Committee Motion 1-16(6): Concurrence Of Td 7-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Shale Creek is located in Nahendeh outside of Fort Simpson. The contract is being done by a combination of companies under Fort Simpson Dene Council. The contract company is called Ti K’endeh and I believe it’s a Wrigley and Fort Simpson partnership arran

Committee Motion 1-16(6): Concurrence Of Td 7-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011, Carried  This is a project that was initiated to move away from a culvert type of arrangement to a box bridge type facility. This would provide us with longer term reliability and better drainage as a result.

Committee Motion 1-16(6): Concurrence Of Td 7-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011, Carried  The investment for Highway No. 7 is in place. It’s been approved in our capital. We have roughly $6 million, or around $5.5 million, earmarked for Highway No. 7. Highway No. 7 has some serious challenges as the type of construction that was utilized by the federal government ba

Committee Motion 1-16(6): Concurrence Of Td 7-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011, Carried  Yes, we do have contracts that state time frames and penalties. However, we do allow for consideration if there are unforeseen circumstances. A lot these companies are local companies. A lot of them are Aboriginal companies. A lot of them are development corporations. The dollar

Question 42-16(6): Mackenzie Valley Highway  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We certainly listened to the Member’s statement with great interest as he did some comparables there regarding the CANOL Trail and how fast that was built. Mr. Speaker, I have to point out we are all anxious to see this road move ahead. We have had some

Question 42-16(6): Mackenzie Valley Highway  Mr. Speaker, I have to apologize to the Member. I don’t have that information in front of me. I do recall that the report that was conducted and the research that was done in the communities came back indicating there would be huge benefit to the communities along the right-of-wa

Question 42-16(6): Mackenzie Valley Highway  Mr. Speaker, the concept of a highway down the Mackenzie Valley has been around for many, many years, even from way back as far as the Diefenbaker days. The idea has been brought forward from the Government of the Northwest Territories on many occasions. Almost at every Assembly

Question 42-16(6): Mackenzie Valley Highway  Mr. Speaker, we will continue to make every effort to bring the message forward to the federal government that there is a real need for a Mackenzie Valley Highway. We will continue to take the opportunities, whether it is myself as the Transportation Minister or the Premier or

Tabled Document 5-16(6): Transportation Of Dangerous Goods Act, Annual Report 2010  [Microphone turned off] transportation report to the Legislative Assembly for 2010 on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1990. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Minister’s Statement 6-16(6): Year Of Road Safety  Mr. Speaker, I know that all Members share my interest in doing everything we can to prevent needless deaths and injuries from occurring on our streets and highways. Every injury or loss of life is especially hard on our communities, especially when there is so much we can do to

Question 37-16(6): Repairs And Construction To Highway No. 7  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We just recently approved our capital planning budget and there has been money allocated for Highway No. 7 as there has been money allocated for the last three years. Mr. Speaker, there are also some carryovers from previous years as we had to do further a

Question 37-16(6): Repairs And Construction To Highway No. 7  Mr. Speaker, we don’t expect the money for Highway No. 7 to go anywhere except on Highway No. 7. I have to agree with the Member that there is a lot of investment that is going to be required over the next while to continue reconstruction of the road. The whole road needs to be r

Question 37-16(6): Repairs And Construction To Highway No. 7  Mr. Speaker, that is what I plan to do. Thank you.

Question 37-16(6): Repairs And Construction To Highway No. 7  Mr. Speaker, I can commit to give it to him again. Mr. Speaker, this is information he has already received. We already approved our capital plan in October. As to what’s coming up in the next plan, that’s still being drafted and I’m not in a position to commit to something that

Recognition Of Sylvia Nadli, Recipient Of Wise Women Award  Mr. Speaker, in 1992 the Status of Women Council began presenting the annual Wise Women Awards. This award honours the outstanding women throughout the five regions of the Northwest Territories. Recipients of this prestigious award are described by the Status of Women Council as