Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again, I ask about the services in the Sahtu. Take a Twin Otter from Yellowknife, fly it up to Colville Lake, it's a short runway. It takes a good four or five hours. There is no nurse in Colville Lake. Take a plane out of Inuvik and also fly into Colville Lake. You had services in Norman Wells. Fly over those mountains into Colville Lake, pick up the person, bring him into Norman Wells and fly him out to either Inuvik or Yellowknife. You are talking about lives here, Mr. Speaker. So my question is why are the bulk of medevac flights out of Yellowknife? This is backwards. Aircraft should be based where medevac is originating from. People from Yellowknife can just drive to the hospital. If aircraft were based in a regional centre such as Norman Wells, our response would be cut in half. If an RFP changes to reflect this theory, what would it cost in terms of having these major centres to have this type of service? I would ask the Minister, would he look at having this type of service in the Sahtu region as is in other regions? Thank you.
Norman Yakeleya on Question 112-15(6): Regional Medevac Contract
In the Legislative Assembly on May 17th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 112-15(6): Regional Medevac Contract
Question 112-15(6): Regional Medevac Contract
Item 8: Oral Questions
May 16th, 2007
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