So I'd like to have a timeline as to when these concerns are going to be addressed. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I'm going to see if we have within our department a timeline, if -- I'm looking at David Moore. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Moore
Thank you, Madam Chair. We can certainly get back on details with respect to any remediations that are happening. I know a lot, as the Minister mentioned, was done over the last year with respect to flooding in response to some of the events that occurred. There was damage to the roadway of course, and I know teams were put in place to repair roadway and culvert work. Additional culvert work will happen 2022 to supplement that.
With respect to the equipment, Madam Chair, we'll have to get back to you on details. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Frieda Martselos Thebacha
A lot of this has to do with the climate change also. The erosion of -- and all that water, it's continually happening and it's probably going to happen this coming spring again. And aging equipment is not okay. They had to bring crews in from High Level and Hay River to ensure that the road was kept open, and it's not addressed in this asset management even though I made it very clear at various times. Thank you, Madam Chair. That's it.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Member for Thebacha. All right, so if there's no further questions on Infrastructure, asset management, I'll call this page. Infrastructure, asset management. Infrastructure, investments $94,961,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Committee, please turn now to page 50, energy and strategic initiatives with information items on page 51. And Minister, did you wish to switch out your witnesses?
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, if I could switch out my witnesses and bring in Robert Jenkins who is my assistant deputy minister for energy and strategic initiatives.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses out and in. Thank you. Welcome, Mr. Jenkins. We will start on page 50. Member for Yellowknife North.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you, Madam Chair. How much is budgeted for Taltson pre-construction and how much of that is federal money. Thank you.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Yeah, thank you. Let me just find it here. So the Taltson hydro expansion project is one of our priorities identified in our climate change strategic framework. The federal government has allocated 20 million to the Northwest Territories to advance the Taltson expansion project. So the funding is being used to develop our Indigenous partnership, undertaking some of the planning, the regulatory, and some of the feasibility work. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you, Madam Chair. Just to clarify, the federal government gave us $20 million. Are we spending any money right now on the Taltson hydro expansion? Thank you.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. The Taltson expansion project, I'm going to Robert Jenkins to speak on it.
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Jenkins
Thank you, Madam Chair. So budget for 2022-2023 is $6 million. That's a hundred percent funded from Canada. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you, Madam Chair. It's hard to complain about 100 percent federal dollars.
My next question is, I believe, about the Fort Providence transmission line. I believe this a $60 million total project. Can I just clarify whether this is going to be 100 percent -- sorry, I also understand it's also 75 percent federal dollars. But the remaining 25 percent, will that be 100 percent GNWT funding or would be transferring some debt over to the Power Corp. Are we gifting them the asset for zero dollars essentially. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair, if I could get Jenkins to speak a little bit more about that.