Agreed.
--- Agreed
Parks And Visitors' Centres
Debates of May 13th, 1996
This is page numbers 297 - 329 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 3rd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was development.
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Some Hon. Members
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The Chair Vince Steen
The activity summary is parks and visitors' centres, operations and maintenance, total operations and maintenance, $3.692 million. Oh, I am sorry. Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On the privatization of parks, which is a strategy announced by this government, my question to the Minister: How will that be reflected in our area of the Northwest Territories where our parks aren't on road systems and they're isolated, and how we can see a revenue generation from privatization of parks in that area? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Mr. Chairman, on the parks initiative, the way in which I would respond to that question is that we are, at present, developing a plan, and that requirements of that plan are that it reflect the mandate of the amalgamated department and that it be conducive to division in 1999 and allow for the parks to continue in a privatized state in Nunavut or in an alternate fashion.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What does that mean, "alternate fashion"?
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Picco. You can address your questions and comments to the chair. Mr. Doan.
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I am sorry. Could I hear the question?
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question was, you said that you are working on a strategy in the Nunavut region and that you'd be looking at an alternate plan for privatization. My question is, what do you mean by .,alternate plan."
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Doan
What I am trying to indicate is that the terms of reference being pursued in planning this initiative will have to address the reality of division in 1999, so there would be no pre-commitment to a privatized parks plan post-1999.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With the privatization of parks, what does the department feel will be the revenue generation, or the money generated, from the sale of said parks?
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Doan
Mr. Chairman, the principal option being explored in this plan, which has not been concluded at this time, is that there would be an opportunity for a non-government organization to operate parks and parks-related interests, and, in so doing, would be able to pursue two forms of revenue generation: one of which would be a merchandising program, the second of which would be a fund-raising program. The intention or hope is that the plan will demonstrate that those two sources of revenue would reduce the costs of operations of parks to the government. Thank you.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Doan. Further questions? Total operations and maintenance, $3.692 million. Agreed?
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Agreed.
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The Chair Vince Steen
We have detail of capital, parks and visitors' services, buildings and works, headquarters, total region, $90,000. Agreed?
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Agreed.
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Agreed.
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Agreed.
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