Buildings and works ... I should say we're on page 14-18. Buildings and works, headquarters, total region, $525,000.

Buildings and works, Fort Smith, total region, $6.144 million.

Buildings and works, Inuvik, total region, $898,000. Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I don't know if this is the proper time to bring this up but I'm going to bring it up anyway. For a number of years, Madam Chair, the Tuk school has been operating in a condemned building, for grade 11 and 12; that building was originally condemned by the Department of Public Works when it was an adult education centre. In order to speed up getting grade 11 and 12 in the community, the community agreed to try and renovate that building so that they could have grade 11 and 12 in the community rather than having to wait for the government to come forward with expansions to the school.

Over the past year, that building has been shut down a number of times for furnace smoke in the classrooms. As a matter of fact, at one point, the teachers had to leave the building until it was cleaned up because everything was covered with soot. That happened early last fall. I know the community has been after the department for some time to put a proper extension to the school in Tuk to get away from this problem. We've also been after the government to try and improve that building; if they cannot address the extension at this time, then to improve the condemned building that they're using for a school. I don't know why this department hasn't addressed that problem. Could the Minister give me some indication as to what they plan to do with that building this year? Before it burns down, could they renovate it?

Thank you, Mr. Steen. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Our information is that the building had been somewhat upgraded and was not in a condemned state. We will have to check

into that and, if it is, then deal with that situation. The current five-year plan shows planning starting in 1997-98, with major construction planned for 1999-2000 for a significant renovation of the school and addition of new space, as things stand right now. I will commit to the Member that we will contact the board and Public Works in the region and get an update on the condition of the space that the senior students are in right now and I will report back to the Member. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Buildings and works, Inuvik, total region, $898,000. Mr. Ootes.

Do we have a quorum?

Mr. Ootes is correct. The chair does not recognize a quorum. We now have a quorum.

Total region, buildings and works, Inuvik, $898,000.

Buildings and works, Baffin, total region, $5.56 million.

Buildings and works, Keewatin, total region, $4.504 million,

Buildings and works, Kitikmeot, total region, $3.754 million. Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Mr. Ningark. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We are aware that the community had hoped to see a gymnasium in the school. The community had offered to contribute $250,000 towards the gym if the divisional board would contribute the extra $700,000. The department can't find the $1.2 million needed within its budget to provide the gymnasium. So we are looking at whether or not it might be possible to provide a link between the school and the recreation centre to provide better access to the existing gym. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Mr. Ningark. Mr. Dent.

Madam Chair, the request to the department for the connecting hallway came from the divisional board, so we had assumed that it was at the community's request.