Thank you, Mr. Arvaluk. Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, the way we're planning the capital program for Coral Harbour is, in fact, to identify it as an Arctic College wing.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Arvaluk.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When is this transfer or agreement to have this become an Arctic College wing going to come about? I was never informed. CEC was never informed. I got a letter from the community education council chairman asking how this ever happened that it now belongs to Arctic College. There are several government letters and statements respecting the east wing belonging to Arctic College, but there was never really an arrangement made with the community education council to do that. I guess my question would be when did that happen and in what form did it take place to officially declare it as an Arctic College wing?

Do you want to answer that, Mr. Minister?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The agreement originally was that we would put extra classrooms in it, would add extra classrooms so that we could allow for the school to provide for the space that is in that particular wing for

Arctic College purposes. So we added and expanded the project itself and the resources.

I don't think that fully answers the question but...Mr. Arvaluk.

Thank you. No, it doesn't. I think the best approach will then be that the letter is addressed to the Honourable Richard Nerysoo, and I just have a carbon copy of it along with the director of Arctic College and the principal of the school. I would then ask the Minister if he will be responding to the CEC explaining by responding to this letter.

Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have already responded to Mr. Netser's letter within the last two weeks. I also provided a copy to Mr. Arvaluk, the Member for Aivilik. I'm not sure where it is, but a copy was sent to you for your information.

Thank you very much, Mr. Minister. Mr. Arvaluk.

I usually remember stuff like that, especially coming from Coral Harbour. I haven't received anything, so can you ensure that I get one? Thank you.

Mr. Minister.

Thank you. Yes, Mr. Chairman, I'll provide you an additional copy.

Mr. Arvaluk, are you finished? Okay. Questions, statements or comments of a general nature. Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'll be very brief. Mr. Chairman, the concern I have comes from the Kitikmeot Divisional Board of Education. This is indirectly related to the area of capital planning within this government.

The Kitikmeot Regional Council has written to me during the spring of this year regarding housing of teaching staff in Gjoa Haven. Mr. Chairman, I am a supporter and a proponent of hiring locally, but sometimes circumstances beyond our control require us to import teaching staff from other jurisdictions.

According to the Kitikmeot Divisional Board of Education, if the teaching staff in Gjoa Haven is not given shelter in 1995-96, there are going to be some students who are not going to have teachers in that community. I'm wondering if the honourable Minister, in his capacity as the Minister, like that of the Kitikmeot Divisional Board of Education, is involved in overseeing or providing houses for teaching staff. This is part of the capital planning. Housing for teaching staff is part of the capital planning, it is in the area of education. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ningark. Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just for the advice of honourable Members, while we do recruit the teachers, generally the responsibility for housing rests with

Personnel. I want to advise the honourable Member that we were requested to provide information about the housing needs for educators. We've done the assessment and provided the information to the Department of Personnel, and we will be reviewing them collectively to make some decisions as to where it is we're going to go with housing for teachers and educators throughout the Northwest Territories.

Thank you, Mr. Nerysoo. Mr. Ningark, are you finished? Anybody else? Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Mr. Chairman, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment capital budget regarding the schools in the communities, I know they are getting higher grades these days. First of all, I am happy to see higher grades in the communities, and I am thankful for that, Mr. Chairman.

One of my communities, and it's my home town, will be planning on expanding our school because it's already too small. I know there have to be some programs regarding traditional ways of doing things like sewing or something like that. The Minister probably knows about these plans today because the Baffin Divisional Board of Education is planning to make some renovations or add on some classrooms to that school in my community. Perhaps the Minister could tell us if he received some documents from the Baffin Divisional Board of Education regarding the plan to renovate or add on to the school in my community. Thank you.

Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you. I can't recall, Mr. Chairman, whether or not I have received any information with regard to that particular project. I do want to indicate that the entire program for Lake Harbour has been identified, at least in our capital program, for 1998-99, but, again, it's a matter of meeting and dealing with the Baffin Divisional Board of Education to determine whether or not that's a priority that can be moved. We need to work with the divisional board and the CEC to deal with that.

Thanks very much, Mr. Nerysoo. Mr. Pudlat, have you finished or do you have more questions? Okay. Comments, statements or questions of a general nature. Anybody else? Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just one final question. With regard to the opening comments on the department's programming, child care facilities, the Minister stated in his opening comments that although they have capital standards and criteria for child care facilities, he also said that there is no extra funding for construction of these new facilities. I know that the department is looking at, in some instances, including child care facilities in some of their high school renovations or school renovations that are being carried out. I would like to ask the Minister, if this is the case, how do they assess whether or not there's a child care facility required in the communities where these schools are being built. Thank you.