2023
1 indexed amount recordsCurrent council only, from November 14. The indexed water-program update is not the full 2023 budget or a new funding award.
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2024
2 indexed amount recordsSelected pumping awards are indexed. Annual capital and operating totals, other contracts and final spending still need financial reconciliation.
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13 indexed amount recordsBudget amendments, design approvals and contract awards are indexed. Annual original and final budget totals are not yet reconciled.
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9 indexed amount recordsRecords through September 15. Capital baseline and Amendment #2 are compared below. The year is incomplete and final expenditure is not established.
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Decisions and reported amounts
25 indexed records. An amount is shown once in this ledger even when it appears in several project trails. This is not a complete purchase register or a spending total.
Contract awardedWater
Motion 26-132
$7,670,235 + GSTCritical Pipeline Renewal
Supplier: Tower Arctic Ltd.
- Record establishes
- Council selected a contractor and authorized the stated award.
- Limits and follow-up
- Change orders, paid-to-date, construction progress and certified final cost.
Budget amendedBudget
Motion 26-129
$6,625,000 reallocatedCapital Budget Amendment #2
- Record establishes
- Council reallocated capital authority across several projects; this is not one new contract.
- Limits and follow-up
- Project-by-project expenditures and later variance reporting.
Contract awardedRoads
Motion 26-131
$6,441,300 + GST2026 Road Improvement Project
Supplier: Pilitak Enterprises Ltd.
- Record establishes
- Council selected a contractor and authorized the stated award.
- Limits and follow-up
- Streets completed, change orders, paid-to-date and certified final cost.
Budget amendedBudget
Motion 26-128
$916,000Operating Budget Amendment #1
- Record establishes
- Council amended spending authority in the operating budget.
- Limits and follow-up
- Actual year-to-date spending and the eventual audited result.
Funding approvedWater
Motion 26-47
$3,925,000Wastewater-system upgrades
- Record establishes
- $3.5 million was approved for Lift Station No. 1 and sewer protection, plus $425,000 for AV205–AV601 upgrades.
- Limits and follow-up
- Procurement results, delivery schedule, paid-to-date and completion evidence.
Budget amendedWater
Motion 26-49
$860,000Ulu Lane piped-water work
- Record establishes
- Council amended the capital budget so water and sewer work could be completed together.
- Limits and follow-up
- Contract value, schedule, change orders and certified completion.
Contract awardedWater
Motion 26-68
$599,200 + GST2026 Apex Supplemental Pumping
Supplier: 5581 Nunavut Limited
- Record establishes
- Council selected a contractor and authorized the stated award; Councillor Sheppard declared a conflict and left.
- Limits and follow-up
- Final invoice, operational results and any amendments.
Funding applicationBudget
Motion 26-26
$3,779,800 requestedCommunity Development Funding application
- Record establishes
- Council authorized an application to the Government of Nunavut; it was not a contract award or proof the money was received.
- Limits and follow-up
- Funding decision, contribution agreement and resulting expenditures.
BudgetedWater
Water supply and system upgrades
- Record establishes
- Category authority covers multiple projects and must not be treated as one contract.
- Limits and follow-up
- System-wide capital categories, individual repairs and housing-capacity evidence are related but financially distinct.
Contract awardedContracts
Motion 25-291
$666,756 + GSTWater-service design and procurement phases
Supplier: AECOM
- Record establishes
- Council awarded proof-of-concept through construction-procurement phases for water upgrades between the treatment plant and Astro Hill.
- Limits and follow-up
- Invoices, design deliverables, procurement result and paid-to-date.
Contract awardedContracts
Motion 25-292
$1,332,544 + GSTAECOM contract administration and inspection
Supplier: AECOM
- Record establishes
- Council awarded later contract-administration, inspection and closeout phases for the recorded amount.
- Limits and follow-up
- Invoices, paid-to-date, performance reporting and certified closeout.
Contract awardedContracts
Motion 25-281
$1,527,197 + GST; $100,000 contingencyTriple Combination Pumper
Supplier: Fort Garry Fire Trucks
- Record establishes
- Council awarded the supply contract and separately authorized a contingency allowance.
- Limits and follow-up
- Delivery, final invoice, use of contingency and commissioning evidence.
BudgetedRoads
Motion 25-227
$6,250,000 road-and-drainage category2026 capital budget adopted
- Record establishes
- Council adopted the capital budget unanimously. This category authority is broader than the later road contract.
- Limits and follow-up
- The capital allocation and contract award are stages in one trail; they must not be added together as separate spending.
Recommended by committeeRoads
Motion FIN 25-02
$6,250,000 draftDrainage and roadway capital category
- Record establishes
- Finance Committee recommended the 2026 capital budget. The category covered multiple projects, including road and drainage work.
- Limits and follow-up
- The capital allocation and contract award are stages in one trail; they must not be added together as separate spending.
Contract awardedWater
Motion 25-182
$1,587,312; GST excluded; $200,000 contingencyLake Geraldine dam intake-valve design-build
Supplier: Tower Arctic Ltd.
- Record establishes
- Council awarded the design-build contract and separately approved a project contingency. These are authorized amounts, not proof of payment.
- Limits and follow-up
- Invoices, use of contingency, commissioning, change orders and certified final cost.
Budget amendedBudget
Motion 25-153
Amount not stated in the published minutes2025 Capital Budget Amendment #2
- Record establishes
- Council approved a second capital-budget amendment as presented. The minutes establish the legal stage but not the dollar schedule.
- Limits and follow-up
- The amendment schedule, project-level changes and resulting expenditures.
Budget amendedBudget
Motion 25-154
Amount not stated in the published minutes2025 Operating Budget Amendment #2
- Record establishes
- Council approved a second operating-budget amendment as presented. No amount is supplied in the minutes.
- Limits and follow-up
- The amendment schedule and the eventual audited operating result.
Funding approvedWater
Motion 25-96
$4,194,190.77 + GST; $209,709.54 contingencyLong-term water project design through tender support
Supplier: Arcadis Canada Inc.
- Record establishes
- Council approved design-development, final-design and tender-support phases plus a discretionary contingency under the Arcadis contract.
- Limits and follow-up
- Invoices, use of contingency, final design, tender result and paid-to-date.
Funding approvedWater
Motion 25-97
$1,957,197.06 + GST; $97,859.85 contingencyApex intake, pumping, conveyance and reservoir design change order
Supplier: Arcadis Canada Inc.
- Record establishes
- Council approved a design change order and a separate discretionary contingency. It is related to the long-term water project and must not be counted as construction spending.
- Limits and follow-up
- Invoices, use of contingency, design deliverables and later construction authority.
Funding applicationBudget
Motion 25-82
$3,551,270 requested2025–26 territorial program applications
- Record establishes
- Council authorized applications to three Government of Nunavut programs. This is not confirmation that funding was received or spent.
- Limits and follow-up
- Funding decisions, contribution agreements, receipts and resulting expenditures.
Budget amendedBudget
Motion 25-48
$1,370,000 increase2025 Capital Budget Amendment #1
- Record establishes
- Council added authority for projects carried over from 2024. This is not a new contract or proof of payment.
- Limits and follow-up
- The public minutes do not provide paid-to-date or final project costs.
Budget amendedBudget
Motion 25-49
$2,114,400 increase2025 Operating Budget Amendment #1
- Record establishes
- Council increased operating authority for salary and benefit changes under the collective agreement.
- Limits and follow-up
- Actual year-end salary and benefit expenditure remains an audited-financial-statement question.
Contract awardedWater
Motion 24-44
$228,879.22 + GST additional2024 Apex pumping project management and monitoring
Supplier: Nunami Stantec Ltd.
- Record establishes
- Council approved an additional contract amount for project management, daily water-level monitoring, flow analysis and construction monitoring. It overlaps the same pumping program as the construction-support award and is not proof of payment.
- Limits and follow-up
- Invoices, total contract-to-date, final monitoring report and paid-to-date.
Contract awardedWater
Motion 24-45
$860,527.01 + GST additional2024 Apex supplemental pumping construction support
Supplier: Tower Arctic Ltd.
- Record establishes
- Council approved the recorded additional amount for construction and pumping from Apex River to Lake Geraldine. It is a contract authorization, not confirmed expenditure.
- Limits and follow-up
- Invoices, actual pumping volume, change orders and final paid amount.
ReportedWater
Long-term water program reported to the new council
- Record establishes
- Council received the program update and questioned schedule, leakage targets and monthly reporting. This was a report on an existing program, not a new $214-million spending approval. Component estimates must not be added again as separate new spending.
- Limits and follow-up
- System-wide capital categories, individual repairs and housing-capacity evidence are related but financially distinct.
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Latest recorded status (whole file)
Showing 9 issue trails. Events match the selected year; file status reflects the latest indexed record, not necessarily its status that year.
Roads
Contract awardedRoad-improvement projects
Do not double-count: The capital allocation and contract award are stages in one trail; they must not be added together as separate spending.
- 1
Drainage and roadway capital category
$6,250,000 draftFinance Committee recommended the 2026 capital budget. The category covered multiple projects, including road and drainage work.
Official record - 2
2026 capital budget adopted
$6,250,000 road-and-drainage categoryCouncil adopted the capital budget unanimously. This category authority is broader than the later road contract.
Official record - 3
Drainage and roadway category
$9,750,000 amendedPublished Amendment #2 increased the category; this is budget authority, not proof of payment.
Official record - 4
2026 Road Improvement Project
$6,441,300 + GSTCouncil awarded the contract to Pilitak Enterprises Ltd., carried 4–0.
Official record - 5
Delivery and final cost
Streets completed, change orders, paid-to-date and certified final cost remain unverified in the indexed record.
Official record
Water
Contract awardedCritical water-pipeline renewal
Do not double-count: The project budget and awarded contract overlap; the award is not an additional amount to add to the budget.
- 1
Water-supply capital program
$43,049,000 draft categoryFinance recommended the 2026 capital plan after members questioned how critical pipelines were identified.
Official record - 2
2026 water-supply authority adopted
$43,049,000 categoryCouncil adopted the category-level budget unanimously; it includes more than the later pipeline award.
Official record - 3
Water supply infrastructure
$48,224,000 amendedAmendment #2 changed category authority; it is not a vendor payment.
Official record - 4
Critical Pipeline Renewal
$7,670,235 + GSTCouncil awarded the contract to Tower Arctic Ltd., carried 4–0.
Official record - 5
Construction and certified cost
Progress, change orders, paid-to-date and final completion remain to be documented.
Official record
Water
Active / follow-up pendingWater supply, leaks and housing capacity
Do not double-count: System-wide capital categories, individual repairs and housing-capacity evidence are related but financially distinct.
- 1
Long-term water program reported to the new council
$214 million federal program; approximately $133M raw water/storage and $80M distribution/conveyanceCouncil received the program update and questioned schedule, leakage targets and monthly reporting. This was a report on an existing program, not a new $214-million spending approval. Component estimates must not be added again as separate new spending.
Official record - 2
Apex pumping project management and monitoring
$228,879.22 + GST additionalCouncil approved additional professional and monitoring services for the 2024 supplemental-pumping program, carried 7–1.
Official record - 3
Apex pumping construction support
$860,527.01 + GST additionalCouncil approved the additional Tower Arctic contract amount, carried 7–1. This is a different contract role within the same pumping program and must not be added to later years as recurring new capital.
Official record - 4
Arcadis design through tender support
$4,194,190.77 + GST; $209,709.54 contingencyCouncil approved later design and tender-support phases for the long-term water project. This is professional-services authority, not construction spending.
Official record - 5
Apex intake and reservoir design change order
$1,957,197.06 + GST; $97,859.85 contingencyCouncil separately approved additional Arcadis design work and changed the delivery model to construction management at risk under Motion 25-98.
Official record - 6
Water supply and system upgrades
$45,274,000 original across two categoriesCategory authority covers multiple projects and must not be treated as one contract.
Official record - 7
Ulu Lane piped-water work
$860,000Council amended the capital budget to coordinate water and sewer work.
Official record - 8
City links water supply directly to housing
The City said Lake Geraldine cannot meet long-term needs on its own and that constrained water supply constrains new housing. No housing-unit capacity figure was provided.
Official record - 9
Lake Geraldine essentially full; demand rising
The City reported approximately 1.664 million cubic metres in storage, equal to 530–540 days at early-September demand. August demand was 16.5% above August 2025; this is not a housing-capacity calculation.
Official record - 10
Housing-capacity evidence
The indexed record still does not establish a single verified figure for additional homes the existing system can serve or the capacity recovered through leak reduction.
Official record
Housing
ApprovedHousing and land development
Do not double-count: Rezoning, development permits, land disposal and infrastructure budgets are separate legal events, not cumulative spending.
- 1
46-unit NHC apartment and land arrangement
Committee recommended the development, survey and a one-dollar equity lease for the reconfigured NHC lot.
Official record - 2
ATCO Loop non-profit housing disposal
Committee recommended the call for proposals 5–2, with the lot price reduced by verified remediation cost. The minutes do not establish a final dollar amount.
Official record - 3
Growth areas and housing-density work
Planning records advanced land, density and servicing issues into the 2026 decision stream.
Official record - 4
Lot 860 high-density zoning, first reading
Carried 4–1; no dollar amount was established by the vote.
Official record - 5
36-unit apartment development permit
Carried 2–1; this approval is not a City expenditure.
Official record - 6
116 public-housing units
Council approved the recorded planning decision; amount not stated.
Official record
Housing
Active / follow-up pendingTundra Ridge
Do not double-count: Developer selection and land-disposal approval are related approvals, not two spending amounts.
- 1
PLD 26-001 issued
The public procurement file sought a developer for Tundra Ridge. No 2025 origin is claimed without a specific supporting record.
Official record - 2
Developer-selection recommendation
Governance and Priorities considered the procurement result.
Official record - 3
Tom Fitzgerald Construction selected
Council selected the developer for PLD 26-001; amount not stated.
Official record - 4
Land-disposal agreement
Carried with three in favour and one abstention; conflict and absences are recorded separately.
Official record - 5
Agreement terms and delivery
Final financial terms, milestones and delivery status remain to be indexed from the executed agreement and later reports.
Official record
Budget
Approved2026 operating budget
Do not double-count: The adopted budget and later amendment are successive authorities, not separate amounts to total.
- 1
Finance recommends the 2026 operating budget
Finance Committee of the Whole recommended approval unanimously.
Official record - 2
Council adopts the 2026 operating budget
Council approved the budget as presented, unanimously. The published budget is the baseline authority.
Official record - 3
Operating Budget Amendment #1
$916,000Council amended operating authority, carried 4–0; actual spending remains unverified.
Official record
Budget
Approved2026 capital budget
Do not double-count: The $90.902-million amended total already incorporates reallocations. Do not add $6.625 million again.
- 1
Finance recommends the 2026 capital budget
Approximately $83 million draftFinance Committee recommended the draft capital budget unanimously. The discussion recorded approximate funding shares of 56% federal, 7.25% territorial and 36.52% City.
Official record - 2
Council adopts the 2026 capital budget
$83,417,000Council approved the 2026 capital budget unanimously; this is budget authority, not expenditure.
Official record - 3
Capital Budget Amendment #2
$90,902,000 amended totalThe motion reallocated $6.625 million and produced a cumulative $7.485-million increase over the original total.
Official record
Governance
ApprovedCommittee restructuring and consolidation
Do not double-count: Governance decisions carry no spending amount unless a separate financial record states one.
- 1
Public Safety restructuring
Defeated 3–4. The minutes name Smith, Nattaq and Stevenson for; Tilley, Aglukark, Kunuk and Awa opposed.
Official record - 2
Public Safety replaced by working group
Council approved an internal working-group model with summary reporting.
Official record - 3
Broader committee consolidation
Governance and Priorities recommended folding standing committees into G&P Committee of the Whole.
Official record - 4
Committee consolidation approved
Council approved the change unanimously; the registry does not name individual voters.
Official record
Contracts
Contract awardedMajor year-end contracts
Do not double-count: The pumper supply award, its contingency and the two AECOM phase awards are separate authorities. None is proof of payment.
- 1
Triple Combination Pumper
$1,527,197 + GST; $100,000 contingencyCouncil awarded the supply contract to Fort Garry Fire Trucks and authorized a separate contingency allowance.
Official record - 2
AECOM proof-of-concept through procurement phases
$666,756 + GSTCouncil separately awarded Phases I–IV for water-service upgrades between the treatment plant and Astro Hill.
Official record - 3
AECOM administration, inspection and closeout phases
$1,332,544 + GSTCouncil separately awarded Phases V–VI, subject to satisfactory completion of detailed design.
Official record - 4
Delivery, invoices and closeout
The Q4 minutes confirm authority and vendors, but not payment, delivery, use of contingency or final cost.
Official record
MEETING POSTS AND SOURCE RECORDS
All four years
The meeting archive contains every currently indexed meeting post, including decisions without a financial amount. It is separate from the selected financial ledger above. The 2023 meeting archive includes separately labelled earlier-council records; their allocations are not included in current-term financial totals.
2023
7 indexed meeting postsBrowse 2023 posts →2024
47 indexed meeting postsBrowse 2024 posts →2025
43 indexed meeting postsBrowse 2025 posts →2026
28 indexed meeting postsBrowse 2026 posts →2026 capital budget comparison
This is the reconciled capital comparison currently indexed. Comparable original and amended annual totals for 2023, 2024 and 2025 still need verification. Missing totals are not zero, and no four-year spending total is claimed.
Original 2026 capital budget$83,417,000Official budget ↗
Published Amendment #2 total$90,902,000Official amendment ↗
Increase from the original 2026 budget+$7,485,000+9.0%A budget increase, not confirmed spending.
TOP 10 CAPITAL CATEGORIES
Where the 2026 plan changed
Original approved authority compared with published Amendment #2. Changes are cumulative, not attributed to one motion.
1
Water supply infrastructure
Original$43,049,000
Amended #2$48,224,000
Change+$5,175,000
2
Wastewater system upgrades
Original$15,293,000
Amended #2$14,093,000
Change−$1,200,000
3
Drainage and roadway improvements
Original$6,250,000
Amended #2$9,750,000
Change+$3,500,000
4
City facility improvements
Original$5,800,000
Amended #2$5,550,000
Change−$250,000
5
Strategic plans and studies
Original$4,100,000
Amended #2$3,700,000
Change−$400,000
6
Vehicle and equipment purchases
Original$3,250,000
Amended #2$3,250,000
ChangeNo change
7
Water system upgrades
Original$2,225,000
Amended #2$2,025,000
Change−$200,000
8
Dam safety management program
Original$1,800,000
Amended #2$1,800,000
ChangeNo change
9
Housing Accelerator Fund projects
Original$350,000
Amended #2$1,210,000
Change+$860,000
10
Wastewater treatment plant
Original$1,150,000
Amended #2$1,150,000
ChangeNo change
An additional $150,000 IT and communications category is outside this top-ten display. All categories total $90.902 million in Amendment #2.
CONNECTED INVESTIGATION · WATER AND HOUSING
Read the investigation →Water limits housing. What capacity can the system support?
Follow water demand, housing approvals and project spending without confusing stored water with long-term system capacity.
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