Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There was always a cost to move somebody from whichever community outside of Hay River. The courts remanded them into custody to Hay River, and that cost will always be there. There may be some incremental costs; there may be some incremental savings. It is, for instance, cheaper for the RCMP plane to transport an inmate or somebody on remand from Fort Liard to Yellowknife than it is to transport them by road from Fort Liard to Hay River. So it's really hard to say exactly what the differences are going to be. But yes, we've taken a look at the costs and are comfortable that within $5,000 to $10,000 either way that the savings are going to be there. Thank you.
Charles Dent on Question 458-15(3): Closure Of The South Mackenzie Correctional Centre Remand Unit
In the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 458-15(3): Closure Of The South Mackenzie Correctional Centre Remand Unit
Question 458-15(3): Closure Of The South Mackenzie Correctional Centre Remand Unit
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 22nd, 2005
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