Thank you. Page 05-15, library services, building and works, headquarters, total region, $6000. Agreed?

Agreed.

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Buildings And Works, Baffin, Total Capital,

Thank you. Baffin Region. Mr. Pollard.

Buildings And Works, Total Capital, As Amended,

Agreed

Total buildings and works, $478,000. Agreed?

Agreed.

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Equipment Acquisition, Headquarters, Total Capital,

Agreed

Thank you. Equipment acquisition, headquarters, total region, $65,000. Agreed?

Agreed.

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Equipment Acquisition, Fort Smith, Total Capital

Thank you. Fort Smith, total region, $20,000. Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With regard to libraries in Fort Smith, last year there was a main estimate of $100,000 for the Fort Simpson library, with a future of $705,000. It is now deleted. I would like to ask the Minister why it has been deleted. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you. The Member is correct. This budget appeared in the 1991-92 capital plan, but it was delayed and does not appear in the 1992-93 budget. The project was initiated because the Department of Education indicated they would require the space currently occupied by the library. The Deh Cho Divisional Board of Education, in consultation with the community's library board in Fort Simpson, has now indicated that the library can remain for another four to five years. Minor renovations were undertaken to make the library acceptable for the next few years. Thank you.

Mr. Antoine.

I would like to ask the Minister if this arrangement was agreed to by the library committee in Fort Simpson.

Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, it was.

Mr. Antoine.

Was the arrangement with the Department of Education that if the divisional board requires the space in the next year or so, would your department would consider putting this item back on the capital estimates?

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

We are told that if the divisional board requires the space, we will do our best to put it back on the agenda for capital estimates. The divisional board has indicated to us that the library we are using in Fort Simpson is not needed for four or five years, period, Thank you.

Equipment Acquisition, Fort Smith, Total Capital,

Agreed

Thank you. Total region, $20,000. Agreed?

Motion To Defer Community Library At Pond Inlet,

Carried

Mr. Chairman, pursuant to the standing committee on finance recommendation that the GNWT defer all free-standing libraries until a policy is in place to integrate the projects into schools or other suitable facilities, I move that the 1992-93 capital estimates for the Department of Culture and Communications under the activity library services for the project community library at Pond Inlet in the amount of $500,000 be deleted. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you. Your motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.

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Buildings And Works, Baffin, Total Capital, As Amended, Agreed

Total region, $10,000. Agreed?