In regard to the Minister's comments that he was not too sure which rivers or how he was going to get around it, in regard to the road to Aklavik, there are two dry back channels people go through, the Schooner and the Bombardier Channels, which are the two channels they seem to have real problems with because it is sort of a fast moving creek and you are not getting the ice that you need. That seems to be where a lot of these instances with vehicles going through have taken place.
When I talk about looking at alternative channels or routes, or having to go over land or have them make a trail through a cut line or what not to get through these different sections...we are talking about just two channels here, but that is where the majority of the problems we are having on these winter roads are, especially from the road to Aklavik.
I am just wondering, as the Minister is aware of these areas, those are the type of problem areas I mentioned. Due to the narrowness of the channels and the fast moving water through it, you are not able to build ice in those channels, or that seems to be the area where you have the most overflow.
I am just wondering from the Minister...where I was coming from is that I think we should consider, in areas such as that, looking at different scenarios or strategies, is there a possibility of going around these areas? Is there a way of going over land because of having this problem on these different channels that we will be able to take into account that public safety has to be our number one priority when we realize that there is a risk associated with these two areas.
Will the Minister look at the possibility of these two particular channels to find an alternative or safer route for the public to travel through?