Mr. Speaker, unfortunately for the community of Fort Smith, a neighbouring community had come forward with a proposal which this government felt it needed to, in a timely manner, respond to. The community of Fort Resolution did put together a proposal. There was an agreement amongst the leaders in the community about how they were going to go about initiating the proposal. They did find someone who was willing to provide funding to make sure this proposal was financially viable. Because of the timing required, the government felt we wanted to stick to the deadline of December 1st, as a time when we would get out of bison ranching. Because the community of Fort Smith did not give any indication that it was putting forward a proposal up until that time, we felt we had to respect the proposal that was sitting in front of us. This is the one we are still working with. We are doing what we can to ensure that this particular initiative is also given our full support. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 66-13(2): Status Of Hanging Ice Bison Ranch Proposal
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 66-13(2): Status Of Hanging Ice Bison Ranch Proposal
Question 66-13(2): Status Of Hanging Ice Bison Ranch Proposal
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 19th, 1996
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