Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like, if it is possible, to get copies of that just to see exactly what those standards are so that when we talk about particular types of schools and costs associated with building schools, we know exactly what is being paid for and what is an add-on.
On another point, in regard to the Moose Kerr School in Aklavik, there was an addition added on to it, but there is the older part which was just a replacement of the roof. In regard to Mr. Beaulieu’s comments about going into the band office in Lutselk’e and having to walk over buckets of water, that was the same scenario that was played out in the Moose Kerr School. Going to the principal’s office, there are buckets of water there; going to the washroom, there are buckets there.
It is that type of aging infrastructure we’re dealing with in our communities. Sure, you can fix the roof, but what about the effects that it had in regard to the electrical, the effects of water that got into the walls? Once you have the condition of the building deteriorating to a point where you have a leaky roof, that brings other imperceptible effects with it. There are additional costs associated with it. It’s the same thing with pilings in a lot of these facilities.
I know that there is, on your capital items list, no real list of capital community infrastructure. I’m on some projects where we have worked up to a certain amount, $5,000 or whatnot. Is there a specific list of those types of projects, such as electrical codes, safety codes, implementing national standards, that have to be done, especially with the aging infrastructure we have? No, we can’t replace everything overnight, but we have to ensure we deal with the upkeep of those facilities.