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Committee Motion 4-13(3): To Recommend To Review
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Committee Motion 4-13(3): To Recommend To Review
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May 7th, 1996

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Jane Groenewegen

Jane Groenewegen Hay River

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When I asked that question, I was referring specifically to proposals that have been forwarded to this government to obtain these facilities on a lease basis. I am sure the Minister is aware of those proposals. So are there O and M funds available at this time to enter into such an arrangement?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is no specific budget number that I am aware of in the college contribution that would be applied to leases. It would be something that the college would have to be involved in, in making the assessment as to which way was the best to proceed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total region, $148,000. Mr. Henry.

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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Our budget is laid out in 1996-97 capital expenditures and prior year costs and future years anticipated. Is there a span of a number of years that that is anticipated in?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The future years anticipated is not a set number of years. It relates to the project and the capital plan. The amount of years included in future years will vary according to the project.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Henry.

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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Does this tie into the five-year capital plan?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

It does tie into the five-year capital plan, but unless there is something planned for expenditure in 1996-97, it doesn't show up here. So, a project that's in the five-year capital plan, with no expenditures in 1996-97 but with expenditures which are planned to start in 1997-98, would not show up in this book.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total region, $148,000. Mr. Steen.

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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Mr. Chairman, just for clarification, I wonder if the Minister could explain to me, are we dealing here with buildings separate from the schools. Are we going to just address buildings that are learning centres or buildings separate from the schools, like the original school buildings?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Clarification, Mr. Minister.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If the Member is referring specifically to the fourplex adult education centre in Hay River, that is shown as a freestanding building. In other communities, we have taken other approaches and have combined learning centres with schools, and, in fact, the Fort McPherson school will have a learning centre combined with it. It tends to depend on whether there is another project in the community that we can tie it together with where it makes sense.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total region, $148,000. Mrs. Groenewegen.

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Jane Groenewegen

Jane Groenewegen Hay River

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted to revisit that last question because I am not sure that I understood the Minister's answer. With specific reference to the proposals that your department has received for leased premises for an adult learning centre in Hay River, is it possible that O and M dollars could be identified by Arctic College to proceed with entering into an agreement for leased facilities during this fiscal year?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I suppose that it's possible that the College board of governors could identify funds within their budget to take on a lease. I would suspect, though, given that their funding is decreasing significantly from the department this year, that they would find it difficult to do so.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total region, $148,000. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The honourable Member from Yellowknife South just asked me what the difference is between an adult education centre and a community learning centre, and I couldn't adequately reply; so, could the Minister please indicate what the difference is between and adult education centre and a community learning centre?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. On the distinction of infrastructure, Mr. Minister.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Mr. Chairman, a community learning centre is a more modern name for adult education centre.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Erasmus.