Mr. Chairman, I am not going to get into the discussion of the tags and the allocation for 2007-2008, where ENR sits and what is going on. That's a matter of record on the floor of the House and I am concerned about sub judice. Let me say we are working with the outfitting organization. This is an industry that is under pressure. I have met with the Barren-Ground Caribou Outfitters Association. We have talked about and I have agreed that we would provide support to help them put together a presentation for the Wekeezhii board. We are doing that. They have hired the consultant. I think it's in the neighbourhood of about $30,000 worth of support. We are also analyzing future options for the industry, discussing with that organization how we can best provide aid. This is important that this is something that is not departmentally driven but worked through and with the outfitters to best understand how we can help them. Much of it does depend on what happens for and with future numbers of tags. At this point, we don't have that information. I will assure the Members that we continue to work with this organization. We were in contact with the Barren-Ground Caribou Outfitters Association and the president prior to the recent meeting conducted by ENR. We had lots of discussion about how we could best provide resources and so we continue to do that. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Committee Motion 47-15(5): Increased Investment In Tourism, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 5th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 47-15(5): Increased Investment In Tourism, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 5th, 2007
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