Thank you, Mr. Zoe. Ms. Lee. Thank you. Emergency services, operations expense, total operations expense, $858,000.

Community governance, operations expense, total operations expense, $772,000. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm going to ask for a breakdown of $128,000, please. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Zoe.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Travel, $50,000; supplies, $13,000; purchased services, $15,000; utilities, $1,000; contracts, $30,000; fees and payments, $14,000; computers, $5,000; total of $128,000.

Thank you, Mr. Zoe. Community governance, operations expense, total operations expense, $772,000.

Lands and infrastructure administration, operations expense, total operations expense, $7.209 million. Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a question about transfer of Commissioner's lands. As the Minister is aware, Hay River has had a problem with trying to acquire land and I know that the department has been working with Hay River for some time now trying to address that. I would like the Minister to, if he could, tell me where the negotiations are at on that and what the department is doing to simplify the process of transferring Commissioner's land to municipalities. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. Mr. Zoe.

Mr. Chairman, the honourable Member for Hay River is correct that we are currently working closely with the Town of Hay River to acquire the Commissioner's land that they're looking at. We've consulted with them. We've told them the process that we have to follow. To date we have not received any formal application from the Town of Hay River pertaining to what they want to do. Once we receive that formal application from them, then we have a process that we have to follow. We already explained the process that we have to follow, but we're still currently waiting for the formal application from the Town of Hay River. Once we receive it, we'll process it as expediently as we can. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Zoe. Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I was under the impression that they had gotten that formal application in. I was told by the mayor that they had it in to the department now and they were waiting. That was some time ago, shortly after the Minister had addressed that we had to put in a formal application. Now, I have to check with the mayor again. That's what I was told. On the other hand, could the Minister please just update me on what the process is now, once they receive the formal application? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. Mr. Zoe.

Thank you. Just to backtrack. Our headquarters here, we have no knowledge of receiving it yet. But it's possible that our regional office has received it. We haven't checked within the last few days if they have received it or not. Here in headquarters we haven't received that formal application, but there is a possibility. Like you said, if they told you that it has been submitted, it could have been submitted to our regional office. We can have our staff check into that. Once we do receive that formal application, as I indicated, we have to do consultation with the affected groups and I think Mr. Delorey knows the process that we follow within our department in regard to land applications. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Zoe. Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I had been given a good explanation as to what the process they would be following is, but I was also told that they had looked at some ways of expediting the process a little bit. Has there been any movement in that more consultations have been done or a better process been put in place to expedite the transfer of lands once they do get a formal application or is it still, I can't even remember what it was, a three-month process? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. Mr. Zoe.

Thank you. The Member is right; we do have a process that we explained to him. We are going to try to expedite the land application once we receive it. As the Member is aware, through IMA that's in place we have to consult, but there are provisions in there where we can try to expedite it less than 60 days, maybe to 30 days or so. So that provision is there for us to look at. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Zoe. Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In another area under land assessment and the assessor's position. How many land assessors does the department have right now at headquarters and do they have any outside of headquarters in regional centres? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. Mr. Zoe.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. we have two assessors here and a technician. Also the manager for that section and one technician in Hay River. A total of five. Thank you.