Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We have done some work in this area. For instance. It has come back from a one day visit to Calgary to meet companies actively working in the territories, meeting with some people who are expressing an interest in renewed activity up here, as well as people from the regulatory regimes that have some issues and concerns, as well as some from the environmental sector. In the Deh Cho, we inquired about the willingness of the communities to look at working in partnership with industry and the communities on a regional basis, along with ourselves, through a DIS type of model. Some resources can be channelled to communities to work in promoting oil and gas activities and their own particular interests in the Beaufort and Mackenzie Delta. At this time, there is almost no interest from industry to engage on an active basis in any type of work. We are uncertain as to what money would be useful to provide to communities to assess that. We continue to explore with companies, ways and means by which they may find renewed interest in spending exploration money in that particular area. Right now, we have not found it. That might partially explain the lack of any particular money allocated for communities to get involved in the oil and gas business again. Thank you.
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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