Member for Hay River South.
Debates of Sept. 29th, 2023
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Rocky Simpson Hay River South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, I just wanted to make sure that -- you know, that we talked about, you know, fire damage and the impact on tourism. So I'm glad that, you know, your department is on it and watching it and understand the importance of tourism in the South Slave and throughout the Northwest Territories. Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Member. Are there any further questions under tourism and parks? Seeing none.
Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, tourism and parks, infrastructure investments, $2,978,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Members. Please return now to the departmental summary found on page 47.
Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, infrastructure -- or sorry, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, 2024-2025 Capital Estimates, $4,428,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Does committee agree that consideration of Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment is now complete?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witness from the Chamber.
Please introduce your witness for the record.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. I now have the pleasure of introducing Gary Brennan. He is the assistant deputy minister for regional operations for infrastructure.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Welcome. Committee, we will now consider the Department of Infrastructure which begins on page 55. We will defer the departmental totals and review the estimates by activity beginning on page 56 with asset management with information items on page 57 and 58. Do you have any questions or comments? Member for Great Slave.
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Katrina Nokleby Great Slave
Thank you, Madam Chair. First off, I just wanted to note again that something I had said in the opening remarks for the capital estimates is that we see a lot of 100 percent dollars this time around in the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan, which is a huge chunk of these large capital projects that are $82 million here. So that being said, it's great to see that this is not -- even though it's an $82 million sum, the majority of it is not our money, which is great. It's going to be an influx into our territory and our communities, which is sorely needed.
When I look at all the highway reconstruction jobs that are going on, again, the only one that's not at 100 percent funded is Highway 10, so -- which is at 75, which isn't too bad either.
I guess just to get into some of the details of this, I'm really quite concerned given our summer and my statement the other day about climate change and our lack of preparedness. I'm seeing that the Fort Simpson liquefied natural gas plant is in here. And it's only at $500,000 right now. Oh, you know what, sorry, I'm in the wrong spot for that one. My apologies. Sorry, I'll go back to the Frank Channel bridge.
The Frank Channel bridge, it's my understanding that the last -- when the Minister gave us the update was that they were awarding the engineer -- the owner's engineer for the contract. I see that that is closed. Can the Minister tell us if that work has actually been awarded and is now start -- has started? Where is that at? Thank you.
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Gary Brennan
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yes, I can confirm that the engineering contract has been awarded. Thank you.
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Katrina Nokleby Great Slave
Thank you, Madam Chair. Can the Minister or department tell me who was awarded that contract and how much it was for? Thank you.
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Gary Brennan
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, so it was awarded to Associated Engineering Limited. And I do not have the amount of the contract here today. Thank you.
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Katrina Nokleby Great Slave
Thank you, Madam Chair. That's fine. I would like to just ask a little bit about the Redknife River Bridge replacement. It's my understanding that this comes -- the money for this work will be coming from De Beers in exchange for some sort of a regulatory offset that they were doing. Can the Minister speak to whether that is the truth, and how much that project is going to bring in? Thank you.
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