Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is to provide communities with $1,000 to recognize the volunteers they have in the communities, have some kind of an event for them, and that, in turn, may encourage other people to volunteer. I think this is something that is long overdue. You get a small community that can access this money and honour the volunteers in the community and that might encourage other people to volunteer. So, I think there are some other benefits to this other than just giving the community $1,000. I think it will help. I believe it will help build volunteer capacity, especially in the smaller communities where they may be challenged sometime with volunteers. I think it’s a very good initiative and I think it’s going to go towards our goal of having more volunteers, hopefully, come on stream. Thank you.
Robert C. McLeod on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 2nd, 2015. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
March 1st, 2015
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