Mr. Chairman, the one issue... Actually, there are two. The one I want to talk to the Minister about is the contaminated hazardous sites and solid hazardous waste management. I did send a note over to the Minister a couple days ago about the issue of old vehicles in our communities and if there’s a possibility of this department looking at a plan for how to get rid of these old vehicles. I know they have some type of machine that can eat up these old vehicles and put them into scrap metal and take them out on barges. I know this was an issue with the community of Deline. They asked if I would ask the Minister, as this is an issue that they want to look at as something that this government could do in terms of sharing. One community would have this and then it would go to the next community and so forth. I want to ask the Minister on his efforts to look at recyclables, such as the things he has done before which are really good, if this is something he might look at on a larger scale for the smaller communities. I’m not sure what the cost would be to have this type of operation. However, these landfill sites are pretty well full of other vehicles that have been there since the ‘50s and ‘60s. Is that something he would consider to move forward on this initiative of a clean environment in our communities and in the North?
Norman Yakeleya on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 15th, 2010
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