Yes. We have seen it come down, and I think that’s indicative of the direction that the deferred maintenance will continue to go. There are a number of ways that items could come off the deferred maintenance list. By way of example, we just completed the construction of a new school in Inuvik, and as a result of that new school being completed, we are able to get rid of and demolish both the Samuel Hearne and the SAMS school. As a result, there is a significant amount of deferred maintenance tied up in those buildings. Once they are no longer there, that deferred maintenance is no longer required, but it stays on the books as long as the asset is live.
There are a number of assets out there that, over time, will come down; some of the different projects we are working on. An example, again, is the school in Deline. It requires a significant amount of work. We have invested a significant amount of work into that building and as we do the work on that building, the deferred maintenance costs will come down.
We have done some things to help us control these particular expenditures in the future. With our new capital planning process that came into place, I believe it was 2008-09, in addition to requiring Class C estimates and having other information, the
planning process includes an assessment of maintenance that’s going to be required to keep those buildings up to current standards during the life of the building, including some consideration around when a midlife review or updates are going to be required. We also require, in the new capital planning process, requirements for the departments to do an assessment of their O and M. As a result, Public Works and Services also has to do an assessment of the O and M because they would be responsible for maintenance on those buildings that we build. There are a number of things, as a result of this new capital planning process, that will help us control these costs moving forward so that we don’t end up in a situation where our new buildings are becoming deferred.