Mr. Chairman, it's always our aim and our goal to try to maximize local participation when we're going out to contract this work. I know that we work very much with our regional people and I think the Member referred earlier, in his opening comments, to the strength we have and the strength of our people at the region. I appreciate the comment, and I think that's something we've invested a lot of time in, is working with this department to develop that local capacity, that regional capacity. We go out for these contracts. Local participation is important, but we are looking for, oftentimes, geologists, geoscientists, sometimes it's very specialized, sometimes it's expertise we have to go south for. But we're looking to use local contractors as much as possible. We're talking about helicopters, we're talking about fixed-wing charters, Mr. Chairman, so there is other work related to that. We are trying to pull in, as much as possible, northern intern students, where possible, and we will continue to try to maximize that. I appreciate the Member's support. I know that he's been very active in this and in trying to make the case that in the Sahtu we need to do whatever we can to make sure we're using Sahtu companies and then looking to involving Sahtu students in this work for the summer. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Committee Motion 46-15(5): Future Socio-economic Agreements, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 5th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 46-15(5): Future Socio-economic Agreements, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 4th, 2007
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