Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. We have -- we are doing this. I mean, we are working on the Mackenzie Valley Highway. As I mentioned in my Minister's statement, taking a drive up there you see local employment. There are people from some of the other regions that are participating right now in building that road. We have -- the ongoing commitment is the employment opportunities for the Prohibition Access Creek. So since January, the Sahtu residents have participated in over 1,000 person hours of training that's related to this project, Mr. Speaker. That's good news. The training isn't just specific to heavy equipment operator training but to other variety of skills that are needed to be able to make this road complete. So it's things like surveying, drilling, blasting operations, construction laborers, to name a few, Mr. Speaker. So I want the Member to be assured that this is something that our department will be looking into going forward as we advance any infrastructure projects. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Diane Archie on Question 1401-19(2): Heavy Equipment Operator Training and Employment
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2023. See this statement in context.
Question 1401-19(2): Heavy Equipment Operator Training and Employment
Oral Questions
February 28th, 2023
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