Madam Chair, my colleague from Sahtu is correct. The leadership did raise their concerns while we were both there. I've made a commitment that I would have our staff meet with them so that they could discuss the issues further. There are a lot of things that have to take place within that municipality in terms of community planning, roads, water intake, fire protection, parking garage. This particular community that we visited, I made a commitment that we would try to do our utmost to try to bring them further ahead than they are now. We do have in our capital plan some capital items that are going to be going into Colville Lake for 2004-2005, but nevertheless I've also indicated at that time to the leadership and to my colleague that because of all the gas and oil activities happening in terms of partnership, we're going to try to facilitate through my department with the gas and oil to see how we can have the community and the resource developers in that area try to work together so that maybe we can jointly help the community with their municipal infrastructure. So we are working in that direction, as I've indicated to the leadership, and we are going to be facilitating that with their community leadership and with my regional staff and the resource developers in those areas. Thank you.
Henry Zoe on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 26th, 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
March 25th, 2004
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