Thank you, Minister Nerysoo. Culture and careers, total O and M, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a number of questions. Just recently Members received a brochure on the culture and heritage division library. I was going to ask if the Minister or his staff could advise us when this brochure was produced.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Minister Nerysoo.

Mr. Dent, perhaps you could rephrase or repeat the question.

Certainly, Mr. Chairman. Last week, all Members received copies of this brochure which is entitled "Culture and Heritage Division Library." I was wondering if the Minister or his staff could advise us when this brochure was produced.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Minister Nerysoo.

Thank you. The Page will pick it up and carry it to you.

Mr. Nerysoo, you've had a chance to see the document, perhaps you have an answer for Mr. Dent. Mr. Gerein indicated he will respond to this.

Thank you, Mr. Gerein. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, since I had underlined a section in that brochure, I'm sure the Minister knows where I'm headed with this line of questioning. The brochure, which I suspect has been done fairly recently, indicates that between 9:00 and noon Monday through Friday and 1:00 through 4:30 in the afternoon Monday through Friday that a professional librarian will be available to assist researchers with their questions and queries should they need some information through the library. I had asked the Minister some questions about the position of a librarian. I know Mr. Lewis has been asking a number of questions. I just wonder if the brochure coming out now means the department has examined the staffing situation at that library and have decided to maintain the position of librarian as a full-time position and ensure that there is someone available to assist with questions, queries and research on weekdays as is outlined in the brochure.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Minister Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Gerein.

Thank you, Mr. Gerein. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The brochure also points out that the library at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is not just a source of information for things archival, but is also a source of information on how to run that sort of library. In fact, it points out that it's a good place to do research to find out exactly what is needed in the way of a librarian for such a facility. Could the Minister advise whether or not the department has in fact checked to see whether or not the government will now be following the same programming that we would advise others to with this type of library, given the changes that we are proposing for staffing?

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Minister Nerysoo.

Thank you, Minister Nerysoo. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just as a comment, I do know that I've been contacted by constituents who have expressed a lot of concern about what they fear is the downgrading in the services available through that library. I think Mr. Lewis has been pointing out quite succinctly that this is a world-class facility and I would hope that we would be able to take a look at the staffing and ensure that we are, in fact, able to provide services on a level that they should be provided in a world-class facility. I think there's a real risk that what has been built up over a great many years as a valuable resource could be if not lost, sort of lost in the shuffle because people don't know what is there or are not able to access it as easily as they might otherwise.

Mr. Chairman, if I might move on to another area of concern under this task that has to do with colleges. Again, Mr. Lewis was asking earlier today about the use of Akaitcho Hall by Yellowknife Education District No. 1. I believe he had asked whether or not there was a consultant brought in to take a look at what the uses could be and the Minister advised that it was an internal review. I know that Arctic College sees the use of Akaitcho Hall as being a valuable resource too. I understand that the feeling is that they could consolidate all of the different locations that they are using in Yellowknife into that one location and feel that they could get out of expensive leases now spread out across and around Yellowknife and use the building for basically a campus in terms of classrooms and offices. I know that Arctic College is amenable to multi-use so there might be some way to coordinate the use between Arctic College and Yellowknife Education District No. 1. I wonder if that sort of approach is being looked at. Are we looking at ways of perhaps putting the facility to use rather than having it sit empty? Perhaps on an incremental basis instead of looking for $4 million, $5 million, or $6 million to try and upgrade the building to take it on all at once.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Minister Nerysoo.