Denny Rodgers

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thanks to the Minister for that. And, yes, I'm aware of the battery system that's currently in place. I understand we're looking to get quite a larger one in there. And I'll have -- I'll save the -- my wind questions for another time. But there's also I'm aware of, I believe, two biomass applications in for Inuvik as well to look at possibly putting the -- a couple of municipal buildings on biomass as well. Is the -- has the Minister been informed of this and, I guess, is the department aware of that project as well and how that, again, will affect power consumption...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my address to the budget today, I mentioned the $5.5 million solar ray that the town of Inuvik are currently installing. Good for the town of Inuvik, as I had said, but I wondercan the Minister responsible for the NWT power corp give an update on how that system or what has been done to integrate that system into the current grid and what effects that may have on the power grid in Inuvik. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress.

Thank you again, Mr. Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 275-20(1), 2025-2026 Main Estimates, the Department of Health and Social Services and, time permitting, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

So no cuts to positions, then, and no positions that weren't -- that were vacant then, that aren't being filled; can I just get clarity on that.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you for that. And, yes, and I realize we're on this key activity. I'll hold my questions on the compensation and benefits until we get through the other activities, and now I've given them lots of time to prepare that answer as well. Nothing further, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, my questions are around compensation and benefits, and I could just be confused. It's possible. But given that we had an increase in our union contract but looking at this activity and all the activities throughout, I do notice that the main estimates are lower in each case than the revised estimates for 2024-2025. I'm just wondering if I'm missing anything there, Madam Chair; if there's positions that are no longer there or if we've gotten rid of positions that were no longer filled. If I can get some kind of an explanation on that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, it's been a day, so I'm going to lob one over the plate for my honourable colleague across the way, the Minister of Infrastructure, so she can knock it out of the park, Mr. Speaker. Will she commit to paving the Inuvik Bypass Road during the completion of the Inuvik runway expansion? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress.