Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, on the waste recovery act, we are finalizing drafting instructions prior to development of legislation. That is the stage we are at. We asked for the suggestion from the MLA to have a consultation with the Town of Hay River. I don't recall anything like that on my side, unless it's gone to the department. I understand the region was instructed to work with the town. I am not too sure at this point whether the regional staff had discussions with the town of Hay River with regard to the waste reduction program they have there. Thank you.
Debates of March 4th, 2003
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Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Delorey.
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would encourage the department to do that and check if anything has been done in that area and maybe follow up on that. I wanted to touch base on tourism which the Minister talked about in his opening comments, whereby $900,000 will be going to Arctic Tourism next year to leverage a total of $1.8 million for marketing through CTC and others. Could I get a little bit more expansion on that, how this money is being leveraged and is it being borrowed? What kind of liability does it create? Who is responsible for this money? Could I get more clarification on that? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Antoine.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
I would like to defer that to deputy minister Bob McLeod, please.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Mr. McLeod.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Bob McLeod
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The $900,000 last year was provided at the start of the fiscal year to NWT Arctic Tourism and those funds are used to cost-share with specific programs and projects that are delivered in partnership with the Canadian Tourism Commission. So there are a number of projects involved on the marketing side and that's accounted for on an annual basis. Thank you.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Delorey.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess if he explained how this $1.8 million works in here, it talks about the $900,000 to be used to leverage up to $1.8 million. Is that all money that Arctic Tourism is spending, the $1.8 million and who are they leveraging this money through?
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Mr. McLeod.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Bob McLeod
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The $900,000 that we provide to NWT Arctic Tourism through a contribution agreement is, in turn, used to lever an additional $900,000 from the different programs that the Canadian Tourism Commission delivers. That's how you come up with the $1.8 million. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Delorey.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Okay. I take it then that the extra $900,000 isn't borrowed, it's simply used to cost-share. There is no borrowing going on here. Is that correct?
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. McLeod.
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Bob McLeod
That's correct.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Mr. Delorey.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to touch also on forestry. In here it talks about forested lands in the NWT being primarily publicly owned and the GNWT has the authority to issue a number of different licences and permits, including timber cutting licences under forest legislation. When is the last time the department issued timber cutting licences in the Territories for commercial purposes?
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Antoine.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Three years ago.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Delorey.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Where in the Territories, on how much timber area in the NWT does the department right now have the ability to issue cutting permits for commercial ventures? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Antoine.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think the question was where can timber permitting licences be given out in the NWT. The answer to that is throughout the NWT, but there are a number of different approvals required. There are different interim measures agreements that are out there that have forestry provisions. There is also the matter of going through the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act that also has to issue land use permits. Thank you.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Delorey.
Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to get clarification on a line in here. It says, "The establishment of commercial timber operations can be carried out in areas where detailed forest inventories have not yet been completed." Could I get some clarification on that?