Mr. Chair, the Sport Hunt Operator Marketing Fund that was established was targeting two particular areas of outfitting. One is the polar bear hunt that was impacted by restrictions by the U.S. import ban on polar bear and the other one, of course, was with regard to supporting our outfitters that relied on the tourism operations related to the barren ground caribou program. We continue and propose to continue to support, for the coming year, the operators in both those areas, Inuvik region and North Slave region, predominantly this is where they exist, and provide them with funding to continue to assist them in the care and maintenance of operations to the limits that we can. Some of the wind down efforts that they are doing and some of the transition work that some of them are pursuing make a degree of flexibility in the program funds that will continue. Candidly, all of these markets are in a downturn as a result of the restrictions that are currently in place. Therefore, they are subject to further review. Through the Minister, we will continue to do that review with our partner, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and report to committee in the future. These funds are by no means being recommended for appropriation indeterminately. It is intended to be an appropriation for this coming year to help, again, those operators as best we can through this transition. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Peter Vician on Committee Motion 14-17(5): Deferral Of Minerals And Petroleum Resources Activity, Defeated
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 2014. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 14-17(5): Deferral Of Minerals And Petroleum Resources Activity, Defeated
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 24th, 2014
Peter Vician
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