Thank you. We have increased the budget for Mangilaluk to ensure that we build it the way we need to build it. I have addressed this in the House before. ECE used to use a method of determining costs that we have since improved greatly. Some of the older schools, they were not the best estimates. Those have been improved, and going forward, we will ensure that we get it right the first time. However, perhaps if the ADM wants to add anything, he can. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. ADM Shannon.

Thank you, ADM Shannon. Member for Great Slave.

Thank you, Madam Chair. That is all I had to ask. If they could provide the information, that would be good. Thanks.

All right. Thank you. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Marsi cho, Madam Chair. I just had a question for the Minister, just listening to some of the comments here about the long-term capital plans in terms of schools. I did not see any the schools in my riding here on that list I have in front of me at page 13. I just want to see what the long-term plans were. I know that I am going around the lake here, but in Ndilo, they are screaming for a gym there.

I am looking at a CBC report. Last year, there was some basketball outside, and in that interview, Chief Betsina said we need a school gym here. We want to push for it for our kids and stuff. I mentioned already in the House: they have a real small play area there. That's not even a gym. It's not much bigger than a volleyball court, and I think they deserve a gym out there. Like I said, a lot of schools around the Yellowknife area, you can look up at the nice banners up there and take pride in their gyms. They can't do that in Ndilo. I think I just want to see what the appetite was that. That's my first part.

Then, I wanted to see what the plans were for the other schools in terms of: there are some older buildings. Like in Deninu Kue, that school's quite old. If there's any sort of late-stage retrofits that might be done, if it's on the radar of the ECE. Same with, what also is going on with KDFN and Dettah, as well. Marsi cho.

Thank you, Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. Minister of ECE.

Thank you. I will just warn the assistant deputy minister that I will be passing this off momentarily, so he can give the information on all those schools. To Kalemi Dene School, I know the Member has been very passionate about the lack of gym there. The school was built, I believe it was 2009, and it was built before we had these new capital standards, meaning that a gym wasn't included with it because of the number of students. That would change now going forward, and if there was a retrofit, it would include something like a gym.

As alluded to earlier, there's a lot of needs. There are schools that need to be replaced completely, and those often take priority. I agree with the Member that the students do deserve a gym. However, the number of schools that we can renovate or retrofit or replace is very limited. I wish I had a better answer for him, but that's where we are right now. I can hand it over to the assistant deputy minister for updates on the other schools, as well. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. ADM Shannon.

Thank you, ADM Shannon. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Just one quick question for the Minister, as well. I'm hoping that, my question is: are they consulting with their local DEAs, just to get a good pulse on what the needs are as part of this process?

Thank you, Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. Minister of ECE.

Thank you. Yes, absolutely. ECE has a very close relationship with the education authorities. I meet with the education ministers on a regular basis. I will be meeting with them next week. At the department level, there are discussions every day. We are definitely aware of what the schools want and what the schools need, and we do our best to accommodate them. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

One last comment, thank you. Sorry. I jumped the gun a little bit. Just a quick comment. For me, I'm hoping that, not far in the too distant future, I will be able to go into Ndilo and just envision those little banners up on the wall there. I'm hoping that we can get there. Marsi cho.

Thank you, Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. Minister of ECE.

Thank you. I'd like to ask my deputy minister to add something.

Thank you, Minister. Deputy Minister Mueller.

Thank you, Deputy Minister Mueller. I will move to Member for Thebacha.

Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, I want to say that education, I have always been very, extremely supportive of education and the department of education because one thing you can give a child is a good education, nothing else. I've always been very supportive of schools, and the people that work in them, and the people that do everything to help that child grow and go on to life and do incredible things.

I want to congratulate the Minister for thinking out of the box for the Colville Lake school replacement. I sat with that chief on many occasions, and we had lots of discussions about lack of facilities in his community. Giving them a gym is like probably giving them everything else in the world that they could wish for. Thinking out of the box sometimes is a little bit difficult, and people might think that, everybody else, we have to make sure that the communities have the same as everybody else. Making that first step, it's a positive comment that I want to say, is that I am sure that he is very, very happy, and I want to thank you for that. I have no questions because I am very supportive of education. Thank you.