Bob McLeod

Yes, Mr. Chairman, I would.

Our expectation is that the money would be available from existing ITI funding programs. If there was a requirement for additional funding, we would have to look at the $2 million that’s available from... We’d have to work with ENR for any incremental requirements.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Yes, I do, Mr. Chair.

That is my understanding, and working with ENR we’ll be working closely with the NWT Association of Communities and engaging communities. I’d like to point out that our expectation is because of the fact that our government has had tremendous success in promoting the use of biomass in the Northwest Territories and you can see it in the large number of government buildings that are using wood pellets. So I expect that we’ll have similar success with communities, although because of the fact that there’s biomass available in every community in the Northwest Territories except maybe in the...

To me it’s a function of making sure that the protocol agreements that are in place work properly. It’s also a function of education and it’s a function of developing a working arrangement that is client centred and client focused. We’re here to provide the best service we can to our clientele and I think with the community transfer delivery agents, for example, we had to provide additional funding so that the different communities that had these positions were properly funded. We made sure they’re involved and trained and well aware of all of the programs that are available through our tool...

We do have a seamless operation when it comes to the issuing of loans and contributions. The difference, it all depends on the business itself. If we do have an interest in there, then we can go in there and do a post-mortem. If it’s somebody in the private sector, then we would probably have to respond to their request in order to be able to gain access to information which is generally private information.

For Lutselk’e we’re looking at a start date of 2012-2013. Whati is much more difficult to pinpoint. We also have the Taltson Hydro Project that is undergoing regulatory review and our Hydro Strategy, which we have significant expenditures planned there. If the Member is interested I’ll ask Mr. Vician, through you, Mr. Chair, to go into more detail.

No, I have not had the opportunity to convey this information to anyone as of yet, but, certainly, I think it would be a good idea. I know these tents; people can live in the middle of winter under these tents, so it would certainly be helpful in Haiti. But this is something that we can get a hold of the responsible parties to try to make it happen.

I think that’s a great idea and we are always looking for a market for our products. I think that would be an excellent way to promote the tents and the products of the Northwest Territories. The main thing is it’s operating as a business, so we would have to find the money to pay for the tents. I think we would perhaps do that through a supp of some sort if we get the necessary support.