During the review of our agriculture strategy, there has definitely been some challenges that were identified in this and one of them was the sale of and safe sale of locally produced meat. We are working on it. We are working with a number of departments, Health and Social Services in particular, to ensure that locally produced food can be sold to the public safely in the Northwest Territories, and I can update the Members now. The Department of Health and Social Services is reviewing its Public Health Act and regulations to address these gaps related to the food inspection, so hopefully by next summer we will be able to sell locally produced meat to the public of the Northwest Territories.
Wally Schumann on Question 332-18(2): NWT Agricultural Strategy
In the Legislative Assembly on October 17th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 332-18(2): NWT Agricultural Strategy
Oral Questions
October 16th, 2016
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