Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the community wellness plan for Hay River has already been completed. That being the case, I understand it may be ahead of some other communities, but when could Hay River expect to receive funding? Thank you.

So I’m hearing $850,000 in total. How many communities will be participating in applying to access that pot of money? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My community was very excited to have participated in a community wellness planning session which I had the pleasure of attending in Hay River on January 23rd. Over 200 members of the Community Interagency Group and elders participated in this consultation activity and many important points of interest were raised. It was apparent, early in the session, that Hay River has a number of wonderful things going on, and communication between the agencies and partners needs to be a priority.

During the consultation sessions, various strategies were identified as immediate areas...

Agreed, thank you. We will proceed with that after a brief break.

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Thank you, Minister McLeod. Next I have Mr. Yakeleya.

We will take a brief break and continue with that.

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Thank you, Ms. Young. Mr. Bromley.

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee today? Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. McLeod.

I’d like to ask the Minister if he has previous experience with bringing about such a change or a policy of this nature. I’m just wondering what kind of a time frame we might be looking at. What’s involved in terms of the approvals and getting that new rule or regulation or policy out to the folks that are in a position to approve leave? What kind of a time frame might we be looking at to accomplish all of that?