I move that the committee recommends that the Department of Economic Development and Tourism establish a plan that provides an effective cross-cultural orientation and training program for newly-hired economic development officers. I further move that individual training plans within the performance review and planning process require cross-cultural awareness at least every fifth year. Further, I move that senior managers with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment provide a model for the economic development officers by each participating in a program of cross-cultural awareness. Mahsi.
Committee Motion 89-12(6): To Adopt Recommendation 14, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on November 8th, 1994. See this topic in context.
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Committee Motion 89-12(6): To Adopt Recommendation 14, Carried
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An Hon. Member
Question.
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The Chair Tony Whitford
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.
---Carried
The chair recognizes Mr. Koe.
Visitors' Centres
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Mahsi. The department has spent about $10 million building visitors' centres. Committee Members have serious concerns about visitors' centres, based mainly on the cost per visitor analysis presented by the auditor on page 53 of his report. The auditors calculated that the cost per non-NWT visitor by dividing the estimated annual cost of operation by the number of visitors per year. The cost per non-NWT visitor, as calculated by the auditors, ranges from $12 in Dawson City and $13 at the 60th parallel to $463 in Baker Lake and $688 in Rankin Inlet.
Given all the questions about the cost-effectiveness of visitors' centres, committee Members believe that expenditure of capital funds on visitors' centres should be reviewed. So, we have recommendation 15.