Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last year the hamlet council in Aklavik issued a notice to all public places in the community to provide safer parking areas to protect people and property. This is an urgent concern at Moose Kerr School.
As I told my colleagues in the House last week, Moose Kerr School can only offer parking on the road. This makes navigating the school property dangerous for students, teachers and visitors, not to mention more difficult for drivers.
The hamlet council has obtained a quote for the work needed to solve this problem. Costs are estimated at $27,000, but the budget of the Aklavik District Education Authority is limited, with no extra money to take on a project such as this.
As I said last week, we must be proactive, not reactive. This kind of roadwork can’t wait until a student is injured. It has to be done now to prevent accidents and injuries and to make Moose Kerr School a safer place to be.
My questions today will be for our Premier. I will be asking the Premier to direct the department to look into this urgent need and find a way to help build angle parking that will solve this problem for a safer school in Aklavik. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
