Thank you,

Mr.

Miltenberger. Anything further, Mr.

Krutko?

Nothing further?

We’re on page 11-8, an information item, Active Positions — By Region. All agreed?

Department of Environment and Natural

Resources, Department Summary, Active Positions — By Region, information item, approved.

We’ll move on to 11-9, Active Positions — Community Allocation. Agreed?

Department of Environment and Natural

Resources, Department Summary, Active Positions — Community Allocation, approved.

Moving on. Revenue Summary, page 11-10, information item. Questions? Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a quick question. I’m wondering if the Minister or the deputy minister could comment on the compliance on the remittance of fishing licences. I know we have a number of vendors around the territory, including some fishing lodges that actually sell the fishing licences on-site, and I’m wondering if they have a problem with collecting the revenues from the sale of those fishing licences.

Thank you,

Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you,

Mr. Chairman. Not that we’re aware of, but we can check. I’d also like to point out, just in regard to the fishing licence issue, when we were in Nahendeh, the issue came up — at, I believe it was Trout Lake

— about selling licences in places like Nelson. These folks would fly in, and the only kind of benefit the North would get would be the fishing licences — and they were sold in another jurisdiction. We’ve committed to looking at that. There was also a strong suggestion that we consider raising the price of the fishing licences because they are very, very modest considering the type of resource they are getting for that price. We will check on that issue, but there are some other issues that are, as well, of interest in terms of fishing licences.

I’d like to thank the Minister for that and certainly look forward to discussions we could have in that regard in the fall when we go through the business plans. Mahsi.

Thank you,

Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I’d like to thank the Minister for identifying the Trout Lake issue, and I’d just like to…. It’s been over a month since we brought that issue to his attention. I just want to ask the Minister: has there been any movement toward utilizing Trout Lake and their store, or any small community, and sell fishing licences from them — encourage it? It would generate more revenue if tourists have to purchase in the community.

Thank you,

Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Bohnet.

Thank you, Mr. Bohnet. Mr. Menicoche. That’s all? Right. Next on my list I have Mr. Abernethy.

He answered the question I was going to ask.

He answered the question…. No, he didn’t. I’m just kidding.

Laughter.

Under Beverage Container Program showing predicted revenue of $179,000, where does it show what the costs are for undertaking that program: for the payments to the depots, for the transportation of the beverage containers from the communities to central depots, for the money we pay to contractors, for equipment to put in the beverage container recycling yards? Where are all those expenses indicated?

Thank you,

Mrs. Groenewegen. Ms. Magrum.

Thank you,

Ms. Magrum. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have a document, a page of detail, that I’d be happy to share with the Members, as opposed to…. Or we could read off. If there are specific numbers the Member would like, we could do that as well. We do have a piece of backup information we’d be happy to share.

Thank you,

Mr.

Miltenberger. Anything further,

Mrs. Groenewegen?

I would be interested in seeing that document the Minister offers up.

Under Timber Permits and Licences, is that for cutting firewood, or is that for commercial harvesting?

Mr. Chair, that’s a combination, and my own observation in my own community is that probably more and more of it is going to cutting firewood.

Thank you, Minister. Moving on, Mr. Ramsay.