This is page numbers 181 - 234 of the Hansard for the 15th Assembly, 6th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was alcohol.

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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Road licensing and safety, not previously authorized, $194,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Total department, not previously authorized, $22.671 million.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Page 34, Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, economic development, not previously authorized, $1.360 million.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Mr. Hawkins.

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Mr. Chairman, could I get some details as far as with this RV campground planning and development. Is this the Folk on the Rocks site money and, if so, is that proceeding? Maybe I can get some details first on what is that $140,000. Thanks.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Bell.

Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Mr. Chairman, this is planning money to look at potential sites for an RV campground. Of course, we're still doing some work and we have committed to another public meeting. I'm not sure if that date has been scheduled yet, but it's forthcoming. We're also, at the same point, going to, because of some of the suggestions that have come out of the public consultation, because of some of the concerns that have been raised by Members, we're going to look at some other sites as well. In any event, it's not the amount of money that we would need to construct the site. As Members know, there was a reduction in the small cap budgets, and so what we're prepared to do here is do some planning around potential sites. Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Mr. Hawkins.

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Is there an expectation in any way that we will have some type of parking for RVs this summer? Is there anything to be done, explored, that the Minister can talk about, or is it just planning money for maybe next year? Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Bell.

Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

No, Mr. Chairman. Without the money in the capital budgets, in the small cap budget, it wouldn't be possible to construct RV sites for this season. We're behind now. What we are proposing to do, though, is to do this planning so that we can move quickly. We feel that this is a need. It's something that we need to address. There were concerns raised to some of the public consultation and we're going to endeavour to find the best possible site in Yellowknife, but we maintain that it is necessary. Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Mr. Hawkins.

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll accept that. The visitors centre information at the 60th parallel, I brought to the attention of the Minister that there's been some graffiti and stuff, and this line item has reminded me that that's there. Have they cleaned up that site at the visitors sign that had graffiti on it? Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Roland.

Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, maybe the Minister can provide that at a later date. But the process here is for some work that has been identified so they can put into new initiatives. So there are some new dollars going into that for the 60th parallel; $75,000. Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Economic development, not previously authorized. Mr. Braden.

Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I can't resist. I have to get some description on $226,000 to build a shower building. I'm sure there's more going on here for a quarter million dollars for more than just a shower building.

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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Oh, I see. Well, there's some wild speculation going on over here, but perhaps the Minister could help out, Mr. Chair.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Roland.

Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don't have a complete scope of what the work was, but the project was redefined to fit the existing budget and, due to the late start, construction was delayed until this spring. But I don't have any further detail as to the size of it. Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Braden.

Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Mr. Chair, I don't want to make the assumption that is just a shower building as we see a little bit higher on the page we're also building a shower building in Fort Providence for $70,000, but the one at Natanlaii is $226,000. So that's the level of detail I'm looking for.