Thank you, that is good to hear. I have heard the Premier indicate that there is a real desire to increase the exploration season for oil companies by constructing a number of small bridges in the Sahtu area and in the areas north of here. It really makes a lot of sense, but I was just wondering if the Minister has ever looked at trying to increase, by the same token, the shipping season along the Mackenzie for barging. I have noticed through my life in the community of Fort Providence that once the ice on the Mackenzie goes, it is another month before the tugboats can get out of Hay River because of the ice that is on the lake. The season does not usually start until the end of June, when the ice has gone out in mid-May. We probably could get another month or so of shipping if we had looked at relocating the barging headquarters or putting a launching facility in the community of Fort Providence, or at least in the area. I would like to ask the Minister if he has looked at that kind of a scenario?
Michael McLeod on Public Safety
In the Legislative Assembly on July 5th, 2000. See this statement in context.
Public Safety
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
July 4th, 2000
Page 495
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