I take very seriously the concerns related to parks and tourism. I spent a number of years as a parks officer in the North Slave region. I’m well aware of the condition and deteriorating conditions in some of our parks and the fact that when it comes to maintenance dollars and capital dollars, parks, because of the competing interests for those capital dollars, are usually one of the last things that gets put on the table. I think we really need to do parks a service and try to identify capital dollars in a meaningful way going forward that are going to have an impact on our parks and the condition of our parks, because we are out there in a large way promoting this territory to tourists around not only North America but globally, getting them here. It’s important that when tourists do show up in the Northwest Territories that our parks are in shape, that they’ll enjoy their stay and that our residents will also enjoy our park system the way it is.
David Ramsay on Question 52-17(2): Prelude Lake Campground Management Plan
In the Legislative Assembly on February 13th, 2012. See this statement in context.
Question 52-17(2): Prelude Lake Campground Management Plan
Oral Questions
February 12th, 2012
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