Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think it's -- as the Minister noted, this is the headquarters for forest fire management for the entire Northwest Territories, and the facility that we have right now hasn't been doing what we need it to do for many, many years. I think with the last several fire seasons that we've had and how challenging they are and a knowledge that climate change is impacting our fire regime in the territory that this has become a critical issue. You can't -- you need a building where you can get the work done and get the materials out to the regions efficiently and effectively when you have as many fires as we have going on right now, and the only suitable option through a number of studies that we looked at is to build a new fire centre within Fort Smith. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Dr. Erin Kelly on Committee Motion 45-20(1): Tabled Document 193-20(1): 2025-2026 Capital Estimates - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department, Carried
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Committee Motion 45-20(1): Tabled Document 193-20(1): 2025-2026 Capital Estimates - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 24th, 2024
Dr. Erin Kelly
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