Thank you, Mr. Chair. And the safety concerns that I've heard about, I'm assuming the department is aware of them. Is there any update at this point on how they plan to improve safety conditions along the highway? Thank you.
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Vince McKay Hay River South
Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chair.
So the priorities for all the roads are the safety concerns and, you know, for Highway No. 4, you know, taking away a lot of the dips and trying to straighten out some of the road on a continual basis with the permafrost and stuff. So it's ongoing maintenance, and that's scheduled over the next two years. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair Richard Edjericon
Thank you. Is there any further questions? I'll go to the Member from Yellowknife North.
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Shauna Morgan Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So just a few further clarifications on the Highway No. 4 reconstruction, the Ingraham Trail. So the improvements are planned between which kilometer markings; can the Minister clarify? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Vince McKay Hay River South
Mr. Chair, so the section from -- is improvement from kilometer 59 to 61.
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Shauna Morgan Yellowknife North
Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. And so that's right around the Reid Lake campground. But can the Minister clarify, does that include new chip sealing where gravel currently exists, or is it just repairing and working on the chip sealing part that already is there? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Vince McKay Hay River South
Mr. Chair, so the planned work scheduled for 2026-2027 includes installation of culverts and chip seal.
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Shauna Morgan Yellowknife North
Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to go on to a different project. The capital asset retrofit fund, so retrofits to increase energy efficiency. Can the Minister tell us how much is the budget for that for 2026-2027? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shauna Morgan Yellowknife North
Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Does the Minister know how much money is being saved through these retrofits per year in utility costs savings? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Vince McKay Hay River South
We're just looking it up, Mr. Chair. Sorry, I want to hand this off to assistant deputy minister, please.
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Vince McKay Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The initiatives are capable of displacing approximately 16,500 tonnes of GHGs annually and save us around $4 million in utilities annually. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shauna Morgan Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So given that this project is saving us millions of dollars annually, has the department looked at opportunities to scale up this project? Are there more energy efficiency projects we could do if we had more money? Because it sounds like, you know, the sooner we do them, the sooner we can save more millions of dollars. Thank you, Mr. Chair.