Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the Premier said, tourism is very important to the government and coming from our strategic plan, our 10-year plan, linked to that are a number of initiatives. We've had a good discussion around this area, both with committee and also with Caucus, and developed a number of theme areas. One of them is the diversification of the economy, and we see tourism as something that has great potential for all regions of the Northwest Territories and we can provide business opportunities for northerners from coast to coast to coast and I think that there are a number of key priorities going forward. We are currently undertaking several initiatives. One of them is some revision to our Travel and Tourism Act, and this is to streamline that act and clear up some duplication. We're also doing a product inventory with our partners at Aboriginal Business Canada and at DIAND to make sure that we have the product available and on the ground when we get people here. It doesn't make sense, I think we've realized, to drive people and to focus solely on marketing and destination marketing if, in fact, you don't have a tourism product available for people when they get here. So it's important to have both those areas covered when you are talking about tourism. The last thing that we are doing currently is working with the NWT Arctic Tourism Association to look into issues concerning the mandate of our department and that organization to make sure that there isn't duplication and to make sure that we're properly coordinated to focus on tourism most effectively with the money that we do have. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Brendan Bell on Question 229-15(3): Addressing Tourism In The Nwt
In the Legislative Assembly on October 15th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 229-15(3): Addressing Tourism In The Nwt
Question 229-15(3): Addressing Tourism In The Nwt
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 14th, 2004
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