Vince McKay

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yeah, so there is some delay to the previous commitment of paving. However, as the Member's probably aware, the ground in the area is built on permafrost and so is that runway. So what the department is actually waiting for is an opportunity for that ground to settle as much as it can before they start doing a lot of the paving. The problem is, is right now it's moved actually quite a bit in certain areas. In the last -- from last fall until now, there's been some area of movement of up to a foot. So in order to bring that up to grade, they would have to fill that in...

Mr. Speaker, I would like to provide an update on the 2025 marine transportation services' sailing season. After the 2024 low water challenges that made the Mackenzie River impossible to navigate and forced cancelation of the shipping season, I am happy to report that the 2025 season was a success.

Last spring, I spoke of proactive contingency plans being made in case conditions on the Mackenzie River were unnavigable again. Thanks to favourable conditions and the good work done by marine transportation services and the Department of Infrastructure's fuel services division, we were able to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. All the communities receive their community funding and that part of that community funding is to operate landfills, a portion of it. But the Government of the Northwest Territories have also done a plan for hazardous waste removal back -- over the past few years, and they've done a successful job in taking out some of this hazardous waste in some of these landfills. So whatever the communities are deciding to do, if they need to do them, it's usually done through their community funding or any other funding sources that the community's able to achieve. However, but...

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. We continually work with partners, including DND in communicating the status of the project. I'm quite certain they're aware of the issues with the ground and the problems that we're having with that, just to settle it. So, yeah, the department works with the Department of National Defence and communicates with them the status of this project and, you know, the path forward. With regards to the town of Inuvik, I'll have to find out from the department of what communication has been sent to the town of Inuvik in regards to that. I'm not 100 percent sure on that...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yeah, so the Department of Infrastructure has been working closely with their partners to complete this project at the Inuvik airport. This is a strategic airport, as the Member stated, for the Northwest Territories for numerous reasons, and also the interest of DND. So, yeah, we continue to work on the runway extension and work with our partners to the interests of the area, and we'll continue to work with them to complete this project as it is an important project for the Government of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chair. This year's program is $10 million.

Yeah, it sounds like more of a comment. And I agree, that's a lot of the work that's being done there. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, notes taken. We'll try to get you information that you're wanting. But just from my memory and recollection of that, so depending on the time of year, you know, the spring thaw and stuff that, you know, the type of aircraft that can get in there. So if the 1900 can't get in, it sounds like a Twin Otter can. So it depends on the time of year. But we'll find out as much information for the Member so that we can get him that. Thank you.

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chair. So, yeah, guardrail and replacement projects are for, yeah, in the North Slave region. There is some work being done. I don't know if it's that particular area, but I can find out and let the Member know.

The Rengleng River section, Mr. Chair