Mr. Chairman, we would have to commit to providing that information for a 10-year period. We do know that over the last year, we've had three polar flights land at the Yellowknife Airport and we're probably going to see more over the next while. We are talking to Transport Canada and we have been, for some time, raising concern that these planes are landing at our airports that are not designed to accommodate these huge aircraft and the federal Minister has also heard from other jurisdictions, Nunavut and the Yukon that have the same problems. We have requested that we look at a mechanism to help us cover the costs of our staff, our crews that have to be called out if it is off hours. We have to pay for those costs. I mean, we can bill them back, but we should be able to deal with it better. We also want to have the federal Transportation department talk about ways that we can increase the size of our runways if we have to accommodate these large planes. So we have had those discussions. But as to the actual number, I'd have to commit to get that for the Member.
Michael McLeod on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2005. 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
February 27th, 2005
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