David Krutko

Mr. Speaker, in regard to my Member’s statement, I touched on the proposal that was recommended by the Inuvik Chamber of Commerce to look at a bridge across the Peel River in 1981. Back then the estimated cost was $2 million for a one-lane bridge and $4 million for a two-lane bridge. They wanted $20,000 to do the survey, the report and the assessment. Yet some 26 years later we’re still talking about it.

I’d like to ask the Minister of Transportation exactly what are we doing as a government to look at all our bridge crossings in the Northwest Territories and remove our ice bridges and replace...

Lands Administration, not previously authorized: $30,000. Agreed?

Lands Administration, $30,000 approved.

I believe that we do have very major infrastructure problems — our community especially. There’s federal legislation that’s being developed, or has been developed, looking at the possibility of having to process our grey water. Right now we just pump it out of a house, put it into a vehicle and put it into a sump. I think there’s talk about having to process that through a treatment facility.

Again, there’s going to be a major cost implication to communities, where you’re going to have to start treating your grey water. I’m just making the Premier aware that there are going to be implications...

Legislative Assembly, not previously authorized: negative $47,000. Agreed?

Total Legislative Assembly, negative $47,000 approved.

Total Department, not previously authorized: $8,764,000. Agreed?

Total Department, $8,764,000 approved.

Page 11, Municipal and Community Affairs, Operations Expenditures, Directorate, not previously authorized: negative $72,000. Agreed?

Municipal and Community Affairs, Operations Expenditures, Directorate, negative $72,000 approved.

I asked the question of how many years, and the Minister mentioned five years. When does it start and when does it end within that five years?

We have a lot of new Members here. I’d just like to remind the Members that you do have ten minutes to ask questions and make a general comment, and also within your ten minutes you can ask more than one question. You’re not limited to one question. You have ten minutes. I just wanted to throw that out there.

General comments? If there are no more general comments, would the committee like to proceed?

Supplementary Health Programs, not previously authorized: $1,607,000.

Supplementary Health Programs, $1,607,000 approved.

Page 10, Finance, Operations Expenditures, Directorate, not previously authorized: negative $32,000. Agreed?

Finance, Operations Expenditures, Directorate, negative $32,000 approved.