Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to a question asked by Mr. Koe on February 25, 1993, regarding the involvement of the Gwich'in Tribal Council in the establishment of a park.
Mr. Speaker, regional officials are developing a work plan which will detail the tasks and priorities and will guide the development of a park management plan. In accordance with the memorandum of agreement, the park management plan will be reviewed and agreed to by the parks committee and then recommended for approval by my office. The parks committee is made up of two representatives of the Gwich'in Tribal Council, chief James Firth and Albert Adams. Two representatives from the department, regional superintendent Doug Doan and parks and visitor services manager, John Cournoyea, and is to be chaired by an independent party, Joe Benoit.
Once approved, the plan will be implemented. Where contracts are required in park development, the Gwich'in will be given every consideration, subject to price and performance, in accordance with the memorandum of agreement. With specific reference to Gwich'in Geographics, the department already has in its possession recent air photography and air photo mosaics from MACA, and topographic maps and satellite imagery from Renewable Resources. These resource materials are sufficient for the preliminary planning of the park. Future requirements for geographic information and mapping have yet to be determined. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.