Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, over the next few years with substantial improvement to the highway systems, we anticipate that a large number of tourists will be travelling to Yellowknife on the Mackenzie Highway. We do not have much in the way of signage. For example, we do not have any signage with regard to the Mackenzie River. Even though people cross it, I am not sure if they know it is the beginning of the Mackenzie River. I think there should be a sign along the river somewhere between Providence and the ferry landing that explains the history of how the river got its name, and what the aboriginal people call it. I think all this information should be provided for tourists.
The Mackenzie River is a scenic area and we do not have anywhere for tourists to stop to take a look around. I would like to have something like this put in place. Tourism still carries on during the winter crossing, garbage is left behind, and sewage is still being dumped. I have expressed this concern many times before and I am still not happy with the way things are carried out in that area. The Minister and his department should be looking a few years ahead, because we expect the highway to Rae-Edzo to be completed by 1997. With this I would think that the volume of traffic would increase and I think we should have more to offer to tourists travelling on our roads.