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10TuesdayJune252013Bumps-be-goneatHayRiverairportTerritorialgovernmentallotsfundingformuch-neededrepairsByRENEFRANCOEURThingsareabouttogetsmootherontherunwayattheMerlynCarterAirportinHayRiver.Theterritorialgovernmentrecentlyannouncedthat2.5millionwillgotowardsthemuch-neededrepairsattheairportoneofsixcrucialhubairportsthroughouttheNorthwestTerritories.Runwayconditionsattheairporthavebeenviewedbyaircarriersasnolongerviableforhighspeedjettrafcsince2012statedarecentnewsrelease.Carriershavebeenforcedtousealternateairportspar-ticularlyYellowknife.Therepairswilloccuronthelargeroftheairportstworunwaysairportman-agerKellyOConnortoldTheJournal.Themainrunwayiscom-pletelypavedandis6000feetlong150feetwideandistheonlyonethatcanhandlejettrafcwhereasoursmalleroneispartiallypavedpartiallygravelhesaid.RepairsarespecicallyslatedforsettlementareasOConnorsaid.Thegroundissubsidingundertherun-wayinthesespots...Theyhavetocutoutsectionsandmilltheedgessoyouhavenicesquareedgesandthenyoupaveovertopforasmoothsurface.Thelasttimetherunwaywaspatchedwasin2007.Thisrunwayhasitsprob-lems.Itshadahistoryoftheseissues...Thengovern-mentishopingtondsomekindofaspecialengineeredsolutionthatwillstabilizethisrunwaysowedonthavetokeeppatchingitupOConnorsaid.HesaidhebelievestheGNWTwillbeginlookingintoamorepermanentso-lutionsoonafterthisyearspatchjob.TheHayRiverAirportisavitalhubfortranspor-tationintheNorthwestTer-ritoriesHayRiverSouthMLAJaneGroenewegensaidinthenewsrelease.Thedecisiontomovetheserepairsforwardwillrestorethelevelofservicethattheairindustryhascometoexpect.Accordingtothegov-ernmentthejobwillsoonbetenderedandworkisexpectedtotakeplaceinJulyandAugust.Repairswillbecompletedbytheendofsummerandarenotexpectedtodisruptsched-uledairtrafc.Theestimateisthatthewholerunwaywillbeshutdownforoneweekforre-pairs.BuffaloandFirstAircanmanageontheshortair-waybutNorthwesternoutofFortSmithneedsmorelengthsotheyhavetoreducetheirloadsduringthetimethemainrunwayisclosedOConnorsaid.MinisterofTransportationDavidRamsaysaidtherepairswillcontributetoastrongsustainabletransportationsystemintheNWT.TheNorthernaviationindustryisvitaltotheeco-nomicwell-beingofNWTresidentshealsostatedintherelease.Thisinvestmentwillhelpsupportasafere-liableandefcientairlineindustry.IndustryInfrastructureSmithsLandingFirstNation196NoticeofGeneralElectionAGENERALELECTIONforone1Chiefandfour4CouncillorpositionsisbeingheldinFortSmithNTandEdmontonAB.CHIEFCANDIDATESFrederickDanielsElizabethStirrettAndrewWanderingSpiritCOUNCILLORCANDIDATESDianneBenwellAgnesCheezieGeronimoPauletteThaidenePauletteJohnTourangeauADVANCEPOLLJUNE252013SeniorsRoomFortSmithRec.CentreTREATYCARDSMAYBEREQUESTED.ELECTIONDAYJULY22013BlueRoomPelicanRapidsInnFortSmithNTChateauLouisHotelEdmontonABPollsareopenfrom900a.m.to700p.m.POLLINGSTATIONS867872-2945PhotoKellyOConnorTherunwayattheHayRiverairportisscheduledfornewrepairssometimethissummer.