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Committee Motion 14-13(4): Recommendation To Reinstate Original Funding For Arviat Airport Lighting Project
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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the access road I described is, for example, like the access road from a highway into Fort Providence, for example, or into Jean Marie or into Liard - from a highway system. If there are a hundred families living off the main highway, and they require an access road, then perhaps that could be regarded as an access road. The Ingraham Trail is called Highway No. 4 and hopefully, sometime down the line, it keeps on going past Tibbitt Lake. At the present time, that is the way it is regarded by the department. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total region. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is the Minister indicating that the Ingraham Trail is actually a highway and not an access road then? Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Yes, Mr. Chairman. The Ingraham Trail, according to the highway classification system of the Department of Transportation, is Highway No. 4. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total region. I have Mr. Steen, Mr. Miltenberger, and Mr. Rabesca. Mr. Steen.

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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, under new road planning studies, I presume some of this new road planning involved winter roads. My question is in relation to the bridge requirements on the winter road north of Wrigley. I know the Minister is aware that they are having a lot of problems with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans at the river crossings. I am just wondering whether the Minister has some plan in place, whereby they will have proper bridges on that winter road so that they can do away with the problems with Fisheries and Oceans?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. For the information of the Members, we are on page 10-19, building and works, headquarters. Mr. Minister.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the winter road bridges that we are supposed to put in, in the winter road system because of the Fisheries and Oceans situation, we are doing it underneath the winter road improvements, the Mackenzie Highway, and that is under another section of this main estimate. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. We have Mr. Miltenberger, Mr. Rabesca, and Mr. Picco. Mr. Miltenberger.

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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I jumped the gun. I was going to ask about the Fort Smith region. Sorry.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Building and works, headquarters. Mr. Rabesca.

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James Rabesca North Slave

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Regarding the new road and planning studies, $100,000. Is there any money slated to more studies between here, Yellowknife, and Rae section of highway?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you, Mr. Rabesca. Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I would like to answer this question two ways. The new road planning studies that we have listed here for a hundred thousand dollars, we are looking at studies allocated. There are two studies we are doing. One is the Mackenzie resupply transportation system, a consultant study on the cost of various alternatives to resupply communities in the western Arctic. That is one study that we attempt to do with that allocation. We are also doing a study by the town of Inuvik and the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk to study the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk all-weather road. That is the second of the funding that is required to do this in the new road planning studies. In regards to the honourable Member's question, we are going to be allocating some funds, $100,000 underneath the buildings and work, Fort Smith region, which is in the next section of the main estimates. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total region, $737,000. Mr. Picco.

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Edward Picco Iqaluit

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, under bridge rehabilitation, various, in my constituency, there is a small Bailey bridge over ski gorge, located between Iqaluit and Apex. The bridge was, as I said earlier, was a Bailey bridge, and I believe the military had put it there in the '50s. I am wondering if the rehabilitation, has that identified Apex bridge under the rehabilitation of various bridges, territorial. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, this particular bridge that the honourable Member from Iqaluit is making reference to, is not in this bridge rehabilitation, various. I am not sure whether it is under this department or would be a municipal road. It might be under MACA. I am not familiar with this particular request. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Picco.

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Edward Picco Iqaluit

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am not sure either, Mr. Chairman. I was not sure if it was under the Transportation Department. I would ask the Minister then if he could check for me to find out indeed if the Bailey bridge located in Apex is actually a territorial bridge or a bridge that is under MACA. If it is under the Department of Transportation, I would like an evaluation on the status of that bridge. This summer, when I was walking over that bridge, it does not have the proper protection for children and there have been some major concerns with the safety of that bridge. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we could commit to working out with the municipality to do an evaluation of the bridge to see how safe it is. We are also trying to determine whether this particular bridge is under the Department of Transportation or is it under MACA or the communities. We will find that out and we will assist in checking out the safety part of the bridge. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Page 10-19, building and works, headquarters. Total region, $737,000. Agreed? Mr. Henry.