Bob Bromley

Just perhaps one question, and I appreciate the Minister’s comments there. My constituents have raised interest in a biking and walking trail along the Ingraham Trail. We’ve been talking about that for a couple of years and I’m wondering where we’re at with that, if the department has that process laid out where we can go forward with that. Thank you.

One of the aspects of this, of course, is it’s an opportunity that appears where there are fires. So there can be different communities involved from time to time and my understanding is that the harvest opportunities is really commercial only the first year after a fire. So I’m wondering what the department is doing to grapple with that. There are some residents who are experts in this area. I wonder if they’ve been approached or are planning to be approached for assisting in planning on how to manage this opportunity/ Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Minister McLeod.

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I appreciate those remarks. Again, I think there probably are some important opportunities for communities here. Is there a plan to involve them or the Association of Municipalities or something like this in a meaningful way at some point soon in the planning? Again, because I think these are important opportunities that the communities should be brought into as soon as possible just to help build the capacity there in the uptake. Thank you.

As I outlined in my Member’s statement, this is quite a valuable industry that’s out there waiting for some support. There is a small core of harvesters that I’m sure poked the government to get something going earlier but they are still awaiting support. I will ask this Minister again if he will commit to working with them to develop those necessary licences and whatever regulatory supports are needed to ensure that the industry benefits our residents rather than walk straight across the border as has happened again this past summer. Thank you.

Is there anything impeding progress right now or is it that things are going slowly or going well? Any role that the Weledeh MLA should be playing here? Thank you.

Thank you, committee. Page 12-29, activity summary, Industry, Tourism and Investment, economic diversification and business support, operations expenditure summary. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister McLeod.

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