Tom Beaulieu

Mr. Chair, I’d just ask the department if I could get that information provided to me.

So as a result of technical assessment, the Deninu probably got scheduled for some deferred maintenance in ’09–10. Has Public Works completed a technical assessment of Lutselk’e school in this go-round? I know the deputy minister advised me just now that there has been some major work done, but I’m just wondering if there was a technical assessment done on that school as well.

Tu Nedhe.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That is all I have.

I thank the deputy minister for the answer. Just for more information on the chipseal overlay on Highway No. 6, there are only about 15 kilometres that are chipsealed. The department did add an additional five or six kilometres of chipseal beyond what used to be the community of Pine Point. If those are areas that would be considered under this program, then it does leave the rest of the highway for the budget that’s scheduled for Highway No. 6. I’m happy with that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I was wondering if the government or the Department of Public Works has done a technical evaluation on the GNWT-owned office space that would be vacated to move into the new office space.

Okay. Following up on questions from other MLAs, I know there was indication that because of the nature of the way the office space in Inuvik is spread out around the community, although there may be a 7 per cent vacancy rate, there are small pockets all over the community. I was wondering what the opposition to actually doing a market evaluation would be.

I know that if we support a small business under some of our small business programs, even a person who owns a small business could have a lot less of an impact on something like this. That person is actually going into an area where there’s...

Okay. I’ll talk about Inuvik.

Laughter.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am going to talk about another community for just a minute. I was wondering if the department had done a technical assessment on GNWT-owned office space in Lutselk’e.

I’m familiar with the date of the Deninu school. I believe the Deninu school was built in 1972, so I guess it’s 36 years old. I know there was some retrofit work done on the school. Could the deputy minister advise me when the Lutselk’e school was built — the current school?