Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to oral question asked by Mr. Nerysoo on September 17, 1992.

There were no expenditures on flood damage incurred in the communities referred to the by honourable Member. However, the 1992 spring breakup in the western Arctic led to the activation of emergency response procedures in several communities in designated flood risk areas on the Hay, Liard and Mackenzie Rivers to prepare for potential flooding or the evacuation of residents.

As a part of these activations, the Department of Social Services expended $1,466.22 in Hay River and the Hay River Reserve. No G.N.W.T. departments incurred expenses in Fort Liard during the flood alert period. The Town of Hay River expended $55,834 in flood preparations in 1992 and some of these expenditures may have been eligible for cost-sharing under the flood control assistance policy. Thank you.