Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Dr. Kelly. Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Ms. Craig. Mr. O’Reilly.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a follow-up to my Member's statement. I have a couple of questions for the Minister of MACA. I would like to ask the Minister: how are we applying modern research and technology to some of the longstanding flooding and erosion problems that challenge the community of Aklavik? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, repairs are required to maintain one of the main roads in Aklavik. The biggest road is falling apart due to riverbank erosion. Funding is the main thing needed. Some work has been done in the past, but more is needed.

Mr. Speaker, this community road is important not just to residents, but to the Northwest Territories. In 1912, the Pokiak and Greenland families founded the small community around a remote Hudson's Bay trading post on a bend in the Mackenzie River.

With the increase in the price of furs around the turn of the last century, small Hudson's Bay...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That is about it. I could get the exact time from the Minister later on. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I have brought this issue up in the past, but it still hasn't been addressed. In order to have a good presence in the communities  I will use Aklavik as an example. They are isolated a good majority of the year, all through the summer, and yet they have no boat, outboard motor, whether it is jet boat or whatever. In our communities, we have a number of activities, whether it is canoe races or search and rescue efforts, especially in Aklavik, because people sometimes get lost between travelling between Aklavik and Inuvik, yet the RCMP there have no outfit to go...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a couple of questions here on First Nations policing. You know, I recall in the past there's been a lot of emphasis on having First Nations policing, but lately I really haven't seen very much in the communities to encourage people to take part. You know, I believe it was around 2005 or something, we actually had some people take on this and actually go to Saskatchewan for training, but lately it doesn't seem that there's really much in the line of recruitment. I have seen them in the communities a couple of times, but you know, there's a lot more that needs to be...

Will the Minister look into these much-needed repairs with the department and the community to see if we can come up with the solution for this erosion?