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10TuesdayDecember172013Visitusonlineatwww.ssdec.nt.caCreatingFutureswww.facebook.comSouthSlaveDECAllofusattheSSDECwouldliketowishyouaMerryChristmasandaHappyandProductiveNewYear.13122KA0Useelectricitysafely.Whendeckingyourhallsreplaceanydamagedoroldlightsandcords.MerryBrightatcoelectric.comInuvik-TukhighwaystillwaitingforcontractsByMARIACHURCHThe300-millionhigh-wayprojectthatwilllinkthecommunitiesofInu-vikandTuktoyaktukisawaitingfinalcontractsbeforefederalandterri-torialmoneycankickstartconstructionaccordingtoNWTTransportationMin-isterTomBeaulieu.WhileGNWTfundsforthehighwayarecurrentlyattheirdisposalfederalcontributionstothetuneof100millionareear-markedbutnotaccessibleuntilfinalcontractsaredrawnuphesaid.InordertoactuallystartspendingmoneydirectlyonthehighwayitselfwehavetohaveacontractwiththebuildersBeaulieutoldTheJournal.NorthwindIndus-triesLtd.a100percentInuvialuitownedandop-eratedcompanybasedinInuvikandE.GrubensTransportLtd.operatingoutofTuktoyaktukwerejointlyawardedthehighwaycontractearlierthisyear.ConstructionhasthusfarbeenlimitedtotheaccessroadsinTuktoyaktukandInuvikwhicharenow60percentcomplete.Theac-tualhighwayconstructionhasyettobegin.Wearemobilizedtomoverightintothatbutwehavetowaituntilthemoneyflowsbeforewestartworkingonthatpor-tionBeaulieusaid.SeveralpermitsforthehighwayprojectincludingfromtheMackenzieValleyLandandWaterBoardareoutstandingbutBeaulieusaidheisconfidenttheywillreceiveapproval.TheministerwasinIn-uvikandTukinearlyDe-cembertomeetwithcom-munityleadersanddiscusspotentialconcernsaboutthehighway.InuvikMayorFloydRo-landsaidthetownwouldliketoseeimprovementstoitscurrentinfrastruc-turesuchasAirportRoadwhichisinpoorconditionandwillseeevenmoretraf-ficoncehighwayconstruc-tionbegins.TheconditionofourAirportRoadissome-thingwevebeencon-cernedaboutbecauseoftheheavingandsomeoftheoldculvertsandthesloughingthatisstartingtohappenonsomeoftheembankmentshesaid.Rolandsaidideallythetownwouldliketoseethedepartmentfundarecon-ditioningoftheroadbutaftertalkswiththeminis-terhesaiditsmorelikelyafewkeyculvertswillbereplacednextsummer.Accordingtothedepart-mentofTransportationoncecompletedthehigh-wayisexpectedtohavecreated1000one-timeand40long-termjobsintheNWT.Withproperhighwayac-cessthroughtheArcticre-giontourismisprojectedtoincreaseby2.7millionperyearandcostsforop-eratingtheMackenzieGasProjectpipelinewouldbereducedbynearly400million.PhotosGNWTTransportationTransportationInfrastructureCurrentconstructionoftheInuvik-Tukhighwayislimitedtoaccessroads.AjointcontractwithNorthwindIndustriesLtd.andE.Gr-ubensTransportLtd.hasyettobenalized.