Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I would like to ask a couple of questions about the Northern Frontier Visitors Centre. Given the fact that the Northern Frontier Visitors Association is planning to stop operations at the end of this month, I am wondering who is going to assume ownership of the Northern Frontier Visitors Centre. Thank you.
Debates of Sept. 26th, 2017
This is page numbers 2745 - 2784 of the Hansard for the 18th Assembly, 2nd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was communities.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Northern Frontier Visitors Centre has asked about returning this asset back to the Government of Northwest Territories, and they are in discussions with the Department of Infrastructure on it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Would there be any exchange of money? Would the government be buying the centre from the Northern Frontier Visitors Association, or would it be a deal for a dollar? Thank you.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do not believe there will be an exchange of money, but I can look into the details and get back to the Member on that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Once the GNWT assumes ownership of the building, what do they plan to do with it? Thank you.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Department of Infrastructure will be doing an assessment of that building once it comes back into our possession and see what opportunities lie, if it has to be abated and disassembled and gotten rid of, or if there is a possibility of maybe taking a part of the building off and repatriating it in some other manner. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister provide some timing around when the assessment will take place and when a decision will be made to either tear it down or salvage it? Thank you.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will have to get back to the department and get that information for the Member. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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September 26th, 2017
Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
I just would like to point out that, in its current form, it is an eyesore. The sooner a decision can be made about what to do with it, I think, the better.
I want to go from there into page 5 with the long-term spending plan for ITI. It looks like the year that we are contemplating is going to be the high point of spending on tourism infrastructure, although, as the Minister has already said, the road traffic has increased. There may be value in creating new camp spaces in the North Slave and elsewhere. How flexible is this plan in bringing in new money if further development is going to take place? Thank you.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. ITI submits a 20-year assessment to the working group on capital. The allocation is given out based on a rational total of asking for funding for funding available over three years, and we are at the end of those three years right now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
I want to make sure that I understand that response. Let us say that the department does the analysis of this year's camp site usage. How quickly could a decision be made to increase the number of camp sites available? Thank you.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. When we do our 20-year analysis on what we need going forward, we usually over-prioritize. When it comes to allocation of money, we have to prioritize what we are doing. That is what has happened on an annual basis. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. What I am struggling with is trying to develop the tourism economy and creating the infrastructure that will support that goal and how it fits into this planning cycle. I do not feel like I have definitive answers that link those things together. If the Minister could provide that, that would be helpful. Thank you.