Thank you. I’m not saying that it’s all done, because we know that we need to continue to move forward to ensure that the beds meet our future and long-term needs.
I can say that over the last eight years we have invested around $86 million in developing and expanding long-term care facilities in the Northwest Territories, so we continue to plug at this, we continue to address this. Like I said, I, as much as anybody, want to see that new facility and the upgrades of the existing Avens facility done. I would like to see those 55 beds available in Yellowknife.
The next topic that the Member discussed was Stanton and the $40 million. I’m going to go to Mr. Heath to talk a little about the $40 million and how it’s intended to be utilized. I just want to say that Stanton is a $300 million to $350 million project. It is the largest capital project ever undertaken by the Government of the Northwest Territories. It is a
significant asset to Yellowknife, to the Northwest Territories, and I don’t think that can be taken away from the entire process that we are discussing here today. We are looking at one year of a multi-year project, but it is a $350 million build in the Northwest Territories, the largest capital project that we have even undertaken. I think it’s necessary, I think it’s important. It is a facility in dire need of this upgrade. So, $40 million is a portion of the project, it’s not the whole project.
If we could go to Mr. Heath, please.