Thank you, Mr. Chair. The marine operations budget, going from 2017-2018 main estimates to the 2018-2019 main estimates stays the same at $6,087,000, but you will see the reduction from the actuals to the 2017-2018 main estimates reflecting the reduction of the winter ferry. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Debates of March 8th, 2018
This is page numbers 3721 – 3766 of the Hansard for the 18th Assembly, 3rd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was women.
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Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, just the numbers don't add up because when I ask questions about keeping the ferry going, I'm given a number around $2.4 million, so it doesn't seem to add up to me. It's more like $1.6 or $1.5 and a bit. Yes, I'll have to go after this again in the fall, I guess. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Robertson
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The winter operations that was done until 2016-2017 cost the department $1.8 million annually, and that was reduced in the 2017-2018 budget. What you see on page 255 are the actuals for 2016-2017. You can see they're a little higher than we were actually budgeted that year. That's the difference between the $1.6 versus the $1.8 reduction in that year. Thank you.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you. Anything further, Mr. Blake? Nothing further from Mr. Blake. Nothing further. Infrastructure, regional operations. Oh, Mr. Nakimayak.
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Herbert Nakimayak Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wonder if this is the page to ask about roadside turnouts on the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway on highway operations.
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Herbert Nakimayak Nunakput
Earlier on during this sitting, I mentioned about the lack of signage on the Inuvik ITH and I'm just wondering what the department is doing to mitigate that issue. I know there's a lot of bad weather this winter and a lot of blizzards and it's causing some vehicles to be stuck and things like that.
More importantly, the roadside turnouts, if the Minister can talk about that and what time those are going to be installed on the ITH? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. As I have stated in the House, the road meets Transport Canada regulations right now, but in the springtime, we are going to be assessing what we are doing for driver comfort and be adding signage based on that going forward; so there will be some additional signage put up this coming spring. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Herbert Nakimayak Nunakput
Yes, one more thing. I know we did a celebration for the opening ceremonies in November, November 15th, and there is something scheduled, I believe, in July. I am just wondering if there are any funds in this budget to help with the costs of the celebrations of the ITH in July. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. No, there is no money through Infrastructure for that funding, but the Minister of ITI, I think, is helping out on that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister tell us, then: is there an allocation in the budget here for O and M related to the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway, and how much is it? Thanks.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, this is the section that has the money allocated for that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's an incremental amount of $1,724,000. Thank you, Mr. Chair.