Thank you, Madam Chair. I do not see the applications myself. They are handled by technical staff. It is on the basis of the completeness of the application. We also work with economic development officers in the communities as our points of contact, so they don't have to come to Yellowknife. It is just that the staff are located in Yellowknife who handle this. We encourage people to put forward these applications, but it is important to note that, in order to be qualified, one must normally have completed a prospecting course. That is another element of our program; to provide prospector training through Arctic College, so the people have the necessary skills to actually do prospecting on the land. If there is an interest in communities in your region in having prospector training courses, this is probably a good opportunity because of some emerging activity in that area. That is something we would like to take a look at, so we can encourage people in that area to become engaged in prospecting on an ongoing basis.
Mr. Nicholls on Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
In the Legislative Assembly on May 14th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 13th, 1996
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