Question 403-19(2): Biomass Energy  At this point, this is not something that is being contemplated. NTPC, the Power Corporation, role is to provide reliable electrical power.

Question 403-19(2): Biomass Energy  I know the City of Yellowknife has looked at this, and they would be eligible for 75 percent of funding under the Greenhouse Gas Grant program for governments if the city decides to undertake that kind of project. We will continue to work with the city if we need to, to be able t

Question 403-19(2): Biomass Energy  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have a biomass district heating system for several apartment buildings in Yellowknife. The GNWT has $50 million in combined grant funding until 2024, under the Greenhouse Gas Grant program, for governments and for buildings and industry. That is availab

Question 397-19(2): Inuvik Airport  If it were up to me, it would be started yesterday, as the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes will know. However, in the worst-case scenario, we anticipate the air terminal building construction to begin in the fall of 2021 and to be completed by 2023-2024. We also anticipate the pre-c

Question 397-19(2): Inuvik Airport  Mr. Speaker, the department has been authorized to pursue a negotiated contract, and that is with the Delta Northern Alliance, the DNA, for the construction of the new airport terminal. The department will be providing the completed design documents to DNA in early 2021, so that

Question 397-19(2): Inuvik Airport  The design of the new air terminal building has been awarded, and it has been awarded to Stantec. That was done through an RFP, the request for proposal. Also, the demolition of the RCMP hangar was awarded to Delta Northern Alliance of Inuvik, and that was done through negotiated

Question 397-19(2): Inuvik Airport  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are three capital projects that are planned for the Inuvik Mike Zubko Airport. The first one is a new air terminal building, which will replace the current air terminal building. The second project we have is the airport civil improvements, and this

Minister's Statement 74-19(2): Update on Strategic Infrastructure Projects  Mr. Speaker, the 19th Legislative Assembly has identified making strategic investments that connect communities, expand the economy or reduce the cost of living as one of its priorities. This includes a focus on the Mackenzie Valley Highway, the Slave Geological Province Corridor

Question 393-19(2): Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway and Dempster Highway Maintenance and Upgrades  The Department of Infrastructure is actively looking at: we've engaged the associate engineering to assess the road conditions for the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway. Once we get the review, it will have some impact on the contract and provide recommendations that help our work p

Question 393-19(2): Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway and Dempster Highway Maintenance and Upgrades  We continue to do rehab on the Dempster Highway on Highway 8. We realize that there is a lot of work to do. We are aware, and I think where the Member is coming from is, we are doing work on the Dempster Highway from the border to the Inuvik side. That work's already underway. Ho

Question 393-19(2): Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway and Dempster Highway Maintenance and Upgrades  Yes, in my riding. I do want to let the Member know that last year, for the Dempster Highway, there was $4.5 million annual budget for Highway no. 8 rehab and the maintenance works, which totals up to year 2023-2024 of a total of $22.5 million. It has been approved in the capital

Question 393-19(2): Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway and Dempster Highway Maintenance and Upgrades  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am happy to hear that the Member is excited for some work in my region. I appreciate that. We'll see what we can do. I want to start off by talking about the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway. Last year, we had maintenance completed, and it was 26 kilometres

Question 386-19(2): Taltson Hydroelectric Expansion Project  Agreed. The Taltson hydro expansion has potential to connect ten NWT communities, and 70 percent of our population to one renewable hydro system that will stabilize the cost of electricity across the territory, reduce the impacts of the drop in the Snare system, and set the stage

Question 386-19(2): Taltson Hydroelectric Expansion Project  The Taltson project team includes the Indigenous relations advisor. The primary focus for the role is to develop an engagement plan for the project in order to communicate what the project could look like while respectfully incorporating input and information from communities, re

Question 386-19(2): Taltson Hydroelectric Expansion Project  COVID-19 has impacted our ability to do community and stakeholder engagement, just to some degree. We are also currently working with a plan that takes into account the health and safety of our residents. Other work has also continued through this pandemic. For example, the deskt