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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, committee. Moving on to page 7. Comments or questions? Mr. Vanthuyne.

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Cory Vanthuyne

Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to note, this would be one of those areas for future review of the supplemental appropriations, if the deferred maintenance projects could have even a list here tallying up what the amount would be. In this case, $838,000 if it is three projects, 10 projects; if we could have some idea of what the deferred maintenance projects would be, it would be appreciated in the future. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a comment.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Comment noted, and I will allow the Minister to respond. Minister McLeod.

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Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

No, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't have much to say, other than we appreciate the feedback from the Member, and we've had a couple of suggestions already, and we do take those things back and see how we can work, incorporate them into the estimates as we prepare them going forward, and the briefings that we provide to committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Seeing nothing further, I will call this activity. Infrastructure, operations expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $838,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Infrastructure, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $838,000. 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. Continuing to page 8, Municipal and Community Affairs. I see no comments. I will call this activity. Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, community operations, not previously authorized, $64,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Committee agrees. Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $64,000. 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. Moving on to page 9. Education, Culture and Employment. Do we have comments or questions? Mr. Thompson.

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Shane Thompson

Shane Thompson Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In there, on the line, it talks about junior kindergarten upgrades, various, at about $177,000. Looking through the notes, Fort Liard School, there was a carry-over. Could the Minister explain what the carry-over was? It talked about the washroom being done, but there seems to be this huge amount of carry-over presently. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.

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Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Yes, Thank you, Mr. Chair. If I can direct that to the Minister of Education, Ms. Cochrane. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Minister. Minister Cochrane.

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Caroline Cochrane

Caroline Cochrane Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We were hoping that all the renovations, et cetera, would be done for the last fiscal year, but we had to carry over some. For the Fort Liard one, the money was carried over to finish the JK sink in the washroom, which I hear is done, I'm not sure, and to construct a fence for the outdoor play area and the equipment. All of the schools will need specialized play equipment for that age group. We are in the process for doing that for most of the schools. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Mr. Thompson.

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Shane Thompson

Shane Thompson Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that answer. I guess I'm just looking at some notes here, and it says it was all done. Can the Minister please clarify? The notes I have here says the project in Fort Liard was all done except for the fencing, but for the bathroom? Now, I'm hearing that the bathroom hasn't been completed. Can we get that verified? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister McLeod.

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Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, in the 2017-2018 budget, we budgeted $1.295 million for JK upgrades, and the expenditures were actually about $1,118,629, so there is about $176,000 in carry-over, expected carry-over. As far as the actual detail of what, we would have to find the information. If there is something with the washroom, or if a toilet seat's not put on, we will endeavour to gather that information together and share it with the Member. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Thompson.

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Shane Thompson

Shane Thompson Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that commitment to get that clarified. The other one is Charles Tetcho School, the addition here I did speak to when we had the briefing this morning. I noticed that it's an $891,000 carry-over. Is that information available, or is that something that we can get later on? Thank you, Mr. Chair.