Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a follow up to Mr. Krutko’s questions. I want to talk about the energy policy. I understand that there is a hydro symposium planned in Deline to look at the different possibilities of the hydro. Hydro has a lot of potential in the Northwest Territories. Actually, in the GNWT’s website it says that the promise of hydro power in the Northwest Territories is estimated to be over 12,000 megawatts. That’s a lot of power that the Northwest Territories could tap into. So I want to ask the Minister here in terms of hydro potential in the North here. I’ll talk a little bit more of the one we’re looking at in the Sahtu, more specifically the Deline mini-hydro project. They’ve been working on this project for the last 16 years and they still wanted to see if it’s a possibility. Of course, there are various opinions as to the technology that wants to be used. There are different arguments on both sides as to which technology should be used. I want to ask the Minister in terms of after 16 years is it safe to say that Deline is very close to constructing a mini-hydro plant? In previous comments made, energy is used elsewhere in the region and it seems like some plants are going to be constructed in terms of reducing the cost of living, but also to help out with the issue of greenhouse gas.
Norman Yakeleya on Committee Motion 29-16(4): Transportation, Highways – Geotechnical Assessments On Gravel Roads, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 29-16(4): Transportation, Highways – Geotechnical Assessments On Gravel Roads, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 16th, 2010
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