Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister then indicate what the position is of the government in these negotiations? Is it trying to maintain this forced marriage at all costs or are we taking a look at what is best for the people of the Northwest Territories? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The honourable Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, certainly we are taking the interests of the residents of the Northwest Territories as being our primary responsibility. If there is an advantage to us in maintaining a shared WCB, then I support that. If the assessments that are being done, and I will be happy to share those with the Member, show otherwise, I am happy to do that. I have not taken a stand either way at this time, although the information I have is that from a financial perspective, we are better off with one WCB. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for Health, but if she wants to pass it along to the Minister of Public Works...it is regarding the Aklavik Health Centre. There has been a delay in the construction of the new health centre. There has also been a change in transporting the materials into Aklavik. They are now going to be barged in. Originally, they were supposed to be trucked in over the winter road.

The concern I have, Mr. Speaker, is because of these changes and delays, it is having an affect on the overall cost of the project. Not only because of the delays, but in having over three different people to date handling this project. There are also cost overruns associated with the project management and the engineering architectural designs associated with the construction and design of this building. These cost overruns are having an effect on the quality of the building.

The community's concern is with all of these different people involved, and now they are talking about making cuts and amendments to the building, what will it do for the programs that will be delivered through this new health centre by decreasing the design and size of the building. Could the Minister tell me what the cost associated with these delays and cost overruns to date are because of this? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there have been some modifications to the original program that was set out for the replacement of the Aklavik Health Centre, as the Member notes. In the consideration of the design and some of the components of the facility, I want to assure the Member that no consideration will be given to any measures that would compromise the delivery of the health and social services programs within that facility.

There have been some changes to the budget. The original projected budget was $3,569,000. The most recent estimate prepared by Public Works and Services is now $4,360,000. I just want to assure the Member that the way by which the materials will arrive is not going to affect the occupancy date of the facility, as far as we know at this time.

The materials and supplies are now scheduled to be delivered by barge in July as opposed to by winter road, which was anticipated to be in the spring. The change of delivery of transportation does not delay the completion construction date as far as we know at this time. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell me if there have been any increases in the costs associated in delivering this unit because of the change from trucking on the ice road versus barging in the summer? Has there been an increase in that cost?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not know whether the means of transportation of the materials to build the facility is affecting the overall cost or not. I do know that the revised estimates include approximately $360,000 for the replacement of the ball diamond, which is something that we had considered because of the site on which the health centre was going to be built.

As far as the difference in the price between trucking it by road versus barging it, I do not have an answer for the Member on that. I could undertake to get one for him. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the other concern I had is that there have been three different project managers for this project because of a change in staff. Could that have had a barrier on the increase cost in concluding the construction of this facility, because of having to go through so many different people instead of just having one person oversee the project?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Health and Social Services, the client department for which Public Works and Services is building this, as far as the project managers on this particular facility, I think that would be a question that perhaps would be better addressed by Public Works and Services. I would like to ask Mr. Steen if he would have any additional information to add. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Groenewegen. As the Deputy Premier, you are entitled to ask another Minister to respond. The honourable Minister for Public Works and Services, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Public Works' involvement in it is in the design aspect of the facility. There were some slowdowns in relation to the design put forward to keep the designs and the project within budget. However, what I am told is that the final outcome of the completion of the building remains the same. I am not aware that changing the project officer has any relation to the end cost of the building. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister responsible for Public Works tell me the information on exactly how much money has been spent to date on the project management and the architectural design costs because of having three different individuals handling the project? It moved from one person to another person to another person. There is a cost associated with that, by not having it overseen by one person. Could the Minister get me the exact cost breakdown of what the departmental cost to date is on that project?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Public Works and Services, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can provide that information to the Member at a later date. I do not have that with me at this time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Steen. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today goes to the Minister of Finance and it has to do with the announcement he made about the fuel subsidy rebate. As I stated earlier, I was talking to my constituents and a lot of my constituents are very happy about this subsidy, but we all know that you will have to meet the eligibility criteria to get the money. I am just wondering about the practical aspects of this announcement.

The Minister has already indicated that he hopes to have the cheques out by mid-March, so there is a sense of limited timing here. I was wondering if the Minister could advise as to where people should go, who will be administering this, and what the process will be. Where will they fill out the forms?