Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe our chipseal program is on schedule and on time and we have no intention to, at this point, discontinue the program. It's a real need in all our small communities and some of our larger ones, also. But at this point, while we're doing the chipseal and following our schedules, we are also looking at alternative methods to deal with some of the dust problems. The chipseal program, although it serves its purpose, it's only geared towards chipsealing one stretch of road in a community which usually is the main street. We still have the dust problems in other areas of the community. So we, as a department, have hired a consultant. We are looking at what are the options out there in terms of controlling the dust. We're expecting a report and we'd like to see if there are ways that we can do this more cost-effectively. If we can do that, then we will start looking at ways we can do more streets and more roads and then we'd consider moving away from the program. At this point we're not entertaining that unless something better comes along. Thank you.
Michael McLeod on Question 593-15(3): Chipseal Program In The Sahtu Region
In the Legislative Assembly on March 10th, 2005. See this statement in context.
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Question 593-15(3): Chipseal Program In The Sahtu Region
Item 7: Oral Questions
March 9th, 2005
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