On May 25thof this year, the department has issued a new tender for a multi-year fuel supply and delivery contracts to serve the eight marine accessible communities as I stated before. The contract, once approved, will begin in 2017 and it will be a multi-year contract similar to NTCL. Also I want to raise that even though Public Works and Services doesn't transport too much of the dry goods, such as groceries, into the communities we still are concerned about that, so we will be ensuring that the supplier will be taking dry cargo as well to make sure. On a side note, we've also recently entered into a contract with E. Gruben's Transport Limited to store diesel fuel in their bulk tanks in Tuktoyaktuk and that will support the re-supply activities and establish a strategic fuel reserve in that region.
Caroline Cochrane on Question 149-18(2): Fuel Delivery By Northern Transportation Company Limited
In the Legislative Assembly on June 2nd, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 149-18(2): Fuel Delivery By Northern Transportation Company Limited
Oral Questions
June 1st, 2016
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