Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Currently there is no runway lighting in the communities of Nahanni Butte and Jean Marie. We continue to use flare pots. We have, historically, installed runway lights and in both communities. They were damaged on many occasions and it was decided to remove them. It is a safety concern with the federal government when we list a runway as having permanent lighting and they don’t work due to damage, and if they’re not consistently operational we certainly would be responsible for some liability in that area. So until we can find a solution as to having lighting in those communities...and we’ve had, Mr. Speaker, training programs to try to avoid damage to these lights, but it hasn’t helped. So we need to find some kind of mechanism for some comfort that if we do install lights that they won’t be damaged. So far we haven’t been able to do that. These lights are fairly expensive. Depending on the style of lighting it could be up to three-quarters of a million dollars for each community and that’s something we can’t afford to keep replacing. Thank you.
Michael McLeod on Question 376-16(3): Airport Runway Lights In Jean Marie River And Nahanni Butte
In the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 376-16(3): Airport Runway Lights In Jean Marie River And Nahanni Butte
Oral Questions
May 31st, 2009
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