Hay River South

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Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 41)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am going to need him to repeat his question.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 41)

I will have to check with the department to see exactly how we could do that, and I can certainly get back to the Member.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 41)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Off the top of my head, no, but we would have to do a jurisdictional look to see if there was something out there similar. The only thing that comes to mind to me is some of the MTS tables is Newfoundland and their ferry system, but that's not doing cargo or stuff. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 41)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, we can do that as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 41)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When Infrastructure was putting forward our requests for federal dollars for the bilaterals we signed, along with all of the other sources of funding that we are trying to secure, the first thing we did is we checked the mandate. That is the first thing we have done. We checked the mandate and identified the priorities that were within the mandate. We have looked at the 20-year capital-needs assessment and the annual capital-planning process.

That is the process, we have done that, and then, when we do that, we also have to look at the alignment of objectives and...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 41)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Comments are noted.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 41)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It would be a rough cost estimate, but we can bring that forward. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 41)

Yes, we have looked at this option, as well. The ferry most often shuts down during this season, like at the end of the year, I guess, is what I'm trying to say. It's due to heavy ice flow or low water. It's usually heavy ice flow. Moving it up river I don't think is going to be able to extend the season. It's not likely.

We also did a preliminary cost structure on this, too, and that is going to cost an extra $3.2 million if we were to look at that option. The other thing that we would have look at if we actually did that option would be land acquisition, land use permits, potential water...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 41)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. When they became commercially available, we will have a look at it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 41)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We can do that, but I can also bring it to our briefing next week for MTS, as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.