Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, in Coppermine and Cambridge, the communities that I represent, I go to the co-op stores quite often just to browse around and compare prices between the Bay and the co-op. I always wander around and end up in the carving section of both stores. It really disturbs me when I look at the soapstone carvings that are on display and for sale that are not from our region. We get them from all over the region, except our local carvers and I find it very disturbing. We have our own carvers and yet -- I think your department should make an effort to help carvers find a quarry and establish a quarry and then haul these stones into Coppermine or Cambridge and that, in turn, will generate much-needed employment and develop our own carvers from our own region. Being new in this Assembly, I would like to see how I could assist the people who I represent to generate more income and employment.
Ernie Bernhardt on Bill 14: Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1992-93 And Committee Report 3-12(2)
In the Legislative Assembly on March 6th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Bill 14: Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1992-93 And Committee Report 3-12(2)
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 6th, 1992
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Ernie Bernhardt Kitikmeot
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