqaqti, in addition, communities in the Kitikmeot are struggling with the quota issues with respect to the marine mammals.
The increasingly stringent regulations at the Federal level could cause dispute between the communities in the region.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Office, if it is located in the region, would be able to facilitate in these situations to ensure the regulations are being interpreted correctly and followed.
I strongly urge the Minister to lobby the Federal Government to place Department of Fisheries and Oceans staff members in the Kitikmeot Region to facilitate the application process, for exploration companies, and to assist with matters pertaining to quotas for marine mammals.
Member’s Statement 640 – 1(6): Youth Programs in Nunavut
Mr. Speaker, I’ll be looking over the other end and I’m going to be talking about Ministers' Statement 167-1(6).
At that time, Mr. Speaker, he talked about the youth of Nunavut.
I’ve spoken in this House on many occasions about the needs of our youth and publicly praised those programs and initiatives which I felt were worthy of praise.
One of these programs is the Nunavut Youth Abroad Program.
I have been a strong supporter of this program and I want to see it fully supported.
Today, I rise to talk about the youth of Nunavut.
Mr. Speaker, there have been many occasions in this House and Members, and my colleagues, when we speak about the needs of our youth and publicly I want to praise the youth programs and initiatives that I believe to be doing a good job in this area.
I have been a strong supporter of this program and I want to see it fully implemented.
Mr. Speaker, last week in this House, we dealt with the Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth’s recent update on this department’s activities.
One of these initiatives was the department’s Youth Identity Development Strategy, which aims to support our youth through strengthening their ties to their language and culture.
Mr. Speaker, I would seek unanimous consent to conclude my statements.
Mr. Speaker, while I have this opportunity I would like to praise the Minister for this initiative.