Mr. Speaker, there’s been considerable discussion on this particular subject: the closing down of the Arctic Tern that’s been proposed.
Part of their reasoning behind it is the operation cost: having two or no inmates in the facility, having 20 staff plus seven relief staff to look after a facility, and $2.5 million to operate the facility. Also, Mr. Speaker, just to maintain the building…. It’s roughly $500,000 a year to have an upgrade of the facility annually.
It’s just not feasible to operate the facility that way. That was part of the reason we decided to go with that Arctic Tern Facility in Inuvik as part of the cuts we are faced with. Mahsi.