Mr. Speaker, there are a number of ways the department came to that conclusion. The Lahm Ridge Tower lease has to be looked at through the overall office plan that was developed by the department for Yellowknife. The Lahm Ridge Tower's lease was viewed by all the deputies involved, along with Public Works, that this lease which is occupied by Education, Culture and Employment and Department of Transportation, will be required to be retained in the overall Yellowknife office space requirements. Once the lease negotiations were initiated by the owners of the Lahm Ridge Tower, the deputy minister of Public Works instructed the superintendent to negotiate a better deal and he did negotiate a better deal, which is right in line with the office costs in Yellowknife. If we went out and had to move our staff, these two departments, out of the offices, then we would be losing the improvements that the department had put into this building, as well as the cost of moving and disrupting the programs and services. At the same time of moving into another new office space, we would have to upgrade these offices to accommodate a new department. Overall, looking at all these different factors, we determined that it was a good deal for the government to retain this extension of the Lahm Ridge Tower. Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Question 263-13(5): Lahm Ridge Tower Lease Arrangements
In the Legislative Assembly on February 9th, 1998. See this statement in context.
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Question 263-13(5): Lahm Ridge Tower Lease Arrangements
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 8th, 1998
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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