Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to make it clear that we don't provide funding for goat trails. We do, however, maintain the Mackenzie Valley winter road, and there has been concern raised over the section from Tulita to Norman Wells. We did have a number of meetings over the last while with the MLA and also with the community of Norman Wells, and we've had some written correspondence over the issue. We have looked at the condition of the road. We realize that we do not have the same level of maintenance and investment in this road as we had when we partnered up with industry for the last couple of years. We continue to do so in other sections. The Wrigley to Tulita road we have industry investing dollars there, and it has brought the road to a higher standard than we normally would maintain it; and also from Norman Wells to Colville Lake and Fort Good Hope. The conditions are a lot better than they normally are. We have increased our maintenance. We have looked at the road and we have decided that we should increase the maintenance on this road. We're also reviewing our plans in terms of if our funding allocation for this section is still adequate, considering we don't have a key player or industry investing in this section anymore. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Michael McLeod on Question 384-15(3): State Of Winter Roads In The Sahtu Region
In the Legislative Assembly on February 15th, 2005. See this statement in context.
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Question 384-15(3): State Of Winter Roads In The Sahtu Region
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 14th, 2005
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