Infrastructure Plan for Resolute Bay
2024 / 2025
Construct new and renovate old infrastructure assets primarily with capital funding from external sources
Marine
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Small Craft Harbour
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New
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Build a small craft harbour for the community to allow for safe docking of boats and increased opportunity for access to hunting and fishing.
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Schools/Daycare
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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School
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Renovate
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School requires it's own gymnasium accessible from within the school. In the winter the school kids have to run from the school to the Hamlet building in the cold and then back after running and playing during their class. All school functions are held at the Gymnasium which increases the workload for the teachers and Hamlet staff to organize and set up.
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Other
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Training
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New
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Professional development for Mayor, Council and CAO.
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Youth/Elders Center
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Renovate
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Renovate Community Hall
Floor levelling. All exit doors to be replaced and wooden attachment replaced to comply with the minimum requirements fo the fire safety and building code. New flooring needed throughout the building. Electrical and plumbing fixtures need to be replaced.
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Heritage
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Heritage Center
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New
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Tourism is on the rise in our community. We need a center to showcase the culture and heritage that makes up Resolute.
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Municipal Infrastructure
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Street Lights
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Renovate
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Change street lighting to LED or more cost effective alternative.
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Land - Development/Planning
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New
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Need surveyed lots to build housing as well as commercial buildings. Lack of surveyed land.
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Hamlet Office
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Renovate
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Renovate Hamlet office building/Gymnasium.
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Fire Hall
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New
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Fire Hall replacement or renovation.
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Maintenance Garage - Hamlet
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Renovate
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Renovate 2 bay Hamlet garage
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Land - Development/Planning
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New
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To develop a land lot for the new construction of the Parks Canada Building at Lot 136, Block B, Plan 4064 by developing an undeveloped land subdivision.
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Parking Garage - Hamlet
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New
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Design Phase for Municipal 6-Bay Parking Garage
Project Tasks include:
- IFT Detailed Design Package
- Updated Geotechnical Assessment
- ESA Phase II (if required)
- Snow & Wind Analysis
- Class 'A' Cost Estimate
- AHJ/Hamlet Related Costs (i.e. permits)
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Land - Development/Planning
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New
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Acquisition of granular material through Granular Crushing Equipment Program as there are no other external sources of funding for this road project. The Hamlet's Land Development Reserve Fund is currently insufficient to meet the Land Development costs for the development of the R24 and R25 subdivision (see attached Consolidated Financial Statement and preliminary Land Development Costing).
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Sports and Recreation
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Arena
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Renovate
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Repurpose the Arena into a Multi purpose center. The Arena is a large asset that goes mostly unused. Rennovation of this building to allow use the entire year for many functions would better suit the community.
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Gymnasium
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Renovate
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They gymnasium functions as the school gym and also the Hamlet Community Hall.
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Health
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Health Center
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New
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The Health Center needs to be replaced.
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Morgue
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New
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We currently do not have a morgue in the Community. The community freezer has been used to hold bodies until burrial.
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Power
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Alternative Sources
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New
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Wind Generator / Solar Panels
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Equipment - Power
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New
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The Gymnasium/Hamlet building does not have a generator for back up in an emergency. The school is not large enough to house the community should an emergency occur.
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Alternative Sources
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New
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Resolute Bay NU 200 kW CIPP solar System
The proposed CIPP solar system will reduce the amount of Diesel fuel required in Resolute Bay, and will provide a step toward autonomy from Diesel and its associated costs and hazards in the north.
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Alternative Sources
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New
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Develop and implement a new 15kW AC solar PV system for the Hamlet office building, under the updated QEC net-metering program. The new solar system will reduce Diesel consumption in the community and avoid electricity costs for the community, by avoiding Diesel using solar energy when available. Design, permitting including stamped drawings and reviews, materials, shipment and installation and inspection and commissioning are included. Internet-based solar system monitoring is included. This is a turn-key project.
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Water/Wastewater
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Wastewater Treatment
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New
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Sewage treatment plant needs to be replaced.
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Municipal Operations
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Crusher
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New
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Obtain a metal crusher. A crusher would allow us to contain the size of the dump site and possibly allow us to send the crushed metal down south to be recycled, therfore cleaning up our community and extending the life of our landfill sites.
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Solid Waste
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Fence - Landfill
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New
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Double fencing is required for the Landfill site.
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Hazardous Waste
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Remediate
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Hazardous waste containment berm is at maximum capacity. Drums need to be identified, tagged and shipped out for proper disposal.
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Recycling Center
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New
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Recycleables are filling our current landfill and decreasing the life expectancy of the fill. A recycling center would allow us to properly segregate and ship materials to southern locations for proper handling and disposal.
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Incineration
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New
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Incinerator - Proper waste management is important to health and safety of people and the environment. An incinerator is necessary to reduce the volume of waste an ensure the solid waste site will last longer. Resolute has a large volume of researchers, military and hotel guests that increase the volume of waste at our Solid Waste site.
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Traditional Economy
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Community Freezer
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New
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Renovate the community freezer.
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Municipal Vehicles
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Excavator
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New
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Purchase an excavator
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Housing
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Staff Housing - Hamlet
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Renovate
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Renovate 1 staff housing unit - The Hamlet currently owns two housing units, both are in need of complete renovations including new electrical and plumbing. The Director of Finance is housed in an apartment rental from the local hotel at an increased cost to the Hamlet. It is crucial to have housing for recruiting and retention of Senior Management Staff.
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Public Housing
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New
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Construction of Public housing units with one and two bedroom units being the focus.
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Roads
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Asset
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Action Required
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Problem Summary
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Bridge - Municipal
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Renovate
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Provide Structural Engineering review of small bridge into Garbage Area/by Tank Farm Road.
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