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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Deputy minister.

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Mackay

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm just going to turn it over to Mr. Courtoreille for the detail on that.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Mr. Courtoreille.

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Courtoreille

Thank you, Madam Chair. The $740,000 was related to the initial construction of the new school. That construction schedule has been pushed back, and we're re-cashflowing that portion of the budget to a future year when the department expects to incur those expenditures. The $203,000 highlighted by the Member is for the purchase of portables. Although related to the capital build of the new school, it is not related to the base construction of that new building. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Mr. Courtoreille. Member for Frame Lake.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Okay, thanks, Madam Chair. So can we really get three portables for $203,000 up to Colville Lake? That seems to be a very small number to get three portables to Colville Lake; what's going on here. Thanks, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member. Minister of Finance.

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Caroline Wawzonek

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Yeah, thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the majority of the cost is in the current year, in the current draft capital plan that we have actually just been going through in the last couple of weeks. I don't have those total numbers in front of me, but it is significantly more than $203,000 to get portables up to Colville Lake. So, again, I don't have that in front of me. We've just gone through it here in the last couple of weeks, though. That's where the bulk of it is. If I do recall correctly, I think it's the site design work that needs -- there we are. So, yeah, the beginning of site design and some of the preparation so that when the portables do arrive, they can be put in. The total cost, I believe, Madam Chair, is approximately $1.7 million. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Member for Frame Lake.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Madam Chair. So when do we actually expect to have some kind of an agreement with the community to actually build a new school? Thanks, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Minister of Finance.

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Caroline Wawzonek

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, that's a level of detail I'd have to turn to the Department of ECE for, I think. I'm not sure if Minister Simpson's in a position to speak to that.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Minister Simpson -- Minister of ECE.

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R.J. Simpson

R.J. Simpson Hay River North

Thank you, Madam Chair. And I can't give a definitive date. We are approaching this project in a very unique way, and we're working with the community and we are on the community's timeline in many ways. We understand that there needs to be a new school just as they understand there needs to be a school. No one's trying to hold things up. But it's an unpredictable process because we've never been down this path before. So everyone is committed to ensuring we get the work done and get it done in a timely manner, but I don't have a date for the Member. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Are there any further questions on this? Member for Great Slave.

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Katrina Nokleby

Katrina Nokleby Great Slave

Thank you, Madam Chair. And Madam Chair, I'm not sure if the Minister can answer that, but this line of questioning has made me ask what will happen to the portables when the school is built, and is there a commitment to have them returned to the community? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Sorry. Can you -- Member --

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Katrina Nokleby

Katrina Nokleby Great Slave

I just corrected myself and said "kept with the community." Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Minister of Finance.

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Caroline Wawzonek

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, these portables will continue to be under the ownership of Education, Culture and Employment and no doubt will continue to see much use in the territory. Thank you.

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Any further questions. Member for Great Slave? Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2021-2022, Department of Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditure, junior kindergarten to grade 12 school services, not previously authorized, negative $3,087,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2021-2022, Department of Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, negative $3,087,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Committee, we will now consider the Department of Finance on page 8. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2021-2022, Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, information systems shared services, not previously authorized, negative $6,200,000. Does committee agree? Member for Frame Lake.