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Wally Schumann

Wally Schumann Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On the infrastructure side of things, the department is having a look at it. We had a couple of consultants assess the building and develop options for the future of the building. Hopefully, we will have the final reports complete with a detailed review of engineering options and costs related to that fairly soon. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister share those reports, then, with standing committee? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Minister.

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Wally Schumann

Wally Schumann Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll find out. If there are no types of conflicts, certainly we can do that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Anybody who has walked downtown in Yellowknife these days knows how active the tourist sector is. We have tourists walking in our neighbourhood now. I live on Forrest Drive, and they are walking in the neighbourhood, looking for things to do. We have got to find a better way to provide services for the tourists that do come here. We want to make sure that they are made welcome and that they have more activities to do than just walking around in neighbourhoods, which is fine if they want to learn about Yellowknife, but I am sure we can do a lot better. Thanks, Mr. Chair. That is all that I have.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Any closing comments from the Minister on that? Nothing from the Minister. Anything further from committee? Seeing none, I will call this activity. Tourism and parks, operations expenditure summary, $16,290,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, committee. Committee, that is the end of our activities. There are four information items on pages 227 to 234. Members can have the opportunity to speak once to these items as a whole. Mr. O'Reilly, you have 10 minutes to speak to the information items on pages 227 to 234.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I don't think I'm going to need 10 minutes, but I guess some of it is going to depend on the Minister's answers. On Page 230, the environmental studies research fund, are there actually any oil and gas leases out there that pay levies into this fund anymore? Given the total lack of any activity, are there any levies continuing to come in here? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Minister.

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Wally Schumann

Wally Schumann Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My understanding is that the levies are still coming in, and the rates are staying at the same as they were last year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I probably should have had a closer look at this myself before I asked the question. On 230, 2018-2019, it shows a revenue of zero or just a line, but the previous two years, either the revised estimates or the actuals, were $292,000. What is happening in 2018-2019? Have all of those leases been given up or surrendered? Are there any revenues coming in? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Ms. Mujcin.

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Mujcin

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is basically a timing situation in regard to when the levies are issued to interest holders and when they are reflected in this particular schedule. They are issued in the first quarter of a calendar year. It's basically just a timing situation. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Ms. Mujcin. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. If I wasn't confused before, I certainly am now. The department, then, anticipates $292,000 coming in, but it's just going to happen at the end of the first quarter of 2018-2019? If so, why wouldn't the figure be put in here? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister.

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Wally Schumann

Wally Schumann Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. As Ms. Mujcin said, it is a timing issue, and we should be able to maybe provide the actual number closer to the end of March, the end of this quarter, what the actually number will be, but we anticipate it is probably going to be less than the $292,000 you see here because there are less hectares. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

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February 26th, 2018

Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks. Can the Minister then commit to provide that information to committee? I am just curious to know what the levy is, how many leaseholders are out there, or the other areas that are under lease. I am sure that stuff could be put together in a table. Could that be provided to committee? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Minister.

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Wally Schumann

Wally Schumann Hay River South

Yes, we can do that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.