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MGr.GtSlelnAbernethy Hon.SandyLee Mr.KevinMenicoche( rea ave) (Range Lake) (Nahendeh)

Mr.David Krutko Ministerof Transportation PMrienmisiterof

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Table of Contents

Prayer 1593Ministers’Statements 159396-16(2):CommunityGardens Initiative and Small Scale Food Program(B McLeod) 159397-16(2):2008 Fire Service MeritAward Recipients(R McLeod) 159398-16(2): Increased Funding to the Arts (Lafferty) 1594Members’Statements 1594Access Road to the Aklavik Gravel Source(Krutko) 1594McCrank Report on Resource Development Regulatory Process (Brom ley) 1595Stanton Hospital Master Development Plan(Abernethy) 1595Bison Herd Management in FortLiard(Menicoche) 1596Supportto Entrepreneurs and Economic Development Pol icy(Ramsay) 1596Diamond Jenness Secondary School (Groenewegen) 1597Lack of Publ ic Washrooms in Downtown Yel lowknife(Hawkins) 1597High Costof Food in Tu Nedhe Communities (Beaul ieu) 1598United States Ban on Importation of Polar Bear Hides (Jacobson) 1598Creation of a Comm unity Infrastructure Funding Program(Bisaro) 1599Costof Living Subsidies for Elders in Smal l Communities (Yakeleya) 1599RecognitionofVisitorsintheGal lery 1600OralQuestions 1600443-16(2):Funding forYouth Programs (Beaulieu) 1600444-16(2):GNWT Res ponse to McCrank Report (Brom ley) 1601445-16(2):Stanton Territorial Hospital Master Development Plan(Abernethy) 1601446-16(2):Timing and Cost of School Infrastructure Plan(Groenewegen) 1602447-16(2):Support to Entrepreneurs and Economic Development Strategy(Ramsay) 1603448-16(2):Access Road to Aklavik Gravel Source(Krutko) 1604449-16(2):Creation of a Comm unity Infrastructure Funding Program(Bisaro) 1605450-16(2):United States Ban on the Importation of Polar Bear Hides(Jacobson) 1606451-16(2):Lackof PublicWashrooms in Downtown Yel lowknife(Hawkins) 1607452-16(2):Bison Herd Management in Fort Liard(Menicoche) 1608453-16(2):Costof Living Subsidies forElders in Smal l Communities(Yakeleya) 1609454-16(2): Insurance Coverage of Pal liative Care Medication(Abernethy) 1610Reportsof CommitteesontheReviewof Bil ls 161 1Bi l l 15-AnActtoAmendtheWorkers’CompensationAct 161 1Tablingof Documents 161 1ConsiderationinCommitteeoftheWholeof Bi llsandOtherMatters 161 1Tabled Document 93-16(2):Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2009–2010 161 1Reportof CommitteeoftheWhole 1628OrdersoftheDay 1628

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Members Present

Menicoche,Hon Michael Mi ltenberger,Mr Ramsay,Hon Floyd Roland,Mr Yakeleya

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