Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In the western Arctic, we have very good power lines from the dams, hundreds of miles away. In Yellowknife, we get power from elsewhere, hundreds of miles away. It's the same in other communities. We have nothing like that in the eastern Arctic. We have to use local power and we have to import oil from other provinces to run power plants. It's my understanding that it's a lot cheaper to use power from dams. I know there is a dam in Gillam, Manitoba which has surplus power and right now is selling power to the United States. Their capacity is not being utilized. I wonder if the corporation would do a study to see if it is feasible to put lines through to the Keewatin region, like Arviat, Rankin Inlet and other communities, with the view of reducing the expenditure of oil in that particular region and to help the people have lower power costs. Thank you.
Titus Allooloo on Committee Motion 52-12(4): To Adopt Tabled Document 11-12(4), Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on December 3rd, 1993. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 52-12(4): To Adopt Tabled Document 11-12(4), Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
December 3rd, 1993
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