Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Minister McLeod.

The Member is correct. There have been ongoing discussions with the community, because we had heard from them that they were looking at identifying their own water source, so we have had ongoing discussions with them. Where it’s at right now, I’m not quite sure. I will follow up with the officials and see where those discussions are and I will inform the Member.

Thank you, Minister. Committee, page 6-21, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, community operations, operations expenditure summary, $2.483 million.

We’re agreed, committee. Page 6-22, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, community operations, grants and contributions, contributions, $185,000.

Thank you, committee. Page 6-23, Municipal and Community Affairs, information item, community operations, active positions. Any questions?

Page 6-25, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, School of Community Government, operations expenditure summary, $3.076 million. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The School of Community Government is obviously a busy place. They provide training in areas that include a long list such as governance, management, lands, infrastructure, bylaw enforcement, fire protection, water and wastewater, emergency management, works, asset management and finances. For a number of years I’ve been asking if they would consider giving energy management courses, because, of course, that’s a primary area for savings and so on. Is that included? Are they doing that now?

Thank you, Madam Chair. My understanding is that the courses that they’re offering have been updated to include exactly what Member Bromley is talking about, the energy courses.

I appreciate that response. It would be wonderful if committee could get information on that so we know what’s happening there and we don’t have to ask it again. Maybe we could even add it to the long list here.

We’ll be pleased to get an updated course list and provide it to Members.

Thank you, Minister. Committee, we’re on page 6-25, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, School of Community Government, operations expenditure summary, $3.076 million.

We are agreed, committee? I’m hearing nothing from my left side. Page 6-26, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, School of Community Government, grants and contributions, contributions, $680,000.

Page 6-27, Municipal and Community Affairs, information item, School of Community Government, active positions. Any questions?

Page 6-29, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, lands administration, operations expenditure summary, $3.047 million. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I know the Minister’s ready for me here. I’m just wondering where we’re at with the Recreational Leasing Policy. I think we’re hoping that it’s going to be done by the end of the month, but I know the public’s keenly interested, and we’ve been through one iteration, and I think there’s some hope that there will be another chance to look at it before being finalized, but maybe I can get the Minister to start me off on that.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister McLeod.

I was waiting for the Member to raise this. The regs are just being worked on now and possibly finalized. The land withdrawal, I think, expires at the end of March. We’re working, actually, very closely with the YKDFN now. They’ve come to the table, which is huge, because they’ll be able to provide us with a lot of their traditional knowledge. I believe AANDC

has come to the table as well, so they’re part of the working group now. Our goal is to still try and have this out by the end of March, is when it expires, and possibly put some lots up for leasing this spring.