Jackson Lafferty

Madam Chair, we will definitely provide that information. As I stated, there are several schools that have initiated wood pellet boiler systems and I’ve only highlighted a couple. So we’ll definitely provide that detailed list. Mahsi.

Mahsi, Madam Chair. This particular area has a high importance for our department as well, both the ECE department and also Public Works and Services, but we have to work with the community. The sewage lagoon is still being worked on. It hasn’t been completed by the community and it’s kind of out of our control, but we continue to establish or install a sewage tank. That will be happening this winter. Once the sewage lagoon is completed and in order, then it will all be connected. We are ready, as Public Works and Services, to go into the community and establish the functioning sewage tank and...

We deal with, as I stated, various companies. One of them is of course the Northern Safety Association, which we have a GNWT representative on there as ex-officio. As PWS we work in collaboration with the Department of Transportation and NWT Housing Corporation on developing a position as encouraging contractors to utilize these services. It is a northern-wide safety factor, COR competence.

As I stated, these are ongoing discussions that we are having. We recognize through all the organizations that have been highlighted as recipients of COR. We’ll continue to work with them.

Mahsi, Madam Chair. With respect to wood pellet boiler systems, we don’t have the exact number of how many schools. We have 49 schools. I know for a fact that Chief Jimmy Bruneau School is on a wood pellet boiler system and I’m sure there might be a couple more, but we can get that information for the Members.

Aurora College lease, yes, it’s up in 2012. We’re fully aware of it. We’ve been working with the landlord and, as we speak, a letter is going out requesting an extension so we can plan for if there’s going to be a new building or how it is going to look and when is that going to be taken...

Mahsi, Madam Chair. This particular area, of course, will be part of the policy that we need to work within the ECE department as the Minister responsible. These are discussions that we can certainly have between the two parties.

Public Works and Services is not really responsible in that area. The decision has to be brought forward to the Executive department to decide on the next step if the arts should be part of this new building. Mahsi.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. The Northwest Territories Student Financial Assistance program last underwent a substantial redesign in the fall of 2000. Since then it has periodically been reviewed internally, resulting in increases to some benefits, such as tuition and book allowances, repayable loan monthly limits and the lifetime loan limit.

We have now started an independent review to determine if the basic grant, supplementary grant, remissible loan and repayable loan levels are at appropriate levels to assist students in pursuing post-secondary studies. There are approximately 1,400 students who...

There are the planning studies that we have undertaken with other projects so we can identify what is needed, what kind of work that needs to be done and to identify the resources that we need, the funding. Also potential partnership with other partners as well. This particular area, of course, again using our internal resources so we can move this project along potentially to become a capital project as we move forward.

Mahsi, Madam Chair. First, the 25 percent earmark that the Member alluded to about the building codes, working with MACA and other departments, there’s been a discussion as well. When it comes to policies, those policies are also in discussion with the communities that we deal with on a continuous basis. We try to meet those standards as well.

Renewable resource energy across the board has been of high importance within our department, again working with other departmental areas when it comes to renewable energy in that fashion.

Also reducing the need for fossil fuels. I’ll get Mr. Guy to...

Mahsi, Mr. Chair. The school we just discussed with the PWS Minister and now we are dealing with ECE, I’m not sure how we can change the picture. We did commit and the sewage tank, of course, is going in as soon as possible in the early winter so it can be ready for summer when we talk about the washroom, upgrading the washroom facility area. Our department is working on that. We want to have the completion by summer as well. It will be ready for the next school year.

We need to work closely with the Member, of course, and also with the Sahtu Board of Education on this work and with other work...

Yes, I do, Madam Chair.