Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the previous years the Arviat airport had a substantial amount of money, about $500,000, that was put into the five year capital plan in anticipation that the life of this airport and their lighting system would last maybe about 15 to 20 years. As you know, this is a five year capital plan. It is a planning exercise as the year of the actual project comes closer, which is the case in this year.

Last June, personnel from the Department of Transportation went into Arviat and took a real close look at the existing lighting system in Arviat. At that point in time, they determined that the present system could have an additional life of a few more years, like 5 to 8 years, if I recall correctly. This is how long the present system could last. As a result of that, the technicians determined that, perhaps, we could do maybe $50,000 worth of work this year.

I indicated to the Member earlier to our discussions, privately, that once we start looking at the system this summer, if it requires additional work, then we would put that additional work in its place. The information I have is that upon investigating the current system, it does not warrant a substantial amount of work as it was thought previously that it may have required that type of budget. Now it is a smaller budget. Thank you.