Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I am also on the Taltson dam project. I guess I am reading it as the $200,000 that is put in there for this coming fiscal year as a study to cross the Great Slave Lake, so I am wondering if I could get an explanation on that. I am seeing where the Taltson is, and I would like to kind of know where it's going to cross Great Slave Lake. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my understanding is that they are looking at some design options. I don't think an exact location has been chosen. I mean, that is part of the reason that we are coming forward for the money, is to help us with that work as to choosing a location, how to cross the lake. I would have to confirm that and get more information, but I would assume that is what the ask is for. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I am asking of course because the one Taltson power line ends at Fort Resolution, and that is at the Great Slave Lake, and then the other one ends at Hay River, and that is also the Great Slave Lake, so I do not know if you know if they are planning on tying into the Bluefish, if we are going to come across at Great Slave Lake at Hay River or if we are going to come across at Fort Resolution. I am wondering if they are going to study both of those, looking at the options. I did not think we were going to cross the Great Slave Lake. I thought we were going to stay on the right-of-way, the highway right-of-way, but that is not for me to say. It just seems odd that we are studying the crossing of the Great Slave Lake. That's all. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Does the Minister have any more details about where this line may cross or where it may end up on the other side or any of those kind of details? Minister McLeod.

We do not have that level of detail, and that would be what the study would be, would be studying different options, and I am sure the options that the Member pointed out would be some of the options that they would be looking at, but I will confirm that again. Once they start their preliminary work, I think they will have a good indication of exactly what they are looking at, and I think that would be an appropriate time to have a sit-down with committee and say: this is what we are looking at; can we get some feedback from committee? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Nothing further from Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On page 14, we are talking about Highway No. 1 reconstruction, various. What sections of the highway were not completed? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, Highway No. 1, and I think the Minister of Infrastructure pointed this out the other day, there is going to be 76 kilometres of chipseal resurfacing, embankment reconstruction and rehabilitation, and draining improvement from kilometre 207 to kilometre 212. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So this was not done last fiscal year, or is this a new project? I am just trying to understand because we had a carry-over in this area here. Maybe I am missing something. Could the Minister please advise? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The original budget was $3.5 million; the actual expenditures were $2.266 million. There is $1.234 million, and that is a carry-over, so there was some work that was done last year. It wasn't completed, so we had to carry over so they can continue on with the work this year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Mr. Minister.

That is correct, Mr. Chair. It is a $1.2 million carry over to do the work this year, from my understanding. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Thompson.

I would assume then it is similar for the Highway No. 7 reconstruction; that's chip sealing, resurface, repairs and drainage improvements, from 137 to 153, correct? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, that is correct. With a lot of the work on the highway, if you use the carry-over, the original budget, some of the work was done, but with the carry-overs it's work that still needs to be done that wasn't able to be completed last year. So I would assume in this case, Highway No. 7, there was about, $3 million was the original budget, $2.4 million was expended, and we have $628,000 left. Anytime you see that, it's obviously carry-over because work wasn't completed.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Thompson.