Wally Schumann

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The proposed work for 2017-2018 on this section of road is produce stockpile material at pit kilometre 75, resurfacing and distress repair from kilometre 53 to 69, and drainage improvements from kilometre 53 to 69. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

No, I do not.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The section of road that the Member's asking for is not in the capital plan in this fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I'll defer that to Mr. Neudorf. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't believe we had conversations with the diamond mines. But there's been a different amount of studies done with the communities and looking at different options, and at the end of the day calcium chloride's still the cheapest, most viable option. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The department has already talked to the developer and the visitors centre, so they're well aware of what's moving forward. What the city's been asked to do is to engage the citizens of Yellowknife and particularly the residents of Niven, so that's their responsibility. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This particular item is to finish up the granular and the gravel on the Inuvik-Tuk Highway. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll pass this one onto Deputy Minister Neudorf please.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. One of the options we consider is the remediation work of the old site that has to be decommissioned and cleaned up once a new building is built.

The Treasury Board from the federal government has put new rules in place when they give us money for some of these bundles, and part of it is they want to see most of this stuff go to public tender. If we were ever to even consider a negotiated contract, there would have to be a resubmission with a business plan and everything going back to the federal government, and chances are that it could go either way, if they would...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member is right. The site bidder tour, I believe in October, was supposed to take place and it didn't. The federal government maintains the rights for the Canol Heritage Trail. This all came through devolution. They kept the right to facilitate the full remediation of this site, and we are working with the federal government on the transfer of land over to the territorial government to make it into a territorial park. But that won't take place until a remediation has taken place. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.