Thank you. Mr. Steen.
Debates of Nov. 9th, 1998
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The Chair John Ningark
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could I ask the Minister if he is working in cooperation with the local school board or the local district education authority as to the design of this? Who is he working with?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The local district education authority and divisional education council will be intimately involved in the work and we would hope that we could get the district education authority very closely involved in the planning process. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I support this initiative on the part of the government and I would urge colleagues to do the same.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Total department. Mr. O'Brien.
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In reference to the $1.7 million contract to replace the Inuvik high temperature water system in the school and college buildings, can the Minister provide some additional detail on this issue?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Thank you. I think what this does, in fact, is conclude the transfer, if you want, and dismantlement of a system that was costly and out of date. These funds will permit the remaining government buildings to convert from the old system of the high water temperature hot water system, as everybody knows who has been in Inuvik, that old utilidor that runs into individual systems in each of the buildings. That is really what this is. We have already spent a considerable amount of money in this community at the urging of the MLA and, of course, at the good graces of the Ministers and this House. This additional dollars concludes six government buildings that remain on the old system. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. O'Brien.
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Todd, what is the expected life of this work, given the fact that there will be new facilities constructed or proposed at least, for the next year or so with reference to college facilities and so on?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
My colleague, actually, from Inuvik could probably explain it a lot better, but my understanding of the situation is you had an old fashioned, hot water, high temperature system that provided heating, et cetera, to buildings. It had to be maintained as one. What has happened over the years is it has been found to be, one, somewhat redundant, two, to be costly, and three, wanted it replaced. What we have done over a period of two to three years is replace this old system, dismantled it and put individual heating systems into each of these facilities. We have six territorial facilities left to do that so the whole community, from a government perspective anyway, will then be off the old system and onto individual independent systems. These monies conclude that exercise and theoretically there should be no requirement for any additional dollars.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. O'Brien.
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, can we gather from that that the facilities these new improvements are going into will be around for the next ten or 15 years?
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The Chair John Ningark
Definitely. Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The campus gymnasium, research institute, Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Sir Alexander Mackenzie High School and the college's 20 student housing units will. The Aurora College Campus will not because it is being replaced. There is one facility that will not, the rest will.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. O'Brien.
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
My final question, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Todd, what amount or portion of the dollars that we are going to expend here for these improvements, how are they related to the unit that will not be in use after the next year or two?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. That was a final question from Mr. O'Brien. Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
That is a good question. My understanding of the notes here say $390,000 and, in fact, what they are hoping is that they will put the facility up for sale and there may, in fact, be some revenue generated if the facility is sold. The net cost to the government right now is subject to the facility being sold and, depending how much money we get it, it is about $390,000. It all has to come off the system. You cannot leave one sitting there. The whole system, unfortunately, has to come off the old system and onto the new system in independent units. It is an expenditure that we reluctantly have to expend at this time. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Educational development, not previously authorized, $2 million. Agreed? Mr. Krutko.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can the Minister tell me who has the contract to do this? Nova Construction, or who?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Todd.