David Ramsay

The information that I have seen would indicate that on a B-Train it would be about $250. When you break that down to a four litre jug of milk, it would be a fraction of a cent. Cumulatively, it wouldn’t amount to much, but certainly when stores don’t have to bring in their refrigeration trucks and store lots of goods for the few weeks during the spring breakup, the cost to consumers really shouldn’t be much of a factor. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I thank Mr. Yakeleya for bringing the concerns from the Sahtu forward. I made a list. I’ll try to go through them, Mr. Yakeleya, and if I miss anything, perhaps Mr. Neudorf can fill in the gaps if I missed a comment of yours.

Going back to the beginning with Colville Lake, we are committed to working with the community there in Colville Lake to get a passenger shelter up and running. I know the new airport is a little further away so that’s important that that happen. In terms of a garage or a structure being built for equipment, and I guess the same answer would apply...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to speak about an important project I have spoken about many times before in this House and I’m referring to the Deh Cho Bridge.

I want to assure all Members that my interests in this project remain the same as they’ve always been, to ensure that the Deh Cho Bridge Project is delivered safely in an efficient and effective manner. The Department of Transportation’s overarching commitment is to build the bridge to the highest standards of safety and quality. We have a team of highly motivated professionals overseeing every aspect of construction. I have every...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Looking forward, a potential would be in the area of claims. There are a number of claims both put forward on behalf of the government and the contractor as well. So in a project of this size there’s going to be claims from both sides and there is some potential there, but we’re going to work to ensure that our financial risk in this project is mitigated at every turn, or minimized at every turn. Thank you.

Yes, thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. To my left is Peter Vician, deputy minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment. To my right is Mr. Richard Zieba, director of tourism and parks with Industry, Tourism and Investment.

Yes, the department has consulted with the trucking industry and folks that will be utilizing that system. Thank you.

Again I thank the Member for the concerns that he’s raised this afternoon. As far as Oscar Creek – and I spoke about this a little bit earlier – we are going to try to find a remedy for Oscar Creek. We are engaging engineers to find the best way forward on Oscar Creek. Hopefully it’s not another four or five years that it’s there not being utilized.

We also need to understand that, again, this is a system that is highly specialized. We’re also getting with that the opportunity to work with a potential contractor on how it works and we’ll have the ability for some hands-on training with this new...

I would suspect that the bridge will be complete next fall, in the fall of 2012. The Member is right; a lot of that work has been cumulatively done as the project proceeds. Wrapping that up and doing a thorough analysis on the project itself I could see possibly taking inside of six months, and certainly we would share any of that information when it is complete with Members of this House. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would say that’s minimal and it’s roughly 5 percent of the total project cost. So it is on the minimal side that the Member has spoken about in her comments to me earlier in the House and here in Committee of the Whole. So that’s where we’re at.

For a project that has been delayed like it has, I think to see a minimal expenditure like 5 percent I think is a testament to the project management team and the department for trying to keep it as in line as we possibly can. This project has been delayed twice now, so we’re looking forward to moving toward the finish line and...