Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the municipal parking and maintenance garages are extremely important, as the Minister is aware, especially in the remote and small communities, in the winter-time. The garages house municipal services equipment, such as water trucks, garbage trucks, and road and airport maintenance equipment. Some of the garages up north, especially in my area -- I'm talking about Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, and Pelly Bay -- are no longer energy efficient, in my opinion.

Municipalities such as Pelly Bay, Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak pay over and beyond what the operating cost would be if the garages were new, but they are no longer new. It becomes very costly to operate these garages.

Mr. Chairman, also the maintenance of the municipal equipment, road and airport maintenance equipment, if not serviced properly, could prove to be very costly to the community or the municipalities. I know this government is very sensitive to energy saving, as we have preached throughout these years to the people of the Northwest Territories.

I would urge the Honourable Minister, perhaps through his regional staff, to check, or talk with the hamlets of Pelly Bay, Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak, to see if, in fact, these parking garages are up to par, per se. Thank you.