Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there has been a working group comprised of officials from the department and from the Sahtu region, as well as a community member from Deline, looking at the best use for this facility. Initially, there was a thought and suggestion that we should be looking at a long-term care facility. What has come out of the work that has been done there are a number of things. Firstly, in order to get a better assessment of the level of need among the elders, they did a thorough review in the region of every elder and their acuity level, which came back with information that indicated the first priority was an increase of home care, which we are working with the Sahtu board to deliver.
Regarding the Deline facility itself, for the most part, 10 of the units are currently in use as independent living units. The suggestion now is that we look at converting the remaining six, and modify them to four independent living units. If that is not going to be a feasible option, there is a possibility of using that section of the facility that is currently underutilized as a place to be able to locate or co-locate a number of services and programs that are already currently in Deline. Thank you.