I looked into this matter, and I was informed by the department that 20 years ago we contracted Cooper's Barging with an excavator to have a look at doing this, and it was very unsuccessful and it wasn't able to be done. Another attempt to dredge this channel would need to involve a number of things, now, in light of the new regulatory system that's out there. We would have to do environmental studies on it, approval from multiple organizations, we'd have to go to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, the DFO, and of course, there's always going to be a funding issue. So, at this point right now, that's where it was on the dredging issue, but, if we were to ever consider this, that's the lay of the land that we'd have to consider.
Wally Schumann on Question 367-18(3): Early Closure of Liard Ferry Service
In the Legislative Assembly on October 12th, 2018. See this statement in context.
Question 367-18(3): Early Closure of Liard Ferry Service
Oral Questions
October 12th, 2018
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