Mr. Chairman, there are a number of projects underway to replace boilers at different locations throughout the Territories. Most of the boilers are in need of replacement because of their age. The one in Fort Simpson — Deh Cho Hall, scheduled for demolition — was on a steam boiler heating system that was over 50 years old. We will be incorporating a new boiler system into the schools.
Also, Chief Jimmy Bruneau School is in need of another boiler. That is the one community we have targeted to replace the existing boiler with a pellet stove system.
We have been looking to see what we can do at other locations. It becomes very difficult to determine the viability or the economics of what it would take to put in boilers in some of the isolated communities. It doesn’t seem to be feasible, but we are looking at more work in that area.
Of course, we have looked at the other facilities that we can convert to biomass or wood pellet boilers. We’re looking at a DOT maintenance shop in Hay River; we’re looking at the River Ridge Correctional Centre; the Territorial Women’s Correctional Centre in Fort Smith; and the South Mackenzie Correctional Centre in Hay River. Those are the ones that are targeted.
We are meeting and working with the City of Yellowknife to install wood pellet boilers at the Yellowknife pool, the arena, and the curling rink. They are looking at Sir John Franklin High School, to investigate the possibility of doing that.