Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the winter road system north from Wrigley to the communities of Tulita, Norman Wells, Good Hope and Deline, is a very vital link to all of us here. As we know, we have to resupply these communities with the fuel so that they have enough fuel to run throughout the year - those communities that are not reached by the tugboats. At the same time, we try to use these roads to provide resupply of building supplies, dry goods and so forth, to these communities. Yes, it is a substantially lower cost if we were able to truck all these goods in on the winter roads. As we wait for these winter roads to open, the costs are very high for bringing in the supplies otherwise. The department has not really sat down and analyzed the cost break-down of what the honourable Member is seeking but we understand that, generally, the cost would go down if the winter roads were open and we were able to resupply these communities. Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Question 217-13(4): Winter Road Openings
In the Legislative Assembly on February 4th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 217-13(4): Winter Road Openings
Question 217-13(4): Winter Road Openings
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 3rd, 1997
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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