Thank you, Mr. Nakimayak. Would the Minister like to respond?
Yes, I'd like to also just let the Member know that as things move along we'll keep him informed how things are progress on this. So thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Further comments or questions on page 406, revenue summary? Mr. McNeely.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Further down the page there on 406, total permits, looking at the three sets of numbers across the board here, 3.9, 3.9, 3.9 again, and back in 2014-15, 4.4. Are those numbers related to the total revenues going across the Deh Cho Bridge? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. McNeely. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Those are for the Deh Cho Bridge. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. McNeely.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Are those numbers consistent with the projects that were originally submitted? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. McNeely. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, they are. Just to clarify one thing, the 2014-15 was due to the increased traffic of Gahcho Kue construction as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. McNeely. Nothing further from Mr. McNeely. Mr. Vanthuyne.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I go back to the issue I raised earlier. Can the Department explain or provide some insight on what percentage of air traffic at the Yellowknife airport is non-passenger-based? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. We don't have that information readily available, but we'll get it to the Member. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Vanthuyne.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The reason why I'm raising this is: is it the department's intention that some type of fee is also going to be applied to air traffic that goes out of the Yellowknife Airport that's non-passenger air traffic? There's a number of different types of air traffic that go in and out of Yellowknife that don't carry passengers, whether it's cargo planes or, you know, three or four helicopter companies there. They certainly have a percentage of wear and tear on the Yellowknife Airport.
Is it just passengers that are going to incur this fee to pay for the maintenance and the wear and tear on capital projects or are we going to expect that these non-passenger-based flights are also going to incur some type of fee? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. As far as helicopters go, if they're taking off and landing from their own operations and not using the terminal, there would be no fees charge for them. They'll be paying lease fees or other stuff for their operation. As for non-passenger airplanes, there will be a landing fee still applicable to them as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Vanthuyne.
Sorry, can the Minister just repeat the second part of that answer please? Sorry, my apologies, I was trying to capture a note here on the helicopter portion. I would appreciate if he could just reply again. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Non-passenger flights will be still charged a landing fee. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Vanthuyne.
As they may or as they do currently or is this the same fee or what type of free structure are we talking about? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess just for clarity, all airplanes landing at the Yellowknife Airport are currently paying landing fees. What we're proposing is to increase their fees to the average of an airport this size across Canada so it would be just an increase in the landing fee to standards that we're proposing. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Vanthuyne.
Okay, that's good. I appreciate it, thank you. Sorry, Mr. Chair, while I can. Is that increase in fee captured in this increase of the $3 million in revenue? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. As reflected in this budget, only a portion of this year is captured, and then as we progress into the next fiscal year, then we'll have the full amount captured. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Vanthuyne. Nothing further from Mr. Vanthuyne. Any more questions on page 406? Seeing none, move on to the information item on page 407, active position summary. Comments or questions, page 407, active position summary. I see no comments or questions on page 407. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to clarify, those active positions throughout this report. So can we ask the questions, if it's a highway issue or a ferry issue, we'd ask it during that or do we have to ask it on this page here, 407? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Thompson. I imagine you can ask a question on any position on this page, which I believe encompasses all the positions, or if you have a specific question about a marine position you can wait until that section. I'll leave it up to you, Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Nothing further, we'll move on to airports. On page 409 we have the operations expenditure summary. We'll defer that until we discuss the information items, starting on page 410. Any questions on page 410, Airports, grants, contributions and transfers? Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I notice that there's an increase in the North Slave by two positions. Can the Minister explain what the North Slave region is? Is that the airport here in Yellowknife? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Thompson. If there's no comments on 410 we can move to 411 where the active positions that Mr. Thompson is referencing are. So, Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's a two position increase for Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So for the North Slave, who looks after the North Slave -- like the Tlicho airports? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister. Mr. Neudorf?
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. In the North Slave it includes Yellowknife plus the Tlicho airports and Fort Providence. And so we have one airport manager in Yellowknife; he is also responsible to manage the Tlicho airports and Fort Providence and Lutselk'e as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Neudorf. Mr. Thompson.
I'm good with this page. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Nothing further from Mr. Thompson. Any more comments or questions on any of the detail related to airports, pages 410 or 411? Seeing none we can move back to the activity total. Page 409, operations expenditure summary, comments or questions? Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I notice there's a lump sum, but does the department break it down into regional budgets? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Not for this purpose it's not shown that way, but that's how we come to these expenditures on region by region. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister provide this information by region so we can see the comparison? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
