Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have spent the last couple of years shoring up the operations of the NWT Development Corporation. We have amalgamated the previous three departments and formed this new one. We have come to a point where we have the staff mostly in place. We have the capability now to move into the communities and the programs are there to assist and to be directed to areas where they need some help. As the Member has pointed out, marketing, sales and promotion of our products, is one area we need to focus on. I have done a little bit of work and provided some resources to the NWT Development Corporation to start work in this area. The work to date has been promising. We have started to line up markets we think over the next year can promote the products we have been historically producing and perhaps even moving into new areas, products and new ways to cut the cost of the products that we have. If there are people in the communities who want to get directly involved in this area of work for those people who want to get training in this type of area, we are more than willing to work with them. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 267-13(5): Support For The Craft Industry
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 267-13(5): Support For The Craft Industry
Question 267-13(5): Support For The Craft Industry
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 9th, 1998
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