Agreed.

---Agreed

Keewatin, total region, $2.067 million. Mr. Koe.

I notice some paving here in Rankin Inlet, but I don't see, on any of these projects, any prior years' costs. I understand there is a road in Rankin Inlet that was paved this past summer. I was wondering where the costs came from, under what project.

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Are we talking about previous years' costs as it relates to this particular $200,000 expenditure or the total budget? I believe that is a technical question, and Mr. Christensen has the reasons behind this paving project taking place on the perimeter of the community of Rankin Inlet, which the municipality initiated with Gely Gautec.

I would caution the Members to try and stick to this particular budget, but I will allow Mr. Christensen to respond.

Mr. Chairman, when the project was initiated, it was, at the time, per final completion of the Main Estimates document. In fact, we did spend $30,000 this fiscal year which doesn't show up as prior years' costs. That would be the only explanation of why the dollar figure doesn't show up there. The total project cost was in the neighbourhood of $250,000 of which the government's contribution in this fiscal year was $30,000 and the community's contribution will be approximately $20,000 with the remainder to be made up next fiscal year in accordance with the contractual agreement that was negotiated between the hamlet and the contractor, which called for the final $200,000 payment in the 1994-95 fiscal year.

Thank you. Keewatin, total region, $2.067 million. Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Mr. Chairman, I just wanted to get an idea of what road/site/land various means.

Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The details of the land/road/site various of $627,000 is a various amount of road upgrading and drainage improvements. I can go through it, if the Member wants. Baker Lake, alternative access road, $25,000; Coral Harbour, road upgrading, $30,000; Chesterfield Inlet, upgrading all roads, $20,000; Baker Lake, snow fencing, $25,000; Repulse Bay drainage improvements, Baker Lake drainage improvements, Chesterfield Inlet drainage improvements, Chesterfield Inlet snow drift abatement, Repulse Bay new residential lots, Coral Harbour residential lots, commercial airport area for Rankin Inlet, industrial subdivision Rankin Inlet, Repulse Bay industrial subdivision, Whale Cove industrial subdivision, Chesterfield Inlet residential subdivision, Repulse Bay requires some residential subdivision, Coral Harbour industrial development and Repulse Bay core re-development, for a total of $627,000.

Thank you. The honourable Member for Kivallivik.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Listening to the list, I didn't hear anything for the community of Arviat. In one of my visits to the community of Arviat...the way the community is situated, it is in a very flat area. There really isn't much natural drainage in and around the community. In one of my visits, I noticed there were large ponds in between houses, and people using sleds. Are there any plans by the department to make any kind of drainage improvements to the community of Arviat?

Mr. Chairman, there is nothing in the capital plan at this time to upgrade the roads of the drainage in Arviat, but as we move forward in the new capital planning process in the new year, which I believe starts in January or February, we would assume that the community saw this as an important initiative and, of course the Member. We would look at it but, at this time, there is nothing in the budget.

Thank you. Keewatin, total region, $2.067 million. Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am not too clear in regard to Rankin Inlet paving. I understand that the loop was paved last summer. I am told there was an excess of gravel and asphalt from the paving of the airport. It was used to pave this loop, I am told. I would like to ask the department, where is it in the budget here? I am told that a certain amount of money was paid to the contractor and that contractor was going to wait until the beginning of April to receive the rest of his payment from this budget. If he could identify for me where this funding is going to come from in his budget, I would appreciate that. Thank you.

Thank you. If the honourable Member is speaking of the present project, I will allow the question.

I will ask Mr. Christensen to answer the question.

Mr. Assistant Deputy Minister.

Mr. Chairman, if the question is, where is the money going to come from, the project shown in the main estimates is for $200,000 in 1994-95, to pay for the work that was completed this past summer by the contractor. The project was completed in a very short period of time, four or five days, ending in the middle of August. The contract that was negotiated by the hamlet, with the local contractor, called for a payment schedule where the first part was $30,000, required up front. They were able to negotiate payment of the final amount, in April, 1994.

Thank you. Mr. Antoine.

So, the total cost of the paving of this loop that took five days is $200,000?

Mr. Minister.