Deh Cho

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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 32)

I certainly can commit to working with the Premier to see what options there are and what involvement the federal government could be requested to assist us with in this situation.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 32)

Mr. Speaker, the indications that we had from the federal government was that either this project to have to move forward as a P3, because the project had started already prior to the P3 program becoming active and having the board set up, we didn’t qualify. We had been also asked to be considering using the Building Canada funding for the bridge if we thought that his was a high enough priority. At the time it was decided that there were many other projects that could utilize the Building Canada funds, therefore, that’s where we would invest, as the bridge project already had financing...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 31)

Mr. Chairman, we are doing some work on the school in Norman Wells. We did an energy audit. It has come back with a report and we can share the information with the Member as to what we’re actually going to be doing in the school. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 31)

Mr. Chairman, the situation that the Member is referring to has been rectified and we believe we have alleviated the problem by moving some of the facilities to a different location.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 31)

Mr. Chairman, I had indicated that we were at the planning stage of looking at the replacement of the tank farm. That will include the facility that the Member is concerned about. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 31)

Mr. Chairman, we have not done a whole lot of work in this area. It’s something that is still being considered and we need to work with ENR on it, and we’re also waiting to see some of the work that’s going to come forward as part of the Biomass Strategy. So it’s still work that we have flagged but has not been completed to date.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 31)

Mr. Chairman, on my left I have Paul Guy, the acting deputy minister of Public Works and Services. I also have Laurie Gault, the director of TSC. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 31)

Just wait until the light comes on.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to present the Department of Public Works and Services main estimates for the fiscal year 2010-2011.

The main estimates propose a department operations and maintenance budget for 2010-2011 of $92.3 million, which represents a 65.3 percent increase in O and M funding over 2009-2010. Strategic and corporate initiatives like the consolidation of maintenance and utilities, and the one-time costs budgeted for the demolition of the Chief Albert Wright School in Tulita and the Deh Cho Hall in Fort Simpson account for $31.9 million of the O and M funding increases...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 4th Session (day 31)

Mr. Chairman, no, the education institutions haven’t been removed from the service.