Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, with regard to the question itself, I don't have the answer to that. I would have to check back to see and check with our department. But, Mr. Speaker, I should point out that we looked at the school and identified a need for a renovation and a small expansion. But at the request of the community... The community requested that this be expanded. It has to be remembered, Mr. Speaker, that within the school is an aboriginal headstart program, as well, and that particular program is a federally-funded program and normally the federal government provides capital funding for projects. We've not been able to obtain that money for this purpose, Mr. Speaker. So in a sense, we are meeting the needs of the school, but there's a program within the school that's really federally initiated and operated. We understand the need within the community, but that became part of the challenge here, Mr. Speaker. I think the community was very generous in its approach here to offer to provide funding for expansion. But it was beyond the scope of the original project, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
Jake Ootes on Question 390-14(6): Renovation Funding To The Chief Sunrise School
In the Legislative Assembly on October 7th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 390-14(6): Renovation Funding To The Chief Sunrise School
Question 390-14(6): Renovation Funding To The Chief Sunrise School
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 6th, 2003
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