As I said in my Member’s statement, the threat to the Hay River Harbour is really undermining the spirit and soul of our community and it is posing a serious threat to our residents as well. We cannot afford just to bury our heads in the sand and hope for the best. The Canadian Coast Guard, which amalgamated a few years back with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, has a tremendous amount of infrastructure, vessels, buildings and employees in Hay River. I’d like to ask the Premier if we could broach the federal government with the idea to perhaps, if they can’t set up another Department of Public Works in Hay River to do this, if this is an activity that could possibly be added on to an existing federal, very large department in Hay River, the Canadian Coast Guard.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 164-17(4): Dredging Of The Hay River Harbour
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Question 164-17(4): Dredging Of The Hay River Harbour
Oral Questions
February 27th, 2013
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