Mahsi, Mr. Chairman. (Translation) I will be talking about the items such as community halls. We're talking about community halls, so I'll be talking about the community hall that Fort Liard is concerned about.
Last week I talked about it, I have written to the Minister and I'm not satisfied with the written response I received from the Minister. The community hall that I'm concerned about was built 20 years ago, and the community had gotten money from Canada Works and they had built it with logs. In the 20 years they have used it, they have used it well. The building has dilapidated quite a bit, and when it rains, it goes through the ceiling; and the heating system isn't working very well. When the public health inspector inspected the building recently, he assessed the building as being too dilapidated and not usable. To fix it up would cost a lot of money because of the damage that has occurred through the years.
So I think the only way to resolve the problem is to build a new community hall. The written response that I have gotten back from the Minister is when the people want to gather around and have a feast that they can probably do it in the gym. But when I talked to the people in Fort Liard, they weren't satisfied with having to gather around in the gymnasium or the arena because of the echo effect. This is what I have talked to her about.
It is not written down on the paper here, but perhaps a community hall for Fort Liard could possibly be put down in the capital plan. (Translation ends)
...the point that I made in the House on Monday on this matter with regard to the community hall and office in Fort Liard. I haven't done this before in this House, but I feel strongly enough about this building, and the community really needs this building. So I have a motion that I would like to make with regard to the community hall office in Fort Liard.
