Thank you. Member for Yellowknife North.
Debates of May 31st, 2023
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
I mean, I somewhat disagree with that. You are asking the Assembly for millions of dollars; you can probably also ask the feds for millions of dollars. Do we have an estimated date of completion for the Fort Smith Territorial Fire Centre? Thank you.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
That's pretty good. That's a pretty quick turnaround. I will be genuinely surprised if we complete this on time and on budget in 2026, whatever that budget may end up ultimately being.
I guess back to my previous point, I could do this for every single capital project - you know, is there federal money, when is it starting construction, when is it completing construction, what are you doing with the initial assessment, how is it being procured, how much is the total budget -- I've never gotten an answer to that one but, you know, one day hopefully.
I would encourage the GNWT, before it comes and asks for millions of dollars from the legislature, to just state those basic answers. I find it very odd that the way we announce we're building a fire centre is with a one-line item in this. It's a good news story. It's very odd that we don't answer those basic questions before asking for millions of dollars.
I guess, in the form of a question, when can we expect to know how much this fire centre is going to cost us? Thank you.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
No. That's great news. I will ask in August how much the fire centre is going to cost. The people of Fort Smith, I think will be happy, that some amount of money is being spent in their community. Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Supplementary estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2023-2024, Department of Environment and Climate Change, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $6,204,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Please turn now to page 13. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2023-2024, Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, management board secretariat, not previously authorized, $5,864,000. Does committee agree? Member for Frame Lake.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. So it doesn't seem like there's a lot of information here. Where's this fibre line going from and to? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
This is continuing in the completion of the Mackenzie Valley fibre line between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Yeah, okay, that's good to know. Can we not kind of include a little more detail in the sups where, you know, where a project's actually taking place in the future? Thank you.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Certainly, Madam Chair, that -- we can certainly -- yes. Yes, Madam Chair.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2023-2024, Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, Management Board Secretariat, not previously authorized, $5,864,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2023-2024, Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, Office of the Chief Information Officer, not previously authorized, $1,867,000. Does committee agree?