Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Madam Chairperson, as a Member of the Beaufort Delta, I am well aware of the problem of gravel and the cost associated with gravel, and also I am aware of the plan that in the past Public Works and Services did assist the communities in bringing down the price of gravel by stockpiling for community use. This was an effort to address all the different needs within the community. This did assist in the communities in bringing the cost down. However, the department in the past few years has worked their way from stockpiling gravel. What we need to do now is reexamine the requirement for gravel within the small communities and perhaps reexamine whether the department may wish to go back into this stockpiling of gravel. It is going to have to be in consultation with the communities. We will not do it without consulting with the committees as to whether or not this is the way to go. It is expensive and it is a lot of revenue tied up. I can commit that we will reconsider it and get back to the committee.
Vince Steen 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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