Thank you. I believe we're contributing $395,000 in 2004-05 to this program. I think there are three or four schedules laid out. One is to help Great Slave Lake fishermen with transportation costs. It's obviously a long way to market. Another is to help them improve capital and make reinvestment in their fleet, in their equipment, to make sure that it's as modern as possible. We acknowledge that it's not a lot of money. We certainly would like to do more. The Great Slave Lake fishermen are not currently catching the quota. I know costs have been done for some time, that is a concern for us. We have had discussion with Great Slave Lake fishermen around a need to really take a future look at the fishery and try to look out and see if we can't determine in five, 10, 15 years what the future of this fishery will be, because there are a number of options on the table for investment including petitioning the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation to improve the plant and facilities in the Hay River area so it can be more efficient. We can cut down on costs and improve the margins in this industry. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Committee Motion 3-15(3): To Delete $120,000 From The Financial Management Board Secretariat Budgeting And Evaluation Re Foregone Interest, Defeated
In the Legislative Assembly on March 22nd, 2004. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 3-15(3): To Delete $120,000 From The Financial Management Board Secretariat Budgeting And Evaluation Re Foregone Interest, Defeated
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 22nd, 2004
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