Transportation minister Glenn Murray says there are opportunities foraboriginal communities in future infrastructure projects.
Murray says proposed new legislation would require any company that wins a government contract to implement an apprenticeship program.
He suggests such an agreement would benefit communities such as Shoal Lake #39 and #40, once
work on twinning the Trans-Canada highway west of Kenora
gets underway.
Murray says he would also like to see cabinet ministers meet with the Northern
Growth Panel on a quarterly basis to update them on projects and priorities in the region.
