Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay. Actually, the transmission line comes to our community. That's as far north as it goes. We were part of the Hudson Bay regional round table, when we sat down with the communities north of us and indicated that we needed to look at power transmission, along with fibre optic

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Going back, I think it was in 1999 that we were part of a study with the Kivalliq district of Nunavut in terms of looking at a road from the Kivalliq district through Manitoba. We were quite surprised, when the study came to our community, that people wanted to see a road. I thi

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's not a real issue right now, but it could be in due time.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, the resource developments are north of us, within the Kivalliq district. The investment that's gone into exploring the Kivalliq district of Nunavut is quite remarkable. I remember going up there in the 1990s and the early 2000s. Now development is really taking off, and it's

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's gold mining and diamond mining.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, not that we're aware of. It's strictly minerals just north of us.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  What was really required was.... The infrastructure we had was getting tired. The previous owner didn't reinvest. We put together a group of Bay Line communities, along with communities north of us in the Kivalliq district, and we were introduced to Fairfax and AGT in terms of c

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We would ship, for instance, resupply to communities further north of us, or have products going in. It could be fertilizer, or it could be grain going to China. You can look at what's happening with Russia and China in terms of what they're doing with their northern coasts. Ther

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's an interesting question, actually. We have Dr. Barber, who heads the climate change aspect at the University of Manitoba, and he's the ice expert. He has indicated, in his presentations to us and others, that the Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait are going to be ice-free wi

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I am honoured to address the committee this afternoon. As mayor of the town of Churchill, I am keenly aware of the importance of northern infrastructure projects and strategies. It is vitally important that infrastructure in the north be improved to meet the needs of