Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For a long time we’ve been waiting for a new hospital in Hay River and it finally seems like maybe this is going to actually be a reality. One of the first steps is to identify a suitable location for the hospital. Where it is currently located is fraught with all kinds of problems. It’s in a fairly densely populated residential area, and there are issues with the hospital. It is old and there are issues. So I think the game plan is to go with a new hospital, but now to find a location for a new hospital.
Where the current hospital sits, there are geotechnical issues. It sits on a ravine and there are major problems with that.
Two other locations have come to light, and we’ve been briefed on those. But, Mr. Speaker, the one that seems like it is the best and the most accessible is currently occupied by the departments of ENR and ITI. That’s where they have their warehouse and their offices, all rather old rundown buildings. They’re sitting on about 25 acres of prime riverfront property in Hay River. Anyway, we want that land for our hospital, so I would suggest that the Minister, Mr. Speaker, may need to lobby the Ministers of ITI, ENR and Public Works and Services and get that land for our new hospital. I’d like to know, has she made any steps in that direction and how is it going. Does she need any help? Thank you.