Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister responsible for Environment and Natural Resources, the Honourable Joe Handley. As everyone is well aware, we did sign an MOU in Lutselk'e to look at the viability of establishing a protected area in the East Arm area. Lutselk'e, the Government of Nunavut, the Government of Canada, the Lutselk'e First Nations Council and the Akaitcho Territorial Government recently approved the Thelon management plan that would ensure better protection of the Beverly herd calving grounds in the Thelon area. This management plan has been provided to the government a little over a year ago, I guess, for their approval so they can begin work on extending this protection for the Beverly herd. With the dwindling, declining numbers of caribou and the Barren Ground Caribou Management Strategy that is coming out, why hasn't the GNWT, being the last jurisdiction to approve this management plan, approved it to date? I just want to know what the hold-up is. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Robert Villeneuve on Question 189-15(5): Thelon Area Management Plan Implementation
In the Legislative Assembly on October 25th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Question 189-15(5): Thelon Area Management Plan Implementation
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 24th, 2006
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