Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Department of Health. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to add my voice to the comments that have already been made by Mr. Bromley and Mr. Dolynny. I, too, have been waiting for some comprehensive renovations at Stanton and we’re still waiting, so I just want to add my voice of discontent to those of my colleagues’.

I have one question with regard to the planning study. As advised, this was a $5 million budget and we are carrying over almost $2.2 million, which suggests that it’s getting there. It’s maybe 60 percent done. But I’d like to know from the Minister when this planning study is expected to be finished. He’s advised us that there’s going to be money in the next capital budget for this particular project, but is it going to be a situation of a planning study not being done until the end of this fiscal year and we’re then carrying over the $20 million because we’re not ready to go to any, you know, to further the project? When is this planning study going to be done?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The design work is scheduled to be completed this fall, 2013.

If we have design work done this fall, what’s the time frame after that? How soon

would we go to an RFP or a tender process, and how soon would we expect a contract would be awarded? When would we be able to start construction?

Another piece that has to be done and we will be working on tied into this class C estimate is the P3 analysis. There is going to be $20 million in the budget upcoming for ’14-15, so the actual schedule, without having seen the class C estimate, I don’t think, is clearly in place, but I’ll ask Mr. Guy if he would want to add any particular detail that he may have.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Guy.

Thank you, Mr. Guy. Ms. Bisaro.

Thanks, Madam Chair, and thanks to Mr. Guy for that explanation. My next question was whether or not the P3 investigation would further hold up the project. I am really glad to hear we are doing two things at once. I imagine many people in the public don’t think the government can do that. I am very glad that we can.

That is all I have, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you. Next I have Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have questions and concerns, but the first is in regard to the proposed Fort Providence health centre. I could probably safely say that the community looks forward to the construction of the new health centre to replace the old building. We are looking forward to seeing it realized. I just wanted to see if there is a commitment from the Department of Public Works or the Department of Health and Social Services to meet with the community at some point, more likely

the contractor has to be involved with that, but to ensure that the community residents do have input into a building that more likely will service the community for the next 50 years, and whether that opportunity will be forthcoming very soon.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Mr. Guy.

Madam Chair, at this point has the department had any preliminary ideas as to the fate of the old health centre, realizing that, when the community health centre is completed, there will be a decision that will have to be made regarding the old health centre?

Madam Chair, my next question is in regard to the health station replacement on the Hay River Reserve. I understand that there is a building that is sitting there empty, unoccupied. I just want to clarify if the building is complete. What is the $180,000 for?

Has the department had any discussions with Health and Social Services as to a timeline of what we could perhaps expect as an opening and the operation of the health centre on the reserve?

Thank you. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The department has had discussions with the Deh Cho Health and Social Services and also the Hay River Health and Social Services on a way to open up the health centre. We are looking at providing the health services from the Hay River Health and Social Services in that office and trying to determine what the level of needs would be for clinical needs on the reserve. So whether or not there would be, as you know, we only have one doctor in the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority. So we would be using locums and nurse practitioners to assist in the operation of the clinics in Hay River as well as the new clinic on the Hay River Reserve. So we’ve had initial discussions. We fully intend to make that building operational as soon as we can.

While we’re on the topic, is there a commitment of perhaps a date that we could see it eventually open? I think the residents and potential staff look forward to a new building that perhaps could be enjoyed by the residents of the reserve instead of currently travelling the road and going into town on the other side of the river. So is there a specific date that we should expect it to be open?

I don’t have that information with me. The last information I have is there was some issue about the land tenure. The Hay River Reserve, the majority of the land is federal land, if not all. So we’re just sorting out the land tenure and I believe that that has been sorted out. So I could maybe commit to trying to get the centre opened this summer.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. We’re on page 10, Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, health and social services programs, not previously authorized, $26.077 million. Mr. Yakeleya.