Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It has been in spite of the activity of certain political bodies in Europe, the price of fur has rebounded dramatically in the last year from a very low period over the last five or ten years. Prices for fur have increased dramatically this year. I hope it will continue. There is no magic line we draw in regard to the support we will provide to this activity. I think again, once we develop this economic framework, Members of the Legislature will have a better structured way of assessing how many resources should go into these different sectors based on the measurable returns we have, plus the more subjective type of value we put on these activities. We will probably move towards taking all these little pots of money we make available to hunters and trappers across the territories and tally it up under this activity, so the Member can see how much we do in support of timber harvesting in the Northwest Territories as compared to support for hunters and trappers as compared to the money we spend on promoting fishing. That is where we would be leading towards.
Stephen Kakfwi on Committee Motion 27-13(4): Recommendation To Return Funding For The NWT Arctic Tourism Association To Historical Levels
In the Legislative Assembly on February 26th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 27-13(4): Recommendation To Return Funding For The NWT Arctic Tourism Association To Historical Levels
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 26th, 1997
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