Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So, the plans for upgrades or renovations to the existing schools, and plans for looking at the long-term impact on the student residence in Inuvik, all fall within this overall plan that you're talking about. Is that true?

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Yes, Mr. Chairman. That is correct.

Thank you. Inuvik, total region, $1.934 million.

Agreed.

---Agreed

Thank you. Baffin, total region, $9.205 million.

Agreed.

---Agreed

Thank you. Keewatin, total region, $2.66 million. Mr. Arvaluk.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When I became a Member of this House, a couple of years ago, I realized we have been getting arenas and new nursing stations in Chesterfield Inlet, but the whole area of education and the need for capital planning for the purpose of education seems to be neglected.

With the $2.66 million, the Minister stated there will be a five classroom addition to Coral Harbour. I want to ensure we are not going to be creating under the Chesterfield situation, whereby Chesterfield right now is in acute need of extension and it was already full when it was completed a year and a half ago. I told the department, and especially the Minister from time to time, that we are holding our regular classes in industrial arts and the home economics area, and we are having our Inuktitut curricular programs in the porch where the coats and shoes are supposed to be. In fact, they are still there but we just ignore them and hold our classes there. Yet, because it is only two years old, there is no plan for an extension until 1998-99. Hopefully, that will be recognized with this Minister's new initiative or education strategy.

I just want to know, are we sure now with the grade 12 extension? A very fast rate of population growth in Coral Harbour was abnormally rapid because, not just the birth rate, but also the immigration to Coral Harbour because it is a nice and dry community. There are nice surroundings. Everyone is coming from Northern Quebec, Baffin and some other Keewatin communities. It makes it very hard to handle the housing situation and the school area. Can the Minister tell me that a five-classroom addition with this $2.66 million will satisfy Coral Harbour's population growth for at least five years?

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is certainly our intention to plan future schools with a view of the increased population in communities. But, even with all the good planning we try to do and with all the improvements in sizes of our classrooms in future, it may be that we may never get a handle on some of the problems we are having. It is our intention to try to work to ensure that we can accommodate the student population in the community. That is our goal, whether or not we are totally 100 per cent successful, we will never know ahead of time.

Compared to what had been originally proposed for this particular plan or this school of Coral Harbour in 1992, there is an additional $853,000 just to meet the growth in that particular project. So, we recognize the problems that are occurring. As a result of that, we are trying to ensure that we provide the resources to accommodate the community and the students.

Thank you. Keewatin, total region, $2.66 million. Agreed?

Agreed.

---Agreed

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate that the Minister has planned to renovate the old school in Cambridge Bay. Speaking of the old school in Cambridge Bay, the Kitikmeot board of education is in support of renovating the old school because the Kitikmeot board of education is currently making use of the old elementary school to deliver its high school programs. The board is very anxious to have this school renovated.

I believe it was in August, 1993, that the Department of Education, Culture and Employment made changes to the Kitikmeot capital plan without consulting the Kitikmeot board of education. Now, the Kitikmeot board of education plays a high priority on the renovation. They went as far as deferring the renovation to the school in Pelly Bay and also the school in Taloyoak. I would like to remind the Minister and the Kitikmeot board of education that we don't want to lose sight of not doing the renovation for Pelly Bay and Taloyoak education centres. They are equally important.

At this point in time, the Kitikmeot board of education's priority is the renovation of the old school in Cambridge Bay. I hope the Minister will consider doing the renovation early in 1994, perhaps beginning January, 1994. This is a much needed facility. Of course, we would like to have a high quality of education programs delivered, not only in our region, but throughout the jurisdiction of this government. Thank you.

Thank you. Kitikmeot, total region, $5.632 million. Agreed?

Agreed.

---Agreed

Thank you. Total buildings and works, $24.6 million. Agreed?

Agreed.

---Agreed

Thank you. Equipment acquisitions, headquarters, total region, $225,000. Mr. Koe.

What communities are these busses and vans for?

Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The following communities have busses: Rae-Edzo, Cape Dorset, Pangnirtung and Chesterfield Inlet.

Thank you. Mr. Koe.