Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we'll look at the issue. One of the concerns is trying to make sure we distinguish always between headquarters operation in Yellowknife and the community program areas, but I will take the Member's point. Thank you.
Debates of Feb. 21st, 2005
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, just for clarification, the Yellowknife Health and Social Services Authority also encompasses Lutselk'e and Deninu Kue or Fort Resolution, as well as the city. Maybe I have a bias here, but perhaps the name Great Slave...
---Laughter
I know, I know, it's the name of my riding. Perhaps the name Great Slave would be more distinctive and would set it apart. Just a suggestion. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair David Ramsay
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Back to 6-42, community health programs, active positions.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Ramsay
Page 6-44, work performed on behalf of others. Page 6-45, work performed on behalf of others continued. Page 6-46, work performed on behalf of others continued, total, $17.331 million.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Ramsay
Agreed. We'll now turn our attention to starting with page 5-3 in the capital book, infrastructure acquisition. We'll come back to 5-3. We'll start on page 5-4, directorate, infrastructure investment summary, total net book value and work in progress, $17,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Ramsay
Page 5-5, program delivery services, infrastructure investment summary, total net book value and work in progress, $450,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Ramsay
Page 5-6, Health and Social Services, infrastructure acquisition plan, program delivery services, total activity, $100,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Page 5-7, activity summary, health services programs, infrastructure investment summary, total net book value and work in progress, $118.562 million.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Page 5-8, infrastructure acquisition plan, health services programs, total activity, $6.608 million. Mr. Braden.
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Mr. Chairman, a project that has received some discussion here has been the need for a facility that is designed and dedicated to the care of dementia patients in Yellowknife. In the whole area of our aging population, this condition -- being a part of that demographic -- is well upon us. Over the last couple of years, the Minister and the department have responded, I believe, very well and positively to the work of an organization in Yellowknife; the Yellowknife Association of Concerned Citizens for Seniors, a volunteer group that has advanced a heck of a good plan to assist with getting a facility like this built in Yellowknife. Regrettably, I don't see anything in the capital plan to address that project and I'm wondering if the Minister will be able to give us some update on where the status of that project is. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just quickly, there was a proposal on the table for a dementia facility with a proposed financing arrangement that basically would be a lease, which would not be in the capital plan. The O and M you would combine with the lease payments to run the facility. There was a request for $1 million; basically that we'd co-sign the loan and they'd get the money and pay us back so they could do further detailed work. That report was on the table at the same time as we were concluding the work on this facilities review and prior to coming to an agreement with the federal government on the health funding arrangements, both on the CHT side and on the northern health fund.
So we intend to move on this. It has clearly been identified there is a need. Our demographics are there; the statistics are there. What we are planning to do on this much-anticipated proposed list of uses we'd like to put the money to is identify $1 million to proceed to the next step to work with YACCS and the department; to look at the more detailed issues of the design, required number of beds, and we also want to look at the financing arrangements. If we can avoid having to take out an expensive long-term mortgage, that would save us millions of dollars; we want to look at that potential as well. As I indicated, that proposal was done before we knew we
had access or that there was some health funding flowing that we may be able to put to use. Thank you.