Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In terms of when this was initially started, the Minister already said today that we were advised, and he believes in December of 2003, of the necessity to add the equipment. I suspect that the department, over a period of months, developed a more detailed plan when they came to understand just how much space that equipment was going to take up in the existing building. The deadline to have it in operation, or else all airplanes leaving Yellowknife may not land at another national airport, is the beginning of January 2006. So we have just over a year before flights from Yellowknife would not be allowed to land at other national airports unless this system is in place. For instance, what's happening right now is that the work is already underway for the parking lot. The annex for the air terminal building tender will close on October 28th, so that's later this week. The passenger terminal improvements and hold bag screening construction tender closes on November 9th, and the apron construction will be tendered later this year. So in order to meet that January 2006 deadline, a number of parts of the project have had to be advanced, and again that points to the reason for the special warrant rather than coming to this session of the Assembly to present it. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Charles Dent on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 25th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 25th, 2004
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