Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I'd just like to say to the Member that it was my pleasure to accompany him to travel to the Sahtu region in July. It was great to be there and see the country and meet with the communities there, especially in Tulita. They were very concerned about the Bear River Bridge project and I indicated to them at that time it was once again due to inflationary pressures. So I had to red flag the project, we had to put it aside and we have to assess our current budget and the current federal announcements of new funding of how we're going to best move this project forward. And he's right; we are short $15 million. We had originally been approved and budgeted at $25 million to build the bridge, we went and bought the steel, were just about to build a bridge and then, for whatever reason, in this part of our world there, Mr. Speaker, and this segment, the bridge costs almost doubled. They went from $25 million to $40 million. In a government of our size, we just cannot find that kind of money to do a bridge. We had to put it aside and we're looking at current ways of financing and constructing that bridge, but it is a priority, Mr. Speaker. Thank you very much.
Kevin A. Menicoche on Question 171-15(6): Great Bear River Bridge Project
In the Legislative Assembly on August 21st, 2007. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 171-15(6): Great Bear River Bridge Project
Question 171-15(6): Great Bear River Bridge Project
Item 7: Oral Questions
August 20th, 2007
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