Friday, March 6, 1998
The House met at 10 a.m.
First Report
Mr. Gerry McAlpine (Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Utilities and Natural Resources): Madam Speaker, I beg to present the First Report of the Committee on Public Utilities and Natural Resources.
An Honourable Member: Dispense.
Madam Speaker: Dispense.
Your Standing Committee on Public Utilities and Natural Resources presents the following as its First Report.
Your committee met on Tuesday, February 24, 1998, at 10 a.m. in Room 255 of the Legislative Building to consider the Annual Report of the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board for the year ended March 31, 1997.
At the February 24, 1998, meeting, your committee accepted the resignations of Hon. Messrs. Downey and Pitura, Mr. Penner, Hon. Mr. Gilleshammer, Mr. Reid and Hon. Mrs. Vodrey, and elected Mr. Helwer, Hon. Mr. Newman, Messrs. Laurendeau and Dyck, Ms. Mihychuk and Mr. Sveinson to replace them.
Mr. John McCallum, Chairman, and Mr. Robert Brennan, President and Chief Executive Officer, provided such information as was requested with respect to the Annual Report and business of the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board.
Your committee has considered the Annual Report of the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board for the year ended March 31, 1997, and has adopted the same as presented.
Mr. McAlpine: Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable member for Pembina (Mr. Dyck), that the report of the committee be received.
Motion agreed to.
First Report
Mr. Mervin Tweed (Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Economic Development): Madam Speaker, I beg to present the First Report of the Committee on Economic Development.
Mr. Clerk (William Remnant): Your Standing Committee on Economic Development presents the following as its First Report.
An Honourable Member: Dispense.
Madam Speaker: Dispense.
Your committee met on Thursday, February 26, 1998, at 1 p.m. in Room 255 of the Legislative Building to consider the Annual Report of the Communities Economic Development Fund for the year ended March 31, 1997.
Your committee accepted the resignations of Hon. Mr. Gilleshammer, Hon. Mr. Praznik and Mr. Chomiak as members of the committee and elected Hon. Mr. Newman, Mr. Ashton and Mr. Dyck to replace them.
Mr. Gordon Wakeling, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, provided such information as was requested with respect to the Annual Report of the Communities Economic Development Fund for the year ended March 31, 1997.
Your committee has considered the Annual Report of the Communities Economic Development Fund for the year ended March 31, 1997, and has adopted the same as presented.
Mr. Tweed: Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable member for Sturgeon Creek (Mr. McAlpine), that the report of the committee be received.
Motion agreed to.
Second Report
Mr. Mervin Tweed (Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Economic Development): Madam Speaker, I beg to present the Second Report of the Committee on Economic Development.
An Honourable Member: Dispense.
Madam Speaker: Dispense.
Your Standing Committee on Economic Development presents the following as its Second Report.
Your committee met on Wednesday, March 4, 1998, at 10 a.m. in Room 255 of the Legislative Building to consider the Financial Statements of the Manitoba Development Corporation for the year ended March 31, 1995, the Financial Statements of the Manitoba Development Corporation for the year ended March 31, 1996, and the Financial Statements for the Manitoba Development Corporation for the year ended March 31, 1997.
Your committee accepted the resignation of Hon. Mr. Newman and elected Hon. Mr. Downey to replace him.
Your committee has considered the Financial Statements of the Manitoba Development Corporation for the year ended March 31, 1995, the Financial Statements of the Manitoba Development Corporation for the year ended March 31, 1996, and the Financial Statements of the Manitoba Development Corporation for the year ended March 31, 1997, and has adopted the same as presented.
Mr. Tweed: Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable member for Pembina (Mr. Dyck), that the report of the committee be received.
Motion agreed to.