Mr. Speaker, it is our intention to continue working as much as we can with the federal government and with BHP to ensure that two things happen. One, a valuation facility, a sorting facility be located off-site in one of the communities in the Northwest Territories. We hope to resolve that one way or the other and get a clear definitive answer within the next month. Secondly, we have indicated that we would like to be assured that the private sector should have assurances that they can have access to rough diamonds here in the Northwest Territories which give us an opportunity to look at and explore the options of developing diamond cutting and the manufacturing industry. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 74-13(5): Diamond Task Force Update
In the Legislative Assembly on January 22nd, 1998. See this statement in context.
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Question 74-13(5): Diamond Task Force Update
Item 7: Oral Questions
January 21st, 1998
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