Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the question. We have had a number of recent discussions. Some of the committee members have been involved in presentations from the mines, but the mines are struggling and will continue to struggle to meet northern targets. We have approached them and suggested that one of the best ideas or ways to deal with this is to go out into the other regions like the Sahtu and up in the Beaufort-Delta, hold trade fairs and be involved in trying to recruit people because we know, in the Beaufort-Delta, for instance, that there has been a bit of a slide in terms of oil and gas activity. We think there are some people on the ground who would be interested in mining jobs, so we have encouraged the mines to do this. They have been very receptive, all three mines, to the idea. We are talking with them about joint efforts between the GNWT and the three mines in how we get out to the other regions to encourage people to come to work in those mines. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 472-15(5): Diamond Mines Impact Benefit Agreements
In the Legislative Assembly on March 9th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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