Minister’s Statement 34-16(6): Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about another potentially significant development in our northern transportation system. On Monday, June 6, 2011, the Government of Canada announced funding for the construction of an all-season road between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk. Mr. Speake

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to take the occasion to recognize a former colleague from my time in RWED in my past life, Mr. Robert Bouchard. I understand Robert has developed a keen interest in politics and I want to wish him all the best. Of course, I want to recognize M

Question 135-16(6): Discontinuation Of Hay River Greyhound Bus Services  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The NWT is one of four jurisdictions that do not regulate passenger or bus industry. We certainly control and insist on safety and insurance requirements to provide service. However, in the last while since we were made aware of the bus service that came i

Question 135-16(6): Discontinuation Of Hay River Greyhound Bus Services  The reason the bus service is not going to haul passengers anymore is because the Alberta government deregulated their system. It is now allowing what was a monopoly up until now, to cancel some of the trips that are coming to the rural areas that have very low market volumes.

Question 135-16(6): Discontinuation Of Hay River Greyhound Bus Services  Yes, I’ve talked to all my colleagues at the national level. It’s a concern right across the board. The decision by Greyhound to continue their service into B.C. all the way to Whitehorse is a business decision. They have the market volumes there to warrant carrying of passengers

Question 135-16(6): Discontinuation Of Hay River Greyhound Bus Services  Overall, we think it’s an excellent opportunity to the qualified businesses in the Northwest Territories to expand their service, to generate a revenue source. It may mean a different type of vehicle. It may mean a different schedule. It may mean convincing Greyhound to release s

Question 138-16(6): Dempster Highway Road Conditions  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Dempster Highway has been a priority for some time, and has been raised in the House by the Member on a number of occasions. We continue to focus on reconstruction of this highway, the Dempster Highway. We’ve done a lot of work on improving the roadway

Question 138-16(6): Dempster Highway Road Conditions  We have people that provide oversight on all our roads on a regular basis. In the case of the Dempster, I think we’ve invested well over $28 million in the life of this government and the previous government. There are a lot of discussions between ourselves, transportation offici

Question 138-16(6): Dempster Highway Road Conditions  Yes, we could do that. That’s something that the Member has some desire to get some results from any potential differences. We’ll review it, and sit down with him and provide that information.

Question 142-16(6): Road Conditions On Highways No. 1 And No. 7  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We want that section of the highway to be a glorious piece of highway to drive. We have been working hard to accomplish that, given the age of the highway and the amount of work that’s going to be required to reconstruct that whole section of highway on bo

Question 142-16(6): Road Conditions On Highways No. 1 And No. 7  We are working on the very request that the Member has raised. We are conducting a full engineering assessment. We’re preparing a functional design on Highway No. 7. This will help us to develop the rehabilitation plan that’s needed. This will also determine the next steps for me

Question 142-16(6): Road Conditions On Highways No. 1 And No. 7  I’ll have to check, but I believe our maintenance cycles are the same. We’re being challenged by the age of the road. We’re being challenged by the effect that water and rain storms are having on our road. Also the huge challenge is the drainage, especially on Highway No. 7 is no

Question 142-16(6): Road Conditions On Highways No. 1 And No. 7  We are also trying to deal with the issues that are occurring on the Wrigley highway. We are, of course, being challenged this year with additional traffic due to the oil spill that happened along the pipeline route. We are discussing with the pipeline company to work with us, to

Condolences To The Family And Friends Of The Late Mr. Karl Mueller Of Enterprise  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to advise the Members of the House of the passing of Mr. Karl Mueller of Enterprise. Karl...everyone knew him. He suffered a heart attack and passed away on May the 12 th of this year at the extended care unit of H.H. Williams Hospital i

Condolences To The Family And Friends Of The Late Mr. Karl Mueller Of Enterprise  Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement. ---Unanimous consent granted