Public input sought on Mackenzie Valley highway plan

People who live along the Mackenzie Valley will get a chance to share their thoughts on a highway down the valley.

The department of transportation is considering building an all-weather road fromWrigley to the Dempster Highway.

Regulators are holding public meetings in several communities along the route this week and next.

Alan Ehrlich is with the Mackenzie Valley Review Board. He says the sessions will help the board prioritize the most important issues.

"These can be ecological issues, they can be cultural, they can be social, but what do you think are the most important issues to focus on to make a good environmental decision about this highway," Ehrlich says.

Board staff will be travelling to Wrigley today, thenTulita and Fort Good Hope later this week. They will be in Inuvik and Norman Wells next week.