Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Especially in the riding I represent, gravel is a pretty expensive commodity which a lot of communities and municipalities and whatnot have a pretty hard time just to try to maintain infrastructure. You hear about the problems we have in the Inuvik region with pilings and whatever, but also the other problem is the gravel resources, especially in the Inuvik region, where there are limited stockpiles and resources and the cost of gravel is pretty high. A lot of the municipalities cannot maintain their infrastructure, roads, airstrips, and whatnot, without this commodity, and I think it is important for the west to consider that we do reinstate such a program, especially with the problems that I have seen in my riding in which any infrastructure, construction or whatever, depends on that commodity which is gravel. I see that we have to find some way of reinstating this program for those areas where there is a problem that we see with regard to erosion or problems in the Inuvik region with pilings and whatnot. The only option you have is gravel because of the permafrost problem that we have in the northern part of the Northwest Territories. It is something that we have to take into account and I strongly suggest to the Minister that they consider reinstating this program.
David Krutko on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on April 27th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
April 26th, 1999
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