The justice minister says he has SA国际影视传媒渘o ideaSA国际影视传媒� why there were no bidders to run A New Day, although he hopes to have good news about the men's healing program in coming weeks.
SA国际影视传媒淲e are dealing with an NGO that has expressed an interest,SA国际影视传媒� said Louis Sebert, although he didn't say which organization he was talking about. SA国际影视传媒淚 want to see how the negotiations with that NGO or another NGO work out over the next few weeks. If that does not work out, we will have to reconsider.SA国际影视传媒�
MLAs grilled Sebert on Friday about A New Day, a pilot counselling program for men who use violence against loved ones. The Tree of Peace Friendship Centre currently administers the program and its contract is up at the end of June.
Many people have expressed frustration with changes the government made to the program in a recent request for proposals to run it, with Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green saying the government decided to SA国际影视传媒渄ismantleSA国际影视传媒� it.
Sebert has a different view.
SA国际影视传媒淲e have made some minor changes SA国际影视传媒� I regard them as minor SA国际影视传媒� to the program,SA国际影视传媒� he said.
But Yellowknife North MLA Cory Vanthuyne said that would be SA国际影视传媒減utting it lightly.SA国际影视传媒�
SA国际影视传媒淥bviously the changes donSA国际影视传媒檛 reflect it being more successful because there was no uptake on the RFP,SA国际影视传媒� replied Vanthuyne.
Sebert maintained his optimism that the program will find a contractor by July 1.
$500,000 for junior kindergarten buses
Buses for junior kindergarten students could cost $500,000 next year between the citySA国际影视传媒檚 Catholic and public school boards.
ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 according to Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green, who said she received the estimate from the boards.
Green dropped the figure Thursday as she pressed Education, Culture and Employment Minister Alfred Moses to explain whether his department will pay for the expense as part of what has been called a fully funded program.
She worried low income families will be SA国际影视传媒渂arredSA国际影视传媒� from the program if buses arenSA国际影视传媒檛 covered.
SA国际影视传媒淚t is at the discretion of the education authorities and councils to decide if they are going to reallocate (GNWT funding) for busing,SA国际影视传媒� said the minister. SA国际影视传媒淚t is not mandatory for any grades at this point.SA国际影视传媒�
Moses said his department needs final junior kindergarten enrolment numbers before it can find a solution to the busing problem but seem to change course on the subject by concluding heSA国际影视传媒檇 cover the expense.
SA国际影视传媒淲e will be committed to covering the cost when we get those exact (enrolment) figures,SA国际影视传媒� Moses said.
Guardrails suggested for Ingraham Trail
Yellowknife North MLA Cory Vanthuyne raised concerns Monday about the need for guardrails along the Ingraham Trail after 30-year-old Karen Lafferty was killed in an accident over the May long weekend.
SA国际影视传媒淭he Ingraham Trail is a far busier road than it used to be, with many more residents living there, tourists, and truck traffic,SA国际影视传媒� Vanthuyne said. SA国际影视传媒淟ast ice-road season alone, there were seven truck rollovers and three cab fires.SA国际影视传媒�
He added he had an accident several years ago on the same corner of the highway where Lafferty was killed.
SA国际影视传媒淩e-engineering certain corners and the addition of guardrails would go a long way to improving safety and making Highway No. 4 more accessible to all users,SA国际影视传媒� said the MLA.
Infrastructure Minister Wally Schumann said his department is investing $8 million into the road between 2015 and 2019.
Guardrails are being installed in some places along the highway over the next two years, Schumann said, although he couldnSA国际影视传媒檛 say where.
SA国际影视传媒淎ny time there is an accident on the highway, we have all our engineers go there and review the critical incident that happened and see if there are improvements that could be made,SA国际影视传媒� added Schumann.
Details still murky on carbon pricing question
Frame Lake MLA Kevin OSA国际影视传媒橰eilly was on the premierSA国际影视传媒檚 back for more detail about carbon pricing on Monday, but the premier gave little away.
OSA国际影视传媒橰eilly wanted to know cabinetSA国际影视传媒檚 position on the issue.
SA国际影视传媒淲e will be doing what the people of the Northwest Territories tell us to do,SA国际影视传媒� said Premier Bob McLeod, adding the government is still working on a report that highlights residentsSA国际影视传媒� feedback.
A discussion paper on an NWT carbon tax is also expected to be released in June, he said, so the GNWT SA国际影视传媒渨ill have another round of consultation with the people of the Northwest Territories.SA国际影视传媒�
McLeod said he expects the paper will look at different forms of carbon tax and revenues.
But OSA国际影视传媒橰eilly was concerned MLAs still havenSA国际影视传媒檛 received carbon modelling and pricing reports that he said the premier promised in March.
SA国际影视传媒淲e have been doing modelling on the various implications of carbon pricing. (O'Reilly) quoted two cents per litre, 18 cents per litre over five years,SA国际影视传媒� McLeod said. SA国际影视传媒淚 can tell you that it is higher than that SA国际影视传媒� I will check in to see where that report is at.SA国际影视传媒�
