Wally Schumann

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Department of Infrastructure has reviewed the report in detail. The information that is in that report builds on past studies conducted by the department to investigate the potential of a deep sea port in Tuktoyaktuk, and that work is ongoing. The Tuktoyaktuk Harbour has long been a supply base for the Beaufort Sea, as many of us know. The future of opportunities is very promising going forward now with the MTS up and running. The study has supported marine planning undertaken by the Department of Health and formed a list of potential marine infrastructure projects...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am not going to commit to anything like that. We are working with the city very diligently and closely on this, moving forward. When we sit down with them after the October 1st date and continue to work on this going forward, we do not even know where this will be located, what type of facility would be needed, or if one is even going to be needed. Those discussions are ongoing. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Right now we're just looking at putting this pavilion in there and upgrading what we can and then we will keep re-evaluating moving forward, as we have a 20-year plan on how we're going to move forward on these assets. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. If you look on page 37 of the capital estimates, last year's was $3,773,000. This year's allocation is exactly the same. This is the end of a three-year cycle. Going forward, then, again, we are going to have to go back, and the next cycle, depending on where the allocation of money is going to be and the amount of money that we have as a government, we are going to have to figure out what the priorities are of this government and try to allocate them in the best manner we can. Then the board will have to put forward what we feel is going to be able to meet the needs of...

Mr. Speaker, the department conducts brushing across the system on a cycled basis, and we usually do one third of the system every year. Last year, we did 1,300 hectares of brushing, mulching, and mowing, and this was completed across the system. We continue to do that on an annual basis, and we will continue that work moving forward.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm sorry she didn't get to hear that, but we are looking at putting additional loops in the North Slave region in particular due to the amount of rubber traffic increase. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. ITI submits a 20-year assessment to the working group on capital. The allocation is given out based on a rational total of asking for funding for funding available over three years, and we are at the end of those three years right now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First of all, I would like to thank the Member for noticing the efforts the department has put into the system across the Northwest Territories. However, as the Member said, this is a very difficult section of highway. We continue to monitor it and work on it. The shortterm maintenance that we are doing on it, trying to improve this thing, is starting to pay off, but that is not a longterm fix. We are going to continue to look at doing that. The department will be undertaking a multiyear rehabilitation on this part of the road for this project, to improve the drainage...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On my immediate left is Julie Mujcin, director of finance; on my immediate right is Deputy Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Tom Jensen.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Department of Infrastructure will be doing an assessment of that building once it comes back into our possession and see what opportunities lie, if it has to be abated and disassembled and gotten rid of, or if there is a possibility of maybe taking a part of the building off and repatriating it in some other manner. Thank you, Mr. Chair.