Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to an oral question asked by Mr. Pudlat on November 24, 1992. The Member for Baffin South is correct in stating that many fuel drums remain on the land as a result of past activities. I have expressed my personal concern over these practices on many occasions. Responsibility for removing these drums rests firstly with those who placed them there. Unfortunately, many of these drums are old, and the owners cannot be found. To address this concern, the petroleum and products division of the Department of Government Services and Public Works has a drum crushing program. In recent years, residents of several communities in Kitikmeot, Keewatin, Baffin, and South Slave regions have been hired to crush fuel drums located near these communities using the mechanical drum crusher. In three years of operation, the program has crushed more than 28,000 drums in seven communities. The drum crusher is currently located in Baker Lake. The Department of Government Services and Public Works will send the drum crusher to other communities if the service is required. The federal Department of Indian and Northern Affairs also owns four drum crushers located in the Keewatin and Baffin regions. The federal government also plans to purchase a further four crushers to be located in the Baffin, Inuvik, and Fort Simpson regions, along with two metal shredders to be located in Coral Harbour and the western Arctic. The green plan's Arctic Environmental Strategy is providing funding for the operation of this equipment. Mr. Speaker, as these programs move old drums, we must take care that our own activities no longer leave drums on the land. Thank you.
Titus Allooloo on Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
In the Legislative Assembly on November 30th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 77-12(3): Clean Up Of Gas Drums
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
November 29th, 1992
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
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