Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about an issue that my colleague, Mr. Delorey, raised yesterday on the volunteer firefighters.

I think the Minister responsible for that area should strongly consider the suggestions made by Mr. Delorey. I want to keep my comments in the area of volunteer firefighters for airports.

As you know, Mr. Speaker, most of our communities in the Northwest Territories, if not all, rely heavily on air transportation. For about 15 communities that is the only lifeline to the outside world. To my knowledge, the volunteer firefighters in each of those communities are strictly for the community. They are expected to react to accidents or incidents at the airport. To my knowledge, there is no training available.

What kind of resources do they have? Do they get any kind of recognition for the volunteer service that they do? What kind of promotions does the department have to recruit volunteers in this area of need?

Today, Mr. Speaker, I will have questions to that effect for the Minister of Transportation. I feel it is a very important area. We all remember clearly the tragedy of October 15th. With our severe climate change during this time of year, there are possibilities of that happening all over the North, Mr. Speaker. What are we doing as a government to prepare for that? If it does happen, it would be unfortunate but, Mr. Speaker, we should be prepared as a government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.