Agreed.
I'd like to thank the Minister and his witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Next, we have agreed to discuss the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. Would the Minister like to bring any witnesses into the Chamber?
Yes, I would, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, would you please introduce your witnesses to committee?
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ladies first. On my left is director of Finance, Julie Mujcin and on my right is deputy minister Tom Jensen.
Thank you, Minister. It's another deputy minister's first appearance in front of committee, so I'd like to welcome Mr. Jensen. The department begins on page 37, we will defer the departmental total until we discuss the detail. Beginning on page 39 with a breakout on pages 40 through 42. So I'll give committee a minute to look at those pages, formulate comments or questions if they have any. I see no comments or questions from committee, I'll give them another moment though. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. It will be a similar question that I asked the Lands Minister, but with the parks officer patrol maintenance vehicle, will the maintenance be done regionally, i.e. in the Community of Fort Simpson or will it be done outside the community? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Just to remind everyone, we are on pages 39 through 42. Minister Schumann.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. As previously stated, all warranty work and stuff would be done out of the dealership, but maintenance could be routinely done out of the Fort Simpson community I guess. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for his answer. So warranty is done by the dealership. Just to clarify, it cannot be done by the companies in the Community of Fort Simpson? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.
I couldn't comment on the warranty agreements because depending on when it goes out to tender, if it's a General Motors product, Ford or a Dodge they would have to make arrangements with the dealer in Fort Simpson to carry on warranty work. So it's hard to say how that would roll out. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Schumann. I see nothing further from Mr. Thompson. Mr. Nadli.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, my question pertains to tourism and it lists, much to my delight, a lot of improvements to territorial parks in the riding I serve, Deh Cho. I just wanted to understand, particularly for Fort Providence and Kakisa, whether the reporting and relationship is either from the Fort Simpson District Office or the Hay River District Office. If the Minister could maybe clarify that for me? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The reporting for the Fort Providence Territorial Park is done through the Hay River Regional Office. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Nadli.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Okay, the other question that I have is that, see as an example Fort Providence Territorial Park construction of the 20 additional sites. I'm just trying to understand the work that will be required if that's going to be stuff that of course the department would contemplate in terms of its procurement initiative and whether ultimately those would be going out for RFP. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. We would be following all procurement procedures to probably put this out at tender or RFP for this particular item that the Member's asking on. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Nadli.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm just making a reference to a recent report that tourism is up and you know I think this government has to be commended in terms of at least improving the baseline infrastructure for a lot of tourist facilities, and especially when people drive up the highways.
So I'm trying to understand whether the schedule for improvements to, you know, the other parks as well, like I know there's Alexander Falls close to Enterprise and, you know, there's some improvements that could be made, and of course in Kakisa as well, at the park there as well. But particularly for Fort Providence, what is the schedule for doing the work and what is the expected completion time for the 20 additional sites that will be established? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is the work that we want to commence. On loop A we'd be commencing hopefully in this fiscal year coming up; this is summer-type work, and hopefully we'd have it all done within the summer season. If not, some of that work may have to be carried over to the next year, but hopefully we would have it all completed in one season.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Nadli.
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, that's the point that I'm making is that, you know, we have a period where we have a large influx of people that start using the campgrounds, and especially once the campground in Fort Providence opens sometime in mid-May, having a large influx, and I don't know how perhaps the Minister would contemplate just the construction schedule or the work to be completed in terms of the expansion of the 20 sites and whether those things will be considered? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Based on projections of the tourism, that's one of the reasons we're putting in the 20 site additional sites, drive-in and tent sites, but it's one of those things, however, it's going to have to coincide with people using the campground as we move forward, and we'll try to make less impact as possible to the people that are using the campground. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Nadli.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's all the questions I have.
Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Any further comments, questions related to Industry, Tourism and Investment, tourism and parks. I see none. We have tourism and parks, infrastructure and investments, $3,773,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
We can return to the department total on page 37. Industry, Tourism and Investment, total capital estimates, $3,773,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
That concludes our consideration of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, and on everything committee agreed to discuss today. I would like to thank the Minister and his witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that we report progress.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed?
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I will now rise and report progress.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 143-18(2), Capital Estimates 2017-2018, and would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Masi. Do I have a seconder? Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.
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Orders of the day for Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 1:30 p.m.:
Prayer
Ministers' Statements
Members' Statements
Returns to Oral Questions
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Acknowledgements
Oral Questions
Written Questions
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Replies to Commissioner's Opening Address
Petitions
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
Tabling of Documents
Notices of Motion
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Motions
First Reading of Bills
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Tabled Document 143-18(2), Capital Estimates 2017-2018
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Orders of the Day
Masi, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until October 19, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.
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The House adjourned at 5:52 p.m.
