David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The fencing that Members will see is to protect assets first and foremost. We have put a number of fences in and we will have to continue to look at ways to ensure that our assets are protected and not left to be vandalized and potentially damaged. That’s why you see the expenditure for fencing.

On the extended parks season, I know the Member and I and other Members have had discussions about the possibility of extending the season, especially in the southern part of the Northwest Territories where we are seeing the milder weather into the end of September. This is...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to recognize all the work of the Pages we have working for us here who have been working this session. We have a Page from Kam Lake, Ms. Hayley Barry. I appreciate all her hard work. I also want to recognize a long-time friend and former chief of the community of Deline, Andrew John Kenny, welcome to the House, as well as Mr. Carnogursky. Good to see you here today.

When that vehicle transports the court party, and there’s a court circuit in the community of Behchoko, its occupants are in the community usually between three and five days. They require transportation while they’re in the community, and the vehicle is a very important part of the sheriff’s office and their ability to carry out their work. The sheriff’s office conducts seizures of assets across the Northwest Territories and they are required to transport them to secure storage. This can occur in any community within the Northwest Territories and the sheriff’s officers travel via roadway...

This is current year spending, so it’s already been accounted for.

I’m starting to wonder how this is germane to the question about a vehicle, Mr. Chairman.

That wouldn’t be a fair comparison in that there are different land tenures in that park at Prelude Lake and the road itself isn’t the responsibility of the park until you get into the park itself. I guess a comparison might be, say, Pontoon Lake Park where there is a bit of an access road into Pontoon Lake. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The court party is required to travel to communities to hear court matters, and in some cases road travel is the most economical and logistical way to travel. All circuits range from three to five days in duration and, in the case of Behchoko, the vehicle accumulates between 600 and 1,000 kilometres per week. There are between five and eight staff who travel on these circuits and are required to bring all items required to conduct court, such as files for court, hard of hearing equipment, interpretation equipment, CCTV equipment, laptops with portable printers...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It’s my pleasure to introduce to the House the witnesses I have with me today. To my right is Ms. Kelly Kaylo, assistant deputy minister of ITI; to my left is Ms. Rhona Stanislaus, acting director of finance and administration with the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment.

Mr. Chairman, sorry for the confusion. There are two vehicles here in Yellowknife and one in Hay River. The one that’s in Hay River currently is going to be surplused. One of the vehicles is going to move from Yellowknife to Hay River and a new vehicle will be purchased to replace that vehicle in Yellowknife, so there still will be two vehicles in Yellowknife. As I mentioned in my previous comment, if the vehicle is used to have the court party in, say, Behchoko, it’s very important that the sheriff’s office have a vehicle here in Yellowknife. There is definitely a requirement to have two of...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document, entitled “Northwest Territories Coroner Service 2014 Annual Report.” Thank you.