Mr. Chair, I believe, for one, that we do have to find a way to work with the smaller communities. I think that through the program that was previously in place, which was to work with communities to find a concerted effort between the Department of Transportation with their expertise and Municipal and Community Affairs working with communities to find a way to deal with dust control in a lot of our communities. I think that unless you actually have to live with dust in your communities,

it’s not really an issue. I think that it really does have an effect on the health and well-being of the elderly people in our communities and also in regard to the cleanliness of our communities. I think that’s it a stigma that’s left on these small communities that we have to find a way to deal with this dust problem.

With the motion, I’m hoping that we’re able to pass this motion in support of working with those communities that don’t have the capacity and also develop a program that can work through the departments of Transportation and Municipal and Community Affairs so that we are able to find a way to deal with these problems with dust in our communities.

With that, Mr. Chair, I would like all the Members to take this seriously because I believe it is an issue that in this day and age, in this 20th Century, that

we should not be dealing with the issue of dust in communities. If anything, we should be improving the quality. I think by simply chipsealing the main street of a community makes a difference in those communities. I think it brings pride to the people in our communities and, more importantly, they do feel that the quality of life has improved in our communities. With that, I look forward to other Members supporting this motion. Thank you.