Denny Rodgers

Thank you, and thank you for that answer. I appreciate it. So that does include then -- because I know we had some issues, obviously where there were the -- the road actually needed to be brought up. We needed some grade in there. There was some issues with -- obviously with flooding and also issues with the snow build-up there. So this now -- this work now that was intended to kind of take care of that, I understand in the initial contract, that was -- it was initially going to be built to that level but then we had to do some cutbacks as we often do in major contracts but now that will now...

225 to 230? Can the Minister confirm -- and again, I'm not sure, and I don't have that in front of me -- what section that is on the Dempster Highway.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the committee wishes to consider Bill 23, An Act to Amend the Children's Law Act; Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Family Law Act; Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Protection Against Family Violence Act. And, Mr. Chair, Tabled Document 385-20(1f), 2026-2027 Capital Estimates, Department of Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Change, and Education, Culture and Employment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to bring attention to an event that's happening here in Yellowknife this week. It's been happening this week. Mr. Speaker, it's the Housing NWT maintenance conference.

This event, Mr. Speaker, brings together LHO maintenance foremen and the district technical staff for a week to get together to discuss, of course, ongoing maintenance and the importance of preventative maintenance, Mr. Speaker. There was about, I think, close to 50 participants here. They're all at the Explorer Hotel where the conference is taking place. And especially, Mr. Speaker, I...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that the committee defer further consideration of the capital estimates for the Department of Infrastructure. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, and I encourage -- it would be nice if we could actually get some data back from the department on how many times that runway has actually been shut down versus the one in Ulukhaktok, what I know will likely have the same issues; however, the runway in Sachs Harbour -- I mean, Sachs Harbour is a smaller community. It doesn't have jet service like the community of Ulukhaktok does. So if the Minister could commit to coming back with some detail on the number of times that runway in Sachs Harbour has been in -- I guess, in such a condition that smaller aircraft -- so...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And, certainly I appreciate that, and my assumption is, and we have engineering reports that say that it probably should settle. But, Mr. Chair, the reality likely is whether you pave it this year in 2027 or in 2030, there's still going to be a requirement on that runway, given it's been a reality for the past few years and certainly will be even more of a reality as we move forward, that there will be O and M money required going forward.

So I guess my question would be, has that been set in stone that we won't be paving this year? Has the department considered getting...

Nothing further on this, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Thank you. I certainly appreciate that. And I know the drivers and residents driving that highway regularly will also appreciate it, Mr. Chair. Can he also give me kind of an overview of Highway No. 10, the highway upgrades and rehabilitation. I believe that's the Inuvik to Tuk highway.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, under the Highway No. 8 reconstruction under the ICIP, can the Minister confirm if that is the work, any upgrade or upgrade the section to -- I mean, that work is allocated to the section from Rengleng River to Inuvik. Thank you.