Mr. Chairman, I certainly look forward to that commitment of providing a long-term plan and, if the Minister doesn’t mind, he can also add chipsealing in the long-term plan from the B.C. border to Fort Liard. That is something that I am
looking forward to. They were actually quite excited last year when the B.C. government chipsealed all the way up to the border. The first thing they did was come to see me as their MLA and saying, when are we doing ours? When are we getting our chipseal? Having reconstruction done has been slowing things down. I had hoped to see something in the 2011 plan, but I look forward to the Minister’s plan in detail, Mr. Chairman. I can share that with the community, I am sure.
As well, I am looking to the community of Jean Marie River. They do have access to the access road funding. They like to do as much work as they can. It is an economic development for the community. In essence, Mr. Chairman, they are looking to eventually move from a seasonal road to an all-season road. I don’t know what the department’s strategy is with that, but I certainly urge the department to consider that seriously. I think one of the ways that Jean Marie was looking at doing that was to increase the amount of funding that they can build those drainage areas, increase the number of culverts on the highway. In inclement weather during the summertime when there is rain, it almost becomes virtually impassable. I would like to work towards an all-season road. Just, once again, maybe if the Minister can detail for me what their strategy is for the Jean Marie access road. When can they call it a Jean Marie highway there, Mr. Chairman? Thank you.