Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate Mr. Delorey's areas of concern. I would like to point out that we are not Yellowknife oriented with our particular approach. We did support the meeting that took place in Hay River on oil and gas, and in another week and a half there is a symposium in Inuvik. We are supportive of that. We are trying to participate in these as much as possible and ensure there are regional areas here that are directly affected by oil and gas, but it affects the whole of the Territory, so we are concerned about that and try to support that as much as possible.
The question with regard to the fact, okay, we have a work plan here, what if we do not get the money? We had to take this step in order to support an approach, and I want to emphasize that. We cannot lose track of the fact that we have to pre-plan. We have to set things in motion that addresses the potential areas. This particular report does not address a lot of areas. It contains statistical information. It points out the challenges, some of which I made reference to earlier, and how we intend to address those challenges. It is a framework by which to start addressing some of the concerns that are out there and some of the areas we need to work on.
We also want to work with industry to see how we can partner together in this whole thing, partner with other organizations. Not all of it depends strictly on dollars. We have to develop an understanding of what every area can contribute and industry can contribute tremendously here. We need to ensure we have industry on side to say yes, this is what we can do. They have a tremendous stake in this. After all, in the Beaufort Delta area this winter, we are talking upwards of, I am not sure, but over $100 million, I believe, in the Mackenzie Valley this year. We are talking possibly $200 million worth of work. So there is a tremendous amount of interest on the part of industry here to work on this area.
This particular document helps me with industry as well to discuss areas of concern and to say this is our problem, here is one of our plans. Yes, it is a submission as part of the larger submission to the federal government, but how industry can help out here to address some of these concerns. Thank you.