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Committee Motion 46-12(3): To Delete $193,000 Under Activity Employee Benefits, Personnel
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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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John Pollard Hay River

Mr. Chairman, the Member is correct. In this instance for Hay River it is only upgrading the voice and data capabilities. In Fort Simpson we will later require voice data and a printer upgrade. Fort Smith will require voice data computer hardware upgrade. Inuvik will require voice data computer hardware and printer upgrade. Iqaluit will require voice data computer hardware upgrade. Rankin Inlet will require voice data printer upgrade. So, yes, there will be others as they come along. I think the Member is saying it is not a one time cost. No, it is not, Mr. Chairman. In fact, Members may have seen over the years other occasions when there has been upgrade of computer systems in regional centres. As the systems get bigger and the requirements get bigger then they are upgraded periodically. There will be more coming forward, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Systems and computer services, not previously authorized $95,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Total department $95,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

Department Of Public Works

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Public Works, capital, accommodation services, not previously authorized $10,000. Mr. Pollard.

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John Pollard Hay River

Mr. Chairman, this relates only to the first one which is in Hay River. There will be other requirements for decentralization for office space. There will be some leases that will be negotiated and there will be a number of other things coming through for the other areas, yes, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Accommodation services, not previously authorized $10,000. Agreed?

--- Agreed

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Total department, not previously authorized $10,000. Agreed?

--- Agreed

Department Of Renewable Resources

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Renewable Resources, capital field operations, not previously authorized $25,000. Agreed?

--- Agreed

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

Mr. Chairman, can I ask the Minister why are they redesigning this office warehouse project? We just approved this project in this year's capital budget.

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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John Pollard Hay River

Mr. Chairman, what was approved was $475,000 in the 1993-94 budget. That is correct. The design that we have for the particular project though was in the $760,000 range. It was a larger project when it was first proposed for this particular community and so it has been down-sized somewhat and it is going to need redesign, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

To what degree has it been down-sized, Mr. Chairman, if I may ask?

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you, Mr. Pollard.

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John Pollard Hay River

Mr. Chairman, it was originally estimated at $760,000 and as I said before it is now at $475,000. My notes say that the department determined that a smaller office warehouse type building would be more practical. I do not have the details here but I would be willing to get the details and provide them to the Member.

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Renewable Resources, capital, field operations. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

If this has been down-sized to a smaller office warehouse building and the initial budget allocation was approved for $760,000 am I clear in understanding the Minister that the requirement and the expenditure now for this office warehouse is only at $475,000? If that is the case why did they not take the $25,000 out of the initial capital budget to do the redesigning?

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Mr. Pollard.

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John Pollard Hay River

Mr. Chairman, at one point this had a heliport on it as well and it was going to be a full forward operating base. The airport is now going to be used as the base. The office warehouse is going to be smaller. Because it is going to go ahead in 1992-93, we need to do the redesign in this particular year, Mr. Chairman. We are doing the redesign now and asking in the capital budget for the appropriation which would come into effect April 1 next year. Thank you.

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The Chair Richard Nerysoo

Thank you. Any general comments? Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

I can not recall in the initial budget what exactly were the fund amounts for the preliminary design. Does the Minister have the figure available?