The runway extension in Deline, maybe the Minister could help me here with explaining the new Transportation rules on take-off and landing with the type of aircraft that is used in the Sahtu, primarily by NorthWright Aviation. Deline is in partnership with NorthWright and they are stating that with the new Transportation ruling coming in, that they’re only allowed a certain amount of weight and passengers on their aircraft that could safely fall within the guidelines for taking off and landing. Maybe the Minister could help me understand this, that this is why they are asking for a partnership, if they could look at a situation where the community or land corp and the Transportation department can extend their runway so that they can fly in freight and more passengers, rather than limit their capabilities to a number that they have to abide by under Transportation Canada. Is that something the Minister is willing to look at with the community? I could possibly be wrong here, so I want to ask the Minister if he could help me understand how it would help the community of Deline with their initial proposal to extend their runway to a length that would be more economically beneficial for them on passengers and freight.
At the same time, they would want to look at their airport terminal, which is getting quite crowded now
with the number of passengers coming in through Deline, and that terminal is pretty cramped when you get a lot of people into one spot at a given time when an aircraft is coming in or taking off. That’s what I would like to look for in the Minister’s reply back to this runway situation. It is causing some hiccups with the community. Thank you.