Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise once again begging for an access road to the Aklavik gravel source. I believe that’s what it’s going to take to get this done.
A motion was passed unanimously in this House. Yet, Mr. Speaker, after meetings with the community and the Minister of MACA, along with the Minister of Finance, in the community of Aklavik where they discussed this issue last spring…. The community has done everything that we were asked to do: formulate a planning committee with people representing the hamlet, the band and the community; work with the departments of MACA, Transportation, and the Inuvik region. I notice nowhere is there any mention in any documents I have seen lately with regard to those expenditures.
I was promised in this House by the previous Minister of Transportation that there was some $500,000 in federal infrastructure funding that was announced for research and development. Those dollars were going to be forwarded to the community of Aklavik to look at developing a proposal so that they can have a similar arrangement to what they were able to accomplish in Tuk.
Again, I beg the Ministers across the hall. I can see some action on this matter. What is it going to take by way of a motion, a petition, or do I have to jump up and down? I’m not too sure.
I believe this issue is long outstanding. There are capital projects in the future budgets for the community of Aklavik by way of hiring for the extension of their airports. We’re talking about replacing the Moose Kerr School in the future. We are going to need gravel sources to do these projects. We’re looking at 2012–2014, which isn’t that far off.
I’d like to ask the Premier if he can possibly see some movement on this matter in regard to this item. I am again standing up here for the second time raising this issue from previous Assemblies.
With that, I will be asking the Premier questions on this matter in regard to what we can do.
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Bromley.
