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Supplementary To Question 337-12(6): Snowmobile Safety
Question 337-12(6): Snowmobile Safety
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to ask then, as far as snowmobile operations, like the unfortunate incident that happened in my constituency a week and a half ago, whether or not his department would be involved in those types of safety incidents.

Supplementary To Question 337-12(6): Snowmobile Safety
Question 337-12(6): Snowmobile Safety
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Safety and Public Services, Mr. Nerysoo.

Further Return To Question 337-12(6): Snowmobile Safety
Question 337-12(6): Snowmobile Safety
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

In those particular incidents, normally that's a matter that is dealt with by the RCMP and the court.

Further Return To Question 337-12(6): Snowmobile Safety
Question 337-12(6): Snowmobile Safety
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Gargan.

Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Item 6: Oral Questions

November 3rd, 1994

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. (Translation) I would like to ask a question of one of the government's Executive Members, but she is not here at the moment so I would like to talk to the Minister who is working in the interim. At this time of year when it's cold, the elders need help with the wood and

fuel. What I would like to ask Mr. Pollard is, are there any plans to help the elders with these kinds of problems this year?

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Mr. Pollard.

Return To Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Item 6: Oral Questions

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, we do have a fuel subsidy program that is available to our elders in the Northwest Territories. That should be in the knowledge of all the social welfare offices across the Northwest Territories. If there is a problem, I will have a directive sent out to them to make sure that they address this issue in the communities they are responsible for. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Return To Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Gargan.

Supplementary To Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

(Translation) Thanks for that reply. Another question I would like to ask is a lot of people are not educated and are illiterate, so will these people also be getting help?

Supplementary To Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Mr. Pollard.

Further Return To Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Item 6: Oral Questions

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John Pollard Hay River

Madam Speaker, regardless of whether the people are able to fill in the forms or not able to fill in the forms, whether they are unilingual or unable to communicate, I will make sure the department knows that they should pay particular attention to these people and assist them with the applications. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Further Return To Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Question 338-12(6): Fuel Subsidies For Elders
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yesterday, the Honourable Silas Arngna'naaq, the Minister of Renewable Resources, made a statement in the House regarding a fur pricing program. He stated that this new program will improve upon and replace the fur incentive subsidy. At this time of the year, many people who depend on trapping are looking forward to their fur subsidy to begin their season. I would like to ask the

Minister to explain a little more clearly how this new fur pricing program will be introduced. Thank you.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Renewable Resources, Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Return To Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Silas Arngna'naaq Kivallivik

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The fur pricing program that is being initiated by the Department of Renewable Resources has three main objectives, which are: to establish a guaranteed or minimum price schedule for selected prime wild furs harvested in the Northwest Territories; to increase participation in trapping, whether they are trappers who stopped trapping years ago or young people who would like to earn an income in trapping; and, to increase the proportion of quality prime wild fur in the Northwest Territories.

The incentive program that was run by the Government of the Northwest Territories, I believe, was an effective program. However, I don't think it encouraged new trappers or trappers who had trapped before to get back into trapping. The intent of the program is to try to bring more trappers in the trapping industry.

The way the program will work is there will be a slight increase of payment to harvesters who bring in pelts to Renewable Resources. There will be a first payment and then a second payment which will follow in the following year, in the following fall of the harvesting season. For example, for trappers who trap this winter will receive a first payment when they bring pelts into the department and they will also receive a second payment in the fall of next year, in 1995. Regardless of whether they bring the fur into Renewable Resources or into private vendors, they will receive the second payment, based on the number of furs they are able to sell. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Return To Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.

Supplementary To Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This program seems to be a good program, but I don't really know how it is going to work. I'm sure the department has trained its people to implement this new program. I would like to ask the Minister, who, in this department, will be involved in this new program and have these people been trained to provide this new service? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Renewable Resources, Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Further Return To Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Silas Arngna'naaq Kivallivik

Thank you, Madam Speaker. As we speak, the renewable resources officers as well as regional offices, should be distributing information on the new program to all interested harvesters. All members of the staff of the Department of Renewable Resources are aware and understand the program. They have been instructed to deliver the program and to explain to harvesters what the program is about. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Further Return To Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.

Supplementary To Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Supplementary to the same Minister. Regarding the fur incentive subsidy, the trappers would catch the animal, skin the animal, stretch the fur, let it dry and once it is done, bring the fur in. That is when they get graded on what kinds of prices they receive for them. But, to begin the season, this department had a program which gave incentive grants to trappers. I would like to ask the

Minister if that grant is still in place and if it takes into account the conditions we discussed last year where an average of five years was taken for trappers who have been going out every year and that average was given as the fur incentive grant. Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Renewable Resources, Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Further Return To Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Silas Arngna'naaq Kivallivik

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The trapper incentive program which is run by the government will be ending this year. Last year, payments for harvesters were given. And, a payment has been sent to each of the trappers who participated in the program last year. This occurred towards the end of October, 1994. The way the new program will work is, for example white fox, a first payment of approximately $25 dollars will be given to a trapper for a good quality pelt that is brought into Renewable Resources.

As a second payment in the fall, a trapper will receive $13 for a total price of $38. However, the second payment will not go out to the trapper until the following fall; so, in October of 1995 the trapper will receive the extra $13. For every pelt the trapper brings into either a private vendor or Renewable Resources, they will receive the $13. This will be the same for seals, to a maximum of 5,000 pelts, white fox, coloured fox, marten, mink, beaver and muskrat. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Further Return To Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Question 339-12(6): New Fur Pricing Program
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Lewis.

Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. There are people in this city, since we live quite close to the barrenlands, who have taken small trees which may be several hundred years old and have tried to duplicate the Japanese art of bonsai, the creation of trees of rare beauty. I would like to ask the Minister whether his department has done any feasibility work on such a project as a way of using our renewable resources. These little trees, in some cases, have been around for many, many hundreds of years. Some local people have developed this art and I want to know if his department has taken an interest in this particular line of economic activity.