Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to continue my questions to the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. I’d like to ask the Minister – as you know, Aklavik is an isolated community – will the Minister work with the community to stockpile gravel in the community to build a parking lot at the Moose Kerr School?
Thank you, Mr. Blake. The honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. McLeod.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We’d be more than willing to work with the community; however, at the end of the day, the decision is usually made by the community as to whether they’re going to have a gravel haul or not. They will canvas other departments to see if there’s need for gravel. You did say Municipal and Community Affairs…
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…and I have to get on TV.
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So we’ll work with the community and they will identify their gravel needs and we’ll continue to work with them. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Sorry, I got mixed up with those two departments, but while the Minister is giving…
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I know the community has been planning to stockpile gravel to upgrade their roads in the community, so is the Minister willing to work with the community to ensure that there are funds available for that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
The community does have funds available. They are able to use the money provided through our department. Again, they will work with a number of the other groups. They may check with the NWT Housing Corporation to see if there might be a requirement for gravel. If there is, it will give them a pretty good indication how much they want to stockpile. They, in turn, would sell that gravel to whoever needs it in the community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
