Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question asked by Ms. Mike on September 14, 1992, with regards to clean up of abandoned D.E.W. Line sights.
In 1990, the federal Department of Indian and Northern Affairs conducted a preliminary assessment of all 21 abandoned D.E.W. Line sights located across the Arctic. In 1992, the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs started a comprehensive assessment of five sights located in the western Arctic. They were Atkinson Point, Horton Point, Pearce Point, Bernard Harbour, and Matheson Point. My department was advised that the western sites were chosen because the contractor was already undertaking work in the western Arctic. This scheduling allowed for maximum use of the short summer field season. Detailed assessment of the remaining abandoned D.E.W. Line sites, including sites in the eastern Arctic, is planned for future years.
While not directly related to abandoned D.E.W. Line sites, clean up programs at the several military sites located in the eastern Arctic, are currently being undertaken by the federal government. A clean up program is under way at Coral Harbour, while an assessment of United States Coast Guard sites located at Cape Christian and Padloping Island, began in 1992. The tenders have also been requested to clean up three military sites located near Iqaluit. They are the upper base, north 40, and west 40 sites. Thank you.