Rocky Simpson
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Thank you. To the motion.
In Hay River, we've got the 10 new beds that they built a few years ago, and we have 15 existing that were in Woodland Manor. My concern is that, by putting in 24 versus 48, I'm not sure what's going to happen to Woodland Manor, and my concern is that they may do what they're doing with the old hospital and knock it down. I haven't really heard of any plans to turn it into anything else at this point. One area that we're really deficient on in our extended care in Woodland Manor is a place for dementia patients. We probably have several there right now, and I don't think they have the support...
Thank you. Committee, we will continue with the departmental summary for Municipal and Community Affairs on page 327. Municipal and Community Affairs, operation expenditures, total department, 2021-2022 Main Estimates $121,132,000. Does the committee agree?
Thank you. To the motion.
Thank you. Committee, we will continue with the departmental summary for Finance on page 137. Member for Frame Lake.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. O'Reilly.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since I'm willing to keep an open mind, I would ask the Minister: what additional resources would be provided to the Hay River Health Authority to make sure that we're providing the homecare services that are required? Are we looking at additional dollars? Are we looking at additional infrastructure? Are we looking at additional funds to help support people who do want to stay in homes? Thank you.
Thank you. Committee, we will continue with the departmental summary for Justice on page 271. Justice, operations expenditures, total department, 2021-2022 Main Estimates, $133,753,000. Does committee agree?
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. O'Reilly.
Thank you, committee. We will continue with the departmental summary for Environment and Natural Resources on page 69. Environment and Natural Resources, operations expenditures, total department, 2021-2022 Main Estimates, $97,874,000. Does committee agree?