Mr. Speaker, it’s no surprise to this Assembly and certainly not to the Transportation Minister that I’ve been in support of the extension of the Yellowknife runway. I feel it will open up a new tourism corridor, whether it’s for tourism or even business through flights over the top as they bring flights from Asia to North America.
I believe that expanding the runway in Yellowknife to accept larger planes will help not just Yellowknife. I think it will bring an economic boom throughout the Northwest Territories.
Mr.
Speaker, as I understand it, there’s new
information coming out that the Ministry of Transportation is well aware of. There’s a master plan that’s being looked at for the Yellowknife Airport.
My question to the Minister of Transportation is: when can we expect this master plan to be completed and ready for public consumption?