Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The department just recently received this letter and are still looking into that request. However, the position of the Department of Transportation at this point in time is that the present airport will continue to be used. In fact, the request to move the airport, or to lengthen it, we have been looking into it, it would be very costly to lengthen or relocate it at this present time.

However, the department has gone ahead and made some improvements and have recently completed construction of a new airport terminal building in 1996. The department has also begun to replace the lighting at the airport, with the majority of this work to be undertaken in 1997. As for the requests of the hamlet, the department is still looking into it, and will be responding to the hamlet at the appropriate time. Thank you.