Thank you. Will you be using local contractors to construct this building? Thank you.
Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. What we will be doing is we will be going to a procurement process. So that is what we would be doing. We would be looking at, you know -- yes, thank you, Mr. Chair.
Okay, thank you. I'll go to the Member from the Deh Cho.
Yeah, thank you. So you don't anticipate this to be ready until about 2027-2028? Thank you.
Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.
So we don't anticipate to have the plan until 2027-2028 to go forward with. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. I'll go to the Member from the Deh Cho.
Thank you. Is there any other -- well, because this is 2027 -- 2026-2027, 2028. Is there anything for Enterprise to have a health cabin or anything like that in the future? Thank you.
Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. There are no plans in place for a health cabin in Enterprise as Enterprise proximity to Hay River. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Okay, thank you. I'll go to the Member from the Deh Cho.
Would there be a possibility of that happening in the future if it were requested? Thank you.
I'll go back to the Member from the Deh Cho. I missed the last part.
Would there be an opportunity for Enterprise if there was a request made by them or the residents for a health cabin in the future? Thank you.
Okay, thank you. I'll go to the Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. At this time, I -- you know, I could appreciate the Member asking this and that there was -- you know, we -- because of the location, close proximity to Hay River, there is nothing in our plans to do this and, therefore, within our plans, there are many priorities in our infrastructure plans to have to do over our 20-year plan, our 5-year, 20-year plan, so it's not at this time. Thank you.
Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from the Deh Cho.
Thank you. Okay. That's all I have for that. Thank you.
Thank you. Next on my list I have is the Member from Great Slave. Okay, thank you.
Continuing on, on page 42. Moving down to -- is there any further questions? Seeing none.
Health and Social Services, health and social services program, infrastructure investment, $26,415,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Moving on to long-term continuing care services beginning on page 45 with information items on page 46. Are there any questions? I'm going to go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I note in the long-term facility plans that there is a construction of a 38-bed long-term care facility in Hay River. I think that's great. I congratulate the residents of Hay River. But as I know, Mr. Chair, as the Minister knows, we do have a location in Inuvik that's had some geotechnical work done, the area's been cleared. I know the Minister likely has -- may even have a copy of a presentation and/or a design and an operations facility plan for such a facility in Inuvik. But what I don't see is it on this list this year for this year's capital planning. Can the Minister speak to what, if any, the plan is for the Inuvik long-term care facility, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The way our process works is we allocated those funds last -- the last budget for the planning phase. We're still in that planning phase. At this point, I think the RFP is to go out for design and schematics. There was a delay because what ended up happening is that they went and took a bigger look at the facility. I believe that because of the age of the building, it was due for midlife retrogrades and so to be able to go forward to do all of that -- because in adding on to the hospital, it's going to need to expand heating, kitchen, laundry, those types of things, and so doing it separately was -- so what they've done is they've taken it all in account and that planning -- that RFP should go out before Christmas so that we can go for the schematics. Thank you.
Okay, thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for that. So if I'm hearing correctly, then likely that is something we'd see in likely next year's capital plan, Mr. Chair?
Okay, thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister to the question.
Hopefully next year.
Okay. I'll go back to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.
I may have missed that, Mr. Chair. Was that a yes, or was that a hopefully, or was that a --
Okay, I'll go back to the Minister for a clearer definition.
We are going out to RFP for the schematic and designs, and if we can get that done quick, if it comes back quicker, then hopefully we can have it on the plan for next year. But I can't guarantee. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Okay, thank you. I'll go back to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. And as they say, if you want a guarantee buy a microwave, right? But I appreciate the answer. I think it's very positive, and I have no further questions. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. I better buy a microwave for my riding. Okay, was there any further questions? Okay, thank you.
I'm going to go on to -- continue on here. Health and Social Services, long-term and continuing care services, infrastructure investments, $11,239,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Members, please return now to the Department of Health and Social Services summary found on page 40.
Health and Social Services, Capital Estimates 2026-2027, $37,654,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Okay, thank you. Committee, that concludes our consideration of the Department of Health and Social Services. Thank you, committee, and thank you, Minister. And Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the chambers.
Thank you, committee. That concludes tabled documents for today. I want to go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move the chair rise and report progress.
Okay. Thank you. There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried. Thank you.
---Carried
And I'll rise to report progress. Thank you.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 385-20(1). And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. Can I have a seconder? I'm going to go with my buddy from the Deh Cho. All those in favour?
Question.
Question has been called. I guess, to the motion.
Question.
There we go, got it going. To the question. All in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? Unanimous. I didn't see it.
