It may be contained on the EIRB website. If the Member’s got access to the Internet, he could try that website. I’ve taken his notice of lack of information on our website. We will get as much information up there as soon as possible.
Debates of March 5th, 2013
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The Chair Wendy Bisaro
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Maybe you could clarify which website you were referencing.
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
I will take the Minister up on doing some more Google searching for what I consider a pretty large project.
Just on an aside, with respect to the Department of Transportation website, which I believe is a new website here that’s up and running this fiscal year, when I look at any of the highways or highway information, October 2011 was the last time on the Mackenzie Valley Highway that we’ve seen any type of report. I indicated May 2011 with Inuvik-Tuk. Highway traffic reports, 2011. I’m seeing very little with respect to highway information, information that I know, if I was a member of the public who wanted to know information about highways, and linking Department of Transportation with highways, it is very clear that we are lacking current information available to the public. Can the Minister explain why?
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David Ramsay Kam Lake
The road conditions and travelling conditions would be updated daily, but I certainly take the Member’s point and we’ll try to populate the website with much more information.
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Robert Bouchard Hay River North
Thank you, Madam Chair. I just had one more follow-up question. My question was about Highway No. 7. Again, Mr. Menicoche is
probably happy I’m asking this question. About the maintenance – and we talked about spring maintenance and getting maintenance done early – I know that was a large issue and I think that was probably one of the successes of last year’s roadway, was to get the maintenance done earlier. I’m just wondering if the department has the same commitment to get that maintenance on Highway No. 7 done early in the springtime.
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David Ramsay Kam Lake
Yes, we have the same commitment as last year on Highway No. 7. The money will be used for priority areas.
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The Chair Wendy Bisaro
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Page 11-21, Transportation, activity summary, highways, operations expenditure summary, $64.766 million.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Wendy Bisaro
Page 11-22, Transportation, activity summary, highways, grants and contributions, grants, $200,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Wendy Bisaro
Page 11-25, Transportation, activity summary, marine, operations expenditure summary, $5.717 million. Mr. Dolynny.
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to lead into what was mentioned earlier today. I believe the deputy minister here indicated that with federal Bill C-45 that there tends to be, and I don’t remember the exact wording, making things easier. Can I get maybe the Minister or deputy minister to elaborate on what effects it will have on our marine programs with imminent changes to federal regulations?
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Russ Neudorf
Thank you, Madam Chair. The changes to 38 and 45 would affect us mostly on the capital side of things and as we seek approvals for our capital projects, it will make the process a little clearer, in some cases a little simpler, and it will also put in specific timelines that must be met for the regulatory process and whatever other environmental assessment-type approvals we have to go through.
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March 4th, 2013
Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
I will be looking forward to maybe asking that question when we get into the capital side in a few months, so I appreciate that. I remember some time ago we talked about, I believe in committee format, it was referred to as the On
Course Marine Strategy. Can the department give us a bit of an update as to where we’re at with that strategy and maybe some of the goals or strategies that could be affecting this budget for this year?
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Russ Neudorf
The strategy On Course was for five ferries that we had at the time. It is still sitting in draft in the department. We have not rolled it out publicly but we are taking the results of it and using it in our O and M and capital refit work for the vessels. It’s helping us to prioritize that work. The plan is that we want to come forward with a full multi-modal transportation strategy and one of the chapters or sections of that would include marine as well. In terms of the other specific things that we’re working on marine, of course, the Merv Hardie is coming out of service so we are just working on the plan of what will happen with that vessel.
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
I believe my notes indicate that we are anticipating to see the completion of that On Course Marine Strategy in the 2012-2013 budget. It’s interesting to see that it is still not completed, yet we do have a lot of changes in our marine vessels, especially with the Merv Hardie. With that said, we service, currently, four river crossings with ferries, and with the changes that we’re seeing with the Deh Cho Bridge finally in active services and the Merv Hardie possibly being re-allocated to a future port of call, is there any cost recovery with any of our fleet that may be coming off the books in this fiscal year?
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David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. There is a reduction of $2.4 million as it relates to the Deh Cho Bridge and the Merv Hardie ferry. We are going to be making some decisions on perhaps relocating the Merv Hardie ferry to Tsiigehtchic. Those discussions are underway and we’re doing the analysis now. We wouldn’t have any plans to dispose of another ferry.
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
I just thought that it would seem that if we’ve got a ferry that is being re-allocated, we would have a ferry that is not in use, therefore, are we keeping it as a spare or is this something that could be used as a cost-recovery for the taxpayers?