Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development in the area of market gardens, the Community Market Garden Development Program. Mr. Speaker, for some time now all we have been hearing about is what we are going to do in the area of diamond mines and subsidizing gold mines and oil and gas, all the rest of that kind of stuff. People have been asking, when are we going to start supporting and promoting non-renewable resources in the North? We are very, very pleased that the Minister has announced this support for the Community Market Garden Development Program. I am not sure when the press release came out because the press release is not dated. However, it is number 99-065. The press release says, a new program is supporting development of small-scale foods and market garden production in the Northwest Territories. The Community Market Garden Development Program was recently announced by Minister Stephen Kakfwi. Mr. Kakfwi is quoted as saying,"Market gardens can play a vital role in northern life, with committed support from the department, not only will community residents learn more about food, it will also provide a valuable stable community service." Mr. Speaker, we thought this was a great idea, so we checked into it a little bit. The press release states that a maximum of $5,000 is available to cover capital start-up costs, and that is true. What it did not say is that $5,000 is the total amount that is allocated for the North Slave region. I would like to ask the Minister what he meant when he said, with committed support from the department? Could he explain that, please?
Roy Erasmus on Question 254-13(7): Community Market Garden Development Program
In the Legislative Assembly on July 29th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Question 254-13(7): Community Market Garden Development Program
Item 6: Oral Questions
July 28th, 1999
Page 706
Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
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