Question 128-18(2): Sahtu Marine Landings  I can commit to the Member that that's something we can watch closely as things evolve and when Cooper is going to have their first sailing. I do know that the Hamlet of Fort Good Hope took the initiative themselves and cleaned off their landing space, but we will keep an eye on

Question 128-18(2): Sahtu Marine Landings  I think it's a little premature to say the barge is going to be there shortly. I know that the sailing season historically leaves Hay River in late June. I'm not saying that is all this ice and stuff is going to melt on these landings, but this is definitely a federal jurisdictio

Question 128-18(2): Sahtu Marine Landings  Thank you. Mr. Speaker. The barge landings across the Northwest Territories, including the one that the Member is talking about in the Sahtu region, are a federal jurisdiction. This is something that we have been working with closely with the federal government to look at to rein

Question 127-18(2): Condition of Hay River Reserve Access Road  That is something that hasn't come before me so I'm not aware of any people wanting to make claims against Transportation on the road conditions, but we continue to put signage up and everything in efforts to ensure that there's safe travel for everybody in the general public.

Question 127-18(2): Condition of Hay River Reserve Access Road  The department will do temporary repairs as soon as time allows. As I said, the early spring melt and the conditions that are out on our roadways is challenging. We will do everything that we have to do to ensure a safe operation of this road in the meantime but we have to wait f

Question 127-18(2): Condition of Hay River Reserve Access Road  As many Members in the Assembly know, this year the roads across the Northwest Territories have some issues just because of the way of thawing. We've had an early spring this year and it's created some challenges on the complete road system in the Northwest Territories, but on th

Question 127-18(2): Condition of Hay River Reserve Access Road  Thank you. Mr. Speaker. To answer the Member's question, the Department of Transportation is indeed responsible for the maintenance and reconstruction of the Hay River road. This section of road was part of the highway devolution agreement that came forward in the late 1980s and

Question 125-18(2): Delayed Spring Ferry Service in Mackenzie Delta  As I alluded, there's five anchor points now available and as of today the slipways are being prepped and the timbers are being installed to launch the ferry. As of this evening, we plan on having the ferry into the Peel system and with more seaworthiness testing we're hoping to

Question 125-18(2): Delayed Spring Ferry Service in Mackenzie Delta  As I alluded to earlier in my statement that the transportation of Canada inspector was in. He was there to look at the Tsiigehtchic ferry as we replaced the bottom of that ferry and put it in and do its seaworthiness which takes a couple days of trials and stuff. When they were

Question 125-18(2): Delayed Spring Ferry Service in Mackenzie Delta  Mr. Speaker, the Member is correct. We did experience an earlier spring than normal. As the river broke up early on the Peel and the Mackenzie it kind of caught the department a little off guard in getting some of these things. One of the issues with the Tsiigehtchic and Peel Riv

Question 123-18(2): Building Canada Plan - Bundle Number Two  As I said, we took a look at this and we're moving ahead with the rehabilitation process. As far as the funding for the Buffalo River Bridge, that's already been approved by Infrastructure Canada and work planning is already currently underway to proceed with that project. A numb

Question 123-18(2): Building Canada Plan - Bundle Number Two  The Member is correct. The department carried out and had a consultant have an engineering evaluation done on all the bridges. Through that evaluation process, the consultants provided various options for the cycle, the cost analysis on the replacement or rehabilitation of these

Question 123-18(2): Building Canada Plan - Bundle Number Two  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we are in plan to bring that forward through the process.

Question 123-18(2): Building Canada Plan - Bundle Number Two  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Bundle number two the Member is referring to has gone through the process in the government system. We are waiting for approval from the federal government on bundle number two and we're hoping to hear by late June. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 114-18(2): Dempster Highway Delineators And Signage  Time permitting, I would gladly take up the Member's offer to take me out to the Dempster.