Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the department has been asked numerous times by the honourable Member and his predecessors in previous governments, but mainly from the honourable Member for North Slave, regarding monies for an airport to be built in the Rae-Edzo area. At this time what the department is doing, because of the cutbacks, is that we are renovating existing facilities only. This budget year, we are not going to be building any new infrastructure at all because of the budget cutbacks. As a result, there is nothing in this year's plan to do any work or set aside any money for what the honourable Member is requesting. However, just for your information, in 1995 the department provided the Hamlet of Rae-Edzo with $30,000 to conduct a consultant's study of the socio-economic impacts of an airport. The department had received a final draft of the study report and has communicated several concerns regarding the report and the benefit cost analysis to the mayor. We were advised last November 95, that a response from the hamlet would be forthcoming. As of yet, we have not received a formal response. We did put money into a study and because of the cutbacks we have not been able to allocate any funding for the honourable Member's request. Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 17th, 1997
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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