Tom Beaulieu

Mr. Speaker, I’d like to ask the Minister if he would commit to directing his staff at ECE to initiate action to get the K’alemi Dene School gymnasium and classroom expansion into the upcoming capital planning process.

Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my statement today addresses the lack of adequate gymnasium space for K’alemi Dene School, the community school of Ndilo. KDS currently serves 120 students from junior kindergarten through to grade 12. This school is one of the few in the NWT at capacity that has no gym. K’alemi Dene School was built for a capacity of 121 students and is presently sitting at 100 per cent utilization. The five-year projection for this school is 140 students, which would put the utilization at 116 per cent. According to the priorities of their capital plan submission, they...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that consideration of Tabled Document 86-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2016-2017, be now concluded, and that Tabled Document 86-18(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

No, thank you. That’s it, Mr. Chairman, thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 50-18(2), Main Estimates, 2016-2017, and we’d like to continue consideration of Municipal and Community Affairs to Legislative Assembly and Finance.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that we report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that committee continues sitting beyond the hour of daily adjournment to conclude the item under consideration. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, because we’re now kind of spilling into potential capital here, I’m wondering if this capital has had any effect on the capital, this capital project initiatives that go to the communities, which is usually around $28 million. I’m wondering if the Minister, I know it’s not on here, if the Minister could confirm that that amount of capital has not changed as a result of any of this money? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I’d like to ask the Minister, the New Building Canada Plan, Small Community Fund, if all communities in the NWT are eligible for that $13-million fund?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, on the gas tax, it was bumped up by $6 million in the last fiscal year. I was wondering if the Minister is anticipating any sort of bump in the gas tax this fiscal year.