Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With respect to the winter road up in the Sahtu region, just because of the increased exploration over the past few years, we have got agreements with industry over there to help provide for the maintenance and upkeep of the roads. In particular, last year was a good year because we were able to secure extra water trucks with the money that we got. Consequently, the road was very well maintained because the road was actually an ice road last year. This year, because the activity is down, there is not

that much contribution, as a result we were not able to ice the whole road. I'm sure that the Member and his constituents have noticed the difference. Mahsi.