Floyd Roland

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, when the funding is forwarded and a proposal put in, there is an accounting of it done through the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and they have to show how they’d use that money and what purposes it was used for and if, in fact, it did fit what the requirements were. So there is an accounting back to the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It is every three years we end up going through this process. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The process that’s used and this government has taken a proactive approach, that we have moved as soon as taking office to address the issue of Legal Aid services and a family law clinic, so they can go ahead and hire the lawyers necessary and get that ready. Once we knew the size of the facility, what was going to be required, there is going to be a refit cost that we are aware of. It was brought forward on the basis that this was going to be needed when you look at the type of space that’s required, the changes that would be made, this estimate was brought forward...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the project itself will be substantially more than what this is. This item is just the first little piece of it. On page 19 of the document is a further amount that is being requested or that we’ve…(inaudible)…accounted for. In the 2004-2005 year we’re looking at $3.4 million. When this work is done, on the operational side we estimate will be another $160,000 ongoing just for operations and maintenance. The rest of the plan will fall into the normal procedures through the business plan, through the capital infrastructure process. It’s my understanding that...

Thank you, Madam Chair. My understanding of the breakdown of those costs is as follows: there were some renovations done and some work; Fort Smith health authority had $60,000 for an office for community counselling program; Fort Smith renovations for a birthing room; Inuvik improvements to office space for a social worker, home care, public health nurse, community health representatives positions; and, in Yellowknife for office space for medical and support staff. Thank you.

I have nothing further to that, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The first part of this, the $40,000 stated, is a result of a decision made that affects the Yellowknife Airport. We have to increase our baggage screening equipment and process. The second part of that, the $41,000, is the transfer of assets and the accounting of those assets for the Aklavik and Tulita old airport terminal facilities. The $400,000 involves much more that comes into play around the discussions the Department of Transportation has had with CATSA -- that’s the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority -- in the amount of work that needs to be done at...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Again, for the record, the original estimates that were done did show, in fact, there was going to be a substantial increase from the old facility. The attachment provided to members shows that, for example, electricity, the units that they would use, 2.8 million kilowatt hours, as well as unit cost of that, the heating costs of 25,000 gigajules and the unit costs for that. What happened was the original estimate was done in 1999. It showed a substantial increase. As the facility came online, there was another estimate done using newer information, and it showed...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. They are not new positions. They were providing services for the community of Inuvik, so they moved from the regional hospital. That’s my understanding. They were fit into an office space that was not designed for the program that’s being offered. This has been in the works for awhile but did not make the cut initially as the plans went forward, so they have come forward on this basis.

Thank you, Madam Chair. There were a number of things that happened. One was to cordon off the area itself where the collapse happened. The facility was not in use for about three weeks. Repairs were started, inspections done on the facility and the normal work that would happen about that. When it was about to be opened, unfortunately there was an incident occurred where an individual had decided that they did not want to return to school is my understanding. So they lit one section of the school on fire. Thank you.