Jay Macdonald

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, the software development upgrades are an ongoing process. That type of software and how it interacts across the country is an ongoing evolution, if you will, and there is work already underway towards updating that software and will be incorporated into the new fire centre once it's built as part of our standard procedures. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I currently have a meeting scheduled with the mayor on October 30th to discuss the memorandum of collaboration and how we can ensure that all of the interests of all of the parties involved are addressed, and we can address some of the challenges that we faced over the last while and find a path forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

That's correct, Mr. Chair. The interim facility will be modular, as well as the future facility will also be a modular unit that's able to be moved in on skids and won't require an actual built foundation. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this certainly has been a conversation that's been going on for a while, and I'm happy to report to this House that in June of this year, the city of Yellowknife and the Department of Environment and Climate Change signed a memorandum of collaboration that provides a commitment to work together and to prioritize the city's land transfer initiatives upon application as well as information exchange, coordination, problem solving, and planning to support timely and effective land transfers for the city. So that's the latest update. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. So the territorial forest management division has a territorial weather network that comprises of stations that are located in locations all across the Northwest Territories. It used to be primarily focused on fire. A number of years ago, there was a decision to expand the network to have a more climate focus, and these are additional investments to expand the network toward a bigger plan to meet overall -- to have around 100 stations totally to expand the synoptic coverage across the NWT. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, unauthorized occupancy is certainly an area of concern. Within the Commissioner's land and public land, the ability for any resident of the Northwest Territories to occupy that land in a tent, you know, for in a camping situation, is within the allowable activities. Of course, they are responsible for following all of the associated rules and things that apply to that.

As far as the unauthorized structures, that is not allowed obviously. And as our officers go around and we attempt to engage with the individuals that we may or may not know who's created that...

Yes, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this question is a little bit more involved and detailed and will require some additional work. So what I am prepared to do today is commit to the Member that I will reach out to the other departments, EIA and other departments, etcetera, have my department do that, and provide a response back to the Member on this question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Yes, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as the Member stated, you know, vacancy rate in the Northwest Territories in the RCMP, we are unfortunately number one in the country with the 22.9 percent unfilled position rate currently. And, you know, this has certainly posed a huge challenge for many of our detachments across the NWT. Fortunately, we have been able to address this challenge through the -- we've managed to get 18 relief members from across Canada have been brought in to provide temporary support to our communities, which has been very much appreciated, and we are working on the...