Thank you. Mr. Testart.
Debates of March 8th, 2018
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Kieron Testart Kam Lake
Thank you. I note that there has been a reduction to the design and technical services activity. It was $4.2 million in the revised estimates. It is now $3.5 million. It seems like there are fewer resources to work with. Is that a concern for the department, or can they give me assurances that there will be no holdup in completing the action plan? Thank you.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Most of those reductions are due to sunsets. If the Member wants, I can read them back to him. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Realigned DTS transportation budget to DTS, $665,000. Move salary budgeted for senior technical officer, geo-environment, to DTS, $148,000. Move salary budgeted for senior electrical engineer to DTS, $136,000. Move salary budgeted to technical officer to DTS, $142,000. Move salary budgeted to reduce airport positions to DTS, $406,000. Also to that, we have permafrost research and development sunset, federal funding. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kieron Testart Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. One of the areas identified in the audit, too, was the facilities or certain facilities, such as snow removal of roofs on government-owned facilities. Is the facilities and property appropriation involved in that at all, or is that a regional operation item? Thank you.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. That will be regional operations asset management. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is asset management. Maybe the department can inform me if this is the area that I would ask questions relevant to the former Northern Frontier Visitors' Centre? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, the Member can ask those questions here. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Let's just start by asking what the condition of the building is. Are we evaluating the building? What is the prognosis as it relates to the future of the building and its potential use? If we could get an update on that, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Guy
Thank you, Mr. Chair. As we know, the building has been assessed a number of times on behalf of the former entity that had care and custody of the building, the Northern Frontier Visitors' Centre. They had commissioned some work, some studies to do that. We have taken that work. We have reviewed that work, those engineering reports. We have also commissioned another engineering report to see if there is some remedial work we can do in the short term. That work is nearing completion on the study work. We are planning to go ahead this spring, do some remedial work to stabilize the building and prevent further deterioration.
That will give us time to come up with options for the long-term future of that building to see if we can find another government use for it or determine whether it can be put to another use through the normal asset disposal process. There are a number of challenges associated with that particular building given its location because it is part of the capital site, so there are additional approval processes that have to be gone through before you put that to another use. Right now, we are focused on stabilizing the building, coming up with good cost assessment, what it would take to put it back in service, and as well, finding a suitable use for it within government or through the process. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the update. Just to be clear, right now, there wouldn't be consideration for demolition of this asset? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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