: Mr. Chairman, the department is going through their inventory. They are looking at the culverts in and around this area, in terms of 1973, and they are looking at all the culverts in the Northwest Territories. They are looking at what it will cost to replace them, and they’re updating information and reprioritizing some of the work that they have to do with regard to the culverts. There are another 54 bridged culverts, as noted, needing some form of rehabilitation.

They are looking at their costing, as the Premier alluded to. There is a process we’re going to enter into, looking to replace or repair some of these culverts. The department has a discussion program on a yearly cycle, so we do estimate the cost to put in the culverts or to put the bridge in. I think they base the numbers on some of the similar work

that’s going to happen and what numbers they get. Certainly, as we delay, the costs are going up every year in terms of the material and that.

There is a process going on within the department, and of course, we’ll have to meet with the House and our colleague Members in terms of putting through some of the projects. We want to continue with replacing of culverts that are in dire need.