This is the contribution, if you want, to the Stanton Regional Health Board for a CAT Scanner. I believe that their fundraising abilities, have reached somewhere close to $1.2, $1.3 million that they have managed to get from concerted efforts, either through corporate clients or just hard work on the part of the volunteers, a number of them who are in this room today. This CAT Scanner will put a state-of-the-art CAT Scan operation into place for all northern peoples and at the present time, all of us, myself included, have to go south for this work to be done. If my memory serves me correctly, this fall there should be a significant saving, particularly in the transportation side with respect to this investment. This is a solid investment, it provides support for a marvellous example of volunteerism which I think needs to be applauded, and we think that this project is in the best interests of northern peoples. Thank you.

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Thank you. Mr. O'Brien.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I also agree that this is a much-needed piece of equipment for the north. I am just curious as to, whether it is still the intention of both parties, west and east, to have Nunavut residents post-division be flown to Yellowknife for this type of analysis?

Thank you. Mr. Todd.

As we know, the Kitikmeot, of course, will continue to use the Stanton Hospital. In our budget projections, I think we showed that. It was somewhere in the region of about $4 or $5 million. Certainly, I cannot speak for the Minister, but from my understanding of the discussions on it, for the present, that is where this facility will be utilized and at the end of the day, the two new governments and the new government particularly in the east would have to determine whether they wish to utilize this operation or not. That is certainly the intent right now. Am I correct? It certainly is the intent right now.

Thank you. Community health programs. Mr. O'Brien.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, is the Minister saying that right now we know that this piece of equipment will be used, of course, for people in the west, and the Kitikmeot, but we are uncertain as to whether Baffin or Keewatin residents will be flown to Yellowknife to use this piece of equipment?

Thank you. Mr. Todd.

Well, you know this is a significant fiscal investment that I understand is well over $2 million. It is a state-of-the-art CAT Scanner. Anybody who has had one will understand the importance of this issue, this particular piece of machinery. My understanding is that up until March 31st, the big night, 1999, assuming that if this CAT Scanner is in place

soon, that anybody from the Northwest Territories would utilize it. After that, that will be entirely up to the new Nunavut government. Thank you.

Thank you. Community health programs. I have Mr. Steen and Mr. Krutko. Mr. Steen.

Thank you. Mr. Todd.

My notes say that the Gjoa Haven Health Centre is nearing completion. In the past, the department has not included furnishings and equipment for replacement projects as the expectation is that the existing furniture will be transferred to the new facility. However, the department has been unable to maintain that active minor capital replacement program. As a consequence, the equipment in the existing facility is in poor shape and a significant portion of it needs to be replaced.

Thank you. Mr. Steen.

Thank you. Mr. Todd.

As the Minister indicated, he has, if you want on his desk, $2 million worth of minor capital requests for all health boards across the territories and that this $750,000, while not all of what he requires, will provide him some relief for some minor capital requirements in the health boards that are out there. He will have to sit down, I would imagine, or his department, and negotiate the priorities with the CEOs of each and every one of the health boards. I hope I am correct. Am I?

Thank you. Expand from here, Mr. Ng.

Thank you. Mr. Steen.

Thank you. Mr. Todd.

Yes, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, no, this is under the current GNWT territorial funds, capital funds, that were allocated to Gjoa Haven two years ago, I believe. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Steen.