Mr. Chairman, the Trout Lake Airport relocation is something that’s on the drawing board. It’s something that is being discussed for consideration for Building Canada acceleration projects. That’s something that will come before committee, hopefully fairly quick, and a decision can be made on the future of this project.

Mr. Chairman, the runway lights is an issue that is an ongoing challenge. We have a number of communities that have runway lights. That is the system similar to what is in Nahanni Butte. The other communities are managing for the most part to operate them in a safe manner and operate them in a way that is not damaging them.

Mr. Chairman, we have to recognize if a community is listed on the aircraft carrier’s itinerary that has indication that it has airport lights and they don’t work, it really can be cause for some concern especially for our dark environment in the North here.

Mr. Chairman, there are a couple of communities that have really been struggling to have lights. We replaced them a number of times. They are fairly costly. They could cost anywhere up to $300,000 only to have them damaged again. It is terrible. It is not like going to Wal-Mart to go and buy new Christmas lights. These are very costly.

I have asked my staff to see what we can do to ensure that we have communities that know how to handle and look after the lights and incorporate proper operating maintenance practices that don’t damage them. Apparently a number of these things have been tried. Certainly I don’t want to rule out putting new lights back into the communities, but I need to be able to convince Members of this House, I am sure, that they are going to stay there and we are not going to be back trying to replace them in a year, because that is the history on them. I would be glad and I would be happy to let the Member know that I am willing to talk to the community leaders and see if there are any solutions there. Thank you.