Mr. Speaker, I have a return to Written Question 1-16(3) asked by Mr. Beaulieu on October 24th, 2008, regarding the operation and maintenance of Highway No. 4. I am pleased to provide the following:
The total length of the all-season section of Highway No. 4 is 69.2 kilometres.
The total length of the sections of Highway No. 4 that are either paved or chipsealed is 28.3 kilometres.
The following amounts were the budgeted amounts of O and M expenditures on Highway No. 4 for the 2004-05 to the 2006-07 fiscal years:
2004/05
$132,401
2005/06
$197,543
2006/07
$179,821
The 2006 Census did not specifically indicate the exact number of full-time residents along Highway No. 4, but instead grouped Highway No. 4 residents into a category called “unorganized population in the Fort Smith region.” This category has a total population of 339 people and includes all people living outside of the NWT communities south of Wrigley, of which the majority would be full-time residents along Highway No. 4.
For the 2011 Census, the number of Highway No. 4 residents will be separated from the unorganized Fort Smith region.
The 2006 Census, however, did specifically indicate the population of Dettah, which has 247 full-time residents.
