Bob Bromley

Communities rely upon our resident volunteers and leaders, and local businesses are the greatest contributors to charities and community initiatives. Local businesses are what take us through boom and bust. I ask you and all my colleagues to join me in doffing our hats to all of them.

I appreciate that offer. We can follow that up. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That’s all I had.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to ask about a Detah health services delivery facility, a trailer. I know the Minister is aware of this. I believe he committed to removing that from the community. It’s essentially abandoned and a bit of an eyesore, but it’s mostly using up valuable land there and is a bit of a concern for the safety of kids, being an abandoned structure. I’m wondering if the Minister can confirm that the removal is in this budget, or would that fall into operations, I’m wondering. If I could just get clarity on that.

I don’t want to take up too much time with this, but it sounds like a briefing would be useful. I’m not a member of Social Programs, or I’m an alternate member, but I wonder if the Minister would be prepared to do a briefing of where we’re at with Stanton so we could spend a little time on it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It sounds like, obviously, it is a very modest amount of work that we are planning for 2013-14 here, a modest budget compared to the need we have. I just want to try and nail down whether or not we are actually going to be starting renovations in 2014-15. The Class C design typically is a start towards seeking funding, but a Class D estimate is needed to achieve funding. How long does the Minister think we will need to convert this Class C design estimate – achievable, I believe, in the spring of 2013 – into actual renovations? If I can just leave it at that and get a...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I ask apology for jumping the gun there. We are in our sixth year of planning that I am aware of for this facility, the Stanton Territorial Hospital. It is a keystone part of our NWT’s health care system. We have known for a long time that there are major renovations needed to bring this up to par. Our delivery is suffering without that renovation. What is the status of our planning? What planning have we completed? What is this planning about for 2013-14? Are there yet more planning years to come before we start putting boots on the ground with regard to getting these...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish the federal government had a similar compartmentalization in their views. Every day seems to bring new details on the federal mangling of our environmental law. Meanwhile, we’re out consulting on the land use sustainability framework that is intended to influence the nature and content of our future resource management regime. Obviously, we’re dealing with a moving target. We can be consulting one night and find that things have changed the next morning.

I’d like to ask the Premier why we are asking our citizens what kind of land use sustainability framework they...

Thanks to the comments from the Premier. A sad state of affairs indeed.

In changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act under the new omnibus bill, 45, I understand Canada removed environmental protection on all but 97 major lakes and 62 rivers. Even some heritage rivers have had their protection yanked. Environmental review would no longer be required for any dam, road crossing, pipeline, mine, or bridge affecting water bodies not on that specific list. Reviews will be the responsibility of provinces except here, which is federal. We have that many lakes and rivers in the Weledeh riding...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to acknowledge and congratulate my constituent Michael Gilday, a member of the four-person team achieving a new world record in the qualifying rounds of the men’s 5,000-metre speed skating relay.

Competing at the International Skating Union World Cup in Calgary this weekend, Michael Gilday and his teammates, Charles Hamelin, Francois Hamelin and Oliver Jean, set the record at six minutes and 32.909 seconds. The team finished with a Bronze Medal in the final 5,000-metre relay race Sunday night. Gilday also finished Friday with a Silver Medal in the 1,000-metre...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In honour of Small Business Week, I want to salute the local enterprises that are the basis of a stable and sustainable economy. Weledeh riding, as Members know, is not only the birthplace of Yellowknife’s small businesses, it remains the most diverse and vibrant small business centre of all ridings.

How so? It’s the cradle of our local aviation industry, today including Air Tindi, Arctic Sunwest, and individual operators. East Arm Freighting continues the vital barging business while Aurora Geoscience serves the mineral exploration industry. Deton Cho provides general...