Robert C. McLeod

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my understanding is the contract is in place for a multi-year project. The expected completion would be August of 2018. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, Highway No. 1, and I think the Minister of Infrastructure pointed this out the other day, there is going to be 76 kilometres of chipseal resurfacing, embankment reconstruction and rehabilitation, and draining improvement from kilometre 207 to kilometre 212. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my understanding of the retrofit of homes is to make them a bit more energy efficient. If that means replacing windows and insulation, putting some better heating systems in, that would be -- as far as the number of homes, I apologize. I don't have that level of detail as to what homes they are, and where they are located, but it is to support energy performance upgrades for 128 existing housing units in the Northwest Territories, and the conversion of 43 oil-fired heating systems in Yellowknife to biomass.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we are not sure how much would be completed. I do not even believe we have a contract in place for the construction. We do not have a design. Once we have that information, or once Health has that information, then we would be in a better position to share it with the Member and with committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am not sure what stage the project is at right now. Again, I will work with the Minister of Infrastructure to see what stage it is at, and see if there is an opportunity to complete that work this summer. As the Member said, I think it has been carried over a couple of times now, so we have to ensure that the project is completed and they can use that garage, and we won't have to come back to this floor for another carry-over. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Well, ideally, we would like to try and get the contracts out as soon as possible. That's one of the reasons we changed the capital estimate process that we go through to October, so we are in a position to get contracts out. If we feel that there is a capacity issue, then, we will have to take steps to address that, but I think that the department is working quite hard at trying to roll out the projects with the folks we have and the amount of dollars that are coming into the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, Thank you, Mr. Chair. If I can direct that to the Minister of Education, Ms. Cochrane. Thank you.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my understanding is that they are looking at some design options. I don't think an exact location has been chosen. I mean, that is part of the reason that we are coming forward for the money, is to help us with that work as to choosing a location, how to cross the lake. I would have to confirm that and get more information, but I would assume that is what the ask is for. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, it was a fouryear agreement. The first year was zero. The second year was zero. This year is 1 per cent, and that is reflective, I believe, in this supplemental request for $694,000, and the fourth year is 1 per cent as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Like I said, we will work with the contractor to come up with a completion timeline. I am sure Health will be aware of a completion timeline, and we will share that information with the Member for Nahendeh. Thank you, Mr. Chair.