George Nerysoo

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The infrastructure within the affected communities of the closures of the community centres could and should benefit the community and its residents. There are a lot of aging infrastructure within these communities, and these buildings could help in that area. With all the affected communities within the Northwest Territories, how many organizations have expressed interest for the use of these buildings for the benefit of their respective communities and its residents? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to address the closures of the community learning centres and the infrastructures that remain within these communities.

The sudden closures of the community learning centres have had a negative impact on the employees, the communities as a whole, and especially the potential students who are trying to better themselves for a secure future. But today I would like to inquire about the infrastructure within most, if not all our smaller communities.

Mr. Speaker, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment has put out two community organizations that...

Sorry, the Member from Yellowknife North asked my question, so it's been answered. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Would fixing a drainage system fall under this category? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just have one question in regards to a number on page 73. I can see two of my communities in my riding there, but I don't see the community of Tsiigehtchic in this investing in Canada infrastructure program. Can you give me some details as to why Tsiigehtchic is not in this program. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When communities and organizations ask me to advocate on their behalf, I try my best to get positive results and if there's no positive results, I ask them, you know, for an explanation. Because if I don't get an explanation, they don't feel -- that I'm not doing my duty as their representative. My question is to the Minister of ECE. A simple yes or no would be sufficient.

Out of the three interested organizations from Aklavik and Tsiigehtchic, were any of these organizations successful in their bid to utilize the learning centres within their respective communities...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. How many consultation meetings was there between the Minister and interested organizations to discuss the plans for these buildings for community use? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too would like to recognize Lillian Elias. Lillian is the interpreter for the Legislative Assembly and provides an excellent service to the Legislative Assembly and to the Inuvialuit, and she also is a good friend of mine, and I would like to just welcome her to the Assembly.

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, I've been receiving calls about their drainage system not being adequate enough to keep water out of their -- off their roads. So I'll have to make them aware that you said this year's allocation, you could see it's 2027-2028 some completion dates, so I don't know -- maybe they can start working on a plan or they can allocate funds for this program to fix their drainage system. It's more a comment than a question. Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's all I have.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Can you give me some examples of what kind of programs would be under this program here so I can look at -- reach out to the leadership of Tsiigehtchic and see if in the future that they do have programs that they would like to apply for. Thank you, Mr. Chair.