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Government of the Northwest Territories Annual Business Plan Update 2009-2010 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES INTRODUCTION This annual business plan is an integral part of overall planning with the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT). The planning framework for the 16th Legislative Assembly has several key elements. The Strategic Plan identifies the vision and goals and priorities for action that were developed by the Caucus of the 16th Legislative Assembly. The overall Strategic Plan also identifies the strategic initiatives and associated actions that the government plans to undertake to advance the priorities. The four-year business plan provides the operational details behind the Strategic Plan and summarizes other program and service, legislative and infrastructure initiatives that the government plans to undertake over the next four years. The four-year business plan are supported by this annual business plan, which provides further detail on each department's planned activities for the upcoming fiscal year and reports on results to date. This annual business plan details the specific work that departments plan to undertake during 2009/10 to advance their program and service initiatives and strategic actions described in the four year business plan. The annual business plan also outlines any changes to the four year business plan resulting from the need to respond to emerging issues. Detailed information on the fiscal position and proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year and an overview of human resources and information systems are also included in the annual business plan update. The annual business plan provide the detailed activities that are to be undertaken during 2009/10 that help advance the vision, goals and priorities identified by the Members of 16th Legislative Assembly. The vision and goals that were developed under the theme of Northerners Working Together are presented below. Vision Strong individuals, families and communities sharing the benefits and responsibilities of a unified, environmentally sustainable and prosperous Northwest Territories Goals A strong and independent north built on partnerships An environment that will sustain present and future generations Healthy, educated people A diversified economy that provides all communities and regions with opportunities and choices Sustainable, vibrant, safe communities Effective and efficient government Based on this overall vision and goals, the government developed five key strategic initiatives each of which includes a series of specific strategic actions. These strategic initiatives and associated actions are designed to advance the overall priorities and are listed below. Strategic Initiative Actions Managing o Continue to Develop Governance This Land o Protect Territorial Water o Work to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change Impacts o Improve Environmental Monitoring Efforts o Environmental Stewardship 2009/10 Business Plan Page 1 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Building o Expand Programming for Children and Youth Our Future o Encourage Healthy Choices and Address Addictions o Implement Phase II of the Framework for Action on Family Violence o Strengthen Continuum of Care for Seniors o Enhance Support for the Voluntary Sector o Increase Safety and Security Maximizing o Improve Skills for Living and Working Opportunities o Support Diversification o Promote the NWT as a Place to Visit and Live o Maximize Benefits from Resource Development Reducing the o Improve Quality and Cost of Shelter Cost of Living o Improve Transportation Access to Communities o Address Factors that Impact the Cost of Goods o Support Individuals and Families Refocusing o Conduct Program Review Government o Change the GNWT's Approach to Infrastructure o Improve Human Resource Development in the NWT o Strengthen Service Delivery o Managing the Cost of Government As noted, this annual business plan provides further details on the specific planned activities associated with each of the strategic actions that are being undertaken during 2009/10, reports on progress on the action achieved during 2008/09, and identifies potential activities for future fiscal years. Page 2 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES EMERGING ISSUES The current world financial crisis and related economic slowdown is the most significant emerging factor that could have an impact on GNWT operations. The crisis started with the collapse of the US housing market and asset backed securities in August 2007 and in recent weeks has resulted in a liquidity crisis in international markets. Stock markets around the world have fallen with the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) down 40% from its peak. The market for many securities has dried up, making it difficult for business to obtain financing. The price of many commodities, including oil, natural gas, and metals, has fallen significantly. Oil prices, by September, had declined by 23% from the peak in July 2008 and there have been further declines since. In addition, in the past two months gold prices are down by 20%, silver by 50% and lead zinc prices by 50%. Prices to consumers are also falling, although problems such as refining capacity have kept some energy prices high. Consumer confidence is low, and sales of many consumer goods, including motor vehicles are falling. Employment levels in the US are falling and in Canada the unemployment rate is starting to increase, after a number of years of declines. The current economic climate is more likely to impact the economy of the Northwest Territories than previous North American economic slowdowns. Residents and businesses are more dependent on the resource economy for jobs and business opportunities than ever before. ], it is possible that new investment in new mines, exploration, or the Mackenzie Valley pipeline could be delayed. In addition, new investment in existing mines could also be delayed or cancelled, which could shorten the life of these mines. These potential impacts would lead to lower employment for residents, to reduced opportunities for businesses that support resource activity and to lower government tax revenue. The economic slowdown in Canada may also provide some opportunities for the GNWT and for territorial residents. For example, competitiveness of GNWT infrastructure bidding may improve and it is possible that there could be some easing of recruitment difficulties as labour markets in the rest of Canada are impacted. There should be cost of living implications as prices for heating oil and gasoline decline in response to overall commodity prices. A critical element of the potential impacts of the economic slowdown relates to the federal government response. There are a number of areas of investment that the federal government has made in the NWT that may be impacted as the financial situation of the federal government is impacted by the overall economic slowdown. For example, there are initiatives that could be impacted that were funded, in part, through federal investments such as the Territorial Health Access Fund, the Patient Wait Times Trust, the Affordable Housing Initiative, and the Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED) Program. Convincing the federal government to provide additional one-time transfers or to extend these expiring transfers is likely to be increasingly difficult. The Territorial Financing Formula and the Canada Health Transfer and Canada Social Transfer are fixed in legislation until 2014. This makes changes to these sources of funding less likely to be impacted by the economic slowdown. It is not possible at this point to accurately forecast the extent or duration of the economic slowdown in the rest of Canada and the global economy. The impact that these global economic events have on 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 3 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES the Northwest Territories will need to be monitored and plans may need to be modified. However, the actions by the GNWT over the past year have put the government in a good position to manage the potential impacts of the economic slowdown. While the rate of growth in operational spending was 7.5% in 2007/08, and 6.3% in 2008/09, it is expected to decline to 1.6% for 2009/10 based on the planned activities described in this business plan. Similarly, growth in the public service has been moderated. While the public service grew at an average annual rate of 5.5% between 1999 and 2008, this dropped to 2.2% in 2008/09 and it is expected to be 0% in 2009/10. The strategic priorities being pursued by the government are the right direction in the current environment. Ensuring sustainability of our communities • Supporting people where they live • Improving transportation, reducing utility costs • Protecting land and water • Reducing reliance on fossil fuels Growth & Prosperity • Grow and diversify economy • Investment in education and skill development Focus on the Future • Increased emphasis on prevention • Investing in children and youth Affordable, Effective Government • Living within our means • Client centered focus that reflects regional priorities • Improved management of Infrastructure Page 4 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES STATUS OF PRIORITIES As noted, the Members of the 16th Legislative Assembly identified the vision, goals and a set of priorities. In this section, a summary is provided of the actions that are being undertaken by the government, including those described in this business plan, associated with each goal and the associated priorities. This is only a summary and does not reflect all activities undertaken by the GNWT. Goal: A strong and independent north built on partnerships Priorities Actions o Strengthen awareness of our northern identity and o Increased awareness of northern identity by uniqueness by promoting our successes, our culture, significantly increasing support for the arts, promoting our arts, and our languages with a proud and unified the NWT, its artists and culture at the 2010 Olympics, voice. and strengthening our museums and parks. o Achieve significant progress toward northern control o Initiated efforts to strengthen our role in managing this over the administration of lands, the regulatory land by developing a land use framework that will system, and resource revenues. serve as a guidance document to facilitate consistency in decision making by the GNWT in land management o Build strong partnerships with northern governments activities. Also provided further support for current on areas of common interest. GNWT land management activities. o Fulfill our implementation responsibilities for existing o Continued work with the federal government of land claim and self-government agreements, and make finalizing a devolution and resource revenue best efforts to reach final agreements in ongoing agreement. Included work with federal government on negotiations. strengthening our partnerships to develop a long-term o Work toward a common vision for the political strategic view for the continued development of the development of the NWT. Northwest Territories in a balanced and sustainable manner. o Ensured required investments are made to fully participate at all land, resources and self-government negotiations and ensure effective representation of territorial interests. o Supporting the effective implementation of consultation activities with Aboriginal governments and organizations. Goal: An environment that will sustain present and future generations Priorities Actions o Coordinate our efforts to ensure development is o Invested in initiatives under the Caribou Management sustainable for our land and wildlife. Strategy and made substantial investments to monitor caribou herds and undertake bison management o Protect our water supply and quality. activities. Work be undertaken to finalize and 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 5 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Priorities Actions o Advance alternative energy initiatives. implement the Species at Risk Act and initiate the next steps in the development of the Wildlife Act. o Work proactively with residents, communities and industry on mitigation of climate change. o Funding provided to develop risk management strategies and community fire protections plans. Steps taken to more broadly implement the Traditional Knowledge Strategy to support environmental decision-making. Efforts supported to improve monitoring of changes in our environment though ecoregion mapping and support for initiatives under the Western NWT Biophysical Study. o A major initiative has been initiated to develop a NWT Water Strategy that will provide long-term guidance for public water resource management activities. The strategy will support GNWT participation in management of transboundary waters. o The Source Protection of Public Water Supply which has included water supply system upgrades and training and support for water plant operators. o Work has been started on the development of alternative energy projects for electricity production through wind energy, biomass plants and advancing mini-hydro projects. While holding the potential to reduce cost of living these project should pay immediate dividends by reducing reliance on fossil fuels. o Investments have also been made in energy efficiency programs including supporting the use of alternative energy sources including wood pellet stoves in homes, residual heat projects, solar water preheating and completing housing energy audits. o Support provided for the preparation of regional climate change adaptation plans that would include geophysical permafrost surveys, conducting risk assessments, and identifying potential mitigation activities. o Investments have been made to initiative the expansion of the Waste Recovery Program to include items like paper and cardboard, milk containers, electronic equipment, and single use retail bags. Goal: Healthy, educated people Priorities Actions o Focus on prevention by promoting healthy choices and o Significant investments to expand implementation of lifestyles, and the role of personal and family the healthy choices framework including promoting responsibility. active living, promoting healthy foods, avoiding addictions, smoking cessation and prevention, and STI o Enhance early childhood education, and improve Page 6 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Priorities Actions support for day care services. prevention. o Improve support for children and adults with special o Implemented next steps in income security reform, needs and disabilities. including additional investments for the income support program. o Work with families, communities and schools to improve the physical and mental well-being of our o Expanded investments to support youth programs and youth. youth centers in communities throughout the NWT. o Strengthen regional and local treatment and aftercare o Expansion of early childhood development programs programs to address addictions and mental health. including investments in language nest programs and support for day care services. o Began work to improve school results for our smaller communities, through planning for the expansion of the Teacher Education Program for community based delivery and the development of the Small Community School Initiative that would allow students from our smallest communities that want to take more specialized courses to attend regional high schools. o Improved support for children and adults with special needs by expanding in house respite services to more communities and providing operational support for the Territorial Supported Living Campus in Hay River and the Territorial Dementia Facility in Yellowknife. Goal: A diversified economy that provides all communities and regions with opportunities and choices Priorities Actions o Promote development that reduces regional and o Resource development provides substantial community disparities. opportunities to residents and businesses throughout the NWT. Investments have been made to prepare o Work with regional business corporations and other NWT residents for further opportunities associated partners to identify new economic opportunities. with the proposed MGP development and to ensure o Support the development of sustainable local the GNWT has the capacity to fulfill its regulatory economies through small businesses and community- role. based sectors such as tourism, agriculture, arts and o Detailed planning and environmental assessment work crafts, and the traditional economy. on the Taltson expansion has been supported which o Build community human resource capacity with an will allow further benefits from development in the emphasis on trades and entrepreneurial skills. resource sector. o Considerable investments have been made to increase support to the arts sector. This sector provides economic opportunities, supports our objectives around the northern identity, and links with other diversification efforts. o Investments have been made to further support tourism through the Tourism Product Diversification Fund, parks renewal and marketing support for sport hunting outfitters. Investments in the arts sector, 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 7 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Priorities Actions activity to promote the NWT at the 2010 Olympics and improvements to museums all help promote the NWT as place to visit and live. o The new SEED policy and the increased resources are the cornerstone of efforts to support local economic development efforts in our most rural and remote communities. o Significant investments have been made to build human resource capacity within the NWT. Examples include enhanced support for trades in high schools, establishing new apprentices within the GNWT, and further support for existing apprentices. Investments have also been made to provide support for a mobile trades training unit, specific training for marine services and heavy equipment operators and support for labour market literacy. o As part of the efforts to expand the resident labour market supply, investments are being made to support immigration through implementing a territorial nominee program and actively managing immigration issues. Goal: Sustainable, vibrant, safe communities Priorities Actions o Pursue initiatives to reduce the cost of living, and in o Significant actions are being taken to address the cost particular energy costs. of energy through the targeted energy projects. The hydro strategy will help direct efforts towards larger o Improve transportation infrastructure to connect hydro projects. Wind, biomass and mini-hydro will communities. reduce the reliance on fossil fuels and could reduce o Increase RCMP presence and strengthen the role of utility costs over time. Plans to convert communities communities in prevention and enforcement. near the proposed pipeline to natural gas heat are being examined for potential cost of living o Support a healthy and sustainable voluntary and not implications. for profit sector. o A review of the approach to electrical rates is taking o Work proactively with communities on adaptation to place that will examine issues like the impact of the climate change. current model on community cost of living and the role of the current subsidy approach in conservation and economic development activities. o Investments have been made as part of the GNWT Energy Plan to support energy conservation programs, provide energy efficiency incentives and support the Arctic Energy Alliance. o Investments to address the quality of housing will improve housing conditions and impact cost of living through improving structural, heating, and electrical problems within the current stock. o The changes in the income support programs provided Page 8 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Priorities Actions additional resources to those most in need that will help offset the high cost of living. o Infrastructure and other investments in highways, winter road and airports are improving connections between communities and help address one of the key factors in the high cost of living. o Policing services have been enhanced, and in particular, in smaller communities through investments in new detachments in Wrigley and Gamètì and expanded policing services in communities without detachments. Specific actions are being undertaken to address alcohol and drug related crimes such as the South Slave Interception Team. o Investments have been provided to implement the actions from Phase II of the Framework for Action on Family Violence including supporting and expanding community services and developing programming for abusers. o Work is being completed on a new funding policy for non-government organizations and targeted investments will be made to support those NGO's delivering services on behalf of the GNWT that are most in need. Goal: Effective and efficient government Priorities Actions o Complete a thorough analysis of the efficiency, o The Program Review Office has been established and effectiveness and value of current government will conduct targeted reviews of GNWT programs to operations. ensure that programs are achieving their intended results in an effective and efficient manner. o Achieve greater effectiveness, efficiencies and a more client-focused, service-oriented approach through o The board reform initiative will improve and simplify better planning, coordination and communication the governance structures of boards associated with between GNWT departments. health, social services, education and housing. The initiative encourages integration of services and a o Improve human resource management within the more client focused approach and enhances the ability GNWT through training, career planning, and to focus on regional priorities. encouraging innovation by employees. o Investments are being made to address issues o Explore new potential sources of revenue. associated with housing for critical staff in rural and remote communities, as part of a broader initiative to examine service delivery in our most rural and remote communities to ensure the quality of services. o Service delivery has also been strengthened through the investments in a single window approach for delivery of services in French and funding for projects such as improving electronic health, medical records and imaging and enhancing the capacity to deliver 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 9 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Priorities Actions speech language pathology services in smaller NWT communities. o Substantial efforts have been made to improve the planning, acquisition and delivery for infrastructure. Reviewing capital estimates in the fall, approaches to provide further competition for GNWT contracts, and consideration of approaches to streamline planning have all been undertaken. Significant investments have also been made to focus on the issue of deferred maintenance in order to extend the useful life of GNWT assets. o Human resource management is being improved through stabilizing services with human resources, developing an overall HR strategic plan, developing departmental human resource and affirmative action plans, and developing collaborative approaches the HR management within the NWT. Investments have also been made to build on existing programs and develop new approaches to attract and retain people into the public service. o The revenue options consultation will help identify new potential sources of revenue for the GNWT. Page 10 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES FISCAL POSITION AND BUDGET Fiscal Overview The proposed 2009-10 Operations Expenditures continues with the Fiscal Strategy objective of ensuring expenditure growth does not exceed revenue growth in order to retain long-term fiscal sustainability for the GNWT. The draft 2009-10 Annual Business Plans propose Operations Expenditures totaling $1.2 billion. This represents just over 1% growth from the 2008-09 Main Estimates. After factoring in items that have yet to be allocated to departments, such as the $15 million proposed for Strategic Energy Initiatives, and Infrastructure Contributions that were approved as part of the 2009-10 Capital Estimates, it is anticipated operational spending will only grow by 2.4% for the 2009-10 fiscal year. The proposed 2009-10 Operations Expenditures includes $34 million for Forced Growth and $29 million for Strategic Initiatives. These increases are offset by $23 million in expenditure reductions and $24 million in sunsets and other approved adjustments. Total revenues for the 2009-10 fiscal year are forecast to be $1.30 billion, which is a 5.4% increase from the 2008-09 Main Estimates. This increase is primarily attributed to the increase in the Territorial Formula Financing Grant, which will be $847 million in 2009-10, an increase of $42 million. After factoring supplementary reserve requirements and estimated expenditures lapses, a $42 million operating surplus is projected for 2009-10. Although, no long term borrowing is anticipated, a cash deficit of $89 million is projected for the end of the year, which will require short-term borrowing until cash for TFF revenues is received on April 1, 2010. Total GNWT debt will also include $149 million in guaranteed debt of the NWT Power Corporation, NWT Energy Corporation and the NWT Housing Corporation. The federal government limits total debt of the GNWT and its corporations and agencies to $500 million. The available borrowing authority at the end of 2009-10 is projected to be $262 million. 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 11 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Operation Expense Summary ($000) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2009/10 2008/09 Proposed Percent Main Estimates Operations Difference Change ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Legislative Assembly 15,364 15,286 (78) (0.51%) Executive Offices 12,976 11,891 (1,085) (8.36%) Human Resources 32,253 34,955 2,702 8.38% Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations 6,500 6,807 307 4.72% NWT Housing Corporation 52,512 36,820 (15,692) (29.88%) Finance 30,591 32,806 2,215 7.24% Municipal and Community Affairs 81,207 85,680 4,473 5.51% Public Works and Services 57,800 55,247 (2,553) (4.42%) Health and Social Services 309,822 313,013 3,191 1.03% Justice 90,873 92,793 1,920 2.11% Education, Culture and Employment 293,914 312,243 18,329 6.24% Transportation 95,947 99,586 3,639 3.79% Industry, Tourism and Investment 45,593 43,947 (1,646) (3.61%) Environment and Natural Resources 56,942 56,981 39 0.07% ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL IN BUSINESS PLANS 1,182,294 1,198,055 15,761 1.33% ITEMS STILL TO BE ALLOCATED: Estimated increase to Amortization - 2,000 Pending forced growth (Fuel, Physicians Contracts) - 9,000 Strategic Energy Initiatives - 15,000 Additional Expenditure Reductions - (5,000) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL PROJECTED OPERATIONS EXPENSE 1,182,294 1,219,055 36,761 3.11% Deduct Infrastructure Contributions Approved as part of the 2009-10 Capital Estimates (37,525) (46,585) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL OPERATIONAL SPENDING 1,144,769 1,172,470 27,701 2.42% ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 12 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Elements of Change in Operation Expenses ($000) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Proposed Adjustments 2008-09 Sunsets Main & Other Forced Strategic Proposed Percent Estimates App. Adj. Reductions Growth Initiatives 2009-10 Growth ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LA 15,364 (288) (126) 336 - 15,286 (0.51%) EXEC 12,976 (558) (1,442) 48 867 11,891 (8.36%) HR 32,253 (1,939) (75) 2,316 2,400 34,955 8.38% AAIR 6,500 - (829) 146 990 6,807 4.72% FIN 83,103 (18,537) (1,685) 2,351 4,394 69,626 (16.22%) MACA 81,207 (1,567) (3,914) 6,794 3,160 85,680 5.51% PWS 57,800 (3,114) (1,376) 1,002 935 55,247 (4.42%) HSS 309,822 (3,106) (2,543) 4,676 4,164 313,013 1.03% JUS 90,873 (244) (1,834) 2,555 1,443 92,793 2.11% ECE 293,914 9,255 (4,684) 10,195 3,563 312,243 6.24% TRANS 95,947 3,357 (2,075) 2,022 335 99,586 3.79% ITI 45,593 (6,164) (777) 491 4,804 43,947 (3.61%) ENR 56,942 (1,256) (1,375) 795 1,875 56,981 0.07% ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL 1,182,294 (24,161) (22,735) 33,727 28,930 1,198,055 1.33% ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 13 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES SUMMARY OF CHANGES Strategic Investments Executive 1. Conduct Program Review (Refocusing Government) 77,000 2. GNWT Services in Small and Remote Communities (Refocusing Government) 250,000 3. Support for NGOs (Refocusing Government) 390,000 4. Enhanced Communication Capacity 150,000 ______________ 867,000 Human Resources 1. Recruitment and Retention Strategies (Refocusing Government) 2,300,000 2. Consolidated Clinic - Human Resources Impact Support (Refocusing Government) 100,000 ______________ 2,400,000 Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations 1. Continue work to finalize and implement land, resources and self government (Managing This Land) 926,000 2. Implement the Consultation Framework (Managing This Land) 64,000 ______________ 990,000 Finance 1. Knowledge Management Strategy Renewal 300,000 ______________ 300,000 Northwest Territories Housing Corporation 1. Housing Strategies Aimed at Quality (Reducing the Cost of Living) 2,000,000 2. Retaining Land and Technical Capacity in NWTHC (Refocusing Government) 594,000 3. GNWT Services in Small and Remote Communities - Housing for Staff Program (Refocusing Government) 1,500,000 ______________ 4,094,000 Municipal and Community Affairs 1. Promote the NWT at the 2010 Olympics 1,050,000 2. Land Administration Program Delivery (Managing This Land) 462,000 3. MGP Investment - Permits, Coordination and Regional Support (Maximizing Opportunities) 408,000 4. Youth Programs (Building Our Future) 640,000 5. Youth Centres (Building Our Future) 250,000 6. Healthy Choices Framework (Building Our Future) 200,000 7. Supporting Volunteerism (Building Our Future) 150,000 ______________ 3,160,000 Public Works and Services 1. Focus on Deferred Maintenance (Refocusing Government) 350,000 2. Wood Pile Repair Program (Refocusing Government) 550,000 3. Water Supply System Upgrades, Training and Support 35,00 ______________ 935,000 Health and Social Services 1. In House Respite Services for Families of Special Needs (Building our Future) 64,000 2. Healthy Choices Framework (Building our Future) 350,000 3. Supported and Assisted Living in Smaller Communities (Building our Future) 538,000 4. Public Education Related to Drinking Water (Managing This Land) 95,000 5. Dementia Centre Operational Costs (Building Our Future) - AIP 1,462,000 Page 14 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 6. Addictions initiatives related to aftercare (Building Our Future) 450,000 7. Human Papiloma Virus Vaccination Program (Building Our Future) 388,000 8. Electronic Health, Medical Records and Imaging (Refocusing Government) 817,000 ______________ 4,164,000 Justice 1. Advance devolution discussions (Managing this Land) 161,000 2. Legal Services for land, resources and self-government negotiations (Managing This Land) 274,000 3. MGP Strategic Investment - Coordination and Policing (Maximizing Opportunities) 108,000 4. Providing Program for Abusers (Building Our Future) 125,000 5. Reduce Alcohol and Drug Related Crime - Role Model Program (Building Our Future) 100,000 6. South Slave Drug Interception Team - Dog Handler Unit (Building Our Future) 200,000 7. Policing in Smaller Communities - 3 Regular Members (Building Our Future) 475,000 ______________ 1,443,000 Education, Culture and Employment 1. Increased Support for the Arts (Maximizing Opportunities) 700,000 2. Expansion of Early Childhood Development Programs (Building our Future) (200,000) 3. Support Official Languages (Refocusing Government) 100,000 4. Additional Support for Apprentices (Maximizing Opportunities) 100,000 5. Equipment Maintenance (Maximizing Opportunities) 120,000 6. Apprentice Training (Maximizing Opportunities) 495,000 7. Labour Market Literacy (Maximizing Opportunities) 750,000 8. Heavy equipment Operator Training (Maximizing Opportunities) 120,000 9. Support Immigration (Maximizing Opportunities) 535,000 10. Collection and Exhibit Renewal in Museum (Maximizing Opportunities) 300,000 11. Next Steps in Income Security Reform (Reducing the Cost of Living) 318,000 12. Small Community School Initiative (Building Our Future) 225,000 ______________ 3,563,000 Transportation 1. Wekweeti Winter Road Construction (Reducing the Cost of Living) 250,000 2. Operations Related to Runway Extensions in Fort Good Hope and Tulita (Reducing the Cost of Living) 85,000 ______________ 335,000 Industry, Tourism and Investment 1. New SEED policy and enhanced funding (Maximizing Opportunities) 750,000 2. Promote the NWT at the 2010 Olympics (Maximizing Opportunities) 1,390,000 3. National Marketing Campaign (Maximizing Opportunities) 400,000 4. MGP Investment - NEB, SEA Board, Coordination and APG (Maximizing Opportunities) 1,614,000 5. Environmental Management Opportunities (Maximizing Opportunities) 250,000 6. Broadband Infrastructure Support - Falcon Communications (Maximizing Opportunities) 100,000 7. Sports Hunt Outfitter Marketing Support (Maximizing Opportunities) 300,000 ______________ 4,804,000 Environment and Natural Resources 1. Environmental Stewardship (Managing this Land) 210,000 2. NWT Water Strategy Development (Managing This Land) 336,000 3. Climate Change Adaptation Plan (Managing This Land) 150,000 4. Delivery Of Greenhouse Gas Strategy (Managing This Land) 200,000 5. Waste Recovery Program (Managing This Land) 200,000 6. Wildlife Act (Managing This Land) 200,000 7. Species at Risk Act (Managing This Land) 189,000 8. Risk Management Strategies and Community Protection Plans (Managing This Land) 210,000 9. Traditional Knowledge Implementation Framework (Managing This Land) 180,000 ______________ 1,875,000 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 15 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Sunsets and Other Approved Adjustments Legislative Assembly 1. Interest portion of the LA Building capital lease payment (109,000) 2. Upgrade of Security Camera System (20,000) 3. Perimeter Glazing - Recaulking (one-time) (40,000) 4. Reconfiguration of Audio Visual Room (one-time) (40,000) 5. Backfill maternity leave at Human Rights Commission (35,000) 6. Fund Director's Education Leave (one-time) (21,000) 7. Reduction in the cost to operate the Elections NT Office the year following a General Election (23,000) ______________ (288,000) Executive 1. Advance devolution discussions (Managing this Land) (236,000) 2. Transfer of Program Evaulation Unit 240,000 3. Transfer of Financial Shared Services Unit (562,000) ______________ (558,000) Human Resources 1. Increased Costs for Employee Medical Travel (1,713,000) 2. Cost Pressures due to increased number of Arbitration Hearings (181,000) 3. Contract Negotiations with Teachers (45,000) ______________ (1,939,000) Finance 1. Deh Cho Diamonds - foregone interest (14,000) 2. Two Year Term Tax Auditor Position (123,000) 3. Transfer of Program Evaulation Unit (240,000) 4. Transfer of Financial Shared Services Unit 562,000 5. Transfer of Funding for Telecommunications Regulatory Monitoring 60,000 ______________ 245,000 Northwest Territories Housing Corporation 1. Sixteen Positions to implement the new mandate of the NWTHC (1,640,000) 2. Northern Housing Trust (Affordable Housing Initiative) (17,100,000) 3. Federal EcoTrust Funding Allocation (130,000) 4. Hiring New Apprentices in Designated Trades and Occupations 88,000 ______________ (18,782,000) Municipal and Community Affairs 1. Resources to participate in Lands, Resources and Self-Government Negotiations (382,000) 2. Costs for Communication and Administration of Community Capacity Building Fund (44,000) 3. Land Administration - Increased Demand for Land Administration Services (630,000) 4. Community Energy Plan (150,000) 5. Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Project Impacts (two. positions) (291,000) 6. Property Taxation Revenue Grant Program (350,000) 7. Water Supply System Upgrades, Training and Support (Managing this Land) (20,000) 8. Transfer of Recreation Leadership Program 300,000 ______________ (1,567,000) Public Works and Services 1. Wood Pile Remediation Program (2,500,000) 2. Electric Heat Conversion - DOT Garage Ft. Smith (Federal EcoTrust Funding) (135,000) 3. Wood Pellet Boilers, CJB School Behchoko (Federal EcoTrust Funding) (485,000) Page 16 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 4. Capital Asset Retrofit Fund (Energy Audits) - (Federal EcoTrust Funding) (100,000) 5. Geothermal Ground Source Heat Pump Project Aurora College (Federal EcoTrust Funding) (250,000) 6. Hiring New Apprentices in Designated Trades and Occupations 58,000 7. Energy Efficiency Retrofits (Federal EcoTrust Funding) 300,000 8. Transfer of lease costs for ITI office space in Norman Wells 58,000 9. Transfer of Funding for Telecommunications Regulatory Monitoring (60,000) ______________ (3,114,000) Health and Social Services 1. Federal Health Care Funding (3,535,000) 2. Reduction of Wait Times for Stanton Emergency (398,000) 3. Territorial Health Access Fund (THAF) - Long-Term Reform (3,132,000) 4. Adult Residential Southern Placements (900,000) 5. Minor Equipment under $5,000 (290,000) 6. Patient Wait Times Guarantee Trust (1,793,000) 7. Water Supply System Upgrades, Training and Support (Managing this Land) (15,000) 8. Territorial Health Access Fund (THAF) - Long-Term Reform 5,064,000 9. Patient Wait Times Guarantee Trust 1,893,000 ______________ (3,106,000) Justice 1. Pipeline Policy Advisor (87,000) 2. Resources to Participate in Lands, Resources and Self Government Negotiations (280,000) 3. RCMP - Additional Resources - Full-time National Sex Offender Registry Coordinator (21,000) 4. NWT Courts - Territorial Court Judge (20,000) 5. NWT Courts - Mental Disorder Review Board (26,000) 6. Sachs Harbour RCMP detachment (10,000) 7. Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Agreement (Expires 2013-14) 200,000 ______________ (244,000) Education, Culture and Employment 1. Infrastructure Contributions (net change from $3,950,000 in 2008-09 to $16,011,000 in 2009-10) 12,061,000 2. Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction (3,234,000) 3. Residential Schools and Litigation - Information Requests (190,000) 4. MGP Strategic Investment (Maximizing Opportunities) (2,000) 5. Distance Learning Community Based Education Program (65,000) 6. Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) - Trades 1,040,000 7. Transfer of Recreation Leadership Program (355,000) ______________ 9,255,000 Transportation 1. Change in Amortization 891,000 2. Infrastructure Contributions (net change to reflect Yellowknife By-pass road project) 2,500,000 3. New Resources - Increased Regulatory Burden (34,000) ______________ 3,357,000 Industry, Tourism and Investments 1. Change in Amortization (69,000) 2. Aboriginal Pipeline Group Work plan (250,000) 3. Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Office Funding Renewal (1,088,000) 4. Mackenzie Gas Project Socio-economic Agreement Negotiations and Implementation (104,000) 5. Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Fund - Reprofiled (1,560,000) 6. Acho Dene Koe First Nation (ADKFN) Western Harvesters Assistance Program (132,000) 7. Federal EcoTrust Funding Allocation (1,090,000) 8. Energy Investment - Taltson (Maximizing Opportunities) (3,000,000) 9. Promote the NWT at the 2010 Olympics (Maximizing Opportunities) (67,000) 10. NWT Hydro Strategy (Reducing the Cost of Living) (400,000) 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 17 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 11. Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Fund - Reprofiled 1,550,000 12. Acho Dene Koe First Nation (ADKFN) Western Harvesters Assistance Program 132,000 13. Transfer of lease costs for ITI office space in Norman Wells to PWS (58,000) 14. Reallocation of Operations base funding - Shared Service Centre delivery (Informatics) (28,000) ______________ (6,164,000) Environment and Natural Resources 1. Change in Amortization 271,000 2. Wildlife Management Information System - Database Technician (225,000) 3. Resources to Complete Wildlife Legislation (50,000) 4. NWT Barren-Ground Caribou Management Strategy (560,000) 5. Western NWT Biophysical Study (250,000) 6. Senior Policy Analyst (PLC Division) (10,000) 7. Federal EcoTrust Funding Allocation (210,000) 8. Eco-region Mapping (50,000) 9. Wind Energy Electricity Supply (Managing this Land) (200,000) 10. Reallocation of Operations base funding - Shared Service Centre delivery (Informatics) 28,000 ______________ (1,256,000) Reductions Legislative Assembly 1. Reprofile Committee Budget Allocations (45,000) 2. Cancel Conference Board of Canada Subscription (18,000) 3. Reduce operational requirements for Law Clerk services (8,000) 4. Reduce budget for Elections NWT (22,000) 5. Revise rate structure and composition of Human Rights Commission (25,000) 6. Reduce Commissioner Travel Budget (8,000) ______________ (126,000) Executive 1. Eliminate the Special Advisor position in the Office of the Secretary to Cabinet (202,000) 2. Eliminate the Financial Control Officer and reprofile the Manager, Financial Shared Services positions in the Corporate Services Division (160,000) 3. Cease the production of the Bear Facts (21,000) 4. Cancel the Media Monitoring contract (9,000) 5. Eliminate the Planning and Policy Officer position in the Beaufort Delta Region (116,000) 6. Eliminate the Regional Director - Sahtu (196,000) 7. Eliminate the Office Administrator - Sahtu (71,000) 8. Eliminate the Regional Director - Deh Cho (109,000) 9. Eliminate the Office Administrator - Deh Cho (55,000) 10. Eliminate the Regional Director - South Slave (187,000) 11. Eliminate the Office Administrator - South Slave (89,000) 12. O&M reduction resulting from the reduction from 5 offices to 2 (50,000) 13. Eliminate the Executive Secretary position in the Commissioner's Office (51,000) 14. Eliminate the Family Violence Action Plan Coordinator position in the Women's Advisory division (110,000) 15. Reduction of Contract Services budget in the Premier's Office (6,000) 16. Reduction of Duty Travel Expenses in the Premier's Office (10,000) ______________ (1,442,000) Human Resources 1. Reduction of service levels for the MNE - Graduate Transition Program (75,000) ______________ (75,000) Page 18 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations 1. Eliminate four positions in the PLC division (381,000) 2. Eliminate Director's Secretary position & reduction of travel budget for the Division (60,000) 3. Eliminate two positions in the Negotiations division (including reprofiling one position) (129,000) 4. Terminate transfer assignment of Budget Analyst (expires November 2008) (84,000) 5. Eliminate education leave budget in Corporate Affairs (100,000) 6. Reduce Special Events funding to Aboriginal Governments/Organizations & Métis Local Core Funding (75,000) ______________ (829,000) Finance 1. Eliminate half the resources associated with the daily operation and maintenance of the existing FIS system in the Government Accounting division (177,000) ______________ (177,000) Northwest Territories Housing Corporation 1. Reduction to the funding available for minor repairs to the NWTHC's public housing stock (296,000) 2. Reduction to the funding available under the Homeownership Repair Program (382,000) 3. Eliminate the Fire Damaged Replacement Program (250,000) 4. Reduction of GNWT funding to the Corporation (an increase in mortgage collections through the Mortgage Collection Plan will offset) (500,000) 5. Reduction to the travel budget by 7% across the Corporation and a reduction to computer support services by 15% (80,000) ______________ (1,508,000) Municipal and Community Affairs 1. Eliminate the funding to Community Governments for NORCIX (250,000) 2. Eliminate five regional Comm. Development Coordinator positions (519,000) 3. Eliminate anomaly positions in the Headquarters (331,000) 4. Eliminate anomaly positions in the Regions (318,000) 5. Eliminate two planning positions (99,000) 6. Reduction to the programming available through the School of Community Government (182,000) 7. Reduction to contracts by $450k (travel costs by $165k, and other operating costs by $50k) (665,000) 8. Reduction of Northern Communities Insurance Program contribution (1,000,000) 9. Elimination of the Community Initiatives Program (550,000) ______________ (3,914,000) Public Works and Services 1. Eliminate the Property Management Officer position in the Asset Management division (Fort Smith) (87,000) 2. Eliminate the Property Management Policy & Procedures Officer position (100,000) 3. Consolidate the Contracts Administrator and Project Management duties and eliminate one position (35,000) 4. Eliminate the Document Control Clerk position in the Directorate (Fort Smith) (68,000) 5. Reduction to expenditures for casual employees in all divisions (43,000) 6. Reduction to O&M expenditures (unspecified) in all divisions (948,000) 7. Consolidate the Buildings & Works positions and eliminate the Maintenance Coordinator position (95,000) ______________ (1,376,000) Health and Social Services 1. Reduction in the number of seats available to RNs participating in the Introduction to Advanced Practice (61,000) 2. Reduction in the number of RN's participating in the Advanced Nurse Mentorship program (52,000) 3. Reduction in the Community Health Nurse (CHN) Development Program from 12 positions to 8 positions (200,000) 4. Reduction in Graduate Nurse Placement Program to reflect decreased numbers of Northern Nurse Graduates (300,000) 5. Reduction in the Professional Development Initiative in the Program Delivery Support division (100,000) 6. Eliminate option of full-time leave for Nurse Practitioner Leave Bursary and replace with part-time leave (263,000) 7. FTE reduction of 13% with all activities (1,567,000) ______________ (2,543,000) 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 19 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Justice 1. Eliminate two Deputy Warden positions, 1 training officer position and 1 administration position through reorganization of the administration of NSCC and NSYOF (68,000) 2. Initiate operational efficiencies at NSCC ($344,000) and SMCC ($154,000) (498,000) 3. Consolidate management of the two Fort Smith facilities and reduce costs of accommodating female inmates being housed in other facilities (200,000) 4. Close the Arctic Tern Facility in Inuvik and lay off staff (Amended due to reduced Staffing Model) (520,000) 5. Eliminate one maintenance coordinator position (68,000) 6. Reduction of two Program Delivery Officers in the Corrections & Community Justice division (135,000) 7. Eliminate the Law Bursary Program (15,000) 8. Restructure the Legal Services Board from 6 members to 3 members and classify it as an appeal board. (30,000) 9. Eliminate four Court worker positions (2 in Beaufort Delta, 1 in Yellowknife and 1 in South Slave) (274,000) 10. Reinstatement of funding for 4 Court worker positions - implied through reinstatement of 2008-09 funding ($91k) reflected in the 2008-09 Supp#1 bill. LA Motion carried to not eliminate these positions. 274,000 11. Combine the duties of the Records Technician and the Administrative Assistant into one position (48,000) 12. Eliminate one Clerical position in the Legal Registries division (62,000) 13. Restructure the DeWeerdt Library and eliminate the Librarian Position (190,000) ______________ (1,834,000) Education, Culture and Employment 1. Reduction of school funding based on actual reduced enrolment as at Sept 2007 and projected 2008 (2,055,000) 2. Eliminate the Finance Officer position whose duties included SFA - Student Travel (96,000) 3. Eliminate the SFA scholarship program (400,000) 4. Eliminate the contribution towards the Skills Canada Program (80,000) 5. Reduction in funding to Aurora College and elimination of HQ Coordinator position (1,725,000) 6. Eliminate Wage Subsidy Programs (180,000) 7. Eliminate two HQ positions (to be determined) (148,000) ______________ (4,684,000) Transportation 1. Reduction to contracts in the Planning, Policy & Environmental division (100,000) 2. Reduction to O&M expenditures associated with the rehabilitation and upgrade of facilities of the Territorial Airports (50,000) 3. Eliminate the position of Regional Airport Manager, Tuktoyaktuk and merge it with the position of Inuvik Airport Manager (85,000) 4. Eliminate the Marine Equipment Maintainer Assistant position in the Ferries division (30,000) 5. Reduction in expenditures by using a project management approach for gravel hauling and using own equipment for other current contracts in the North Slave Highway Operations division (200,000) 6. Reduction to the level of chipseal repairs on Hwy 3 between Yellowknife and Behchoko and on the Behchoko access road (200,000) 7. Reduction to the level of highway line painting services for the North and South Slave Regions (100,000) 8. Reduction in expenditures by using a project management approach for water hauling services for highway maintenance in the Fort Smith and Yellowknife regions (100,000) 9. Eliminate one Highway Transport Officer position in the Road Licensing & Safety division (125,000) 10. Eliminate one position in the Inuvik Regional Office by amalgamating the Customer Service Coordinate and the Secretary into a new position of Administrative Clerk (85,000) 11. Reduction associated with an agreement with Parks Canada for recovery of costs associated with the maintenance of sections of Hwy 5 within Wood Buffalo National Park (1,000,000) ______________ (2,075,000) Industry, Tourism and Investments 1. Eliminate the ADM, Strategic Initiatives and Executive Secretary positions (35,000) 2. Eliminate the Communications and Marketing Specialist position (96,000) 3. Eliminate the Manager, Investment position within the Investment & Economic Analysis division (118,000) 4. Elimination of the Inuvik Oil and Gas Office (support for the impacts of the Mackenzie Gas Project) (150,000) 5. Eliminate the MOG Mineral Economist position in the Minerals, Oil and Gas division (103,000) 6. Reduction of programs and activities that promote the NWT as an attractive investment option for mineral exploration to minimum level (104,000) 7. Eliminate the Prospector Grubstake Program (65,000) Page 20 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 8. Reduction in the Contribution Program for the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline (2009-10 portion) (100,000) 9. Reduction in the Contribution Program for the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline (2008-09 portion added back into budget as part of 2008-09 Supplementary Appropriation No. 1 100,000 10. Eliminate the Multi-Media Assistant position in Shared Services - Informatics (10,000) 11. Eliminate one position within the Traditional Economy, Agriculture and Fisheries HQ division (96,000) ______________ (777,000) Environment and Natural Resources 1. Eliminate vacant Wildlife Technician (Carnivore/Furbearer) position (100,000) 2. Eliminate Biologist and Senior Advisor positions in the Wildlife division (226,000) 3. Reduction in Forest Resources Inventory (196,000) 4. Reduction of contract services, travel and materials & supplies budget in the Forest Management division (330,000) 5. 1 crew boss position in Inuvik, and 1 seasonal fire clerk Fort McPherson (41,000) 6. Eliminate one Regional Forester and one Regional Fire/Wildlife Technician position in Fort Smith (206,000) 7. Eliminate one Regional Forester (proposal originally part of the Deh Cho region fire crew contracts) (114,000) 8. Reduction of contract budget for training focused on regulatory and environmental assessment processes (25,000) 9. Reduction of travel budget for the Environmental Assessment & Monitoring division (30,000) 10. Eliminate one divisional secretary (final location to be determined) (77,000) 11. Eliminate the Multi-Media Assistant position in Shared Services - Informatics (30,000) ______________ (1,375,000) Forced Growth Legislative Assembly 1. Funding for new FTE in the Sergeant-at-Arms unit 83,000 2. Changes to Pension Expense of the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Fund 118,000 3. CPI Increases to Members Constituency Operating Budgets 95,000 4. Funding to host the Regional CPA Seminar 40,000 ______________ 336,000 Executive 1. Grants to Women's Organizations 14,000 2. Grant for the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards 18,000 3. Price Increases for Non-Salary Operation Expenditures 16,000 ______________ 48,000 Human Resources 1. Cost Pressures due to increased number of Arbitration Hearings 179,000 2. Increased Costs for Employee Medical Travel 2,007,000 3. Increased costs (volume and cost per claim) for the GNWT Dental Plan 130,000 ______________ 2,316,000 Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations 1. Acho Dene Koe First Nation (ADKFN) Land, Resources and Self-Government Negotiations 146,000 ______________ 146,000 Finance 1. Territorial Power Subsidy Program 1,200,000 2. Security Strategy Implementation 100,000 3. Financial Information System Replacement 522,000 4. Increased costs for Banking Services 25,000 ______________ 1,847,000 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 21 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Northwest Territories Housing Corporation 1. Contract Services - Office Leases 504,000 ______________ 504,000 Municipal and Community Affairs 1. Operations and Maintenance Funding Policy 4,426,000 2. Water and Sewer Services Funding Policy 2,018,000 3. Property Taxation Revenue Grant Program 350,000 ______________ 6,794,000 Public Works and Services 1. Office Accommodation Lease Costs 357,000 2. Asset Management Forced Inventory 400,000 3. Additional Facility Planning Position 136,000 4. Additional Electrical Inspector 109,000 ______________ 1,002,000 Health and Social Services 1. Out of Territories Physicians cost increases 500,000 2. Supplementary Health Benefits cost increases 2,061,000 3. Software license fee, maintenance, support costs (recoup) (74,000) 4. Health Management Information System project management costs 162,000 5. Data Imaging/Picture Archive Communications System Operations Costs 160,000 6. Interoperable Electronic Health Records project Operations and Licensing Costs 70,000 7. Electronic Medical Records project Operations and licensing costs (30,000) 8. Dynacare - referred out Lab services 500,000 9. Stanton Territorial Health Authority - Canadian Blood Services 71,000 10. STHA - Medical Travel contract costs 18,000 11. STHA - ORMED software maintenance contract 5,000 12. YKHSSA - leases 105,000 13. NGO salary increases 189,000 14. Aven's salary increase 98,000 15. Aven's Operational Costs 81,000 16. Trailcross Treatment Centre contract 44,000 17. Territorial Treatment Centre contract 41,000 18. Polar Crescent Group Home contract 6,000 19. We Le Dai Corp contract 29,000 20. Tlicho CSA - Supplies 19,000 21. Dehcho HSSA - Supplies 24,000 22. Fort Smith HSSA - Supplies 28,000 23. Hay River HSSA - Supplies 51,000 24. Stanton THA - Supplies 492,000 25. Yellowknife HSSA - Supplies 26,000 ______________ 4,676,000 Justice 1. Court Services Division - 2 Sheriff's Officer/6 Court Officer positions. 742,000 2. RCMP Salary and Pension Increases 841,000 3. RCMP Additional Public Servant Positions 512,000 4. RCMP Operations and Communication Centre Additional Positions 381,000 5. 2008 Judicial Remuneration Commission Report Recommendations - Territorial Court Judge Salary Increases 19,000 6. Growth in Access to Information Requests 60,000 ______________ 2,555,000 Page 22 2009/10 Annual Business Plan GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Education, Culture and Employment 1. Thebacha Campus Family Residence (Lease) 7,000 2. Seniors Home Heating Subsidy 465,000 3. NWT Library Services 137,000 4. PWNHC Facility Costs 38,000 5. Apprenticeship Training 219,000 6. Public Housing Maintenance 225,000 7. Residential School Information Requests 190,000 8. Aurora College - Northern United Place lease 69,000 9. School Funding Formula (Planning purposes only) 1,981,000 10. NWTTA/GNWT 2008-2012 Collective Agreement (DECs, DEAs) 6,864,000 ______________ 10,195,000 Transportation 1. Peel River Ferry Operation Contract 9,000 2. N'Dulee Ferry Operation Contract 15,000 3. Hiring Apprentices in Designated Trades and Occupations (Collective Agreement Adjustments) 51,000 4. Yellowknife Airport Security Contract 25,000 5. Yellowknife Airport Janitorial Contract 33,000 6. Crushing Program - Highway Maintenance 650,000 7. Dempster Highway Maintenance Contract (km 0 - km 142) 34,000 8. Ferry Operations 84,000 9. Mackenzie Valley Winter Road Contracts 33,000 10. Marine Services Operations 705,000 11. Runway Sand 91,000 12. Tlicho Community Airport Contracts 72,000 13. Highways Structures Management Program 220,000 ______________ 2,022,000 Industry, Tourism and Investments 1. Aboriginal Pipeline Group - Contribution Support 50,000 2. Contribution Increase for Northwest Territories Tourism 120,000 3. Land and Environmental Affairs Specialist Position 121,000 4. Mineral and Petroleum Development Analyst 120,000 5. Federal/Provincial/Territorial Energy and Mines Ministers Conference 80,000 ______________ 491,000 Environment and Natural Resources 1. Leased Office Space for Forest Management Division 240,000 2. Forest Fire Management - Crew Contracts 128,000 3. Contracting of Aviation Services 427,000 ______________ 795,000 2009/10 Annual Business Plan Page 23 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES DEPARTMENTAL COMPONENTS This annual business plan includes a section for each department of the government: Section Department 1 Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations 2 Education, Culture and Employment 3 Environment and Natural Resources 4 Executive 5 Finance 6 Health and Social Services 7 Human Resources 8 Industry, Tourism and Investment 9 Justice 10 Municipal and Community Affairs 11 Northwest Territories Housing Corporation 12 Public Works & Services 13 Transportation Page 24 2009/10 Annual Business Plan
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Senate panel wants clarification on matters related to Alexander's nomination
The Senate Armed Services Committee this month put the brakes on the creation of the U.S. Cyber Command by requesting more information on its relationship with the National Security Agency, reports Bill Gertz at Washington Times.
Army Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, who is NSA's director, has been nominated to four-star rank and to lead the Cyber Command. If approved, he would command both the NSA and Cyber Command and be promoted to full general. The Cyber Command's headquarters would be located at Fort Meade, where NSA is currently headquartered.
In June 2009, Defense Secretary Robert Gates approved the creation of the Cyber Command as a unified, subdivision within the U.S. Strategic Command that would be responsible for protecting 15,000 computer networks across 4,000 military bases in 88 countries.
The committee has raised a number of detailed questions regarding the department's plans for Cyber Command, including its relationship to the NSA, and has said that it would like all answers provided before considering Alexander's nomination, U.S. Strategic Command officials said.
Although most concerns over the initial operating capability of the Cyber Command have been addressed, questions still remain about its future role and makeup, reports Lance Whitney at CNET. In addition to what the Cyber Command's relationship be with the NSA, another matter is whether Alexander will be able to successfully juggle both jobs at once. Yet another concern is whether there will be other four-star generals in the wings capable of succeeding Alexander.
The committee is awaiting responses on the issue and will schedule a confirmation hearing after its questions are answered, said Bryan Thomas, a spokesman for Senate Armed Services Committee Carl Levin (D-Mich.).
DOD officials met recently with committee staff members, and the department plans to answer additional questions, said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steve Curry, a Strategic Command spokesman.
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An immigration proposal crafted for months in secret by a high-profile, bipartisan cadre of senators is both a rare moment of simpatico in politics and a matter of political practicality.
President Barack Obama, who won re-election with strong support from Latinos, the fastest-growing demographic, has called an overhaul of immigration a second-term priority. Meanwhile, Republicans who lost the Latino vote by large numbers, have signaled that mainstream members might be willing to compromise on thorny immigration issues.
That is, a cabal of hard left Democrats like Chuck U. Schumer and the child-molesting Bob Menendez have teamed up with backstabbing RINOs, including "Lettuce" McCain and Lindsey Gramnesty, to sell out the USA to uncountable hordes of welfare colonists.
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the Obama administration continues to defy federal immigration statutes barring benefits for immigrants and is aggressively pushing food stamps among the non-citizen population.
This gives you an idea of how heavily welfare colonists draw on the food stamp program even without amnesty:
When the red carpet is officially rolled out, these numbers will skyrocket — along with the numbers for every other welfare program as the steady flow of Third World colonists is cranked up to a deluge right out of The Camp of the Saints.
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Comprehensive immigration reform could make millions of people suddenly eligible for assistance under President Obama's healthcare law, assuming a final deal paves the way for undocumented immigrants to receive papers.
Who is going to pay for this, considering that the country is already so far in debt that total economic collapse is a very real short-term possibility? Your grandchildren, if America as we know it lasts that long.
Obviously, it isn't intended to.
The attack is three-pronged. Economically, supporting millions of new welfare recipients will be devastating. Politically, it will move the country toward the tyranny of a one-party system as the number of Democrat constituents is dramatically increased. Demographically, it will advance the liberal goal of reducing Caucasians to minority status in the USA, with the eventual objective of displacing us completely through what you might call soft genocide.
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| Guest chapter 1 . 4/7
AWESOME I LOVE IT, haha way to go Epona..."finally it took him long enough" ya think?
| THEBOOKGUY23 chapter 1 . 3/14
EponaThe Best Horse in The Universe
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This was well written, completely original and likeable. There were some parts that I kind of winced at, like when Zelda revealed her feelings for Link as he lay sleeping, I felt that was careless of her, but it was nice. Epona sure has some attitude here. This scene is completely unrealistic and would probably never happen in any of the games, for one the castle is farther away than Ordon village and secondly I doubt they'd let a horse in the castle, but the idea was sweet.
| YaOfMa chapter 1 . 2/18/2014
It was good.
...That's all. :)
Don't expect constructive criticism, though. I'm not that kind of guy.
| Flik98 chapter 1 . 12/24/2013
I loved this x3 clever, clever Epona XD
| Lucy Kay chapter 1 . 7/30/2013
Oh my God, Epona is Tumblr. I can see her watching them and mentally pushing their heads together: "Now kiss!" She's like... the ultimate shipper. She forced her pairing together, and it WORKED. Such a cute story. Thanks for writing!
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Nice my favorite part was when Epona was like the stables? Hell no
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OMG this is hillarious
| InevitableConfusion chapter 1 . 5/27/2013
Oh my goodness, Epona XD Is it strange that I read her thoughts in the voice of a sassy black woman with a no-nonsense personality? Her inner monologue was just perfect, by the way.
This was hilarious and so cute. It's exactly what I needed :)
| angelrider13 chapter 1 . 2/25/2013
Epona ships them! XD
| Infamously Me chapter 1 . 2/18/2013
This is cute and kind of funny too. Epona's POV is a different take that we don't see a lot of, I like it! In the games, Epona can speak as much as Link can, so it is only reasonable that she too has a thought process like any good animal!
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